Description
1999 Mercedes W202 C250 Turbo Diesel Elegance Auto(5)
Just 98K Miles - Same Owner 25 Years - Incredible & Colossal History
Stunning Colour Combination of 341 Aquamarine Blue with 205A Mushroom Leather
High Specification - Ultra Comfortable - Very Economical
THE CAR
Date of Registration: 20th Dec 1999
Registration Number:T961 WVA
MOT Expiry:23rd October 2025 (No Advisories) * Superb MOT History*
Mileage: 98, 600 Miles
Service History: FMBSH (Simply incredible history, every piece of paper from purchase invoice to present, every tax disc)
Last Service: 24th October 2024 at 98, 602 Miles (inc Gearbox ATF/ Filter)
Supplied with: All Original Manuals in Glovebox Pack, First aid Kit, Warning Triangle, Tools, Jack.
Keys: Full Host of Keys (2 x Remote Keys, 1 x Wallet Key) even has original key container
Previous Keepers on V5: 3 (Son bought new through NATO sales for his Father who owned it 1999-2024)
HPI Status: 100% Clear
Road Tax Cost: £345 pa
FEATURES
Multiple Airbags
Mushroom Leather Interior
Cruise Control with Speed Limiter
Auto Climate Control with AC (ice cold)
Electric Tilt/ Slide Glass Sunroof
Heated Front Seats
Electric Windows Front & Rear
Electric/ Folding/ Heated Mirrors
ABS/ ESP/ EBD
Front Armrest
Rear Armrest
Remotely Retractable Rear Headrests
Genuine Mercedes (manual) Rear Sun Blind
Cup Holders
Remote Central Locking
Remote Boot Opening
Mercedes Anti Theft Alarm
Sony RDS CD/ Tuner
MB Alloy Wheels with Matching Continental Tyres (Spare Unused)
MB Locking Wheel Nuts
MB Ribbed Overmats
Type Designation Delete (badge delete option)
FACTORY DATA (BUILD) CARD
General Data
FIN WDB2021282F838864
Model C250DT
Engine 605960 22 031031
Transmission 722612 01 345483
Order Number 0 8 401 41841
Order Location NATO SALES
Interior LEATHER MUSHROOM (205A)
Paint 1 AQUAMARINE BLUE METALLIC (341U)
Delivery Date 1999-04-01
Approx. Build Date 1999-02
Code Description
059 AEJ. 98/ 2
200A LEATHER
240 OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR
260 TYPE DESTINATION ON TRUNK LID - ELIMINATION
292 SIDEBAG
414 ELECTRIC TILT/ SLIDE SUNROOF IN GLASS VERSION
423 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
461 INSTRUMENT WITH MILES IND. AND ENGLISH LEGEND
500 OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR LH AND RH FOLDING
551 ANTI-THEFT/ ANTI-BREAK-IN WARNING SYSTEM
570 FOLDING ARMREST, FRONT
581 AUTOMATIC CLIMATE CONTROL
584 ELECTRIC WINDOW LIFTERS (FRONT AND REAR DOORS)
613 HEADLAMP LEFT-HAND TRAFFIC
656 LIGHT ALLOY WHEELS, 10-HOLE
673 HIGH-CAPACITY BATTERY
756 RADIO MB AUDIO 10 CD WITH VK/ RDS
809 CHANGE OF MODEL YEAR, THE LAST FIGURE SHOWING THE NEW MODEL YEAR
833 ADDITIONAL PARTS FOR GREAT BRITAIN VEHICLE VERSION
955 EQUIPMENT PACKAGE ELEGANCE
984 COC DOC. DELETION OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION DOC
SUMMARY
This is quite some car. It ticks all the boxes you could possibly hope for, if you’re into these incredibly addictive older Mercedes Diesels. For a start it’s the ultra rare highly sought after C250TD with what was probably last of the old school Mercedes diesels and a 5 cylinder one at that, however its just new enough to be very refined and the turbo makes it rather quick too. The torquey turbo charged OM605 engine driving the wheels through the 722. 6 five speed automatic gearbox makes it both swift and a very relaxed cruiser, all this wrapped up in a very well specified package makes this into the perfect continent crosser.
This car was bought new in November 1999 under the NATO sales program by an aircraft engineer serving in the British Army in Germany. He actually bought it on behalf of his father, who after he took delivery of the car at the Sindelfingen factory, kept it right up to July this year, religiously keeping it garaged throughout his ownership, and mainly using it for European road trips in the summer to visit his wife’s family in Austria. This car was clearly his pride and joy and was serviced by Falcon Mercedes in Lincoln, and Mercedes of Boston. The resultant service history is just incredible, every piece of paper you could hope for is with this car, right down to the purchase documentation, ferry tickets from when he collected it, every single tax disc until they were discontinued in 2014 and naturally every invoice and every MOT certificate. What’s more incredible is as far as I can see, the car is still in original paint, which is quite some achievement for a W202 of this vintage. The underside also totally belies its age and has the look of a much newer vehicle.
However due to advancing years, and with recent use dwindling, at almost 90 years old, and after a quarter of a century of ownership, he decided it was as time to hang up his keys and say goodbye to his faithful Mercedes, soon after it found its way to me. When I bought this car I honestly didn’t initially realise how special it was, but having been over it with a fine tooth comb, it soon became clear that this was one of those cars that I spend my life looking for. I’ve been dealing in Mercedes for nearly twenty years now, and every now and again, you get pleasantly surprised; this was one of those occasions.
When you drive this W202 C-Class, you’ll soon realise cars have regressed in terms of ride comfort and smoothness. This has to be one of the least stressful cars I have ever driven, and it feels like a true quality product; that hewn from granite feeling of old is still there, yet its so, so refined in the way it drives. If its this good after 96K miles and twenty five years, I’d love to have driven it when it was new, it must have been mind blowingly good!
I will be genuinely sorry to see this one go as I doubt they’ll be another along anytime soon. To send it on its way, I’ve just had the it serviced, including carrying out a gearbox ATF/ Filter change as well as changing the brake fluid and filter. The service book had to be stamped on a page outside the usual areas as all the entries in the book had been previously stamped by Mercedes dealerships, mostly Falcon Mercedes of Boston, Lincolnshire.
Whoever is lucky enough to own this beautiful car next, is in for a real treat. Good W202’s are few and far between, and good W202 C250TD are all but extinct as most were a victim of their own success.
THE MTSV DIFFERENCE
Unlike some, I don’t just simply go out, buy any old car, give it a good clean, then advertise it for more than the purchase price, disregarding any issues the car may have in the hope the new buyer won’t notice…I just couldn’t do that. The cars I source are carefully selected and I work very hard so that when my cars leave me, I have the satisfaction of knowing they are as good as they possibly can be within the constraints I have. As such I have many repeat customers and new customers that have been recommended via word of mouth…the ultimate accolade for anyone in business. To read more, see my website.
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Finally, I'm situated in Keighley, West Yorkshire (Postal Code Area BD21) which is approximately 11 miles from Skipton, and 20 miles West of Leeds.
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