A sad day.....:(

[LostKiwi]

Today the E 240 departed for the great motorway in the sky.

Over the 5 years we've had her she took us to and from France at least 20 times and became a faithful work horse.

She started our ownership with 114k miles and was never pretty or anything near pristine but we knew her time was coming. We actually only expected 2-3 years from her so five years has been a real bonus.
Earlier this year I had to repair an earthing point on the right front inner wing and struggled to find good solid metal. I put the trolley jack under the drivers front jacking point and started to lift. Watched as the jack went up and the car didn't.
Her time had definitely come.
On her last trip in July she excelled herself once again with a fuss free trip returning 30mpg average.
It has been one of the most reliable cars I've had.

We bought her originally for just £600. Today, 53k miles later, we sold her for £600.
Five years for the cost of fuel, tyres, brakes, a radiator, air con compressor and a pair of suspension spheres has definitely made her the cheapest car to run I have ever had.

Good bye old girl. Rest in pieces.

 

[mioba]

. Rest in pieces.

HA HA

 

[SL63 Mark]

I put the trolley jack under the drivers front jacking point and started to lift. Watched as the jack went up and the car didn't.

Ah, we've all been there. I once jacked up a 1975 911 targa and the car bent in two.

 

[Wighty]

I’ll be shaving with her next week .
Thats cracking motoring value for 5 years .

 

[Blobcat]

My first Mercedes was a W210 and it's difficult to find a more comfortable place to sit for hours on end driving. Sad that another one has succumbed to the tin worm

 

[LostKiwi]

My first Mercedes was a W210 and it's difficult to find a more comfortable place to sit for hours on end driving. Sad that another one has succumbed to the tin worm

Certainly an excellent car. Really comfy, quiet and refined even after all those miles.

Really was very sad to see it go.

 

[M80]

Think positive LK,
you gotta diesel.

 

[M80]

Well Alistair the anger of my diesel is lasting much longer than yours.

 

[kotecki]

I’ll be shaving with her next week .
Thats cracking motoring value for 5 years .

If you do, make sure you are up to date with your tetanus jabs

 

[malcolm E53 AMG]

Yes the S210 is addictive if I could I would have bought another. I still have very fond memories especially of the OM613 engine and the handling for such a big car, every E class since has had McPherson struts which doesn’t suit a big car until the W/S213 came along with wishbone suspension.

 

[AMGeed]

The W/S210 was a great car despite its rust issues. Comfort and luxury for Ford prices. What's not to like.

I was upset to let this one go to a breaker when it had a gearbox problem. I should have had it repaired and kept it. It was also rust free, unlike the second one I bought to replace it. The second one got sold when I bought the E55. Long time ago now.

 

[Blobcat]

The W/S210 was a great car despite its rust issues. Comfort and luxury for Ford prices. What's not to like.

I was upset to let this one go to a breaker when it had a gearbox problem. I should have had it repaired and kept it. It was also rust free, unlike the second one I bought to replace it. The second one got sold when I bought the E55. Long time ago now.
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That’s “Violane” same colour as the one I had

 

[00slk]

I don't know Kiwi, you've been here far too long, see a tiny tiny iddy biddy flake of discoloured paint and you condemned your lovely old motor A Kiwi Lad gone soft

 

[AMGeed]

That’s “Violane” same colour as the one I had

Yep, not too many around that I saw.
I bought the second one which had a light grey leather interior and only 80k miles and swapped the wheels over before I scrapped the first one. The one in the first pic was in far better condition body wise though.
Only one CPS failure in the time I had them. Very reliable workhorses.

 

[LostKiwi]

I don't know Kiwi, you've been here far too long, see a tiny tiny iddy biddy flake of discoloured paint and you condemned your lovely old motor A Kiwi Lad gone soft

Couldn't find any number 8 Pete....

 

[00slk]

Couldn't find any number 8 Pete....

Just like diesel .........

 

[Blobcat]

Yep, not too many around that I saw.
I bought the second one which had a light grey leather interior and only 80k miles and swapped the wheels over before I scrapped the first one. The one in the first pic was in far better condition body wise though.
Only one CPS failure in the time I had them. Very reliable workhorses.

Orion grey leather, had that in mine as well. Wish I still had it

 

[Frontstep]

As a 210 owner, this seditious discussion about corrosion is tantamount to heresy.

They don't have a corrosion problem I know because Mercedes themselves told me.

 

[LostKiwi]

As a 210 owner, this seditious discussion about corrosion is tantamount to heresy.

They don't have a corrosion problem I know because Mercedes themselves told me.

Maybe not compared to a 70s Lancia....

 

[Frontstep]

Or an 18 month old Alfasud with the windscreen wipers hanging loose in the rotten scuttle.