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harry kular said:

2 owners, last one for 20 years:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C492283



May only be a 420 but looks gorgeous!

Great photos, doesn't that look lovely. I'm sure the 420 would be sufficient for a cruiser.

[Pothole]

Another Low-Mileage Swedish battlecruiser: http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C493352

[Pulse]

slippery said:

I'm sure my wife would agree wholeheartedly!

I'm sure I have almost £3k around if you wanted some money towards it... in exchange for the A8!

[slippery]

Pulse said:

I'm sure I have almost £3k around if you wanted some money towards it... in exchange for the A8!

If I buy it, I'm going to Have to hide it while I work out a way of breaking it to her. She describes all Mercs of the favoured vintage as old pieces of st.

[SpeckledJim]

slippery said:

Pulse said:

I'm sure I have almost £3k around if you wanted some money towards it... in exchange for the A8!

If I buy it, I'm going to Have to hide it while I work out a way of breaking it to her. She describes all Mercs of the favoured vintage as old pieces of st.

What dismal cosmic Venn diagram is it that means there are women we love, and women who 'get it' when it comes to cars, but no sodding overlap?

[harry kular]

SpeckledJim said:

What dismal cosmic Venn diagram is it that means there are women we love, and women who 'get it' when it comes to cars, but no sodding overlap?

There are exceptions: my wife was very supportive in me buying a 993 last month, even with the prospect of delaying her new kitchen!!

She did get a bathroom though.

[Pulse]

slippery said:

Pulse said:

I'm sure I have almost £3k around if you wanted some money towards it... in exchange for the A8!

If I buy it, I'm going to Have to hide it while I work out a way of breaking it to her. She describes all Mercs of the favoured vintage as old pieces of st.

At least if you sold me the A8, you'd have some money to pay for it... That'll soften the blow a bit!

[r129sl]

SpeckledJim said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Rocksteadyeddie said:

Looks very well kept, but for the undersized engine.

I know there is much love for the larger-engined stuff, but is a 420 really undersized in any meaningful way?

It's never going to challenge a proper sports car - and I doubt few drivers would want it to - so surely condition and provenance is more important at the 3k (minus) and 25-year (plus) point than its displacement?

I agree. If they had originally been fitted with either a 2.8, 3.2 or topoftherange wowfabgroovy 4.2, I don't think there'd be any grumbling about the 4.2.

Context, innit.

Despite my enthusiasm for the 5.6, I think I agree. I even think the 4.2 might be preferable to the 5.0 because it does not attempt to be a road rocket. And, let's face it, the 4.2 still has plenty of strength. It'll sit at 100mph forever more.

Edit: don't buy it and hide it. That didn't go down well for me. Come to think of it, I only redeemed myself by selling my SEC and giving the money to the boss.

Second edit: do you think this is the same car? http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C481089

Edited by r129sl on Thursday 24th April 15:52

[CharlesdeGaulle]

slippery said:

If I buy it, I'm going to Have to hide it while I work out a way of breaking it to her. She describes all Mercs of the favoured vintage as old pieces of st.

Scant consolation for you, but that is exactly the position I'm in right now.

I'm taking the 50s-man approach; 'I choose the cars and you'll drive what you're given'.

Well, I am in my fantasy. The reality is that I'm firmly in the dog-house

[BGarside]

Nice Volvo barge in attractive colours, FSH and low miles for half thread budget:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C492112

Looks comfy....

[slippery]

I now own a 500 SE.

[scenario8]

long time thread lurker, first time thread poster

[slippery]

scenario8 said:

long time thread lurker, first time thread poster

Welcome to the Mad House!

[slippery]

r129sl said:

Edit: don't buy it and hide it. That didn't go down well for me.

[r129sl]

That 500 SE is a beauty... Hope your wife agrees! Well done.

Nice E34 touring here:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/kgfclassiccars/sets/...

and here http://www.kgfclassiccars.co.uk/details.php?cid=32...

Makes a 124 look pricey.

[harry kular]

slippery said:

I now own a 500 SE.

Congratulations! Write up required when you get it!

[CharlesdeGaulle]

slippery said:

I now own a 500 SE.

Congrats! Great news. You gonna tell the Mrs?

[CharlesdeGaulle]

r129sl said:

A colour fail, surely? Makes a German taxi look classy.

Nice car though.

[slippery]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Congrats! Great news. You gonna tell the Mrs?

One day. It's all about timing and presentation! Paint shop and valeters first She'll never find it there!

[E65Ross]

Cost to sort the creaking on the E65?

£80 all in. The ride height difference could be a saggy spring or a spring cup (or something or the other) which hasn't been done. Basically that will cost almost £400 including labour and he said no harm driving it as it is. Springs and shocks look in reasonable condition and the ride height difference (just!) falls within bmw limits.

Happy days.