Ferrari Mailing List: Re: Thoughts on 190E 2.3-16?

[LS (lashdeep]

5spd!

--- Erik Nielsen <judge4re [at] gmail.com> wrote:

> Are we talking stick or slushbox?
> 
> On 8/30/06, Paul Bennett <pbennett [at] macnet.com> wrote:
> >
> > >Does anyone have any thoughts or ownership experiences on the MB 190E
> > >2.3-16s from the mid-late 80s?
> >
> > I got my wife an 89 190E-6cyl 4dr and she loved it for its size and
> > driveability.
> > It is small with great visibility but seats 4 comfortably.
> >
> > When it was totaled at 220k mi getting rear-ended by a pickup truck
> doing
> > 50
> > whilst I was stopped in traffic, it crunched nicely absorbing the bulk
> of
> > the impact.
> >
> > She insisted on another so she now has a '93, the last year of mfgr
> and
> > still
> > very satisfied with it.  First one lost mufflers, AC compressor. 
> Current
> > one
> > had rusted transmission line leak (the car's beginnings were in
> > Connecticut's
> > salt street winters).  Warning lights are now an occasional nuscience
> > (sp?) ,
> > giving false readings of low brakes, low oil etc.  Highly reliable
> mature
> > design -
> > total maintenance in 10+ years 100+k miles about $2.5k. Only regrets
> are
> > the nearest dealer service is 40 miles away and parts costs are
> halfway
> > between Ford and Ferrari.
> > Join the MB forum for issue info and availability of parts.
> > p
> >
> >
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