Just 378 miles: Would you buy a brand new 1991 Mercedes?

Just 378 miles: Would you buy a brand new 1991 Mercedes?
It sounds almost unbelievable that a quality car almost three decades old has not "turned the dial" several times so far ...

How would you react if someone offered to buy you a 1991 car that at the time was the very top of its class, full of accessories, all the time garaged and perfectly preserved ...

The first thing you think would probably be that, no matter what, it's a lot of "old man" and "he must have gone a long way." And this is where this Mercedes-Benz 300D Turbo would surprise you completely, since it has spent the last 29 years in the garage, with a figure of 378 on its kilometer clock.

It sounds almost completely unbelievable that such a high-quality car, almost three decades old, has not "turned the dial" several times before.

The car belongs to the W124 series, manufactured between 1984 and 1995. The W124 was the first model to be referred to as the E-Class, and its successor (W210) would officially take that name.

The models of this Mercedes series are renowned for their exceptional build quality, durability and ride reliability, as a very comfortable and spacious cabin.

This 300D Turbo is powered by Mercedes' most powerful diesel engine of the time, a three-cylinder six-cylinder with 143 horsepower and maximum torque of up to 270Nm. Its power is transmitted to the rear wheels via an automatic 4G-Tronic transmission.

The car was commissioned almost three decades ago in Spain, where it was first and only registered on December 4, 1991 in Huelva, not far from Seville. And since it was only one of the cars in his fleet, Mercedes remained forgotten in the garage until almost.

Otherwise, according to colleagues from the AutoRepublik website, according to the original 1991 price list, the initial price of a Mercedes 300D Turbo in Germany was 64,000, while the price of this copy was almost 85,000 of the former German marks. Taking into account the flow of time and the effects of inflation, that amount would today be equivalent to about 98,000 euros.

This "Spanish" Mercedes 300D Turbo, 29 years later, came into the hands of people from Mechatronik, a renowned specialist restaurateur and dealer of classic Mercedes cars (whose site contains some of the truly remarkable and unique models of the famous Bavarian manufacturer).

Kevin Bic, from Mechatronik, to whom we thank for the photos provided, confirms to that the car is indeed in excellent condition, which can be seen from the attached. Still, the prospective buyer should have everyone do the service, as years of standing have certainly left some trace on the mechanics.

The Mechatronik sells the car for 59,900 euros (with taxes paid), and the future buyer of this Mercedes, along with the car, gets a set of tools and the original 1991 Spanish license plate.