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This 2003 registered Mercedes clk500 is ulez compliant. Nice cars and being pre April 2006 registered avoids ludicrous tax. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256461568812?itmmeta=01HW5DFKHTW5576MECNHC50S5V&hash=item3bb64cfb2c:g:FoAAAOSwH~Zlw6zL&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4E377H4QCxv4k0sALEF5LhCQqikmO9cu0nU8ZgazPAjY%2FMwUe4FHtIRAO4y3k%2BiBMZ%2FgeHtmXp2rwDzPNtT75tXxj3cDrPWA%2FA6PongBjcwAHaibjhfw%2B9CYBEL%2FVM9zeYuyAAexzmZfeXE9uBRxBKW%2B2NcJ78D9KEAlmXusRPgpmN86LJmFts%2Fuq2CX7IXLOSgJxIOEel%2FUv6yz9SxTqcr8QAg9E8pVuhdbLDykgu1I5fAqBKy16QUqbPjpeTo%2BAY92%2F9Pl2P6hf%2FOluXVYFnUGQlZt5CfSeC7HxZ2c2Xs2|tkp%3ABk9SR4C5vq3hYw

The Scirocco Scala used the GTI's 8 valve fuel injected engine so i suppose that was the GTI model. Had an all white Scala and loved it, great cars.

You should be able to get a nice Mercedes w201 for your budget. One of the best cars ever made?

Tom Waits Blue Valentine back cover. 1978

Jackson Browne Late for the Sky 1974.

What make & model is the white coupe in the picture? Mazda?

A fuel filler cap off a w201/w124/w126/r129 or r109 might be more original looking, assuming your original one was metal.

One thing to consider with the 16 valve 190's is the 2.3-16 engine has a single timing chain whereas the 2.5-16 engine has a duplex. Timing chain guides are difficult to come by or so i read on a merc forum a while back.

Mercedes C43 AMG project. About as cheap as it gets for a 300bhp 4.3 litre AMG V8. Doesn't even look that rusty but there must be a reason why the rear subframe/ suspension is currently off the car. £1500 BIN. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204636318958

How about a hot w202 instead? From the luke warm c280 straight six (200bhp) to the straight six AMG C36 (see below) & V8 C43/C55. All cheap relative to the BMW M cars.

Volvo 262c project. 😍 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/196259127092?itmmeta=01HQB6DKBJ4565QSNT2NP4R0BZ&hash=item2db1f49f34:g:Q3AAAOSw97llxLqN&itmprp=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwDLDBpD7f2dMAK7kGEUHdl0BVYqEKvgqAujwHxludVtMuv%2FDikzEUFQqogOvAcDWkQ9hGxq4lLvlfIgf4ncXbYHnCgar9xyXriXwFAMDCApnc44IzietbAad%2BtVZ4YFBmnbobNoSLnRCr7DEpefGEqnSVTwYkfWN259YO6yGZ1ViNHcE%2FPhx3o6AG5wOIRDU94YkX%2FHoAFUa99QhO%2F0l0TXzmRnBnPFIa0nYbFsCkTe2TJt1xg%2BK366Y7SC1yp%2F2NA%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR-y1tua6Yw

Street view of the sellers postcode is pretty interesting.

Odd spec hearing aid beige 190d 2.0 auto. Keep fit windows all round, steels &trims 😍, a manual sunroof & black mirrors but then someone decided to splash out on some headlamp wipers, rear headrests and an outside temp display. Seems a bit steep at £2200 BIN without MOT. NIce bit of black tape over the abs warning light as well. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/296225970183?itmmeta=01HPVMNAXKW1AMFETQ83MNDT9Z&hash=item44f8719807:g:hVMAAOSwSndlzZ50&itmprp=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4LzfEamj1Mi4eUqLkCmGnVSuNKgmDQDnRADICCMHTbdu0RxL%2FpXnHuvrJLs58n5%2B7s37guDZliXV%2BXsrr7Skk8p2NlDq1Ijyygph8ff7v0OaWQ%2BeIF5%2FTtGPLuaF2t2X0M4p8XoGkHoZsMvgBphU5wYDiNRoGei6hoGxb8PJQNgQWmxDMllklm2vLH32g3pEdtxow1ZO7QyghzfwtlnNwSmyZFOgLfQ5JAG3XSrOTBRp59V7WhynJY47CYDXtFKJ0lmT4Kdd8jIiSfgX7GeNQtiH6qwTg6qYk000uKw38uwU|tkp%3ABk9SR-yu1fS2Yw

You can apply for lower road tax if you are using veg oil as a fuel?

Not sure where the Blaupunkt Berlin with the dual controls is on the pecking order but probably up there. Sort of thing you would see fitted in Koenig tuner Merc & Porsche interiors bitd in Germany.

Yeah it looks like a v nice example on the face of it. Maybe the tap up the arse has done something to the rear subframe/arb mounts. Lots of potential w201 rot spots back there.

Mercedes 190e for spares that has had a bump up the backside. Interior is in perfect brown MB Tex and the doorcards look unblown. If only this car was nearer etc. May suit one of the many w201 owners on here who live anywhere near Ascot Berkshire. £550 BIN. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325950905056?hash=item4be4301ae0:g:kA8AAOSwGxdlksHx&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4C8BILSfEyApBnAk0PoHmFkh%2B2w8BrF6upg1U9hWgL1Q71tPz3ZU0BIRRmlvz0zK8J1A%2BMP%2BAlQBOuaSM6hxAPJMaSd3YRcbQjfFrsfAAR9dLMKTcslYQk6oGUFg9eyCMgspIp38nNUMwGhCbdX%2FLmWrOw6Imh%2Bf%2ByjIp412Q0g%2BxzZc5OjY5MJkOYzNprlSYi4tFD1DznX7whlhkrwURCNpXPY6ZDQWnbeJqhgvQYGNCDmK9grjuGHBRhKNJaVZX6KnCHZa%2B%2BOm3bsKuGwc5ho%2FbFKHoFyUgVDn6Qr%2FykSl|tkp%3ABk9SR6TDi9mYYw

Condensation on the inside of the bootlid on Mercedes 190's. Not sure why 190's suffer from this or why Mercedes decided to leave the inside of the bootlid black and not body colour.

What you want is a diesel 190 then. Fully mechanical injection with no ecu's to stop them. They even carry on running if you remove the battery.

The more sporty w201's fitted with wider alloys came with a hump in the boot floor cover to accomodate the wider J spare . Now unobtanium i would imagine.

Wrong springs and someone has put low profile 50 section tyres on those 15 inch 8 holes. Should be on 65 profile tyres.

I think that is a OM 603 engine. The generation just prior to the OM 606.

Quite a few threads on https://forums.mbclub.co.uk/ about 190e's cutting out. Might be worth a read if you have not already. You can use the search function without logging in.

Lovely 190. Did a VIN check and your car was originally spec'd with a sportline AMG performance steering wheel, option 281. No mention of sportline suspension but you do have a larger capacity fuel tank. https://www.ilcats.ru/mercedes/?vin=WDB2010292F869246&VinAction=Search&language=en