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I know we slagged off the w220 a couple of pages ago but an immaculate SWB, standard car in the right colour still looks great. The light interior is very nice (I know Maisonette de Shill uses this over exposed technique to make his cars look so good), nicer than the rather heavy w221 for me. I’d prefer the standard 16” wheels and a 5.0 litre motor but otherwise that’s a nice car. So long as you keep it mint.
r129sl said:
I know we slagged off the w220 a couple of pages ago but an immaculate SWB, standard car in the right colour still looks great. The light interior is very nice (I know Maisonette de Shill uses this over exposed technique to make his cars look so good), nicer than the rather heavy w221 for me. I’d prefer the standard 16” wheels and a 5.0 litre motor but otherwise that’s a nice car. So long as you keep it mint.
The problem is that they're so very determined not to be immaculate; I'm sure I'm not the only one who remembers them looking decidedly dog eared and tired while they were still under manufacturers warranty, and now they are most commonly spotted resting on their bump stops with the trim hanging off, 2" square flakes coming off the wheels, and rust streaks down every panel. I'm quite surprised to see one in that condition, and it's even covered a fair few miles.ETA - I think it might be the be the single piece door skin pressings with those wide integral window frames that form the entire externally visible a pillar and cant rail that contribute the most to making the W220 look so weird. The BMW E36 did the same thing, but otherwise it's a technique only used on very cheap cars like the current Dacia range.
Edited by anonymous-user on Saturday 17th October 14:53
stickleback123 said:
r129sl said:
I know we slagged off the w220 a couple of pages ago but an immaculate SWB, standard car in the right colour still looks great. The light interior is very nice (I know Maisonette de Shill uses this over exposed technique to make his cars look so good), nicer than the rather heavy w221 for me. I’d prefer the standard 16” wheels and a 5.0 litre motor but otherwise that’s a nice car. So long as you keep it mint.
The problem is that they're so very determined not to be immaculate; I'm sure I'm not the only one who remembers them looking decidedly dog eared and tired while they were still under manufacturers warranty, and now they are most commonly spotted resting on their bump stops with the trim hanging off, 2" square flakes coming off the wheels, and rust streaks down every panel. I'm quite surprised to see one in that condition, and it's even covered a fair few miles.I’m biased but find a decent one and there is nothing that comes close to the value for money.
Mikedknight said:
He’s made the grey leather look almost white, that looks a lot nicer than it will in real life.
Oh, I thought it was some different much paler trim option, that's some serious overexposure going on to make the standard drab elephant grey look like that. Silver and grey must be the single worst option for these cars, and yet 80% of them seem to have been sold with that combo.stickleback123 said:
Mikedknight said:
He’s made the grey leather look almost white, that looks a lot nicer than it will in real life.
Oh, I thought it was some different much paler trim option, that's some serious overexposure going on to make the standard drab elephant grey look like that. Silver and grey must be the single worst option for these cars, and yet 80% of them seem to have been sold with that combo.This is an interesting read, with lots of interesting links through the text too
https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a33852859/co...
https://www.caranddriver.com/features/a33852859/co...
stickleback123 said:
ETA - I think it might be the be the single piece door skin pressings with those wide integral window frames that form the entire externally visible a pillar and cant rail that contribute the most to making the W220 look so weird. The BMW E36 did the same thing, but otherwise it's a technique only used on very cheap cars like the current Dacia range.
Never noticed this before, now cannot unsee it! Very weird.Edited by stickleback123 on Saturday 17th October 14:53
Thankfully, the W215 CL is unaffected and remains my favourite CL design.
On a side note, I am tempted to make the trek to Duxford on Sunday
0a said:
These w221's seem to be aging extremly well. 
flatso said:
0a said:
These w221's seem to be aging extremly well. 
k out of you, but sting they will....TyrannosauRoss Lex said:
0a said:
Phwoar!
ETA - Looking at that SWB Barolo Red car it strikes me that the W221 looks far better in profile when it's the LWB car. It has that slightly scrunched look otherwise, like the 1st gen Volvo S60.
Edited by anonymous-user on Saturday 17th October 16:04
stickleback123 said:
Oh, I thought it was some different much paler trim option, that's some serious overexposure going on to make the standard drab elephant grey look like that. Silver and grey must be the single worst option for these cars, and yet 80% of them seem to have been sold with that combo.
I picked that interior when speccing our car in 2002, went for Chalcedony blue exterior though. Clearly I'm biased but I think it's quite nice interior, I think lighter interiors are a bit more lux than black....biggbn said:
flatso said:
0a said:
These w221's seem to be aging extremly well. k out of you, but sting they will....flatso said:
biggbn said:
flatso said:
0a said:
These w221's seem to be aging extremly well. k out of you, but sting they will....
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