i am after a low miles 560 sec and struggling. Any ideas?

[harry kular]

bmthnick1981 said:

Please keep us updated with the details of any purchase.

There is a 95k mile Bornite/Mushroom 560 SEC in RHD on the market for £7.5k. I think this would be a good starting point for a keeper.....

[erics]

harry kular said:

There is a 95k mile Bornite/Mushroom 560 SEC in RHD on the market for £7.5k. I think this would be a good starting point for a keeper.....

where?

if you are talking about this one, it was sold about 10 years ago:
http://www.sec-shop.com/for_sale.htm

Edited by erics on Tuesday 9th September 15:44

[bmthnick1981]

This is rather nice with the black interior

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C87640

Is the mileage too high for you?

[erics]

yes been for sale for 2-3 years. I think there is something not completely right with it.

[harry kular]

erics said:

where?

if you are talking about this one, it was sold about 10 years ago:
http://www.sec-shop.com/for_sale.htm

Edited by erics on Tuesday 9th September 15:44

Oops.

[williamp]

Have you seen this: back in the day they compared the sec with an Aston V8. They reckoned the merc had better reseduals...

https://www.flickr.com/photos/triggerscarstuff/687...

[sim16v]

Good luck with your search, if I had the budget, i'd have a mint "lowish" mileage one, but sorted myself along the lines of r129sl.


But I don't have the budget, so i settled for a cheaper one.

Comparing the interior with the 14k mile one, there isn't a lot between them

[hertfordshire1]

What about this if you're still looking?

https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1991-mercedes-...

[bmthnick1981]

hertfordshire1 said:

What about this if you're still looking?

https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1991-mercedes-...

Lovely find. I wonder if since the last low mileage 560 SEC at auction made £40k we will see a few more come out of the woodwork as owners seek to cash in?

The interior on the car linked to looks new.

[erics]

hertfordshire1 said:

What about this if you're still looking?

https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1991-mercedes-...

Yes, seen this one. Wanted to go see it but outside the uk till sunday. Grrrrr.

[bmthnick1981]

erics said:

hertfordshire1 said:

What about this if you're still looking?

https://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1991-mercedes-...

Yes, seen this one. Wanted to go see it but outside the uk till sunday. Grrrrr.

Ended at £32.2k.

[erics]

yup, seen it. In line with the Silverstone car.

Bit rich for my blood. In my eyes an expensive 560 sec is £20k. £30k plus is too much.

[acme]

Just leafing through the H& H auction catalogue which took place on the 8th there was a 560SEC no reserve 108kmiles - possibly too high I appreciate. Might be worth enquiring if still available? Grey with black leather. Current owner 13 years.

[bmthnick1981]

acme said:

Just leafing through the H& H auction catalogue which took place on the 8th there was a 560SEC no reserve 108kmiles - possibly too high I appreciate. Might be worth enquiring if still available? Grey with black leather. Current owner 13 years.

Sold for £4520, more than I thought. I had my eye on it too.

[acme]

bmthnick1981 said:

Sold for £4520, more than I thought. I had my eye on it too.

Shame for the OP. Is that a good price? And are 560's appreciably more than 500's? I have a soft spot for these as I remember them as a kid, I couldn't understand why whilst having less metal than the saloons they cost £9k more!

[Hugo a Gogo]

looks nice
http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/mercedes-benz...

200k km is low miles, no?

change that steering wheel though...

another nice one, no leather, just round the corner from me
http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/mercedes-benz...

Edited by Hugo a Gogo on Sunday 12th October 13:53

[bmthnick1981]

Hugo a Gogo said:

looks nice
http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/mercedes-benz...

200k km is low miles, no?

change that steering wheel though...

Edited by Hugo a Gogo on Sunday 12th October 13:53

Looks like 209,245 km to me, so about 123,000 miles? Possibly not as low as the OP is looking for.

[erics]

Good call!

But i am after significantly lower miles.

Flying to Germany this week to see a 20k miles car which is also a fair bit more expensive.

Stay tuned!

Hugo a Gogo said:

looks nice
http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/mercedes-benz...

200k km is low miles, no?

change that steering wheel though...

another nice one, no leather, just round the corner from me
http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/mercedes-benz...

Edited by Hugo a Gogo on Sunday 12th October 13:53

[bmthnick1981]

I had a look on mobile.de last night and there seem to be plenty of low mileage cars available, far more than the UK. Not cheap though.

Let us know how you get on with the one you are viewing.

[Hugo a Gogo]

just 5 under 50,000km

starting at 25,600€

http://suchen.mobile.de/auto/mercedes-benz-560-spo...