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sly fox said:
0a said:
Listing ended!
Does that mean your bank account is £1550 lighter this evening?"Take everything off and replace it" seemed like a good idea but my mechanic disassembled the whole car and replaced parts or had parts stripped and coated... I'm told the car looks better than new when on a ramp though!
No more cars until the w124 is ready for another 170k miles without attention.
Edited by 0a on Friday 1st August 22:48
0a said:
Unfortunately not - I'm collecting the w124 tomorrow and on asking how much the bill might be my mechanic sucked in his teeth and said bet on a couple of thousand. Everything will have been replaced front to rear on the underside of the car and various other bits done (fuel and brake pipes for example), all stripped, sealed and made perfect.
"Take everything off and replace it" seemed like a good idea but my mechanic disassembled the whole car and replaced parts or had parts stripped and coated... I'm told the car looks better than new when on a ramp though!
No more cars until the w124 is ready for another 170k miles without attention.
Sounds great, look forward to pictures and your impressions after the work."Take everything off and replace it" seemed like a good idea but my mechanic disassembled the whole car and replaced parts or had parts stripped and coated... I'm told the car looks better than new when on a ramp though!
No more cars until the w124 is ready for another 170k miles without attention.
Edited by 0a on Friday 1st August 22:48
derin100 said:
That's a peach. Great spot. Usual caveats about buying the best you can find aside, price is toppy, non?
CharlesdeGaulle said:
derin100 said:
That's a peach. Great spot. Usual caveats about buying the best you can find aside, price is toppy, non?
I think good 190Es are increasingly hard to find at the low prices that they were at 2-3 years ago.
Increasingly these days I find myself not really looking too hard or long at the initial purchase price on cars in this bracket but rather just at the car itself. It's very, very easy for a difference in initial purchase price to be quickly swept away these days just doing a few seemingly easy jobs.
That said, those wanting the 6-cylinder 2.6 version, albeit with half as many miles again, could have a look at this very nice looking and sounding one at the same initial purchase price:
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C524176
derin100 said:
Personally, I think the price is good. It's a relatively low mileage, unmolested 190E with full service history and very recent service. It is claimed to have no rust. It's in a very nice colour combo with added extra touches like the alloys, electric driver's seat and cruise control; the latter two of which are not often seen on a 2.0L. The advert reads like it has been written by someone who knows and cares about these cars.
I think good 190Es are increasingly hard to find at the low prices that they were at 2-3 years ago.
Increasingly these days I find myself not really looking too hard or long at the initial purchase price on cars in this bracket but rather just at the car itself. It's very, very easy for a difference in initial purchase price to be quickly swept away these days just doing a few seemingly easy jobs.
That said, those wanting the 6-cylinder 2.6 version, albeit with half as many miles again, could have a look at this very nice looking and sounding one at the same initial purchase price:
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C524176
I'd agree with all of that, not least based on the experience of my own cars, and the 2.6 looks nice too. I think good 190Es are increasingly hard to find at the low prices that they were at 2-3 years ago.
Increasingly these days I find myself not really looking too hard or long at the initial purchase price on cars in this bracket but rather just at the car itself. It's very, very easy for a difference in initial purchase price to be quickly swept away these days just doing a few seemingly easy jobs.
That said, those wanting the 6-cylinder 2.6 version, albeit with half as many miles again, could have a look at this very nice looking and sounding one at the same initial purchase price:
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C524176
CharlesdeGaulle said:
harry kular said:
0a said:
I'm collecting the w124 tomorrow ...
No more cars until the w124 is ready for another 170k miles without attention.
Sounds great, look forward to pictures and your impressions after the work.No more cars until the w124 is ready for another 170k miles without attention.
It's great to get in and drive with the car having that 'new car' taughtness to it, driving around here really illustrates how baggy it was before:
I'm a W124 fan so as expected I love it. Hopefully this is the biggest bill out the way before the paint job.
Outside my house (points for identifying where 'I live'):
CDG your car has definitely had major suspension work as it was nowhere near as bad as mine before I got it back and closer to the post work car.
I need to let it settle down (it's like a mini range rover at the moment!), get the geometry redone after a thousand or so miles, and put new tyres on though before a final verdict...
Phase 1 complete, engine and gearbox next, followed by paint.
0a said:
CharlesdeGaulle said:
harry kular said:
0a said:
I'm collecting the w124 tomorrow ...
No more cars until the w124 is ready for another 170k miles without attention.
Sounds great, look forward to pictures and your impressions after the work.No more cars until the w124 is ready for another 170k miles without attention.
It's great to get in and drive with the car having that 'new car' taughtness to it, driving around here really illustrates how baggy it was before:
I'm a W124 fan so as expected I love it. Hopefully this is the biggest bill out the way before the paint job.
Outside my house (points for identifying where 'I live')
Stegel said:
0a - sounds fantastic, well done. It seems to be a really sound investment. I must transfer (or have transferred!) the pile of parts sitting in the garage onto my 124 - I love it as it is, but that could be a move which brings real commitment!
ETA Lovely house BTW.
I'm not sure about a sound investment, but I discussed the options with my mechanic at length and while the rear subframe was off it made sense (to me) to fully dissemble the rear of the car and treat/repaint alongside redoing fuel and brake lines and every other perishable part. ETA Lovely house BTW.
I guess the moral of the story is that doing such a thing always takes longer than you would think so even a car where parts are relatively cheap it all adds up - I paid for 22 hours labour across everything, but in reality this was an underestimate.
Also all W124s that have not had work are knackered!
Unfortunately my 'house' is still a modern hotel on the edge of town and the photos above were merely where I drove to today!
Thankyou to R129 - without his help I would have paid massively more for all the core parts.
Edited by 0a on Saturday 2nd August 19:50
0a- I don't know how many miles your car has done already, but on a cost per mile basis these works have set it up for many thousands of miles, with virtually zero costs by way of depreciation, etc..
0a said:
Thankyou to R129 - without his help I would have paid massively more for all the core parts.
Echoed here - without R129 my garage would be stuffed full far less cost effectively! Edited by 0a on Saturday 2nd August 19:50
derin100 said:
Great news, Oa!
I understand why you stopped doing the 'restore W124s to near perfect condition and sell' thing - i'm even madder: restoring the least desirable body shape, with an undesirable engine option! I intend to keep driving it for many years so I guess it's not too stupid (and think of the depreciation on a new Golf!). It would, of course, be madness to even consider this 633 at £995... http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C525367#
derin100 said:
CharlesdeGaulle said:
derin100 said:
That's a peach. Great spot. Usual caveats about buying the best you can find aside, price is toppy, non?
I think good 190Es are increasingly hard to find at the low prices that they were at 2-3 years ago.
Increasingly these days I find myself not really looking too hard or long at the initial purchase price on cars in this bracket but rather just at the car itself. It's very, very easy for a difference in initial purchase price to be quickly swept away these days just doing a few seemingly easy jobs.
That said, those wanting the 6-cylinder 2.6 version, albeit with half as many miles again, could have a look at this very nice looking and sounding one at the same initial purchase price:
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C524176
Well, I collected the barge for the Euro road trip today. Had to wait for the private plate to be transferred off it.
Much like the one that was SOTW a while ago, there are things to do. But there were things to do on the four or five I looked at, anyway. Front discs and pads and rear tyres are the first to sort out.
Because I wasn't paying attention I didn't really work out what "DHP" means or how to check. And it turns out this one has it. It's the (ahem) performance spec: a stiffer springs, -10mm, ARB and bigger (17in) alloys. Like a sort of half-hearted version of MB's Sportline.
The tyres caused the first "WTF" moment, when the cheapest tyres come out at £200 a corner (£320 at KwikFit!) A choice of Pirelli P Zero or some BMW-esque runflat! Seems that 245/50R17s are not very popular! Luckily there are alternatives.
It's a lovely place to be. Interior is still perfect after 99000m. That engine really is a peach. As a drive, it very much reminds me of the W124.
Much like the one that was SOTW a while ago, there are things to do. But there were things to do on the four or five I looked at, anyway. Front discs and pads and rear tyres are the first to sort out.
Because I wasn't paying attention I didn't really work out what "DHP" means or how to check. And it turns out this one has it. It's the (ahem) performance spec: a stiffer springs, -10mm, ARB and bigger (17in) alloys. Like a sort of half-hearted version of MB's Sportline.
The tyres caused the first "WTF" moment, when the cheapest tyres come out at £200 a corner (£320 at KwikFit!) A choice of Pirelli P Zero or some BMW-esque runflat! Seems that 245/50R17s are not very popular! Luckily there are alternatives.
It's a lovely place to be. Interior is still perfect after 99000m. That engine really is a peach. As a drive, it very much reminds me of the W124.
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