I just saw .....

[Howard]

A W124 E320 cabrio in Azurite Blue wearing the plate ' YF03 JLN ' ... was beautiful , probably the nicest i've seen

Checked the DVLA and it is correct ....

Must be one of the last ever registered. Where's it been for 6 years since it was built to when it was registered ?

The vehicle details for YF03 JLN are:

Date of Liability 01 11 2009
Date of First Registration 01 05 2003
Year of Manufacture 1997
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 3199CC
CO2 Emissions 0g/Km
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status Licence Not Due
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 £104.50
12 Months Rate £190.00

 

[The Boss]

pictures pictures.... what a find!

 

[The Boss]

what is date of liability?

 

[The Boss]

and where did you see it? Kingston side?

 

[Howard]

No pictures , i drove past it in the opposite direction in traffic , no time to get a piccy.

Nope , coming through Hampton Hill.

 

[EDZ649]

what is date of liability?

Its to do with road fund licence, when its due.

 

[del320]

A W124 E320 cabrio in Azurite Blue wearing the plate ' YF03 JLN ' ... was beautiful , probably the nicest i've seen

pictures pictures.... what a find!

what is date of liability?

and where did you see it? Kingston side?

Do I detect a note of panic here?

Has Howard spotted the best E320 Cabrio ... in the world?

 

[oldcro]

Or someone just trying to increase his post count.

 

[Koolvin]

A W124 E320 cabrio in Azurite Blue wearing the plate ' YF03 JLN ' ... was beautiful , probably the nicest i've seen




Do I detect a note of panic here?

Has Howard spotted the best E320 Cabrio ... in the world?

Agreed

 

[Howard]

Well , if a pre-facelift K plate one is worth thirty five grand , this one must be going for a hundred

 

[fenns]

Blantant post uplift attempt
That car must be worth...oh, £100,000 if that green one that's hung around the Classic classifieds for months at £35k is an accurate weathervane of W124 prices...........which of course it isn't

Wow - great minds !!

 

[fenns]

I retract my previous post which might be deemed as nudging the sarcastic envelope somewhat as a man in a hat has just offered me £65,000 for my W124 cabrio .........oh, I've just woken up, so my cynicism still stands

 

[Rayny]

Is it an import that has was first registered and used abroad?

 

[Howard]

Saw it again last night , so must be a local car to me ...

 

[grober]

Found this on another forum its a copy/translation of yet another another original post which I have tidied up so all caveats apply.
In September 1991, at the IAA in Frankfurt a fifth body variant of the mid size E class was presented to the public - the 300_CE=24 Cabriolet. For the first time after a break of 20 years a four-seater cabriolet was again available.
The development of the open variant, in which the coupe served as base, was carried out with many detailed engineering modifications. In spite of a well engineered basic structure, about 1,000 new parts had to be produced for stiffening the body. For almost all structural parts a thicker or high-strength steel sheet was used. All highly stressed spots were provided with additional reinforcements in the form of connection plates or braces. Especially effective were the diagonal struts, already found in the SL sports car. They secured the four corners of the body floor with the engine cross member and the spare-wheel pan.

More than 130_kg of additional sheet metal was necessary in order to compensate for the 28_kg of the missing coupe-roof. The result was a body which in its torsional stiffness was hardly inferior to the limousine.

A further important point of improvement was-reducing the body vibrations, a weakness of open vehicles originating in their construction. The goal was to reduce them to limousine level. It was achieved by four vibration absorbers, allocated in the left damper strut, in the roof frame and in the lateral boot recesses. This increased the weight of the vehicle by another 26_kg.

Due to the above-mentioned body reinforcements, the safety standards, found in the limousines, the T-limousines and the coupes, were also fulfilled by the open version. -.At least in respect to front, rear or lateral impact behaviour. In case of an overturning special safety measures had to be taken. In order to compensate largely for the missing lateral roof frame, all A-pillars within the potential pressure area had been welded in with inboard profile sheets to one stable unit. Thus in a critical roof crushing incident a depth of stability l similar to the limousine was achieved. Extreme experiments, in which the whole vehicle had been suspended by one A-pillar,was impressive proof of the stability of the construction
A complete safety system, however, was only guaranteed in combination with an automatic rollover bar. The construction from the two-seater SL was not applicable to the 300_CE=24 Cabriolet. In case of an automatic raising of the rotating bar the rear passengers could have had unfavourable contact. Therefore a linear bar was developed and allocated behind the rear seats. At an imminent rollover this bar shot up almost vertically within 0.3 seconds in order to serve as head rests for the rear passengers. For this purpose the rollover protection could also be manually extended and retracted.

The fully retractable softtop was marked by a great number of well-reasoned technical details. When concealed, the 43_kg heavy, highly precise high-tech construction with its 27_linkage parts and 34_joints only took a volume of 80_ltr. Thus the boot remained spacious. A catch groove at the front roof pillars provided for water drainage in bad weather. A large heated rear window of safety glass was flush-bolted with the outer skin by a double frame and provided a back view without distortion.

A special equipment addition of a electrohydraulic folding-top actuation, improved control comfort. It worked at 180_bar operating pressure with six compact hydraulic cylinders. The hydraulic unit was allocated at the right boot recess. Ten valves and twelve electric limit switches regulated the smooth operation of three swivelling motions as well as the correct snapping into place of the various latches. They also monitor the safe locking during driving.

The series production of the 300_CE=24 Cabriolet only began six months after its presentation in the Sindelfingen. plant. Only six months later the cabriolet, like all models of the medium size E class, received a considerably improved interior and equipment. It now included the airbag for the driver as well as electronically controlled outside mirrors left and right. A central locking system and a five-speed gear box, which had been included into the basic equipment at the same time, had been part of the standard installation from the very beginning of the cabriolet production.

In June 1993 the 300_CE=24_Cabriolet as well as all other models of series 124 were altered stylistically and adapted to the other type ranges.. The most conspicuous characteristic of the modified models was the radiator grill changed according to the shape of the S-class. Now the much smaller chrome frame was harmonically integrated into the engine bonnet. The Mercedes star - as in the S-class limousines - was on the bonnet.

Equally eye-catching were the changes at the lamp units. The front turn signal lamps had received colourless glass covers. The rear lamps showed bi-chromatic covers, which in the area of the turn-signal and the reversing lamp had been uniformly stained in white-grey. The yellow turn signal light in the front and rear was produced by coloured bulbs.

Further changes were made at the bumpers. Their protective strips were now painted in the colour of the add-on trim parts. The protective strip of the rear bumper had been elongated to the wheel cutouts.

Within this model improvement the cabriolet was not only visually the same, but also equipped with new engines which had already been introduced in the other body variants of the medium size class in October 1992. The 3,2_ltr.=six cylinder with four valve technology now replaced the proven 3,0_ltr.=four valve engine in the cabriolet as well. Its nominal capacity had remained the same in comparison to the former four valve engine. It was, however, reached 900 rpm lower. The maximum torque was considerably higher and was produced at lower rpm. Thus pollutant and noise emissions could be reduced considerably.

A newest model now was the four-cylinder variant of the cabriolet, which was cheaper than its six-cylinder counterpart by more than 20,000.-_DM. The new entry-level model was provided with a 150_PS from a 2,2_ltr.=four valve engine, which had been used since its appearance in October 1992 in the limousine, in the T-model as well as in the coupe of series 124. The cabriolet was also provided with the 2,0_ltr.version of the four-cylinder four-valve engine for export to Italy, Greece and Portugal exclusively. It produced 136_PS and had already been used since October 1992 in the export version of the coupe.

Now all three standard variants were equipped with the electrohydraulic folding top which was provided with a modified interior lining with improved thermal and sound insulation. When the redesigned models were started to be sold in June 1993, a new nomenclature came into force which also applied for series 124. Analogous to the S-class and to the new C-class, the medium-size class now was called E-class. The designation of types now followed a modified system. Thus a letter documented the belonging to a class. It stood in front of a three-digit figure which continued to be based on the displacement.

The ,E" for ,Einspritzmotor" (injection engine) could be dropped, since carburettor engines now belonged in the past. Codifying the obvious body variants by ,C" or ,T" was equally superfluous. According to the new nomenclature system the cabiolets were called E_220_cabriolet and E_320_cabriolet.

The type label, however, only documented the class designation and the displacement. From September 1993 a powerful variant, the E_36_AMG, was available for the ambitious sports fan and cabriolet lover. The car was equipped with a 195_kW 3,6_ltr. 6 cylinder four-valve engine from AMG.

The new top model of the 124-cabriolet differed discreetly but stylistically from its less dynamic sister models by enlarged add-on parts. Front spoiler, side sills and rear apron were painted in the body colour and harmonically integrated into the body shape. In the standard version the impression was completed by the 17_inch all-aluminium wheels in AMG-design.

In order to offer a reasonable entry-level car to less power-oriented clients, the domestic selling program was extended by the E_200 cabriolet in December 1994. So far it had been produced for export only. The price was more than another 10,000.-DM lower than for the 2,2_ltr.-variant. Therefore a somewhat reduced equipment had to be taken into account; all-aluminium wheels, leather upholstery and seat heating were not part of the standard version as in the sister models and only available for an extra charge.

The E-class cabriolets were the last body variants of series 124 to remain in production till July 1997. Altogether 33,952 cars were built. Among them were 15,380 four-cylinder and 18,572 six-cylinder engines. The export percentage was far beyond average, a development that has had a long tradition especially with the more exclusive models of the Mercedes-Benz passenger car program.

 

[JumboBeef]

The more I see of these, the more I want one!

1994 MERCEDES BENZ E CLASS E320 Sportline Convertible on eBay (end time 11-Sep-09 16:18:21 BST)

Is £14K a fair price for an E320 Sportline?

 

[JumboBeef]

Oo0o0o0o0o0o, this is even better:

Auto Trader UK - MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS E320 AUTO CONVERTIBLE SPORTSLINE (FULLY LOADED)

A E320 Sportsline for £8k

...or this (I know it is a E220):

Auto Trader UK - MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS 2199 cc E220 AUTO CONVERTIBLE.VERY RARE.SAT NAV INCLUDED!!

for £6K, or this E320:

Auto Trader UK - MERCEDES-BENZ E320 Cabriolet

for only £5K (is there a catch?) I really like this last one!

 

[crockers]

The more I see of these, the more I want one!

1994 MERCEDES BENZ E CLASS E320 Sportline Convertible on eBay (end time 11-Sep-09 16:18:21 BST)

Is £14K a fair price for an E320 Sportline?

This garage seems to have a few E class convertibles in stock.

 

[The Boss]

This garage seems to have a few E class convertibles in stock.

yup..

i love the silver one.. just i think it is over priced for what it is...

83k miles, not full options.. the car is registered to the dealer owner as his own car.. been on sale for near a year plus.. no problem, just for an 83k car, u aint gonna get £14k.. maybe £10/11 or such!

plus its had 4/5 owners i think... cant recall

but i do love the way it looks.. very balanced, stylish, conservative, timeless etc etc.. blah blah

 

[A-AvantGarde]

or this E320:

Auto Trader UK - MERCEDES-BENZ E320 Cabriolet

for only £5K (is there a catch?) I really like this last one!

Wow, that does look good, doesn't mention much about history / mileage although I must say it looks stuunning. A nice colour combination too. Surely it should be more than £5K?

I'm sure there's potential for making about £30k profit on that one
Shall we club together, then sell it on???