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Mzee ni wewe: This dead Mercedes Benz in Ruai is 50 years old and is being sold for Sh3.5 million

Mercedes-Benz 600
  • The Mercedes-Benz 600 manufactured in 1968 is going for Sh3.5 million
  • It has many of its parts intact and its engine completely dead.
  • An interested buyer is offering Sh2.5 million, barely a day after its current owner advertised

How much would you pay for a car manufactured 50 years ago, and which ceased moving when retired Mzee Moi was still President and has since been condemned at a junkyard?

While you might think it ideal for weighing at the scrap metal dealer’s, just know that a Mercedes-Benz 600 manufactured in 1968 and which broke down 27 years ago is going for Sh3.5 million.

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