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[E65Ross]

I'd be surprised if these didn't have some form of protection. I'm not sure about other areas but E65s are not models to generally suffer from rust issues. In fact, from E65/E60/E90 onwards, their rust protection seems much better.

[Motorrad]

BorniteIdentity said:

When you've had your plate used and abused by criminals, it suddenly makes a lot more sense.

If someone is genuinely, GENUINELY interested - they'll phone up with more questions than just "REG NUMBER PLS LOL?". Then you know you're talking to someone serious, rather than a serial time waster and picture collector.

This car is far, far too grey for me - but now I'm doing 40k a year I ought to be driving something like it. A friend of mine reckons it's the last really decent E Class - but then I reckon men have been saying that for the last 20 years.

I understand the points about criminals but for a common car like this unless you cover it up or remove the plates in public they are available for everyone to see anyway. I guess it makes it more difficult but it also reduces your audience when you're trying to sell.
Edit to add: re that 760 the vendor says under sealing it is part of the deal.

[BigBen]

Jimmy Recard said:

0a said:

I agree with the comment on the c140. I wouldn't mind a 600SEL like the one Clarkson tested back in the day though: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuEmA-Hdur0&ap...

They must be pretty rare with suffix rather than prefix badging. We had a green 600SEC here's a while ago that I liked, but it was rusty

Especailly as the suffix badges were usually changed by MB at service time so many that were originally suffix became prefix

[bob-lad]

Motorrad said:

I understand the points about criminals but for a common car like this unless you cover it up or remove the plates in public they are available for everyone to see anyway. I guess it makes it more difficult but it also reduces your audience when you're trying to sell.
Edit to add: re that 760 the vendor says under sealing it is part of the deal.

If you're a wrongun with an iffy blue 540, for example, it's far easier to hop on AT and look for a blue 540 and pinch its reg than hope you see one whilst out and about.

[Riley Blue]

bob-lad said:

Motorrad said:

I understand the points about criminals but for a common car like this unless you cover it up or remove the plates in public they are available for everyone to see anyway. I guess it makes it more difficult but it also reduces your audience when you're trying to sell.
Edit to add: re that 760 the vendor says under sealing it is part of the deal.

If you're a wrongun with an iffy blue 540, for example, it's far easier to hop on AT and look for a blue 540 and pinch its reg than hope you see one whilst out and about.

Or do a Google search for a particular model in a particular colour and year and you'll find hundreds.

[Jimmy Recard]

More and more I'm thinking that what I'd really like is a W220 S-Class. I don't know why - I was pretty indifferent but they're just growing rapidly in their appeal to me

[r129sl]

Jimmy Recard said:

More and more I'm thinking that what I'd really like is a W220 S-Class. I don't know why - I was pretty indifferent but they're just growing rapidly in their appeal to me

I think they have to be kept immaculate, otherwise they look a little private hire or cheap try hard. Kept well, however, they are very fine indeed and really are stonking value. This one always impressed me:


http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/forum/showthread.p...

[Jimmy Recard]

That's the problem - there's almost nothing I'd like less than a clapped out, rusty W220, but almost nothing I'd like more than a well-kept V8 or V12 W220 in a rare but suitable colour (inside and out)

[0a]

Jimmy Recard said:

More and more I'm thinking that what I'd really like is a W220 S-Class. I don't know why - I was pretty indifferent but they're just growing rapidly in their appeal to me

I know... I keep going back to this one 600. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/272544661983?dest=h...

£7,295 - has it come down at all?

[Jimmy Recard]

While I'm musing about it, with a W220 would we say the thing to do is get the best condition, latest model you can find?

[r129sl]

2004 and up are supposedly better built: no disc slot in the sat nav is the give away. But condition is always going to be the clincher.

[Jimmy Recard]

BigBen said:

Especailly as the suffix badges were usually changed by MB at service time so many that were originally suffix became prefix

Really? I didn't know that. That's quite interesting

[0a]

W140 S600 in budget at the moment on ebay. The ad and photos are not exactly fantastic... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252772508306?ul_noapp=tr...

[Max M4X WW]

0a said:

Jimmy Recard said:

More and more I'm thinking that what I'd really like is a W220 S-Class. I don't know why - I was pretty indifferent but they're just growing rapidly in their appeal to me

I know... I keep going back to this one 600. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/272544661983?dest=h...

£7,295 - has it come down at all?

Yes, I have been watching for a couple of months. I believe it started at £7995, then £7495, then £8995 at which point I emailed to ask what was going on - they said they needed it gone, now they didn't but I could have it for £7495. More recently it had gone back down to £7495 and now reduced to its all time low of £7295.

[0a]

Max M4X WW said:

0a said:

Jimmy Recard said:

More and more I'm thinking that what I'd really like is a W220 S-Class. I don't know why - I was pretty indifferent but they're just growing rapidly in their appeal to me

I know... I keep going back to this one 600. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/272544661983?dest=h...

£7,295 - has it come down at all?

Yes, I have been watching for a couple of months. I believe it started at £7995, then £7495, then £8995 at which point I emailed to ask what was going on - they said they needed it gone, now they didn't but I could have it for £7495. More recently it had gone back down to £7495 and now reduced to its all time low of £7295.

By the time I have money passing through my account in a month or so time it will hopefully still be around and priced at mid thread budget

That looks like a lot of car for the money assuming the miles check out

[Fun Bus]

The miles check out and the MOT history is very good considering.

[Max M4X WW]

Agreed. I want it but I'm not done with the M3 yet!

[Krikkit]

Jimmy Recard said:

That's the problem - there's almost nothing I'd like less than a clapped out, rusty W220, but almost nothing I'd like more than a well-kept V8 or V12 W220 in a rare but suitable colour (inside and out)

I think a manky one can have charm, but only in 500 or 600 guise and having owned since minty - that slightly gauche attitude of running something nice until it dies.

[Jimmy Recard]

Krikkit said:

I think a manky one can have charm, but only in 500 or 600 guise and having owned since minty - that slightly gauche attitude of running something nice until it dies.

I was thinking along the lines of buying one now - buying a rusty and clapped out one would seem a bit Phil Mitchell to me

[0a]

Have we had this one yet? "No warning lights....ABC suspension working perfect...runs great.". A bit leggy so perhaps over priced at slightly over budget? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MERCEDES-S600-BITURBO-50...