1977 450 SEL--High Miles--Should I buy it?

Texas MB Fan · 05-20-2009, 04:45 PM

Hey everyone,

I have owned several Classic MB's over the years, but never one with this high of mileage. It's a great looking, good condition 1977 450 SEL, but it's got 170K miles. Does anyone have any suggestions about what to look for? How to gauge the engine condition? I really love this model, but not sure how I feel about the possibility of a complete rebuild coming down the road. Thanks!

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Jakew903 · 05-30-2009, 04:01 PM

Hey my 450SEL 6.9 has 150K on it, and runs great, but i doubt you'll have to rebuild it anytime soon if you maintain it right. What's the price of this car anyway?

Anddy_viper888 · 07-30-2009, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Texas MB Fan

Hey everyone,

I have owned several Classic MB's over the years, but never one with this high of mileage. It's a great looking, good condition 1977 450 SEL, but it's got 170K miles. Does anyone have any suggestions about what to look for? How to gauge the engine condition?

Hey, just take it and don't asking nobody !

BENZITCH · 07-30-2009, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Texas MB Fan

Hey everyone,

I have owned several Classic MB's over the years, but never one with this high of mileage. It's a great looking, good condition 1977 450 SEL, but it's got 170K miles. Does anyone have any suggestions about what to look for? How to gauge the engine condition? I really love this model, but not sure how I feel about the possibility of a complete rebuild coming down the road. Thanks!

To give you an idea.
My friend just sold his 78 450EL 79k original miles on it and got $4200 and felt lucky.

The car is from our neighborhood and was a 1 owner well maintaned no rust no issus brand new looking car all books and records from day 1.
KICK'N MY SELF AS I TYPE THIS!

Chinny4290 · 09-01-2009, 09:04 PM

170k miles is just breaking the 450 in. Do eeet.

Teutonic · 09-03-2009, 01:44 AM

170K on a car from 1977 is what you could call a light-usage car. If the mileage were consistent, that would average out to around 5K miles per year. That could be good, but, if the Benz has sat for a period of time a whole other litany of issues could've cropped up. Caveat emptor.

09-01-2009, 09:04 PM	#5
Chinny4290 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: USR, NJ, United States of Americaland Posts: 129 Drives: 1994 C124 E320 Coupe - 1975 W116 280S	170k miles is just breaking the 450 in. Do eeet. __________________

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Teutonic Newbie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Constitution State Posts: 19 Drives: 1986 560SEL	170K on a car from 1977 is what you could call a light-usage car. If the mileage were consistent, that would average out to around 5K miles per year. That could be good, but, if the Benz has sat for a period of time a whole other litany of issues could've cropped up. Caveat emptor. Last edited by Teutonic; 09-03-2009 at 01:45 AM. Reason: grammatical error

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05-30-2009, 04:01 PM	#2
Jakew903 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bensalem, PA Posts: 100 Drives: 1979 450SEL 6.9, 1980 240D, 1985 300D, 1989 300E 24v, 1993 500E, 2004 C230 Kompressor	Hey my 450SEL 6.9 has 150K on it, and runs great, but i doubt you'll have to rebuild it anytime soon if you maintain it right. What's the price of this car anyway?

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