Drive method: Chain
Number of cylinders: 4
Service history: Present

Mercedes-Benz 190-Serie 190 D, 1984. One owner, 5,405 km, service books from new.

There are few cars you can date as precisely as a Mercedes 190 from October 1984. Not because the first model year is anything special, since the W201 had been rolling off the line in Bremen since late 1982. But because the first truly mass wave only arrived a year or two later, once everyone realised that Mercedes had built something fundamentally right with this compact saloon. The early examples, the ones with the first chassis numbers and the very first production years, are barely to be found any more. Certainly not in this condition.

The W201 was Stuttgart's answer to a market crying out for a smaller Mercedes. Until then, the W123 was your entry point, and that was still quite a hefty proposition. The 190 had to make the brand more accessible without giving up on what made a Mercedes a Mercedes. Bruno Sacco drew a crisp, timeless line. The engineers devised a new rear suspension that would later reappear in virtually every Mercedes model. And the press? Full of praise. Not enthusiastic, not positive, but full of praise. Autocar called it a small miracle at the time. Rightly so.

The story continues on our website, where the full file is kept as well. 72 photographs. The service history, scanned in full. Paint thickness measured panel by panel. The original factory brochure to page through. A timeline from 16 October 1984 to today, with every owner and the mileage year by year in a single graph.

Every car here follows the same route: first pre-market, then the showroom, and finally the live auction on our own site. What changes is the way you buy, not the location — once a car has arrived, it stays with us in Katwijk. This one is in the showroom and you are welcome to come and see it, no appointment needed. You buy it here at a fixed price: no bidding, no waiting. Our showroom in Katwijk, 30 km from Amsterdam Schiphol, is open Mon–Fri 9–18 and Sat 10–17. Call ahead and it will be standing ready, with someone free for you.

Within the EU no customs duty arises on this purchase. Registration tax and registration costs in your own country are not included. We supply the export documents and assist with the registration. The price shown is the full price for collection in Katwijk. We arrange insured door-to-door transport worldwide, cost quoted per destination beforehand.

Prefer a different colour or specification than this example? Tell us what you are looking for — another Mercedes-Benz we can often find through our network of marque specialists and collectors, outside the listings. Have one of your own: we buy exceptional cars outright, classic or modern.

Our showroom measures 6,000 m², with over 150 cars under one roof. You are just as welcome if you are not buying — walk around, take your time and enjoy the cars; sharing the enthusiasm is half of it.