Highlights
- Low mileage car with documented history
- Well specified with black leather cabin
- Tidy and usable example with economical M102 engine
- Recent recommissioning, service, wax oil and fuel pump
The Appeal
The C123 is a very Mercedes-Benz sort of car. Cleverly evolved from the boxy saloon, it offered buyers a handsome, pillarless coupe with the practicality and quality of its four door cousin.
Those qualities make these cars popular as daily drivers and road trip companions. Of the wide range of engine options, the 2.3L M102 is a wise choice because it combines decent performance with real-world economy. Naturally, like the rest of the car, it is close to bullet-proof.
This lovely Astral Silver 230CE is a good find. A low-keeper car - it was in the same family from 1993 to 2017 - it has covered just 75,000 miles and is in tidy and very usable condition. There are some light signs of age but this is a very presentable car you could use, enjoy and improve as you go.
The car was recently recommissioned after long term storage. The work included a major service, new fuel pump and full undersealing. Now usefully MOT and tax exempt, it provides a very stylish way to complete the commute or enliven your weekends.
The History and Paperwork
- First registered 1st October 1982
- Eliglble for Historic Vehicle status by age so MOT, tax and ULEZ exempt
- Six registered keepers
- Current keeper since December 2017
- We are advised that it had three keepers to 1993
- Between 1993 and 2017 it had two keepers, both members of the same family
- History file includes 21 old MOTs to verify mileage
- Factory manual, handbooks and service book with stamped history
- Tool kit and original factory first aid kit included
- Car reported to have covered 40,000 miles by 1987
- Vendor advises there is a record of the mileage since 1987
- Dry stored from 2000 until recently with only 5,000 miles covered
- Recent recommissioning covering service, fuel pump and undersealing using WaxOil
- Last MOT expired 28th May 2012 with minor advisories for tyres (appear to have been rectified subsequently)
- 75,201 miles showing on last MOT test and now showing 75,405 miles in photographs
The Condition
- Smart Astral Silver (735U) original paintwork in fair and presentable condition
- Some light marks to note to paintwork as shown in photographs
- These include stone chips to front bonnet and trim with light corrosion
- There are also light scratches to certain panels as shown in photographs
- Window rubbers show some deterioration as visible in photographs
- Chrome exterior trim appears complete and generally well kept
- Bumpers show some deterioration to chrome as shown in photographs
- Factory ‘Mexican hat’ alloy wheels in good overall condition
- Car appears to be fitted with recent tyres so rectifying advisories on last MOT
- Underside said to be in good order with recent WaxOil treatment
- Bodywork is very presentable and tidy with some localised areas to note in photos
- These include an area of light bubbling to base of nearside front arch
- Factory optional black leather (231) interior in well kept and preserved condition
- Leather seats show some creasing and light wear as visible in photographs
- Cabin appears to be original and in condition typical of age and mileage
- Interior fittings and trim generally well kept with some aging to note
- These include distortion of veneers
- There is currently no radio fitted as shown
- We have no reported of fault or malfunctions with interior equipment
The Mechanics
- 2.3L M102 4cyl fuel injected engine
- 4spd automatic gearbox
- Recent service
- Recent new fuel pump
- Vehicle checked and recommissioned following storage
- No reported running or driving issues
- The vendor tells us that the car starts first time and runs well
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