Used Car of the Day: 1990 Mercedes-Benz 420 SEL

Tim Healey
by Tim Healey

Today's UCTOD is this clean-looking 1990 Mercedes-Benz 420 SEL.


This car has been in the seller's family since it was new in 1990. There are a 150,000 miles on it, the timing chain has just been replaced, and the brakes and tires are new. According to the seller, the interior is "perfect" and the outside is in good shape.

There's not a ton else in the post but you can see that it's based in Michigan -- not far from Chrysler's Stellantis's proving grounds -- and the asking price is $9,500.

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[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey
Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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  • Teddyc73 Teddyc73 on Jun 24, 2024
    "There's not a ton else" Wow, that's some professional writing right there folks.
  • Wjtinfwb Wjtinfwb on Jul 31, 2024
    If your worried about the coming Apocalypse, buy this Benz, lock yourself inside with food and water and you'll be fine. Last of the tank-like Mercedes.
  • SCE to AUX I can't warm up to the new look. Still prefer my 22 SF.
  • SCE to AUX I guess the direct sales stores weren't polled. Unless dealers are going out of business, I don't feel one bit sorry for them. They should most fear the mfrs who are eager to get rid of them, reducing costs and increasing customer satisfaction.
  • Buickman trade frequently!
  • Lou_BC I guess I should pry all of the logos off my vehicle. That is a form of advertising. Anyone wearing 'branded" clothing?
  • Loser Ve few people understand the importance of rotating the air in your tires every 5,000 mile. Then at 20,000 you need to remove the stale air in your tires and install fresh air.
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