What can we do? Anybody have an ideas? These cars are great, but we need a separate discussion forum someplace.

There is a very nice 1991 300CE located at www.leonoff.net
Also there is a link attached to this site that has a good MBZ question/answer section with a number of the questions pertaining to the 300CE models.After you click on www.leonoff.net,click on 300CE them click on MBNZ.org W124 forum and you are there.Interesting site.
Phillip
1992 300CE
81,000 miles

I picked up my 1993 300CE last March - 74,500 miles, silver w/black interior. Every time I think about a different car I walk out and see mine in the parking lot and wonder what I could have been thinking?!

Next up, Euro headlights and a Sportline suspension upgrade from PartsShop. Just waiting for them to finish MB Autowerks so I can try out the new shop.

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1992 500E

Looking at a 91 or 92 with over 160k on it, good idea or not? I have always loved the looks of these coupes and I know they are built like a tank. Can I rely on a used one for daily reliable transportation? Any help? Thanks!

If the car has been taken care of, the answer is yes! I recently sold my '91 300CE with 221K miles on it and I used it as a daily driver. I loved my coupe - it's just not so good when you have to put a baby seat in the back which is the only reason I sold it for a W124 wagon.

The Red Baron just turned the ton the other day...
Sititng home in the garage with 100,000 on the odo.
I want to take a pic/w date of the cluster for posterity.

300CE/E320 Coupe owners Roll Call!

Looks as good today as the day I bought it. 12/01.

If it's been maintained, you will love driving it. Great looking cars imo, real head turners.

It's my believe that the care of a car is inversely proportionate to the number of owners it's had. The fewer the owners, the better the care has been. If carfax shows more that three or four owners, expect care and servicing to have been sacrificed somewhere along the way.

There's a lot of info on this site about the M104 engine which I believe is in both the 91 & 92 model years.

I don't use mine as a daily driver, because my commute is about 1 mile or so. But it is the only auto I own presently. I have no intention of getting rid of it. My kids are grown.

Research the ownership history, familiarize your self here with the 124 chassis and M104 known problem areas and have a PPI done by a MB dealer or reputable indy.

Good luck.

Does anyone know where I can get original replacement parts for my coupe.
Drivers door and drivers rear quarter panel?
Thanks
M

Picked up a 1988 300CE in Dec 01. 41,400 mi. when purchased.
A winter Fla. car. Maroon/Burgundy ext. w/tan interior.
It's been sitting in a garage most of it's life. Has chrome well well caps, but rest is stock. Got lots of pics, but don't know how to share them. They're an e-mail attachment right now. any help?

BTW, head gasket and motor mounts replaced before I purchased it. Since then a steering shock and major transmisison work which was very disappointing (and costly). Idle's a bit rough, but will have that checked with the plug change at 45,000 mi servicing.

Paint is original and still in excellent condition. Shines very nicely. Any suggestions about care now that it is going to be more of an everyday car?

Jim M
Cape May NJ

Jim - you might want to have the wiring harness checked for that rough idle problem. My mechanic spotted mine last year, gave me 10-12 months before I'd really need to deal with it. Apparently, there was a problem with the insulation cracking/wearing through in area's where it is very tough to visually inspect.

There have been a number of threads on the site discussing this problem. A quick search should bring a lot of good info on the topic.

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1992 500E

From what I understand, the well-known wiring harness problem only surfaced starting in 1992, and continued through '94 or '95.
It was not a problem on 300CEs of 1991 or earlier vintage.

Ok, I feel guilty for not having announced myself at this roll call, so here goes: I have a 1992 300CE w/112,000 miles on it. Only problem I have had so far: you guessed it, wiring harness. Other than that it's in pristine shape. People often ask me if it's a brand new car -- thank you, timeless Mercedes styling.


Zach
1992 300CE

Zach,hows it going? Glad that you made it back to the states safely...I was wondering where you were. Hope that you had a good fun filled trip.Good to hear from you again.
Keep in touch
Phillip
1992 300CE
81,000 miles

Thanks bpkinatl.

I did have a burned out diode and and some other minor elec. problems that affected interior elecs. but that's been fixed.

I will keep the wiring harness in the back of my mind though for future reference.

Hope the rough idle is plugs or plug wires or something minor.

Another subject: What't the fix for the exdender arm for passenger seat belt. Also, the belt retractor stopped working last week. Is this easily fixable or should the whole unit be replaced?
Any thoughts on this. People must break these frequently I think.

JimM

I know I should be too grown up for this, but when this smart ___ in a new 325 cut me off at a light tonight, only to give me the I'm so much faster than your old Mercedes smug look in the mirror, I couldn't help myself.

Well, wasn't Mister BMW surprised when not only was he unable to shake me, but when we hit four lanes I pulled along side. Now it took holding it in 2nd and 3rd longer than usual, but it was a pretty clear lesson for the guy in the BMW...old Mercedes don't die we just smoke Bimmers.

Oh well, I thought the collection of CE owners on this thread would understand the regression to my younger days and enjoy the tale.

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1992 500E

Hi Phillip, how the heck are you buddy? Yeah, I made it back
to the states just fine. A few weeks in France will make you yearn
for the USA, believe me. Since I got back I've just been really busy with work and haven't been posting much. I'll shoot you a private message so I don't derail the thread.


Zach
1992 300CE