That’s quite a garage queenActually got mine out of the garage this morning.
Off to have a look at THIS E500 for a mate of mine who's working away for the next few days so can't make it. His kids have told him that they want a convertible apparently and he found this one.
The car looks immaculate, probably a bit over the odds price wise but possibly worth it if it's as stated. My only concern is that a car in such condition will be wasted with my mate who will have to leave it outside which would be a shame really and it will go from a superbly maintained low mileage specimen to an average car, commanding an average price, in a very short time. Kids will be happy though and I get to go to inspect it this lovely morning so I'm good too.
Quite a find that!That’s quite a garage queen
Nice looking car, I’d prefer the 4.7 engine though
Actually got mine out of the garage this morning.
Off to have a look at THIS E500 for a mate of mine who's working away for the next few days so can't make it. His kids have told him that they want a convertible apparently and he found this one.
The car looks immaculate, probably a bit over the odds price wise but possibly worth it if it's as stated. My only concern is that a car in such condition will be wasted with my mate who will have to leave it outside which would be a shame really and it will go from a superbly maintained low mileage specimen to an average car, commanding an average price, in a very short time. Kids will be happy though and I get to go to inspect it this lovely morning so I'm good too.
Just for the haters
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I’m thinking I’m pretty confident in the width and positioning of my car these days...
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Above is the view from the drivers door mirror after I’ve driven into the garage... the passenger side mirror I fold in otherwise it hits the handle on my roller tool cabinet... so I can’t see behind on that side...
Today I was even closer to bike on the way in
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I’m having to drive in at an angle at the moment as well as I’ve another of my cars on the drive and I have to get past that before I can line up into the garage.
Anyone else really enjoy slow speed tight and potentially very expensive driving / parking?
That’s quite a garage queen
Nice looking car, I’d prefer the 4.7 engine though
Looks nice Dave, by the nature of the pictures you can see it is a well looked after car. If it was as good as it looks I wouldn't have thought that £16,500 was too far out of the way
Just shows you Dave! In the pictures it was almost looking up to your standards but now it seems somewhat overpriced ...Well, looks can be deceptive, as can pictures in Auto-trader adverts I suppose.
Yes, it was a very nice car but further inspection revealed a lot of cosmetic stuff: lots of fine scratching/paint marring due to poor washing techniques, stone chips everywhere which had been filled in pretty poorly and 3 of the 4 wheels had kerb rash. Not too painful really but the paint would cost a lot to be brought back to life, the bonnet would realistically benefit from a respray as there was just too much damage to polish out with all the chips.
The tyres were all at least 7 years old, with the back ones getting a little bit low and the fronts seemingly to be a little small for the rim, so all would want replacing.
It's basically a very sound car but needs a bit of time and money spending to get it up to the standard I was expecting. As it's already up there price wise, I recommended that my mate gave it a miss.
Oh, and the ****** windscreen on the Scoop cracked on the way home.
That’s a...........a... an automatic car wash , whaaaaat?
No good turn goes unpunishedWell, looks can be deceptive, as can pictures in Auto-trader adverts I suppose.
Yes, it was a very nice car but further inspection revealed a lot of cosmetic stuff: lots of fine scratching/paint marring due to poor washing techniques, stone chips everywhere which had been filled in pretty poorly and 3 of the 4 wheels had kerb rash. Not too painful really but the paint would cost a lot to be brought back to life, the bonnet would realistically benefit from a respray as there was just too much damage to polish out with all the chips.
The tyres were all at least 7 years old, with the back ones getting a little bit low and the fronts seemingly to be a little small for the rim, so all would want replacing.
It's basically a very sound car but needs a bit of time and money spending to get it up to the standard I was expecting. As it's already up there price wise, I recommended that my mate gave it a miss.
Oh, and the ****** windscreen on the Scoop cracked on the way home.
Non of that sounds out of the ordinary for a 10 year old car. Maybe I'm not so picky although the price does look a bit on the high side.Well, looks can be deceptive, as can pictures in Auto-trader adverts I suppose.
Yes, it was a very nice car but further inspection revealed a lot of cosmetic stuff: lots of fine scratching/paint marring due to poor washing techniques, stone chips everywhere which had been filled in pretty poorly and 3 of the 4 wheels had kerb rash. Not too painful really but the paint would cost a lot to be brought back to life, the bonnet would realistically benefit from a respray as there was just too much damage to polish out with all the chips.
The tyres were all at least 7 years old, with the back ones getting a little bit low and the fronts seemingly to be a little small for the rim, so all would want replacing.
It's basically a very sound car but needs a bit of time and money spending to get it up to the standard I was expecting. As it's already up there price wise, I recommended that my mate gave it a miss.
Oh, and the ****** windscreen on the Scoop cracked on the way home.
Loving your light interior... splendid!With the low autumn sun it’s a good reminder to get out and clean all your windows inside and out.
The build up of dust and other detritus leaves a film on the inside that reacts badly with low sun when driving.
I’d also recommend giving the rubber seals a good dose of silicone oil / gummi pfledge and whilst you’re at it lubricate the emergency locks.
Mine done today
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What’s going on buddy ?Not done but nearly sold the SL. I backed out before commiting anything.
New PB!
And after 10 hours and a fair bit of Autobahn blasting, it's still showing 23.2! Who said anything about inefficiency!?
Not done but nearly sold the SL. I backed out before commiting anything.
what is the world coming to?
Just about even, though the Northern Ireland coast Rd makes for heavy going
I've been teetering on the edge of selling the SL and my Audi to fund something else, I just dont know what yet, and a friend made me an offer for the SL that was tempting but as I dont know what to replace the cars with I declined the offer, I might regret that later
It’s very difficult indeed hence me hanging onto my SL for 13 years... What to do? How about a panamera?I've been teetering on the edge of selling the SL and my Audi to fund something else, I just dont know what yet, and a friend made me an offer for the SL that was tempting but as I dont know what to replace the cars with I declined the offer, I might regret that later
