Equipment
4973/322hp V8, automatic, air conditioning, sunroof, power windows and locks.
Condition
The paint has numerous stone chips directly beneath the headlights, but the rest of the paint is very good and does not show the same wear. The engine compartment has been kept very clean and shows minimal use commensurate with the 31,182 miles showing, and the underbody is very clean with no significant dirt or wear. The interior has no visible wear or deterioration. A sparingly used 500E that was maintained very well.
Market commentary
Built jointly with Porsche, the 500E was one of the fastest, mostly highly engineered sedans of its day, although it didn't look much different from a standard W124 and even Mercedes-Benz fell under the spell of plastic lower body cladding. Mercedes sold the 500E in the States, but only about 1,500 made it here. Their performance cred and the Porsche connection has put them on the radar over the past year and the really good ones today command somewhere around their original 80 grand base price. Despite this one's age, it brought a top-of-the-range result, indicating that demand is still very strong for these Stuttgart super-sedans.