Commenters describe a post-pandemic price bubble that has since deflated, with several cars failing to match prior sale prices and reserves. Drivers trade roughly $17k-40k, cleaner/lower-mile cars $50k-90k, and the halo variants into six figures; owners frequently frame the model as still undervalued relative to a BMW E30 M3 and rising.
Market values and post-COVID softening
Mercedes-Benz 500E / E500 (W124) · market