mercedes 190e sportline 2.6 manual

[John Jones Jr]

My Father had the 190E 2.6 Sportline straight out of the factory back in 1991 and it was a stunning car inside and out

Bloody expensive car in it's day.

 

[ChrisA]

I think he paid £38k for it back then

 

[John Jones Jr]

No surprise, I reckon a base '91 2.6 must have been 30k anyway. I've got a an M-B price list (issued Sept '91) somewhere , I'll make a point to have a look for it.

 

[murder merc]

painted the grill insert today

 

[ss201]

2.6 Sportline price when new

I have the original dealer sales invoice for my 2.6 from April '92. Options include automatic transmission, metallic paint, Sportline suspension package, leather interior, heated front seats, electric driver's seat, front armrest, OTG, which added £4823 to the base price.

Total with VAT, 12 months tax, number plates & delivery. £27,183 (the salesman included a radio FOC - how sweet of him....)

£38k for a new one? Was it gold plated?
















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[John Jones Jr]

Sept '90

190E 2.6 £23,430.
Optional extras £14,952
Total £38,382 + Radio/Stereo + OTR charges.

 

[tali]

That's deep into 2.5-16 territory.It might be most expensive 190 sold in uk ?
My friend had a 2.6 sportline, no leather but 2+2

 

[John Jones Jr]

Yep, it sure is. List then for a basic 2.5-16 was £33k. Fully loaded it could cost 41k + from memory. My one cost 38k+ new.

Not forgetting that's when a pound was a pound

 

[ss201]

Sept '90

190E 2.6 £23,430.
Optional extras £14,952
Total £38,382 + Radio/Stereo + OTR charges.

Wow! That's an amazing cost for extras. He must have ticked every available option box. I thought mine had a reasonably high spec, but obviously not!

 

[tali]

With all those extras the most expensive 2.6 may also be the slowest ?

 

[John Jones Jr]

Wow! That's an amazing cost for extras. He must have ticked every available option box. I thought mine had a reasonably high spec, but obviously not!

There is actually more options available but those are not applicable to a Sportline.

 

[murder merc]

Removed the wiper mechanism yesterday and painted it satin black.

 

[murder merc]

while taking a break doing some belts on a astra