God no

[roofless]

this is a sad way for a old merc to see out it's days http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1993-MERCEDES...3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66:2|65:7|39:1|240:1318

 

[Cole@MBS]

Now thats sad!!!!

 

[Alex M Grieve]

this is a sad way for a old merc to see out it's days

But what can you buy for £210 these days?

 

[Splatt]

But does it have those revolving wheel trims beloved of cruisers ?

 

[roofless]

But what can you buy for £210 these days?

a more discreet car

i just think of the one owner who cherished it ...

 

[C180 Chris]

With a bit of luck one of us fine chaps will save it and restore it back to its former glory with a nice new coat of paint.
Such a shame to see these cars painted up in this way. I once saw a Ford Granada Scorpio painted by hand with black and white stripes and Newcastle United FC daubed all over it, just awful!!

All the best,

 

[horgantrevor]

chip foose would not like too see his name on this car

he would crack up

 

[Alex M Grieve]

i just think of the one owner who cherished it ...

... probably in his/her grave, revolving faster than the wheel trims!

 

[Top Cat]

With a bit of luck one of us fine chaps will save it and restore it back to its former glory with a nice new coat of paint.

..blue according to the sale details

 

[JEZ.S320L]

I wonder what the original project was?

If it was 'Produce a naff-looking item, from a classic', then I would vote it a success.

It hasn't even got the 3-pointed star

 

[Miffy]

tbh, looks more like a BMW with that colour scheme lol

 

[Top Cat]

I wonder what the original project was?

If it was 'Produce a naff-looking item, from a classic', then I would vote it a success.

It hasn't even got the 3-pointed star

shall we have a whipround, buy it up and restore it to some sort of condition befitting the marque, then sell it on?

it's criminal in that it was a one owner cherished car before the lads tangoed it

 

[mattsurf]

My first car in 1989 was a 1962 Landrover series 2A LWB safari, hand painted in Dulux apple green gloss - My dad kept it for 15 years before swapping it for some welding work on his boat

 

[PanzerMcGrory]

What do you expect from Edinburgh??
Weirdos.

 

[Dosco]

zimple, as the merecat says

Offer him/it 150 notes keep it for a year and get £2000 from good old Gordon against a replacement Merc....

 

[Alex M Grieve]

Offer him/it 150 notes keep it for a year and get £2000 from good old Gordon against a replacement Merc....

You don't advise politicians on expense claims in your spare time, by any chance? :lol:

 

[Dosco]

You don't advise politicians on expense claims in your spare time, by any chance? :lol:

bugger caught out

 

[outsmartsmart]

So what

Reading between the lines of the advert it has been a 'project' by a group of budding enthusiasts/mechanics wanabees. Probably teenagers, hence the colour scheme!!!

Give some credit where it's due, they're trying to learn about cars (OK, its not my cup of tea either) and maybe will transfer these skills to usefull projects in the future.

As you say, can't get naff all for a few hundred quid, wheels are worth that. Even if you repainted it with a paintbrush (anyone remember Tecaloid self-settling paint?) its a bargain.....

 

[Dosco]

Even if you repainted it with a paintbrush (anyone remember Tecaloid self-settling paint?) its a bargain.....

Now that is going back some...

 

[roofless]

it's just a pitty it was a one owner car other than that the course it's self is a good idea . i did one at 16 & loved it ..........never got a merc thou