RE: SOTW: Mercedes 230TE

RE: SOTW: Mercedes 230TE

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Caractacus

2,604 posts

225 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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Superb wafty old shed, just love it.

Mind you, I've always been a fan of German estates, so no real surprise I like this one.

Has it not sold yet? smile

truck71

2,328 posts

172 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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Proper SOTW, wish I needed one.

Trusty Steed

291 posts

194 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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angusc43

11,488 posts

208 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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Great shedding. I just love 124's.

Cassius81

283 posts

189 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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http://www.avantgardecars.co.uk/mercedes-benz

These are the guys who were selling the E36 versions (at one point they had a coupe, cab and estate as I recall...). Some nice cars on their site.

bmthnick1981

5,311 posts

216 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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Cassius81 said:
http://www.avantgardecars.co.uk/mercedes-benz

These are the guys who were selling the E36 versions (at one point they had a coupe, cab and estate as I recall...). Some nice cars on their site.
Some lovely motors on there.

Excellent shed. Must try a W124 at some point.

Dapster

6,949 posts

180 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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My father had one of these - a 300TE-24v, 1990 on a G. It was the demo from Caffyns Mercedes in Dorchester. Astral silver with black leather, sportline suspension and all the toys, air con, elec / memory heated seats, Becker Mexico, cruise, the works. It was amazing and we saw an indicated 145 on an Autoroute in France (when mum was dozing in the back with my sister and me egging dad on....!) with a ton of luggage in the boot and still some to go. This was over 20 years ago in a family estate.

He replaced it with a W126 420SE which was regal (and totally outclassed by the opposition by then it had to be said) but a fantastic experience to be in. It much more suited my father but it was the 300TE hot rod that stands out - it was a country mile ahead of anything else on sale at the time.

Cassius81

283 posts

189 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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bmthnick1981 said:
Cassius81 said:
http://www.avantgardecars.co.uk/mercedes-benz

These are the guys who were selling the E36 versions (at one point they had a coupe, cab and estate as I recall...). Some nice cars on their site.
Some lovely motors on there.

Excellent shed. Must try a W124 at some point.
Off topic, but the SL55 they've got for sale is a huge amount of car for the money.

Like the E500 and E36 saloons too. Some of them are a bit pricey though...

mearsy555

22 posts

169 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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I managed to pick up a 300TE-24v with 9month MOT and TAX and a full tank of fuel for £320 about this time last year.

Great for sideways fun in the snow.

Just a shame I only managed about 150 miles from a full tank else I would have kept it.

Ended up breaking it for spares and netting a four figure sum in return - very profitable motoring in my book - exactly how shedding should be!

Dapster

6,949 posts

180 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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Probably 20 - 30 times shed money but it you are going to do it, do it properly....

http://newsroom.mercedes-benz-classic.com/?page_id...

Cassius81

283 posts

189 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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http://www.w124.co.uk/carsforsale.php

Another good selection...

Hellbound

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2,500 posts

176 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C267025

Looks a bit tatty and probably needs a ridiculous amount of money in parts etc but it's AWD.

Itsallicanafford

2,770 posts

159 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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...not sure that an old estate works for me...in an estate I want as much safety as possible for kids...Sheds are for daddies only...IMO...I'm coming over all sensible now I'm nearly 40!

tinyh98

61 posts

158 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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I want!

Colour combo is great, loads of space.....so what if it's slow?

SuperHangOn

3,486 posts

153 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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Dapster said:
Probably 20 - 30 times shed money but it you are going to do it, do it properly....

http://newsroom.mercedes-benz-classic.com/?page_id...
Is that a 'proper'/official Mercedes website?



mcdk2

137 posts

232 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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I saw a 5th gear episode where they ran an old diesel merc like this on chip oil. Always been tempted to buy a banger and try it. Would it work with any diesel?
You MUST declare it to the tax man of course....

fingersprice

51 posts

154 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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Not normally a fan of the normal SOTW German Bages but I love this one.

Also a very good write up from the seller, especially for a car going for shed money.

Paul Dishman

4,706 posts

237 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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Owned by a PH-er as well !

Edited by Paul Dishman on Friday 25th November 11:19

Dapster

6,949 posts

180 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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SuperHangOn said:
Is that a 'proper'/official Mercedes website?
Indeed - a Mercedes factory programme using original parts, and restored to literally new spec. You won't find a better one. You should expect to pay 20 to 40 thousand Euro.

Harrythespider

5 posts

211 months

Friday 25th November 2011
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The Donster said:
Thought you might be posting on something like this.

I'll give you a grand for yours any day of the week, Harry wink
Yeh yeh, well, a little gentle marketing can't hurt