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[idiotgap]

0a said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

idiotgap said:

idiotgap said:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C605906

Now reduced to bottom of thread budget at £950 - he's had little interest unfortunately but the S210 is incoming and he's fearing parking permit and insurance woes having 2 motors.

I'm surprised he's not having any luck. Is it on e-bay and all the other usual sites?

Get it in Gumtree as well - cheap practical cars seem to sell there well.

I know it's on autotrader, but not sure about e-bay. Maybe just a few too many honestly reported faults to allow it to capture market's imagination.

[0a]

BlueMR2 said:

0a said:

idiotgap said:

Now reduced to bottom of thread budget at £950 - he's had little interest unfortunately but the S210 is incoming and he's fearing parking permit and insurance woes having 2 motors.

So potential do drove even more of a bargain?!

Location, Location, Location.

It would sell ok up north if it was mechanically sound, sadly its in London, so you need another £500 off for the hassle of going down there to get it and hoping you make it back.

It's a w124 of course you'll make it back!

[harrykul]

That sounds like a good un. Which good recent spend, that would be a very cheap way of running around.
Makes me wonder what I'd get for mine: my wife had a baby boy on Tuesday which got me thinking about reducing the fleet.
What would a 2 owner high spec e320 get with loads of work (about £4k) done go for? All that's left to do is the paint and leather refurbished...
Or a could sell the V12 if anyone wants a project...

[BlueMR2]

Ironically it would be useful next weekend to carry stuff, however it would depend on how it goes next weekend as to if I'd have the money to purchase it.

If the circumstances had been reversed I would have a punt at £500, cheap car and no worries for your mate over insurance/parking passes etc.

If its still for sale in a couple of weeks and things go well then you never know.

[idiotgap]

0a said:

BlueMR2 said:

0a said:

idiotgap said:

Now reduced to bottom of thread budget at £950 - he's had little interest unfortunately but the S210 is incoming and he's fearing parking permit and insurance woes having 2 motors.

So potential do drove even more of a bargain?!

Location, Location, Location.

It would sell ok up north if it was mechanically sound, sadly its in London, so you need another £500 off for the hassle of going down there to get it and hoping you make it back.

It's a w124 of course you'll make it back!

Like me, the vendor has family in the North and is up and down a fair bit.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

harrykul said:

Makes me wonder what I'd get for mine: my wife had a baby boy on Tuesday which got me thinking about reducing the fleet.

Congratulations Harry. However, your thinking is wrong. An extra human equates to needing an extra car. You should be looking to buy, not offload...

[BlueMR2]

idiotgap said:

0a said:

BlueMR2 said:

0a said:

idiotgap said:

Now reduced to bottom of thread budget at £950 - he's had little interest unfortunately but the S210 is incoming and he's fearing parking permit and insurance woes having 2 motors.

So potential do drove even more of a bargain?!

Location, Location, Location.

It would sell ok up north if it was mechanically sound, sadly its in London, so you need another £500 off for the hassle of going down there to get it and hoping you make it back.

It's a w124 of course you'll make it back!

Like me, the vendor has family in the North and is up and down a fair bit.

There you go, offer to drive up, or allow collection up north.

Could be worth putting on a fresh MOT if its in good condition, could increase confidence for people to travel to view the car, also pictures of the rusty wings and of the jacking points may help alleviate fears as the pics on AT/classics site are too small to get a good look at anything.

[W00DY]

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/m...

Not a bad bit of motor for the cash.

[idiotgap]

BlueMR2 said:

idiotgap said:

0a said:

BlueMR2 said:

0a said:

idiotgap said:

Now reduced to bottom of thread budget at £950 - he's had little interest unfortunately but the S210 is incoming and he's fearing parking permit and insurance woes having 2 motors.

So potential do drove even more of a bargain?!

Location, Location, Location.

It would sell ok up north if it was mechanically sound, sadly its in London, so you need another £500 off for the hassle of going down there to get it and hoping you make it back.

It's a w124 of course you'll make it back!

Like me, the vendor has family in the North and is up and down a fair bit.

There you go, offer to drive up, or allow collection up north.

Could be worth putting on a fresh MOT if its in good condition, could increase confidence for people to travel to view the car, also pictures of the rusty wings and of the jacking points may help alleviate fears as the pics on AT/classics site are too small to get a good look at anything.

I agree - all good advice. I'll talk to him about it.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

W00DY said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/m...

Not a bad bit of motor for the cash.

Looks good, and fairly rust-free from the pics.

Utterly irrational I know, but any dealer that has the word 'carriages' in the title, and/or viewing by appointment in the ad, puts me off. I can live with Kiss FM on the radio, but carriages ... yuk

[mr TICKHILL]

there's a very nice silver 300 ce on autotrader at a fiver under budget can't put a link on sorry

[AllyBee]

dbdb said:

Very nice. Let me guess the model!

It's a late car, so the headlights tell you nothing. The bumpers have rubber side pieces though, so it isn't a 280E. There seemed to be a lot of 230Es sold towards the end, so I'm guessing it is a 230E, rather than a 200.

Colour looks to be light ivory - always one of my favourites on this era of Mercedes. It looks great with the chrome and is somehow prettier than white - which ion a Mercedes was a bit too white. I can't make out the interior, but it looks to be slightly shiny - so maybe leather or MB Tex. Palomino MB tex?

Here's a shot of the interior, MB-Tex is a synthetic leather isn't it, if so then this isn't.



Oh and the PO swapped the steering wheel back to standard for me. I also have a period radio/cassette for it (Blaupunkt rather than Becker, but hey-ho can't have it all)

[AllyBee]

W00DY said:

Gorgeous.


interesting to see our similar cars are only a plate change from each other, yet quite different in style.

Thats a real step change isn't it. I quite fancy a w124 TE to replace my daily driver C-Max.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

mr TICKHILL said:

there's a very nice silver 300 ce on autotrader at a fiver under budget can't put a link on sorry

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

[mr TICKHILL]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

mr TICKHILL said:

there's a very nice silver 300 ce on autotrader at a fiver under budget can't put a link on sorry

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

that's the one i'm glad someone is computer literate in more than one finger

[S3_Graham]

AllyBee said:

W00DY said:

Gorgeous.


interesting to see our similar cars are only a plate change from each other, yet quite different in style.

Thats a real step change isn't it. I quite fancy a w124 TE to replace my daily driver C-Max.

Do it, love my S124 300TE24. Sadly I think it and my M3 will have to go towards the end of the summer as my commute with triple and parking will disappear :-(

[CharlesdeGaulle]

A proper engine. I know the post-facelift is a better car, and that this probably has some depreciation to go, but tempting nonetheless if one needs to get into something younger than a 124.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

[idiotgap]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

harrykul said:

Makes me wonder what I'd get for mine: my wife had a baby boy on Tuesday which got me thinking about reducing the fleet.

Congratulations Harry. However, your thinking is wrong. An extra human equates to needing an extra car. You should be looking to buy, not offload...

Yes - Hearty Congratulations Harry!
(CdG is right)

[idiotgap]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

A proper engine. I know the post-facelift is a better car, and that this probably has some depreciation to go, but tempting nonetheless if one needs to get into something younger than a 124.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

I do love these, if it was a 7-seater and just 2 years younger I'd be thinking very seriously... it's a matter of time...

[Devil2575]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

A proper engine. I know the post-facelift is a better car, and that this probably has some depreciation to go, but tempting nonetheless if one needs to get into something younger than a 124.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

Bloody hell! That's a lot of car for not much cash.