Mint 300 E-24, 1992 with only 49000 miles - MBClub UK

kbhogalW126 · 09-03-2008, 07:28 PM

Beautiful car but if you were spending that much wouldn't you have got full leather?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mercedes-Benz-...QQcmdZViewItem

KJ

gurpz · 09-03-2008, 07:39 PM

Thats an amazing example of a low milliage mint W124, Even though it dont have full leather it has a fair high spec with electric memory seats, electric rear blind, AC and storage cubby under the arm rest.

robert.saunders · 09-03-2008, 07:43 PM

That's in fantastic condition, a great buy

Dee-124CAB · 09-03-2008, 08:02 PM

Buy that car, cherish it, drive it, do whatever needs doing when it needs doing.... will easily last the next 10 years.... then the 5 bags will start to seem like a bit of a bargain...

Will · 09-03-2008, 08:50 PM

Superb looking car

Will

fnkhan68 · 09-03-2008, 08:53 PM

I like it too, prefer the cloth interior to the leather but shame it doesnt have cruise or a 5spd autobox, still if i had the money i would buy it.

pupsi · 09-03-2008, 09:35 PM

from what i know, the 4-speed auto boxes are stronger than the 5-speed ones

LastMinute · 09-03-2008, 09:53 PM

I can find something wrong with anything:

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all the external badges and fitments are correct

Not true - the dash between the "E" and the "24" is missing from the boot lid. Should enable you to knock £2.23 off the price...

Other than that, not too shabby...

kbhogalW126 · 09-03-2008, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by LastMinute

I can find something wrong with anything:

Not true - the dash between the "E" and the "24" is missing from the boot lid. Should enable you to knock £2.23 off the price...

Other than that, not too shabby...

I saw that also but wasn't sure.

I didn't fancy going outside to check my badge!

KJ

mattc · 09-03-2008, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by kbhogalW126

Beautiful car but if you were spending that much wouldn't you have got full leather?KJ

Did the owner want leather seats if driving it to Spain and back?; can get a bit hot and sweaty on the old cow hide. Beautiful condition though and someone could get a lot of motoring out of it before they needed to buy another

kbhogalW126 · 09-03-2008, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by mattc

Did the owner want leather seats if driving it to Spain and back?; can get a bit hot and sweaty on the old cow hide. Beautiful condition though and someone could get a lot of motoring out of it before they needed to buy another

Good point.

Didn't think about it like that.

KJ

Ade B · 10-03-2008, 05:19 PM

Beware clean, shiny low mileage W124s, all that glitters to start with can soon require lots of squishy, perishable bits replacing......

Ade

Apial · 10-03-2008, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Ade B

Beware clean, shiny low mileage W124s, all that glitters to start with can soon require lots of squishy, perishable bits replacing......

Ade

Jealousy will not get you anywhere.

Ade B · 10-03-2008, 07:18 PM

Not at all

Same colour as mine, almost the same mileage I bought mine at and from the pics pretty similar condition as when I bought mine. I got leather, 5spd and a full MBSH

but no memory seats and my engine bay had not been cleaned to the same level .. Even the overmats have faded to the same colour as mine..

Don't think the wheels are OE, I think 15 holes alloys would have been the option available in 92...

Very well presented car nonetheless, my point was at that mileage its probably on original 16 year old brakes, cylinder head gasket, ATF, serpentine belt and tensioner etc. etc. (as was mine, with predictable results

)

Caveat Emptor and all that.

Oh and mine was a bit cheaper and its a CE

Ade

TonyE300D · 10-03-2008, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Ade B

Beware clean, shiny low mileage W124s, all that glitters to start with can soon require lots of squishy, perishable bits replacing......

Wise words. This car has spent all its life on the tiny island of Jersey, where a return journey of more than 20 miles is a physical impossibility.

This car has almost certainly had a lifetime of very short journeys and the engine oil will never have been fully warmed up. Plus, as you say, the very salty atmosphere won't have helped the squishy, rubbery parts one little bit.

09-03-2008, 07:28 PM	#1
kbhogalW126 Hardcore MB Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2005 Car: '95 E320 Coupe, '06 Saab 9-3 Vector Sport 1.9 Tid Posts: 762	Mint 300 E-24, 1992 with only 49000 miles Beautiful car but if you were spending that much wouldn't you have got full leather? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mercedes-Benz-...QQcmdZViewItem KJ

09-03-2008, 07:39 PM	#2
gurpz Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London Car: Mercedes C230K Sport Posts: 3,560	Thats an amazing example of a low milliage mint W124, Even though it dont have full leather it has a fair high spec with electric memory seats, electric rear blind, AC and storage cubby under the arm rest.

09-03-2008, 07:43 PM	#3
robert.saunders Hardcore MB Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: South Lincs / Hampshire Car: W210 E300TD Posts: 3,744	That's in fantastic condition, a great buy

09-03-2008, 08:02 PM	#4
Dee-124CAB Hardcore MB Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: West London Car: A124 Mercedes E220 Cab/Mercedes 190E 2.5-16/Mercedes E55 AMG 2001 /E30 BMW 325I Cab Posts: 1,127	Buy that car, cherish it, drive it, do whatever needs doing when it needs doing.... will easily last the next 10 years.... then the 5 bags will start to seem like a bit of a bargain...

09-03-2008, 08:50 PM	#5
Will Hardcore MB Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Surrey Car: 2001 CLK55 AMG / 1999 E320T Avantgarde / 1988 190E 2.3-16 Manual / 1988 190E 2.5-16 Manual Posts: 8,617	Superb looking car Will

09-03-2008, 08:53 PM	#6
fnkhan68 Hardcore MB Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London Car: 1993 Mercedes 320e and 2000 BMW E39 523i Posts: 647	I like it too, prefer the cloth interior to the leather but shame it doesnt have cruise or a 5spd autobox, still if i had the money i would buy it.

09-03-2008, 09:35 PM	#7
pupsi Hardcore MB Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London Car: W124 E500 Posts: 624	from what i know, the 4-speed auto boxes are stronger than the 5-speed ones

10-03-2008, 05:19 PM	#12
Ade B Hardcore MB Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South London Car: 2006 Accord Tourer iCDTI EX Posts: 1,833	Beware clean, shiny low mileage W124s, all that glitters to start with can soon require lots of squishy, perishable bits replacing...... Ade

10-03-2008, 07:18 PM	#14
Ade B Hardcore MB Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South London Car: 2006 Accord Tourer iCDTI EX Posts: 1,833	Not at all Same colour as mine, almost the same mileage I bought mine at and from the pics pretty similar condition as when I bought mine. I got leather, 5spd and a full MBSH but no memory seats and my engine bay had not been cleaned to the same level .. Even the overmats have faded to the same colour as mine.. Don't think the wheels are OE, I think 15 holes alloys would have been the option available in 92... Very well presented car nonetheless, my point was at that mileage its probably on original 16 year old brakes, cylinder head gasket, ATF, serpentine belt and tensioner etc. etc. (as was mine, with predictable results ) Caveat Emptor and all that. Oh and mine was a bit cheaper and its a CE Ade

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