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This week I have mostly been in my shed

#110994 09/11/12 08:32 PM

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This week I have mostly been in my shed

When it started snowing the other week, I decided I should get something to use on the daily grind during the winter.
I looked at a few things ranging from fiat seicento to saab 9000. I found this while at a dealer looking at something else.
�300 quid later it was mine. I have done about 300 miles this week, and have spent the whole time marveling about how solid it feels even though its 23 years old (it is newer than my mog!) It's much better than the 2001 merc I had a few years ago

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Re: This week I have mostly been in my shed sawman #110995 09/11/12 08:43 PM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 22,370 Likes: 354 South Yorkshire DaveW Roadster Guru Member of the Inner Circle
DaveW Roadster Guru Member of the Inner Circle Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 22,370 Likes: 354 South Yorkshire	Quite an attractive shape...... before Mercedes started to use juke box styling cues...... DaveW '05 Red Roadster S1 '16 Yellow (Not the only) Narrow AR GDI Plus 4

Re: This week I have mostly been in my shed DaveW #111000 09/11/12 09:11 PM
Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 28,909 Likes: 354 Cheltenham, Glos. UK Graham, G4FUJ Salty Sea Dog Member of the Inner Circle
Graham, G4FUJ Salty Sea Dog Member of the Inner Circle Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 28,909 Likes: 354 Cheltenham, Glos. UK	W124? The older Mercs were a lot better than the errr, well, junk, they produce nowadays. Even I could run one of those Simon... 2 door of course, can't have easy access to the rear seats... might want me to carry grandkiddies Cheers, Graham (G4FUJ) Sold L44FOR 4/4 Giallo Fly '11 MINI Countryman Cooper D All4 '90 LR 90 SW

Re: This week I have mostly been in my shed Graham, G4FUJ #111004 09/11/12 09:33 PM
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 8,646 West Paris, France pandy Needs to Get Out More!
pandy Needs to Get Out More! Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 8,646 West Paris, France	What was it Henry Royce said ? "Quality will be appreciated long after the price has been forgotten" - or somesuch Giles. Mogless in Paris.

Re: This week I have mostly been in my shed Graham, G4FUJ #111005 09/11/12 09:38 PM
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 552 Newcastle Upon Tyne sawman OP Talk Morgan Regular
OP sawman Talk Morgan Regular Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 552 Newcastle Upon Tyne	Its a W201, according to top gear, the cosworth version was the best handling car of its generation..... Unfortunately, mine is the 2.0 auto, but its a lovely smooth drive, I do have a few little issues to resolve and as you can see from the pics there is a little tinworm to deal with. But everything works and the build quality is phenomenal. Even the electric aerial glides up and down smoothly. It was missing its bonnet star, but thanks to my new pals on the MBclubUK forum, I have a replacement, which I will be fitting tomorrow

Re: This week I have mostly been in my shed DaveW #111007 09/11/12 09:50 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 37,479 Likes: 988 Stoke Fleming, South Devon +8Rich Tricky Dicky Member of the Inner Circle
+8Rich Tricky Dicky Member of the Inner Circle Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 37,479 Likes: 988 Stoke Fleming, South Devon	Originally Posted By DaveW Quite an attractive shape...... before Mercedes started to use juke box styling cues...... There will be some fine tunes played on this Juke Box http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/car-...#?frame=2392740 2009 4/4 Sport Henrietta 1999 Indigo Blue +8 2009 4/4 Sport Green prev 1993 Con Green +8 prev

Re: This week I have mostly been in my shed +8Rich #111008 09/11/12 09:56 PM
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 8,646 West Paris, France pandy Needs to Get Out More!
pandy Needs to Get Out More! Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 8,646 West Paris, France	Originally Posted By 4/4sportsfun Originally Posted By DaveW Quite an attractive shape...... before Mercedes started to use juke box styling cues...... There will be some fine tunes played on this Juke Box http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/car-...#?frame=2392740 Looks yellow to me. Giles. Mogless in Paris.

Re: This week I have mostly been in my shed pandy #111010 09/11/12 10:01 PM
Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 37,479 Likes: 988 Stoke Fleming, South Devon +8Rich Tricky Dicky Member of the Inner Circle
+8Rich Tricky Dicky Member of the Inner Circle Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 37,479 Likes: 988 Stoke Fleming, South Devon	Did you not hear about "The Emporers New Clothes" 2009 4/4 Sport Henrietta 1999 Indigo Blue +8 2009 4/4 Sport Green prev 1993 Con Green +8 prev

Re: This week I have mostly been in my shed +8Rich #111014 09/11/12 10:50 PM
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Dean-Royal Gone to Porsche Part of the Furniture D Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 4,333 UK (up north)	i would say uv knicked that www.generalpaint.biz/color.php Problem with your Colour, we offer TM members impartial advice.

Re: This week I have mostly been in my shed Graham, G4FUJ #111019 10/11/12 06:16 AM
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OP sawman Talk Morgan Regular Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 552 Newcastle Upon Tyne	Originally Posted By Graham, G4FUJ W124? The older Mercs were a lot better than the errr, well, junk, they produce nowadays. Even I could run one of those Simon... 2 door of course, can't have easy access to the rear seats... might want me to carry grandkiddies Cheers, graham, this could be yours: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/STUNNING-1985-...878&afsrc=1

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