This 'Affordable' Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II Is Still Absurdly Expensive

With a few more miles on the clock than the last Evo II we last saw auction, this example is set to go for a much lower figure, but will still be beyond the reach of most of us...
This 'Affordable' Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II Is Still Absurdly Expensive

If you cast your mind back a few months, you might remember us featuring Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II with just 885 miles on the clock. As a consequence of the crazy low mileage, its estimate was getting on for a quarter of a million quid, and it ended up going for £202,500.

Now, Silverstone Auctions has another Evo II for sale, but with a much more ‘leggy’ 25,500 miles on the clock, so its estimate is a far easier to stomach…£100,000 - 115,000. Wait, what?

This 'Affordable' Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II Is Still Absurdly Expensive

Remember when you could pick up an Evo II for about £30k? Pepperidge Farm Remembers.

Anyway, now you’ve had time to let that sink in and realise that there is absolutely no such thing as a cheap Evo II, let’s have a closer look at this thing. It’s number 28 of the original run of 500 cars, all of which were finished in Blauschwarz. The 2.5-litre, 16-valve four-pot is good for 232bhp which arrives at 7200rpm, although you can - and should - let it rev all the way up to a spine-tingling 7700rpm.

This 'Affordable' Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II Is Still Absurdly Expensive

It’s not the only 90s touring car legend Silverstone is selling off this month, either. The auction house also has a stunning BMW E30 M3 Sport Evolution going under the hammer, yours for £95,000 to £115,000

This 'Affordable' Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Evo II Is Still Absurdly Expensive

So it’s about the same price as the Mercedes, but I suppose one way of looking at is you could buy both for about the same price as that one 885 mile 190E Evo II ended up going for not so long ago. Every cloud, and all that…

Both cars will go under the hammer on 12 November at Silverstone Auctions’ Classic Motor Show Sale at the NEC in Birmingham.

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Comments

Anonymous

Damn

11/04/2016 - 16:46 |
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Deadpool (Cam's much sexier twin) (Official Demon Fangirl)

Maybe if I do enough street drifts I’ll have enough xp to win this in a prize spin

11/04/2016 - 16:48 |
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hamrocks

BOTB need to buy this so I can win it in a raffle!!

11/04/2016 - 17:03 |
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StuttgartMadness

In reply to by hamrocks

BOTB

11/05/2016 - 05:24 |
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K.E.L

We’ve got two of these on sale here in Estonia for about 20K€ :D

11/04/2016 - 17:21 |
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Erich Mohrmann

In reply to by K.E.L

U wot?! Where did you see those

11/04/2016 - 21:05 |
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Anonymous

In reply to by K.E.L

I know a guy that got one for 31k€… I’ll never forget that noise.. It was seized and auctioned at 20k.. Some lucky guy uh?

11/04/2016 - 23:11 |
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Whoami26

In reply to by K.E.L

What are you doing? Go buy it fast or tell Boris blin to buy it!!!

11/05/2016 - 02:47 |
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The_Import_Kid

Mercedes: the company that overpriced everything they make.

11/04/2016 - 17:48 |
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The market (supply and demand) dictates the price of classic cars, not the marque itself.

11/04/2016 - 18:26 |
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Maybe, but you can’t help but agree that is cool as hell

11/04/2016 - 18:49 |
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Anonymous

My dad just sold his replica for $2k. A regular 190e with a custom kit

11/04/2016 - 18:03 |
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Anonymous

At this point I’d be more than happy with a slightly beat up 2.3-16 Cosworth.
Seems like that will likely be all I can ever afford.

11/04/2016 - 18:30 |
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Anonymous

F.ck, for that price I’m getting a brand new 911 turbo S… with PCCB

11/04/2016 - 22:34 |
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Fillmore (sleeperpooper)

Stolen from earlier post

11/05/2016 - 00:01 |
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Anonymous

My friend got one almost in written off condition for 2k and is restoring it

11/05/2016 - 08:04 |
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