Fifth Gear Tonight

[slkr170]

Guys,

Did anyone see 5th gear tonight and do you know when it is going to be repeated?

They compared an S280 X Reg with the equivalent W221 and asked a celeb to tell the difference, he could hardly tell, kudos to the W220.

The reason I want to see it is because i missed the beginning and the W220 they used is one I tried to buy but 5th gear got there before me!!! If anyone wants a chance of winning it they are running a competition, it is a marvelous example of an 6k S class if anyone wants a go at it!

Please let me know if u know when it's repeated!

Cheers

 

[MissyD]

Guys,

Did anyone see 5th gear tonight and do you know when it is going to be repeated?

They compared an S280 X Reg with the equivalent W221 and asked a celeb to tell the difference, he could hardly tell, kudos to the W220.

The reason I want to see it is because i missed the beginning and the W220 they used is one I tried to buy but 5th gear got there before me!!! If anyone wants a chance of winning it they are running a competition, it is a marvelous example of an 6k S class if anyone wants a go at it!

Please let me know if u know when it's repeated!

Cheers

Its repeated on saturday (4th) at 10am

 

[slkr170]

Thanks Missy, you're a legend!!!

 

[snapper]

why not

you could alway go to channel five online and down load it and watch it as i have just done !
Need to log in though !

Mark

 

[Aletank]

It's repeated tomorrow (Tuesday) at 8pm on a channel called Fiver

 

[tromppost]

How many miles has it done when your saw it for sale?

 

[slkr170]

However many it has done now, this was literally two weeks ago! About 60k I think, it was a part ex from Lexus in Knutsford and sold to a prestige car specialist, was p**sed off when I knew Tiff had got his hands on it!! Although the one I got in the end has many more toys!!

 

[DMT60]

although i own a 220,he must have been deaf,dumb,and blind drunk not to notice the difference.A s280 w220 and a s600 w221 come on.

 

[colechelle]

although i own a 220,he must have been deaf,dumb,and blind drunk not to notice the difference.A s280 w220 and a s600 w221 come on.

that thought had come into my mind, 220 a good car but having driven both many many times before i wouldnt say the 220 is as nice-a-drive as the 221!!!!!

 

[stumpy]

that thought had come into my mind, 220 a good car but having driven both many many times before i wouldnt say the 220 is as nice-a-drive as the 221!!!!!

I don't agree. I find the 221 noisier and stiffer than the 220. And the 220 looks better too I think.

 

[slkr170]

At the end of the day for the price of a W220 at 6-10k in today's market with all the toys and technology can you argue it's not a car to have??? The W221 is definately a nice car to sit in the back of, there is nothing like getting off a 12hour flight and putting that massage facility on the way to a hotel in the backseat, but if you are in the driving seat those toys are pointless!

 

[colechelle]

I don't agree. I find the 221 noisier and stiffer than the 220. And the 220 looks better too I think.

Peoples taste are different Stumpy and so are there views, iv seen your 220 at the last meeting and yes i will say i think the 220 is a better looking car, as for ride i think the 221, intresting you say about the noise, maybe im going deaf in my old age, i thought the 221 was a lot quieter! on the subject are we going to see your new 221 at the weekend!!!!!

 

[stumpy]

No 221 order cancelled - got a Bentley Spur instead

 

[television]

No 221 order cancelled - got a Bentley Spur instead

You make me feel poor and bankrupt:lol:

 

[stumpy]

You make me feel poor and bankrupt:lol:

If you want to be poor and bankrupt get a Bentley. The headgasket went on the other Bentley which cost me 5 grand to put right. The Spur is under warranty thankfully.

I will need to get some more Spurs and 221s for the fleet though as business is booming. Just got to find more drivers now

 

[television]

If you want to be poor and bankrupt get a Bentley. The headgasket went on the other Bentley which cost me 5 grand to put right. The Spur is under warranty thankfully.

I will need to get some more Spurs and 221s for the fleet though as business is booming. Just got to find more drivers now

And good luck to you on all fronts, you deserve it

 

[jberks]

I will need to get some more Spurs and 221s for the fleet though as business is booming.

Great to hear in these doom and gloom times - good luck to you and long may it last.

The fact that the old 220 was impressive doesn't surprise me. It just confirms what I have been replying when people have said MBs are overpriced. The true value of an MB doesn't really show until the car is a few years old.

 

[stumpy]

Great to hear in these doom and gloom times - good luck to you and long may it last.

The fact that the old 220 was impressive doesn't surprise me. It just confirms what I have been replying when people have said MBs are overpriced. The true value of an MB doesn't really show until the car is a few years old.

Thank you. I think from my experience it just shows that the very rich always get richer. Mind you, I do offer the Spur at Merc prices so it is good value. As for the S Class comparison the other night - it was a bit lop sided really. An S Class is all about toys and gadgets, and without them it is quite a pointless car. Many smaller, cheaper models are just as good. When I ordered my new 221 I spent over 20k on gadgets to make it what it should be. This point was proved in a magazine test between the new 7 series and the S. The base price of the S was about 58k, but the price as tested was over 80k! I paid less than that for the Spur which has all that stuff as standard.