1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SEL

12 CommentsPosted as: ClearPOST COMMENT August 3rd, 2023 at 5:08pm ESTKingKitty (69) 0@motox @heshe The market has spoken. I think the hammer price was pretty fair considering the car's condition and description, and the fact that it's pretty "meh" for a W116. This was never a $25,000 car under the circumstances, and likely never would be. Good Afternoon.August 3rd, 2023 at 5:01pm ESTcdwatnsu (32) 0What was the reserve @motox?August 3rd, 2023 at 4:48pm EST$4,500 bid placed by @dpblues2000August 3rd, 2023 at 4:47pm EST$4,250 bid placed by @cmscollectAugust 3rd, 2023 at 4:47pm EST$4,000 bid placed by @dpblues2000August 3rd, 2023 at 4:47pm EST$3,750 bid placed by @cmscollectAugust 3rd, 2023 at 4:46pm EST$3,500 bid placed by @dpblues2000August 3rd, 2023 at 4:46pm EST$3,250 bid placed by @cmscollectAugust 3rd, 2023 at 2:58pm ESTmotox (20) Seller 1@kingkitty @heshe @ariotofmyown Thank you for your interest on our 450SEL. We have been in the classic car business since 1987 with over 10,000 cars sold to date. MBMarket has an extensive questionnaire when listing a car on their site. When we listed the car the ONLY things wrong that we were aware of was the A/C and the horn not working. As mentioned, below we had our mechanic charge the A/C system yesterday to address the problem and was able to get it working without further complications. We are not aware of any other needs for the car, but also understand that it is a 43 year old car. We have numerous photos of the car and a video both running and driving. We always welcome a personal inspection or third party if you so choose, but have been selling cars online since 1999 with a great track record of describing cars as they are with a fair description and plenty of photos for review. The rattle that you are hearing is the camera mount, not the suspension. Sorry, for any confusion on that. We do take offense to Kingkitty's comments, but that is the world we live in today. Key board warriors hiding anonymously spewing comments, but never a bid. IF one would look at his other comments on the site he tends to be combative, with numerous question but NEVER a bid that we have seen. That said, he has not asked to have the car inspected by a third party or personally. And so it goes....... We have priced the car fairly and hope it finds a new home today.. Happy Motoring, Team MotoeXoticaAugust 3rd, 2023 at 2:50pm ESTariotofmyown (258) 0@motox can you clarify if the ratting/clanking sounds in the video are from the suspension or from the camera/camera mount....? Thanks. August 3rd, 2023 at 2:48pm EST$3,000 bid placed by @ariotofmyownAugust 3rd, 2023 at 2:34pm ESTHeshe (3) 1@KingKitty Seems a little hasty to paint the seller with such a broad brush by saying "dealers like this..." Sure, I agree that more information about the mechanical condition would go a long way in actually getting this car sold, but perhaps less-negatively toned commentary encouraging them to do so on future listings would be more beneficial for all. @motox - do you have any information regarding the mechanical inspection and the items mentioned by @kingkitty? August 3rd, 2023 at 1:55pm ESTKingKitty (69) 1@motox So much for the “bumper to bumper mechanical inspection”, eh? Just my point. Dealers like this acquire these cars, do little to make them complete or functional other than to address cosmetics, then turn them out to the market expecting to make big bucks. This is a classic example of why any potential buyer should ALWAYS have a PPI (pre-purchase inspection) performed by a third party. I wonder how many other things aren’t working on this car that would be an easy fix like this? So now the Ac works, but what about all the related things in the ACC system, like blower doors, fan speeds, automatic operation, heat, defrost, etc., etc.August 2nd, 2023 at 9:02pm EST$2,250 bid placed by @glass1manAugust 2nd, 2023 at 6:40pm ESTmotox (20) Seller 1We had our mechanic give the system a charge and it is blowing nice and cold now!! A photo with a temperature reading should have be added by MB Market. August 2nd, 2023 at 6:17pm ESTthembmarket (691) 0A photo showing the A/C vent temperature reading has been added to the gallery. August 2nd, 2023 at 4:47pm EST$2,000 bid placed by @Bruce777August 2nd, 2023 at 12:35pm ESTKingKitty (69) 1@menlopark Unlikely this will attain that sort of price. It's a boring car being sold by a dealer who tarts up these cars ("received a full bumper to bumper mechanical inspection upon its purchase") to get as much out of them as possible with minimal effort (in my opinion.) I'm thinking $5k at best. I wouldn't buy from this or any other dealer without a very exhaustive pre-purchase inspection. They know nothing of the provenance. "Air conditioning and horn are not functional." Anyone who knows these cars will see this as a major red flag. This car has the Automatic Climate Control (ACC) using a servo for all climate control functions. The vague language in the listing says nothing about heater, blower or other ACC functions - likely because they're non-functional if the servo is bad.August 1st, 2023 at 8:51pm EST$1,750 bid placed by @glass1manAugust 1st, 2023 at 4:30pm EST$1,500 bid placed by @markwilsonJuly 31st, 2023 at 6:09pm EST$1,250 bid placed by @AwismotJuly 27th, 2023 at 6:48pm ESTBEPLA (1) 0"This long-wheelbase W116 comes fitted with a 4.5-liter M117 V8 engine which produces 217 horsepower and 266 lb-ft of torque. " Maybe for the European cars - but the US cars for 1980 were strangled down to 160 hp in order to achieve better fuel economy than the years prior when the 4.5l V8s produced 180 hpJuly 26th, 2023 at 12:19pm ESTmenlopark (0) 0Will probably go for upwards of 25 or 30, maybe more. Great car July 26th, 2023 at 7:31am EST$1,000 bid placed by @markwilsonJuly 25th, 2023 at 4:29pm ESTottobenz (11) 0beautiful looking 450SEL you have here! I have a 1980 450SEL as well, based on VIN mine was built 43 units ahead of yours (also in Nov, 1979). Have had