1988 Mercedes-Benz 190 E review from North America

I have had minimal problems with the car. Let me tell you about my car. I bought my Benz new in'88. I lived in Ohio then. I moved to Montana in '97 and decided I needed a truck - FOOLISH MISTAKE. I did need a truck, but I traded in my Benz for the truck, thus the foolish mistake. Four years passed and I would periodically see MY Benz around the area driven by an adolescent who was obviously not taking car of MY car. One evening I opened the local paper and saw a car listed for sale that sounded exactly like MY car. I promptly called the next morning at 7:30. I ask the lady who answered if there was a University of Calif. School of Medicine sticker on the car. She said "why yes there is" to which I responded "I'LL TAKE IT." I jumped in the shower and went and bought MY car back. It was in pretty bad shape from four years of poor attention. I have spent the summer fixing her up and she is on the road every day and runs like a dream. I will have this car until I die and will then pass it onto my son, who will care for her with great attention. I cannot recommend the 190-E highly enough. It is an absolutely remarkable automobile. In terms of trouble, I have had little. I have replaced the H2O pump and the fuel filters. It does shift like a tank, but I modulate this with the foot accelerator.

The car holds the road like it is glued to it. INCREDIBLE lateral acceleration. The seats are a little worn now, but I am working on them also to bring them back to snuff.