RE: Shed of the Week: Mercedes 190E
Discussion
V8 FOU said:
Despite the above comments this is one great shed!
Bought one recently for the old chap for £1100, auto,2.0 - no rust and great to drive.
He's made up with it at 95 years old (him, not the car) - so much better than the pos Skoda superb which spent more time in a garage than on the road.
95 and still driving, wow, fair play, he is doing well !Bought one recently for the old chap for £1100, auto,2.0 - no rust and great to drive.
He's made up with it at 95 years old (him, not the car) - so much better than the pos Skoda superb which spent more time in a garage than on the road.
Worth a thread on its own, how does he go on for insurance etc ?
Mmm...new budget, was expecting more...how's the wings and jacking point anyway...
If it's my 1500, or in fact 1200! I would have gone for this...
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
If it's my 1500, or in fact 1200! I would have gone for this...
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
You numpties!
So you managed to get more budget for SOTW and you blew it with a stolen recovered Cat D base spec example.
Price on these old 190E are really starting to go up, great old cars incredibly well built, nice and solid and nice to drive (dull but nice).
Prices rocketing hence cat D ones being £1500.
So you managed to get more budget for SOTW and you blew it with a stolen recovered Cat D base spec example.
Price on these old 190E are really starting to go up, great old cars incredibly well built, nice and solid and nice to drive (dull but nice).
Prices rocketing hence cat D ones being £1500.
Mercs of this era used to have a distinctive smell. Hard to describe but you somehow knew you were in a Merc even with your eyes shut.
And the view on a long drive especially at night of the star at the end of the bonnet, just in your line of sight to guide you home somehow...
Utterly simple quality that died with the C-class and its cruddy comrades!
And the view on a long drive especially at night of the star at the end of the bonnet, just in your line of sight to guide you home somehow...
Utterly simple quality that died with the C-class and its cruddy comrades!
CDP said:
richinlondon said:
bit of a dull spec and not sure I'd want the spectre of it being a 'cat' car...
Stolen recovered doesn't mean it's necessarily been wrecked. Let's face it nobody would use one of these as a getaway car...
My main concerns on a 20 odd year old £1500 car are,
Starts
Goes
Stops
Has MOT
Most things work
Doesnt use more oil than petrol
Doesnt generate a Ultravox videos worth of mist or smoke when starting
Cannot see the road speeding by when you look down.
Doesnt smell like a neglected and incontinent Labradors bed.
CDP said:
richinlondon said:
bit of a dull spec and not sure I'd want the spectre of it being a 'cat' car...
Stolen recovered doesn't mean it's necessarily been wrecked. Let's face it nobody would use one of these as a getaway car...I just purchased a 1990 2.6 Manual last week.
Though I think I paid too much for it and I can already feel my wallet emptying! I fell in love at first sight doh! She's running quite rich so I need to sort that as a priority. At the moment if you drive it for an hour you come back smelling like a petrol station.
They do drive well though, but I can't help but feel that a 1.8 would be brutally slow in modern traffic.
Some parts are quite realistic money wise from the dealer. I just paid 80 quid for a bonnet linner for example. But I've heard front wings from the dealer are around 700 quid(!!). Though I guess we should be greatful that they even still supply parts, some manufacturers wouldn't.
Though I think I paid too much for it and I can already feel my wallet emptying! I fell in love at first sight doh! She's running quite rich so I need to sort that as a priority. At the moment if you drive it for an hour you come back smelling like a petrol station.
They do drive well though, but I can't help but feel that a 1.8 would be brutally slow in modern traffic.
Some parts are quite realistic money wise from the dealer. I just paid 80 quid for a bonnet linner for example. But I've heard front wings from the dealer are around 700 quid(!!). Though I guess we should be greatful that they even still supply parts, some manufacturers wouldn't.
Remember my dad having a 190E 2.5 Cosworth. I was only about 5 when he owned it, always laughed at one wing mirror being wider than the other side, looked really odd but that's about my only memory of that car.
It was Silver, Black leather and always remember the gears being upside down (dog leg????) And my dad always selecting second to pull off when he droves my mums 320 BMW at the time.
It was Silver, Black leather and always remember the gears being upside down (dog leg????) And my dad always selecting second to pull off when he droves my mums 320 BMW at the time.
Quite a good start to the new budget era, but surely something a little less sensible is in order?
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
(Balls. Wasn't sold yesterday!)
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
(Balls. Wasn't sold yesterday!)
Angus-fj7ob said:
Mmm...new budget, was expecting more...how's the wings and jacking point anyway...
If it's my 1500, or in fact 1200! I would have gone for this...
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
Would need to knock it down on price a bit and then blow the rest of the budget on cambelt replacement. At 4.5 years since last done it's now very much due, not "due soon" as the seller says. If it's my 1500, or in fact 1200! I would have gone for this...
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
Numeric said:
Mercs of this era used to have a distinctive smell. Hard to describe but you somehow knew you were in a Merc even with your eyes shut.
And the view on a long drive especially at night of the star at the end of the bonnet, just in your line of sight to guide you home somehow...
Utterly simple quality that died with the C-class and its cruddy comrades!
The W204 is one of the most reliable and tested Mercs ever built. And the view on a long drive especially at night of the star at the end of the bonnet, just in your line of sight to guide you home somehow...
Utterly simple quality that died with the C-class and its cruddy comrades!
While i love these old 190s, some myths need to die.
Blackpuddin said:
BFleming said:
I can't help but think some SOTWs lately cross over into classic car territory
Is that a bad thing?Thank Christ the first shed at the new budget is a good one. Knowing what the pitchfork fork mob on here are like it could have meant She'd going into hiding for a bit if he's got it wrong.
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