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[Dale B]

Hi all,

I've seen a 1995 e320 cabriolet which has a pre facelift front end. The car is originally from Hong Kong. Anyone know if they hade a different year split between pre and post facelift cars?

Cheers dale

[harrykul]

93 was the year where you could get a 320ce pretty face-lift, but it wasn't for long.

[r129sl]

It'll have been manufactured in late-1992 or early-1993. If it's the smoke silver over brazil car, it looks great but has been for sale for years.

[Dale B]

yeah this one ... http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C774513

Curious why it has 320ce on it bum, is that right. Owner recons a previous owner changed the post facelift front end for a pre?

[r129sl]

Very odd. Would explain the boot lid trim (the number plate cut out is facelift) and the colour coded bumper inserts, I suppose.

[dazzalse]

This is a very strange specification car, and seems to have elements of a 1995 car and elements of a early 1993 car. The boot has infrared locking (shown by the sensor next to the button) yet it is omitted on the doors, there are no heated seats, but it does have the super rare automatic climate control, electric seats but not memory. It looks like it has had various parts from a later car at some point in its life, it has covered very few miles in the last 5 years and has been for sale for a very long time. I assume this is a early 1993 car that when re-registered in the UK was registered 1995. There are too many elements of concern with it and other cars that are better

[jith]

I have worked on, and still do, lots of Japanese spec imports of all makes. This is typical of the completely random nature of the vehicles spec. They seem to order it in the strangest formats and then spend thousands changing things; do miniscule miles on it and then sell it for export.

I suppose it's a Jap thing!

J

[r129sl]

dazzalse said:

This is a very strange specification car, and seems to have elements of a 1995 car and elements of a early 1993 car. The boot has infrared locking (shown by the sensor next to the button) yet it is omitted on the doors, there are no heated seats, but it does have the super rare automatic climate control, electric seats but not memory. It looks like it has had various parts from a later car at some point in its life, it has covered very few miles in the last 5 years and has been for sale for a very long time. I assume this is a early 1993 car that when re-registered in the UK was registered 1995. There are too many elements of concern with it and other cars that are better

The specification is typical of the far eastern markets. They almost never had heated seats and very often had climate rather than regular air con (I think because it has stronger cooling). It also lacks indicator repeaters. I can't see any elements of concern with the car and, personally, I prefer the pre-facelift look.