hello im new :)

[mew]

hi all, im new to the forum and soon to be an owner of my first mercedes

my past few cars include:

bmw e36 328i sport
bmw e46 328i saloon
bmw e38 740i
subaru impreza uk turbo 2000

currently im looking to sell my subaru to buy something else and it could be 1 or 2 of the following:

bmw e30 325i sport or
mercedes 190e 2.3/2.5 16v or
mercedes e320 (4dr) 1995

buyers market at the moment but i need to sell my own car first :Oops:

 

[Stevo123]

Impressive list of past cars! I own a Sprinter myself (Not so glam!..) Welcome to the forum though

 

[stumpy]

Welcome. Nice cars. I think you should try and find a nice 190 Cosworth if you can. May be hard though and not that cheap for a good one. I used to have a 325 E30 Sport and that was a great car too but the Merc has rarity value. Most old beemers have been well and truly abused by their owners.

 

[mew]

ty for replies

i am more inclined to go for the 2 mercedes... a nice 190e and a motorway e class tho we'll see how things go

have to move the subaru first

 

[Silver Arrow]

Ooops, Cosworth.
A while back, the local tuning firm had a two door cossie which I quite fancied.
As I have a few interesting toys, I checked my insurance to see what they wanted to add it to the set.
It was horrendous!!!!!!!

 

[Alex M Grieve]

ty for replies

i am more inclined to go for the 2 mercedes... a nice 190e and a motorway e class tho we'll see how things go

have to move the subaru first

It seems from your "previous" that you haven't tried a diesel yet? Not so fast away from the lights, but very torquey with lots more oomph at cruising speed. When I bought one of the first Peugeot 405 turbodiesels in the UK in 1988, everyone laughed. Then they realised that a BMW 520 @ 70 mph had to chage down 2 gears to keep up with the top gear acceleration of the 405 from that speed. And diesels have moved on a lot since.

A 320 CDI (C, E or S Class) will have more than twice the bhp of a 405 and 3 times the torque. The economy and reliability of diesels is excellent - I can drive from Warwickshire to Edinburgh or Glasgow and back without refuelling.

Even if it just gives you a good laugh, don't knock it until you've tried it! :grin::grin::grin:

 

[mew]

It seems from your "previous" that you haven't tried a diesel yet? Not so fast away from the lights, but very torquey with lots more oomph at cruising speed. When I bought one of the first Peugeot 405 turbodiesels in the UK in 1988, everyone laughed. Then they realised that a BMW 520 @ 70 mph had to chage down 2 gears to keep up with the top gear acceleration of the 405 from that speed. And diesels have moved on a lot since.

A 320 CDI (C, E or S Class) will have more than twice the bhp of a 405 and 3 times the torque. The economy and reliability of diesels is excellent - I can drive from Warwickshire to Edinburgh or Glasgow and back without refuelling.

Even if it just gives you a good laugh, don't knock it until you've tried it! :grin::grin::grin:

iv driven many other cars in the past including diesels; of which i was most impressed with the 206 and 406 hdi diesels for the miles u get.. but its that surge and smoothness that i like about petrols

for the time being il be driving petrol until the government jacks up the price to the point of insanity