1987 Mercedes 190E 2.0 Auto, Gillingham, £275 Spares/repair.

[BT]

I've had a hankering for one of these for ages, always liked them and I am very local, however I can't see how much you want and I really shouldn't buy another car!

However I do posses a compression tester, and I'm sure I could pop around one evening after work if you wanted to run a test on it? Gillingham isn't exactly huge, so wherever you are I probably drive past you on a regular basis.

[redfives]

Change,or at least clean and re-gap the plugs,I have one of these old 190;s,they really overfuel at times,can't see a piston or ring just letting go tbh,they are built properly,either way good luck pal.

[gezzard]

Right, so I finally got round to doing a compression test today, and the result makes me sad.

1,3 and 4 were all the same but cylinder 2 showed no compression at all, and made a different sound to the others, pouring a little oil into the plug hole made no difference. I'm no mechanic so really don't know what's wrong with the old girl.


I may be a little optimistic but I'd let her go for about £500 my eyes are watering as I'd only had the new bits of exhaust fitted last month!

A couple more bad points I've not mentioned before:- the heater motor doesn't work on any setting, and the handbrake does nothing at all.

I't would be a shame to break it, but it might be worth more in parts than as a whole.

The front is above, so here is the rear:-

[gezzard]

Any interest at £400 before I slap it on ebay?





I can get pictures of specific areas if needed, viewings welcome any morning this week.

[skippyaloo]

If you break it I'm interested in the front bumper!

[shampooefficient]

Would be a shame to break... and a lovely colour. Shame I have no space or money!

[gezzard]

I put it on eBay for a few days, no real interest, so I think I'm going to have to break it

(The front bumper is a bit scuffed though on the corners).

Unless somebody turns up at my door this weekend I'll drive it to the Kent countryside and take it to bits.

[gezzard]

Maybe not.

[shampooefficient]

Good good good! Engines are cheap enough and relatively easy to swap on these! Id help out if you were a tad nearer...

[gezzard]

A mechanic had a look at this yesterday everything top end looked ok, so he suggested it was a problem down below, which was going to need the head off for a proper look, but it was too costly for me so it's back up for sale again.


Before I turn to ebay tonight I'll try it one last time here for £275 - spares or repairs, less than I paid for the exhaust a month or so ago

I can't promise it will get you home, I've driven it about 5 miles since it went kaput.

Thanks.

Some more recent pictures can be found here:-  s262.photobucket.com/user/gezzard/library/VW%20Polo?sort=3&page=1

And the VW Polo there is for sale too, no MOT 1.4 auto, £110 !!!

[shampooefficient]

New (S/H) engines are peanuts - and not too bad to fit!

[gezzard]

I've seen something else I quite fancy, so just want this out the way now. It's up on ebay now.

[philbleeds]

Do you have the link please mate?