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[Rincewind209]

279 said:

Geekman said:

Probably not a sensible proposition in a financial sense, but if it could talk I bet it'd have a great story to tell.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Anthracite-E38-BMW-750iL...

It can talk via onboard diagnostics and its saying 'Help me, my gearbox is knackered'

£2.2k (with reserve still not met) + circa £1500 for a gearbox rebuild - You can get a runner for lesss, no?

Maybe he spotted this and is pricing accordingly.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

[S3_Graham]

Rincewind209 said:

cat220 said:

tombar said:

Almost certainly the wrong question, but what would a real world MPG for that CLK 430 be? I must be mad but I really like it, and a great advert too.....

I'd work on the basis of high teens about town and low 20's average. On a run up to 30mpg.

My E430 averages 24 but 30 is easy on a run. Pathetic round town so I try not to but it is quite a civilised thing in traffic.

My '55 showed an average of 24.5 for the entire time I owned it.

[SpeckledJim]

S3_Graham said:

Rincewind209 said:

cat220 said:

tombar said:

Almost certainly the wrong question, but what would a real world MPG for that CLK 430 be? I must be mad but I really like it, and a great advert too.....

I'd work on the basis of high teens about town and low 20's average. On a run up to 30mpg.

My E430 averages 24 but 30 is easy on a run. Pathetic round town so I try not to but it is quite a civilised thing in traffic.

My '55 showed an average of 24.5 for the entire time I owned it.

LPG it and teach owners of 1.4 Puntos lessons in parsimony.

[JZZ30]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2002-JAGUAR-XJ-SPORT-V8-...

[LeighW]

W00DY said:

Stegel said:

r129sl said:

I agree with you three. It's just wrong for some reason. A bit too blobby. I think the skirts and bumper treatments don't help; nor does the presence of a 'B' pillar. It does look better in dark colours; and the AMG version looks neater, too. The C124 was the last really handsome Merc coupé. The 215 CL is almost there but the fiddly detailing lets it down.

I agree with darker colours working more successfully, but I'm actually coming full circle with the C208 (and indeed the first SLK) having really disliked their appearance a few years ago but gradually warming to them. With the CLK my growing fondness for the design is perhaps driven by the really unsuccessful concept - what has been seen, cannot etc.. One of the few concepts from MB ever to be bettered by production:

Lucky I haven't had dinner yet.

Funny really, I always though the CLK was a handsome car, one of the cars I'd take another look over my shoulder at as I walked away when I'd parked it. I doubt decent ones will depreciate much more either, I sold mine for £2450 a couple of years ago and as long as it's been looked after, I'd imagine it's still worth that. Colour and wheel choice makes a difference though.

If it had been a V8, I'd probably have kept it.

[Rincewind209]

LeighW said:

W00DY said:

Stegel said:

r129sl said:

I agree with you three. It's just wrong for some reason. A bit too blobby. I think the skirts and bumper treatments don't help; nor does the presence of a 'B' pillar. It does look better in dark colours; and the AMG version looks neater, too. The C124 was the last really handsome Merc coupé. The 215 CL is almost there but the fiddly detailing lets it down.

I agree with darker colours working more successfully, but I'm actually coming full circle with the C208 (and indeed the first SLK) having really disliked their appearance a few years ago but gradually warming to them. With the CLK my growing fondness for the design is perhaps driven by the really unsuccessful concept - what has been seen, cannot etc.. One of the few concepts from MB ever to be bettered by production:

Lucky I haven't had dinner yet.

Funny really, I always though the CLK was a handsome car, one of the cars I'd take another look over my shoulder at as I walked away when I'd parked it. I doubt decent ones will depreciate much more either, I sold mine for £2450 a couple of years ago and as long as it's been looked after, I'd imagine it's still worth that. Colour and wheel choice makes a difference though.

If it had been a V8, I'd probably have kept it.

I love the W208, can't help myself I think it's gorgeous.

[E24man]

279 said:

Geekman said:

Probably not a sensible proposition in a financial sense, but if it could talk I bet it'd have a great story to tell.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Anthracite-E38-BMW-750iL...

It can talk via onboard diagnostics and its saying 'Help me, my gearbox is knackered'

£2.2k (with reserve still not met) + circa £1500 for a gearbox rebuild - You can get a runner for lesss, no?

Mix this with the Mora car with a broken headgasket and you can have one 750iL, one V12 coffee table and one ZF5HP30 gearbox as a plant pot!

[S3_Graham]

LeighW said:

Funny really, I always though the CLK was a handsome car, one of the cars I'd take another look over my shoulder at as I walked away when I'd parked it. I doubt decent ones will depreciate much more either, I sold mine for £2450 a couple of years ago and as long as it's been looked after, I'd imagine it's still worth that. Colour and wheel choice makes a difference though.

If it had been a V8, I'd probably have kept it.

that corner angle is the best angle!!

[0a]

About to fly South to see the family - I'm not travelling by w124 this week as fingers crossed I will be driving back on Monday (after another 3 trains) with a new-to-me car

[cat220]

0a said:

About to fly South to see the family - I'm not travelling by w124 this week as fingers crossed I will be driving back on Monday (after another 3 trains) with a new-to-me car

You at least need to drop a hint, my money is on a r129

[CharlesdeGaulle]

cat220 said:

You at least need to drop a hint, my money is on a r129

I suspect that might be a safe bet.

[Stegel]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

cat220 said:

You at least need to drop a hint, my money is on a r129

I suspect that might be a safe bet.

I'm not so sure - could be a left field choice.

[cat220]

This 300E looks decent value at 1k...

http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/176325/merc...

[gowmonster]

728 sub 100k milage with lpg.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-728I-AUTO-METALIC-BL...

[Krikkit]

gowmonster said:

728 sub 100k milage with lpg.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-728I-AUTO-METALIC-BL...

Brave purchase, that. Rusty arches, leaky radiator, poor LPG filler placement (you'll get filthy every time), from Bradford and has warning lights on.

[0a]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

cat220 said:

You at least need to drop a hint, my money is on a r129

I suspect that might be a safe bet.

I'm pretty confident

[cat220]

0a said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

cat220 said:

You at least need to drop a hint, my money is on a r129

I suspect that might be a safe bet.

I'm pretty confident

Good luck, exciting times!

[harrykul]

cat220 said:

0a said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

cat220 said:

You at least need to drop a hint, my money is on a r129

I suspect that might be a safe bet.

I'm pretty confident

Good luck, exciting times!

[CharlesdeGaulle]

cat220 said:

This 300E looks decent value at 1k...

http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/176325/merc...

That's a really well-written ad, and a nice-looking car. Great colour too.



Interesting that he's struggling to sell it at shed money. The car for a grand, a few hundred cleaning and smartening, and that would be a cracking ever-lasting runabout.

[Max M4X WW]

Nice 850 T5 saloon on ebay, I think I'm going to try and find one of these in 6 months when my M135i goes back..



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/261862325771

Found the previous owner too: http://www.volvotuning.net/topic/7722-volvo-850-t5...