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Old 04-09-16, 12:58 PM
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I think I'll just get a one that's really brand new instead...
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Old 04-09-16, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by blacksc400
I wouldn't buy them to drive, cars been sitting for 12+ years gonna require a lot of replacement parts.

My dealership has 3 unsold 2013-2014 M6s, and even with 40K off, no one is buying.
Is there anything wrong with these cars? I see lightly driven ones at more than 50% depreciation.
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Old 04-10-16, 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by The Ikon
Where's the dealership? I got another buddy who'll but one! That's a great deal plus they'll take off another $5k
BMW of Las Vegas, the cars should still on their website. Nothing wrong I guess, but the ones left are black/black coupe or convertibles. And over year old BMW can not be leased, only for purchase, so I guess a lot of buyers just went for the new one.
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Originally Posted by gengar
These cars aren't in "pristine" condition. They haven't been driven nearly enough to be in good condition.
Exactly, they should be bought and put in a showroom instead of being driven.
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Old 04-12-16, 12:08 PM
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Add a couple S Class sedans to the mix...

http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cult...el-400se-ebay/





The pair consists of a black 1992 600SEL with 1499 miles, and a white 1994 400SE with only 277 miles. Judging by the pictures provided in the listing, the cars are virtually brand new. The seller claims both were stored in a climate controlled garage–a must, given that they're located in New York City–and pictures included appear to show the cars on lifts with covers fitted.

Of course, the fear with low mileage cars like these is that they may have deteriorated due to not being driven enough. If you bought these and planned on using them, you'd probably want to have everything thoroughly checked.

The 600SEL, a long-wheelbase model with a V12, was the cream of the Sonderklasse crop in 1992, while the 400SE, with its 4.0 liter V8, was more of a respectable mid-pack model. Our friends at Bring a Trailer report that the V12 car would have likely cost around $150,000 new, and the 400SE probably stickered for around half that.

Their condition is flawless, but the thing about the W140 is that it isn't really a collectors item. A great car, sure, but not especially rare or special. That makes the seller's $300,000 asking price for the pair a little, uh, optimistic.
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those s-classes were horribly unreliable when NEW. at their ages now, they will require tens of thousand of dollars in maintenance.
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The stupidity continues..... Ladies and Gentlemen we are in a ridiculous collector car "bubble" right now so it seems that everyone's trying to cash in while they can.
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Originally Posted by rld14
The stupidity continues..... Ladies and Gentlemen we are in a ridiculous collector car "bubble" right now so it seems that everyone's trying to cash in while they can.
Agreed. Next recession hits, prices on vintage Porsches and Ferraris will plummet faster than people's portfolios. Same thing happened with muscle cars back from about 2002 to 2007-8ish. Especially Mopar cars with Hemi engines.

As for those W140 Mercedes, I believe they came from the factory with self destructing wiring, ahem, I mean "bio-degradable" wiring harnesses. Talk about epic engineering failures, I think all Benzes from that early 90's era had similar wiring that fell apart as the car aged, didn't matter if you drove it a lot or not, stored it inside or not, that is the reason you don't see old Benzes on the road. It costs a small fortune to replace the harness(like $2-5k at a dealer).
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