Highlights

• An example of the perennially popular C124 coupe in a great colourway
• A car with a sensible original mileage and low ownership history
• Boasting a luxurious and comfortable, grey leather clad interior

The Appeal

The History and Paperwork

• The 230CE was supplied new via Rose & Young, former Mercedes dealers in Caterham
• The coupe was first registered in November 1989
• According to DVLA records the first owner retained the car until November 1991
• The second owner used and enjoyed the car for a full 31 years
• The current owner acquired the car to become the third owner in February 2022
• At this point the car had covered approximately 75,500 miles
• Since this time the current owner has added a little over 2,000 miles
• The 230CE comes with plenty of supporting paperwork
• This is understood to include the current V5
• The current MOT is present in hard copy and valid until August 2023
• Numerous previous MOTs are included helping to verify mileage
• The original book pack is included together with the service booklet
• Numerous former tax discs are also present
• A number of maintenance invoices are also included
• These include two from 2023 and two from 2022 totalling over £1,100
  
  

The Interior

• The 230CE’s interior is luxuriously well appointed in hues of grey
• The seats are finished in soft grey leather
• The wood veneers are 'zebrano wood' as used across the Mercedes range in this era, a rare wood from central Africa
• The front seats are stitched into horizontal padded panels
• The seat centres are finished in perforated leather with smooth side bolsters
• The rear cabin is arranged into two separate seats 
• These are separated by a centre storage cubby and a folding armrest
• The rear side panels are finished in classy, ruched leather
• The front door cards are similarly finished with added wood veneer accents
• The familiar white on black VDO gauges are housed in a hooded binnacle
• These sit behind the large, black four spoke steering wheel
• The centre console is finished in a mid-brown gloss wood veneer
• The heating controls are housed here
• Below these a period Blaupunkt Melbourne radio cassette head unit is fitted
•  The carpets are clean, free from marks with fitted Mercedes Benz overmats
• A factory fitted sliding steel sunroof is present and working
• The boot is well shaped with easy access courtesy of a widely opening lid
• The boot is finished in hard wearing grey carpet
• The original warning triangle is stowed in the boot lid
  
  

The Exterior

• This Mercedes Benz coupe is finished in bright Astral Silver Metallic paintwork
• This is complimented by a darker hue to the iconic “Sacco” panels
• The paintwork exudes a bright and lustrous shine
• The bodywork looks equally well presented 
• Door shuts and panel gaps look to be Mercedes Benz appropriate 
• The W124 range was the first to feature the so called “gullideckel” or manhole cover alloys
• This C124 sits on an original 15-hole set of these in a 15-inch size
• The alloys were refurbished and are all clean free from marks and discoloration. 
• These are shod with a mix set of Pirelli tyres on the fronts and Yokohama tyres on the rear tyres in a 195/65 configuration
• The cabin glass and light lenses all appear undamaged, clear and original
  
  

The Mechanics

• The 230CE is fitted with the well-respected M102.982 engine
• This is an inline four-cylinder petrol engine 
• This is a 2,299 cc unit fitted with KE-Jetronic fuel injection system from Bosch
• This unit produces around 130bhp
• Power is fed to the rear wheels via a four-speed 4G-Tronic automatic transmission
• The under-bonnet presentation is original looking 
• All the correct data plates are present and correct
• The presentation could be further improved quite cheaply and easily
• The car appears to have been well maintained with a number of recent invoices present
• Combine this with the sensible original mileage of the car and it seems mechanically sound
  
  

Summary