Description:

Year: 1987 Mercedes-Benz 190e 2.3-16v Cosworth
Body Code: W201
Exterior Color: Smoke Silver
Interior Color: Black Leather
Transmission: 5-speed Dogleg, Manual
Engine: Cosworth 2.3L, 4Cyl, 16v
Asking Price: $8,500
Location: Corning, NY
Mileage: 192k on chassis, 163k on engine
Contact: Email via craigslist post

Owned for 3 years, is my daily driver, clean title, no accidents. Original engine had an unknown incident which caused low compression in cylinders 2 and 3. A used engine with excellent compression, valves in spec and a new timing chain, was installed. In wonderful condition both inside and out, with minor issues that may be expected on a 30 year old car. Over the couple years I've owned it, it has been extremely reliable. I have maintained it well and also personalized it a bit. I put a newer steering wheel, Euro headlights, 190e 16v Evo I wheels etc. Most of the "upgrades" I did, can be reverted using the original parts that I will include with the sale of the car. I have some records from the previous owner starting in 2008. I have all of my records under my ownership.

Exterior
- Original paint, in excellent shape.
- Had a new OE MB rear wing painted and installed, and the trunk lid refinished to remove some rust.
- Painted mirror caps body color, new tow hook cover, front bumper resprayed.
- Bosch Euro headlamps installed with lower trim panels for wiper delete (original NAM headlights included)
- Headlight wiper system deleted (original trim, wiper arms, motors included)
- Only a couple minor scuffs/scratches, and a small ding on the passenger side door
- Small spot of surface rust about 1/2" long in between drivers rear fender and trunk lid.
- Dr. Colorchip kit included for touch ups

Interior
- No rips/tears on either front seat
- No rips/tears on rear seat
- Headliner is perfect
- Euro rear headrests installed (using the MB retrofit hardware kit)
- NAM drivers knee bolster replaced with Euro, flat one. Your legs won't hit the bolster! (original NAM bolster included)
- Drivers Front, Passenger Rear door panels peeling. A repaired passenger front door panel is included with sale.
- Dash has a few tiny cracks that started to form where the speakers are, however in the last 3 years, with regular cleaning and conditioning, they haven't gotten worse. F

Mechanical
- OE Exhaust mid-pipe installed at 176K
- Differential Flush at 176K
- New EHA Governor, Spark plugs, Plug wire ends, Distributor cap and rotor at 177k
- New delrin lower shifter bushings 181k
- PS gearbox replaced at 181k
- Clutch engages smoothly, unknown age, but I see/feel no issues with it currently
- Engine has cold start issue - When starting cold, need to give it some gas for it to start quickly, otherwise it will stumble to life after 10 - 15 seconds. When warm, idle is approximately 1000 RPM, stable. with AC compressor on, it drops to 900RPM, stable.
- Idle does not hunt, it is smooth

Suspension
- Very tight, rides well, no extraneous clunks or squeaks
- Rear SLS system refreshed in 2008 (153k) with new accumulators
- New lower rear thrust arms 181k
- New steering damper at 190k

Electrical/Vacuum
- All interior/exterior lights work
- Sunroof works
- Illuminated Sunroof switch installed
- All door locks, trunk lock and gas cap lock work
- AC converted to R134 and is fully functional
- Power seats and seat memory works
- All gauges work
- New Hirschmann antenna and antenna grommet/seals installed 175k
- Working fuel pump relay installed in September after the original one failed.
- Clock does not work
- Cracked lap timer (uncracked, working one is included with sale)
- Drivers Rear window stopped working about 2 months ago, other 3 windows work
- Drivers Front door lock has stopped unlocking with the key, I just use the trunk lock which controls all locks
- Original head unit, works but can get a bit static-y sometimes.

Misc
- New Hood Pad
- Evo I 16" Wheels installed
- Original, excellent condition steering wheel and airbag included
- 1 Mercedes-Benz OE Oil filters included
- I have a lot of random parts that I will also include with sale.
- 2 master keys, owners manual included