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[CampDavid]

Ah, fair enough. Personally I'm well tempted by the CLK 500 there, 2002 and under 60k for sub £5000 seems rather good

[mccrackenj]

GBB said:

This was featured a few pages ago. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...

Maybe I'm being taken in by the pics but it looks like a well looked after 190E with the 2.6 engine that makes a lot of difference.

All for only £1,367! Surely you can't lose at that price?

Crivvens!

I saw that on their website a couple of weeks ago at (I think) £2.5k. From the pics and the description of work done it certainly looked well worth that. But £1367? Someone's done very well there surely?

[BigBen]

Garlick said:

For me I prefer the 36 as it's quite a raw engine, and I have memories of selling them new too.

The 55 is a stormer, make no mistake, but the rarity of the 36 appeals (and the nice noise too)

The 36 is a fantastic engine in the C36 I used as a donor car for my SL project it had a turbine like delivery up to some very silly speeds.

Ben

[CampDavid]

BigBen said:

Garlick said:

For me I prefer the 36 as it's quite a raw engine, and I have memories of selling them new too.

The 55 is a stormer, make no mistake, but the rarity of the 36 appeals (and the nice noise too)

The 36 is a fantastic engine in the C36 I used as a donor car for my SL project it had a turbine like delivery up to some very silly speeds.

Ben

You put a C36 lump in an R107???

[BigBen]

CampDavid said:

BigBen said:

Garlick said:

For me I prefer the 36 as it's quite a raw engine, and I have memories of selling them new too.

The 55 is a stormer, make no mistake, but the rarity of the 36 appeals (and the nice noise too)

The 36 is a fantastic engine in the C36 I used as a donor car for my SL project it had a turbine like delivery up to some very silly speeds.

Ben

You put a C36 lump in an R107???

So far I have put a C36 lump next to an R107 in my garage. But yes that is the plan.

I have the sub frame modified to take the different sump on the C36 engine and am currently in the process of slowly re building the front suspension / steering with all new bits. At the current rate of progress I expect the engine to be in sometime in 2015!

Ben

[MG511]

CampDavid said:

Ah, fair enough. Personally I'm well tempted by the CLK 500 there, 2002 and under 60k for sub £5000 seems rather good

Me too,, though 2002 was during Mercs 'dodgy' period, someone on here said they had been offered £5,500 for their '04 CLK 500 and I'd sleep better if I spent a bit more on a post '04 car.

[E38Ross]

MG511 said:

CampDavid said:

Ah, fair enough. Personally I'm well tempted by the CLK 500 there, 2002 and under 60k for sub £5000 seems rather good

Me too,, though 2002 was during Mercs 'dodgy' period, someone on here said they had been offered £5,500 for their '04 CLK 500 and I'd sleep better if I spent a bit more on a post '04 car.

somewhere earlier in the thread i mentioned what happened to my dads '06 CLK350 cab when he owned from new until early 2009. trust me, i wouldn't rest any easier if it was even later than '06

that said, it was ALL build quality related. the only time the car wasn't driveable was when the roof mechanism broke with the roof a few cms from being fully closed.

[CampDavid]

BigBen said:

CampDavid said:

BigBen said:

Garlick said:

For me I prefer the 36 as it's quite a raw engine, and I have memories of selling them new too.

The 55 is a stormer, make no mistake, but the rarity of the 36 appeals (and the nice noise too)

The 36 is a fantastic engine in the C36 I used as a donor car for my SL project it had a turbine like delivery up to some very silly speeds.

Ben

You put a C36 lump in an R107???

So far I have put a C36 lump next to an R107 in my garage. But yes that is the plan.

I have the sub frame modified to take the different sump on the C36 engine and am currently in the process of slowly re building the front suspension / steering with all new bits. At the current rate of progress I expect the engine to be in sometime in 2015!

Ben

Does sound like a good project, the R107 was never blessed with anything like that out of the box

[jonnydm]

MG511 said:

CampDavid said:

Ah, fair enough. Personally I'm well tempted by the CLK 500 there, 2002 and under 60k for sub £5000 seems rather good

Me too,, though 2002 was during Mercs 'dodgy' period, someone on here said they had been offered £5,500 for their '04 CLK 500 and I'd sleep better if I spent a bit more on a post '04 car.

A lot of car for the money but pre 04 and judging by Ross above post 04 are to be avoided. Garlick seems to have the right idea by going pre 99...

[nobrakes]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...


This 300k miler 300te W124 was originally on at 3k. Now at 1.5k

[E38Ross]

nobrakes said:

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...


This 300k miler 300te W124 was originally on at 3k. Now at 1.5k

and yet it's still over-priced IMO. £1500 for a 300,000 mile car which is 22 years old.....

[edo]

Small barge. Not the best engine, but looks minty.

2002 MERCEDES-BENZ C CLASS C240 Elegance 4dr Auto Saloon
Private Seller

24000 miles,Mercedes Benz main dealer service stamps, full leather upholstery, cruise control, power steering, heated seats, 4 electric windows, electrically adjusting folding and heated door mirrors, air conditioning, CD/radio player multi-function steering wheel, remote central locking with 2 remote keys, alarm/immobiliser, automatic headlights, automatic wipers, headlight washer jets, auto dimming rear view mirror, fully adjustable steering column, electrically adjusting front seats, 60/40 split and folding rear seats, front, air bags, 5 seat belts, seat belt pre-tensioners, anti-locking brake system, electronic stability programme, traction control, front and rear fog lights, alloy wheels, 5 months left on MOT,Road tax until March 2012. 3 previous owners. £4,900.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...

[nobrakes]

E38Ross said:

and yet it's still over-priced IMO. £1500 for a 300,000 mile car which is 22 years old.....

Yep, that's a lot of miles in anyone's book.

[louiebaby]

edo said:

Small barge. Not the best engine, but looks minty.

2002 MERCEDES-BENZ C CLASS C240 Elegance 4dr Auto Saloon
Private Seller

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...

Nice, but I'd be more tempted by:

2002 MERCEDES-BENZ CLK 500 Avantgarde 2dr Tip Auto Coupe

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2011...



Although admittedly, it's not quite as Minty, I'd have a £150 to spend on AutoGlym products compared to your choice...

Horses for courses though...

[MG511]

The fees put it just over the £5k budget, but you could have got a red, V12 Ferrari for £5k yesterday. Sounds mint too
http://www.classic-auctions.com/Auctions/07-12-201...

[Blown2CV]

MG511 said:

The fees put it just over the £5k budget, but you could have got a red, V12 Ferrari for £5k yesterday. Sounds mint too
http://www.classic-auctions.com/Auctions/07-12-201...

Thread closed. What. Could. Possibly. Go....







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[E38Ross]

MG511 said:

The fees put it just over the £5k budget, but you could have got a red, V12 Ferrari for £5k yesterday. Sounds mint too
http://www.classic-auctions.com/Auctions/07-12-201...

pointless to this thread, because it doesn't have an MOT and sounds like it's basically a non-runner.

[Zwolf]

MG511 said:

The fees put it just over the £5k budget, but you could have got a red, V12 Ferrari for £5k yesterday. Sounds mint too
http://www.classic-auctions.com/Auctions/07-12-201...

The Prince of Borkness.

[MG511]

E38Ross said:

pointless to this thread, because it doesn't have an MOT and sounds like it's basically a non-runner.

Oh come on, it would sail through, it just hasn't moved for 5 years! The V12 engine is in running order, though apparently "requires some tuning of the ignition and carburetters", the automatic gearbox is "all working", the bodywork is "sound but edgy", the paintwork is "bright overall", the seats and headlining are "very good", though I accept the carpets are "tatty or missing". The DUI 733 plate must be worth a few quid too. Maybe the last chance ever to get a V12 Ferrari for £5k, how could you possibly not love it?

[CampDavid]

Zwolf said:

MG511 said:

The fees put it just over the £5k budget, but you could have got a red, V12 Ferrari for £5k yesterday. Sounds mint too
http://www.classic-auctions.com/Auctions/07-12-201...

The Prince of Borkness.

That implies that there's a King of Brokness

You'd need to goa hell of a long way to find something more borked than that