Highlights
- Tiny 8,912 miles from new
- One family owned to 2022
- Well maintained and mostly chauffeur driven
- High specification 220bhp saloon
- Recent service and health check
- Long MOT with no advisories
The Appeal
26 years since it was first registered, this remarkable W210 E320 has covered a mere 8,912 miles. It is surely as close to buying a new one as it is possible to get.
The first buyer chose well. This well specified Elegance has the 3.2litre 220bhp engine and a raft of factory-fitted options. It was bought new by a wealthy Lebanese family who used it - as we can see - very sparingly as part of a fleet of luxury cars garaged and generaly chauffeur-driven in South Kensington.
The car remained in the same family until 2022 when it was acquired by the seller, who had known it for 15 years. He has continued the light use and sympathetic maintenance.
The History and Paperwork
- First registered 1st August 1998
- Ordered in December 1997 in Germany and factory bult in May 1998
- Five registered keepers
- Owned by sale family through four keepers
- One family owned to August 2022
- Current keeper since August 2022
- Acquired new by wealthy Lebanese family in Germany and first registered in UK
- Delivered new to UK due to advantageous exchange rates
- Retains its provisional German registration plates
- Part of a high end luxury vehicle fleet garaged in South Kensington
- DVLA incorrectly records engine size at 6000cc which buyer may wish to update
- Maintained by first keeper’s own mechanic
- Mainly driver by first keeper’s chauffeur
- Always dry stored in heated garages
- Known by seller for 15 years prior to purchase
- 2 key fobs plus emergency key and factory key case
- Factory handbooks and wallet in good condition
- Service book with two stamps but additional work by previous keeper’s mechanic
- Various invoices from Mercedes-Benz
- Factory stereo remote control and radio code card
- Diagnostics check in November 2023
- Serviced in November 2023 at 8,849 miles
- MOT to 24th November2024 with no advisories and 8,868 miles showing on test
- Good MOT history with few advisories which verifies the anecdotal history above
- Low mileage confirmed by MOT history with 4,507 miles showing in 2005
The Condition
- Smart Azurite Blue (366U) paintwork in good order
- Well kept car with factory-original condition inside and out
- Factory 8 hole alloy wheels are well kept showing few marks
- Bodywork presents well due to heated garage storage and sparing use
- Some paint scratches to two doors, all minor and not unsightly
- Buyers should expect some age related marks and checking photographs recommended
- High specification Elegance with luxury full leather interior
- Grey mushroom leather cabin with very few signs of age and use
- Specification includes memory pack for driver’s area and tilt/slide sunroof
- Fitted with heated front and rear seats
- Vendor advises that the sunroof tilts but not slides likely due to lack of use
- He is willing to rectify this pre sale if the buyer requires
- We are told that the plentiful electrical equipment all works correctly
- LCD display on heating unit is partly discoloured but not unsightly
- Still has the clear plastic protective film fitted to the door sill trims
- Underside in very good order with no advisories on last MOT for structure
- Various factory stickers still attached to underside reflecting lack of use and originality
The Mechanics
- 3,199cc Mercedes-Benz 220bhp 6cyl engine
- 4spd automatic gearbox
- Original exhaust system with factory stickers
- The centre exhaust section is lightly corroded, does not blow but may benefit from replacement
- Vendor reports that there are no oil leaks
- Original tool kit in good and apparently complete condition
- Even has the 2litres of factory supplied engine oil still in factory packaging
- Well maintained car that has mostly been chauffeur driven
- Recent service with less than 100 miles covered since
- No reported running or driving issues advised
- No mechanical or running gear advisories on last MOT test
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