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[anonymous-user]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

paulguitar said:

55palfers said:

SpeckledJim said:

CAPP0 said:

I know everyone here loves a Merc, so here's one which says P.O.R......so theoretically it could be in thread budget:



https://www.classicdriver.com/en/car/mercedes-benz...

It probably isn't, though

Without looking at the ad I'm going to guess that's €1.5m.

Funny how chrome wheel arches look sort of ok on that.

Must be a very small market for one of those. I mean, who would be interested, apart from actual dictators?

Well, me actually. I can't think of anything cooler to cruise down to my local supermarket for beer and pies in than that. And I'd feel like a dictator, which is all that matters.

Absolutely.

One of my dream cars.

[Northbrook]

TyrannosauRoss Lex said:

It means no stabby redheads have been in that CL.

Talking of stabby redheads, isn't it Redhead Monday?

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Lord.Vader said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

paulguitar said:

55palfers said:

SpeckledJim said:

CAPP0 said:

I know everyone here loves a Merc, so here's one which says P.O.R......so theoretically it could be in thread budget:



https://www.classicdriver.com/en/car/mercedes-benz...

It probably isn't, though

Without looking at the ad I'm going to guess that's €1.5m.

Funny how chrome wheel arches look sort of ok on that.

Must be a very small market for one of those. I mean, who would be interested, apart from actual dictators?

Well, me actually. I can't think of anything cooler to cruise down to my local supermarket for beer and pies in than that. And I'd feel like a dictator, which is all that matters.

Absolutely.

One of my dream cars.

I've been ruminating on this, as one does.

I think if I suddenly found that my 10 million euro drawer was full in the morning as a consequence of a visit by an ethereal sort of chap in a lamp, I would struggle (like, really struggle) not to buy this. It's so very consciously elitist that I find it hard to resist.

Sure, there are prettier cars, but I can't think of anything that gives two fingers to everyone else - literally everyone - with such aplomb. It's a car that makes you feel like Stalin and Pol Pot rolled into one, but in a good way.

[TyrannosauRoss Lex]

Northbrook said:

TyrannosauRoss Lex said:

It means no stabby redheads have been in that CL.

Talking of stabby redheads, isn't it Redhead Monday?

Due to the Covid situation I do a 2 week shift pattern, only 3 days per week but 11 hour days. 1 week is Monday/Wednesday/Friday and the other Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday. Basically the long story is.... I didn't work today and she's my last patient of the day tomorrow

MUST not call her by her, erm, other name.

[21st Century Man]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Lord.Vader said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

paulguitar said:

55palfers said:

SpeckledJim said:

CAPP0 said:

I know everyone here loves a Merc, so here's one which says P.O.R......so theoretically it could be in thread budget:



https://www.classicdriver.com/en/car/mercedes-benz...

It probably isn't, though

Without looking at the ad I'm going to guess that's €1.5m.

Funny how chrome wheel arches look sort of ok on that.

Must be a very small market for one of those. I mean, who would be interested, apart from actual dictators?

Well, me actually. I can't think of anything cooler to cruise down to my local supermarket for beer and pies in than that. And I'd feel like a dictator, which is all that matters.

Absolutely.

One of my dream cars.

I've been ruminating on this, as one does.

I think if I suddenly found that my 10 million euro drawer was full in the morning as a consequence of a visit by an ethereal sort of chap in a lamp, I would struggle (like, really struggle) not to buy this. It's so very consciously elitist that I find it hard to resist.

Sure, there are prettier cars, but I can't think of anything that gives two fingers to everyone else - literally everyone - with such aplomb. It's a car that makes you feel like Stalin and Pol Pot rolled into one, but in a good way.

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https://youtu.be/MFeJJAQPiK4

[anonymous-user]

The penny has just dropped that DD classics who are selling that Mercedes (and have TWO R129 SL60 AMGs) are a 3 minute walk from my office. They have some very nice stock!

[tog]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Lord.Vader said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

paulguitar said:

55palfers said:

SpeckledJim said:

CAPP0 said:

I know everyone here loves a Merc, so here's one which says P.O.R......so theoretically it could be in thread budget:



https://www.classicdriver.com/en/car/mercedes-benz...

It probably isn't, though

Without looking at the ad I'm going to guess that's €1.5m.

Funny how chrome wheel arches look sort of ok on that.

Must be a very small market for one of those. I mean, who would be interested, apart from actual dictators?

Well, me actually. I can't think of anything cooler to cruise down to my local supermarket for beer and pies in than that. And I'd feel like a dictator, which is all that matters.

Absolutely.

One of my dream cars.

I've been ruminating on this, as one does.

I think if I suddenly found that my 10 million euro drawer was full in the morning as a consequence of a visit by an ethereal sort of chap in a lamp, I would struggle (like, really struggle) not to buy this. It's so very consciously elitist that I find it hard to resist.

Sure, there are prettier cars, but I can't think of anything that gives two fingers to everyone else - literally everyone - with such aplomb. It's a car that makes you feel like Stalin and Pol Pot rolled into one, but in a good way.

Did they do these in owner/driver spec, with no division? Driving this one yourself would make you look like a dictator that has fallen on hard times and had to let the driver go.

[TyrannosauRoss Lex]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

I've been ruminating on this, as one does.

I think if I suddenly found that my 10 million euro drawer was full in the morning as a consequence of a visit by an ethereal sort of chap in a lamp, I would struggle (like, really struggle) not to buy this. It's so very consciously elitist that I find it hard to resist.

Sure, there are prettier cars, but I can't think of anything that gives two fingers to everyone else - literally everyone - with such aplomb. It's a car that makes you feel like Stalin and Pol Pot rolled into one, but in a good way.

You do have a wonderful way with words, may I just say. "Visit by an ethereal sort of chap in a lamp" :laugh;

[phil_cardiff]

TyrannosauRoss Lex said:

Northbrook said:

TyrannosauRoss Lex said:

It means no stabby redheads have been in that CL.

Talking of stabby redheads, isn't it Redhead Monday?

Due to the Covid situation I do a 2 week shift pattern, only 3 days per week but 11 hour days. 1 week is Monday/Wednesday/Friday and the other Tuesday/Thursday/Saturday. Basically the long story is.... I didn't work today and she's my last patient of the day tomorrow

MUST not call her by her, erm, other name.

I suggest that you have Billy Paul's most famous song playing during the examination...

[Krikkit]

TyrannosauRoss Lex said:

You do have a wonderful way with words, may I just say. "Visit by an ethereal sort of chap in a lamp"

Yep I had a good chuckle at that too. A gifted prose poster indeed.

[TyrannosauRoss Lex]

Krikkit said:

TyrannosauRoss Lex said:

You do have a wonderful way with words, may I just say. "Visit by an ethereal sort of chap in a lamp"

Yep I had a good chuckle at that too. A gifted prose poster indeed.

We give credit where it's due, but let's not big the old chap up too much. He does rather like an SC430, after all. Admittedly, nobody is perfect.

[Dapster]

tog said:

Did they do these in owner/driver spec, with no division?

Only if you went for the peasant's 4 door swb model



Pullman 4 door



Pullman 6 door (look at the polished chrome door edges...)



Landaulet (Ex-President Tito's sold a few years ago by Tom Hartley Jnr for £2.1m apparently....)

[olly755]

21st Century Man said:

0a said:

21st Century Man said:

Oh, OK, still working but might be able to do a swop.

Please bring the Century! I’d love to see it!

OK, I'm in!

In that case, I’m coming!

[r129sl]

LayZ said:

Krikkit said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

leglessAlex said:

tobinen said:

Well over thread max but the extremely rare 5.5 in the S211

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202010185...

My god, that's an absolute cracker.

Looks good, but who would choose a steering wheel in that colour?

As with so many cars posted, it also seems pricey doesn't it, grown-up engine notwithstanding?

Does look very good, definitely needs a different wheel on it as that one's disgusting. And I say that as someone who obsesses over not-black interiors.

Lovely but crazy money. 5 grand MAYBE and that'd be a stretch. If it had a load of unicorn options to go with it like dynamic seats and distronic then it'd be well on the way to be the non-AMG ultimate S211 and could go for more, but it sadly doesn't.

I'd rather have the E500 5.5 NA, especially in Elegance spec, any day over the E55k. So much more proper. However, I rather agree that the price is optimistic and the spec seriously disappointing. If it had 7 seats I might feel more favourably disposed to it.

[nobrakes]

r129sl said:

LayZ said:

Krikkit said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

leglessAlex said:

tobinen said:

Well over thread max but the extremely rare 5.5 in the S211

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202010185...

My god, that's an absolute cracker.

Looks good, but who would choose a steering wheel in that colour?

As with so many cars posted, it also seems pricey doesn't it, grown-up engine notwithstanding?

Does look very good, definitely needs a different wheel on it as that one's disgusting. And I say that as someone who obsesses over not-black interiors.

Lovely but crazy money. 5 grand MAYBE and that'd be a stretch. If it had a load of unicorn options to go with it like dynamic seats and distronic then it'd be well on the way to be the non-AMG ultimate S211 and could go for more, but it sadly doesn't.

I'd rather have the E500 5.5 NA, especially in Elegance spec, any day over the E55k. So much more proper. However, I rather agree that the price is optimistic and the spec seriously disappointing. If it had 7 seats I might feel more favourably disposed to it.

Very smart. There’s definitely a sleeper element about it.

There’s a ‘trying it on’ elemental about the price though.

[mondayo]

Nicks90 said:

I had a v60 d5 hire car for a few months with their all singing and dancing version of radar cruise and it was awesome.
Wakefield to Chertsey and I must have pressed the brake pedal maybe twice the whole way on one occasion. Other than that I was either following cars going the same way or it was riding the cruise at 95
As a test I even used it to drive in to the town centre one Saturday morning, and as I never hit a red light at the 'front' of the queue, again I never touched the brakes until I got to the car park. Truly awesome.
Only thing I learnt very quickly was to turn the distance tracker thing to minimum. As you go faster it 'sees' farther forward and at 95mph on the tighter left hand sweep M40 near Souldern it decided the central reservation was a stationary object and slammed all on.
The guy following (at appropriately illegal speed) must have had a heart attack. Bloody good job he was switched on or...bump!

I don't know why, but it always felt a little weird - even in the Merc pressing resume - for the car to leap forward from 50 to 95, after white Vanman gets out the way. A bit like 'hang on laddy, we're on one!'

Edited by Nicks90 on Monday 19th October 19:35

I had a hire car Kia Niro hybrid last week, it had the active cruise too.....is there a way, in general, of turning it off?
The main issue with the Kia is that it was pretty gutless at over 60mph. To safely accelerate into the "fast" lane on the M1 required some planning....and if traffic slowed to 60ish in your lane and you were going up hill, it pretty much refused to accelerate, without you overriding it.
As a town car, with the hybrid, it works quite well. The computer says that driven sensibly it was getting mid 40s mpg, pretty much everywhere. I really didn't like it on the motorway though, apart from seeing how long it would "self-drive" itself, using the lane guidance thing.

I think overall the car was quite disappointed in me. It was constantly beeping and bonging at me and my bad habits

[mondayo]

r129sl said:

LayZ said:

Krikkit said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

leglessAlex said:

tobinen said:

Well over thread max but the extremely rare 5.5 in the S211

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202010185...

My god, that's an absolute cracker.

Looks good, but who would choose a steering wheel in that colour?

As with so many cars posted, it also seems pricey doesn't it, grown-up engine notwithstanding?

Does look very good, definitely needs a different wheel on it as that one's disgusting. And I say that as someone who obsesses over not-black interiors.

Lovely but crazy money. 5 grand MAYBE and that'd be a stretch. If it had a load of unicorn options to go with it like dynamic seats and distronic then it'd be well on the way to be the non-AMG ultimate S211 and could go for more, but it sadly doesn't.

I'd rather have the E500 5.5 NA, especially in Elegance spec, any day over the E55k. So much more proper. However, I rather agree that the price is optimistic and the spec seriously disappointing. If it had 7 seats I might feel more favourably disposed to it.

In theory, I agree, a 5.5 500 estate would be a lovely thing.... definitely quick enough for most occasions and doing it in a very discreet way.
But for only £650 more you can have an E55....
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202010054...

That's not a great advert, and has been posted before. But compared to the E500, actually doesn't seem crazily priced. Cheaper road tax too

[ProTantoQuid]

stickleback123 said:

The penny has just dropped that DD classics who are selling that Mercedes (and have TWO R129 SL60 AMGs) are a 3 minute walk from my office. They have some very nice stock!

Do you work for Sky? I do and, before lockdown, used to go down at lunchtime. They're always happy to let me in for a look around. Very decent people who love the chat about cars. Sometimes a girl in her twenties working there who doesn't know as much. But there's a man in his 50s with a London accent who can switch topics between the 500E, Citroen DS Décapotable, Fiat 500 Jolly, Maybach and tell you facts about all of them.

Plenty interesting out the front as well, even if you don't go in. If you do work at Sky, along with the other 7,000 of us, there's a set of steps right at the Harlequin Avenue entrance to take you down.

There's also Frank Dale Rolls Royce just above it. Plenty interesting there, although I've never spoken to them. They're more servicing and repairs than sales, so it's more of a busy environment.

[BigBen]

Dapster said:

Pullman 6 door (look at the polished chrome door edges...)

The R107 features a 'nod' to this with a polished chrome section on the door edges.



Possibly also the W140 and W220 but can't find any pictures of those

Ben

[tobinen]

You are correct Ben. My 140 has chrome the entire length of the door shut. Speaking of which, I have just dropped it off at the garage. They haven't sourced any springs or dampers yet so it may come down to me.

And the E39 is booked in for coolant loss which I cannot find. Current status: bargeless.

Edited by tobinen on Tuesday 20th October 09:42