SOLD 1992 500E, Pearl Black/Black, 141kkm, Euro import (Calgary, Alberta, Canada)

[Bogeyman]

VIN = WDB1240361B799920

https://www.datamb.com/vin/a8NMV2oW4z72Qln9y


Japanese import in Canada since '08.
Pretty bad measles...
Real miles?? No way to tell.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1992-mercedes-benz-500e-24/

 

[gerryvz]

Hopefully an interesting peanut gallery on this one.

 

[Russell R Coe]

It certainly could do with a good detail and some better pictures. There are so many cars on BAT that can teach anyone how to Photograph a car to its best advantage, like the Red E type on there right now.

 

[gsxr]

I'm shocked it has the correct headlights. I wonder what "original" lights may be lurking in those boxes, since the car was delivered in Germany originally, according to the datacard. Also note the decals are all in German, not Japanese, and it has the factory oil cooler (Japan-market cars did not have the oil cooler).

Is it just me, or does this car look familiar? Particularly that front plate?

 

[maw1124]

I’ve never seen one with a roof rack on it. Just turn it into a proper workhorse, why don’t you?

maw

 

[ace10]

Has an 036 ever had heavier sand (rock?) blasting?

 

[maw1124]

Has an 036 ever had heavier sand (rock?) blasting?

Let’s sincerely hope not. I get that Benzes used to be rallye cars and all that...but damn!

maw

 

[Benz]

I can't say the roof rack will help the sale. Mine has the same mileage but this one looks tired from these pictures.

 

[LWB250]

I bought a car at the Mannheim high line auction in August of 1996. It was a 1991 300E, a lease back from MBNA. It had similar sandblasting on the lower cladding.

When I got it home I had the dealer run a VMI on it. It had been leased by a doctor in Syracuse, NY.

That explained it all. (For those who aren't familiar with this part of upstate NY, they don't salt the roads there, they use sand, and a lot of it.)

Dan

 

[Dunnik]

Calgary uses sand to salt the roads. This implies the vehicle was driven in the winter, or deep into "shoulder season". Rust is always a concern with the W124, or really any older car, of course, no matter how well made.

Waiting for a car to show up for sale in Canada would have saved me a fair amount of money and hassles, but I have no regrets about buying one that spent its whole life in SoCal, since I put a very high premium on looking for a rust-free example. Not suggesting that any Canadian E500E is automatically suspect, but why take the chance was my purchasing attitude.

 

[daantjie]

Indeed, the chip in the front grill is almost certainly a remnant from the sand used on the roads out there. Changing out windshields is a regular sport up in Alberta with the gravel they use on the roads. This one looks well used, I smell a big time RNM on this one.

 

[msq]

sold on BAT for $22.6 excluding fee