Jimbo1959
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- Your Mercedes
- VW Scirocco. The Quattro, E350 CDi Blue Efficiency Sport Coupe, now both gone
A friend has this car for sale at his garage and I went for a look yesterday. I was really impressed at how tight everything felt for a '59 plate, mind you with only 17K on it I shouldn't be surprised. My friend is a bit of a Mercedes nut and told me that if it had been a cabriolet, it would have gone straight into his private collection.
The only thing I didn't like about it was the previous owner had powder coated the wheels black and put on rim protectors.
The previous owner of my current car had, had them fitted prior to my purchase and I couldn't believe the damage that they caused due to water retention. The rims had to be refurbed before I would buy the car, they had bubbled and pitted, the shocking thing was that, that car had only done 9K at that point, it was a mess.
I understand the desire to protect the rims but in my humble opinion these things are a total waste of time. They look awful and only do their job if you don't take the car out in the rain.
My OCD about detailing is showing, but if you look after them, they look after you I've found.
It's just a pity that this car has come along so early, as I'm not quite yet, ready to buy. It's immaculate, and personally, I think changing the wheels back to silver, remove the rim protectors and a set of MB O.E. mudflaps and it would look perfect.
No doubt when I am ready I'll only be able to find starship mileage ones for this price.
Oh well, good things come to he who waits, allegedly! I had wanted a red one really.
The only thing I didn't like about it was the previous owner had powder coated the wheels black and put on rim protectors.
The previous owner of my current car had, had them fitted prior to my purchase and I couldn't believe the damage that they caused due to water retention. The rims had to be refurbed before I would buy the car, they had bubbled and pitted, the shocking thing was that, that car had only done 9K at that point, it was a mess.
I understand the desire to protect the rims but in my humble opinion these things are a total waste of time. They look awful and only do their job if you don't take the car out in the rain.
My OCD about detailing is showing, but if you look after them, they look after you I've found.
It's just a pity that this car has come along so early, as I'm not quite yet, ready to buy. It's immaculate, and personally, I think changing the wheels back to silver, remove the rim protectors and a set of MB O.E. mudflaps and it would look perfect.
No doubt when I am ready I'll only be able to find starship mileage ones for this price.
Oh well, good things come to he who waits, allegedly! I had wanted a red one really.