Mercedes W124 estate- I need a new one

quenching

I've posted this in the "normal" Motors forum also, but this one seems appropriate also, mods feel free to delete if you think it breaks any rules?

I need a Mercedes E Class estate ideally from '93 to '96, the W124 chassis, a petrol automatic of no more than 2.3 litres. If anyone knows of a good one please let me know, my current one was involved in a crash today and is likely to be written off Nobody hurt but I like the car and want another.

One of these if you're unsure of the model:

Dermo123

Check out this

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/2558457

D

quenching

Dermo123 wrote: »

Check out this

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/2558457

D

Thanks Dermo, I've already seen that one and while it looks ok in the ad it's not one I'd buy, for many many reasons! I've checked all that I can find on Donedeal and Adverts and nothing suitable is listed.

tom petty

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/2483357

Unusual and rare 4 matic , could be the best you'll ever find.....

quenching

tom petty wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/2483357

Unusual and rare 4 matic , could be the best you'll ever find.....

Thanks for that, I did see that ad and it does look very nice indeed but its way more than I'm willing to pay :eek: I don't believe its necessary to spend that much to get a good one, albeit not a 4matic version.

RobAMerc

I would have to say a trip to the UK is the way to go. You'll get a much better looked after car with much higher spec, and a better variety.
While we may think of the w124 is an icon - unfortunately a lot of the Irish ones were simply a cheap reliable wagon that got turned into POS's.

edit : tin worm will be an issue with UK ones, but there seems to be a few good clean ones out there.

Itsfixed

Here's one: looks reasonably priced.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/2765290

L-M

Itsfixed wrote: »

Here's one: looks reasonably priced.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/2765290

Just came to post that! Lol Looks sweet

tc20

sorry to hear about your crash quenching, good thing as you say is that no-one was hurt, but a shame that you reckon the car is probably a w/o.
I've been thinking of replacing my W123 with a either a 124 wagon or saloon, and just curious about Brian Crowley's cars (as posted by Dermo123) - he seems to specialise in older Mercs. I haven't heard anything of him, or his stock, anything you can add would be appreciated

good luck with the hunt

SilverBell

Sorry to hear about the estate quenching. Best of all, you are OK, thats the main one, the car did its job....! If I hear of something I'll certainly let you know. Gumtree "belfast" might help you cast the net a bit farther.
G

mathepac

I know it's in the Shed of the Week section (hardly complimentary ), but this UK S124 might be worth considering. At £1k asking with 7 seats you can hardly sneeze at it.

http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=162&i=24761

quenching

mathepac wrote: »

I know it's in the Shed of the Week section (hardly complimentary ), but this UK S124 might be worth considering. At £1k asking with 7 seats you can hardly sneeze at it.

http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=162&i=24761

Looks like a lovely one and I'd happily travel to buy it, except its already sold

SilverBell wrote: »

Sorry to hear about the estate quenching. Best of all, you are OK, thats the main one, the car did its job....! If I hear of something I'll certainly let you know. Gumtree "belfast" might help you cast the net a bit farther.
G

Thanks G, always helps to have extra eyes and ears out there, I'd forgotten about Gumtree, I never really look there for some reason but will start this evening. When its replacement is found no doubt you'll see it parked outside your window!

Itsfixed wrote: »

Here's one: looks reasonably priced.

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/2765290

Oddly enough I saw that one a few weeks ago when looking for a "spare", it's not nearly as tidy as it looks in the photos I'm afraid, nothing major but needs too much spending on it and had a fluctuating idle that could be just a split hose or something much more expensive. I passed at the time but may take another look now that I'm more incentivised to buy

RobAMerc wrote: »

I would have to say a trip to the UK is the way to go. You'll get a much better looked after car with much higher spec, and a better variety.
While we may think of the w124 is an icon - unfortunately a lot of the Irish ones were simply a cheap reliable wagon that got turned into POS's.

edit : tin worm will be an issue with UK ones, but there seems to be a few good clean ones out there.

I have to agree, practically all the Irish ones I've seen aren't fit to keep hens in!

It'll be a few days before I know what the insurance company have to say but the garage its at say its almost certainly an economic write-off, it'll then depend of whether it's worth fixing using used panels etc.

hi5

mathepac wrote: »

I know it's in the Shed of the Week section (hardly complimentary ), but this UK S124 might be worth considering. At £1k asking with 7 seats you can hardly sneeze at it.

http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=162&i=24761

I like this line,

"And if you want to waft around looking like old money, we can't think of a classier way to do it"

mathepac

quenching wrote: »

Looks like a lovely one and I'd happily travel to buy it, except its already sold ...

OOPS, sorry to waste your time.

hi5 wrote: »

I like this line,

"And if you want to waft around looking like old money, we can't think of a classier way to do it"

I feel OP's pain - I used to like the odd "waft" in me beloved W123 until the tin worms ate the floor.

quenching

mathepac wrote: »

OOPS, sorry to waste your time.
I feel OP's pain - I used to like the odd "waft" in me beloved W123 until the tin worms ate the floor.

No time wasted at all mathepac, quite an enjoyable article to read really, nice coloured car too.

123 man

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quenching wrote: »

I've posted this in the "normal" Motors forum also, but this one seems appropriate also, mods feel free to delete if you think it breaks any rules?

I need a Mercedes E Class estate ideally from '93 to '96, the W124 chassis, a petrol automatic of no more than 2.3 litres. If anyone knows of a good one please let me know, my current one was involved in a crash today and is likely to be written off Nobody hurt but I like the car and want another.

One of these if you're unsure of the model:would you not just fix your car you it a good car . how bad can it be but your money back in to it or see what prestige classic cars have . they all ways have not bad mercs

phoenix_nights2

Keep an eye out here for a nice model coming up for sale.

I had a 94W124T in green about 4 years ago. If i was going to go for one again i would wait on a Silver with black leather and 5speed auto.

argosy2006

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2344434

just buy the newer shape, same underneath , not much changed but the shape
what have you got to lose

tc20

argosy2006 wrote: »

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/2344434

just buy the newer shape, same underneath , not much changed but the shape
what have you got to lose

build quality for a start i'd say, less electrics to go wrong, more liable to rust (though i think the early W210s didn't suffer that badly).
Having said that, i've always liked the look of the W210, and think the estate at least looks the part of a proper E class, which i think was lost with the subsequent model

johnf2020

phoenix_nights2 wrote: »

Keep an eye out here for a nice model coming up for sale.

I had a 94W124T in green about 4 years ago. If i was going to go for one again i would wait on a Silver with black leather and 5speed auto.

This guy knows how to charge though--wont get much change out of 5k with him!

elaverty

Sorry for the tread hijack,but would any of yous merc peops know where i would locate a 2nd front shock for a 1995 S280,,,,all speurious new ones i can locate are a flimsy piece of you know what,and cant justify a new genuine one as the car is going to be leying up for the foreseable future,,,,so if anyone knows of anything been broken/parted would appriciate it thanks,,,

unkel

elaverty wrote: »

Sorry for the tread hijack,but would any of yous merc peops know where i would locate a 2nd front shock for a 1995 S280,,,,all speurious new ones i can locate are a flimsy piece of you know what,and cant justify a new genuine one as the car is going to be leying up for the foreseable future,,,,so if anyone knows of anything been broken/parted would appriciate it thanks,,,

You're better off posting that in the for sale / wanted sticky. That's what it's for and then there would be no need for thread hijacking...

RobAMerc

phoenix_nights2 wrote: »

Keep an eye out here for a nice model coming up for sale.

He might know how to charge but he is rather a: very good at picking up extraordinarily clean w124's or he is very good at tidying them up - some of them look literally as good as new !

argosy2006 wrote: »

just buy the newer shape, same underneath , not much changed but the shape
what have you got to lose

I don't think so the W210 was no way as bullet proof as the w124.

goochy

the w210 isnt a patch on the w124 - if going for a uk car just keep on searching autotrader for a private car or one for sale at a general used car dealer -the cars at uk mb specialists like w124.co.uk, charles ironside , autobarn etc. are just way overpriced even the average mileage ones. You can sometimes see cars here for sale at even less than uk prices

phoenix_nights2

RobAMerc wrote: »

He might know how to charge but he is rather a: very good at picking up extraordinarily clean w124's or he is very good at tidying them up - some of them look literally as good as new !

He looks to source the really good ones particularly the rare 5 speed autos.

SilverBell

classiccar wrote: »

That's really amazing vintage cars...thanks for the link

Errrr.......are you being sarcastic?? This thread was clearly explained in the first post, first sentence.;)

hi5

SilverBell wrote: »

Errrr.......are you being sarcastic?? This thread was clearly explained in the first post, first sentence.;)

Classiccar is just having a bit of fun,all of his/her 23 posts are the same.

All pictures and links are amazing and fantastic,but hey,what ever you get off on;)

Seweryn

quenching wrote: »

I need a Mercedes E Class estate ideally from '93 to '96, the W124 chassis, a petrol automatic of no more than 2.3 litres. If anyone knows of a good one please let me know, my current one was involved in a crash today and is likely to be written off Nobody hurt but I like the car and want another.

I am really sorry to hear that, quenching...

I had five S124 Estates in the past and I loved them to bits (there is no need to say why, as we know exactly why we like them ). My second last one was a very nice, rust free and original E220T, owned previously by an eldery gentlemen living one mile from our place. This one was the very nicest car to drive of them all - 175k miles on the clock and it felt as fresh as a new car, you would feel the difference straight away after driving any other S124. The car was mainly driven on motorways in France, where the previous owner has his second house. I finally sold the car to a man in Dublin, approximately one year ago. I will text him and ask if he still owns the car and if he is interested in selling it, as it would be a very good example to buy (if the car has been looked after the way I did it, obviously).

I will email you if the car is available and good luck with your research in the mean time .

SilverBell

while on my internet wanderings.....

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C230397


and another one, seems nicer....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Outstanding-1993-W124-MERCEDES-200TE-AUTO-Estate-28-service-stamps-all-old-MOTs-/330651321961?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4cfc5ac669#ht_2264wt_1061&clk_rvr_id=291602105082

unkel

SilverBell wrote: »

while on my internet wanderings.....

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C230397


and another one, seems nicer....

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Outstanding-1993-W124-MERCEDES-200TE-AUTO-Estate-28-service-stamps-all-old-MOTs-/330651321961?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item4cfc5ac669#ht_2264wt_1061&clk_rvr_id=291602105082

Nice finds! There's a lot to say for that first one. One owner from new is pretty spectacular at this stage!

quenching

Seweryn wrote: »

I am really sorry to hear that, quenching...

I had five S124 Estates in the past and I loved them to bits (there is no need to say why, as we know exactly why we like them ). My second last one was a very nice, rust free and original E220T, owned previously by an eldery gentlemen living one mile from our place. This one was the very nicest car to drive of them all - 175k miles on the clock and it felt as fresh as a new car, you would feel the difference straight away after driving any other S124. The car was mainly driven on motorways in France, where the previous owner has his second house. I finally sold the car to a man in Dublin, approximately one year ago. I will text him and ask if he still owns the car and if he is interested in selling it, as it would be a very good example to buy (if the car has been looked after the way I did it, obviously).

I will email you if the car is available and good luck with your research in the mean time .

Very nice of you indeed, all the good ones are generally known to those of us who spend our time chasing them! If you hear it might be available I'd appreciate the nod.

Seweryn

quenching wrote: »

Very nice of you indeed, all the good ones are generally known to those of us who spend our time chasing them! If you hear it might be available I'd appreciate the nod.

No problem... I got a response that the car is going fine, but no plans of ownership change in near future. The thing is that the good ones go rarely on sale and they quite often change hands without being advertised. That was the way I bought that car and the same way I got is sold...
Anyway, I will keep my eyes open if anything else pops up.

mondymike

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/2801756

quenching

Only manners to post an update I suppose. The E220 involved in a crash was indeed written off by the insurance company, not on safety grounds but it would have cost too much to repair. I looked at most W124 estates that were for sale since the end of Nov and most needed way too much work as I needed a useable car immediately. In the end I bought this '91 230TE in the UK, it wasn't cheap but its in great condition and if I'd bought a cheap one it would have cost a lot more to get it up to the same standard. All registered, taxed and NCT'd now. Thanks to all for their suggestions and advice, very much appreciated as always.

I'm still in two minds about swapping the wheels with the 8 hole ones from the silver E220.

No negativity about it being white please

MidlandsM

I think it looks fresh in the white......and the wheels are grand as it is.

Well wear!

Seweryn

quenching wrote: »

Only manners to post an update I suppose. The E220 involved in a crash was indeed written off by the insurance company, not on safety grounds but it would have cost too much to repair. I looked at most W124 estates that were for sale since the end of Nov and most needed way too much work as I needed a useable car immediately. In the end I bought this '91 230TE in the UK, it wasn't cheap but its in great condition and if I'd bought a cheap one it would have cost a lot more to get it up to the same standard. All registered, taxed and NCT'd now. Thanks to all for their suggestions and advice, very much appreciated as always.

I'm still in two minds about swapping the wheels with the 8 hole ones from the silver E220.

No negativity about it being white please

What a lovely machine! Congratulations and Happy Motoring. Nothing wrong with the car being white. This is not bad colour for a 124T.

I wouldn't swap the wheels, I would keep the original set, as it suits the pre-facelift squerness and sharpness of the car , if you know what I mean. But it is up to you, of course.

I agree with you that when it comes to one of these cars, it is far better option to pay more up front and get the right car in the first place.

All The Best with your New Baby.

Bigus

Very nice , what sort of cost ball park, cleared and landed? if you don't mind me asking ? needent be too specific

tc20

Well done Quenching, that's a beauty.

did you purchase the car from a dealer, or was it a private sale?

Happy motoring!

shawnee

Nice motor, a friend of mine has a minter 220t with leather interior early nineties. Wouldn't think there is a better one around as he has done some work on this one. Says it's the most comfortable car he has driven Enjoy yours..

thewintermute

Looks like a peach Quenching, I hope you get many years of happy motoring with that. I like them in White.(Still interested in a few bits out of your old machine if it's not already broken):)

VinDevo

Lovely looking car - Personally I like the white 124s but my wife rejected one when I was buying ours.

Like

thewintermute (Still interested in a few bits out of your old machine if it's not already broken)

I might be interested in some of your old car

quenching

Thanks for all the good wishes

I bought it from a dealer in the UK MTSV, who was very nice to deal with and I'd be happy to recommend him. Lots of emails and phone calls beforehand, he was completely honest in his description and sent many detailed photos of anything I asked about. It looks practically new inside and out (they really do scrub up well), and has a full detailed service history.

A few have asked about parts from the crashed car, I'll check with the garage that has it and see what they say.

As to the cost....including travel costs and VRT, about the same as this, I know which I prefer I could easily have bought a cheaper one but they weren't fit to keep chickens in, I wasn't interested in a old banger on its last legs. I intend to keep the car for many years and wanted something presentable, reliable and comfortable that would seat 7. I'm even getting used to the colour!

RobAMerc

that's gas - I saw an identical one yesterday on school house lane and thought of you, wondering if you'd found one. Clearly it wasn't as this one was being winched onto the back of a tow truck ! I'm sure you'd have mentioned it