merc's your opinions 15-25 k to spend

[Q]

Yeah but a new car with 3-5years warranty is better than a 10-15yo Merc with no warranty....

You could argue this both ways.......
Lets assume you bought a new commodore 3 years ago, and meggala purchased a 10yo MB.

In those 3 years, the commodore has depreciated by 14 000*
In the same 3 years the MB has depreciated by 5800*
Has the MB cost 8200 in repairs over the 3 years ?
.....If it hasn't, then the new car option is actually more expensive in real terms.

I know this argument makes some very broad assumptions, but i am merely highlighting that "new is not necesarily better" financially.

meggala, out of interest, what did the SEL cost you over a 3 year period ?

*redbook values used as an assumed reference point

[meggala]

the 450 sel cost 4 k to buy and around 4k in extrordiany items and rwc it was sold for 4 k with a motor blowing smoke by my wife as I was oversea's at the time. but got 25 liters per 100 klms :D now thats fuel economy at the time I think I worked it out to $20 fuel for 100 klm and you wonder why I dont want another :D ( petrol was 80cent a liter then. the new owner spent 8 k on a full rebuild as he had visions of it being a wedding car. that refects the condition of the vehicle.
cheers


still good value for 3 years pimpin motoring

the car was purchased form the auctions for 1k less than reserve

[Sturmovik]

What about an 1990 190E 2.5 16V EVO? I remember seeing one a while back but I dont think they were officially imported?

[Sturmovik]

Actually after a bit of research I think it may have been a 190E 2.3 16V with an EVO bodykit as it wasnt that colour (the only colour they came in).
It certainly was quicker than your average 190E though....

[Captiva Fan]

190E 2.3E 16V is still a Cosworth engine though, innit? Just not the highest performance version; sorta like getting an Oz-spec Impreza STi instead of the top-of-the-range JDM one?

[The Pupat]

Those Cosworth Mercs just look so cool.

[TonyJZX]

Were the Cosworths ever available here?

They aren't cheap over in the UK due to their popularity.

T.

[Stix Zadinia]

it's a pity the 500E was never available here...

240kw V8

Pics from Supercars.net

"The 500E was a limited production sports sedan created in a collaboration between Mercedes-Benz and Porsche"

The "AMG Hammer" is another american MB that was good.. With that sort of money i'd probably go something older with a bigger engine, or newer with a smaller engine.

[Cal]

Remember lusting after the "Hammer" and "Sledge Hammer".
http://www.gdtm.ru/MBimages/C124AMG-1.htm

Cal.

[Turbo4WD]

There are a few 190E cosworths in Australia - one was for sale in Bris not long ago and there is another down south thats been turbocharged and boasts an AMG widebody kit.

I dont think they were ever sold as an official model - rather they are either personl imports or "special orders" for people who were willing to pay big $$ and wait for the car to built to ADR's and sent to oz.

[HAMMER]

15-20k would get you a very nice BMW E34 535i. Leather and all.

[TonyJZX]

15-20k would get you a very nice BMW E34 535i. Leather and all.

The E34 - what a classic.

Dark metallic blue, leathers, 5-speed manual, 155kW 3.4 litre six.

Oh yeah!

Has ABS but no traction, bags or any of that nonsense. I wonder if a 24v head goes on?

T.

[itsnotagsr]

540s are great too.

[trent from punchy]

190E with 2.6 is nice.

[meggala]

well she who must be oberyed has gicve approval and the budget is a bit increased we will be looking at the 20-40k bracket. a few interesting things creep in here the 540 would be great fun :D ml 270 diesels ar ok c320 -280 e 240 the list goes on now I have to get some test drives to make a final decision. it will be fun rocking up in a drift spec cefiro to the bm and merc dealers and going for a test drive :D
lol at least I can say the cefiro is my work car with a straight face 190e 2.6 is a bit old