Titivating my Mercedes 124

[Olds124]

And in the yard. Taking these photos made me have a look at the oil leak and, unusually in these situations, it seems to be good news for once. Just a split in the filter casing, probably from hitting something when in the rough.

[r129sl]

[EJH]

r129sl said:

Merde.

(Will there be more?)

[shalmaneser]

how much was the fine? No points I guess?

[Geekman]

I suspect there will be many more as he seems to drive like I did when I lived there Luckily for me, they didn't have the power to send the tickets home, so I just enjoyed the flashing lights every time I went on the autoroutes.

[Raino144]

45 euro?

If that one is where I think it is it’s not too far from the long tunnel (exit)?

Hopefully the only one from the trip.

[S100HP]

That unimog is awesome

[r129sl]

Agreed about the Unimog.

The fine is 45 euros. Apparently they go away if you ignore them but I think I'll just pay it; in my line of work the last thing I need is a civil claim from the French state.

[Zonergem]

On March 26th I received a piece of forwarded mail - dated 5th March 2019 it was a ticket for an offence committed last September (107 kph on dual carriageway with a barely-marked 90 kph accident reduction zone, zut alors) in SL2. A car I no longer own registered to an address I no longer live at...

I had put it in the oubliette but after the Notre Dame fire I might cough up the €45 out of fellow-feeling.

[ferrisbueller]

They don't need the money, give it to a more deserving cause.

[Krikkit]

r129sl said:

The fine is 45 euros. Apparently they go away if you ignore them but I think I'll just pay it; in my line of work the last thing I need is a civil claim from the French state.

With you going to/from France so regularly it might be worth coughing up, you wouldn't want an awkward tug of the collar at some point.

[r129sl]

I'll cough. It may be tedious if there are 15 more.

[Olds124]

One of the many positive things about the old Unimog is that it is never going to get me a speeding ticket. It is going to work today on some large chestnut logs.

[T-195]

Better to be done for speeding than parking offences.

[burrotaxi]

As an avid reader of R129’s exploits and a bit of a Mercedes collector myself I have just purchased a C124 sight unseen! My brother has seen it and thinks it will make a good daily which probably means a long list of work to get to standard I expect!
I already have a 190E 2.6 and a 300SL so the 230CE will have good company.
It will need some car mats straight away and I recall purchasing some before from Germany from autoteppich, is this the best place for authentic Mercedes style ribbed carpets as I assume MB no longer supply?

[burrotaxi]

Perhaps I should have said the 190E is silver, the 300SL red and the 230CE is Ivory so proper Berlin taxi spec rather like the Spartan. It also has wheeltrims so search for wheels has commenced.

[240Cup]

Think I've been flashed by that one!!

[r129sl]

I must get round to paying the Frog ticket, not least because the car is headed back there this week. Another E300 diesel T owner, Northbrook (see here: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...), is taking it down to Cannes for me (and bringing it back I hope). In readiness, I gave it a full service just now, oil and filter, fuel filter, air filter, cabin filter, suspension fluid and power steering fluid. Apart from the cabin filter, everything is piss easy. The cabin filter just needs a bit of yanking around to get it in situ. I'll clean it up and hoover it out tomorrow morning.

[Northbrook]

Much obliged, kind sir. I'm working to corral all the moving pieces of the trip now. Should be fun!

[ian316]

I think this drive could lead to bankrupting you Northbrook, because there can't be many more sorted old cars out there and you'll be spending even more on yours