Value of an 1998 S280?

[bmthnick1981]

Been offered a 1998 S280 by a colleagues father.

It is dark blue with grey leather. Average condition, a few scrapes and scratches.

Full history (not Merc).

105k on the clock, last service at 103k cost £1000.

Guy has had the car 8 years.

What does the PH collective think? He was making noises about £2500, but this sounds VERY strong to me.... I was thinking more like £1500??

Thanks guys

[carter711]

I think you are thinking right, 2.5k is too much.
£1.5k would be a good deal but I doubt he'll go that low.
£1750-£1800 sounds fair, especially with £1ks worth of work just done.

[XB70]

bmthnick1981 said:

Been offered a 1998 S280 by a colleagues father.

It is dark blue with grey leather. Average condition, a few scrapes and scratches.

Full history (not Merc).

105k on the clock, last service at 103k cost £1000.

Guy has had the car 8 years.

What does the PH collective think? He was making noises about £2500, but this sounds VERY strong to me.... I was thinking more like £1500??

Thanks guys

£2500 - no way.

S280 is the base model. Has the head gasket been done? Does it have a sunroof, parking sensors (there were options). How many keys (around £150 for another one). Tax and MOT?

S280 is also a frustrating drive....this same chassis has anything up to a 6 litre V12 moving it around so it hobbled by the 2.8.

I would want to know what was done at the last service.

Oh....and unless that aircon is blowing cold (pay for a regas if you want!), don't touch it....common problem with the W140's is the evaporator or condensor failing...and one of them requires the interior to be stripped to the firewall.

[ipsg.glf]

I'd want to know what wsa done at the 103k service. I think the service interval on these is 9k with a big service due at 36k so if a big one (£1000?) has been done at 103k, I'd want to fully understand why. Was the 27K service late or was it early with the 36K?

Howeve, I understand it is 12mths or 9k mile so it depends on what interval the services have been done.