Moved to Australia - Purchased this Mercedes S-Class

[richard300]

I promised myself i'd leave Euro barges and buy some kind of Ozzy V8 (Ford/Holden)..... But then i found this and had a change of plan.

I did buy a Holden for the wife though....




















It's only a 6 cyliner car and i need to get the roof painted (the heat here has killed the lacquer). And i want to refurb the wheels - That's why i didn't dress the tyres before i took the pics.

It's an early 1996 car, which means still boidigadable wiring harness (think one needs a 97 onward car, to be completely safe) but EVERYTHING works, including ice cold A/C - viewed the car over a 8 day period so i don't think there is any evap issue.
I checked for all the other typical W140 issues (central locking and window mechanisms etc).

The car had covered 227.000km (141,000 miles) - But pretty much everything here, seems to have done at least 200,000km

Edited by richard300 on Sunday 3rd May 08:31

[MJK 24]

Great car! That will outlast you!

What brought you to Australia and where abouts do you live?

[richard300]

Thanks.... I'm in South Australia (Christies Beach) - Only been here since 1st April. We made the move, for a better way of life for ourselves and our children. Wish i'd done it 10 years ago, but wouldn't have achieved a PR visa back then!

[Ten Four]

Nice!

Black will get hot though

[cafehag2001]

I did the same, and bought a W210 E320 about five years ago. In a climate that doesn't promote the rust issues that they suffer in the UK, they are actually a great car.

I'm just down the road at Seaford Meadows. PM me if you want a recommendation on the best place for Mercedes servicing in Adelaide.

[richard300]

Thanks, I will definitely PM you regarding a good specialist or even just a trusty local garage (for the wife's Berlina)... We actually plan to move to Seaford Meadows, looking for a plot, but will rent there in the interim.