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r129sl said:
^^^Congratulations!
From memory the Haynes Manuel doesn’t cover the post-1993 4v engines. Pretty much everything else is the same however. The E-Class Oener’s Bible isn’t bad either.
Bulb out warning light. Check number plate bulbs in tailgate. Also side lights. And check when the warning light comes on: only when you activate the circuit with the dud bulb will it come on. So if you’ve a brake light out, it won’t illuminate until you press the brake pedal. It’s a reliable system generally and doesn’t give false alarms.
CrossClimates would be an excellent tyre for this car.
Squeaking from the front in slow corners sig worn front ball joints. Get them repaired. Unless it’s a 320 or 300-24 it’s a cheap repair, £25 part, less than an hour per side. Failure is pretty catastrophic so it’s worth sorting.
Now, go to a petrol station, take a picture and post it here.
Indeed! Where’s the picture?From memory the Haynes Manuel doesn’t cover the post-1993 4v engines. Pretty much everything else is the same however. The E-Class Oener’s Bible isn’t bad either.
Bulb out warning light. Check number plate bulbs in tailgate. Also side lights. And check when the warning light comes on: only when you activate the circuit with the dud bulb will it come on. So if you’ve a brake light out, it won’t illuminate until you press the brake pedal. It’s a reliable system generally and doesn’t give false alarms.
CrossClimates would be an excellent tyre for this car.
Squeaking from the front in slow corners sig worn front ball joints. Get them repaired. Unless it’s a 320 or 300-24 it’s a cheap repair, £25 part, less than an hour per side. Failure is pretty catastrophic so it’s worth sorting.
Now, go to a petrol station, take a picture and post it here.
The groaning like an old ship will be ball joints as r129 says. Failure is bad, but they also degrade from “annoying noise” to totally unacceptable within a few miles, so get them sorted.
r129sl said:
^^^Congratulations!
From memory the Haynes Manuel doesn’t cover the post-1993 4v engines. Pretty much everything else is the same however. The E-Class Oener’s Bible isn’t bad either.
Bulb out warning light. Check number plate bulbs in tailgate. Also side lights. And check when the warning light comes on: only when you activate the circuit with the dud bulb will it come on. So if you’ve a brake light out, it won’t illuminate until you press the brake pedal. It’s a reliable system generally and doesn’t give false alarms.
CrossClimates would be an excellent tyre for this car.
Squeaking from the front in slow corners sig worn front ball joints. Get them repaired. Unless it’s a 320 or 300-24 it’s a cheap repair, £25 part, less than an hour per side. Failure is pretty catastrophic so it’s worth sorting.
Now, go to a petrol station, take a picture and post it here.
That pretty much covers it...From memory the Haynes Manuel doesn’t cover the post-1993 4v engines. Pretty much everything else is the same however. The E-Class Oener’s Bible isn’t bad either.
Bulb out warning light. Check number plate bulbs in tailgate. Also side lights. And check when the warning light comes on: only when you activate the circuit with the dud bulb will it come on. So if you’ve a brake light out, it won’t illuminate until you press the brake pedal. It’s a reliable system generally and doesn’t give false alarms.
CrossClimates would be an excellent tyre for this car.
Squeaking from the front in slow corners sig worn front ball joints. Get them repaired. Unless it’s a 320 or 300-24 it’s a cheap repair, £25 part, less than an hour per side. Failure is pretty catastrophic so it’s worth sorting.
Now, go to a petrol station, take a picture and post it here.
I've had bulb fail warnings on W124s that have only been solved by replacing L+R pairs of bulbs
Also, on estates at least, the sidelights are 5 W pre-facelift and 10 W post-facelift and fitting the wrong bulbs brings up the bulb warning
Nick Froome
If it's a 1996 S124 then won't it be using the lower control arms with welded ball joints, or was that only the larger engined/braked models.
Apropos of nothing I saw an E36 S124 that has been abandoned at the car storage facility where Lowtimer and I hoard our cars. Rusty old shed with 340k miles on it, but still a wantable thing if just for the bodykit.
SL2 is still available, now with new rear subframe bushes and a replacement diff with lovely fresh fluid. Baister may have put me away here but at least he was quick about it.
Apropos of nothing I saw an E36 S124 that has been abandoned at the car storage facility where Lowtimer and I hoard our cars. Rusty old shed with 340k miles on it, but still a wantable thing if just for the bodykit.
SL2 is still available, now with new rear subframe bushes and a replacement diff with lovely fresh fluid. Baister may have put me away here but at least he was quick about it.
Edited by Zonergem on Tuesday 15th January 22:11
T0M said:
2000 S320. Arch shows some rust. Interior looks decently specced though with not much to report on MOT history?
http://www.hampshiremotorhouse.co.uk/used-cars/mer...
Stinky diesel or V8 in moody black with black (and also a gold arch)? Low miles and some honesty, haven't checked MOT tbh.http://www.hampshiremotorhouse.co.uk/used-cars/mer...
https://www.gumtree.com/p/mercedes-benz/mercedes-s...
The "out of balance" tyres could be flat spots if it hasn't moved for a while. Pump the tyres up and go for a drive until the tyres are properly warm. If that doesn't help round them off again replace as planned.
I would suggest anything other than cross climates for a Jag, but as this isn't a Jag, feel free to ignore that.
Other than that, enjoy
I would suggest anything other than cross climates for a Jag, but as this isn't a Jag, feel free to ignore that.
Other than that, enjoy
It's an old a4 2.8 quattro, quite a bit under budget. I'm mainly posting it for the only picture in the ad......it's a smasher.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
Northbrook said:
Gentlemen, I am one of you ??
- Car needs tyres before long. I'm thinking of Michelin CrossClimates in 195/65/15 91H flavour, to give year-round confidence (winter tyre convert here). Is there anything better (comfort & usability) for ~£65 per corner? I'm not anticipating hard use.
That is an excellent idea, particularly at that price!- Car needs tyres before long. I'm thinking of Michelin CrossClimates in 195/65/15 91H flavour, to give year-round confidence (winter tyre convert here). Is there anything better (comfort & usability) for ~£65 per corner? I'm not anticipating hard use.
Enjoy the new purchase.
mondayo said:
It's an old a4 2.8 quattro, quite a bit under budget. I'm mainly posting it for the only picture in the ad......it's a smasher.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
£400?! Seems like a bargain. Can’t say I’m even terribly put off by the picture but, you know, beggars, choosers and all that. Besides, I’m probably a lot older than you.https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
r129sl said:
mondayo said:
It's an old a4 2.8 quattro, quite a bit under budget. I'm mainly posting it for the only picture in the ad......it's a smasher.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
£400?! Seems like a bargain. Can’t say I’m even terribly put off by the picture but, you know, beggars, choosers and all that. Besides, I’m probably a lot older than you.https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...
Some shocking news, surprised myself too, got my old shed back (w203, c220 cdi, 2001) from the man today, and I have to say I missed it, and actually prefer it to the e39 which i have been using on and off for the last few months, with a view to replacing the old girl but have now changed my mind.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000-BMW-523-2-5i-auto-...
If you like green everywhere, but want to keep it very subtle.
Looks like a good car and the usual rust spots look clean from here.
SpeckledJim said:
It's just the car, isn't it? Everything else is some weak or strong variety of Not As Good.
I know modern cars are 'better', but, they're just not.
Not sure I agree. I had a lovely late-model E39 530i, which I thought was utterly brilliant. My W221 (OK, it's a more modern design) has now supplanted it as the car in my mind. It's just lovely, and only just above thread budget .I know modern cars are 'better', but, they're just not.
longblackcoat said:
SpeckledJim said:
It's just the car, isn't it? Everything else is some weak or strong variety of Not As Good.
I know modern cars are 'better', but, they're just not.
Not sure I agree. I had a lovely late-model E39 530i, which I thought was utterly brilliant. My W221 (OK, it's a more modern design) has now supplanted it as the car in my mind. It's just lovely, and only just above thread budget .I know modern cars are 'better', but, they're just not.
There are places I feel a prat arriving in the W221. There's literally nowhere I'd be uncomfortable arriving in a clean original E39.
longblackcoat said:
SpeckledJim said:
It's just the car, isn't it? Everything else is some weak or strong variety of Not As Good.
I know modern cars are 'better', but, they're just not.
Not sure I agree. I had a lovely late-model E39 530i, which I thought was utterly brilliant. My W221 (OK, it's a more modern design) has now supplanted it as the car in my mind. It's just lovely, and only just above thread budget .I know modern cars are 'better', but, they're just not.
So as mentioned earlier in the thread I'm taking custody of my mothers Audi A8 for the next few months. It uses the devils fuel I'm afraid however otherwise is a perfectly nice barge to waft around in. Believe they're availiable for thread budget money, much to the disagreement of my mother who insisted it's still worth a large portion of what she bought it for when it was Audi approved used and just 3 years old iirc.
Genuinely lovely drive, feel the weight compared to my other/recent cars but can easily allow for this given the comfort it gives on the commute. The autobox is nice enough but does seem to take its time changing gears - that said my only experience of autos has been unholy 1.0 ecoboxes on holidays etc so this could be normal of older auto boxes.
No petrol station photo as it still had 400 miles range when I picked it up so you'll have to make do with a 'made it home' photo.
How I get on with the car over the 3-4 months I have it will most certainly influence what I get when it is time to hand it back. The Focus ST daily I had is definitely going though and the Noble weekend toy is obviously unaffected by the arrival of the barge
Genuinely lovely drive, feel the weight compared to my other/recent cars but can easily allow for this given the comfort it gives on the commute. The autobox is nice enough but does seem to take its time changing gears - that said my only experience of autos has been unholy 1.0 ecoboxes on holidays etc so this could be normal of older auto boxes.
No petrol station photo as it still had 400 miles range when I picked it up so you'll have to make do with a 'made it home' photo.
How I get on with the car over the 3-4 months I have it will most certainly influence what I get when it is time to hand it back. The Focus ST daily I had is definitely going though and the Noble weekend toy is obviously unaffected by the arrival of the barge
SpeckledJim said:
W00DY said:
I know modern cars are 'better', but, they're just not.
And for a grand it's insane that you can buy such a thing.
GhostWKD said:
How I get on with the car over the 3-4 months I have it will most certainly influence what I get when it is time to hand it back. The Focus ST daily I had is definitely going though and the Noble weekend toy is obviously unaffected by the arrival of the barge
I'm not an Audi fan particularly but the A8 I could get on board with. I like the idea of having free run at something for a few months to find out what its really like. I suspect you'll probably enjoy the Noble even more with a move from an ST to a barge, its a bigger jump between the two and you might notice their respective characters more (I know I have in similar circumstances). I had an original Fiesta ST several years ago and it was a complete hooligan, if the Focus ST is anything similar (perhaps more so, given how they are all driven in this part of the world).Let us know how you get on with the A8
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