Guide hub

Buying guides

What to check, which model and year to buy, inspections and red flags.

All guides

Buying

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The W124 convertible, chassis series A124, is the open-air version of the car…

Buying

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The Fintail — Heckflosse in German — is the upright Mercedes of the…

Buying

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The W111 coupes and cabriolets are the formal, pillarless two-doors that sit above…

Buying

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The W108 and W109 are the S-Class-sized Mercedes built from 1965 to 1972,…

Buying

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The cheapest classic Mercedes worth buying is the one whose purchase price plus…

190E / W201

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The 190E 2.3-16 and its successor, the 2.5-16, are the W201 cars people…

Buying

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The 560SEC is the C126 coupe people picture when they remember a late-1980s…

Buying

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The 500E, later badged E500, is the W124 that does not behave like…

Buying

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The 300TD is the W123 that works for a living: five doors, a…

Buying

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The best classic Mercedes to buy in 2026 is the one whose structure,…