RE: Shed Of The Week: Mercedes ML430
Discussion
I had an early 430 as a works car in South America. f
k me, that was one of the sketchiest cars I had the misfortune to run. Bits fell off everywhere, the boot never shut properly and flew open on rough roads. The leaks rotted the carpets and it stank.
As for fuel consumption, thank God petrol was only 8p a gallon as it just guzzled it like no business.
I'm ooout.
k me, that was one of the sketchiest cars I had the misfortune to run. Bits fell off everywhere, the boot never shut properly and flew open on rough roads. The leaks rotted the carpets and it stank.As for fuel consumption, thank God petrol was only 8p a gallon as it just guzzled it like no business.
I'm ooout.
QuattroDave said:
Next weeks shed of the day:
For only £1,000 you could have a brand new rs3, course you'll then have 60 monthly payments of £600 and a lump sum at the end but it's no different than buying a shed each month and just think what you're getting, a brand new rs3 blah blah blah
Who would be stupid enough to spend £1000 on an Audi? For only £1,000 you could have a brand new rs3, course you'll then have 60 monthly payments of £600 and a lump sum at the end but it's no different than buying a shed each month and just think what you're getting, a brand new rs3 blah blah blah
Dan_1981 said:
This is what's shed is about a £50k motor for a £1000.
It's dubious quality, awful drive and anythign else is part of the "charm"
Buy it, drive it and then scrap it. All for the price of a couple of months lease payments on a new one.
So what's the point in that? If your going to scrap it surelyIt's dubious quality, awful drive and anythign else is part of the "charm"
Buy it, drive it and then scrap it. All for the price of a couple of months lease payments on a new one.
It costs just as much as leading a new one. And a new one doesn't smell like wet dog and blow up
gizlaroc said:
QuattroDave said:
Next weeks shed of the day:
For only £1,000 you could have a brand new rs3, course you'll then have 60 monthly payments of £600 and a lump sum at the end but it's no different than buying a shed each month and just think what you're getting, a brand new rs3 blah blah blah
Who would be stupid enough to spend £1000 on an Audi? For only £1,000 you could have a brand new rs3, course you'll then have 60 monthly payments of £600 and a lump sum at the end but it's no different than buying a shed each month and just think what you're getting, a brand new rs3 blah blah blah
Have just spunked many more pennies on an Audi, but it's an RS6 so that's a saving grace (I think!)
I like it but then I’ve always had a soft spot for stuff like this. My folks had two ML’s of that generation and I probably spent more time driving them than they did as they were out of the country a lot. I don’t recall any major issues, or any death inducing driving characteristics. Biggest issues were, IIRC, poor paint quality on the first one, and a leaky power steering rack on the second. Apart from that they racked up fairly decent mileages.
QuattroDave said:
<Lie> Not me, no siree bob.</Lie>
Have just spunked many more pennies on an Audi, but it's an RS6 so that's a saving grace (I think!)
I was kidding, I just bought another Audi as a stop gap, a 2006 2.0T S-Line Avant, and quite enjoying it. Have just spunked many more pennies on an Audi, but it's an RS6 so that's a saving grace (I think!)
It got me looking at the B8 S4 and the new RS3.
gizlaroc said:
QuattroDave said:
<Lie> Not me, no siree bob.</Lie>
Have just spunked many more pennies on an Audi, but it's an RS6 so that's a saving grace (I think!)
I was kidding, I just bought another Audi as a stop gap, a 2006 2.0T S-Line Avant, and quite enjoying it. Have just spunked many more pennies on an Audi, but it's an RS6 so that's a saving grace (I think!)
It got me looking at the B8 S4 and the new RS3.
I'm guilty of many audi purchases, S6, URQ and now the RS6. Gotta say it's a lovely thing to sit in and straight line speed is devastating!
But I wouldn't buy a new one again, they're all just too similar between models now both exterior and interior.
As for the SOTW, the builder boss of a mate of mine had two as 'company' cars back in the early noughties, an ML430 and an ML55, the latter of which my mate and I borrowed. Driving along we felt like we were sat in a maraca, loose this, wobbly that. but it was quite nippy for a big van.
Wouldn't go near one with a bargepole mind not even for a grand unless the engine was to be lifted into something else!
soad said:
stmobile, these were cool like 15 years ago!
Cool? Not sure about that at all. I thought they looked like crap then and the image was even worse... Now they are just for someone that still wants to look crap and have an even worse image 15 years on.tmobile, these were cool like 15 years ago!..and 5+ owners. What, is that 6, 13 or 9?
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