Number of cylinders: 6
Service history: Present

Mercedes-Benz E-Klasse 300E-24 W124, 1991. Two owners, 50,311 km, service books from new.

THE BEST OR NOTHING.

That was the credo Mercedes-Benz did not print in a glossy brochure during the '80s and '90s, but cast in steel. And if there is one car that lived up to that motto down to the very last bolt, it is the W124. Back then, the engineers in Sindelfingen were still simply told to build the best, not the cheapest. The result was a mid-size saloon that was overengineered to an almost bizarre degree: doors that close with the precision of a vault, a pillarless door construction that had the competition green with envy, and a body that defies earthly time as though rust were nothing but a local legend.

The W124 was presented in late 1984 as the successor to the W123, and that was no small task. The W123 already had a reputation for being indestructible. Yet somehow Mercedes managed to go one better. More aerodynamic, more modern, and available in just about any flavour you could imagine: from the diesel-chugging taxi to the outrageous 500E they cobbled together together with Porsche. Somewhere within that range sat this one: the 300E. And not just any 300E.

The story continues on our website, where the full file is kept as well. 88 photographs including the underside. The service history, scanned in full. The Carfax report. Paint thickness measured panel by panel. The original factory brochure to page through. A timeline from 9 April 1991 to today, with every owner and the mileage year by year in a single graph.

Every car here follows the same route: first pre-market, then the showroom, and finally the live auction on our own site. What changes is the way you buy, not the location — once a car has arrived, it stays with us in Katwijk. This one is in the showroom and you are welcome to come and see it, no appointment needed. You buy it here at a fixed price: no bidding, no waiting. Our showroom in Katwijk, 30 km from Amsterdam Schiphol, is open Mon–Fri 9–18 and Sat 10–17. Call ahead and it will be standing ready, with someone free for you.

Within the EU no customs duty arises on this purchase. Registration tax and registration costs in your own country are not included. We supply the export documents and assist with the registration. The price shown is the full price for collection in Katwijk. We arrange insured door-to-door transport worldwide, cost quoted per destination beforehand.

Prefer a different colour or specification than this example? Tell us what you are looking for — another Mercedes-Benz we can often find through our network of marque specialists and collectors, outside the listings. Have one of your own: we buy exceptional cars outright, classic or modern.

Our showroom measures 6,000 m², with over 150 cars under one roof. You are just as welcome if you are not buying — walk around, take your time and enjoy the cars; sharing the enthusiasm is half of it.