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2001 Mercedes-Benz C320 Elegance, full AMG body styling
This is a great example of a 2001 Mercedes-Benz W203 C320 C-Class with full service history (6 Mercedes dealer stamps and 1 specialist). Last serviced at 79,000 miles. Current mileage circa 87,000 (will update the ad with the exact reading shortly).
This car was first registered on 1st October 2001. I’ve owned this car since October 2004. Prior to me it’s had two owners, so you would be the 4th.
SUMMARY
I’ve owned the car for almost 10 years now and it’s been cherished. However, it’s the longest I’ve ever kept hold of a car. It’s now used by my wife for the school run and I make sure it gets a good longer run from time to time. We just fancy a change now and my wife has spotted a couple of cars she’d be keen on. If we had the space we would love to keep this.
It’s coming up to 13 years old so there are some age related marks and blemishes. Luckily it doesn’t suffer from much of the rot that many Mercedes of this era do. Whilst under the MB paint warranty it had pretty much a full respray (excluding the roof). Only the passenger side front door shows some signs of bubbling again on the bottom edge of the door. All of the arches look to be in good condition. A couple of the alloys have some kerb marks (one has quite a lot of lacquer peel).
THE CAR
My C320 started life as an Elegance model but has been tastefully modified using lots of genuine Mercedes-Benz parts. This car has had £000’s spent on it and now has the looks of a C32 AMG and externally also now has the appearance of a 2005+ facelift C-Class. Having the M112 powered 3.2 litre petrol engine it also has lots of power (circa 215 BHP), coupled with the genuine AMG exhaust it’s refined around town, yet under hard acceleration you can really hear the V6 growl.
This is a high specification car and is finished in a classic colour combination of Mercedes Brilliant Silver (paint code 744) with contrasting Orion Grey full light grey leather.
The original factory specifications is as follows:
Factory fitted options• 220 Parktronic – front and rear parking aid
• 249 Automatically dipping rear view mirror
• 345 Rain sensor for windshield wipers
• 352 COMAND satellite navigation system
• 354 mobile telephone installation for Nokia 6150 with antenna on centre rear screen
• 414 electric tilting/sliding glass sunroof
• 500 folding exterior mirrors
• 543 sun visors with vanity mirror, illuminated, left and right
• 551 anti-theft/anti-break-in warning system with anti-tow system
• 580 air conditioning
• 600 headlamp wash
Retrofit modifications
• 260 debadged
• 852 Nokia 6310 phone kit (changed the factory installed Nokia 6150 kit)
• 772 AMG bodystyling kit
• 782 18 inch AMG “Styling III’s” refinished in Gunmetal
• 816 COMAND remote control
A full list of the modifications that have been carried out:
FULL 2005 MODEL FACELIFT• regular frosted halogen headlights replaced by 2005 model clear halogen headlights
• taillights replaced by 2005 model taillights
• mirror indicators replaced by 2005 model clear LED indicators
• front and rear indicator bulbs replaced by silver indicator bulbs
• clear AMG oval fog lights
• 2005 elegance grill (3 vanes instead of 4 with silver slats)
• upgraded 2005 wipers, replacement wiper arms with flat blade wipers
PERFORMANCE• C32 Exhaust system
• Lowered suspension with Bilstein B12 Tuning kit (fitted by Olly of PCS)
• Upgraded front brakes, larger sport pack drilled discs with Mercedes-Benz branded calipers
• Space saver spare wheel upgraded to larger size to clear front brakes
INTERIOR
• 2005+ facelift gear knob / shifter
• Wood & Leather Steering wheel Laurel wood / Orion Grey leather – this was a very expensive option at circa £600
• Genuine AMG door sill / kick plates
• Evolution / MBClub pedals
ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM• 6 disc CD changer
Service History
25/09/2002 – Greenoaks Maidenhead, A Service, 11,772 miles
29/07/2003 – Greenoaks Slough, B Service, 22,704 miles
09/09/2004 – Mercedes-Benz of Southampton, A Service, 34,481 miles
05/08/2005 – Tony Purslow Basingstoke, B Service, 47,870 miles
16/10/2006 – Tony Purslow Basingstoke, A Service, 59,281 miles
24/10/2008 – Greenoaks Slough, B Service, 70,114 miles
08/08/2012 – Wayne Gates Harrow, B Service, 79,194 miles
I have all the old MOT’s showing the mileage, we’ve covered just over 2000 miles in the last year. No malfunctions showing on the Multi-function display.
The air conditioning was re-gassed in August 2014 and blows nice and cold.
The current MOT is due to expire on 1st December 2014. I do intend to sell the car with a full years (or 13 months) MOT. However, the earliest I could get the 13 months is 2nd November 2014.
I also have to apply to put our cherished plate onto retention. The tax expires 30th September and I’ll be re-taxing for 6 months, however I believe under the new rules this is no longer transferable.
Looking to advertise this for £2,750 and it’s not listed anywhere else yet. I figured I’d list it here first in case anyone would be interested.
I could even do a deal considering serious offers for it as is without putting it through the MOT once the plate has been transferred. I intend to advertise it properly once the plate transfer, MOT and a full clean have been carried out and I’ve had the chance to take lots of photographs. Until then there are pictures in the gallery (see my signature).
If anyone is genuinely interested please PM me, the car can be viewed in Iver (South Bucks), not far from Uxbridge, M40 J1.
This is a great example of a 2001 Mercedes-Benz W203 C320 C-Class with full service history (6 Mercedes dealer stamps and 1 specialist). Last serviced at 79,000 miles. Current mileage circa 87,000 (will update the ad with the exact reading shortly).
This car was first registered on 1st October 2001. I’ve owned this car since October 2004. Prior to me it’s had two owners, so you would be the 4th.
SUMMARY
I’ve owned the car for almost 10 years now and it’s been cherished. However, it’s the longest I’ve ever kept hold of a car. It’s now used by my wife for the school run and I make sure it gets a good longer run from time to time. We just fancy a change now and my wife has spotted a couple of cars she’d be keen on. If we had the space we would love to keep this.
It’s coming up to 13 years old so there are some age related marks and blemishes. Luckily it doesn’t suffer from much of the rot that many Mercedes of this era do. Whilst under the MB paint warranty it had pretty much a full respray (excluding the roof). Only the passenger side front door shows some signs of bubbling again on the bottom edge of the door. All of the arches look to be in good condition. A couple of the alloys have some kerb marks (one has quite a lot of lacquer peel).
THE CAR
My C320 started life as an Elegance model but has been tastefully modified using lots of genuine Mercedes-Benz parts. This car has had £000’s spent on it and now has the looks of a C32 AMG and externally also now has the appearance of a 2005+ facelift C-Class. Having the M112 powered 3.2 litre petrol engine it also has lots of power (circa 215 BHP), coupled with the genuine AMG exhaust it’s refined around town, yet under hard acceleration you can really hear the V6 growl.
This is a high specification car and is finished in a classic colour combination of Mercedes Brilliant Silver (paint code 744) with contrasting Orion Grey full light grey leather.
The original factory specifications is as follows:
Factory fitted options• 220 Parktronic – front and rear parking aid
• 249 Automatically dipping rear view mirror
• 345 Rain sensor for windshield wipers
• 352 COMAND satellite navigation system
• 354 mobile telephone installation for Nokia 6150 with antenna on centre rear screen
• 414 electric tilting/sliding glass sunroof
• 500 folding exterior mirrors
• 543 sun visors with vanity mirror, illuminated, left and right
• 551 anti-theft/anti-break-in warning system with anti-tow system
• 580 air conditioning
• 600 headlamp wash
Retrofit modifications
• 260 debadged
• 852 Nokia 6310 phone kit (changed the factory installed Nokia 6150 kit)
• 772 AMG bodystyling kit
• 782 18 inch AMG “Styling III’s” refinished in Gunmetal
• 816 COMAND remote control
A full list of the modifications that have been carried out:
FULL 2005 MODEL FACELIFT• regular frosted halogen headlights replaced by 2005 model clear halogen headlights
• taillights replaced by 2005 model taillights
• mirror indicators replaced by 2005 model clear LED indicators
• front and rear indicator bulbs replaced by silver indicator bulbs
• clear AMG oval fog lights
• 2005 elegance grill (3 vanes instead of 4 with silver slats)
• upgraded 2005 wipers, replacement wiper arms with flat blade wipers
PERFORMANCE• C32 Exhaust system
• Lowered suspension with Bilstein B12 Tuning kit (fitted by Olly of PCS)
• Upgraded front brakes, larger sport pack drilled discs with Mercedes-Benz branded calipers
• Space saver spare wheel upgraded to larger size to clear front brakes
INTERIOR
• 2005+ facelift gear knob / shifter
• Wood & Leather Steering wheel Laurel wood / Orion Grey leather – this was a very expensive option at circa £600
• Genuine AMG door sill / kick plates
• Evolution / MBClub pedals
ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM• 6 disc CD changer
Service History
25/09/2002 – Greenoaks Maidenhead, A Service, 11,772 miles
29/07/2003 – Greenoaks Slough, B Service, 22,704 miles
09/09/2004 – Mercedes-Benz of Southampton, A Service, 34,481 miles
05/08/2005 – Tony Purslow Basingstoke, B Service, 47,870 miles
16/10/2006 – Tony Purslow Basingstoke, A Service, 59,281 miles
24/10/2008 – Greenoaks Slough, B Service, 70,114 miles
08/08/2012 – Wayne Gates Harrow, B Service, 79,194 miles
I have all the old MOT’s showing the mileage, we’ve covered just over 2000 miles in the last year. No malfunctions showing on the Multi-function display.
The air conditioning was re-gassed in August 2014 and blows nice and cold.
The current MOT is due to expire on 1st December 2014. I do intend to sell the car with a full years (or 13 months) MOT. However, the earliest I could get the 13 months is 2nd November 2014.
I also have to apply to put our cherished plate onto retention. The tax expires 30th September and I’ll be re-taxing for 6 months, however I believe under the new rules this is no longer transferable.
Looking to advertise this for £2,750 and it’s not listed anywhere else yet. I figured I’d list it here first in case anyone would be interested.
I could even do a deal considering serious offers for it as is without putting it through the MOT once the plate has been transferred. I intend to advertise it properly once the plate transfer, MOT and a full clean have been carried out and I’ve had the chance to take lots of photographs. Until then there are pictures in the gallery (see my signature).
If anyone is genuinely interested please PM me, the car can be viewed in Iver (South Bucks), not far from Uxbridge, M40 J1.
