FOR SALE FS: 1993 500E, Smoke Silver/ Cream Beige, 185kmi, $12.8k (Houston/Sugarland, TX)

[Miami]

No affiliation.

VIN = WDBEA36E0PB921140 (Admin edit: AutoCheck attached below photos.)

http://houston.craigslist.org/cto/4368761712.html

Classic Mercedes Benz 500E VERY RARE!! ONLY 1500 MODELS MADE - $12800 (Houston/Sugarland)

This 500E (first production at Porsche developed and built.) Excellent technical-optical condition! It is a non basteltes original German vehicle. The body is in top condition. The interior is in a dream state, original interior with no cracks or damage in upholstery, wood trim and furnishings.

1993 MERCEDES BENZ 500E SPORTS SEDAN ULTIMATE DRIVING MACHINE! BY THE EARLY 1990'S, THE FAMOUS THREE POINTED STAR WAS BEGINNING TO LOSE ITS LUSTER. BUT THEN ALONG CAME THE FERRARI-EATING 500E, WHICH REVITALIZED MERCEDES IMAGE, BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD. CLASSIC CAR!!!! ONLY 1500 MODELS MADE VERY RARE COLLECTIBLE!! THIS CAR MAY LOOK LIKE AN ORDINARY 300E THAT PICKED YOU UP AT THE AIRPORT, BUT THE 500E CAN OUT PERFORM MOST SUPERCARS. THE 500E REALLY GOES! IT DIFFERS LITTLE FROM THE STANDARD W124 SEDAN, BUT UNDER THE HOOD IS A DIFFERENT ANIMAL ALL TOGETHER. SIMPLY PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND YOU WILL BE ASTOUNDED WITH THE 0-60 IN JUST SECONDS! AND THE CAR IS CAPABLE OF TOPPING 155MPH. HIGH QUALITY OF PORCHE AND MERCEDES BUILT IN ONE CAR THIS MERCEDES 500E IS THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS!!! EVERYTHING WORKS HEAT, AC, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, AND ALSO OVER 30K MAINTENANCE TO KEEP IN TOP SHAPE!!

Asking Price $12800 Will consider all reasonable offers!!

SERIOUS INQUIRIES ONLY!!!!!! TEXT OR CALL 262-235-2593​

 

[ep00166]

VIN WDBEA36E0PB921140

Did a PPI at T.G.A. was very helpful.

Result:
vehicle was repainted from the pinstripe up
minor accident in the rear
headliner loose
B-Pilar fabric loosens
PS needs new sealing
little rust in the upper trunk area
wheel alignment needs to be done
etc.


Matt from T.G.A. said it about 4000$ in repair (if done with T.G.A.) but overall not in a bad condition.

Thanks to Garry for the help with T.G.A.

 

[Maui]

Are you planning to buy this one too?

 

[ep00166]

I was thinking about this one first. I still think it could be a good deal if you get it for under 10k. Vehicle was in a storage and brought directly to T.G.A. and was maintainanced in a dealership in Sugarland. I will get the MB mechanics tel. # tomorrow.

 

[gerryvz]

I went to TGA on Friday afternoon and personally spoke with Matt for a good 45 minutes about this car in his office there. He reviewed the PPI they had just performed that day on the car for ep00166 with me. Unfortunately the owner had already picked up the car by the time I got there, so I didn't get to see it in person as I'd hoped to do.

Matt (TGA service manager) made the funny comment to me that this was the first 500E he'd ever seen that had a "three-tone paint job" referencing the upper repaint, the original paint, and the cladding. It seems a poor job of color matching.

SIDE NOTE: By the way, Matt at TGA is extremely familiar with ebergstedt's newly purchased car, which came out of Houston. So, Eric, if you need any history or background info on your car, do call Matt at Texas-German Autohaus in Houston and he can fill you in with whatever you need to know.

Back to the Sugarland car ..... Matt did say the car (cosmetically, particularly on the interior) is quite nice, but he thinks the car is an $8-9K car. Having reviewed the report, I'd agree with ep00166 that this car could be a good deal if purchased at $10K or less. But I think $4K worth of work is just to cover the basics and most pressing deferred maintenance ... much more will be uncovered, bringing the cost of a true overhaul of this car to excellent mechanical condition to pushing $10K.

So if acquired at $10K, to really work this car over and do it right, would be a $20K proposition.

I had a nice, long telephone conversation with ep00166 on Friday afternoon and thoroughly enjoyed it. I hope to meet him in the future in person !!

Cheers,
Gerry

 

[gsxr]

AutoCheck indicates it was likely a single-owner (or, 2-owner max) car through late 2013, where it probably got traded in to a dealer...

 

[ep00166]

I received the number of the MB technician who serviced the car. If someones interested PM please.