A few of you great people have seen me around either going a few years back working on getting my Son's (Ps2cho) 300TE and 260 upto speed and fixing issues, and my own "cheap'n'cheerful" 1984 190D that is ongoing...
Well, the 190D seems to have slipped from my grasp into the hands of various children, and as it is so loved by them(they are paying their own gas!), I just don't get a look into driving it.... But am expected to fix it!
So, I was kinda looking for something for me... and maybe to pass on to my next driving child(16 now) next year.
I looked at some 300sdl's I liked but what I wanted I cannot afford, and what I could afford was not what I wanted!

I think I struck some gold!
I found this stunning 1991 190E with 88k miles! A California babe I named "Peachy".



No history in my hand yet, but it seems to have spent a lot of its life being pampered and under cover.
The paint is all original from the look. No sign of repair or damage aside from a few chips and door dings. I plan to clean, claybar and lay down a deep coat of wax in the next week.

The interior is immaculate. Seats and carpet are super clean, dash is uncracked, and no sign of the fading that I see on so many. No sign of it having been smoked in. A nice Sony CD player is working nice. Only thing I spotted so far that needs fixing is the drivers seat side needs reattaching to the frame.
All the electric windows work, as does the Moonroof!
The A/C is not working, but the good news, its still R12, so unmolested! A sticker under the hood tells me it was recharged 5 years ago, and dye added, so I will check pressures, and break out the UV lamp.

Mechanics, look good, Oil pressure is 3 bar at anything over 1500rpm and a bit over 1 bar hot at idle. The oil looks ok but I will change it in the next 2 days. Not sure if I will go sythetic or just good old Rotella.
Engine is super clean in general, but signs of some weepage on the valve cover and maybe front cover... all normal stuff.
The Ignition system will be gone thru as its needs it, and the Hoodpad needs replacing.
It is as clean as a whistle underneath, and looks like it had a complete exhaust system recently with a Cat too! Fresh Bilsteins all around bode well too!
More to come later, but wanted to share as I am very pleased!

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2009 Mercedes ML320 Bluetec