SOLD 1994 E500 Limited, Sapphire Black/Black/Gray, 67kkm, RM Auctions (Dubai, UAE)

[DWB]

1994 500 E (sic) Limited. No affiliation, coming up for auction by RM Auctions 28th April 2025.

VIN: WDB1240361C165093

Datacard: https://www.lastvin.com/vin/rogOm27Wpkv28DNRl

1994 Mercedes-Benz 500 E | Shift Online: Europe and Middle East | RM Sotheby's

1994 Mercedes-Benz 500 E for sale at RM Sotheby's Shift Online: Europe and Middle East

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1994 Mercedes-Benz 500 E​

$80,000 - $120,000 USD
Offered from The Mirage Collection

• Rare variant of Mercedes-Benz’s 1990s super saloon co-developed with Porsche
• One of reportedly only 951 examples of the ‘Limited’ model; notably features 17-inch Evolution II wheels and special cloth seat inserts
• Finished in its factory special-order shade of Sapphire Black over Gray leather
• Powered by a 5.0-litre V-8 engine delivering 316 horsepower via a four-speed automatic transmission
• Originally specified with an electric sunroof, heated memory front seats, rear roller blind, automatic climate control, and an electrically adjustable steering column
• Delivered new to Russia in September 1994; now offered from ownership in Abu Dhabi
• Odometer displays 67,479 kilometres at the time of cataloguing

 

[gsxr]

Some weirdness with this one, like the wrong center console wood for example (should not have a hole + filler plate where the fader wheel had been in older models). Wood appears refinished. Originally delivered to Russia, the car spent time in Japan and has wrong-hand-drive (LHT, Japan/UK) headlights/lenses. Rear glass is standard, not the compound glass with fine-wire heating elements. EZL has been replaced (probably had a Bosch originally, which failed). "Limited" badge on passenger airbag is, uh, not that attractive. Original shift knob missing, original steering wheel missing. Incorrect (non-original) lug bolts for the Evo wheels.

 

[TerryA]

There’s not one original MB sticker on the upper radiator support that I can see. I would like to see a better pick of the aux fans area and the upper radiator support.

 

[gsxr]

There’s not one original MB sticker on the upper radiator support that I can see. I would like to see a better pick of the aux fans area and the upper radiator support.

ROW cars have different decals than USA, but yeah, not 1 factory decal visible.

Also trying to figure out what's going on here:

 

[TerryA]

ROW cars have different decals than USA, but yeah, not 1 factory decal visible.

Also trying to figure out what's going on here:

I was going to mention that. It looks like bent metal to me. IMOP this car has been setting for a long time in a warehouse or a body shop.Hence the low kilometers / miles.

 

[AdamCabrio]

Plus the DDD in the instrument cluster, which seems typical for cars that spent a long time in Japan.

This is how a similar mileage instrument cluster should look like (without DDD, as black as the night ):

 

[DWB]

"Lot sold for $73,000"

 

[e500.org]

Showing $80,300 for me. Perhaps that includes fees.

 

[DWB]

Showing $80,300 for me. Perhaps that includes fees.

Yes I guess so, I was watching as the auction ended and $73k was the final number shown.

 

[PHK]

Sorry, I know this is a bit old but I just spotted this incongruity. The instrument cluster photo seems to show some oddities. Like what is the strange texture of the instrument surrounds under the plexiglass cover? Maybe it is Dubai sand...? But perhaps even more worrying is why would it have an Exhaust Temperature warning light (far right)? That would seem to me to indicate the instrument cluster came off a deisel-engined car where that might be worth a warning light, but not a petrol/gas-engined cars as, I believe, the 500s are. Why would you swap out an instrument cluster? Hmmm, let me think...

 

[gsxr]

Sorry, I know this is a bit old but I just spotted this incongruity. The instrument cluster photo seems to show some oddities. Like what is the strange texture of the instrument surrounds under the plexiglass cover? Maybe it is Dubai sand...? But perhaps even more worrying is why would it have an Exhaust Temperature warning light (far right)? That would seem to me to indicate the instrument cluster came off a deisel-engined car where that might be worth a warning light, but not a petrol/gas-engined cars as, I believe, the 500s are. Why would you swap out an instrument cluster? Hmmm, let me think...

The Exhaust Temperature warning light was required in Japan. All Japan-market cars have this, and cars imported to Japan must have this added to the cluster. Since this car was originally delivered to Russia, at some point in its life it went to Japan and had the EXH TEMP warning light added.

The speedometer is original / correct for the 036 chassis.

 

[PHK]

The Exhaust Temperature warning light was required in Japan. All Japan-market cars have this, and cars imported to Japan must have this added to the cluster. Since this car was originally delivered to Russia, at some point in its life it went to Japan and had the EXH TEMP warning light added.

The speedometer is original / correct for the 036 chassis.

Many thanks for the clarification.