Highlights
- Low mileage for year and sparing use since 2020
- Smart Tourmaline Green metallic over beige leather
- Only four registered keepers
- Brand new hood fitted in 2024
- Major service in June 2025
- Advisory-free MOT until June 2026
The Appeal
The W124 saloon and its variants are about as unburstable and dependable as classic cars come. Those qualities make the spacious four-seat cabriolet a wise and very comfortable choice for summer road trips and weekend getaways.
This car would do that job very well. Finished in the de rigueur mid-90s colour combination of Tourmaline Green metallic with full beige leather, it is a presentable and very solid example that comes with the reassurance of a long, advisory-free MOT valid to June 2026.
The mileage is low for a car of this vintage and it has had just four keepers in its 28 years. Since 2005 it has covered just 15,000 miles. Recent work has included a new roof fitted in 2024 and a major service in June 2025 alongside the new MOT.
There are a few points to note in the description, but these look like straightforward or cosmetic improvements.
History and Paperwork
- First registered 31st December 1997
- Four registered keepers from new
- Vendor tells us that it has covered only 15,000 miles in the last 20 years
- Largely stored indoors during this period
- MOT valid until 4th June 2026 with no advisories
- Received a major service in June 2025
- Brand new hood fitted in 2024
- Supplied with several previous MOT certificates
- V5C in the current keeper’s name
- Owner's manual included
The Condition
- Bodywork appears free from corrosion throughout, including the underside
- No structural advisories for underside on the current MOT
- Presentable car with some cosmetic marks to note to paintwork in photos
- Finished in attractive Tourmaline Green metallic with colour-coded bumpers
- Vendor reports that car is rust-free
- Black folding roof replaced in 2024 and currently only operating in manual mode
- Factory multispoke alloy wheels in fair conditon with some age to note
- Beige full leather interior in fair condition with age to note in photos
- This includes stains to carpets and overmats and hole in driver’s bolster
- There is also a rip in the base of the driver’s seat
- Dark wood veneers and other dashboard and trim fittings in good order
- Interior is complete except for the radio
- Well-specified from factory with full electrics and heated seats
- Hood and front windows do not operate electronically
- Vendor suspects that this issue is due to a faulty window switch
The Mechanics
- 136bhp 2,199cc 4cyl M102 fuel injected engine
- 4spd 4G-TRONIC automatic transmission
- Starts first turn of the key according to the vendor
- No smoke, rattles or leaks reported
- Drives very well according to the vendor
- Sharp brakes and good power delivery we are told
- Vendor tells us that there is smooth gearbox operation
- Low mileage for the year
- Recent major service conducted at same time as MOT
- MOT to June 2026 with no advisories
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