FOR SALE 1993 400E 5.0L, 040 Black/Black, 186kmi, $25k (San Diego, CA)

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No Affiliation.
5 litre swapped 400E. Black on Black. $24,500 USD
On Facebook Marketplace

VIN = WDBEA34E5PB953830

Datacard: https://www.lastvin.com/vin/4bGQrAagYNwEOkm5B

"Seller's description​

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Unique vehicle 1993 Mercedes Benz 400e 4.2 M119 swapped to 5.0 M119 with 57k miles on the engine and transmission (I have rear differential from 500 as well). Bolt to bolt swap, no DMV paperwork needed, smog check passed. ​

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• New engine 5.0 V8 M119 fully resealed, all (absolutely all) gaskets except for cylinder head gaskets replaced (this engine doesn’t have cylinder head issues)
• All absolutely all parts/accessories has been replaced or serviced, including wiring harnesses.
• Absolutely leak free vehicle
• Rear and front suspension - new, including coil springs and shock absorbers.
• Steering mechanism - rebuilt, even brand new genuine hoses installed
• Interior/exterior still have imperfections but seats are in perfect shape though, - next in line.

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I am a professional MB mechanic. I have been working on this vehicle almost 2 years, spending all my weekends, so my marriage is on the rocks… ​

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I can say with confidence, this is the most serviced W124 in the country"​

Seller: https://www.facebook.com/andrey.kvochkin/

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[gsxr]

Looks nice overall. This is a stripper with no options. On the plus side, the factory radio is still present so the wiring should be unmolested. It isn't clear if the 500E differential (2.82 gears) is installed, or if the seller just "has" this as well.

But I'm not sure about the attention to details (pic below). Is that a DOT decal on the passenger fender, indicating a replacement fender?

Also, the 8000rpm tach faceplate is from a 6-cyl car. But 6-cyl tachs do not work with V8 engines (unless perhaps an electronic conversion box is used, which I seriously doubt is present here). If it's a V8 tach mechanism with 8k faceplate, the tach will not read accurately. Asking price is high . For a few grand more you could have had a real 500E in a rare color combo with 20kmi more on the odo (click here - sold 2 days ago for $29k).

As a bonus, the faceplate is wrong also... it's from a 6-cyl car, which has 2 resulting errors. First, the indicated shift points are incorrect (with 2.82 diff, they should be close to 500E shift points, but not the same due to different tire size). And second, the mechanical speedo faceplate has the odo window ~2mm lower vs the electronic speedometer, so the top of the odometer numbers are "cut off" and there is extra space below the odo numbers. Should have obtained a proper faceplate (or, adhesive overlay) for 500E electronic speedo.