Highlights
- Only 28,647 miles from new
- MOT valid until May 2025 with no advisories
- Comes with original spare parts and accessories
- Comprehensive service history
The Appeal
If there was any classic you could use as a daily driver, it's arguably the W201 that'll prove the most capable and reliable. Comfortable, intensely over-engineered and beautifully robust, it offered a new entry-level car that was objectively poised to defeat the ongoing financial crisis - and managed to exceed its expectations, selling nearly two million units.
This low-mileage example offers a remarkable gateway into Mercedes-Benz ownership, and is supplied with a host of paperwork. It's solid, highly original - a true time capsule that doesn't look far removed from how it would have been rolling off of the production line.
The vehicle is accompanied by the original purchase receipt, indicating a purchase price of £13,900, which equates to nearly £40,000 in today's market. The previous owner has carefully sourced numerous brand-new genuine parts over time, ensuring the car remains in excellent condition. It has been stored indoors throughout its life, except when in use, and has consistently received professional servicing and maintenance
Eminently drivable, eminently practical and in simply excellent condition, this is a grand opportunity - don't let it pass you by!
This low-mileage example offers a remarkable gateway into Mercedes-Benz ownership, and is supplied with a host of paperwork. It's solid, highly original - a true time capsule that doesn't look far removed from how it would have been rolling off of the production line.
The vehicle is accompanied by the original purchase receipt, indicating a purchase price of £13,900, which equates to nearly £40,000 in today's market. The previous owner has carefully sourced numerous brand-new genuine parts over time, ensuring the car remains in excellent condition. It has been stored indoors throughout its life, except when in use, and has consistently received professional servicing and maintenance
Eminently drivable, eminently practical and in simply excellent condition, this is a grand opportunity - don't let it pass you by!
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The History and Paperwork
- Registered in 1990
- Only two previous keepers
- In current ownership since 2018
- Indicates 28,647 miles
- MOT valid until May 2025 with no advisories
- Comprehensive service history and MOT history available
- 2 boxes of genuine spare parts including the original speakers and 5 CD changer radio included in the sale
- Complete with original first aid kit
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The Condition
- Beautifully presented with quintessentially 90s lines
- Paintwork in fine order with only light stone chipping
- Brightwork is still casting a nice, rich contrast
- Original alloys in good order
- Alloy is clean and solid
- Interior presents well
- Upholstery looks full and free of any rips or tears
- Dashboard is clean and well presented
- Everything is pleasantly tactile
- All instruments are clean and legible
- We understand everything is working as it should
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The Mechanics
- 1.8-Litre M102 four-cylinder engine
- Manual transmission with 5 gears
- Engine bay is in excellent order
- We've no reports of any mechanical issues
- The vendor further informs us that it drives perfectly
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Comments
D_Spink••••
Looks the part! Nice condition throughout
Jackhow••••
SellerThank you
Jackhow••••
SellerHello the paint is 100% original (very thin) but adds to the overall classic feel And this has a carburettor Thank you J
mike-la••••
Thanks
Jackhow••••
SellerHello the paint is 100% original (very thin but adds to the overall classic feel And this has a carburettor Thank you J
ethanfr••••
Looks immaculate
Jackhow••••
SellerThanks, it’s certainly the cleanest example by far on the market
mike-la••••
Hello, do you know if the paintwork is all original? Also, is this the 190 carburettor model or the 190e (fuel injection)? Many thanks.