1985 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.3-16V Schulz 5-Speed

20 CommentsPosted as: ClearPOST COMMENT January 24th, 2026 at 9:10am ESTeurotuning (0) 0Hello, first of all I want to say that I am very happy to see this car cause its a piece of history of the Mercedes golden era. I would like to make clear that the wheels are not Rial or BBS, the correct Brand is Heyking Alufelgen, these where made in Italy by Route O.Z, congratulations to the buyer. January 20th, 2026 at 4:43pm ESTrefusedname (26) Seller 0Thank you everyone for the bids — the last 25 minutes of this auction were incredibly entertaining. I honestly haven’t had this much fun in a while 😄January 20th, 2026 at 4:36pm EST$46,000 bid placed by @BradddJanuary 20th, 2026 at 4:35pm EST$45,500 bid placed by @CallmeluckyJanuary 20th, 2026 at 4:35pm EST$45,000 bid placed by @BradddJanuary 20th, 2026 at 4:33pm EST$44,000 bid placed by @CallmeluckyJanuary 20th, 2026 at 4:33pm EST$43,500 bid placed by @BradddJanuary 20th, 2026 at 4:32pm EST$42,500 bid placed by @CallmeluckyJanuary 20th, 2026 at 4:31pm EST$42,000 bid placed by @BradddJanuary 20th, 2026 at 4:30pm EST$41,000 bid placed by @CallmeluckyJanuary 20th, 2026 at 4:28pm EST$40,000 bid placed by @BradddJanuary 20th, 2026 at 4:27pm EST$36,500 bid placed by @HockenheimJanuary 20th, 2026 at 4:26pm EST$35,700 bid placed by @CallmeluckyJanuary 20th, 2026 at 4:26pm EST$35,200 bid placed by @1edison1January 20th, 2026 at 4:26pm EST$34,500 bid placed by @CallmeluckyJanuary 20th, 2026 at 4:25pm EST$34,000 bid placed by @HockenheimJanuary 20th, 2026 at 4:24pm EST$33,500 bid placed by @CallmeluckyJanuary 20th, 2026 at 4:24pm EST$33,000 bid placed by @1edison1January 20th, 2026 at 4:23pm EST$32,500 bid placed by @CallmeluckyJanuary 20th, 2026 at 4:23pm EST$32,000 bid placed by @1edison1January 20th, 2026 at 4:22pm EST$31,500 bid placed by @HockenheimJanuary 20th, 2026 at 4:20pm EST$30,500 bid placed by @1edison1January 20th, 2026 at 4:17pm EST$30,000 bid placed by @BradddJanuary 20th, 2026 at 4:11pm EST$21,500 bid placed by @1edison1January 20th, 2026 at 4:07pm EST$21,000 bid placed by @MAbbottJanuary 20th, 2026 at 3:40pm EST$20,000 bid placed by @HockenheimJanuary 20th, 2026 at 12:46pm EST$16,250 bid placed by @AdrenalinJanuary 20th, 2026 at 12:39pm EST$16,000 bid placed by @MAbbottJanuary 19th, 2026 at 9:44pm ESTrefusedname (26) Seller 0@Mbeamdream it's a wind noise. January 19th, 2026 at 9:41pm ESTMbeamdream (2) 0Thank you for the driving video. I can’t tell if that’s wind noise or something else. Can you please explain? January 18th, 2026 at 1:49pm EST$15,250 bid placed by @1edison1January 17th, 2026 at 4:04pm ESTthembmarket (691) 0Underbody photos have been added to the gallery along with a driving video of the car. January 17th, 2026 at 1:17am ESTrefusedname (26) Seller 0I’ve sent the undercarriage photos to MB Market — they should be uploaded tomorrow. Here’s an unedited driving video. I honestly forgot how much fun a four-cylinder Cosworth paired with a Getrag manual can be. An excellent balance of power, agility, and comfort — simple, engaging, and genuinely rewarding to drive. https://youtu.be/7AOfWwihWzs?si=KaMaX65s2hyJsDJk January 16th, 2026 at 4:08pm ESTmacarbon_johnnyb (0) 0My '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. January 15th, 2026 at 4:03pm EST$15,000 bid placed by @MAbbottJanuary 14th, 2026 at 1:34pm ESTBabyBenzFan (22) 0@Atatexan, for the record 190E's with the M102 engine have been used as taxis around the world, piling up hundreds of thousands of miles on those engines. Their reliability has been well proven. I own a 190 E with the M102 engine and it's not fragile. As the seller noted, a bad mechanic can do a lot of damage. The car in this auction is a really unique version. I wish the seller, GLWTA.January 14th, 2026 at 11:08am ESTAtatexan (4) 0Indeed on the timing chain tensioner. The previous owner, a prominent 300SL Gullwing guy put a superseded tensioner on the engine. That caused failure 1. The second one was failure was caused by not torquing the crankshaft to spec. My late father-in-law a 50 year certified MB tech and shop foreman rebuilt the engine. Never had another problem. The 16V is a fabulous driving car, a 4-door 944.January 14th, 2026 at 1:56am ESTrefusedname (26) Seller 0@2018trackhawk negative on a full dual exhaust. I will take undercarriage photos over the weekend and have them posted asap. Thank you January 14th, 2026 at 1:53am ESTrefusedname (26) Seller 0@Atatexan , thank you for sharing that — and I don’t doubt your experience after 10 years of ownership. You’re also right that these cars suffer when they’re maintained like a “regular” M102, and not every shop understands the 16V specifics. That said, I’d be careful calling the M102 16V “fragile” as a design. The 190E 2.3-16 was built as a homologation platform and has real motorsport pedigree, and the later 190E 2.5-16 Evo II went on to dominate the 1992 DTM sea