Thanks... the updated hood/grille was the first thing i mentioned to him. He also put in the 94/95 smoke tailights.

He said he personally removed the cladding and bumpers and took them to a custom shop to have them sprayed.

He bought an M3 in a divorce situation.

To me you are either a Mercedes guy or a Bimmer guy.

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1989 300ce 129k
( facelifted front,updated tail lights, lowered suspension,bilstein sports, lorinser front spoiler, MOMO steering wheel, remus exhaust,stainless steel brake lines). (Gone)

1997 s320 154k (what a ride). Sold with 179k miles. Replaced with Hyundai Equus

1994 e320 Cabriolet 108k



1972 280se 4.5 153k Owned for 12 yrs, sorry I sold it


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So true.

The divorce he's going through might have precipitated an identity crisis, forcing him to go to the other side.

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

Not necessarily.

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99 ML320
94 SL600
92 SL500
95 E320 Cabriolet
87 560SEC
86 300SDL Grease Car
80 380SLC Euro

13 Fiat Abarth
02 Maserati Spyder Cambiocorsa
00 BMW Z3
90 Rolls Royce Silver Spur
80 Ferrari 308 GTSI
88 Jaguar XJS12 H&E Edition
99 Land Rover Discovery

I noticed the hood upgrade also. Lee, I'm surprised you had no competition on the bidding; it seems like the starting price was a good price considering all the upgrades, low mileage and TLC. Good luck with it.

I picked up my car on Saturday, and drove from it back from Chicago to NY, nonstop and without incident and with excellent mileage on premium gas. Car was very clean, with new tires (continentals, the oem conticontact ch95, h rated) & battery, seemed to be in great condition. Oem headlights worked surprisingly well, and I may not switch to euros. Only surprise was that it had the green antifreeze, which I will change shortly.

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87 300e (white/black; amg body kit)
88 300ce (red/cream; amg body kit)
93 300ce cabrio (white/blue/blue top)
93 300ce cabrio (black/grey/black top)
98 ml 320 (totaled @ 137,000 miles)
99 clk320 (black/grey/black top)

Did you mention "premium gas" because you normally run something different in your CE? Unless you have the adjustable timing resistor, or have had the resistor replaced so you can run lower grade fuel, I though we were supposed to run premium in these things?

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1959 190b, totalled
1968 220D, sold
1969 230/8, sold
1980 240D manual, gave away at 300k (stupid me)
1985 190D 2.2 manual, gave away to a youngster
1989 300CE, sold when I retired - major regrets

On the 87 and 88 w124s, following input from other posts on this forum, I usually run regular gas, and like the others I've had no problem apparently because these M103 engines have none of the engine sensors the more modern engines have.

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87 300e (white/black; amg body kit)
88 300ce (red/cream; amg body kit)
93 300ce cabrio (white/blue/blue top)
93 300ce cabrio (black/grey/black top)
98 ml 320 (totaled @ 137,000 miles)
99 clk320 (black/grey/black top)

We run midgrade with our 103's

Good luck again with your car..i think you got a great bargain.

i actually didn't bid on the car.... i saw the "zero" feedback and figured it was a phantom bid.

I emailed the owner a couple days later and we worked out the deal..

everyone is happy.

My wife goes to get it Wednesday... I will then do a bit of rehab work on hers...

i want to get it resprayed...and will do all the prep work myself...

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1989 300ce 129k
( facelifted front,updated tail lights, lowered suspension,bilstein sports, lorinser front spoiler, MOMO steering wheel, remus exhaust,stainless steel brake lines). (Gone)

1997 s320 154k (what a ride). Sold with 179k miles. Replaced with Hyundai Equus

1994 e320 Cabriolet 108k



1972 280se 4.5 153k Owned for 12 yrs, sorry I sold it


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You gotta be kidding me, right? I've always ran my '89 300CE on premium because that is what the specs call for, or so I thought. It has the M103 engine. I've been wasting a whole lot of money if I could run regular all this time, especially in the price run-up last summer.

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-Steven

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1959 190b, totalled
1968 220D, sold
1969 230/8, sold
1980 240D manual, gave away at 300k (stupid me)
1985 190D 2.2 manual, gave away to a youngster
1989 300CE, sold when I retired - major regrets