Titivating my Mercedes 124
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Needless to say, the air con has a leak. Still, it was worth a try and the (excellent) Frog garage refused to charge because they were out of green dye and so could not say where the leak is. I was there with my boys single-handed. While waiting, my youngest overwhelmed the capacity of his nappy by a factor of about ten. By the end of my feeble clean up efforts, we were all covered in it. Hey ho.
The first pic looks old because I stuck an iPad filter on it, either instant or processed, I don't recall. It is taken outside the Hotel de France in La Chartre-sir-le Loir, a small town south of Le Mans which, like most small French towns, puts the UK to shame in so many ways. On or near that square were two patisseries, a butchers, a fishmongers, several homeware shops and a clothes store. All independent, all chock full of good stuff. The Hotel de France was excellent, utterly excellent, and only 95€ for a night in an immaculate and stylish two-roomed suite. Check it out, it has a huge motor sports heritage. Here's the hotel transport and a link to the website.
http://www.lhoteldefrance.fr
The first pic looks old because I stuck an iPad filter on it, either instant or processed, I don't recall. It is taken outside the Hotel de France in La Chartre-sir-le Loir, a small town south of Le Mans which, like most small French towns, puts the UK to shame in so many ways. On or near that square were two patisseries, a butchers, a fishmongers, several homeware shops and a clothes store. All independent, all chock full of good stuff. The Hotel de France was excellent, utterly excellent, and only 95€ for a night in an immaculate and stylish two-roomed suite. Check it out, it has a huge motor sports heritage. Here's the hotel transport and a link to the website.
http://www.lhoteldefrance.fr
Edited by r129sl on Monday 13th April 18:10
Edited by r129sl on Monday 13th April 18:12
MOT passed yesterday with no advisories, the tester being pleasingly incredulous at the mileage. That has increased by over 28,000 since the last test almost exactly a year ago.
And the air con failure is down to a burst in the cheap condenser fitted by Baister. So not so cheap when it has to be thrown away after a year. I managed to source a genuine NOS item for £163 delivered, a pleasing saving on the dealer price of £340. Hopefully that will be fitted during the course of the next week or so.
It is running really sweetly, though I may replace the front lower control arms, the starter motor and the air con compressor, those being the only significant parts I can think of that haven't been replaced in my three years of ownership.
And the air con failure is down to a burst in the cheap condenser fitted by Baister. So not so cheap when it has to be thrown away after a year. I managed to source a genuine NOS item for £163 delivered, a pleasing saving on the dealer price of £340. Hopefully that will be fitted during the course of the next week or so.
It is running really sweetly, though I may replace the front lower control arms, the starter motor and the air con compressor, those being the only significant parts I can think of that haven't been replaced in my three years of ownership.
in that nice green colour. 
Mileage is 306,000 exactly.
I remember the London attempted bombing car. It's probably still in a police compound somewhere. It made me think of the VW Polo ad:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HnL-7x4n4d8
I remember the London attempted bombing car. It's probably still in a police compound somewhere. It made me think of the VW Polo ad:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HnL-7x4n4d8
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