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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: 2boxerdogs on 09 November 2015, 17:38:55
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Had one of my neighbours ( he owns a 2003 5 litre SL ) give my E430 the once over today he is a very active member of the MB owners club usually very talkative , I am pleased to say his jaw dropped when I drove it out of the garage he walked round it several times & then muttered time warp incredible ! So I guess I have a good one , I am no good at putting pics on here but if any of you guys are interested go to www.mtsv.co.uk vehicles for sale the full ad for it is on there, would like your thoughts,/ opinions.. Also took the private plate off the mig today gone down in cost used to be £105 now £80 .
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(http://www.mtsv.co.uk/images/cars/e430e744_17.jpg)
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(http://www.mtsv.co.uk/images/cars/e430e744_17.jpg)
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Thanks EMD that's my V8 !!!
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Bet that is a bit of a Wolf in sheeps clothing, should have some fun with that.
Not too keen on that interior, but with a V8 up front, who cares? :)
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Mmmmmm v8.
Also an MB club member, but ours are a little older...
I'd strongly suggest anti-corrosion treating it before the winter mind you :)
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Mmmmmm v8.
Also an MB club member, but ours are a little older...
I'd strongly suggest anti-corrosion treating it before the winter mind you :)
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Already treated from new , certificate in with all invoices etc , even with that though this car will not be taken out in the winter when grit/salt is around.
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Mmmmmm v8.
Also an MB club member, but ours are a little older...
I'd strongly suggest anti-corrosion treating it before the winter mind you :)
The powers that be in 'ze fatherland' do not allow german cars, especially MB, to go rusty. :)
Nice car Mr Tilbo. The thick end of 300 BHP and 300 ft lb of torque should be fun. :y
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very envious :)
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BEAUTIFUL :y
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Mmmmmm v8.
Also an MB club member, but ours are a little older...
I'd strongly suggest anti-corrosion treating it before the winter mind you :)
The powers that be in 'ze fatherland' do not allow german cars, especially MB, to go rusty. :)
Nice car Mr Tilbo. The thick end of 300 BHP and 300 ft lb of torque should be fun. :y
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Thanks Opti, I had to move quick to get this one everything in its favour mileage history & price ! I had a budget of £8000 & this fell well below , I secured it before the main ad hit his website ,I think I would have lost out otherwise. And yes the drive home was great fun , seriously thinking of taking it back to the fatherland for a real good blast !!
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Mmmmmm v8.
Also an MB club member, but ours are a little older...
I'd strongly suggest anti-corrosion treating it before the winter mind you :)
The powers that be in 'ze fatherland' do not allow german cars, especially MB, to go rusty. :)
Nice car Mr Tilbo. The thick end of 300 BHP and 300 ft lb of torque should be fun. :y
You are kidding, one of the worst rotting marks of the last fifteen years
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Mmmmmm v8.
Also an MB club member, but ours are a little older...
I'd strongly suggest anti-corrosion treating it before the winter mind you :)
The powers that be in 'ze fatherland' do not allow german cars, especially MB, to go rusty. :)
Nice car Mr Tilbo. The thick end of 300 BHP and 300 ft lb of torque should be fun. :y
You are kidding, one of the worst rotting marks of the last fifteen years
W210s and W202 C-Klassen are the worst! It's when ze accountants took over from ze engineers in speccing the materials...
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Mmmmmm v8.
Also an MB club member, but ours are a little older...
I'd strongly suggest anti-corrosion treating it before the winter mind you :)
The powers that be in 'ze fatherland' do not allow german cars, especially MB, to go rusty. :)
Nice car Mr Tilbo. The thick end of 300 BHP and 300 ft lb of torque should be fun. :y
You are kidding, one of the worst rotting marks of the last fifteen years
Older ones rust really badly, too. It just takes a while for them to start.
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Mmmmmm v8.
Also an MB club member, but ours are a little older...
I'd strongly suggest anti-corrosion treating it before the winter mind you :)
The powers that be in 'ze fatherland' do not allow german cars, especially MB, to go rusty. :)
Nice car Mr Tilbo. The thick end of 300 BHP and 300 ft lb of torque should be fun. :y
You are kidding, one of the worst rotting marks of the last fifteen years
W210s and W202 C-Klassen are the worst! It's when ze accountants took over from ze engineers in speccing the materials...
. Fortunately none on mine but as a precaution It will be examined by a company local to me who have an excellent reputation , good ones like this are few & far between, & re treated if required.
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Mmmmmm v8.
Also an MB club member, but ours are a little older...
I'd strongly suggest anti-corrosion treating it before the winter mind you :)
The powers that be in 'ze fatherland' do not allow german cars, especially MB, to go rusty. :)
Nice car Mr Tilbo. The thick end of 300 BHP and 300 ft lb of torque should be fun. :y
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Thanks Opti, I had to move quick to get this one everything in its favour mileage history & price ! I had a budget of £8000 & this fell well below , I secured it before the main ad hit his website ,I think I would have lost out otherwise. And yes the drive home was great fun , seriously thinking of taking it back to the fatherland for a real good blast !!
That's monaro, cv8 money.
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Mmmmmm v8.
Also an MB club member, but ours are a little older...
I'd strongly suggest anti-corrosion treating it before the winter mind you :)
The powers that be in 'ze fatherland' do not allow german cars, especially MB, to go rusty. :)
Nice car Mr Tilbo. The thick end of 300 BHP and 300 ft lb of torque should be fun. :y
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Thanks Opti, I had to move quick to get this one everything in its favour mileage history & price ! I had a budget of £8000 & this fell well below , I secured it before the main ad hit his website ,I think I would have lost out otherwise. And yes the drive home was great fun , seriously thinking of taking it back to the fatherland for a real good blast !!
That's monaro, cv8 money.
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Looked at Monaros sketchy service history in my price range, and at my age. (62) thought I might look a bit sad so settled for the Merc with full history receipts even previous tax discs, a car that appears to have been cherished from day 1.
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BEAUTIFUL :y
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Exactly how I feel every time I open the garage, my second Merc & I do think they just have something special.
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Not a fan of that shape, but that does look really nice 8)
Hope it serves you well :y
Re servicing, Mercedes service plans are an effective way of fixing your service/Mot costs for a few years. Also they do reduced rates and fixed price servicing for older models... Important if you wish to preserve the 30 year corrosion guarantee ;)
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Not a fan of that shape, but that does look really nice 8)
Hope it serves you well :y
Re servicing, Mercedes service plans are an effective way of fixing your service/Mot costs for a few years. Also they do reduced rates and fixed price servicing for older models... Important if you wish to preserve the 30 year corrosion guarantee ;)
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Thanks, yes will definitely keep with MB servicing will see what options are on offer.
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Not a fan of that shape, but that does look really nice 8)
Hope it serves you well :y
Re servicing, Mercedes service plans are an effective way of fixing your service/Mot costs for a few years. Also they do reduced rates and fixed price servicing for older models... Important if you wish to preserve the 30 year corrosion guarantee ;)
Just add senility, covers 99% of oof'ers. :D
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Very graceful. Also good choice not to get yourself a 'midlife crisis Monaro', save them for us young 'uns.... except I probably won't be able to get one until I'm 62..... Oh, bugger :D ;D
Looks a cracker, thought that engine shot was from the brochure :)
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A stunning looking example. Some Mercs of that vintage can rust worse than an old Alfasud, but it looks like you've got a good one.
As for the Monaro option, it would be like choosing a suit from Burtons instead of Armani. :)
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A stunning looking example. Some Mercs of that vintage can rust worse than an old Alfasud, but it looks like you've got a good one.
As for the Monaro option, it would be like choosing a suit from Burtons instead of Armani. :)
I can never quite understand why the Monaro holds it's value so well. :-\
My 2006 CLS 500 cost £6800. A Monaro of the same vintage would have been closer to £10,000 at the time. ???
Yet the Merc cost almost £70,000 new with the Monaro barely half that. Crazy.
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A stunning looking example. Some Mercs of that vintage can rust worse than an old Alfasud, but it looks like you've got a good one.
As for the Monaro option, it would be like choosing a suit from Burtons instead of Armani. :)
I can never quite understand why the Monaro holds it's value so well. :-\
My 2006 CLS 500 cost £6800. A Monaro of the same vintage would have been closer to £10,000 at the time. ???
Yet the Merc cost almost £70,000 new with the Monaro barely half that. Crazy.
Have to agree here, even the CLS 55 AMG full bore ones can be had for less than a Monaro.
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A stunning looking example. Some Mercs of that vintage can rust worse than an old Alfasud, but it looks like you've got a good one.
As for the Monaro option, it would be like choosing a suit from Burtons instead of Armani. :)
I can never quite understand why the Monaro holds it's value so well. :-\
My 2006 CLS 500 cost £6800. A Monaro of the same vintage would have been closer to £10,000 at the time. ???
Yet the Merc cost almost £70,000 new with the Monaro barely half that. Crazy.
Scarcity value? :-\
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A stunning looking example. Some Mercs of that vintage can rust worse than an old Alfasud, but it looks like you've got a good one.
As for the Monaro option, it would be like choosing a suit from Burtons instead of Armani. :)
I can never quite understand why the Monaro holds it's value so well. :-\
My 2006 CLS 500 cost £6800. A Monaro of the same vintage would have been closer to £10,000 at the time. ???
Yet the Merc cost almost £70,000 new with the Monaro barely half that. Crazy.
Scarcity value? :-\
Omega are pretty thin on the ground these days does this mean................... :D
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Monaro is easily tuned to silly power, has a very desirable drive train (for kit cars etc) and would more than likely out handle the Merc.....
Plus its likely to be considerably cheaper to run with standard suspension etc.
In truth, one is a family saloon with a thumping great big V8 and the other a retirement cruiser with a V8
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Monaro is easily tuned to silly power, has a very desirable drive train (for kit cars etc) and would more than likely out handle the Merc.....
Plus its likely to be considerably cheaper to run with standard suspension etc.
In truth, one is a family saloon with a thumping great big V8 and the other a retirement cruiser with a V8
PMSL ;D
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He's right, you know. I'd love a V8 (if I could afford to run one). 10 years ago it would have been the monaro, now it's the merc.
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He's right, you know. I'd love a V8 (if I could afford to run one). 10 years ago it would have been the monaro, now it's the merc.
.....and decade from now you will be lusting after an Austin 1100 Vanden Plas complete with leather seats, picnic tables, and a tartan rug. ;D
It's sad how our horizons close in as we age. ::)
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He's right, you know. I'd love a V8 (if I could afford to run one). 10 years ago it would have been the monaro, now it's the merc.
.....and decade from now you will be lusting after an Austin 1100 Vanden Plas complete with leather seats, picnic tables, and a tartan rug. ;D
It's sad how our horizons close in as we age. ::)
A decade from now I'll be happy if I can still drive :)
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He's right, you know. I'd love a V8 (if I could afford to run one). 10 years ago it would have been the monaro, now it's the merc.
.....and decade from now you will be lusting after an Austin 1100 Vanden Plas complete with leather seats, picnic tables, and a tartan rug. ;D
It's sad how our horizons close in as we age. ::)
A decade from now I'll be happy if I can still drive :)
I'll be happy when you are finally off the road for good. ;) ;D
Nothing wrong with the bus service in cosmopolitan Barnsley. :)
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Thanks for your input guys, I think I made the right choice, I like the understated look no V8 badges or loud exhaust noise just sheer endless power if you want/need it as you see from the ad it has more options than I'll ever need or use & is so comfortable & in the car park at work it will be the only one amongst dozens of euro boxes.
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Thanks for your input guys, I think I made the right choice, I like the understated look no V8 badges or loud exhaust noise just sheer endless power if you want/need it as you see from the ad it has more options than I'll ever need or use & is so comfortable & in the car park at work it will be the only one amongst dozens of euro boxes.
Yes. Discreet is always preferable to loud and brash. :y
Not the sort of car you would drive whilst wearing a back to front baseball cap. :y
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Thanks for your input guys, I think I made the right choice, I like the understated look no V8 badges or loud exhaust noise just sheer endless power if you want/need it as you see from the ad it has more options than I'll ever need or use & is so comfortable & in the car park at work it will be the only one amongst dozens of euro boxes.
Yes. Discreet is always preferable to loud and brash. :y
Not the sort of car you would drive whilst wearing a back to front baseball cap. :y
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My 8 year old Grandson summed it up in one word "cool". Got to admit I like that 😀 😀 😀
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A stunning looking example. Some Mercs of that vintage can rust worse than an old Alfasud, but it looks like you've got a good one.
As for the Monaro option, it would be like choosing a suit from Burtons instead of Armani. :)
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Could not have put it better myself.!