Highlights
- Rare Pine Green metallic with beige leather interior and Gullideckel alloys
- £2,500 servicing and related work by specialist Autoclass in March 2026
- Suspension restoration by previous keeper
- Garaged in a dehumidified, carpeted garage with custom cover
- Current MOT valid to March 2027 with no advisories
The Appeal
Back in the 1980s, if you had the money for a Rolls-Royce but didn’t want the ostentation, you bought a W126 Mercedes. These impeccably crafted cars were eyewatering expensive and built to exacting standards, which likely explains why cars like this smart 1990 500SEC have weathered the intervening decades so well.
Finished in rare Pine Green metallic with complementary beige leather, this 300bhp coupe is in fine shape and has been cosseted by its current keeper. It lives in a carpeted, dehumidified garage under a custom, colour-matched cover. Just prior to sale it was despatched to specialist Autoclass where it received £2,500 of work. This included fresh engine, gearbox and differential fluids and filters, plus a rear wheel bearing and fuel accumulator. We’re told that the previous keeper overhauled the suspension.
Boasting a current MOT valid to March 2027 with no advisories, this relaxing and rewarding grand tourer is ready to enjoy.
The vendor says:
“It's got huge presence because of it's rare colour specification (Nacht Gruen Metallic) over cream interior, on period correct 15-hole Mercedes alloy wheels. It's been a fantastic piece of nostalgia for me (the car I grew up being taken to school in) and was the centre piece of my sister's wedding last summer. It's a cliche, but it stops traffic everywhere it goes. Every trip, someone will pull alongside and offer a compliment. It's got huge torque, and great brakes so it's perfectly capable in modern traffic; it's been huge fun.”
Key Information
- Mileage: 145,250 miles (unwarranted)
- Country of registration: United Kingdom
- MOT status: valid until 22nd March 2027 with no advisories
- Technical specs: M117 4,973cc 300bhp V8 petrol, 4G-TRONIC four-speed automatic
- Paperwork: Invoices and bills for previous suspension restoration work included; original service book is missing from the book pack; factory literature and owners manual; invoices from 2021 to present day; one spare key; one key set; V5C
The Detail
- Attractive and well-kept Pine Green metallic paintwork
- March 2026: £2,500 spent at Autoclass on a service including engine, gearbox and differential fluids and filters, a new rear wheel bearing and a new fuel accumulator
- Previous owner carried out extensive suspension restoration; all invoices included, we are told
- Believed to have been lowered on new springs and dampers by the previous owner; sits lower than standard
- Audible top-end tick from the valve gear on cold start
- The vendor reports the car starts, runs and drives well
- Bodywork presents well with no visible corrosion according to seller
- No corrosion advisories noted on the MOT
- Scrape to lower nearside rear bumper
- Scuffs to the leading edges of the mirrors
- Some delamination to the rear screen
- Underside reviewed favourably by Autoclass
- All ‘Gullideckel’ alloy wheels described as original and presenting well
- Beige leather interior in fair condition for age
- Tear in the driver's seat base
- Some delamination of the walnut burr trims
- All instrumentation and switches work, including electric heated seats, we are told
- Clock in the instrument binnacle has recently stopped working
- Passenger-side seat belt butler is disconnected but included with the car
- Aftermarket Alpine head unit with Bluetooth fitted; no other modifications states seller
- Original Mercedes key operates the doors and central locking
- Replacement ignition barrel requires a second key to start the car
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Comentarios
Mercede••••
Hola, sin duda te encantaba sentarte en este hermoso coche. ¿Podrías decirme cuál es la razón para vender a un miembro de la familia tan querido?
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PD••••
VendedorHola. Ha sido una experiencia nostálgica fantástica para mí: lo he tenido, lo he disfrutado, lo he mejorado y he revivido los recuerdos que quería vivir con ello. Para ser directo, supongo que ya está todo hecho y quiero pasar a otra cosa.
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mercede••••
Gracias por la respuesta
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mercede••••
Ya he tenido uno de estos antes y siempre me he arrepentido de venderlo. ¿Puedes decirme si se menciona corrosión estructural en una ITV pasada; ¿se ha corregido y qué era? También, la luna trasera deslaminada, ¿hay corrosión en la zona de la bandeja del maletero? Por último, las aletas delanteras donde se unen a los parachoques, ¿hay signos de corrosión, burbujas, etc? Gracias
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PD••••
VendedorHola, gracias por tu pregunta. La observación de corrosión estructural apareció en un fallo previo de la ITV en 2024, pero no se ha repetido en la reinspección de noviembre de ese año ni en pruebas posteriores, incluida la ITV actual. No se realizaron trabajos de reparación específicos durante mi propiedad, y desde entonces el coche ha pasado la ITV sin ningún aviso estructural. Sí, hay algo de corrosión superficial en la zona inferior del lateral de la bandeja trasera dentro del maletero. Esto fue tratado con un producto anti-corrosión por el anterior propietario y no ha empeorado durante mi propiedad. Los guardabarros delanteros, incluida la unión con los parachoques, se muestran en buen estado, sin burbujeo visible ni corrosión aparente. En conjunto, el coche es un ejemplar muy usable y honesto y luce bien para su edad, pero siempre recomendaría una revisión.
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