When I was 19, a friend had a 190E. It was metallic grey/blue with blue cloth. Electric windows and sunroof and a 2.0 liter 4 cyl engine.
From the outside, he had the car lowered and had 16 inch mono-block style wheels. The only other add on was a Zender rear spoiler.
It was one of the prettiest cars that I had seen then. I think the 190E's are seriously under rated. I'm not sure about the US, but in the UK, they were a lot more popular then the W124 for a couple of reasons.
IMHO, they look sportier and the W124 had a carburetter on it's 2.0 liter engine early on, while the 190 came with fuel injection from it's production start.
To me, it seemed to be a Mercedes for the younger generation.
You still see a bunch of 190E's with body kits in the UK but all that plastic is starting to crack and fade now.
I had another friend who owned a C180 said that his older 190E was a much better car.
Here is an example on ebay UK of an 89 model going for 500GBP
And another one for 750 GBP that is styled exactly like my friends.
If it wasnt for the high cost of fuel and road tax, the UK would be a petrol head's dream