Cheap S280 on EBay.

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Why so cheap I wonder? I have a bit of cash spare and wouldnt mind another S280. Type in mercedes s280 and its the silver p reg a few down the list.
 

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sounds like a potential money pit to me. especially with a statement like "the thing that holds the door open exploded and put a dent in the drivers door"

recon gearbox is likely (this was the same car basically a friend of ours had numerous of, and the gearbox failed on all of them as it was used almost solely as a caravan towcar, driven very gently, with none of them ever getting to 100k miles from the 40k miles they had when he bought them!)
recon steering box, id be curious as to why at such relatively modest mileage BUT having had all that spent, it may be great (in which case why sell it at an average of 7k miles per year) or there could be a host of 'unknown' horrors lying in wait.

if you were going to go down that route again, id suggest a better engine example as I always felt the 280 was underpowered and the 320 or above a much better bet. as theres more power (adequate to move the thing easily) they will be less stressed than the 280.
 

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in fact personally something like this would be more appropriate for you, I feel. ok it needs some minor blemishes fettled up but its the same engine in a smaller car which is cheaper to own than the S class as theres much fewer electronics to fail, plus its at a fixed price rather than an auction.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1994-Merc...085733?hash=item2f0b2ee5a5:g:EfoAAOSwl1xZs83O

I love the last picture, shiny tyre black over the shoulders, with loads of paint bubbling around the wheel arch. Bit like polishing a turd :eek:
 

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I love the last picture, shiny tyre black over the shoulders, with loads of paint bubbling around the wheel arch. Bit like polishing a turd :eek:

true, not the greatest example, however it was the first vehicle that popped up on my screen at the time. given the OPs history and total lack of mechanical knowledge (by his own admission in past threads) I feel a 202 would be a more viable option of MB ownership on a modest budget, than a 140 or 220!
 

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He's been told about 500 times to buy a Focus or something from 'this Century', for not much money.

If he's taken that good advice, then I've missed that thread.
 

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For "since last MOT its done 7 miles"

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"I daren't drive it unless something else goes wrong. it needs a load of dosh spending and I've run out of time/patience/cash"

I wouldn't. I really really wouldn't. Total money pit.
 
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That it "sits for weeks" and had "one previous notorious family owner" should set the alarm bells ringing Calum!
 
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Whst does he mean by one notorious family owner I wonder? LOL
 

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It belonged to either Donald Trump or Nigel Farage.
 

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Whst does he mean by one notorious family owner I wonder? LOL

A certain shopkeeper with a large premises in Knightsbridge? The car was originally black and is a cut and shut with a recovered vehicle from a tunnel in Paris?? :shock::shock:
 


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