The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at This/O/T [Vol XI]

[LHD]

sleep envy said:

LHD said:

It appears if you tell the truth and put motor destruction on your personal insurance then vaseline would be advisable...

Ahem.

Quiet you.

[Chrisw666]

I have nothing to say but I'll never find the thread without it being in my stuff.

[jeremyc]

Chrisw666 said:

I have nothing to say but I'll never find the thread without it being in my stuff.

Y'know that's what the 'Watch' and 'Bookmark' buttons are for, don't you?

Not that we don't value your insightful contribution.

[fluffnik]

Chrisw666 said:

I have nothing to say but I'll never find the thread without it being in my stuff.

...and there's no "watch" button on the mobile site.

[melvster]

Embryonic said:

melvster in Vol X said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4259501.htm

What's the general opinion of these? I rather like this, and miss my old V8 and auto 'box.

I have a real soft spot for the W202 AMG's, very understated and a rare sight nowadays. There is not a great deal of info about them on the net compared to M3's and Audi's S models from the same era. The only weakspots i have heard is obviously the crusty arches and sills and the gearbox but i think some upgrade to the W210 E55 'box. Your best bet is to seek out a buyers guide, ideally from a Mercedes Enthusiast magazine and speak to a couple of specialist. Like i mentioned, i would be tempted due to the exclusivity and the 90's ness about them, which i really do like.

[Zwolf]

melvster said:

Embryonic said:

melvster in Vol X said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4259501.htm

What's the general opinion of these? I rather like this, and miss my old V8 and auto 'box.

I have a real soft spot for the W202 AMG's, very understated and a rare sight nowadays. There is not a great deal of info about them on the net compared to M3's and Audi's S models from the same era. The only weakspots i have heard is obviously the crusty arches and sills and the gearbox but i think some upgrade to the W210 E55 'box. Your best bet is to seek out a buyers guide, ideally from a Mercedes Enthusiast magazine and speak to a couple of specialist. Like i mentioned, i would be tempted due to the exclusivity and the 90's ness about them, which i really do like.

There's a handful of C55s of that generation out there, for some reason I want one more than I've ever wanted an E36 M3 - and I tend to bleed Bavarian Blue and white in most situations.

[sleep envy]

jeremyc said:

Chrisw666 said:

I have nothing to say but I'll never find the thread without it being in my stuff.

Y'know that's what the 'Watch' and 'Bookmark' buttons are for, don't you?

Not that we don't value your insightful contribution.

Is that why whenever we get a new volume the keeps getting dropped from the thread title?

[melvster]

Zwolf said:

There's a handful of C55s of that generation out there, for some reason I want one more than I've ever wanted an E36 M3 - and I tend to bleed Bavarian Blue and white in most situations.

I would love a W202 C55 Wagon but crikey they are rare. I would say i was more of a munich fan but in recent years have took a big interest into the dark side.

[Embryonic]

melvster said:

I have a real soft spot for the W202 AMG's, very understated and a rare sight nowadays. There is not a great deal of info about them on the net compared to M3's and Audi's S models from the same era. The only weakspots i have heard is obviously the crusty arches and sills and the gearbox but i think some upgrade to the W210 E55 'box. Your best bet is to seek out a buyers guide, ideally from a Mercedes Enthusiast magazine and speak to a couple of specialist. Like i mentioned, i would be tempted due to the exclusivity and the 90's ness about them, which i really do like.

I've always rather liked them too. Not a brilliant advert but I've pinged him an email anyway, he mentions a WRX as p/x, and a Legacy GTB isn't a million miles away...

[jeremyc]

sleep envy said:

Is that why whenever we get a new volume the keeps getting dropped from the thread title?

Whaddya mean?

[Chrisw666]

jeremyc said:

Chrisw666 said:

I have nothing to say but I'll never find the thread without it being in my stuff.

Y'know that's what the 'Watch' and 'Bookmark' buttons are for, don't you?

Not that we don't value your insightful contribution.

That would mean I had to check my watched and bookmarked threads. Far too much like work.

[Aizle]

I followed this up Edgware Road just now.



493 cubic inches....

He said it goes better on the drag strip that the road. It sounded totes amaze.

[Embryonic]

Aizle said:

I followed this up Edgware Road just now.



493 cubic inches....

He said it goes better on the drag strip that the road. It sounded totes amaze.

fking teacakes!

[chris116]

LHD said:

Eleven volumes of talking ste about cars.

Lets keep it up chaps.

The Thread's 100,000th post should be early on in this volume by my reckoning.

[_Batty_]

Right, up for silverstone. Wish me luck
Hopefully you lot will have suggested something bork-laden on my return.
M

[Hitch78]

LHD said:

It appears if you tell the truth and put motor trade on your personal insurance then vaseline would be advisable...

What's the reason for that - not as if they're covering you for trade work is it?

I remember there's a similar hike for celebrities, because if you're a celebrity you're likely to earn a lot and more probably to have other celebrities in your car. Hence a risk of high personal claims.

Sounds like tosh. Quentin Wilson must be seen as a Double Threat by the car insurance industry!

[Output Flange]

Every taxi here in Munchen is a spanking new, highly specced E Class Merc.

Yet the fares are very reasonable.

So my economics calculator is broken - are they state subsidised or summat??

[Crook]

Output Flange said:

Every taxi here in Munchen is a spanking new, highly specced E Class Merc.

Yet the fares are very reasonable.

So my economics calculator is broken - are they state subsidised or summat??

Maybe they're just a bunch of reasonable chaps?

[Crook]

Aizle said:

I followed this up Edgware Road just now.



493 cubic inches....

He said it goes better on the drag strip that the road. It sounded totes amaze.

Awesome. Proper bloody awesome.

I love how they rock on their tyres as they drive along. A bit like tractors on low pressure tyres but with more implied menace.

[mig25_foxbat2003]

Crook said:

Aizle said:

I followed this up Edgware Road just now.



493 cubic inches....

He said it goes better on the drag strip that the road. It sounded totes amaze.

Awesome. Proper bloody awesome.

I love how they rock on their tyres as they drive along. A bit like tractors on low pressure tyres but with more implied menace.

Mental, imagine hitting a puddle with those tyres! You wouldn't stop aquaplaning until you were in Calais!