Sensible Secondhand Classics: 1993 Mercedes-Benz 220 CE (C124/W124) - Lloyd Vehicle Consulting
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Welcome to Sensible Secondhand Classics, the series where we take a sensible classic car worth between £1000 and £5000 and put it through its paces in a very straightforward manner! This time, as we test a 1993 Mercedes-Benz 220 CE (C124/W124), we test out the seatbelt "butler", the fancy way of folding the rear head rests, have a nice relaxing drive and generally experience very little of any consequence at all. Nothing untoward then!
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The passenger mirror was shaped differently ( taller and narrower) to enable a better view of the road alongside the car and a better angle to rear of the car.
It also helped with parking , allowing for a better view of the kerb.
Thank you very much indeed for watching and commenting!
Peak Mercedes here for me, I always preferred this era of Mercedes Benz and for some reason the cloth interior and no air con really appeal to me.
A excellent review as always Sir.
Glad you enjoyed it, sir! Very much a classic these days, and with rather a reputation to uphold as well.
Proper motoring behind the classic Mercedes Benz grill and three pointed star .
Everybody seems to really like this one!
Thank you, sir, what a lovely trip down memory lane this was! Back in the early 2000s, I was the proud owner of a G-plate 300 TE estate. In the 6 years I owned the car I did nearly 100k miles, so the dash of the W124 model is embedded in my memory! I loved the car, it was perfect for a family of 6, it had the rear facing 3rd row.
Yes, the Volvo 240 and the S124 Mercedes Estates were very much of their time, and generally owned by a certain type of person. Glad you enjoyed this video, sir!
Nice car for sure. Those poverty-spec Mercs are sometimes even more interesting than luxurious ones. Who's to know that this car has woodgrain even if seats are cloth. I think the other car where it's possible to meet such a combination (at least for me) was my dad's 2006 Hyundai Sonata (although the wood was fake of course).
Yes, it would be disingenuous to describe this as poverty spec, really, as it was still a very expensive luxury car when it was new, but there are some surprising omissions nevertheless. Hope you enjoyed the video, sir!
It was great to meet you sir! It’s a great video and thanks for looking after the old girl.
I love the basic spec and wouldn’t change anything on it. I have found out that a previous owner did have beige leather seats front and rear in it at one point.
Sir, thank you ever so much indeed again for letting me have a go in your amazing 220 CE. It was quite an experience, and most enjoyable. I want to see what it looked like with the beige leather interior now!
@@lloydvehicleconsulting I’ll have a look for a link to the old auction post and I’ll let you know.
@@Beechams1042 , sir, that would be wonderful!
Wunderbar! I wanted my dad to get a W124. Maybe a used 230E or 260E. He was apprehensive of the running costs. Held their value extremely well.
Yes, they certainly used to. The options list was crazy on these as well. I hope that you enjoyed the video, even if your father ended up not getting a W124.
Despite the car being thirty years old I do find it to be very attractive in appearance. It matters.
Glad you liked it, sir! They have a certainly timeless appeal, I must say.
Classic looks with top class engineering.
Definitely the route to go for a first time Classic that should bring the least amount worries over reliability or major expense.
Lovely car.
Sir, we did enjoy this one, although fast it was not!
A timeless shape that is very elegant. Higher specification and a beige leather interior would finish off the interior ambience, I found the cloth used on the seats, rather rough to the touch and utilitarian. I recall a W124 200 saloon with the same trim. The only electrical item was for the passenger side mirror, It was absolute poverty spec and disgraceful for a Mercedes-Benz.
Sir, we would very much like a beige leather interior, but this was still most enjoyable...
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Yes good review MR Lloyd
We aim to please, sir!
Good Morning Sir, W124 is definitely my choice regardless whether it’s Coupe, Saloon or T
Sir, I thought you may be amenable to one of these. I think I need a beige leather interior in any I were to own, though.
I recall reviews of the W124 when new saying do not under any circumstances buy a manual - not just for the foot-operated parking brake you mention but also because a manual just wouldn’t suit the character of this car. As you so rightly point out, it’s a cruiser and an “Autobahnsturmer” not a sports car to hustle down a tight, twisty road. The same reviewers noted not to purchase the contemporary Jaguar XJ6 without leather and auto.
The Getrag 265 Manual Gearbox from the contemporary XJ40 and the XJS is in demand and extremely expensive now if you can find one. A Mercedes-Benz and Jaguar, without an automatic transmission and a leather interior and rear headrests, is just plain wrong.
Yes, I have driven a manual Mercedes (a C200), and to be honest, it wasn't great. A lot of Mercedes I have driven have tended to be a bit underpowered, due to the sort of people who buy them, who aren't really the most demanding drivers, but the automatic is probably the best choice most of the time. I am not sure Mercedes sell any manual cars any more, actually!
You are welcome to drive my post facelift W124 C320 with working aerial and 'BEIGE LEATHER INTERIOR'.. we know you like a beige leather interior.
Sir, we do like a nice beige leather interior...
It was the E class before 94
It certainly was.
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Pretty sure that’s not what you said at the beginning but whatever, anyone talking about the 124 is a good thing
@@mrknobchopps , I can't remember now, I think I have filmed literally about 100 cars since I recorded this video in March 2023!