Bid for your chance to own this 1989 Mercedes-Benz 300E 3.2 AMG on The MB Market. Finished in Anthracite Grey over Anthracite Leather, this W124 is certified from AMG Classic as an authentic premerger build featuring engine, body, and interior AMG upgrades.
Niklas32 said:
What an auction, congrats to @spyder360!! So happy to see my car in good hands!
Here for any last-minute questions. Thanks to everyone for the interest and kind words.
@MbeamdreamThank you, I really appreciate your kind words! I genuinely loved working on this car and enjoyed almost every second. And just to clarify: the wood trim is in fact refurbished, but I sourced a new shifter panel to replace the old one, as it was warped and not original anyways. As you said: finding burl wood trim (or any trim) for these cars is quite tricky if you actually care about matching color and condition. I am really glad this kind of detail is getting noticed and appreciated here.
@MbeamdreamGreat deductive work! That is in fact my thread of the car. Please keep in mind that all information covers work that, in some cases, goes back almost three years. But everything you read in the thread and here on MBM did in fact happen and is part of this AMG´s journey. Also the listing here focuses primarily on the car as it sits today, on the 500E-Board thread I focused more on the mechanical side. I really appreciate you pointing it out and I encourage everyone to read the thread and maybe even ask some questions!
@OskuHey, you can message me privetely and we can work out a shipping estimate. Shipping should be possible to anywhere in the world, just depends on the price. The car is registered in Germany, so since it´s all EU you shouldn´t have to pay any import taxes. A direct COC doesn´t exist, because the car is built for the Japanese market. This car is a bit special though, it has German EU-confirmity and is registered as normal W124. That should make it easy for the finnish Traficom to register the car, because they have to accept the German registration documents. If the buyer wishes, I can request a technical data sheet from the TÜV that should include all neccessary information.
@Mbeamdream$10k seems extremely high, I have done some research and asked ChatGPT aswell and Ro/Ro should be about HALF of that on the high end, even with insurance. Container shipping would be more expensive of course. We can talk about it privately, I would like to know how you calculated your shipping. You could contact me here or on Instagram :)
@ubergruber Let me answer the inevitable question even before it comes up :) Shipping is an important part of the buying process and of course, I will be happy to assist in any way! The car is located in Bielefed, which is about a 280km drive from Bremerhaven. That is the nearest major seaport here. Overseas transport is quite straightforward and there are a lot of companies that can arrange everything. In general there are two options: Roll-on/Roll-off and container shipping. Ro/Ro is the cheaper option, the shipping inside a container is more expensive, but safer. both take about the same time. Costs can vary significatly depending on where you live, which shipping method you pick, which company you choose and how you insure the car. A rough ballpark would be mid four-figues USD from door to door. If anyone wants to work out a more accurate estimate, feel free to contact me privately and I will be happy to help.
@gsxrGreat to see you here! And many thanks for your kind words! I put the breakpoint in Sept 1989, because of the transition to MoPf1, after which the AMG Option codes started to appear in the VINs. If the agreement was signed in Oct 1990, like @ubergruber said, we could have a rather exact date. The term "mid-merger" is actually quite a good idea for this gray area :). Also btw: my car is a MoPf0, it has the AMG specific side planks, that look like the sacco-boards. The interior gives it away, it doesn´t have the MoPf1 wood trim. What is actually the difference between a 99X car and a 957 car? I think 99X cars are only with the complete AMG package and 957 cars don´t have a bodykit or the wheels for example? I can understand why ppl call the 190E 3.2 the "baby Hammer", it is the small chassis with the biggest engine that AMG offered. But as @gsxr said, it doesn´t really catch the Hammers spirit of gigantic engine in rather small chassis.
@ubergruberas far as I know the 990 code did come in '91! But those cars just had the AMG after the model designation like 500SL 6.0. The later fully AMG-named cars were mostly 990 codes I think. (But the C36 and E55 are different I think).
@ubergruberthank you for the kind words! I personally think that the cars before 1989 without a code in the VIN are the true true pre-merger cars. 1989 to 1993 is really debatable. After 1993 I think should be post-merger, but that´s just my opinion. For example the SL60, E36 or E60. Is AMG in Affalterbach working on customer cars that are 30 years old? I think I saw that they are working on some Hammers there.
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1989 Mercedes-Benz 300E 3.2 AMG
Niklas32 said:
What an auction, congrats to @spyder360!! So happy to see my car in good hands!1989 Mercedes-Benz 300E 3.2 AMG
Niklas32 said:
Here for any last-minute questions. Thanks to everyone for the interest and kind words.1989 Mercedes-Benz 300E 3.2 AMG
Niklas32 said:
@MbeamdreamThank you, I really appreciate your kind words! I genuinely loved working on this car and enjoyed almost every second. And just to clarify: the wood trim is in fact refurbished, but I sourced a new shifter panel to replace the old one, as it was warped and not original anyways. As you said: finding burl wood trim (or any trim) for these cars is quite tricky if you actually care about matching color and condition. I am really glad this kind of detail is getting noticed and appreciated here.1989 Mercedes-Benz 300E 3.2 AMG
Niklas32 said:
@MbeamdreamGreat deductive work! That is in fact my thread of the car. Please keep in mind that all information covers work that, in some cases, goes back almost three years. But everything you read in the thread and here on MBM did in fact happen and is part of this AMG´s journey. Also the listing here focuses primarily on the car as it sits today, on the 500E-Board thread I focused more on the mechanical side. I really appreciate you pointing it out and I encourage everyone to read the thread and maybe even ask some questions!1989 Mercedes-Benz 300E 3.2 AMG
Niklas32 said:
@OskuHey, you can message me privetely and we can work out a shipping estimate. Shipping should be possible to anywhere in the world, just depends on the price. The car is registered in Germany, so since it´s all EU you shouldn´t have to pay any import taxes. A direct COC doesn´t exist, because the car is built for the Japanese market. This car is a bit special though, it has German EU-confirmity and is registered as normal W124. That should make it easy for the finnish Traficom to register the car, because they have to accept the German registration documents. If the buyer wishes, I can request a technical data sheet from the TÜV that should include all neccessary information.1989 Mercedes-Benz 300E 3.2 AMG
Niklas32 said:
@Mbeamdream$10k seems extremely high, I have done some research and asked ChatGPT aswell and Ro/Ro should be about HALF of that on the high end, even with insurance. Container shipping would be more expensive of course. We can talk about it privately, I would like to know how you calculated your shipping. You could contact me here or on Instagram :)1989 Mercedes-Benz 300E 3.2 AMG
Niklas32 said:
@ubergruber Let me answer the inevitable question even before it comes up :) Shipping is an important part of the buying process and of course, I will be happy to assist in any way! The car is located in Bielefed, which is about a 280km drive from Bremerhaven. That is the nearest major seaport here. Overseas transport is quite straightforward and there are a lot of companies that can arrange everything. In general there are two options: Roll-on/Roll-off and container shipping. Ro/Ro is the cheaper option, the shipping inside a container is more expensive, but safer. both take about the same time. Costs can vary significatly depending on where you live, which shipping method you pick, which company you choose and how you insure the car. A rough ballpark would be mid four-figues USD from door to door. If anyone wants to work out a more accurate estimate, feel free to contact me privately and I will be happy to help.1989 Mercedes-Benz 300E 3.2 AMG
Niklas32 said:
@gsxrGreat to see you here! And many thanks for your kind words! I put the breakpoint in Sept 1989, because of the transition to MoPf1, after which the AMG Option codes started to appear in the VINs. If the agreement was signed in Oct 1990, like @ubergruber said, we could have a rather exact date. The term "mid-merger" is actually quite a good idea for this gray area :). Also btw: my car is a MoPf0, it has the AMG specific side planks, that look like the sacco-boards. The interior gives it away, it doesn´t have the MoPf1 wood trim. What is actually the difference between a 99X car and a 957 car? I think 99X cars are only with the complete AMG package and 957 cars don´t have a bodykit or the wheels for example? I can understand why ppl call the 190E 3.2 the "baby Hammer", it is the small chassis with the biggest engine that AMG offered. But as @gsxr said, it doesn´t really catch the Hammers spirit of gigantic engine in rather small chassis.1989 Mercedes-Benz 300E 3.2 AMG
Niklas32 said:
@ubergruberas far as I know the 990 code did come in '91! But those cars just had the AMG after the model designation like 500SL 6.0. The later fully AMG-named cars were mostly 990 codes I think. (But the C36 and E55 are different I think).1989 Mercedes-Benz 300E 3.2 AMG
Niklas32 said:
@ubergruberthank you for the kind words! I personally think that the cars before 1989 without a code in the VIN are the true true pre-merger cars. 1989 to 1993 is really debatable. After 1993 I think should be post-merger, but that´s just my opinion. For example the SL60, E36 or E60. Is AMG in Affalterbach working on customer cars that are 30 years old? I think I saw that they are working on some Hammers there.