I Must Make Ammends: 2004 Mercedes-Benz E500 W211

Janis Joplin had an interesting point when she sang screamed; Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?  My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.  Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends,. So Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?  A Benz has been the sign of having "made it" for decades, but even if you haven't "made it" you can certainly "fake it" with a cheap late model V8 Benz. Find this 2004 Mercedes-Benz E500 W211 offered for $4999 in Sugar Land, TX via craigslist. Tip from Jeff.

Family Class: 2004 Mercedes E500 4Matic Wagon W211

The W211 generation Mercedes-Benz E-Class was built starting in 2002, right in the middle of the whole Daimler-Chrysler mess, so you would be correct to be wary.  However, the E-Class was always the bread & butter of the Mercedes lineup and didn't get the same cheapen-till-they-buy approach of the lowly C-Class, nor the needless complexity-for-the-sake-of-it mass approach taken on the S-Class, so you might be able to drive a W211 around for a few years without refinancing your house to pay for maintenance.  Find this 2004 Mercedes E500 4Matic Wagon offered for $8,900 in Memphis, TN via craigslist.

Wolf im Schafspelz: 1992 Mercedes-Benz 500E W124

The W124 generation Mercedes-Benz 500E is one of those wolf in sheep's clothing sleepers that will only be recognized by the sharpest of Border Collies.  It seems, at least in SoCal, that the predominate drivers of the W124 for the past few years have been middle aged women, and while I hate to use the term "secretaries car," it is essentially what they've become.  And that is fine, because at least those drivers take good care of them with frequent maintenance, and love them in a strange way through the rose tinted glasses of age.  It's all fine and dandy for a basic inline-6 powered 300E, but where does that leave the fire breathing 500E?  Find this 1992 Mercedes-Benz 500E offered for $13,994 here on Autotrader, located at a dealer in Auburn, MA.  Tip from Brian P.