Did you get these in the US?

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09/18/2013 at 18:42 • Filed to: None

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This is my brothers old car, a 190E. Marvellous motors


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Kinja'd!!! Bob Loblaw Made Me Make a Phoney Phone Call to Edward Rooney > Speedmonkey
09/18/2013 at 18:45

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Indeed we did.


Kinja'd!!! Nibby > Speedmonkey
09/18/2013 at 18:51

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Yeah but we got shitty looking headlamps.

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Kinja'd!!! Speedmonkey > Nibby
09/18/2013 at 18:54

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Oh yes. At least you got the proper wheels


Kinja'd!!! tapzz > Speedmonkey
09/18/2013 at 19:00

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Ah, more sweet temptation, and still remarkably cheap in Blighty. What are they like to drive?


Kinja'd!!! Speedmonkey > tapzz
09/18/2013 at 19:14

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The ride is sweet, interior's OK, handling not quite on a par with 3-series, engines good but not very powerful, autobox seems to 'lose' 25% of the power. You can pick one up for £1k. The Cosworth prepped 190E 2.5-16 is best


Kinja'd!!! oddomatik > Speedmonkey
09/18/2013 at 19:26

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Here's mine:

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Kinja'd!!! oddomatik > Speedmonkey
09/18/2013 at 19:32

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2.5-16v's never made it to the US, we're stuck with the 2.3-16v. But I'm not complaining. Getting rid of smog equipment and throwing MegaSquirt has restored the balls on mine to Euro-swing standard plus a little extra.


Kinja'd!!! Slave2anMG > Speedmonkey
09/18/2013 at 19:37

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Yep. My wife had two (not at the same time). Can't remember why we sold the first one...she really did like the cars.


Kinja'd!!! Speedmonkey > oddomatik
09/18/2013 at 19:37

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Mega! Great condition, roll cage and race seats too!


Kinja'd!!! tapzz > Speedmonkey
09/18/2013 at 19:46

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Many thanks! I thought this might be the one Merc to get with a manual. Slowness doesn't bother me overly, so a plain 2.0E might do me nicely. Off to ebay...


Kinja'd!!! LeadfootYT > Speedmonkey
09/18/2013 at 19:48

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Yeah, but you can't get a Cossie for a grand, can you? And word on the street is that an engine rebuild for a 2.3-16v is upwards of $10,000.


Kinja'd!!! Scott Keelan > Speedmonkey
09/18/2013 at 20:08

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Sweet little cars. I learned to drive in my Dad's 190e and remember it fondly. It lasted 400k miles.