1989 Mercedes-Benz A-Class

COUPE Coupe

3,0L PERFORMANCE

Automatic

WDBEA50D9KB020045

Clear

Gasoline

*WARNING!!!! BELOW IS THE LONG WINDED PASSIONATE DETAILED DESCRIPTION SO IF YOU ARE IMPATIENT I WOULD STICK TO READING JUST THE SHORTER DESCRIPTION ABOVE! THIS REALLY IS A SPECIAL ONE OF A KIND MERCEDES, IT WAS DRIVEN ONLY 4000 MILES PER YEAR MAINLY TO MERCEDES BENZ CLUB EVENTS AND SHOWS, THESE MILES WERE EASY MILES AND WAS ALWAYS SERVICED, THIS CAR HAD NEVER BEEN DRIVEN IN THE RAIN IN ALMOST 30 YEARS UNTIL RECENTLY MY 76 YEAR OLD MOTHER DROVE IT TO SAMS AS IT HADNT BEEN DRIVEN IN MONTHS AND IT RAINED WHILE SHE WAS IN THE STORE BUT NOT WHILE DRIVING,THE ENGINE BAY PICTURES ARE EXACTLY HOW IT CAME TO ME, I HAVENT PRESSURED WASHED IT AS IT HAS NO LEAKS AND DIDNT NEED IT, LOOK CLOSELY AT THOSE PICTURES BECAUSE THAT IS THE FRAME AND ENGINE CRADLE YOU SEE WITHOUT ANY GREASE OR DIRT AFTER 30 YRS. THE MERCEDES FLOOR MATS ARE THE ORIGINAL 30 YR OLD MATS SOLD WITH THIS CAR WHEN NEW. THE ORIGINAL SPARE TIRE HAS NEVER BEEN ON THE GROUND, THE FACTORY MERCEDES FIRST AID KIT IS UNTOUCHED & LIKE IT WAS 30 YRS AGO, I INCLUDED A PICTURE OF WHAT THIS MERCEDES LOOKED LIKE WHEN SOLD NEW IN 1989 AS A LORINSER MODIFIED MERCEDES FROM THE DEALERSHIP , THIS WAS BACK WHEN AMG WAS MOSTLY A HIGH PERFORMANCE PARTS COMPANY & NOT PART OF MERCEDES MANUFACTURING SO COMPANIES LIKE LORINSER , BRABUS & EVEN BBS TRIED TO GET INTO THE GAME.WHEN I GOT THIS CAR IT STILL HAD THE TACKY TALL REAR SPOILER AND REAR REFLECTORS WHICH I HAVE REMOVED REPLACING THEM WITH ALL CLEAR LENSES, A SMALLER MODERN CARBON FIBER TRUNK LIP ( BUT I DID LEAVE THE ORIGINAL LORINSER SPOILER MOUNTING HOLES) IN CASE SOMEONE WOULD WANT TO PUT A LARGER REAR SPOILER BACK ON,IT CAME FROM THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP WITH ITS CURRENT DIFFERENT REAR BUMPER COVER MADE BY LORINSER SO WHEN THE MODERN MAKEOVER WAS DONE, THE LOWER PANELS & BLACK FRONT & REAR BUMPER IMPACT STRIPS WHERE ALL PAINTED TO MATCH THE REST OF THE CAR, THE ROOF WAS PAINTED ALL SEMI BLACK TO SIMULATE A PANORAMIC ROOF IMAGE & THE ORIGINAL FACTORY HOOD WAS REPAINTED IN THE FACTORY COLOR WITH A PPG SEMI FLAT FINISH . THE FRONT BUMPER HAS A 3" ADDED RUBBER SPOILER EXTENSION SO NO MORE WORRIES OF SMASHING A FIBERGLASS LOW FRONT SPOILER . THIS CAR NEEDED NOTHING ON THE INSIDE AS EVERYTHING IS LIKE NEW WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ME "NOT INSTALLING" THE AFTERMARKET DVD, CD, NAVIGATION, BACK UP CAMERA DIN STEREO UNIT" I GOT FOR IT PRIOR TO SEEING THE CAR IN PERSON SO IT HAS BEEN SET UP TO WORK WITH BLUE TOOTH SPEAKERS (FRONT & REAR INCLUDED) WITH YOUR CELL PHONE, IT HAS NEVER BEEN SMOKED IN OVER 3 DECADES , THE REAR VENT SHADE GOES UP & DOWN , THE REAR SEAT HEAD REST FLIP DOWN ALL DONE BY PRESSING BUTTONS ON THE DASH, ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WORK WITH THE REAR PASSENGER AREA EXTENDING THE FRONT SEAT BELTS OUT TO YOU BY ALMOST A FOOT & 1/2 BEFORE RECESSING BACK INTO THEIR HIDDEN LOCATIONS. THE SUNROOF IS LARGE WHEN OPEN AND QUITE WHEN CLOSED WITH ALL THE WINDOWS WORKING QUICKLY UP & DOWN , WITH RUBBER MOLDINGS & FELTS LIKE NEW, JUST LOOK AT THE PICTURES OF THE DOOR PANELS, DASH, GAUGE PANEL, STEERING WHEEL, HEADLINER ETC, EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE A 3 YR OLD 30K MILES CAR RATHER THAN 30YRS OLD. BUT JUST TO BE SURE & TO MAKE THIS CAR READY TO DRIVE WITHOUT WORRY, SQUEAKS, RATTLES, OR SHAKES IT HAS NEW BRAKES, ROTORS, CALIPERS, SHOCKS , SPRINGS & STRUTS, HARD & HIGH PRESSURE FUEL/BRAKE LINES, ALONG WITH THE $7400 SET OF 3 PIECE ZONE 200MPH RATED 19 X 10.5 " WHEELS AND ZR RUNFLAT TIRES, AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE PICTURE OF WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE WHEN NEW TO PRESENTLY NOW THAT I FINISHED THE MODERN MAKEOVER , I BELIEVE YOU WILL AGREE THAT IT WAS ALL DONE IT GOOD TASTE, HIGH QUALITY WITH OVER 200 LABOR HOURS TO MAKE THIS FANTASTIC MERCEDES LOOK AS GOOD AS IT PERFORMS AND CAN PROUDLY BE DRIVEN TO ANY MERCEDES OR IMPORT CLUB TRACK EVENT OR CAR SHOW! ITS AMAZING HOW GREAT THIS CARS DRIVES, HOW SMOOTH , FAST AND JUST WELL BUILT IT IS. IF YOU HAVE OWNED A NEWER MERCEDES OR DRIVEN ONE, THE MINUTE YOU DRIVE THIS CAR YOU WILL COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND THE OLD SAYING "THEY DONT MAKE THEM LIKE THEY USE TO!"I WELCOME ANYONE TO BRING THE BEST MERCEDES MECHANIC IN THE COUNTRY TO INSPECT THIS CAR BEFORE AUCTIONS END, THATS HOW SURE I AM THAT IT IS THE BEST 1989 MERCEDES 300 CE ANYWHERE!I HAD PLANNED TO KEEP THIS BENZ 10 MORE YRS TO WHEN ALL THE BEST COLLECTORS SAY IT WILL BE WORTH 6 FIGURES BUT I JUST DONT HAVE THE ROOM FOR IT ANYMORE AND THIS CAR DESERVES BETTER THAN PARKED OUTSIDE WITH A WEATHER PROOF COVER OVER IT ( ALSO INCLUDED) WHILE BEING DRIVEN JUST TWICE A MONTH,THE A/C IS ICE COLD, THE HEAT IS HOT, THE DEFROST WORKS, DASH LIGHTS WORK, INSIDE DOOR LIGHTS, ROOF LIGHTS, REAR LIGHTS ALL WORK LIKE NEW, THE ENGINE BAY HOOD HEAT SHIELD IS LIKE NEW. IF YOU HAVE THE COURAGE OR A PLACE NO PATROLLED BY STATE TROOPERS YOU COULD GET IN THIS CAR ON ANY GIVEN DAY AND GO AS FAST AS YOUR COURAGE WILL ALLOW BECAUSE IT NEVER STOPS INCREASING SPEED, IT NEVER STARTS SWAYING OR EVER FEELING LIKE YOUR DOING MORE THAN 70MPH. IT TOOK MERCEDES BENZ OVER 12 YEARS TO DEVELOP THEIR 3.0L INLINE 6CYL ALONG WITH A TRANSMISSION THAT MANY CONSIDER AN INDESTRUCTIBLE COMBINATION. THIS CAR GOT A HIGH PERFORMANCE TUNE WHEN NEW THAT OTHER 300 SERIES DIDNT AS PART OF THE PACKAGE. I WILL SEND ANYONE A VIDEO OF THIS CAR DRIVING AND IDLING WHERE THOSE WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH MERCEDES WILL IMMEDIATELY KNOW THIS IS NOT JUST THE AVERAGE CLASSIC MERCEDES. COME TEST DRIVE IT AND SEE HOW YOU ARE STOPPED EVERYWHERE WITH PEOPLE ASKING ABOUT THE CAR. MEN, WOMEN, TEENAGERS, IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE, EVERYONE ASK & NO ONE BELIEVES IT WHEN I SAY ITS 30 YEARS OLD WITH ORIGINAL PAINT, INTERIOR, & ENGINE. THIS WILL BE A TRUE NO RESERVE AUCTION AND IF ANYONE THINKS DIFFERENTLY I ENCOURAGE YOU TO ASK EBAY TO LOOK INTO ALL THE BIDDERS. ITS CHRISTMAS TIME , I NEED THE ROOM AS WELL AS I NEED THE MONEY TO HELP WITH MY PROPERTIES RENOVATIONS SO I HAVE A CLEAR CLEAN TITLE IN MY NAME IN MY HAND & DONT HAVE TIME TO TRY AND GET RETAIL MONEY FOR THIS CAR SO BOTTOM LINE THE HIGH BIDDER WILL WIN. MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT A BUYER FROM CA, COULD FLY IN AND DRIVE IT ACROSS THE COUNTRY WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS AT 120MPH EXCEPT TICKETS AND i WOULD GUARANTEE IT!BOOKS AND RECORDS AND THE BEST 300 CE YOU WILL EVER FIND, THIS WAS THE FINAL YEAR OF THE FULL LARGE MERCEDES TRADEMARKED GRILL SOLD AS A 120,000 ORIGINAL MILES SURVIVOR WITHOUT , SMOKE, LEAKS, RATTLES, NOISES OR ANYTHING AT ALL TO COMPLAIN ABOUT,IT IS THE BEST 4 FIGURE PRICED CAR ON THE MARKET THAT WILL MAKE YOU ABOUT 15% A YEAR ON YOUR INVESTMENT JUST SITTING THERE SO NO MORE DEPRECIATION AS THIS MERCEDES GOES UP IN VALUE EVERY DAY!THE CAR IS LOCATED IN ROANOKE VA 24014 AND I SERIOUSLY WELCOME ANYONE WITH EVERYONE THEY WANT TO BRING TO INSPECT, DRIVE AND ALSO BE AMAZED ABOUT WHAT A SPECIAL CAR THIS IS & ANY EXPERT YOU BRING WILL ALSO AGREE IT IS BY FAR THE BEST CAR FOR THE MONEY OFFERED FOR SALE ANYWHERE RIGHT NOW! MY LAST PIC WITH A .COM WILL SHOW ITEMS I WILL BE LISTING ON EBAY THIS WEEKOn Dec-06-18 at 19:53:14 PST, seller added the following information: Hi, I realized after a couple questions that my "headline" is confusing, I am an individual selling this vehicle that was customized (WHEN NEW TO BE SOLD BY MERCEDES DEALERSHIP) so when I said 2B sold by dealership, that is what I was trying to say. This car had the original owner who loved it like a child, he passed away and his son got it, the neighbor saw that the son was leaving it out of the garage & not taking care of it like his father had since it was new & asked to buy it from him , which he did so after he had it for awhile he also had a room problem with being able to keep this car stored inside his garage so I bought it from him and spent countless hours bringing this rare car into the 21st Century, it is as in style as any car on the road, a new 2018 , 2016 , 2012, 2008, 2000 Model Mercedes could be parked in a parking lot with this car parked in the middle and this Mercedes would be the only one people stopped to look at, to walk around, to try to figure out what model it is. I would bet anyone $1000 that I am correct because I have driven this car and watched people look at it, listen to it, follow me into gas station to ask questions, it really is just that remarkable. Look I will never get on eBay the kind of money this Mercedes would bring at one of the upcoming MECUM Collector car auctions, or Barrett Jackson & RM auctions because there would be 100's of classic car specialist & collectors who would know what a special car this is , thus bidding against each other and the car would break into the 5 figures easily. But I need the money now and cant afford to wait all Winter to sell this car. I am speaking facts and not my opinion , I have owned 1 or 2 Mercedes every year for the past 20+ years and NONE of them were like this hard top coupe, the S-600 & SL 600 were cool and fast and people looked, the CLK 55 was fast & fun yet common looking and people hardly noticed it was a Mercedes, with this car I mean EVERYONE from some lifted up 4wd truck playing Hank Williams, to a young Hip Hop fan riding in a brand new Lexus, a businessman in a suit and tie, to a soccer mom in her SUV " I mean EVERYONE" will ask you what this car is, what year, what model, when was it restored and so on...When I tell them the truth no one believes it, when they hear it they swear its a V-8, when I drive up & down Roanoke's Mountain roads it was the very first time I never had to hit my brakes, I never had to be cautious making the turns, it was simply fun, a thrill to look forward to the next sharp turn. Every single time i drive this car I get a thrill out of it, its like getting on a ride at Disney World or Six Flags, it just simply the most fun to drive since the 1992 Acura NSX came out & that was a very expensive sports car built with racing technology. Even it didnt have 19" x 10.5" wide wheels & tires, nor did my Porsche 930, or Ferrari 308, 328, 348 , 355 or TR, simply put there was a reason these wheels and tires cost $7400 and it wasnt because of some flashy chrome, spinning center, or lights shining, it was because they were meant to allow you to take 45mph turns at 80mph, it was because when your on a road alone and driving a 100mph but you hit a board with a nail in it puncturing the tire " you dont have to worry about some high speed crash or even having to change the tire because these ZR rated tires where meant to withstand a puncture without causing a crash or a tire coming apart or even a flat tire making it impossible to drive, you can simply slow down to 50-60 mph and go get the tire patched within 40-60 miles. Besides the runflat tires your actually riding on 42" of rubber on the ground in a perfectly balanced Mercedes coupe, it doesn't over-steer nor under-steer, it simply never stops pulling! I guess I did leave out something important, that is that this car requires premium gas or an octane booster when adding any new fuel. Its a performance car and not built to run on the cheap ethanol gas of today. I already replaced the fuel filter & fuel pump while learning this the hard way. I could keep on writing for days and I truly apologize to those that dont care for any flair or personal opinions in descriptions but as long as those interested know this truly is the best car for the money,the most fun to drive and a car that goes up in value every year , a that fact wont change, then I guess I described it correctly!Thank you all for your patience and best of luck as the high bidder is winning in this auction like no other! It will be a win to be celebrated!!