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Suffolk Sportscars Ltd

PO Box 100 Woodbridge Suffolk

IP12 9BA

1988 Mercedes-Benz 500 SEC Coupe For Sale

1988 Mercedes Benz 500 SEC

2 previous owners from new - first supplied by Lancaster of Ipswich Mercedes-Benz to J. A. Greenside of Bury St. Edmunds.

The car has been meticulously cared for throughout it’s life, regardless of expense, as detailed in the below legend which shows all the services the car has had including the dates and mileages.

The car is exquisite to drive and be passenger in. It is capable of 22MPG on a run but I typically see around 18MPG during normal B-road driving in East Anglia.

The air conditioning and the heated seats make this a very comfortable environment to be in. The electric leather seats for drive and passenger adjust in almost every way you can think of.

The stereo system has been upgraded with a modern but elegant looking Blaupunkt Toronto stereo head unit, which has FM/ AM and Bluetooth functions. The speakers are also very good and the car has a lovely sound stage.

It has some unusual optional extras in the form of a Limited slip differential and an electric rear blind.

The car does not have any rust to speak of and the car stays dry and leak-free even when left outside. Importantly, the area under the rear screen has no rust problems that often plague the C126 models. I believe the car has been garaged for almost all of its life or it could not be in such lovely condition.

He paintwork and brightwork both present immaculately, with the exception of two minor bumper scuffs that are being resprayed prior to sale.

This is a delight of a motorcar and a beautiful classic that can even be used daily. I recently did 1200 miles in 3 days and the car performed beautifully and without a hitch.

Service History as follows:

1028 miles - Lancaster Garages (Ipswich) Ltd. 15/ 3/ 88

6057 miles - Lancaster Garages (Ipswich) Ltd. 25/ 7/ 88

12515 miles - Lancaster Garages (Ipswich) Ltd. 3/ 1/ 89

18978 miles - Lancaster Garages (Ipswich) Ltd. 11/ 9/ 89

24141 miles - Lancaster Garages (Ipswich) Ltd. 26/ 3/ 90

30, 030 miles - Lark Valley Carriage Co. Ltd. 30/ 8/ 90

33, 409 miles - Lancaster Garages (Ipswich) Ltd. 18/ 2/ 91

42, 334 miles - Lark Valley Carriage Co. Ltd. 9/ 1/ 92

48, 573 miles - Lark Valley Carriage Co. Ltd. 20/ 10/ 92

54, 394 miles - Lark Valley Carriage Co. Ltd. 6/ 7/ 93

59, 920 miles - Lancaster Garages (Ipswich) Ltd. 15/ 3/ 94

65, 047 miles - Lancaster Garages (Ipswich) Ltd. 21/ 11/ 94

70, 885 miles - Lark Valley Carriage Co. Ltd. 31/ 5/ 96

75, 679 miles - Lancaster Garages (Ipswich) Ltd. 9/ 1/ 98

78, 374 miles - Lancaster Garages (Ipswich) Ltd. 5/ 1/ 99

79, 436 miles, Lancaster Garages (Ipswich) Ltd. 6/ 1/ 00

81295 miles - Lancaster Garages (Ipswich) Ltd. 9/ 1/ 01

87, 193 miles - Lancaster Garages (Ipswich) Ltd. 17/ 12/ 01

89, 533 miles – Mercedes-Benz of Bury St. Edmunds 22/ 1/ 03

94, 155 miles – Mercedes Benz of Ipswich 16/ 12/ 03

98, 137 miles - Mercedes-Benz of Bury St. Edmunds 4/ 8/ 04

102, 689 miles - Mercedes-Benz of Bury St. Edmunds 7/ 6/ 05

106, 363 miles - Mercedes-Benz of Bury St. Edmunds 3/ 1/ 07

119, 755 miles – Mercedes-Benz of Bury St. Edmunds 19/ 7/ 10

127, 174 miles – Frinton MOT Centre Ltd. 18/ 05/ 2013

133, 283 miles –DJ Howlett Motor Engineers 10/ 1/ 17

Current – to be provided fully serviced by independent specialist prior to sale with new discs, pads and front calipers.



The car is painted in 199 Metallic Black. The following is the decoded optional extras from the print out in the back of the service book:

412 from 01. 07. 1983 ELECTRIC SLIDING ROOF WITH TILTING DEVICE

430 from 01. 01. 1977 HEADRESTS IN THE REAR

440 from 01. 09. 1975 TEMPOMAT (CRUISE CONTROL)

461 from 01. 04. 1990 INSTRUMENT WITH MILEAGE READING AND ENGLISH LETTERING

507 from 01. 10. 1983 to 31. 03. 1989 " OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR, RIGHT AND LEFT, HEATED (ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE ON THE LEFT) (R. H. D.)"

524 from 01. 01. 1964 PAINTCOAT PRESERVATION

532 from 01. 01. 1963 AUTOMATIC ANTENNA WITHOUT RADIO SET

580 from 01. 11. 1982 AIR CONDITIONER/ TEMPMATIC

603 from 01. 08. 1971 " HEADLAMP WIPER UNIT AND OIL FOR REAR AXLE WITH LIMITED-SLIP DIFFERENTIAL, IN CANISTERS AND CONTAINERS"

615 from 01. 11. 1978 611 + 613

611 from 01. 01. 1966 to 28. 02. 1972 " SEALED BEAM LAMP UNIT, L. H. TRAFFIC"

613 from 01. 02. 1963 " LAMP UNIT, ASYMMETRICAL, L. H. TRAFFIC"

640 from 01. 01. 1990 15-HOLE LIGHT ALLOY RIMS

656 from 01. 08. 1965 to 31. 10. 1989 MICHELIN TIRES

664 from 01. 01. 1979 to 30. 06. 1993 10 LITERS OF FUEL AND MODE OF PACKING VE III

238 from 01. 06. 1986 to 31. 10. 1989 CITY DRIVE LIGHT FOR GREAT BRITAIN

240 from 01. 03. 1982 OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR

242 from 01. 03. 1983 RIGHT FRONT SEAT ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE WITH MEMORY FEATURE

256 from 01. 11. 1965 to 30. 11. 1991 REAR AXLE WITH LIMITED-SLIP DIFFERENTIAL

286 from 01. 01. 1962 LUGGAGE NETS ON FRONT SEAT BACKRESTS

341 from 01. 09. 1982 ADDITIONAL LAMP

362L " FAHRZEUG-WERKE LUEG, BOCHUM"

812 from 01. 11. 1974 REAR-MOUNTED LOUDSPEAKER

873 from 01. 02. 1984 SEAT HEATER FOR LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SEATS



You can call or Whatsapp me on the details below and viewing is at Suffolk Sportscars Ltd. near Woodbridge.

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