Highlights

• MOT valid until March 2025 with no advisories
• Comprehensive service history with 18 service stamps
• Original bill of sale from 1990 included
• Genuine AMG alloy wheels with recently fitted tyres
• Fully protected with Waxoyl underbody treatment

The Appeal

When the big bods at Mercedes-Benz say that a car is 'massively over-engineered', you know that you're onto something special. The company had already gained a reputation for being rock-solid, reliable and robust - and the W201 seemed almost like a natural evolution of some forty years of history. Nowadays, it's a highly dependable, eminently drivable classic - something that has ensured its popularity decades after it left production.

This particular 1990 example is accompanied by a comprehensive service history, including 18 service stamps and an original bill of sale. Presented in a quintessentially '90s shade of Anthracite Grey Metallic, paired with a Grey Cloth interior, this charming 34-year-old classic is loaded with character.

Treated with Waxoyl, presented with genuine AMG alloys, and an MOT until 2025, this is a classic that has everything going for it.

History and Paperwork

• Registered in 1990
• 4 former registered keepers
• MOT valid until March 2025 with no advisories
• Advisories on the MOT have been repaired
• 18 pages of stamped service records
• Most recently serviced on 12/4/2019 at 71,116 miles
• Driven approximately 2,000-3,000 miles every year since the mid-1990s

• 25 previous MOT certificates
• Original bill of sale from 1990
• Stamped service record book
• V5c document

The Condition

• Bodywork presents well with no significant dents or dings
• Paintwork is in good overall order with only light wear
• Very small paint chip on the boot lid and a slight blemish in the paint on the near side roof area
• New wiper mechanism recently fitted
• Genuine AMG alloy wheels with recent tyres
• The underside of the car is fully coated with Waxoyl underbody treatment
• Period-accurate interior is in excellent order
• All seats, carpets appear free from notable defects, with no marks, tears, or stains
• Dashboard is clean and very well presented 
• Original Blaupunkt music player
• Driver's door cards are in fine fettle, with repaired top edges on the rear door cards
• Gear lever surround recovered in black leather-look vinyl to match the centre console

The Mechanics

• 1,997cc M102 8V four-cylinder powerplant
• Automatic transmission with four gears
• Engine bay in very good condition
• ABS brakes
• New exhaust, rear springs, and brake hoses and pipes recently fitted
• The car is reportedly starting and driving as expected
• Suspension and steering reportedly feel firm with no noticeable sloppiness or vagueness
• We understand the car to ultimately be in superb mechanical order
  
  
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