HERBIEMERCMAN
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- 97. E300.TD. 7 SEAT.ELEGANCE. EST.TOYOTA SUPRA MK4. RS. VAUX. CORSA.GLS AUTO. SPORT.
hi everyone, should we spend and spend on our old mercs. ?
this is the ethos i have adopted, my "panzer" is part of the family, so i have supported it through thick and thin, the financial maths say i am mad, but not for me, she is on all my dvd's, frace, italy, scotland, etc.
for the past 15 yrs, she has never missed a beat, ( bit like the wife), the current equivalents are circa £60,000, i could just about finance one, but how much more would it provide than the car i have.
i bought her in 1997, for £51,000, it's a w210. e-300. elegance.7 seat. est. car. it will hit 140mph and returns 27mpg local and 36 mpg on longer journeys.
it has covered 195,ooo miles and still does not consume any eng. oil.
it's load carrying is better than the current model, it has full blk. leather, computer controlled 3 position drivers seat, heated seats, plug in tow ball, polychromatic mirrors, merc cycle rack, climate control, self lev suspension, 6 air bags,and fantastic sound system. etc.
YES much spent on maintainig the machine but well worth it.
just spent £1,500 on sports exhaust and 18" alloys with kumho tyres, she deserves it.
what do you think ? herbiemercman.
this is the ethos i have adopted, my "panzer" is part of the family, so i have supported it through thick and thin, the financial maths say i am mad, but not for me, she is on all my dvd's, frace, italy, scotland, etc.
for the past 15 yrs, she has never missed a beat, ( bit like the wife), the current equivalents are circa £60,000, i could just about finance one, but how much more would it provide than the car i have.
i bought her in 1997, for £51,000, it's a w210. e-300. elegance.7 seat. est. car. it will hit 140mph and returns 27mpg local and 36 mpg on longer journeys.
it has covered 195,ooo miles and still does not consume any eng. oil.
it's load carrying is better than the current model, it has full blk. leather, computer controlled 3 position drivers seat, heated seats, plug in tow ball, polychromatic mirrors, merc cycle rack, climate control, self lev suspension, 6 air bags,and fantastic sound system. etc.
YES much spent on maintainig the machine but well worth it.
just spent £1,500 on sports exhaust and 18" alloys with kumho tyres, she deserves it.
what do you think ? herbiemercman.