In the world of fast German luxury sedans, there is an interesting rivalry between the BMW M3, Mercedes-Benz C-AMG, and Audi’s S4. These three compact executive cars have been brawling since the beginning of time..and while you might think that BMW landed the first punch in the German street car brawl with its barn-storming E30 […]
Most cars at this price point are far from perfect and are far from done despite most seller claims. Buy and finish quickly is the siren song of the seller. Fall for the puffery and claims in any sales pitch at your own peril. While there are exceptions and great deals out there if you […]
If you believe the self-effacing prose from automotive pundits like Jack Baruth you might get the impression that old cars are terrible and rebuilding a suspension will cost you $12,000 (Canadian dollars maybe?) and the car will still be terrible. On the opposite side of the racetrack you’ll find forum posts describing a similar experience […]
The Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16V was the first salvo fired from the cannons at Stuttgart in its luxury sedan wars with Munich. BMW’s E30 generation M3 was actually second to market with a 2.3 liter high revving motorsports engine pushing out around 190 horsepower mated to a dog-leg 5-speed. For some reason the E30s are worth […]
The poet and father of Greek tragedy Aeschylus once wrote: “It is an ill thing to be the first to bring news of ill.” Is it a leap of logic to expect that being the first to bring good news is therefore a good thing? What if that news is the birth of German factory […]
The Mercedes-Benz W201 chassis was another evolution of Mercedes low end luxury sedans, known today as the C-Class. Mercedes was anxious to do well in touring car racing, so they built a road version with a hopped-up engine and sold it around the world for homologation purposes. The 190E 2.3-16V Cosworth model actually beat the […]
The Mercedes-Benz W201 190E spawned a unique motorsports inspired version, the 2.3-16V Cosworth edition that featured a unique body kit, tuned M102 engine and dog-leg pattern 5-speed gearbox. It was a legitimate competitor to the BMW E30 M3 and Audi Quattro, but today isn’t particularly pricey for whatever reason. Find this 1987 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16V […]
We did a full write-up on the Mercedes-Benz 190 2.3-16V Cosworth earlier this week and the auction ended at a smoking deal of $5,200 — unfortunately the buyer turned out to be a some kind of ebay spam-bot or someone who wouldn’t know a good deal if it slapped him in the face. Regardless, your […]
The W201 Mercedes-Benz 190 sedan was built from 1982 to 1993 and is the predecessor to today’s C-class sedan. It was an elegant but simple sedan powered by a few 4 & 6 cylinder gas and diesel engines. It wasn’t a car that any enthusiast would consider, at least until the 2.3-16V Cosworth edition was released as a direct […]