Mercedes Benz and aggression don’t always go hand-in-hand. Nor should they. However, those familiar with the marque are well aware that we should never take that to mean they don’t produce performance machines. The big luxury performance sedan has its province in the German automotive industry in general and the model we see here was born through the collaboration of two of its heavyweights. Built at Porsche’s Zuffenhausen factory the Mercedes-Benz 500E (later dubbed the E500) remains one of the best super sleepers of the automotive world. Unlike many of its brethren, and especially the larger Mercs, the 500E did come with a fair bit of aggressive styling though always within the refined confines of the Mercedes design. The particular example we see here from near the end of the model run, a 1994 Mercedes-Benz E500, has enhanced that aggressive stance through the addition of a set of AMG wheels, which look fantastic. At just under 100K miles, this one has pretty reasonable mileage to boot.
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Year: 1994
Model: E500
Engine: 5.0 liter V8
Transmission: 4-speed automatic
Mileage: 99,960 mi
Price: $39,900 Buy It Now
1994 Mercedes-Benz E500 – VIN: WDBEA36EXRC085673 – MFG date: 12/93
The heavyweight Mercedes-Benz “young classic” – 1 of 1,528 E500/500Es constructed for the US – The last year of this epic collaboration between Mercedes-Benz and Porsche – Delivered new from Claridge’s MBZ in Fremont, CA on March 28, 1994 to its new owner in Saratoga, CA – Enthusiast owned.
Pearl Black(199)/Grey leather – tinted windows – 5.0 liter M119 engine producing 315 HP – Fully optioned including rear window sunshade, integrated phone, bucket rear seating w/rear console, heated front seats, sunroof etc.
Recent servicing included: alternator, crank seal replacement, transmission/differential service, serpentine belt, water pump/hoses, radiator and fan clutch – Painted out side cladding – Immaculate AMG 5-spoke alloys – Exceptional interior leather and wood – Correct radio
Full handbooks – Lovely cosmetics – No hood/door/fender bolts disturbed – Original windshield – Original spare – Tool roll – Original safety kit – A joy to drive – Quick, quiet and comfortable – A most valuable young classic MB.
Contact Roy Spencer @ 650-343-7980 for further details. This E500 can be inspected at our facility in Burlingame, CA. Global shipping gladly arranged. Pre-purchase inspections available locally.
Just on appearance, this E500 presents remarkably well. That black metallic exterior paint still shows nicely and the interior looks in very good shape with crisp seats all around and an overall very clean appearance. It seems clear that this car has been shown a high level of care throughout its life. We recently saw a ’94 E500 with 142K miles sell for $23,600. That sale stands as a high watermark for many of the examples we have tracked and suggests the market may be taking notice. That said, even if we are seeing a surge in the market for these great machines that still places the asking price here well above where we’d expect it to sell given this mileage. No matter, in a world of ever-increasing mass in our automobiles it’s wonderful to look back at what used to count as a big sedan and see such a tight and well-proportioned package. The price is quite high, but there is a lot to love here nonetheless.
-Rob
Love this car. It just reminded me that I haven’t driven mine in a few months…..
Lovely car, and I lust after one of these too, but that’s all the money. You could buy some really nice, modern machinery for that price (e.g. an E39 M5).
I think these will only go up in value.
Fantastic car…. on another great note, if you ever bang your head and wake up to find that you want to pay an insane price for a vintage German hi-po sedan this one will be there at this price for a long long time.
Bob you could be right, maybe someday the market will actually catch up to the price for this one!
When there are only 1,500 of something, and Porsche is involved, eventually they will appreciate. Probably significantly.
I paid $26,500 for mine with 8k miles 5 years ago. I now have 29k miles and it was appraised by the insurance company at $48,500.