4 matic saloon

[Ian B Walker]

Before I begin please let me state that I have No Commercial Interest in this vehicle what so ever. I have a customer who is trying to sell this for the pricely sum of £1000. It may be of interest to someone here. It has done 94,600 miles. Majority of service history is Mercedes Benz Main Dealer. I am led to believe that everything works as it should. My reason for posting? Interest really. Just to show what you can get for a grand.

 

[BTB 500]

Looks nice, but since this is in a discussion forum ... is it an optical illusion or is the fit of this door seriously out?

 

[Ian B Walker]

Bill, I don't know. I intend to go and have a look at it this weekend, so I will let you know.

 

[BTB 500]

Unless there's something serious wrong with it, I agree that looks an awful lot of car for a grand.

 

[Dave Lewis]

Cheap as chips. Looks good to me. It's probably just the lower cladding on the door, the rest of the gap looks OK. Nice colour too.

 

[jaymanek]

4matic? are u sure?

 

[Ian B Walker]

4matic? are u sure?

yes, talked with the owner at length about it. As I say, going to see it at weekend and get some engine pics.

 

[jaymanek]

interesting.. engine?

 

[gbjeppm]

It must be a 300e 124.230.

Am I right?

Nice, a lot of car for the money, but should the 4matic on the 124 not be avoided due to its complexity?

 

[Howard]

Speedo reads to 160 , so must be a 300 .... my 230 only goes to 140

 

[glojo]

4matic? are u sure?

RAC site describes it as:

300 E 4MATIC (4WD) AUTO

An awful lot of bang for the buck

Regards
John

 

[Howard]

An awful big bill when it goes wrong too ( which it will )

 

[television]

The car looks good to me and I cant see anything wrong with the door, very nice car

 

[jpskiller]

RAC site describes it as:

300 E 4MATIC (4WD) AUTO

An awful lot of bang for the buck

Regards
John

RAC said same about my 300e, which is not a 4MATIC

 

[glojo]

RAC said same about my 300e, which is not a 4MATIC

I must confess to NOT rating that site as being any type of reference

DVLA does not give out as much:

Date of First Registration
04 08 1989
Year of Manufacture
1989
Cylinder Capacity (cc)
2962CC
CO2 Emissions
Not Available
Fuel Type
Petrol
Export Marker
Not Applicable
Vehicle Status
Licence Due to Expire
Vehicle Colour
BLUE
Vehicle Type Approval
null
The information contained on this page is correct at the time of enquiry.
Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle

6 Months Rate
£99.00
12 Months Rate
£180.00

 

[mercboiuk]

4matic? are u sure?

Others have already confirmed it, but one way of telling a 4matic '124 is looking at the gear selector.
In a 4matic, the gear selector is slightly more proud of the centre console, whereas the surround in a normal car is deeper
4matic:

Normal:

In real life, it'll be more obvious than the pics

Darren

 

[bolide]

Looks nice, but since this is in a discussion forum ... is it an optical illusion or is the fit of this door seriously out?

It's a strangeness of all W124s that the back door looks weird at that precise camera angle...

It's to do with the shape of the door shut behind the door edge. The rear doors have the arch edge curving inwards whereas the front doors have a much "harder" edge from the B pillar

I only know this because I photograph W124s all the time

Can I take my anorak off now, please?

Nick Froome
www.w124.co.uk

 

[LastMinute]

If it wasn't a 4MATIC it wouldn't have the warning light in the speedometer, unless it had acceleration skid control, in which case it would have the snow chain switch.

Edit: Oh, and the 4MATIC indicator on the cluster is a bit of a giveaway...

 

[Will]

I'm pretty sure that's a 4Matic too, it's sitting high in the pictures, plus what's the sqaure in the middle of the speedo for?

Plus IBW must know a thing or two about W124s I'm sure if he's taken the time to speak to the guy at length and get these photos, he'd be pretty sure

Will

 

[Will]

If it wasn't a 4MATIC it wouldn't have the warning light in the speedometer, unless it had acceleration skid control, in which case it would have the snow chain switch.

Thought so

Will