Prices for a 190E

[normanr]

Looking on fleabay I think people are getting carried away with what they are worth,in the last 4 weeks people have been struggling to get £400.00 for a good one but there are a lot of people trying for £1000.00 plus.

I think they will find the same as a lot on fleabay they have no chance,I notice one of our members has put his on for £1000.00 plus

 

[jpskiller]

I have also noticed that, and some are basic models without leather etc, beging advertised at over 1000, there just not gong to sell.. when you can easily pick up a basic & leather model for around 400-600

 

[Dieselman]

I agree. Yesterday I mentioned seeing one go for £720.
It was a '93 and in perfect condition other than a very small ding. It had all paperwork and s/h.

 

[Will]

I think the recent hit in all car values has finally started to filter through.

With facelift W202 cars well under £2K you've really got to want a W201 190E.

Eg, Olly's £1500 C280 Sport and the other year 2000 C230K Sport Auto for £1700.

However, saying this the W201 is a fantastically designed car and the very fact that many are soldiering on it decent mechanical and cosmetic condition speaks volumes for this. What I mean is the 8 year old C230K that I mentioned has quite a bit of rust, a typical 190 twice this age will have much less!

Some people may prefer the classic styling and the DIY-friendly mechanics also, makes the whole ownership experience more affordable to many. The W202 is a nice car although it is currently just an 'old C-class' where as the 190 has become a bit more of an icon.

Clean, well specced and good condition 190s with service history and low mileage etc shouldn't struggle to make around £1K though IMHO.

Will

 

[normanr]

I could not agree with you more Will I used to have a 89 190e with 57000 one owner,I now have a C-Class but I wished I had not sold my old 190e (far better car.)

 

[Will]

I've gone full circle. I've had 190s in the past, a couple of W202s when they were still fairly new (one was less than 5 years old), and now I'm back with the W201.

I'd buy another W202, they're good cars but I think this time it would have to be an AMG.

Will

 

[Seamster15]

The W202 are becomming very cheap now. Mine was just £1500...

 

[normanr]

I have had my W202 just over 18 months and paid £5000 for it and as you say I would be lucky to get £1500.00 for it now WHAT A CHOKER.

 

[Joe_SP]

I have had my W202 just over 18 months and paid £5000 for it and as you say I would be lucky to get £1500.00 for it now WHAT A CHOKER.

I agree, I bought mine from my father in law 18 months ago for £2750, at the time it was a bargain for a 1 owner 8 year old MB with less than 100k.....

 

[Will]

If you've paid less than £3k for a car, kept & used it for a year and a half (without any major hassles) and get something back for it I wouldn't be too distraught Most new cars will lose a lot more than that, and you've had the pleasure of piloting a Mercedes-Benz

I did wonder if the W204 has filtered through to make the W203-202-201 cheaper overall. Afterall, how much are early (2001/2002) W203s now?

Will

 

[Seamster15]

You can pick up a 70k 2003 C180k estate for 6.5k at auction.

 

[Will]

You can pick up a 70k 2003 C180k estate for 6.5k at auction.

Yep, how about a 100K mile 2001/2002 C180 saloon or similar. Surely peanuts now?

I don't think the W203 rusts too badly does it?

Will

 

[IMD]

Tings are cerainly dropping in my opinion. I just sold my 190 on ebay for £607.00 last week. It was the second time it was on and was an incredibly clean car. Only thing against it was that it was a Carb model, which puts some people off.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280229098231&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ebay.co.uk%3A80%2Fsearch%2Fsearch.dll%3Ffrom%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm37%26satitle%3D280229098231%26fvi%3D1

I had it 6 months and got my money back on the car, so no complaints. I did pay £600 for it, cleaned it up well and thought I might turn a small profit, but no luck!

 

[Dieselman]

Yep, how about a 100K mile 2001/2002 C180 saloon or similar. Surely peanuts now?

I don't think the W203 rusts too badly does it?

Will

Earlier ones do. They all seem to suffer with spider webs under the paint and I've seen some real shockers, worse than W202 or W210.

 

[Dinnie]

The W202 are becomming very cheap now. Mine was just £1500...

What is the mileage if you don't mind me asking? Is the car fully spec'd?

 

[Dieselman]

I have had my W202 just over 18 months and paid £5000 for it and as you say I would be lucky to get £1500.00 for it now WHAT A CHOKER.

If you don't need to sell it and it's reliable, not rusty and generally fits the bill then keep it for now would be my advice.

I'd say £5k was pretty heavily priced 18 months ago but given say £1200 depreciation per annum for 1.5 years, that's not too bad. You probably lost £1k the day you collected it.

The car market is in turmoil at the moment. Around london it's very buoyant but as one moves away it gets weaker and weaker.

 

[Dinnie]

What is the mileage if you don't mind me asking? Is the car fully spec'd?

Don't worry, found your other post!

 

[Seamster15]

What is the mileage if you don't mind me asking? Is the car fully spec'd?

76k fsh (part dealer then Mercedes Specialists) Air-Con, Alloys, Cloth Interior, Auto, 8 Disk Kenwood CD system.

There is a couple of dinks on the bodywork. I've driven 300 miles this week in her and the engine and gearbox are very smooth.

Regards,

Simon

 

[SL300-24]

I bought this one a while back....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160214663458


With this spec:

VIN WDB2010242
Model 190 E
Chassis 201
Engine 102962
Transmission 722400 02 904526
Order 0 0 537 81191
Approx. year 1990
Dealer Great Britain (537)
Interior leather mushroom (265)
Paint
929 nautical blue metallic (с 01.01.1984)
Options
211 automatic limited slip differential (ASD) (с 01.07.1984)
rear axle with automatic limited slip differential (ASD)

240 outside temperature indicator (с 01.03.1982)

242 right front seat electrically adjustable with memory feature. only applicable to series w 210 when installed in conjunction with code 275. (с 01.03.1983)

280 steering wheel (400 mm dia.) and gearshift lever in leather trim; on W202 390 mm dia. (с 01.05.1984)

285 ruffled pockets on left and right front backrests (с 01.07.1988)

341 additional lamp (с 01.09.1982)

362

412 electric sliding roof with tilting device (с 01.07.1983)

420 automatic transmission, floor shift (с 01.01.1963)

467 central locking system and instruments with english lettering (с 01.04.1970 по 31.10.1993)

470 anti-lock braking system (abs) (с 01.06.1978 по 31.10.1993)

524 paintcoat preservation (с 01.01.1964)

543 sun visor with vanity mirror, illuminated, left and right (с 01.11.1978)

570 folding armrest front w202/210 stowage box front with armrest (с 01.04.1970)
front folding armrest w202 - housing at front with armrest

586 Behr air conditioner, and electric window lifters (front and rear doors) (с 01.04.1970)

593 heat-insulating glass, all-around, heated rear window pane (single-sheet safety glass), band filter
green heat-insulating glass all round, heated rear window, single pane safety glass - tinted strip (с 01.01.1972)

613 lamp unit, asymmetrical, l.h. traffic (с 01.02.1963)

876 rear door contaCTS and lamp above rear window (с 01.07.1964 по 31.10.1993)

And it has been great 155k, FMBSH up to 144k one owner till 2007 Bargain £260

Took a bit of a gamble because the advert description was very poor.......got lucky I guess.

 

[Will]

Bit of a bargain there Ray, not quite it's true value at £260 though!

That car cleaned up and advertised properly should fetch nearer a grand without much hassle

Will