Hi all! 190E owner in Essex

[Ravelloracing]

Hi all.
New to the forum.
Owned my 1998 190E 2.6 Auto for a year now,and loved every minute of ownership.
Impulse buy as second car when it came up for sale as wanted a good pre-facelift for years
Here's my car-

 

[MissyD]

Hello and welcome, very nice and loving the colour

 

[nyx]

nice pre facelift 190. i have a pre facelift w124. why on earth sacco thought the panels where a good idea is beyond me.

 

[Ravelloracing]

Depends on colur. I like post-facelift in neutral colours (white,black,grey etc)
8-hole alloys ruined it for me

 

[Crazycarb]

Welcome. lovely looking car!

 

[Benzworx]

Hi and welcome very nice 190 btw

 

[Alan180]

Hello and welcome nice car

 

[jmoser]

Lovely vehicle - welcome aboard

 

[GAD Tuning LTD]

Boom! What a car! Welcome to MBO

Regards

Team GAD

 

[Boxbrownie]

Very nice colour combo and looking in great condition also, welcome.

 

[dbanbery]

Awesome machine.

is that Ruby Red or Almandine? reminds me of the first faminly merc, a 190D- 2.5 in Dark grey metallic on an E Plate

 

[Ravelloracing]

Awesome machine.

is that Ruby Red or Almandine? reminds me of the first faminly merc, a 190D- 2.5 in Dark grey metallic on an E Plate

It's neither. It's code 587 Pajett Red ((Cabernet red in US)
Not common at all - been on 190 forum a year and none on there,and google just brings up one in US and mine.

 

[dbanbery]

its a lovely colour, and from what i can gather after a quick google its an 80s colour at home on W123s, and R170s. it looks lovely on the 201.

 

[jmoser]

You've wowed the crowds on here, that's for sure!

What's tremendous is that you've left it completely stock; what a super machine.

It's always good for a giggle to turn the radio on in a crowded street, and see the reaction as the aerial winds up on these old buses.

 

[nyx]

You've wowed the crowds on here, that's for sure!

What's tremendous is that you've left it completely stock; what a super machine.

It's always good for a giggle to turn the radio on in a crowded street, and see the reaction as the aerial winds up on these old buses.

i had someone stare at me in supermarket car park doing the same thing. it appears some people don't remember electric aerials

 

[Ravelloracing]

So pleased with the reaction I've got- thanks guys!
It's completely stick in every way except I had the darker paint already when I refurbed wheels,and I personally like the subtle difference as its not so in your face as fresh silver paint. (was on steels with trims when I got it)
Also fitted nice Alpine Bluetooth radio and new speakers (have kept the Blaupunkt cassette player as it's still working fine)
Electric aerial wasn't working when I got the car,but all perfect now.
Only non-original thing is sill colur- only corrosion ever in car was rear jacking points. Been repaired,but paint didn't match,and I liked it black,so Hammerite will protect it better for the future.its been a labour of love slowly getting it better over the last year.

 

[Ravelloracing]

Just took a couple of pics of inside. Not the best photos but at least you buys can see it

 

[nyx]

you should be really proud with what you've done with her. i love people keeping these old cars stock, ive kept mine w124 as it left the factory. i saw a lowered 190 today and it looked awful

 

[Ravelloracing]

I love it stock,or as I call it - as an old man's car! (especially the colur scheme!)
My daily is a 1990 MX5 with performance mods etc,so I have no desire whatsoever to mess with the Benz. I love it how it is.

 

[jmoser]

That really is terrific; well done again - the interior is as good and original as the exterior.
This is what you want you see; with an old vehicle you want to be transported back in time, which is quite a surreal experience. Only an unmolested copy can do this.