As summer is quickly approaching now is the perfect time to source a brilliant example of a soft-top grand tourer.
This E320 has an extensive history folder and has had multiple loving owners throughout its life.
From 1984-97 the W124 was Mercedes’ mid-size range of cars with multiple body styles to choose from, the cabriolet is possibly the best one to have. With all the bells and whistles of the coupe but the added benefit of top-down motoring, it is all you could ever need from a modern classic.
Over the past 20+ years this W124 has had some excellent owners, with regular maintenance and care she is now presented in excellent condition. The next owner will be able to enjoy many more happy years of top-down motoring. PmzASI8HwqHJMv4fX5wpZNFgD95B0Laq4eoYu2t8.jpeg1.99 MB
The History and Paperwork
First registered for use on the UK roads on the 1st of January 1995 it goes down south to the town of Chichester
The first owner obviously liked their cars specced well, with ‘Mushroom’ leather, Azurite blue metallic paint, wood/leather steering wheel, Sportline package, and draft deflector
It moves from Chichester to Southampton in 1998 and a few subsequent owners over the next few years. All the previous V5s have been kept in the history file, including the modern up-to-date version
Along with V5s, there are multiple MOT certificates tracking its health over its year.
There are a few old tax discs in the folder
As part of the history, there is also an extensive service history from 2000 until 2020. There is a letter from a Mercedes specialist in Crawley that states the prior service history had been lost in a fire at the Mercedes agents in Chichester. So, it would have had full-service history if not for this.
Original owner’s manual and service advice literature from Mercedes
Spare key
There are a lot of invoices from this car’s past.
One invoice states that the car had a new and complete engine wiring harness
A new offside rear window regulator was fitted in 2015
There are lots of invoices from valeters that show the level of care that this car has received over the years. With regular maintenance washes, a few machine polishes, and a re-waterproofing of the fabric hood
A new steering box was installed in 2013
In 2014 and 89,000 miles the automatic gearbox had a transmission fluid change
The current owner has recently fitted a new Bosch battery
The biggest invoice, from 2018, shows that it received a lot of work. From new suspension arms, roll bar bushes, cylinder head gasket, diff seals, rocker cover gaskets, spark plugs, and some slight bodywork. After this, it was as good as new
Along with maintenance and legal documents, there are a few plaques from car shows and more importantly Concours events, showing its visual condition.
With the interior being the place, you will spend the most amount of your time, you will be happy to hear that the interior in this Mercedes is incredible. From comfortable leather seats to a powered fabric soft-top hood, it is a glorious place to sit and watch the world go by.
The cream leather within the interior of this modern classic is in great condition, with no rips or tears to the material they hold you in a state of pure comfort, working with the incredible suspension to provide a ride like none other.
Along with the leather seats the cream carpets are also in good condition, with the car just having a full valet they looked great.
To complement the cream leather there are some great dark wood accents, these are in great condition too with no apparent sun bleaching or de-lamination. But then again it is a Mercedes, so we expect nothing but quality.
As this is the Cabriolet version it is fitted with a powered hood, this hood is in a matching dark blue and complements the cream interior well. A prospective buyer will be happy to hear that this roof works as it should. There are no nasty creaks or visible water stains on the headlining.
Overall, the interior of this modern classic is in great condition and the new owner will be able to enjoy many comfortable miles ahead of them.
With summer on the horizon, this could be the perfect addition to your driveway.
The W124 Mercedes is one of those cars that has perfect proportions and with the optional Sportline package that was optioned onto the car you got wider wheels, Sportline badges, and a slightly lowered ride height.
This car has also been finished in a lovely deep blue metallic paint job that looks stunning in the light. This is a brilliant looker of a car with the roof up, but once you lower the top it gets even better you just know that anyone who gets to own and drives this car next will look totally stylish doing it.
There are no real marks on the exterior, the body panels are all straight and the paint reflects that. But then again just remember that it was shown at Concours events during the 2010s, a testament to the visual condition of this luxury two-door convertible. She even still wears her three-pointed star bonnet emblem with pride.
The only area that may show some signs of its age is the strip along the rear deck when the roof is retracted, over the years it may have become slightly sunbleached.
But this is the only part of the body that shows its age, it is a great example of a modern classic.
The gearbox has recently had an oil change – nice and smooth now.
Everyone knows the pedestal that Mercedes mechanics sit on, they are legendary for bulletproof reliability making this Mercedes E320 cabriolet an excellent proposition.
Not only are they known for reliability, but this E320 variant is fitted with the big 3.2l inline-six engine powering it down the road extremely nicely. Along with the powerful engine, there is a lovely and smooth automatic gearbox. This box works perfectly well and with a recent oil change, it should be spot on for a few more miles.
There are many invoices within the huge binder full of history that evidence a lot of work that has been carried out throughout the years.
This should put any prospective buyer's mind at ease that it has been cared for properly over the past 20+ years.
If you are in the market for a stylish and capable cabriolet for this summer and beyond then look no further than this example. With a comprehensive history folder, brilliant interior, and perfect exterior it could be the best E320 out there.
The current owner has loved and cherished this car during their ownership but it is now time for it to move on to the next caring owner.
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