DAD190E1990
Senior Member
Hello and nice to meet everyone here.
This week coming i am to inherit my Fathers Mercedes 190E. I consider myself to be very lucky as, even though it's the entry model, i remember picking up the bankers draft for £20,500.00 and collecting the car from Road Range in Liverpool brand new. My Dad and me put the first 100 miles on it straight from the dealer, Playing 'The Who' with arms out of the window. This car was our pride and joy and coming from a working class Liverpool family it was a really big deal. We were the first in our family to get a Merc, the others followed in later years. There were not that many around our area then and ours is in 'Almandine Red' so it stands out a bit too. My Dad had M.S. and so his time with the car grew less and less as the years went by, when it was 7 years old it had only done 24,000 miles. More years went by and our immaculate car was just always there, serviced regularly and as good as it ever was new.
I lost My Dad in 2001 to a Hospital MRSA bug after he had fought M.S. for 25 years and his loss is still a major heartache for us all, especially for me. Since 2001 my Mother has used the car but now can't afford to keep up the repair bills so it's my turn but even to this day the car is in immaculate condition. I only learned recently that his car was intended for me anyway but i think he meant in many more years than this, he was only 53 years old when he went !
I am writing this to say how proud i am to be taking over something like this. In his impoverished life, my father never bought a brand new car until 1990 when he bought this and it was his last ever car. He said it would last 30 years or more and he was so damn proud to own and drive it. The best thing about it is how he bought it. Anyone remember the 'Mobility Benefit'? This was paid out to serious medical cases in the late 80's and 90's and gave you either a new ford fiesta or you could opt to just have a payment each month to cover transport costs. My Dad went for the payment and then took it to his bank. Knowing the bank manager he convinced him that the money was never going to end and took out a loan for 5 years to buy the car. His mobility payments paid off the loan and in 1995 i can remember the party we had on his last payment month, it was ours.
Now it's worth less than a grand in the marketplace but to me it will always be our 20 grand Merc,......... correction........, MY 20 grand Merc.
Thanks Dad, Ride with me whenever you can.
This week coming i am to inherit my Fathers Mercedes 190E. I consider myself to be very lucky as, even though it's the entry model, i remember picking up the bankers draft for £20,500.00 and collecting the car from Road Range in Liverpool brand new. My Dad and me put the first 100 miles on it straight from the dealer, Playing 'The Who' with arms out of the window. This car was our pride and joy and coming from a working class Liverpool family it was a really big deal. We were the first in our family to get a Merc, the others followed in later years. There were not that many around our area then and ours is in 'Almandine Red' so it stands out a bit too. My Dad had M.S. and so his time with the car grew less and less as the years went by, when it was 7 years old it had only done 24,000 miles. More years went by and our immaculate car was just always there, serviced regularly and as good as it ever was new.
I lost My Dad in 2001 to a Hospital MRSA bug after he had fought M.S. for 25 years and his loss is still a major heartache for us all, especially for me. Since 2001 my Mother has used the car but now can't afford to keep up the repair bills so it's my turn but even to this day the car is in immaculate condition. I only learned recently that his car was intended for me anyway but i think he meant in many more years than this, he was only 53 years old when he went !
I am writing this to say how proud i am to be taking over something like this. In his impoverished life, my father never bought a brand new car until 1990 when he bought this and it was his last ever car. He said it would last 30 years or more and he was so damn proud to own and drive it. The best thing about it is how he bought it. Anyone remember the 'Mobility Benefit'? This was paid out to serious medical cases in the late 80's and 90's and gave you either a new ford fiesta or you could opt to just have a payment each month to cover transport costs. My Dad went for the payment and then took it to his bank. Knowing the bank manager he convinced him that the money was never going to end and took out a loan for 5 years to buy the car. His mobility payments paid off the loan and in 1995 i can remember the party we had on his last payment month, it was ours.
Now it's worth less than a grand in the marketplace but to me it will always be our 20 grand Merc,......... correction........, MY 20 grand Merc.
Thanks Dad, Ride with me whenever you can.
