Regular Car Reviews: 1986 Mercedes-Benz 190E
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- čas přidán 9. 09. 2024
- The car was ordered in 1986 from 231 - Coblenz Branch in Germany and was the 1,537 car ordered from the Coblenz branch in 86. It was ordered in 172 Anthracite Gray with 071 black cloth. The option codes are 410 - electric sliding roof, 466 - central locking system, 534 - Manual antenna without radio set, 580 - manual air conditioning, 591 - green heat insulating glass with heated rear window made of single sheet safety glass, 620 - vehicle with catalyst / emission control system. You are correct about being able to order a euro car with english instruments but your particular car had the standard metric speedo originally. If it had english instruments from the factory it would have option code 461, 467, or 469. Rare it was ordered with the cat since most euros were ordered as catalyst ready since it wasn't required in europe yet and unleaded fuel was not as common. The seat belt buzzer and warning light is not factory but is easily removed. Obviously all the outside lights are not the original euro ones.
The slowest car I've ever driven next to my stock Falcon...but, oh man, I look so cool and hip driving this little Merc!
As a German, I'm frightened by those non-original headlamps
i would run them.
Maybe it’s part of the import requirements? My 190D has the exact same headlights
honestly its probably a dot thing. they are original just not for you.
Until 1986, the US Department of transportation required that all cars use sealed beam headlights. You either had square or round dual filament bulbs, or quad headlights in either round or square sealed beams. when the bulb went out, you replaced the whole glass assembly. It was so that all headlights met US aiming and brightness regulations easily.
Ganz ehrlich, mir gefallen sie besser hahaha.
(To be honest, i like them better hahaha.)
Hey everybody! This is the owner. After looking into it. The owner was a U.S. military guy who purchased the car in Germany. He ordered the gauges so it would be legit back it the states. I was confused. I'm sorry internet... I'm sorry.... But everything about this car is confusing and it's not like I can get a carfax. Ha!
Fuck the internet haters.
Agreed!
This makes it even more cool, it's not your standard Euro import, it's a weird mix of both US and EURO. A mutant. Internet will forgive you in 15 minutes.
+Kobbetop 9/21 Never Forget.
Anonymous does not forgive, Anonymous does not forgot
Germany does not use Mph.
+XLPCX That's a beautiful car you have there! Looks to have survived the rust massacre that's claimed so many Mercs!
Such a simple and classy looking car.
+Lord Yllsacky Agreed, theres something about how perfectly plain it is. Luxurious understatement?
Its so cozy too, it looks at home in the rain
+Lord Yllsacky Back when cars were designed by men with rulers not computers and wind tunnels.
It looks like a car the villain in a kid's movie would drive. And the hero in this movie is a dog.
Matt Bartholomew companies had been using computers and wind tunnels since the mid 60's
190E. One of the best cars ever built. Also with the larger engines they are kinda not that slow
Car owner's knowledge about Germany and German cars is zero to none.
+Dufffaaa93 Yep, I second this.
"A mix of the metric system and MPH" (sic). Errrrr, no?
+Dufffaaa93 Agreed, i was hearing him, and i was like "the f*ck is on about?!" To Mr. Regular, next time, instead of taking the owners word as gospel, just do a quick old Google research about facts and figures, specially in forums.
+Dufffaaa93 This is true (me being the owner). Everything about the car is weird. I found out the guy who bought it special ordered the gauges from factory. I guess he was in the military or something.
+XLPCX just stop embarrassing yourself
+XLPCX Sir, I'd suggest that You learn about Your car before You go full expert on the video. You kind of lack knowledge about this car or eurocars sphere in general, and it's nothing bad unless you try to sell misconceptions as facts to other people.
You don't have to be anybody to order new tacho set, You just go into dealership and after some talking (and putting some money on the table) they'll happily import that part for You.
You've mentioned that importing spares from europe is pain. Than why in the name of God have You bought car with engine that was not avaliable in US in the first place? In europe (where this car belongs) parts and pieces are everywhere and are not that expensive. This is kind of stuff You have to take into consideration when buying car that literally does not exist on that continent (supplies and stuff).
The Mercedes 190 was not a fast car but it had VERY good build quality.
The 2.3 litre version was actually quite fast.
a normal 2.0 that runs as it should isnt as slow as the one in this video is.
@@sniff1197 the 190e is a quick car if properly maintained. the 2.0 has around 177 nm and at a weight of around 1200kg (less or more) depending on features. the cars keeps up with modern traffic quite nicely.
i have a 190d not fast car but i love to drive this
@@sniff1197even my 90s 1.8 190E WILL spin its wheels if you give it the beans. and the clutch engages at the same place every single time. RCR probably got a bad way overdue on maintenance…
So it's a European import, but the headlights have been converted to the USDM spec? That's a waste...
And yes, that is a headlight leveling switch, intended to be used in cars without auto-leveling suspension in the rear, for high-load situations.
The "Economy" gauge is hooked directly to engine vacuum.
The most appealing part about the 190E to me is that they don't break. I've seen several with the odometer stuck at 999.999km in Europe, mostly cabs.
That dial is for leveling the headlights, so when you're carrying weight in the back you can aim your headlights down, it's there to avoid dazzling drivers on the other side of the road.
yeah, common feature in europe. even a lot of hatchbacks had this back then. same goes for parking lights. my 90s polo is base spec but you can still leave the indicator down when you turn the car off and it will turn on parking lights for only one side of the car
You forgot the most important part, It will "run forever".
190 E is still such a timeless looking design - to think it came out before the W124 E-Class but looks much more modern.
Yes, xxxE become E-Class....
In europe, if u have 190E u have W124. If E is 1st is e-class
The 190E is not a W124 or an E-Class. The model name is 190.
Today I learned that you can't take way a owner says about his car at face-value. That Merc 190e is not a true Euro Import. This is not the owners fault, this is mine.
I was just going to comment why the headlights are US-spec? Did someone fake it? Like put German service records in the glove box etc.? Either way, it's a cool car from a time when Mercedes used to mean something.
+RegularCars How is that Your fault?
+RegularCars Nice camera work dude :)
And there is no mix between metric and mph in Germany.. The whole of mainland europe uses metric. This dude is full of it!
+RegularCars It looks like the car IS an imported model, but was federalized upon arrival (as was common practice at the time--this would include a US speedometer and headlamp conversion). The crank windows, cloth seats and lack of wood trim suggest that it is a base Euro-spec car, not a USDM model.
TL;DR it's an import, just modded on arrival to meet US regs. No need to retract anything!
The part about Germany mixing imperial and metric is complete BS, though.
I love 190s. They just look so nice.
yeah, uhm... I'm pretty sure that speedo isn't european and neither are those ugly headlights
+Spastmatiker Frenchmen trully had yellow lights, but not on mercs :)
+Spastmatiker France here. Never seen these headlights on 190e ever. Yes cars had to have yellow lights but in most cars it was just the bulbs that were yellow.
+Matthias Schmitt yea this is the american spec one. Euro spec had rpm gauge and full glass headlights. seen in the 95 w124
+Matthias Schmitt Clock instead of speedo was a common low budget option in Netherlands, France, UK, and those yellow headlights were a legal obligation in France at the time.
+Daniel van Slooten A lot of older cars indeed have a clock instead of an speedometer.
As a classic Mercedes fanatic, this was fucking painful. This, physically, hurt me...
good old simple cars are never gonna return. it breaks my heart.
Someone put German papers in it, a German plate and sold it to this guy. The denial with him is strong.
+ChannelNotFound I´m from Germany. The plate is complete fake, original German plate has a blue stripe with a "D" and the stars of the EU on it. Funny they made it extra "authentic" with the black/red/gold colors, even put a typical letter like "ü" on. The dashbord isn´t a european version either, nor is the spoiler with the third brakelight or the sealed beam headlights. Lack of power is cause the car had to match the even at the time way more strict US exhaust gas laws, original 2 liter had enough grunt to spin the wheels at least a little bit.
Jules Verne I was thinking of the pre-EU plate.
pre-EU plate had a different DIN letter type, no color stripe and a small black strip between the tax registration badge and the TÜV badge. Yes, we like them bureaucracy :)
+ChannelNotFound Also, Berlin is not in Bavaria.
@@McVerne It's "RAMSTAIN" spec, i think they have separate plate for this also they can use bundeswehr platestyle
The dial he didn't know what is for is for adjusting the beam angle, for use when you have something heavy in the back which lifts the nose, blinking oncoming traffic (I have the same thing in my NB MX5).
+B.D.B. Every car iv ever been in has this ...
+Tom Jacobs Old Japanese cars don't -- only manual adjustment, no fancy electric motors to adjust it. :)
+TassieLorenzo My BMW E30 headlight adjuster is controlled by pressure! There are plastic lines running to each headlight from behind the dash!
They don't work.
+mcspikesky
Vacuum lines strike again
Pretty sure they're on most British cars, even my shitbox corsa had that dial.
Supposedly old Mercs are ridiculously reliable, so it's got that going for it...
I had this car. It wasn't as reliable as a Honda and when things needed to be replaced, it was expensive to fix.
I'd restore a 1991 190E. 2.6 in Teal Blue Metalic. But put a better engine in it.
deathbastardable. "something going for it" this is the problem nobody knows a classic wen they see one it pisses me off. Its a nice looking car and fast for the 80's... 0-60 10.9 not bad at all. If u want speed go for the 2.5 0-60 7.3. Its a Mercedes and its reliable asf. People are comparing it to cars from 2015, 16, 17... stop its the feeling that matters the classic stall wen putting ur foot down the sound of the Carberated engine the far-apart gear ratios. Say wat u want but this is my opinion and everyone is aloud to state it at one time or another.
My repair bills were so much and I live in SoCal where the weather doesnt affect our cars.
The 190E was a bad car. The W124 is good though.
As a person that lives in Europe I have to say that I've never heard a sentence spoken by an american that starts with "well, y'know, in Europe..." that didn't make me facepalm.
Eggly Bagelface What makes that so odd?? Just wondering.
Joshua Law Americans talk about Europe likes it’s this homogeneous state. Every country is extremely different culturally and no one really represents themselves as or think they’re European. And laws are different in countries.
Yeah kind of like how every state in the US has its own laws, we aren’t all from Texas.
@@Michael-pf8we Go to Europe. From your comment it seems like you’ve never been there.
German numberplate but US headlights? Horrid.
Imagine if it had american spec bumpers
+Cory _182 you can use them as park bench...
+James Walford this plate is funny. it has the B for Berlin but a bavarian sticker. and we don't have the german flag on our plates but the european. like that: schubert.lv/photos-in-domainconsult/ml320.jpg
Thats a fake plate...
@@mats7492 Yes, but this car WAS semi eurospec for military guy in Ramstain AFB....
This car should be originally (1st owner) equipped with US Plates issued by state of 1st owner
The Mercedes 190 is a good solid car, it was never meant to be fast or a race car. The Merc. is perfect for European roads, where I am in the UK the roads are narrow and were built for horses, not wide enough for two cars to pass, a few of these roads are Roman and I drive on them most weeks. On roads around here, 50 mph is a good speed, some roads 30mph is the advisable speed due to the twists and turns. It's a gentleman's car, let the world pass you by and sit in comfort and safety.
I had the 2.6L US version. It was the best car I've ever owned and I'm on like my 29th car.
What are other cars you owned?
@@ironmanandhisflyingpan6572 1983 Toyota Pickup, 1989 Toyota Supra, 1984 Toyota 4rumner, two 1996 I think Isuzu Amigo, an Isuzu trooper, another 190E but it was auto, several jeep Cherokees, a Lexus, a couple of Nissan d21 and d22, another 4runner that I rolled so got another 4 runner, want me to keep going or do you have some smart ass response ?
@M G Meanwhile I have only driven a 1994 Opel Frontera A (long wheelbase) and my mother owns a 1988 Mitsubishi Montero (short)
The w123 or w124 are on my go to classic cars to own, and might get one as my first car
(19, w123 240Diesel or w124 2L petrol with 5 speed manual)
I got a 2.6l 190e as a first car. It needs quite a bit of work to be done on it.
@@thenthson The plastic bit that moves the sunroof is a common part to fail and is a PITA to replace, so do it before it breaks and you're stuck with an open sunroof. The speedometer cable that runs to the transmission is also a common failure part, pretty easy to replace. The exhaust piping seems to rust unusually quick. Other than those common issues, it's a great car.
Damn that '86 looks better than most cars from the 90's/early 2000's.
*Every single 80's looks better than all cars from the 90's/early 2000's.
Be happy it's the 90 hp 2.0 petrol engine. it could have been the 2.2 diesel with a whole 73hp
2.0 petrol engines have 100+hp in europe. that's not an import car. The dash, the speedo, the lights... there is just something wrong.
+megaraf jogos true, I was just giving the worst case scenario. If it's the more powerful version and he thinks it's slow then even more reason he's lucky not to be driving the diesel.
energymc22 my 81 Mercedes Benz 300D 3.0L diesel only makes about 80hp
I thought the 2.0 190E produces 122hp?
Luqman Hakim there are many versions depending on the year and market.
I miss that car..it was slow...it was reliable it was tough ….a mini tank..so composed on the highway. But most of all it had soul...it drove me from L.A. to DC
YOU RATHER SEE, ME IN THE PEN, THAN ME AND LORENZO ROLLIN IN A BENZO
Mercedes-benz made it through the 80s with dignity
it's an old 190E. . . why did you expect it to be fast? Also, the headlights are wrong. And we use both kW and HP (well, rather PS) officially on spec sheets and stuff, but if you ask a german guy how much power his car has, he will answer in PS in almost all cases. the switch besides the light knob is there to adjust the height of the headlights.
Dutch guy here (ze Germans are our neighbours), that little wheel with the headlight icon is indeed to level the headlights. Or better yet, to make them point down further. Reason? Over here, we like to tow caravans, so if they're hooked up, the rear of the car hunkers down a bit, forcing the headlight beam to be intrusive to other traffic. Hence, manual headlight level adjustment.
Comes in handy when loading the boot of the car as well as the seats
Yeah, well it's 72hp so... yes it's slow :)
As for Germans, they use "PS" (Pferdestärke), which is "German Horsepower" and which is used pretty much everywhere in germanic countries... It's very similar to US horsepowers (100PS = 98.63hp)
They are also not "mixed" between the metric system and anything else lol
They uses kph, kilometers and PS. No idea how he got a mile per hour gauge, but if it has been imported to the US privately, my guess is that it has been changed by a previous owner... If it has been imported by a dealer, he changed the gauges before selling it.
Isn't the diesel 72hp? This is petrol so ~120hp?
EvilRacer123 Indeed! Just double checked and the normal gasoline 2L is actually... 90hp!!! :)
EDIT again: Apparently there is a carburated and an injection one... The carburated 2L is 90hp while the injection version 122hp. So yes the 190E is actually 122hp.
Gears must be REALLY long though to feel that slow...
+EvilRacer123 Yes, it's a petrol, or else it would be called 190 D.
+traxnada Most likely, since it has the hideous USDM headlights. Should have kept the german ones.
+traxnada Yeah, 90hp for carb (190 without E) and 113hp for 190E 2.0 injection
My first ever car was a 1991 190e hand-me-down. It had 60k miles in 2007 and I LOVED it. I put in a monstrous subwoofer and covered it in every sticker I could find.
Maybe its nostalgia goggles for your first love, and sure it was so heavy that it leaned side to side in the turns like an ocean bouy, but it was 2.6L of freedom and it was happiness.
I miss that car.
This isn't an Euro import -.-
+ᴊᴇʙᴀᴜᴅɪɴ Paperwork says otherwise.
+ᴊᴇʙᴀᴜᴅɪɴ They didn't sell the 2.0E in the US so it must be imported, but I guess somebody changed the cluster panel and front lights with the American ones.
+XLPCX Euro model would have a different headlights and clock INSIDE the rpm gauge, and probably some wood trim... Even if it is imported from Europe it has many aftermarket US parts
Source: I live in Europe and I used to have 190e, same model same engine as this one
+ᴊᴇʙᴀᴜᴅɪɴ This is true, but the car is 30 years old. I'm sure the previous owner replaced all sorts of things with US parts. I'm trying to slowly get it back to original, but finding Euro parts is super difficult.
XLPCX
I know the feeling, same thing with American cars in Europe, they are super expensive and most of the parts have to be bought overseas and shipped to Europe :/ Good luck though
I have not driven the 190e but I have a diesel with 5spd, it’s not fast but gives descent torque and very smooth on highway.
The build quality is incredible and I will take mine instead of e30 bmw any day!
You know, Martin Brundle once said that this had one of the best handling saloon car chassis anywhere in the world.
Yesterday I bought a 1987 190E with a 2.6 L in-line six I am so happy with this purchase and it is such a fun car and it definitely isn’t as sluggish as the one in the video! great video though!!!
I happen to love my 190E. It's odd, does strange shit sometimes, and likewise, not particularly fast, but it's unlike anything else I've owned or driven, in all the best ways I can't quite put my finger on. Germany built a winner with the W201, in my honest opinion. Oh, and mine has a rev counter AND a clock. : D
No European would have been surprised by the epic slowness of this thing. (Try the 190D and you can have a race with a John Deere). It's 190E for god's sake. The shout's GREY right into your face.
Btw., we do NOT mix metrics with imperial and his speedo was NEVER originally delivered with mph on it. Someone also swapped the headlight assembly. That's US spec.
The he doesn't know what it's for is for adjusting the headlights for having a load in the trunk or on the tow-bar.
In another comments owner tell this was RAMSTAIN spec, if u don't know it's bigest us base in europe
@@mateuszzimon8216 It's called Ramstein.
the lights are wrong for a euro
Not for one imported to the US market.
the fact it has a sunroof that still work from 1986 is amazing.....
In Germany every cars tachometer has a km/h scale. If there are a km/h and mph scales in the tachometer the car was intended to be sold outside of Germany. And like rhkips already said these headlights are USDM too
+ExtraBigO Everything about the car is weird (I'm the owner). I found out the guy who bought it special ordered the gauges from factory. I guess he was in the military or something.
+XLPCX and the little wheel on the left side of the dashboard is a "Leuchtweitenregulierung" you need it to regulieren your Leuchtweite which absolutely nobody in germany does but you need to have it 'cause of reasons
+ExtraBigO :D
let me translate:
regulate
headlights ;)
Thanks for the info! I like the little quirks in the car.
+ExtraBigO That's the one good thing I like about digital speedometers; can go from mph to km/h with a touch of the button.
my old man had a 190 i remember riding in it as a kid. he drove the damn thing to almost 500,000 miles. i long to own a 190e with a 2.5 cosworth engine
Ah the 190E, the car every early 90's rap star aspired to. I've always loved the styling of these cars, and when Cosworth got ahold of it; I absolutely fell in love. It still wasn't the fastest thing on the road as Top Gear so eloquently showed, but it held its own and looked good while doing so. I'd take a '92 2.5 Cosworth right now over almost any car produced now!
In the 90's I was young (Born in 97') But even then I remember all the pimped out Geo Trackers, And Samurai's. But there was the occasional 190E to.
+GetTacoFaced If you saw one of these in the hood, you knew who was supplying to the dealers. And if it was rolling on 5 stars, they were ballin' outta control. Even rimmed up, 190's still have class!
+Marquis M. Haha no doubt. I mean I wouldn't call it timeless but when I see it well always have that classy look!
***** Time will tell how timeless it will be, but it has aged fairly well considering how old the w201 platform is now.
+Marquis M. Only time, for sure
I had the pleasure of driving one of these today. It's amusingly slow, very comfortable and just plain made me happy.
Still one of the most awesome cars ever made.
I have a 1993 190E, the last year they made this car but mine has the 2.6L 6 cylinder and it is surprisingly torquey and smooth...The 190E is also built like a tank, super solid and rides very sound proof.
That dial next to the headlights moves the headlights up and down automatically
+James Robinson Thanks!
I miss my ol' 190e... It was a damn good car.
I'm gonna buy a 190E, put an Evo2 body kit on it, and there is nothing you can do about it.
+Alfonso Guerrero Throw in td engine and build a superturbo
+Alfonso Guerrero no,no,no just no please dont
+Alfonso Guerrero Why would i,that kit looks fucking awesomme,and nobody can afford a real evo2
+Alfonso Guerrero Genuinely, do it, but with a 2.6 model. People have those M103's well over 800hp. They're sluts for boost. For example, check out the youtube channel Pumpish/turbobandit.
do it
My first car was the 2.3. This is nostalgia. Thank you.
6:00 This is to adjust how far the headlights go, if you put cargo in the trunk the front of the car goes up so you need to adjust the headlights so you don't blind other drivers... every car I've owned has had this, is this really something unusual in America?
I think it might be. I'll be honest; I live in Brazil and I also never even heard about that. As far as I know, cars nowadays don't have that in here. I've never seen one with it. Though I THINK the Fiat 147 had that. I remember my dad's 147 had a little slider, kind of like that, on the dash. Though it had no numbers or any sort of description/label to identify it. I never really knew what that thing was for or even if it worked at all. I don't doubt it's about the same on the US.
***** 147s and maybe some early Unos, I imagine? Like I said, my dad's 147 had one of those on the dash, though I never knew what it was for.
In EU, cars equipped with Xenon lamps must have automatic headlight adjustment by law; older cars with weaker lights have manual adjustment, required since about 1990 in Germany, so in general that's what you'll see on EU spec vehicles.
It is uncommon for American cars, but in the states, most older Japanese cars (like my ‘99 Nissan Pathfinder) have similar features.
It is odd though how most domestic cars here in the US don’t come with this. I can’t even tell you how bad some headlights blind you, especially GM cars. Their headlights are the WORST.
I want one. Love the Bremen manufacturing. It runs forever
The 190E is a great car!
Took my drivers test in a 190E 2.6 , it was a very quick little car, hugged the road. Very fun to drive
That thing next to the light switch is called LEUCHTWEITENREGULIERUNG. Ah, compound words.
My mom had a US one. It was literally indestructible, pretty much no maintenance for years and then it was sold to my uncle who won the 500 for 500 with it. I love these cars
What's with the bogus front plate? An umlaut in the serial number part? A "B" for Berlin with a Bavaria state seal? A German tri-colour flag instead of the European blue band? WTF?
@The Cats Pajamas Yes, and tricolour flag is used by german army. I think owner took this as honourable for 1st owner, because this is possible Ramstein Spec
The first Benz we ever had was a 190E with a gated automatic gearbox, central locking, and power windows. I was a kid at the time and it felt so bad-ass. Still one of the classiest cars I'd ever ridden in. The only thing that outclassed it was an even older Benz, a 1969 280S my dad kept around as a "project" and that barely saw any mileage under our watch. Thanks for this Mr. Regular.
You people are so clueless about European cars, sorry :D
Lol what can you tell me he didn't? I'll be waiting.
+GetTacoFaced Ok, the headlights are not european, the scroller controls the height of the headlights and is used when the back of the car is loaded, so you don't blind upcoming trafic, and this isn't the best engine (not even talking about the cosworth), go read it up on wiki. In USA they just see us Europeans "different" for some reason, and makes them giggle anytime they see something what they dont have in America, and don't look it up, simply write it off like some Euro nonsense.
+GetTacoFaced He literally said he had no idea what that switch does. Also metric units.
+0riginal835 I feel like you misunderstood the tone of this video. Their look at the scroller and the engine were short and inquisitive, not accusative. I think we're all appreciators of European cars. And people!
+shiftyslc Honestly I got love for everything regardless of the the place the car came from. EVEN MY INDESTRUCTIBLE 1981 240D 478,577 miles.
I was the not-so-proud owner of a 1986 American-spec 190E. I bought it used in 1987, I think it had about 15K miles on it. It spent most of its life at the Mercedes dealer. The good news: it had a very unusual 5 speed (why I bought it), it was fun to drive, like RegularCars guy said, it had a certain appeal (I was a young exec), I had arrived. The bad news: a/c broke constantly, the sunroof broke constantly, motor mounts at less than 20K, the list goes on and on. I endured this car for 2 years and sold it to someone taking to Sweden. Strangely enough, the 5-speed was only important to the guy that bought it. Thanks RegularCars, I truly love your reviews, your humor, the singing, not so much. :) Keep up the great work!
Euro import with those headlights? I don't think so.
Nice! You used to see these 190's EVERYWHERE in the early to mid-90's. They were extremely popular in Europe as taxi's.
When companies retired them, they got a second life as daily family cars. Especially Turkish people seemed to really like those ex-taxi 190's.
Need the 190D manual. Also inline engine one of the most reliable engines ever made
That was pretty good. It was very well put together and the visual and audible symbolism was well timed.
I love when mr regular gets sentimental, he’s a real romantic guy
I have a 1991 UK auto model, for a 26 year old car it drives beautifully and i can truly say driving a modern car is totally soulless.
5:50 correct. That is because we have narrow streets and in some cases you need to park 2 wheels on the curb, 2 on the road, so your half car is hanging out, better light it so nobody smashes into it at a rainy, foggy, night.
I was just looking for one yesterday, thinking of buying one as a project here in Czech Republic. Thank you for your honest review.
USDM Headlights and Speedo. Why would you even do that on an import D:
Oh and we don't use miles per hour in Germany... lol. The only "imperial" unit we use in Horsepower.
PS =|= HP ;)
+Sebastian Eschenbach that is correct. German Horsepower (1,000 PS = 0,987HP) that's why the Veyron doenst have 1001 HP, but 1001 PS which is 987 HP :P
+BreakItLikeItsHot those parts would have been added when the car was imported.
And inches for the wheels.
Sebastian Eschenbach You don't say. Most Americans just wouldn't understand the Term "Pferdestärken" ;)
I have never binged watched this many videos in a row
The official car of Turkey.
top kek
+Edgy Bloke Nope, it's the official car of Albania. Apparently, about 80% of the cars in Albania are (old) Mercs.
+appelpower1
I have seen these old Mercs as cabs in Istanbul
appelpower1 thats not true anymore... most people have replaced their Benzes with newer cars because of the taxes put on old cars.
I can confirm, as an Albanian, that Mercedes is the national car brand. :V :P
Dude this was way more philosophical than I expected this video to be. Thumbs up!
Do a test of one of those VW clean Diesels, I hear they are awesome.
+truantray He did already, a Malone tuned Jetta.
+compu85 don't keep up on the news, do you? whooosh
+truantray Yes, I'm a moderator on TDIClub. The thread discussing the NOx is the most busy on club... ever! Over 1200 people have been viewing it at once all day.
+compu85 fake emission test results bro
Impossibly amazing right? ;)
The little dial next to the light switch is indeed level control for the head lights. It is so if you tow a trailer, or your trunk is full of heavy stuff, you can adjust them so that you don't blind oncoming traffic. Cars must have this over here, it's a law. But in the 80s, many cars had it only so you had to adjust each light separately with a screw driver under the hood. This was LUXURY!!!
this is the solid truth about the US falling out of love with the automobile. makes me sigh thinking about it.
This is true with people buying things like a Prius even though they can afford a BMW.
The US is much larger and harder to navigate without a car. Europe has many trains and the cities are close and the countries are small. We need cars for longer drives
+Bahama Lynn Sawdin That's the most ignorant and uneducated bullshit I've read in a long time...
How so? Our cities are more spaced out, especially in the western half.
A friend of mine had one of these in high school, circa 2001. I think his was an early 90's model, it had more flush headlights with those stupid wipers on it. It was an inline six, two tone burgundy/grey, burgundy benz tex interior with the rare 5 speed manual. All the power options, sunroof even. Really damn nice car, had 100k on it at the time, his dad bought it off of some old doffer he knew thru work, looked immaculate.
Main thing that impressed me with the 190e was how well it aged, it was at least 10 years old at the time, looked like a damn new car, not a ding or scratch on it. I drove it a couple of times, once to 100mph. Main thing that impressed me is that little car drove like a much larger car. It was quiet, rode nice(kind of firm compared to my Buick at the time), but the bumps didn't make the car rattle, you felt it a bit, but it was just a solid and very muted thunk. Main thing was how solid it felt, no rattles, the way the doors shut, the way it drove at 100mph felt like you were doing 50mph in my Buick. It wasn't fast though, even with that smooth as silk inline six, it took a good while with the foot to the floor to reach 100, my 3.8 V6 Buick would've left it for dead off the line, but I think the Benz would have passed it past 70mph.
Heh, watching that mail car catch up to you is funny.
+regularcars my friend passed away last week 9/13. in highschool he had an 1987 190e. seeing this review really brought back some awesome memories of the affectionately known ghettobenz. thank you for this car review even though his was the great 2.6
Roman kills it, well done
Your videos give me a reason to wake up on Mondays.
my first car!
I spent a week driving a friend’s new 190E in and around San Diego in my early 20’s…she was pampered with Evian car washes then…let me tell you…I felt like a Sheikh in that incredible car..!
I still believe that even the simplest Mercedes-Benz can lift the soul…if only for moments.
Try one and tell me wrong…I think they are level-up towards Heaven.
3:45 , mail truck with a 80hp 2.5l iron duke engine passing this Benz
I own a 1984 blue 190D 2.0. It's super slow, the slowest car I've had actually, but I fell in love with her. She also has the asymmetrical mirrors and doesn't seem to want to move when I floor her, yet she takes me everywhere and always starts and goes. The design is just cool and she's super easy to work on. Keeping it as OEM as possible and running as a clock
I've been driving my 190d since 1987 yet I don't understand this video.
RIGHT!?
These two KNUCKLE HEADS haven't a clue about the 190E 2.3!
At least IT DOESN'T SEEM like they do!?
I bought my 1987 190E 2.3 5speed back in 2005 and it's the best car I've ever owned!!
Paid 3,400 and boy what a deal. Besides average age related issues, it runs great! I liked your comment and felt like I needed to agree with you:-)
Today is Dec 9th 2018 ...Happy driving & happy Holidays!!
The best take away of this video was the cool keychain, I ordered mine for my Cadillac fob!
+RegularCars This is a federalized import. The cloth door cards, engine type, manual windows, big clock etc point to this. The speedo, lights, emissions etc are changed during importation. His headlight adjustment will not work with the US market headlights from federalization, he'll need the ECE market one piece glass lights.
This is hands down the best car channel on youtube..
The owner's ignorance and douchebagness is painful
"german mix between mph and metric system" LOL
So simple, yet so beautiful!
that roller knob is to level the headlights so that if the car is full you can level the headlights so you are not blinding other drivers at night
exactly, what a dumbass that owner is..
The 190 were the best looking touring car in the BTCC
that numbers plate is definetily fake, as it has a ü on it, its from berlin but also says it is from bavaria
These are great cars, maybe not very fast but with a 5 speed it's decent. What should be noted about driving them is that they have typical old school german gearing where the gear ratios are really long, even in 1st and they are meant to be revved high. One thing you barely touched on too is the comfort and handling of these, which is superb especially considering how old these are now. If you want a faster one, go for the 2.6 or 16V engines, we had the 2.6 in Europe as well however most people bought the 4 cylinder versions. Also they last for god damn ever if you care for them. Extremely solid build quality.
"Asymmetry is a practical joke the Germans are playing on the rest of us."
Words to live by, people.
My friend has a 190e 2,0 from 1991 and it is by no means slow. I have a 190e 2,6 from 1988 and it still does 0-100 km/h in about 8 seconds. Just putting this out there so that people dont run away scared from these vehicles, cause they really are a pleasure to drive. Also, if you live in Europe, parts are super cheap and the car is VERY easy to work on.
you dont know much about these cars
U are acutually right when u say that u even enjoy the car while waiting at red lamp. I own a w201 190e 2.0 and i enjoy every second in this car, i just love it :))
A Benz with a manual, crank windows, but there's a headlight leveling switch....
It's called options
It's mandatory in Europe, at least in Poland. Every car, even the cheapest one has reflectors leveling.
@@olgam.5756 true, i even have that in my citroen c1
You've nail it again. You summed up every car you drive perfectly. Love your vid's man. Keep them coming. The Philly and NY car show vid's where awesome. No car is free from criticism in your hands. Love it.