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The £180 Rover sounds right up my street, with two of my three incapacitated and a sudden shortage of ready funds, I could do with some banger motoring.
This has a minimalist appeal:
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C806590
And I am presently semi-obsessed with this curiously specified but by no means cheap 260 E:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/332180958526?_trksid=p20...
I am, of course, partial to a custard cream.
This has a minimalist appeal:
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C806590
And I am presently semi-obsessed with this curiously specified but by no means cheap 260 E:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/332180958526?_trksid=p20...
I am, of course, partial to a custard cream.
Krikkit said:
SpeckledJim said:
SL500 vs 928 - has anyone looked at the torque curves?
If the Mercedes is more muscular all the way up to peak power, then that would account for the similarity in pace given the disparity in mass.
Good point, standard 928 should be the low trace on this (it's a before and after mod):If the Mercedes is more muscular all the way up to peak power, then that would account for the similarity in pace given the disparity in mass.
|https://thumbsnap.com/zz7mdSsW[/url]And below the M119 and M113 engines:
|https://thumbsnap.com/hBcW8EEI[/url]Both are over 400Nm from 2500RPM, right up to peak power. The Mercedes has a little more, around 10% by eye.
Edited by Krikkit on Monday 24th April 11:20
MorganP104 said:
TheLordJohn said:
Krikkit said:
Quite like this 528 that's cropped up, modest colour scheme but good spec to my eye with Style 32's, auto wipers, electric seats and double glazing.
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
Seems to be hankering after a maison de palme feel as well.
Hats off to Dan for taking the time to write an excellent advert.https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
Seems to be hankering after a maison de palme feel as well.
Looks great VFM. The 2.8 is plenty quick enough, too.
Car advert by Dan said:
... the air conditioning has recently stopped performing as it ought to (a regal didn’t fix it, although it seems to hold pressure, more investigation is needed).
Reading that, I was picturing a 1970s car mechanic with a fag on the go, giving the compressor a whack with a manual adjusting tool. 
It really is a fantastic car.
Whilst on the subject of the air-con, I took it to Kwik Fit (since they don't charge if the re-gas doesn't work) at the weekend and they had the car two hours and took it for a spin "because sometimes good blast helps". It didn't.
W00DY said:
Whilst on the subject of the air-con, I took it to Kwik Fit (since they don't charge if the re-gas doesn't work)
I should re-iterate that on Merc's they can't reset the air con error so even if the regas works they think it hasn't. One reset on STAR later and a free re-gas, guilt free because Kwik Fit.flustered said:
I acknowledge that with the flurry of admirable barge acquisitions, this post may be slightly lacklustre but I will persevere and share my tale of woe. The high idle on my 190e persisted: it flummoxed one garage and another diagnosed a fuelling issue but did not have an O2 machine. So I stewed on it and continued to be embarrassed in slow moving traffic as the car happily thrummed away at 1200rpm.
Until, on Good Friday, driving along a very narrow country lane, the throttle cable decided it was due a break for the bank holiday. Cue a good deal of grunting and swearing until such time as I could use a shoelace to close the throttle, and limp to a layby.
Happily, a family member lent me his W220 S-class (which is a very thread courtesy car). I had my local Merc specialist look at it on Saturday. He rang me three hours later: he fixed the throttle, adjusted the fuelling, and charged me a very satisfying £25. If he wasn’t throwing a kebab in his face when I went to collect it, I could have kissed him. Back in barge.
Long story short: I can happily recommend a Merc specialist in South London/Surrey.
Gah. Again, I feel the need to apologise for this. I can, categorically, say that the problems you've experienced were not noticed by me. I was an absolute obsessive about getting things right with it. Sorry.Until, on Good Friday, driving along a very narrow country lane, the throttle cable decided it was due a break for the bank holiday. Cue a good deal of grunting and swearing until such time as I could use a shoelace to close the throttle, and limp to a layby.
Happily, a family member lent me his W220 S-class (which is a very thread courtesy car). I had my local Merc specialist look at it on Saturday. He rang me three hours later: he fixed the throttle, adjusted the fuelling, and charged me a very satisfying £25. If he wasn’t throwing a kebab in his face when I went to collect it, I could have kissed him. Back in barge.
Long story short: I can happily recommend a Merc specialist in South London/Surrey.
FWIW - you've just made my heart pang to see it again. Genuinely, I loved that car. Nothing that's come along since has felt the same - and thus they've all gone. In a sad turn of events, I bought that 190e on the day of my sister's wedding. My auntie died very suddenly last week at the age of 47, and that day was the last time I saw her.
Anyway - I'm trying a borderline thread Volvo™ in the next week or so which I expect to disappoint further, at which stage I hope to buy an absolute keeper of a 190.
Please keep me up to date with it.
Lovely looking Daimler V8 LWB (sorry no photo on phone)
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/1997-R-DAIMLER-V8-4-0-LWB-...
I'm sure they come cheaper but its in budget and looks very shiny.
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/1997-R-DAIMLER-V8-4-0-LWB-...
I'm sure they come cheaper but its in budget and looks very shiny.
2003 530i SE. Looks like it's been hanging around since November and is keenly priced?
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...
Vaud said:
anonymous said:
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Don't get me wrong, it's smart and a nice engine, buy on condition, etc... just the cynic in me 
https://cazana.com/uk/car/LB53HHL
It's at a dealer about half an hour from me so may be worth a look. It looks like it has been sat around on the forecourt since November last year though.
Edited by funkyrobot on Monday 24th April 22:34
BorniteIdentity said:
Gah. Again, I feel the need to apologise for this. I can, categorically, say that the problems you've experienced were not noticed by me. I was an absolute obsessive about getting things right with it. Sorry.
FWIW - you've just made my heart pang to see it again. Genuinely, I loved that car. Nothing that's come along since has felt the same - and thus they've all gone. In a sad turn of events, I bought that 190e on the day of my sister's wedding. My auntie died very suddenly last week at the age of 47, and that day was the last time I saw her.
Anyway - I'm trying a borderline thread Volvo™ in the next week or so which I expect to disappoint further, at which stage I hope to buy an absolute keeper of a 190.
Please keep me up to date with it.
Please don't apologise. With the depth of receipts from your period of ownership, you cannot be accused of neglect. Further than that, it's a 24 year old, 158000 mile car. If I wanted to avoid all hassles I certainly wouldn't have bought an old MB. I would probably get the bus or something equally horrible. FWIW - you've just made my heart pang to see it again. Genuinely, I loved that car. Nothing that's come along since has felt the same - and thus they've all gone. In a sad turn of events, I bought that 190e on the day of my sister's wedding. My auntie died very suddenly last week at the age of 47, and that day was the last time I saw her.
Anyway - I'm trying a borderline thread Volvo™ in the next week or so which I expect to disappoint further, at which stage I hope to buy an absolute keeper of a 190.
Please keep me up to date with it.
Very strange and fortuitous circumstances:
As of about three hours after my post, I may be moving out of the country for a year or so from June/July. I've considered mothballing the car and storing it but I don't think that would be right - and especially considering your continuing love for the car. I'd be happy to honour your first dibs and chat to you about having the car back.
I'm genuinely very sorry to hear of your loss there, and at such a young age. It does illustrate that despite all of the frustrations, cost, and heartache, a car you're attached to is an anchor point for memories and can typify an era of your life or a place in time.
CharlesdeGaulle said:
0a said:
I have no doubt you will do ok out of this - normal tyres alone will add a few £k!
I just hope that replacement tyres in old sizes don't cost me a few £k! Actually, I rather suspect that tyres will be the least of my expenditure worries, and the white walls will have to go. A quick flip should see the nasty whites gone
W00DY said:
Don't think I could actually buy a 75 though. At least not this side of 40 and as for it being easier to live with than a Jag, I don't really understand. Sure a Jag would be thirsty and rather long and low, but parts are easy and £800 belt changes are not a thing.
I'm the other side of 40 and I couldn't buy one either. Perhaps you need to nudge that barrier to 50 or 60 Also, you'd be left with an old Rover, rather than a Jaaag.
A P5B would be a different proposition entirely
Edited by bob-lad on Tuesday 25th April 12:09
bob-lad said:
W00DY said:
Don't think I could actually buy a 75 though. At least not this side of 40 and as for it being easier to live with than a Jag, I don't really understand. Sure a Jag would be thirsty and rather long and low, but parts are easy and £800 belt changes are not a thing.
I'm the other side of 40 and I couldn't buy one either. Perhaps you need to nudge that barrier to 50 or 60 Also, you'd be left with an old Rover, rather than a Jaaag.
A P5B would be a different proposition entirely
Edited by bob-lad on Tuesday 25th April 12:09
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