Titivating my 300CE-24
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A building project has got in the way of much other than some polishing and use of the 300CE-24. I'm building up a list of little niggles to be fixed, but generally the car is better than I could possibly have hoped for. Jonathan is locked in combat with the Mercedes Customer Care people who are denying, in the face of all evidence, including blown up photographs. that the hyphen in the 300CE-24 badge is asymmetrical. Updates to follow, but in the meantime here is the old girl captured during "the golden hour" up at the beach the other day.
Cracking thread for a stunning car.
I recently took a similar plunge on a Signal Red 300CE-24 Sportline
Not as well optioned. Barely optioned at all to be honest!
But very much cherished with the last owner having it 14 years of garaged pampering.
Having bought a slightly duff E320 Coupe a few months back, I could sense a quick £5k being sunk in it, so moved on to this and have no regrets.
The old 300-24 lump is a rev seeking peach of a unit and the car feels as tight as a drum
Looking for a Hyphen now!
No air con to go wrong at least
I recently took a similar plunge on a Signal Red 300CE-24 Sportline
Not as well optioned. Barely optioned at all to be honest!
But very much cherished with the last owner having it 14 years of garaged pampering.
Having bought a slightly duff E320 Coupe a few months back, I could sense a quick £5k being sunk in it, so moved on to this and have no regrets.
The old 300-24 lump is a rev seeking peach of a unit and the car feels as tight as a drum
Looking for a Hyphen now!
No air con to go wrong at least
The Hyphen is still available from MB - I bought this last year for about £4.00.
As you can see, it’s a W201 part as it was probably used first on the 190 Cosworth - apologies for not having the full part number!
I’ve owned my 300SL-24 for 10 years now, and agree that it’s a terrific engine.
MickyveloceClassic said:
CharlesdeGaulle said:
This little snippet brings me extraordinary satisfaction.
Indeed. I rang Mercedes at Harrogate, who ordered it from one of the South of England dealerships who had it in stock.
Immensely pleasing.
Full part no is A 201 817 11 15.
Edited by r129sl on Friday 30th July 20:34
r129sl said:
What way up does it go? Ask Mercedes...
Full part no is A 201 817 11 15.
Thank you J. Full part no is A 201 817 11 15.
Edited by r129sl on Friday 30th July 20:34
It isn’t symmetrical- these things matter when you’re sweating away at the concours competition.
Truth be told, I can’t remember without going and having a look.
TR4man said:
So what has happened to tianimu and his 300CE - 24?
This is surely the carhttps://collectingcars.com/for-sale/1991-mercedes-...
Although the plate is different now how many black/black C124 300CE-24s can Nick Faldo have owned at once??
I see it is back on the market. It fetched £8,950 last time. It will be interesting to see whether it makes even more this time. https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/auctions/mercedes-...
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