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The extra capacity makes a reasonable difference, but to be honest, the 2.6 is the cream of the daily driving crop of 190Es. (16v cars are more 'focused', the 1.8, 2.0 and 2.3 4-pots are solid, dependable but not especially exciting.) Making the 2.6 engine bigger is like adding sprinkles to a lovely pudding. (I'm considering a 3.2 build - the engine can go to 3.6 without sleeves.) This 2.0 I've picked up is a really lovely car. Some rust nibbles around the lower boot opening, but otherwise almost mint. I feel it's worth a bit of effort.

1990 Mercedes W201 190E 2.0 with the 4G-Tronic 722.400 (W4A 020) automatic transmission. There were several different versions of the 722.4xx, fitted to the W201, W202, W124 (and possibly other models), but I've been told the differences were the number of plates, and not ratios. Trying to confirm that.

Questions: "Is rego an wof on hold or" and "Dose the car run ok an that" Quality buyer ahead!

Not one I've seen often, and not in a currently popular size (7x15). But they're a good-looking rim for a daily driver. https://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=2720564075

Just seen a Mtech 1 rear spoiler offered for sale. Couple of cracks, easy repair (apparently). US $600. The world has gone mad.

It's the Z13 concept from 1993.

@BMTHUG may be able to help or advise.

Nurburgring 1988 24h.

That'd fit with the rest of the story. Leaking fluid, low fluid, slipping plates... Oddly the fluid doesn't smell burnt.

Been a bit of a delay due to a suspected torn ACL... Surprising just how much that slows down the crawling under cars activities. Checked trans fluid level. Looked OK... Drained trans 'fluid'. Ha. Looked like old engine oil. No sign of any debris, but to be honest, not sure I'd have seen any. Certainly nothing on the sump plug. I'll see if I can drop the sump over the weekend.

I was actually asking about disposal, which I didn't want to pay for - we have use for a few old tyres around the farm. It's "free". The rest was just a 30 second comparison exercise for the costs of fitting, balancing and disposal. Yup - pretty good price (for NZ. ? ). It's a sign of the times that 195/65-14s aren't readily available from many 'good' manufacturers - Toyo Proxes CF2 rose to the top of the shopping list, but none to be be easily found.