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puntofan01 said:
Lol!!! Fair enough! :) We need more pics of it too! ;)
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35mpg never looked so sexy. ;)
 
Base spec' 1.8, cloth trim, basic sliding sunroof, electric windows up front, central locking; bits of real wood on the dash and a Blaupunkt tape deck. :slayer:

Hardly any electrical stuff to go wrong, no heavy dead cow seats, and only two speakers top rip out. :)

I'm planning a 2.3 Kompressor swap. ;)
 
I like those Mercs. The last of the 'quality' Mercs.

Sadly the C Class that followed have all rusted now along with the E Class that followed shortly after.

Late 90's Mercs are some of the most rusty cars on the roads now, mind you it's not uncommon to see 4 or 5 year old rusty sprinters on the roads neither.
 
Liquid Knight said:
Base spec' 1.8, cloth trim, basic sliding sunroof, electric windows up front, central locking; bits of real wood on the dash and a Blaupunkt tape deck. :slayer:

Hardly any electrical stuff to go wrong, no heavy dead cow seats, and only two speakers top rip out. :)

I'm planning a 2.3 Kompressor swap. ;)
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More kit than I thought it would have, tbh! What about power steering, abs and airbags, has it got those?

I remember seeing a top gear clip on YouTube from when the 190 was launched, and it had a 4-speed gearbox!!
 
JimbbobW1977 said:
I like those Mercs. The last of the 'quality' Mercs.

Sadly the C Class that followed have all rusted now along with the E Class that followed shortly after.

Late 90's Mercs are some of the most rusty cars on the roads now, mind you it's not uncommon to see 4 or 5 year old rusty sprinters on the roads neither.
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C and E Class Mercs are quite popular for banger racing these days.
 
JimbbobW1977 said:
Doesn't surprise me! I loved the look of the late 90's E estate - however they are full of rust.

Merc really let quality slip back then. I don't know how the newer products are but I don't like the look of the new C
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I think that was when they switched to water based paint which they hadn't used before, leading to the rust issues.
 
That stuff?

Proper power steering that feels spot on, Bosch ABS that sort of works but I haven't needed to test it properly as yet, a very trick diff' that locks if one wheel spins (accidental drifter on a wet roundabout), drivers airbag and a five speed box with a long top gear so I can sit at 70mph ticking over at 2000rpm.

Built not put together and designed not compromised like modern Merc's.
 
Liquid Knight said:
That stuff?

Proper power steering that feels spot on, Bosch ABS that sort of works but I haven't needed to test it properly as yet, a very trick diff' that locks if one wheel spins (accidental drifter on a wet roundabout), drivers airbag and a five speed box with a long top gear so I can sit at 70mph ticking over at 2000rpm.

Built not put together and designed not compromised like modern Merc's.
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Genuinely surprised!
 
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