Beschreibung
1987 Mercedes-Benz (W201) 190E 2. 6 Auto
Only 118K Miles - Superb History - Beautiful Condition
Gleaming 432 Havana (Bison) Brown Metallic - Immaculate Beige Velour Interior
Unique Specification - Sought After Early Pre-facelift Six Cylinder W201 190E 2. 6
New Advisory Free MOT - Just Serviced
THE CAR
Date of Registration: 16th April 1987 (one of the first 190E 2. 6)
VRM: D471 SGO
MOT Expiry: 11th April 2025 (No Advisories)
Number of Previous Keeper on V5: 8
Mileage: 118, 950 Miles
Service History: FSH Stamped Service Book (22 Stamps) + Large A4 Lever Arch File of Invoices
Last Service: 12th April 2024 @ 118, 953 Miles (Small Service)
Keys: Two Keys
Also Included: Glovebox Book Pack, All Manuals, Tool Roll, Jack, Warning Triangle, Unused First Aid Kit
Road Tax: Pre-March 2001 Flat Rate of £295/ Year
FEATURES
Beige Velour Interior (most expensive interior option)
Outside Temperature Gauge
Front Armrest
Rear Armrest
Electric Windows x 4
Central Locking
Electric Slide Sunroof
Electric/ Heated Mirrors
Power Steering
Load Adjustable Headlamps
Original Dealer Fit Blaupunkt Cambridge SQR49 Tape/ Tuner
Hirschmann Electric Aerial
Front Fog Lamps
Headlamp Wash/ Wipe
Factory Tinted Glass with Gradient Band Windscreen
Refurbished MB 15 Hole Alloys with Near New Bridgestone Tyres
High Capacity Fuel Tank
Matching Spare Wheel
MB Ribbed Overmats
FACTORY DATA (BUILD) CARD
General Data
FIN WDB2010292F350716
Model 190 E 2, 6
Engine 103942 22 004167
Transmission 722409 22 469139
Order Number 0 7 537 87556
Order Location GREAT BRITAIN
Interior 975
Paint 1 HAVANA BROWN METALLIC (432U)
Approx. Build Date 1987-03
Code Description
238 CITY DRIVE LIGHT FOR GREAT BRITAIN
240 OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR
286 LUGGAGE NETS ON DRIVER RESTS L AND R
341 ADDITIONAL BLINKER LAMPS
362 RHD VEHICLES AS PER EC REGULATIONS (CONTROL CODE)
410 SLIDING ROOF, ELECTRICALLY OPERATED
420 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 4-GEAR
461 INSTRUMENT WITH MILES IND. AND ENGLISH LEGEND
507 OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR, LEFT AND RIGHT, HEATED (ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE ON THE RIGHT)
524 PAINTWORK - PRESERVATION
570 FOLDING ARMREST, FRONT
584 ELECTRIC WINDOW LIFTERS (FRONT AND REAR DOORS)
593 HEAT-INSULATING GLASS, ALL-AROUND, HEATED REAR WINDOW PANE (SINGLE-SHEET SAFETY GLASS), BAND FILTER
600 HEADLAMP WIPER/ WASHER
613 HEADLAMP LEFT-HAND TRAFFIC
640 15-HOLE LIGHT ALLOY RIMS
876 REAR DOOR CONTACTS AND LAMP ABOVE REAR WINDOW
SUMMARY
Originally supplied by Rose & Young, Caterham, and still carrying the original dealer sticker in the rear window, which is still in excellent condition probably down to the car being garaged, this very early 190E 2. 6 is finished in the rare and rather attractive colour combination of 432 Havana Brown (known as Bison Brown in some markets) with the super rare Beige Velour interior; the most expensive interior option for the W201 at the time and more expensive than leather. Ordered new by a London Photographic Company, this would have been quite some car when new back in the April of 1987; I was 20 years old back then and would have given my left arm to own a car like this.
Now some 37 years later, this very rare example is still in lovely condition, although as you'd expect there are a few minor marks and imperfections commensurate with a vehicle of this age and mileage; that said its certainly worn better than I have, and unlike me, still turns heads; the Havana brown paintwork almost has a purple hue in direct sunlight. Underside is exceptional, and it certainly doesn't look it's age, whilst the 15-hole alloys have been recently refurbished and are shod with excellent matching Bridgestone tyres.
Service history is impressive too, the service booklet contains 21 stamps, which is then continued in the large A4 lever file of invoices; it was serviced 7 times by the supplying dealership before being sold by Mertrux, Derby in 1991 to a Gentleman from Ashbourne, Derbyshire whose family kept this car for many years. It passed through several members of his family before being sold in 2019. More recently it has passed through the hands of several Mercedes Club members, most known to me. The last owner, has spent around £2500, and countless hours on it; for the jobs he couldn't do himself, it was entrusted to either Mercedes-Benz of Guildford or SS Motors of Weybridge, a highly respected Mercedes Specialist.
Interior is immaculate; the velour doesn't suffer from "bobbling" or wearing of the fabric pile, which I've found can afflict this type of interior. New ribbed over mats protect the carpet, which are in equally superb condition. Door cards are incredibly good too; in fact its almost unheard of the find a W201 with perfect door cards, especially one of this vintage. The car is also fitted with a period correct and working Blaupunkt Cambridge Tape/ Tuner.
The car drives superbly, in fact its difficult to believe this car is almost 40 years old, and underlines just how good these cars were when they were launched. A drive in an almost new 190E back in 1986 at the age of 19 absolutely blew my mind, and was what got me into these cars, and is the reason I'm still obsessed with them right up to this day. At the last count well over two hundred W201's have passed through my hands over the last twenty odd years, and I can tell you this one drives better than most. The six cylinder 2. 6's are all special, and made the W201 the car is should have always been, and to drive a good one really underlines that.
Now normally I'd be advertising a car like this for around the £10K mark, in fact this very car was previously advertised for around £9K by the previous owner, who I took it in part exchange from against an S500L. However although there's nothing listed on the V5 (logbook) in May 2002, 21 years ago, the car was listed as a Category C, probably after a very minor bump. This will have been when the car was right at the bottom of its value curve, so it would have been easy to make even small repairs even after a minor bump, uneconomic. And it must have been very minor, as I can’t find any evidence of any major damage, or repairs, and if they’re had have been any bad repairs, they’d have certainly manifested themselves by now. I also think that it’s so long ago now, it really makes very little difference now, and if you're taking the car to register it abroad, it won't matter anyway. I always kick myself for not buying a 190E Evo back in 2012, that was also listed on a category c; whoever bought that car more than quadrupled their money on it when it was sold five years later, the category made no difference to it, as the car was so rare.
I've been dealing and been involved with the W201 for well over 20 years now, and its so heartening to see the model is at last getting the recognition it deserves. I've always said that the W201 will go down as one of the best Mercedes Passenger Cars of the last forty years. If the W201 project had failed, given the colossal investment in its development, Mercedes wouldn't be here today. As such, failure just wasn't an option, and as a result they produced one of the finest saloon cars ever made; it was actually dubbed the "baby S-Class" at the time.
Finally, another big bonus here, is when this car reaches 40 years old in the not too distant future, it will qualify as an Historic Vehicle and will be Tax, MOT and ULEZ/ CAZ exempt.
THE MTSV DIFFERENCE
Unlike some, I don't just simply go out, buy any old car, give it a good clean, then advertise it for more than the purchase price, disregarding any issues the car may have in the hope the new buyer won't notice…I just couldn't do that. The cars I source are carefully selected and I work very hard so that when my cars leave me, I have the satisfaction of knowing they are as good as they possibly can be within the constraints I have. As such I have many repeat customers and new customers that have been recommended via word of mouth…the ultimate accolade for anyone in business.
Any other questions, please feel free to contact me. I've been dealing in Mercedes-Benz vehicles for almost 20 years, but I'm a firstly and foremostly a true car enthusiast of many more years, and a Mercedes Club Member, so it's a pleasure to meet and speak to like-minded people.
Finally, I'm situated in Keighley, West Yorkshire (Postal Code Area BD21) which is approximately 11 miles from Skipton, and 20 miles West of Leeds.
All major debit/ credit cards accepted.
Thanks for reading my advert!
Mark.
