cxhb
cxhb HalfDork
5/2/11 11:19 p.m.

A friend picked one up. Not exactly sure what we want to do with it just yet. I hope V8...

So what say the GRM crowd? I feel like at this age the first thing that needs sorted no matter what is suspension and ALL bushings...

Anyone here have any experience with them?

Travis_K
Travis_K SuperDork
5/3/11 12:46 a.m.

Needs a 3.0 from a 300e and a 5 speed :). A V8 would be a major hack job in one of those.

mtn
mtn SuperDork
5/3/11 2:05 a.m.
Travis_K wrote: Needs a 3.2 from a 300e and a 5 speed :).

FTFY

JoeyM
JoeyM GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
5/3/11 5:57 a.m.

Not much. A friend who buys and sells a lot of cars picked one up to use as an autocross toy. He sold it after one event. In stock form, he was not very pleased with the performance.

corytate
corytate Reader
5/3/11 9:34 a.m.

head and trans from the cosworth 2.3!!!!

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
5/3/11 10:19 a.m.
corytate wrote: head and trans from the cosworth 2.3!!!!

Yeah. Just went for a ride in my friend's 2.3-16 yesterday. Sweet car.

mad_machine
mad_machine GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
5/3/11 11:24 a.m.

My sis had a standard 190e... I hated the seats. That is all I can add. You sat ontop of them and never settled in

Streetwiseguy
Streetwiseguy Dork
5/3/11 11:32 a.m.

Much truth so far. Bad seats, dog slow, worst throttle linkage in the history of cars.

mtn
mtn SuperDork
5/3/11 11:49 a.m.

You guys with the "bad seats" must have been in early versions. All Mercedes that I've sat in, including 190's that were post-1992ish, had wonderful seats.

corytate
corytate Reader
5/3/11 3:05 p.m.
David S. Wallens wrote:
corytate wrote: head and trans from the cosworth 2.3!!!!
Yeah. Just went for a ride in my friend's 2.3-16 yesterday. Sweet car.

I want one so bad. Not sure why the merc over an m3, but I do.

cxhb
cxhb HalfDork
5/3/11 7:39 p.m.

Well if its dog slow we'll swap in a V8. The stock seats will be gone, along with the rest of the interior...

We'll make the best of it

m4ff3w
m4ff3w GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
5/3/11 7:42 p.m.

My wife has a 190E 2.6, automatic.

It is a damned fine car. It has over 200k miles and runs great. It has way more pickup than I thought it would.

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