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Pre-facelift 1993 320CE

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1992 W124 300CE Sportline + 2003 W211 E55K AMG + 1993 W124 300D
Came across this on an evening eBay scroll.

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1993 Mercedes 320CE 5 speed Auto Black with Black leather interior. | eBay UK

1993 320CE for sale. £3,199 ish. She starts and drives well, doesn’t miss a beat and changes through the gears smoothly. A one owner, well maintained, fully optioned 320CE. Very slight delamination on the lower corners of the rear screen.
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You just cant find well spec’d pre-facelift w124 coupes anymore really; it’s rare they come about. (Especially in 5-speed)

This 320CE stood out to me …Would make out to be a lovely car once all bits are sorted (reckon it’ll take some doing though).. sportline would’ve been cherry on the cake but beggars can’t be choosers :fail:

From what he’s describing; sounds like the biodegradable wiring loom is starting to go: which can be a dear job! And bodywork needs a good seeing to.

Though I’ve seen worse deals before.
 
When you said 5 speed, I thought that it was a manual gearbox car. I had an R129 300SL-24 with a 5 speed dogleg and that combo was a delight. I'm not sure why he revved the engine to 2500RPM while taking this picture. Maye the oil pressure drops off when it warms up.

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alabbasi said:
When you said 5 speed, I thought that it was a manual gearbox car. I had an R129 300SL-24 with a 5 speed dogleg and that combo was a delight. I'm not sure why he revved the engine to 2500RPM while taking this picture. Maye the oil pressure drops off when it warms up.

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It at least proves it can do 30mph.😉
 
alabbasi said:
When you said 5 speed, I thought that it was a manual gearbox car. I had an R129 300SL-24 with a 5 speed dogleg and that combo was a delight. I'm not sure why he revved the engine to 2500RPM while taking this picture. Maye the oil pressure drops off when it warms up.

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Yeah as mentioned the 5-speed auto is quite a rare option; I’ve only ever seen 1 or 2 cars with that designation.

One of those being my dad’s old 300CE-24, it was fully loaded with all the bells and whistles. Think of any option.

Bet that was a fun car to drive! The 24v m104 is meant to be quite well spoken of in a manual.
 
Yeah we didnt get any W124 with the 722.5 in the US. I do have one in a 96 SL320 parts car that I own. From my understanding, it's a 722.4 with an external overdrive unit bolted to the back of the trans but it's prone to problems. A friend of mine converted his W124 to a 722.6 and he says that it transformed the car. I'd still love to have a 5 speed manual. That motor revs to 7000RPM and really deserves one.
 
and so it sold on auction. For more than what the seller was asking! :thumb:
 

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I need to start shipping cars back to the UK. Every nut and bolt underneath the ones I own look brand spanking new
 
There's a super lairy facelift car with a giant turbo for sale near me. The condition of the drivers seat confirms HP ratings

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I thought had sold few months ago so I was told by the owner then
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Thought the same - don't know the owner, though i'm familiar with him from social media platforms etc.,, but he put up 'DEPOSIT TAKEN' on the listing when it was initially up for sale.. Wonder what happened there 🤔🤔???....
 
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Doesn't look half bad from the outside....... After looking inside, someone didn't know how to train their dog properly :banana:😂😂
 
We don't suffer rust here in this part of Texas. Not even on the exhaust and caliper hardware. What cars do suffer from is sun and heat that's so strong, it will strip paint down the primer and roast interior. I can tell by the tears in the drivers seat that whoever drove that car wore tank tops. Human oil and sweat will shred leather.
 
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