I have a 1990 300SEL. It's a wonderful car. The engine is arguably the best Mercedes engine ever.
But the car's value depends entirely on the condition and maintenance. It could be worth $100 or $10K+, depending on condition.
KBB doesn't tell you anything, because these aren't handled by dealers, and KBB only tracks dealer sales.
Prices you see here on benzworld for-sale are a bit on the high side, because the cars offered here tend to be well taken care of, and because we're a bunch of fetishists.
Two non-obvious things to check: air conditioning (looking for evap failure) and reverse gear (looking for rear clutch drum failure).
But the car's value depends entirely on the condition and maintenance. It could be worth $100 or $10K+, depending on condition.
KBB doesn't tell you anything, because these aren't handled by dealers, and KBB only tracks dealer sales.
Prices you see here on benzworld for-sale are a bit on the high side, because the cars offered here tend to be well taken care of, and because we're a bunch of fetishists.
Two non-obvious things to check: air conditioning (looking for evap failure) and reverse gear (looking for rear clutch drum failure).
