Our Cars: W201 Mercedes Benz 190e 2.3 8v - SOLD

Yup. Serial car buyer....no, make it serial Mercedes car buyer Adlis K has since sold off that beautiful 190e 2.3-16 lookalike of his as of a month or so ago. The reason of the sale after a helluva paint job, the refurbishment of those gorgeous 190e Evolution wheels, a change of a whole lot of mechanical parts like the propshaft bearings, mountings and other stuff is the funding of another car. It usually is......with this friend of mine. Much like the sale of his previous W124 200e that looked like a 500e.



The 2.3 8 valve was a nice little car to drive if you guys noted from the earlier posting of it. What I loved about it was the smaller, nimbler size it had over the larger Mercedes sedans but it kept all of the same quality you found in the larger Mercedes. Much like the current crop of baby Benzes, the A class and CLA class cars. But the difference was that the w201 190e had a ride that is comfortable and soaked up road imperfections that the newer cars would allow you to feel through your buttocks. Handling was still good if not great. If it wasn't, Mercedes would not have won races with it (especially the DTM). The 2.3 8 valve engine isn't as great as the one with the 16 valve head that Cosworth helped build but it still had that all important torque. No under 8 seconds 0-100kmh dash, but under 10 was achievable. Decently fast for something that was born in 1987.

Now, we talked about the sale and Adlis K noted that if this were a 16 valver, it may not have happened. The real deal would most probably be kept for a while longer than a year or so. Original Cossies go for RM45,000 in good nick. Bad ones come in at around Rm30,000 and get sold almost immediately. Once I remember browsing an advert for one on sale at RM29k and by the next day it was sold. Amazing demand for these specialty mercs here in the Klang Valley.

I'll leave you some pics of the car before, during and after Adlis K's efforts. I shall......miss it. But, I have to tell you guys that the next car he's buying is a thing of beauty. It's still another classic Mercedes by the way.
Quality lasts long after the original (truly expensive) price is forgotten. Stay tuned folks.