Our Winner For February Is 190Evoluzione!! Congratulations Niel!
Username: 190Evoluzione
Name: Neil
Location: London, UK
Car: 1993 W201 190E 1.8 Automatic in 568 Signal Red, European RHD, 117000 miles
Details:
The car was first registered in August 1993, making it one of the last 190s out there. I purchased this car from my father just over 2 years ago, he had purchased it used in July 1997. I am the fifth owner of this car and have only recently unearthed most of its early history. It appears that this car did 55,000 miles in the first 3 years of its life, and between July 1995 and July 1996 it covered 20,000 miles!
My father really enjoyed this car as he had always been given mediocre company fleet cars as part of his job - however, the time came for him to buy his own car and at the age of 55 he bought his first Mercedes for £13,000 GBP cash. The car was apparently around £24,000 GBP new, despite being a 1.8 Auto with Black cloth interior and manual rear windows & sunroof!
In the 2 years i have owned it, i have spent much time getting the original glow of the Signal Red paint back, as well as restoring the natural darkness and finishes of the various interior and exterior trim surfaces. The car was originally rolling on 15x6.5J 8-holes, but one wheel was irrepairably damaged in the snow! So another set of slightly wider 8-holes was sourced, until i came across a used set of 16x8J Evo-1 / R129 rims. I knew they would look perfect on the car, period-correct. I wasn't looking for a set of 'statement' rims, just a tiny degree of aggression & purpose.
Apart from the black grille insert & wheels, this car remains standard. No engine or exhaust mods, and no interior mods whatsoever. The plan this summer is to get the engine bay looking as sharp as the exterior. I love the timeless elegance of this car, and feel good about driving it - most of my friends are pretty jealous and assume that this car is worth much more than it actually is!
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