This 1989 Mercedes-Benz 300 E is finished in smoke silver metallic over a green striped cloth interior, showing 140,000 km. First registered in October 1989, it was delivered new in Spain, was kept by two families there, and has seen little use in recent years. It is offered in Eppelborn, Germany, with a 30-photo gallery.

The 300 E pairs its 2,971 cc M103 inline-six, rated at 177 hp, with an automatic gearbox. Equipment includes automatic climate control, which the seller reports still cools well, electric windows and heated seats, an unusual extra on a Spanish-market car. The Spanish documents show regular inspections.

The seller describes the body as rust-free, with sound jacking points and a clean underbody, the car having never seen road salt. There are isolated areas of age-appropriate repaint work. Two disclosed marks of its history: the centre-console wood carries two holes from a previously fitted phone, and a second antenna fitted for that phone left a small hole in the side panel, currently blanked. The tyres are the car's old set; the seller fits four new tyres and carries out a full service before handover, alongside the fresh main inspection and historic (H) registration.

The 300 E was the six-cylinder centre of the W124 range, the saloon that defined Mercedes-Benz build quality for a generation. Dry-climate Spanish cars that stayed off salted roads are the ones worth finding.