My W221 S350L

[Sat90]

TwigtheWonderkid said:

Still not my idea of budget motoring. Citroen C1, a Dacia, Suzuki Alto or an old 1.3 hatchback, that's budget motoring. An Audi A8 is hardly budget motoring, even is you get it free and find a grand under the seat.

With the type of people who run about in A8s nowadays....finding a grand under the seat is a possibility....

[jimmymidnight]

Sat90 said:

With the type of people who run about in A8s nowadays....finding a grand under the seat is a possibility....

We found little bottles of steroids wedged down the back of the drivers seat in mine...

[alecescolme]

Very nice, really like these.
Would love a 600 Biturbo variant.

[R6VED]

Nice one buddy, good to see you back in a big Merc :-) (Golfstrike on Ed38)

I sold my CLS 500 about a month ago, but have also got a 1981 500 SEL in black named "The Dictator" to play with - I have dropped it 45mm, custom exhaust and just picked up yesterday a set of 8x16 inch Zender wheels with Pirelli tyres, a Momo wooden steering wheels and a heckblende.

I look forward to seeing what you do to this one.

Charlie

[jimmymidnight]

R6VED said:

Nice one buddy, good to see you back in a big Merc :-) (Golfstrike on Ed38)

I sold my CLS 500 about a month ago, but have also got a 1981 500 SEL in black named "The Dictator" to play with - I have dropped it 45mm, custom exhaust and just picked up yesterday a set of 8x16 inch Zender wheels with Pirelli tyres, a Momo wooden steering wheels and a heckblende.

I look forward to seeing what you do to this one.

Charlie

Hello mate! Why did you sell the CLS? IT was a lovely example! I do like those old SEL's, proper old school with a nice mean look. It all sounds good so far matey, get some pics up!

[jimmymidnight]

So the barge suffered 2 casualties in a day last week!

First, after being boxed in to a super tight spot during a work site visit, I ended up scratching the rear bumper and cracking a bit of the rear lamp on a slab that was hanging over a wall that the sensors just didn't pick up. It doesn't look too bad but it is very annoying!



And then on the way back from the site visit, after thanking a van driver for letting me into a busy junction, my hazards firstly got stuck "on" and then when I pressed the button again to turn them off, it just fell apart into a million pieces of tiny red plastic. You have no idea how hard it has been trying to find a replacement button without replacing the whole control unit at a stupid cost. I have found the clear cover and now just need to improvise I guess!



On the plus side, my new OEM front cupholders have arrived, so no more grabbing my coffee cup whenever I go round a corner!!!

[jke11y]

Annoying, but a good excuse to update to the facelifted rear lights (if you prefer them of course, I guess it personal pref).

[jimmymidnight]

jke11y said:

Annoying, but a good excuse to update to the facelifted rear lights (if you prefer them of course, I guess it personal pref).

You're not wrong. It's something I am seriously considering. I'd also like to upgrade all the bumpers to the AMG ones too so it's more reasons to do it!

[KillerHERTZ]

Im pretty sure its the same size button as fitted to the W203/W209 Facelift dash:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-C-Class-W203-HA...

If you want to measure yours and I can measure the trim surround I have spare.

[jimmymidnight]

KillerHERTZ said:

Im pretty sure its the same size button as fitted to the W203/W209 Facelift dash:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-C-Class-W203-HA...

If you want to measure yours and I can measure the trim surround I have spare.

Thanks buddy, i'll measure it up in the morning!

[AmitG]

Very nice. What's the current mileage?

[jimmymidnight]

AmitG said:

Very nice. What's the current mileage?

Thanks buddy. It's a bit of a high miler now with 106k.

[TheAllSeeingPie]

jimmymidnight said:

Thanks buddy. It's a bit of a high miler now with 106k.

106k on an S class is barely broken in!

[jimmymidnight]

TheAllSeeingPie said:

106k on an S class is barely broken in!

Very true! And the way work is going, that number is only going to go up... quickly!!! (I probably should have bought a diesel Mondeo........)

[TheAllSeeingPie]

jimmymidnight said:

Very true! And the way work is going, that number is only going to go up... quickly!!! (I probably should have bought a diesel Mondeo........)

But you arrive at work more refreshed and relaxed after being in an S Class, that was my excuse for a W220 as a interim barge anyway

[jimmymidnight]

TheAllSeeingPie said:

But you arrive at work more refreshed and relaxed after being in an S Class, that was my excuse for a W220 as a interim barge anyway

That is very true, and I tell myself the same thing every day. My other half doesn't really understand until we go for a 5 hour motorway drive to Wales and she's as comfy as she'll ever be. Then she understands why I chose one.

I love the W220's, I wanted to replace my W215 with one but money was tight at the time s settled for a D2 Audi A8 that just wasn't the same.

[jimmymidnight]

This car seems to be falling apart at the moment... clipped a small bird the other night on the way home from work and it knocked the bonnet star so I got out to put it back in the correct place and the centre literally just fell out.

I've ordered a new one which should be here by the end of the week. The list of little bits is getting longer and longer at the moment.

[TheAllSeeingPie]

A common mod is to replace the start with a flat badge, kind of negates these kind of issues or little toerags stealing them (I couldn't believe people still do that!).

[jimmymidnight]

TheAllSeeingPie said:

A common mod is to replace the start with a flat badge, kind of negates these kind of issues or little toerags stealing them (I couldn't believe people still do that!).

I thought about that, but it loses some of its S class charm when removed.

[harrykul]

jimmymidnight said:

I thought about that, but it loses some of its S class charm when removed.

A mercedes benz sonderklasse should always have the star imho