Owner Review: Our admiration since the 90s' - My 1995 Mercedes-Benz E280

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Basic information about my car

1995 Mercedes-Benz E280 Masterpiece

Reasons why I bought this car

I was browsing the Facebook marketplace looking for a W124 on behalf of my dad...when suddenly, something caught my eye...a quite sad looking W124 listed for sale for cheap...I clicked on the ad and quickly realised that it was a late model W124 ...then as I saw the picture of the engine bay. I realised that it was an E280 Masterpiece...it looked quite rough around the edges with a headlight filled with water and 4 flat tires....it was then that I decided to save it....it was quite a big task as there was a heap of work in front of me in order to bring the car back to its best.

THINGS THAT I HAVE DONE SO FAR:

• Cut out the rotten floor and replace it with fresh steel

• Source a replacement headlight

• Service the throttle body

• Replace mountings

• Repair power steering leaks

• Replace ECU

• Replace tires

• Major service

Car Selection Process

• I had a budget of RM5,000

• Model(s) that I have considered include: Mercedes-Benz E220 Masterpiece

Reasons why I chose this car:

My dad had always admired this car since the 90s. He said he remembers seeing one for the first time in the hospital that he worked at ...it was the doctor's car...my dad then said to himself that one day he would find one...he tried to find one but just couldn't find the right one for him...until I stepped in and did the searching for him....he now enjoys looking at it and driving it ...glad he is happy after waiting for so many years.

User Experience

• I have already done 900 km

Since the purchase, my thoughts about the car are:

PROS:

• Extremely solid and screwed together beautifully 

• Saves fuel on long distances

• The smell of the aging leather is just wonderful

• Powerful enough..not underpowered

• Extremely reliable

CONS:

1. High fuel consumption in town

2. Does not have an immediate acceleration like in a modern car

3. Pone to rust

Ratings

• Total Score: 5

• Performance: 5

• Quality & Features: 5

• Space: 5

• Ride Comfort: 5

• Fuel Economy: 5

• Price & Cost: 5

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