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[CharlesdeGaulle]

idiotgap said:

Don't want to discourage you CDG if you're sure, but it's not really burgundy is it, it's a bit rhubarb & custard!

I'm a sucker for different, but still liveable-with, interiors. I think a tan or rhubarb and custard (as you very rightly called it) interior is rather lovely, and much more interesting than grey or cream.

Unfortunately, I won't be able to make the auction, so unless a threadist is going and prepared to check it over properly and then, all being well, is prepared to spend my money, it'll remain a dream.

[SpeckledJim]

anonymous said:

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That's Shugborough. Owned by NT, run by Staffs County Council.

He can't even afford his own stately home. I bet he's fitted Linglongs.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

anonymous said:

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[crosseyedlion]

anonymous said:

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Perfect! I wish I could spare 3k right now

[BGarside]

r129sl said:

Basic, pricey, but quite appealing. Takes gravel and grass to new levels. One assumes (hopes?) that is not the vendor's house.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C487913

Very nice. I prefer the basic cars and no aircon and sport cloth appeals to me. They look good to me in black too.

The best engine but no Sportline badges so is it s Sportline chassis?

Might need a wiring loom and/or head gasket soon, given the mileage, but price allows for that.

And as usual nowhere near me!!

[BGarside]

anonymous said:

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I guess the condition of the suspension and mechanicals might influence the driving impressions, depending on how old the cars were when you drove them.

I've been looking for either a 190 or a W124, the W126 is not in contention as the running costs and fuel economy have scared me off.

Does anyone have any views on the difference in driving feel between the 190 and W124?

I seem to see lots of good (or at least, good-looking) W124s popping up for sale but a relative dearth of decent 190s, especially those with six cylinders and/or in a decent spec...

[CharlesdeGaulle]

slippery said:

I definitely want to get to a few of the Kings Lynn auctions this year. It'd be a good venue for a forum meet, but I'm not sure that peer pressure from like minded individuals and auctions are a healthy combination!

That's a good idea actually. What a hoot - a bunch of internet youngtimer nerds egging each other on!

What could possibly go wrong. Oh, the stories we'd have...!

[idiotgap]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

idiotgap said:

Don't want to discourage you CDG if you're sure, but it's not really burgundy is it, it's a bit rhubarb & custard!

I'm a sucker for different, but still liveable-with, interiors. I think a tan or rhubarb and custard (as you very rightly called it) interior is rather lovely, and much more interesting than grey or cream.

Unfortunately, I won't be able to make the auction, so unless a threadist is going and prepared to check it over properly and then, all being well, is prepared to spend my money, it'll remain a dream.

Absolutely... different is definitely good. I had the good fortune to bump into threadist Adrian E at the PH SouthEast get together on Tuesday and see his amazing 2002 4.2 S8 with different purple interior - now that's a BARGE.

Just wanted to make sure you'd noticed on this 124 since it's both rhubarb & custard and marmite at the same time!

[Adrian E]

idiotgap said:

Absolutely... different is definitely good. I had the good fortune to bump into threadist Adrian E at the PH SouthEast get together on Tuesday and see his amazing 2002 4.2 S8 with different purple interior - now that's a BARGE.

Just wanted to make sure you'd noticed on this 124 since it's both rhubarb & custard and marmite at the same time!

'twas nice to meet you too and to see your lovely SL haven't seen a tidy one for years!

[deadslow]

r129sl said:

And then there is this. Price strikes me as insane given it lacks a six. But even so, it harks back to the days when a proper car was a proper car.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C487928

these are really great cars. I still look at them after owning a couple 20 odd years ago.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

idiotgap said:

Absolutely... different is definitely good. I had the good fortune to bump into threadist Adrian E at the PH SouthEast get together on Tuesday

Where does this take place? I might try and be a bit more sociable in future and join-in a bit.

[E65Ross]

E65Ross said:

slippery said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

E65Ross said:

harry kular said:

for those who liked MTSVs 300E, how about this one? A lovely colour combination:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C487706#



eta. it's got the wrong 15-holes on, easy to find replacements

Edited by harry kular on Wednesday 2nd April 12:51

Not massively far from me if anyone wants me to have a look of they're genuinely interested.

Tempted just to have a look myself and see what the fuss is about

That's a private sale, but I have seen almost the exact ad wording in the intro before recently. Poss a C&P, but poss not all it appears?

Looks nice. Not as nice as the green one, but at half the price it looks pretty damn good.

Indeed, looks nice but prefer the green one.

I'm viewing this car Saturday. Don't expect to purchase it but, if E65 costs come back (I'm hoping to be relatively repair-free for the rest of the year bar potentially thrust-control arms) and it needs big bills I may sell it and get something like this (or this if it is still around.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

E65Ross said:

I'm viewing this car Saturday. Don't expect to purchase it but, if E65 costs come back (I'm hoping to be relatively repair-free for the rest of the year bar potentially thrust-control arms) and it needs big bills I may sell it and get something like this (or this if it is still around.

My, how you've changed.

It's certainly a nice colour.

[Adrian E]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

idiotgap said:

Absolutely... different is definitely good. I had the good fortune to bump into threadist Adrian E at the PH SouthEast get together on Tuesday

Where does this take place? I might try and be a bit more sociable in future and join-in a bit.

The venue was on the A25 a few miles East of Redhill, but will be changing from next month onwards

The meeting was arranged via this thread:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

and look out for posts by 'ironictwist' who does the organising.

It was my 1st one but I gather they happen the same Tuesday each month. Should be less pressure on numbers next time as I gather the new venue can cope with 300 cars.

Not sure exactly where the new venue is but expect it to be in reasonably short distance of Redhill

[Gruber]

anonymous said:

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I've had 260 views on the little A3 we're selling and one paltry offer.

Who'd be a used car salesman...!?

[mccrackenj]

derin100 said:

r129sl said:

mccrackenj said:

Fun and games over the last few days with the recent barge, the E220T. Noticed when I got it that the offside indicator lens had a tiny hole in it, and the stone that did it still inside. No problem, I had a pair of clear lenses sitting about form when I re-ambered the 230TE before I sold it. So, fitted new offside one and threw the damaged one in the bin.

Drove to work, no problem. Left work, and half way home again indicated and dash light starts flashing. "OK just a bulb" thinks I and drives the rest of the way home. Goes into house and comes out with spare bulbs - only to find the whole indicator missing! Bu££er.

No probs, the perfect excuse to get 2 new ambers (even though it's a facelift car, but they look better with silver than clear ones do) So car off the road for a week until I get 2 new ambers. Fitted them on Sunday, drove to work Monday, drove home, everything fine. Come out of house this morning and what is lying in the road? One offside amber indicator lens. It was definitely in place last night and the car hasn't moved an inch for 48 hours so WTF?

You have to laugh.

I've had the same happen to me. They're quite difficult to locate properly. You have to keep the spring clip tensioned on the inside while pushing it home (hard) from the outside until the spring clip overcomes the retainer. Which is easier said than done. I suspect that last night the spring clip "sprung".

This has happened to me twice on 124s! Once on my ex-red 230CE and also on the white 300CE. Both times I was on a motorway and so there was no way at all to try to retrieve the indicator.

Having been bitten twice, I have since also looped a cable tie through the bracket as a "belt and braces" so that if one does pop out again at least it can't fall off the car completely!

Spent an hour in rain last night trying to effect a solution with tie wraps and other stuff. There is just nowhere to attach tie wraps to on the indicator without drilling holes. Tried several times with ties on the plastic clip/metal spring but came off each time. Seem to be a number of problems with mine (a) hard to explain without pics but the profile of the 'nib' on the plastic clip that catches on the metal flange in the wing is wrong. Instead of being swept back like e.g. the nose on a BMW E28 it is angled sightly the other direction, so it wants to slip off the little metal flange. (b) the 2 plastic tabs that go into the slits next to the headlight are a very loose fit, so they offer no additional retaining action and (c) the connection between the cable connector and the bulb holder is also a very loose fit. Anyway a lot of swearing and faffing around with scalpels (on the plastic nib) and tape around the 2 plastic tabs, in the rain and now gathering gloom, seems to have done the job for now. Of course when I finally got it in again, the bulb had blown. It'll do until the weekend - when I'll see if I can effect a more permanent 'fail-safe' in case it pops out again. They're only a few quid but each time falls out it can put the car off the road for several days. What larks!

[mccrackenj]

r129sl said:

Basic, pricey, but quite appealing. Takes gravel and grass to new levels. One assumes (hopes?) that is not the vendor's house.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C487913

The interior does it for me. Love the checked cloth.

[E65Ross]

mccrackenj said:

r129sl said:

Basic, pricey, but quite appealing. Takes gravel and grass to new levels. One assumes (hopes?) that is not the vendor's house.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C487913

The interior does it for me. Love the checked cloth.

Subjectivity is a funny thing isn't it. I think that looks relatively dull and much more low-rent than a lovely mushroom cream leather.

[mccrackenj]

BGarside said:

r129sl said:

Basic, pricey, but quite appealing. Takes gravel and grass to new levels. One assumes (hopes?) that is not the vendor's house.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C487913

Very nice. I prefer the basic cars and no aircon and sport cloth appeals to me. They look good to me in black too.

The best engine but no Sportline badges so is it s Sportline chassis?

Might need a wiring loom and/or head gasket soon, given the mileage, but price allows for that.

And as usual nowhere near me!!

Plenty of cars around with sportline suspension & wheels but no badges.

[E65Ross]

Does the wiring loom issue effect all W124s?