Highlights
- Highly original
- Metallic blue/grey paintwork with ivory leather interior
- Valid MOT until March 2024
The Appeal
The Mercedes-Benz S Class has long set the benchmark for build quality in the world of luxury saloons and the W126 proved immensely successful. Offered with a range of capable engines, many are still in regular use to this day and we're delighted to offer once such late example.
With an MOT valid until March 2024, it is ready and waiting for a new owner, and is still more than capable as a daily driver.
The History and Paperwork
- First registered in 1992
- Four previous owners from new
- Currently indicates 151,600 miles
- Valid MOT until March 2024
- Paperwork file includes:
- Stamped service record book
- Selection of invoices
- MOT certificates
- All original manuals and handbooks
- V5C document
The Interior
- Highly original interior
- Ivory leather upholstery in good order with light wear
- Door cards are in good order with no major faults we can discern
- Dashboard is in good order with all instruments clean and easy to read
- All options reportedly working save for the air conditioning
- A crack is visible in the centre console, though the trim itself is still complete
- Carpets in good order with light wear
- Headlining is in fair order with some marks
- Part of the headlining is loose over the parcel shelf
- We can’t spot any signs of water ingress from the sunroof
- Boot is in good order with solid looking floors
- Complete with warning triangle and a spare wheel
The Exterior
- Classic angular Mercedes-Benz profile with iconic grille
- Bodywork in good order save for a small dent in the rear offside bumper
- Blue-grey metallic paintwork in fair condition with minor blemishing and scratching
- Some light corrosion is visible around the window frames and panel seams
- Chromework carrying some patina and a corrosion spot to the front grille
- Glasswork and lenses in good order with light wear
- Some damage to the right-hand headlight wiper
- Some scuffs and marks to the mirrors, though glasswork is in good order
- Car is sat on period-accurate alloys, which have been replaced recently
- Two alloys are missing their centre branding
- Shod in a full set of Nexen tyres
- Underneath, the car has some signs of surface corrosion throughout
The Mechanics
- Powered by the well-respected 3.0L M103 I6 engine
- 4-speed automatic transmission
- Engine bay is in fair order though is showing signs of age-commensurate wear
- Some recent work done includes:
- New ball joints
- New anti roll bar drop links
- New travers control arms
- New front brake pipes
- We’ve been informed that the car is in good working order with plenty of pull
- The car is reportedly starting first time, every time, and driving well
- We’ve no reports of any leaks, knocks, bangs or smoke
Summary
With a good, solid mechanical spec and a pleasant interior, this is a modern classic Mercedes-Benz that’s still highly usable, and should make a great choice of daily driver. Only minor work looks necessary to bring this up to true show standards.
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