Gurd63
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So, i recently purchased a 1989 Mercedes 190E 2.5 16V.
The car
The car was owned by a good friend of mine, so i knew in brief the history of the car. He had owned the car for roughly 16 odd years, his relative owning the car beforehand. I first saw the car popping into his house when picking up a clarion set (for the earlier wish of an sec widebody project). I saw the car and though hmmm i like that! I then saw the car again in May, at the 190e Coventry GTG, it was sitting on custom 18" wheels then and was looking blingin'! I then got onto the mission of convincing him to sell me the car, only took a few months!!
The overall condition of the car was really very good for its age, nearly all of the paintwork seems to be original and to the same thickness which is always a reassuring thing. The car was really well looked after by the previous owner, each year it being inspected for rust etc. Its history is pretty much like no other car I’ve ever bought or come across. Absolutely everything being accounted for and documented properly! Services, mots, tax disks, mag features, yearly rust/general inspection pictures from the last 16 years, original booklets, order sheet, pre-inspection sheet and more! All this was informing me of the care the car had for the majority of its life.
The car on the 18's at the Cov GTG
Untitled by gurd singh, on Flickr
Untitled by gurd singh, on Flickr
The cars we took to the GTG, quite the opposite to the 2.5!
Untitled by gurd singh, on Flickr
Just some of the documentation!
Untitled by gurd singh, on Flickr
Untitled by gurd singh, on Flickr
So, i recently purchased a 1989 Mercedes 190E 2.5 16V.
The car
The car was owned by a good friend of mine, so i knew in brief the history of the car. He had owned the car for roughly 16 odd years, his relative owning the car beforehand. I first saw the car popping into his house when picking up a clarion set (for the earlier wish of an sec widebody project). I saw the car and though hmmm i like that! I then saw the car again in May, at the 190e Coventry GTG, it was sitting on custom 18" wheels then and was looking blingin'! I then got onto the mission of convincing him to sell me the car, only took a few months!!
The overall condition of the car was really very good for its age, nearly all of the paintwork seems to be original and to the same thickness which is always a reassuring thing. The car was really well looked after by the previous owner, each year it being inspected for rust etc. Its history is pretty much like no other car I’ve ever bought or come across. Absolutely everything being accounted for and documented properly! Services, mots, tax disks, mag features, yearly rust/general inspection pictures from the last 16 years, original booklets, order sheet, pre-inspection sheet and more! All this was informing me of the care the car had for the majority of its life.
The car on the 18's at the Cov GTG
Untitled by gurd singh, on Flickr
Untitled by gurd singh, on Flickr
The cars we took to the GTG, quite the opposite to the 2.5!
Untitled by gurd singh, on Flickr
Just some of the documentation!
Untitled by gurd singh, on Flickr
Untitled by gurd singh, on Flickr
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