1990 Mercedes Benz 300E

[SteelCity1981]

I'd take this anyday over some jap crap rice burner!

[fight341]

this car is really great and fucking SAFE i am in high school and my dad buyed me a 1990 300e and after a week i was driving home suddenly there was a 2005 toyota avalon going about 80 km and hit me from my side the side window shattered in my face but i swear to god nothing happened to me i highly recommend this car

[theStylishDevilMusic]

@fight341

yeah mercedes makes really great cars, my 1991 190e saved my life. i got in a car wreck on a mountain road and my car was totaled but i got out of the car with only minimal cuts and whiplash. had i been in a shitty honda i would have died. thank you mercedes

[MrSaxplyr62]

@fight341 I also had an accident with an avalon in high school while driving my 1990 300e. I rear ended the avalon (wet road after it rained). I won. ;D

[sariglenn]

I am looking to trade my 1994 3000gt w/144k miles for a 1992 300e 3.0 w/ 160k miles. The owner says the ac blower motor is bad but everything else works. Its a very clean looking car from the pics. I am supposed to go next week and test drive it. He was going to give it to his son but his son wanted a sportscar instead. I notice the values dont hold very well , why?? Can any1 give me insight on the 300 e v6 3.0?

[coolakiIlen007]

@sariglenn Mercedes w124 is the last quality built merc, it has the over engineered engineering which were set to a standard and not to a price. from what i know the (inline) 6 cylinders should be as durable as the 4 cylinders only consume more gas. and as it is an older model and a petrol one, it should be low on insurance and taxes. and ac is a very common problem, especially on the 2 zone climate controle or whatever when there are a lot of buttons instead of "wheels", which are better. :)

[sariglenn]

@coolakiIlen007 I traded for the mercedes and its literally one of the smoothest riding cars ive owned. There is a gas smell and i noticed that the gas cap doesnt seemed to pressurize. Also the brake pad sensor light is on and there is a noise under the right side dash that sounds like a motor running. I cant get it to shut off. It runs constantly. Other than these issues the car has been well preserved inside and out.

[coolakiIlen007]

@sariglenn sounds great!, surely they cant be devastating for the car´s function, but this noise, does it still sound when the car is shut down? because that sounds unfamiliar to me..

[sariglenn]

@sariglenn The sound does shut off when I turn off the car. It sounds like a small fan motor and its coming from underneath the right speaker of the dash. Its not very loud but very noticeable if I have the ignition in the accessory position. I cant get any a/c component to kick on so I dont know if the noise is a/c related. And thanks very much for responding. Ive tried looking on forums but to no avail.

[vonKragh]

I meant liked and not kiled!

[winkirk]

@vonKragh I gotcha!

[vonKragh]

Nice car! I especially kiles when the rear headrests where laid down! It looked like they where shot, pow!!

[winkirk]

@vonKragh I love doing that too mine! It is a little button near the heating controls. A car way ahead of it's time, I have a '91 with only 84000 k! Woot!

[heartlessvietboy]

It is a 20 year old car. What do you expect? Engines show wear and tear after the first year you own it. Its an engine, not a computer.

[sadsrew]

i got one

[calogerods]

You'd better take care of the leather... IS it a benz prior or after 1993?

[europe0wnz]

@calogerods its not real leather...its a plastic mix. thats why its stays good so long.

[NFreund]

@europe0wnz wrong, thats real leather, thats no MB-Tex...

[europe0wnz]

@NFreund so your gonna say im wrong, when my dads a mercedes technician, and im also getting in the buisness, and so i my brother, and we have ordered this "none existant" MB-TEX for several customers.

[NFreund]

@europe0wnz yes, i do, because there's not only the US marked, and from what i am told, in the US there where no MB-Tex seats available, at least not on the Mopf 1, wich this one is.

This is real leather, in Germany it's called "Echt-Lederausstattung mit perforiertem Mittelteil". I have had MB-Tex and this one, the real leather. It's called also "Taxi-Leather", it's a fabric, a little bit like vinyl.

[NFreund]

@europe0wnz The difference between real leather and MB-Tex, are that the "Stripes" are lengthwise and on the other they are crosswise.

[europe0wnz]

@NFreund w124's in europe have vinyl seats and arent fully loaded. only car that i know has the option for leather seats is the 2000 S500 and up, and those seats dont last long.

[sharpanator]

what? i want to buy W124 cabrio and they mostly have leather seats, maybe its fake leather but it looks nice

[sapdog12]

i have the same car

[singhkev]

i have the same one but mines does not start... i think there might be something wrong with the fuse switch... The car is missing 2 fuses but the previous owner lost the details and the cover of the fuse box and i cannot locate which fuse is connected to the starter. Do you happen to know which fuse is connected to the starter relay switch?

[Geradacar90]

haha Metallic in the backround nice bro sick car I had a 190 E loved it

[tijica1]

auto je izglodan kao da su ga klokani vozili šteta

[mercedes0226]

i like your endings...

[OmegaDarkon]

me 2, I love doing this trick to the guys at the back :D they never get used to it

[SacreDro]

how much does it costs?

[way2fasts]

i picked up an 86 for 3500 with 120xxx

[superdude882]

hey my dad just gave me his old mercedes because my sister is getting her license and i'm giving her my toyota. anyway i was just looking at the car and whatnot, do you know the specs of it? i just know it's a 1990 300e. also coincidentally i was playing with the backrests and i can't figure out how to put them back down, is there a button up front?

[robertpirow]

I presume you mean headrests,the backrests are either a little wheel on the side of the seat or a switch on the door pannel,to lower the headrests you have to pull the wheel outward slightly then turn it to make them higher or lower.

[superdude882]

look at 1:07-1:09 of the video, that's what i mean. i got them stuck up there and i don't know how to release them back down

[coolakiIlen007]

as i remember theres a button on the dash next to the rear sieling lamp button or so.. long time since i sat in one of those.. want one as first car really bad!

[ravn636]

Just bought a 88' 300e today for $850 interior is in immaculate shape and odometer read 111354 orig. miles....

vid coming very soon

[OnTheLibraryComputer]

I like the ending when the backrests go down.

[cjj822000]

i had a mercedes benz 300e i miss that car

[TechForThought]

why does it sound like he is chewing freaking gum

[geoffsnuts]

my mom had an '88 300E....old-style interior but in way better shape....odometer stopped at 300k but the car coughed up transmission at probably 500k, literally....about 3 years ago. I miss that car....safe, reliable, comfy, pretty quick.

[Eatahoho]

i have an 87 my odometer stopped around 250k transmission is still going im already at about 300k miles.

[elfederaleYO]

wow your leather needs work haha.. and you can actually buff out those cracks in your lacquer and add on another coat.

[hayskw]

I have a 1990 300E. It's rock solid, runs great and is very reliable.

[edog765]

Sweet wheels, you gotta love them, they are great cars... fast,comfortable and reliable... I am looking for one as my first car..

[Chrisspy704]

wow man I am too. they're also at great prices, $2,000 or lower to get a good healthy flashy one

[visatehnoloska]

toyota is skatebord comparing to this

[whattheheck1000]

Nice ride :)

[MrGoldenwaffler]

Looks like she's seen better days, but still a nice old girl!

[capridrifter]

had one in better condition.....the engine's SUCK in those, never started up right and would die in random places....nice car HORRIBLE engines!!!!If I ever buy another one its getting a TOYOTA engine swap......Sorry guys but its gotta be reliable.

[pawo007]

Perhaps a case of poor maintenance and not knowing how the fuel/electronics work? Maintained properly they are very reliable.

[12344bam]

i got a 92 300 E for sale that's twice as clean as this one is send me an Email if any one is interested in buying one

[jayco4]

i love those cars.. i just got a 1990 mercedes 300e and i love it. runs better then my moms new charger.lol

[1993MercuryCougarXR7]

yours doesnt have the passenger side airbag mine does well its a 93

[itisian]

beautiful car,

i happened to see a '91 the otherdaay .

still have your hood ornament ?

[mrjoecool9000]

hey bro i got some questions

1. is your car on high idl-ing

2. those 2 lights, i have the same thing, any idea?

[HaskellFactor]

Nice Car man im getting a 91 this summer :)