macarbon_johnnyb said:
My '85 16V had a bottom end failure after doing the top end a few months before. But I had been auto-crossing it and probably did something to cause it. I don't know its really that fragile but its not an engine that was used in any taxis. I'm sure plenty of E30 M3s have had engine failures as well. Loved the car though. Its and maybe one or two others are ones that I want back. Someday. Interesting that my 16V also had a wood kit like this. I thought it made the interior really nice. I didn't buy a few E30s I looked at since the interiors were not as nice as the 190s. (This was the 90s and they were both $12-20K for nice ones.) The Ati steering wheel on this is an $800 wheel these days. Fairly rare. I ran the Momo Monte Carlo on mine and it makes a big difference as well. Another cool thing on Euro 16Vs is the rear seats have headrests. US cars did not for some reason. Got to say I'm not a fan of the body kit. The stock 16V looks better in my opinion. But what a cool piece of history. @rwahng - no way you are registering this in California unless it has a BAR sticker hidden somewhere. You'd have a legitimate excuse for going the Montana route.
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1985 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16V Schulz 5-Speed
macarbon_johnnyb said:
My '85 16V had a bottom end failure after doing the top end a few months before. But I had been auto-crossing it and probably did something to cause it. I don't know its really that fragile but its not an engine that was used in any taxis. I'm sure plenty of E30 M3s have had engine failures as well. Loved the car though. Its and maybe one or two others are ones that I want back. Someday. Interesting that my 16V also had a wood kit like this. I thought it made the interior really nice. I didn't buy a few E30s I looked at since the interiors were not as nice as the 190s. (This was the 90s and they were both $12-20K for nice ones.) The Ati steering wheel on this is an $800 wheel these days. Fairly rare. I ran the Momo Monte Carlo on mine and it makes a big difference as well. Another cool thing on Euro 16Vs is the rear seats have headrests. US cars did not for some reason. Got to say I'm not a fan of the body kit. The stock 16V looks better in my opinion. But what a cool piece of history. @rwahng - no way you are registering this in California unless it has a BAR sticker hidden somewhere. You'd have a legitimate excuse for going the Montana route.