My new love - CL500

[Pullman]

Hello and welcome to the forum. A bit late I know, but got to agree with most of the comments here. Had lot of niggles with my W215 and still got a few to attend to. Don't agree with ABC pump price, my Merc dealer could do S/ex for just under £500. I sent mine to Germany for overhaul at 420 Euro's. Rekitted front ABC valve ( Craig's seal Kit ) £50. Small speakers in front doors £40. Loads of other bits and bobs so you can keep the costs down and you know what .......... I just love driving it...

Good luck and enjoy the CL

 

[lilejamson]

hi nice to meet you

 

[Pullman]

Can't say anything complimentary about American field games, took our rugby and called it football, took our rounder's and called it base ball, took our football and called it soccer ( boring game ... they keep stopping ). Rugby .... proper game ... can't wait for 6 nations every year ( I'm incommunicado for six weeks with my Ale ... Not Coor's, Budd or Coke )

 

[Craiglxviii]

Can't say anything complimentary about American field games, took our rugby and called it football, took our rounder's and called it base ball, took our football and called it soccer ( boring game ... they keep stopping ). Rugby .... proper game ... can't wait for 6 nations every year ( I'm incommunicado for six weeks with my Ale ... Not Coor's, Budd or Coke )

To be fair, WE called it soccer. The Edwardians had a penchant for shortening and then putting -er at the end of various nouns. Association Football became Assoc. became soc-er. Rugby Football became Rugby became Rugger.

 

[Pullman]

To be fair, WE called it soccer. The Edwardians had a penchant for shortening and then putting -er at the end of various nouns. Association Football became Assoc. became soc-er. Rugby Football became Rugby became Rugger.

Hello Craig ... not with you on that one I'm affraid ... I'm not Edwardian and if I went into a pub and asked them " can I watch the soccer?" whilst a football match was on you can guess what would happen

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[LostKiwi]

Hello Craig ... not with you on that one I'm affraid ... I'm not Edwardian and if I went into a pub and asked them " can I watch the soccer?" whilst a football match was on you can guess what would happen

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We called it soccer in NZ too. Footie was played with an egg shaped ball.

 

[Craiglxviii]

Hello Craig ... not with you on that one I'm affraid ... I'm not Edwardian and if I went into a pub and asked them " can I watch the soccer?" whilst a football match was on you can guess what would happen

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Point is, the term dates from around the turn of the 20th century and it originated here.

 

[Pullman]

Point is, the term dates from around the turn of the 20th century and it originated here.

Yeh I gathered that but this is 21st century and language has changed a bit since.

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[Pullman]

Yeh I gathered that but this is 21st century and language has changed a bit since.

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If I ever go to NZ or end up in Edwsrdian times I will use the term Soccer

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[AMGeed]

Rugby .... proper game ... can't wait for 6 nations every year /

Same here. Cant get me away from the TV when Rugby Union is on.
If you are a Scot, good news. The BBC are showing all the Scots Autumn Internationals live

 

[Naraic]

Hello Craig ... not with you on that one I'm affraid ... I'm not Edwardian and if I went into a pub and asked them " can I watch the soccer?" whilst a football match was on you can guess what would happen

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Neither am I but I certainly know the game as either football or soccer. Just because the USA mothers appropriated the word (soccer moms) does not mean the word loses meaning here.