1995 Mercedes-Benz S 280 Saloon
No Reserve

Registration No: KCZ 2008
Chassis No: WDB1400282A270553
MOT: September 2025

• Just 78,000 recorded miles
• Finished in Mercedes Brilliant Silver with Black leather interior
• Six former keepers

Mercedes-Benz's W140 Series was unveiled at the 1991 Geneva Motor Show as a replacement for the long-running and highly successful W126 range. At launch, the Saloon was available in short (SE) and long (SEL) wheelbase form, with the Coupé (SEC) arriving some 18 months later. The research and development that went into the newcomer was prodigious and cost in excess of $1 billion. Sometimes referred to as ‘the last Mercedes to be over-engineered' it, like its predecessor, was bristling with technology, e.g.: double-pane window glazing, power-assisted closing for doors and boot lid, electric windows that reversed if they encountered an obstruction, rear parking markers that rose from the rear wings (later replaced with a sonar system), and so on. The 300 SE 2.8 was introduced in 1992 and replaced in 1993 by the S 280, both models using the 2,799cc M 104 six-cylinder petrol engine, which was rated at 190bhp and claimed to be good for 130mph. The S 280 remained in production until 1998, by which time a total of 22,784 S 280s and 300 SE 2.8s had been produced.

Showing just 78,000 miles from new, this S 280 is offered for sale as a highly original, well-preserved and eminently useable example of an increasingly desirable “Youngtimer” Mercedes. Finished in its attractive original colours of Brilliant Silver with a Black leather interior, it has had only six former keepers, most of whom appear to have used it only sparingly. It has, however, been in near-continuous use, being MOTed most years with an enviable record of first-time passes and minimal advisories. Indeed, it has been tested annually since 2022 with no advisories at all, and the present MOT remains valid until 2nd September.

At 30 years old, the S 280 appears with a few cosmetic signs of age and pleasantly patinated leather and wood trim. Many further miles are surely to be expected, as Mercedes of that era have a reputation for being “bombproof” and are frequently heard to have clocked up 300,000 miles or more before they require any major attention. The facia is something of a time-warp, being well-stocked with features which by 1990s standards were the height of luxury, including an original Sony radio-cassette player. Complete with the V5C, this appears as a characterful modern classic that is still ideal for regular use.

For more information, please contact:
Paul Cheetham
paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk
07538 667452