Update on the Mercedes Benz 190e 2.3 8v..and a little bit more

The Mercedes Benz 190e 2.3 featured in here has gone through quite a bit of work. Mechanically its pretty sound with owner Adlis K only changing whats necessary (oil, fluids, belts as well as some screws here and there). These old Mercs are quite bomb proof you know.

The Mercedes evo 2 wheels have been refurbished and in line with keeping things very '2.3-16' the front AMG look bumper gets replaced with a fiberglass copy of the 2.3-16 bumper. And then the paintjob - Mercedes smoke silver, which looks like gold, one of two original colours for the 2.3-16. Yes, the car looks gorgeous, and drives well too.



The interior is all that's left to work on but the question is can Adlis K keep the car long enough? In fact he's just let go of the W124 200e that looked fab with those 500e arches for a newer W204 c-class with the AMG Sport kit.

More to come later. A comparo between the pre-facelift w204 C180 kompressor AMG sport blueefficiency and our own C180 CGI blueefficiency may be featured soon! Pictures below -

As received....

At the mechanic for some work...

Front AMG style bumper gets removed for a Cossie front end....

Evo 2 wheels get a refurbish...

....car gets a new paintjob....

..wallah!

The 190e pictured with a newer W203 C-class

The 190e gets a new garage mate... a W204 C-class

W204 Kompressor pre-facelift AMG sport spec with a facelifted CGI variant

Photos: Adlis K