What was the original retail price for a 1998 Daimler V8 Saloon?

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The Daimler with its V8 engine retailed back then for the princely sum of $188,500 which was comfortably more than a family house in a decent suburb of most Australian cities at the time.
But it's also interesting to look back at what the Daimler was selling against in those days. In this case, it was cars like the Mercedes-Benz S420 S-Class which retailed for an even more impressive $229,300 and the BMW 7-Series 740iL at $208,000.
The great news for fanciers of these cars now is that thanks to buyer trepidation at the thought of complex, imported components going expensively wrong, any of this trio are bargains today. Any of them can be found in good condition for comfortably under $20,000 of today's dollars and, if you're prepared to take a punt and walk away if it all goes wrong, they can be brilliant cars for weekends away, even if their projected running costs precludes them as everyday transport.

Year	Body Type	Specs	Price from	Price to
2003	Body Type: Sedan	Specs: 4.0L PULP 5 SP AUTO	Price from: $21,340	Price to: $26,950
2002	Body Type: Sedan	Specs: 4.0L PULP 5 SP AUTO	Price from: $21,340	Price to: $26,950
2001	Body Type: Sedan	Specs: 4.0L PULP 5 SP AUTO	Price from: $21,340	Price to: $26,950
2000	Body Type: Sedan	Specs: 4.0L PULP 5 SP AUTO	Price from: $20,570	Price to: $26,070
1999	Body Type: Sedan	Specs: 4.0L PULP 5 SP AUTO	Price from: $19,690	Price to: $24,860

Year	Body Type	Height x Width x Length	Ground Clearance
2003	Body Type: Sedan	Height x Width x Length: 1333x2078x5149 mm	Ground Clearance: 115 mm
2002	Body Type: Sedan	Height x Width x Length: 1333x2078x5149 mm	Ground Clearance: 115 mm
2001	Body Type: Sedan	Height x Width x Length: 1333x2078x5149 mm	Ground Clearance: 115 mm
2000	Body Type: Sedan	Height x Width x Length: 1333x2078x5149 mm	Ground Clearance: 115 mm
1999	Body Type: Sedan	Height x Width x Length: 1333x2078x5149 mm	Ground Clearance: 115 mm

Year	Body Type	Front Tyre Size	Front Rim	Rear Rim
2003	Body Type: Sedan	Front Tyre Size: 225x60 ZR16	Front Rim: 7.0x16 in	Rear Rim: 7.0x16 in
2002	Body Type: Sedan	Front Tyre Size: 225x60 ZR16	Front Rim: 7.0x16 in	Rear Rim: 7.0x16 in
2001	Body Type: Sedan	Front Tyre Size: 225x60 ZR16	Front Rim: 7.0x16 in	Rear Rim: 7.0x16 in
2000	Body Type: Sedan	Front Tyre Size: 225x60 ZR16	Front Rim: 7.0x16 in	Rear Rim: 7.0x16 in
1999	Body Type: Sedan	Front Tyre Size: 225x60 ZR16	Front Rim: 7.0x16 in	Rear Rim: 7.0x16 in

Year	Body Type	Braked Capacity from	Braked Capacity to
2003	Body Type: Sedan	Braked Capacity from: 1900kg	Braked Capacity to: 1900kg
2002	Body Type: Sedan	Braked Capacity from: 1900kg	Braked Capacity to: 1900kg
2001	Body Type: Sedan	Braked Capacity from: 1900kg	Braked Capacity to: 1900kg
2000	Body Type: Sedan	Braked Capacity from: 1900kg	Braked Capacity to: 1900kg
1999	Body Type: Sedan	Braked Capacity from: 1900kg	Braked Capacity to: 1900kg

Year	Body Type	Fuel Consumption*	Engine	Fuel Type	Transmission
2003	Body Type: Sedan	Fuel Consumption: 16.9L/100km	Engine: 4.0L	Fuel Type: PULP	Transmission: 5 SP AUTO
2002	Body Type: Sedan	Fuel Consumption: 16.9L/100km	Engine: 4.0L	Fuel Type: PULP	Transmission: 5 SP AUTO
2001	Body Type: Sedan	Fuel Consumption: 16.9L/100km	Engine: 4.0L	Fuel Type: PULP	Transmission: 5 SP AUTO
2000	Body Type: Sedan	Fuel Consumption: 16.9L/100km	Engine: 4.0L	Fuel Type: PULP	Transmission: 5 SP AUTO
1999	Body Type: Sedan	Fuel Consumption: 16.9L/100km	Engine: 4.0L	Fuel Type: PULP	Transmission: 5 SP AUTO

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