Very interesting reading after finding this topic on here. I bought the car for the £2000 asking price. The car was absolutely immaculate before the fire, it has full Mercedes service history all from the same main agent. The front wings hadnt been swapped and the only panel that the guy had changed was the bonnet. The engine bay has been painted now along with bonnet and the tops of the front wings which were scratched. The rear bumper has been replaced which had suffered from heat damage and the whole car is now perfect. It isnt yet finished, the engine has been replaced with a genuine 60k unit and now it is just down to final details. I bought an identical 320 coupe of the same year to use loom and all other ancillieries. What amazes me is always the negativity surrounding cars that have had damage or require work. The insurance company paid out £16k on this car yet people seem to think that £2k was too much money for the car as it was. How much is a fully optioned genuine 58k with fsh immaculate E320 Sportline convertible worth these days? It hasnt been crashed, stolen or anything else which might affect the experience of driving the car. Ok it is cat C recorded but when they only made 78 of these and they wont be making anymore, does it really matter? The car will be worth less than an unrecorded example but it is still an immaculate E320 Sportline. I cant understand why nobody rated this car but people will go out and buy a rough E320 cab and try and put it into the same condition which would cost thousands. I will post some pictures of the car as it comes along.
