This car retailed for an equivalent of $90K in today's dollars

[12,000 RPM]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZvBwqemoLg

Makes their relative omnipresence that much more impressive. JFC, $90K for 78 HP Next time you want to bitch about the current state of cars, remember....

People had to pay $90K for <80HP cars in the 70s.

[ifcar]

Interior still looks nice, but I definitely hadn't thought of these being so costly. I wonder who was the first owner of all those third-world MB taxis -- it would be fun to trace some of those stories.

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

LOL @ 50mph......

[cawimmer430]

I love those C123 Coupes. So elegant and beautiful. That 300CD has my ideal '123 color: olive green. Gorgeous!

Yeah, the 300CD was the slowest of the bunch. The 300CD Turbodiesel was fairly "quick" for the time period (0-100 km/h in 14 seconds). If memory serves me right a 230C / 230CE / 280C wasn't much quicker taking around 10/11 seconds to reach 100 km/h.

Obviously the most desirable C123 is the 280CE. I loved the time I spent with this '78 280CE Coupe. 

[93JC]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKHYS-c-TjE

[12,000 RPM]

Wow, you really had to know what you were doing with one of those. That's crazy

[cawimmer430]

I hope the owner attempts to restore it. Would be a shame to see that gorgeous coupe remain in such shoddy exterior condition. From what I can see the interior is relatively ok in terms of condition.

[Raza]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKHYS-c-TjE

It's amazing how that same basic interior layout survived in Mercedes for decades.  It looks really similar to our old 83 300SD, and not even that far off from my old 02 E320. 

[Soup DeVille]

I hope the owner attempts to restore it. Would be a shame to see that gorgeous coupe remain in such shoddy exterior condition. From what I can see the interior is relatively ok in terms of condition.

The coupes will almost definitely get restored; if not by the current owner, then the next. Wagons are most likely to be maintained as daily drivers, even if they have to run on French fry oil for the rest of their lives.

[93JC]

It's amazing how that same basic interior layout survived in Mercedes for decades.  It looks really similar to our old 83 300SD,

Well, yeah, it's the same car.

and not even that far off from my old 02 E320. 

Which was bad, they hung on to things they really shouldn't have, e.g. the power window switches on the console and door lock switch on the dash.

[cawimmer430]

The coupes will almost definitely get restored; if not by the current owner, then the next. Wagons are most likely to be maintained as daily drivers, even if they have to run on French fry oil for the rest of their lives.

Here in Europe both the coupes and wagons are highly sought after. The sedan, being so numerous, isn't as valued among collectors of these lovely machines. I'd be happy with any '123!

[68_427]

This car retailed for an equivalent $29,000.  The first bargain M3 dominatr from GM

[Payman]

The history report for my '91 BRG Edition Miata shows a purchase price of $19,965 back in Nov 1990. Using an inflation adjuster, that's $36,283 today. 

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

This car retailed for an equivalent $29,000.  The first bargain M3 dominatr from GM

Thats was a good looking car in its day!

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

The history report for my '91 BRG Edition Miata shows a purchase price of $19,965 back in Nov 1990. Using an inflation adjuster, that's $36,283 today. 

Thats a lot of coin!