Hi Guys,
Joined the forum a few weeks back.
Years ago when the W124 was fairly new I always drooled over the sight of these timeless pillarless coupe's and loved the TE's and E500's. Had a few rides in some some saloons. Was always impressed.
Then my sister and brother in law started looking for a Convertible. Had to be Mercedes. After looking at various CLK's (W208 and W209) they finally settled on a beautiful example of an E220 W124 because of the timeless look and generally fantastic build quality.
E220 1995 Convertible:
Jealousy soon set in from my side and I decided to get myself a W124
Wife approval was not there because we kind of already have quite a few cars (W208 CLK 320, E60 M5 V10, E92 M3 and E39 M5).
Finally convinced her but could not spend too much money. Really wanted the ex museum E36 AMG which Avanteguard are selling but that would mean selling the E60... not happening!
Finally found a dark grey E320 1994 locally to me which met the budget. Massive documented S/H and great interior with everything working bar the A/C.
Most important thing was that it drove really well and was mechanically very good which a few weeks of driving have now shown to be the case.
There are some rust spots on the arches which will require attention and a few door dents.
Even though I own some nice BMW's I actually really enjoy this car and have found myself driving it on the weekends and spending some serious time in it.
The engine is nothing like as powerful as the big V8's I'm used to it's still effortless and sounds incredibly smooth. It's ample powerful enough to enjoy and has a real organic feel about it.
Overall real impressed with the build quality and the overall feel of the car. The best way I can describe it is that it has SOUL! I just love driving it.
The ride quality is simply stunning and it's a car you will really chill out in.
Surprised to see how many looks it gets on the road too. Great to see people are still appreciating these old cars. Friend of mine said 'you only bought that because it's cool'. Well, that's a compliment.
So... now begins the restoration and to bring it to a very high standard.
Not sure which direction I want to go. Keep it 100% standard or maybe some subtle upgrades like 17" genuine AMG alloys and maybe some subtle lowering (not beyond AMG levels of course!).
Needs a decent Becker stereo too.
Joined the forum a few weeks back.
Years ago when the W124 was fairly new I always drooled over the sight of these timeless pillarless coupe's and loved the TE's and E500's. Had a few rides in some some saloons. Was always impressed.
Then my sister and brother in law started looking for a Convertible. Had to be Mercedes. After looking at various CLK's (W208 and W209) they finally settled on a beautiful example of an E220 W124 because of the timeless look and generally fantastic build quality.
E220 1995 Convertible:
Jealousy soon set in from my side and I decided to get myself a W124
Wife approval was not there because we kind of already have quite a few cars (W208 CLK 320, E60 M5 V10, E92 M3 and E39 M5).Finally convinced her but could not spend too much money. Really wanted the ex museum E36 AMG which Avanteguard are selling but that would mean selling the E60... not happening!
Finally found a dark grey E320 1994 locally to me which met the budget. Massive documented S/H and great interior with everything working bar the A/C.
Most important thing was that it drove really well and was mechanically very good which a few weeks of driving have now shown to be the case.
There are some rust spots on the arches which will require attention and a few door dents.
Even though I own some nice BMW's I actually really enjoy this car and have found myself driving it on the weekends and spending some serious time in it.
The engine is nothing like as powerful as the big V8's I'm used to it's still effortless and sounds incredibly smooth. It's ample powerful enough to enjoy and has a real organic feel about it.
Overall real impressed with the build quality and the overall feel of the car. The best way I can describe it is that it has SOUL! I just love driving it.
The ride quality is simply stunning and it's a car you will really chill out in.
Surprised to see how many looks it gets on the road too. Great to see people are still appreciating these old cars. Friend of mine said 'you only bought that because it's cool'. Well, that's a compliment.
So... now begins the restoration and to bring it to a very high standard.
Not sure which direction I want to go. Keep it 100% standard or maybe some subtle upgrades like 17" genuine AMG alloys and maybe some subtle lowering (not beyond AMG levels of course!).
Needs a decent Becker stereo too.
