Sensible family daily wagon - Mercedes Benz S211 E500
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bolidemichael said:
Very nice, big lips. What's the motivation for selling?
This is going to sound very salesy; but it's too nice.Im starting a considerable building project and I get pangs of anxiety that any tip runs or general building dust/debris will ruin this car in no time at all. I did one tip run with just green waste in a tarp bag and felt guilty enough about that, so carting plasterboard cutoffs or rusty old pipes would probably give me a heart attack.
So I'm selling it for it's own good. The efforts of it's previous owners to keep it in such wonderful condition are to be applauded and I'm not going to be the one to ruin it.
Shameless plug: In case anyone is interested, I am selling some run flat winter tyres.
https://www.gumtree.com/p/car-replacement-parts/pi...
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Back to February... does anybody remember this weather? Here I was, feeling particularly chuffed that I was wearing winter boots:
Of course, the car ran like clockwork and the heated seats were wonderfully comforting. The heated seats on my E63 645Ci had minimal coverage in comparison to the E500, which goes right up to the upper back, just as the seat peels away below the neck. Luverly jubberly.
Seven thousand miles covered by this stage, from purchase:
Of course, the car ran like clockwork and the heated seats were wonderfully comforting. The heated seats on my E63 645Ci had minimal coverage in comparison to the E500, which goes right up to the upper back, just as the seat peels away below the neck. Luverly jubberly.
Seven thousand miles covered by this stage, from purchase:
I love a bargain. So many consumables can be had a a reasonable price, especially if you are willing to drive a reasonable distance, which for some unfathomable reason I am quite happy to do in my large capacity airy and spacious motor. So, off I went to SE London late one Saturday evening in order to pick up a £10 blu-ray player to replace the broken and now redundant wall-mounted unit. Bargain, I love it.
That is of course until I hit a massive pot hole which, I kid you not, jarred my spine, up and through into my skull. I couldn't believe it and was so shocked, that I didn't even stop to take photos of it.
The next day, I drove my son to a tournament and when we returned to the car, I noticed that the tyre didn't look entirely spherical...
Of course, I had realised only recently that the wheel brace was missing from the tool kit of the car (used car ownership 101 FAIL) and so I drove the few miles to my Dad's house. I have to say that the run flat technology is pretty damn impressive as I couldn't tell at all from the handling that the sidewall was so compromised.
So on went the spare tyre that I always think looks a bit naff - when you see a car that sports 245 width tyres, so I loaded the car up with my summer tyres (surely the snow for the year would have been over!) and drove to see Jimmy in Teddington the next day for a swap over:
That is of course until I hit a massive pot hole which, I kid you not, jarred my spine, up and through into my skull. I couldn't believe it and was so shocked, that I didn't even stop to take photos of it.
The next day, I drove my son to a tournament and when we returned to the car, I noticed that the tyre didn't look entirely spherical...
Of course, I had realised only recently that the wheel brace was missing from the tool kit of the car (used car ownership 101 FAIL) and so I drove the few miles to my Dad's house. I have to say that the run flat technology is pretty damn impressive as I couldn't tell at all from the handling that the sidewall was so compromised.
So on went the spare tyre that I always think looks a bit naff - when you see a car that sports 245 width tyres, so I loaded the car up with my summer tyres (surely the snow for the year would have been over!) and drove to see Jimmy in Teddington the next day for a swap over:
Funny/not so funny story - after having dropped my son to school and negotiating the narrow lanes of Wimbledon Common school-cum-rat-run, nr King's College, a brazen (German/BMW) Mini driver whacked my bloody wing mirror as he drove past. No sorry, no nothing. Now, this was the second time that a careless driver had done this to me, so I turned around and followed the bugger. Eventually, I caught up and indicated for him to pull over, which he did.
The cocky git heard my case, feigned ignorance and proceeded to encircle my car asking mockingly whether he might happen to be responsible for any of the other cosmetic damage on my vehicle. Anyway, I sidestepped his deflection and asked him to cough up the £80 odd quid for the replacement indicator. To my surprise, he pulled a wodge of twenties out of his back pocket and offered £40; furry muff, I thought and we went our separate ways! What a start to the morning - that guy was sharp, I'll give him that. Thankfully I was wearing my chain mail armour that morning and got off metaphorically unscathed.
On the way back from Jimmy's in Teddington, I popped to see my Dad who had ordered the indicator same day:
The cocky git heard my case, feigned ignorance and proceeded to encircle my car asking mockingly whether he might happen to be responsible for any of the other cosmetic damage on my vehicle. Anyway, I sidestepped his deflection and asked him to cough up the £80 odd quid for the replacement indicator. To my surprise, he pulled a wodge of twenties out of his back pocket and offered £40; furry muff, I thought and we went our separate ways! What a start to the morning - that guy was sharp, I'll give him that. Thankfully I was wearing my chain mail armour that morning and got off metaphorically unscathed.
On the way back from Jimmy's in Teddington, I popped to see my Dad who had ordered the indicator same day:
Edited by bolidemichael on Saturday 13th October 10:52
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