Junkyard Gem: 1989 Mercedes-Benz 300E with 347,339 miles

After greater than 15 years of recording interesting cars I snoop in automobile graveyards, I understand which of those vehicles are most likely to show expensive readings on their odometers: Honda Accords and also Mercedes-Benzes. In my individual junkyard-odometer Top Ten, a Volvo 240 leads with 631,999 miles and also a car needs to beat 411,794 miles to get into the checklist whatsoever. 1980s Mercedes-Benzes have 3 of those places, 1980s Honda Accords very own 3 even more, Volvo has 2 complete, as well as Ford and Toyota have one apiece. Today’s Junkyard Gem disappoints this checklist, yet it’s still notable for being a gasoline-engined Mercedes-Benz W124 in wonderful problem regardless of the average of 10,525 miles it went across throughout each of its 33 years when traveling.

Keep in mind that many makers held onto five-digit odometers right into the 1980s as well as commonly (in the case of Detroit) into the 1990s, and afterwards almost every person mosted likely to unreadable-in-the-junkyard electronic odometers around the millenium. That means that I’m sure I’ve documented plenty of American pickup trucks, Toyota Coronas, and old Mercedes-Benz diesels with more than a half-million miles on five-digit odometers that handed over the 10,000 s digit from 9 to no a half-dozen times. Still, getting past 300,000 proven miles is quite a success.

The folks in Stuttgart weren’t utilizing the E-Class designation when this car was constructed(that came later on, in 1993), however that’s what we’ve got below. The”E”in this badge refers to Einspritzmotor, for fuel shot. The W124 car replaced its fabulous W123 predecessor starting in the 1985 version year, with manufacturing proceeding via 1995. The W123 was a difficult act to comply with,

thanks to its famous durability and also integrity, however the W124 was well-built has its rabid connoisseurs today. In 1989, American Mercedes-Benz customers can obtain the W124 in coupe, sedan, or wagon kind. The 300E sedan was the second-cheapest of the bunch, with an MSRP of$ 45,100(concerning$110,535 in 2022 dollars

). The entry-level 1989 E-Class, the 260E,

had a 2.6-liter straight-six rated at 158 horsepower, same as the 190E that year. The 300E obtained this 3.0-liter 6 with 177 horses. If you wanted a new US-market Mercedes-Benz with a hands-on transmission

in 1989, your only choice was the proto-C-Class 190E. A four-speed automated was compulsory on the ’89 300E below. < img class=" grp-full" src ="http://dreamridersvehicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/junkyard-gem-1989-mercedes-benz-300e-with-347339-miles-6.jpg"alt loading="careless"> The factory-issue first aid kit is still below, though junkyard shoppers have actually searched around in it. Mercedes-Benz installed vehicle driver’s-side air bags as standard devices on U.S.-market W124s starting in the 1986 version

year. In 1989, you needed to pay $600 extra($1,470 today)for a passenger-side air bag in your brand-new 300E. The interior looks to be in very wonderful problem, minus some things gotten rid of by junkyard shoppers.

This MB-Tex faux-leather furniture is unbreakable. The body looks great, as well, however a close-as-makes-no-difference 350,000-mile automobile is a challenging sell. Below it sits. Zero to 55 mph in simply 6.8 seconds!

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