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Deffo sounds reasonable. It’s the fucked thing about selling cars second hand - it’s hard to convey that something has actually been looked after. Because even people who totally fuck their cars often think they’ve looked after them.
Guess it’ll just be someone who understands that it’s got plenty life in it.
Nef
There are a couple on eBay right now, both on 150,000 miles and both at £9,000.
One of the members of MB Club UK had one of those inspected - the inspection came back as "do NOT buy this car, the odometer reads 125,000 but the onboard computer says 260,000".
And, for your £9,000, you get this lot:
Battery negative loose - refitted
Pollen filter case incorrectly fitted - refitted
Battery clamp missing
Heater flap clicking on start up
Parking sensors inop
Top rocker covers leaking oil
Headlights clouding over and have condensation inside
Both front fog lights showing water ingress
N S F jacking point missing
O S inner arch panel not fitted correctly
Headlight level link broken (previously been cable tied)
N S F arch liner damaged
N S R brake binding
Rear arches rusting
Both front torque arm bushes psplit
O S R box joints splitting
Outside temp sensors inop - no plugs visible
General rust to rear end - see photos
Then you move onto Japanese imports - lower mileage and (crucially) no rust underneath to the floor and the subframe, they're £14,000 landed, but then you need to sort the stereo, fog-lights, and of course get it thoroughly undersealed to survive in the UK, and they'll never be worth what a UK car is.
Which is why I initially thought £16,000 sounded fair.