What Have You Done To Your Merc Today?

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Mind the mice... ;)
There’s actually Chinese knockoff ones now. You can tell as they’re made from planks rather than single piece tops
 

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Did your good lady drag you into Browns against your better judgement ?. We like Helmsley too :)

I was in and out of so many places I honestly don't know if we were in Browns or not. If it's at the top of the square in Helmsley on the road to Scarborough and quite expensive then, yes we were, lol.
 

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Kilburn is also a nice place to visit if you have too much money and not enough good furniture. :D

I think they might baulk at the idea of delivering on a 450 mile round trip , lol. :D
 

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At £10k for a dining suite I'm not surprised!
It will last forever though, I’ve a 25 year old table that just improves with age
 

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Oh no, they’ll deliver anywhere

At £10k for a dining suite I'm not surprised!


:eek::eek::eek::eek: £10K ???? Just for a dining suite? Not a chance we'd go in there then, Swmbo would expect the whole house to be done for that sort of money, and probably change back too. :D:rolleyes:
 

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I was in and out of so many places I honestly don't know if we were in Browns or not. If it's at the top of the square in Helmsley on the road to Scarborough and quite expensive then, yes we were, lol.

That's the one Jim :rolleyes: We have to go in there every time, quite what my wife thinks will be different in there I am not quite sure. Never mind, if it makes for a quiet life then it's worth doing :)
 

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:eek::eek::eek::eek: £10K ???? Just for a dining suite? Not a chance we'd go in there then, Swmbo would expect the whole house to be done for that sort of money, and probably change back too. :D:rolleyes:
There’s oak furniture and there’s Robert Thompson “Mouseman” furniture. I’d say £10k (if 6 chairs) is pretty reasonable. Call in if you’re up that way again and take a look. It’s not like the carp they advertise on telly.

I don’t mind paying, I really don’t like paying twice... :cool:
 

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There’s oak furniture and there’s Robert Thompson “Mouseman” furniture. I’d say £10k (if 6 chairs) is pretty reasonable. Call in if you’re up that way again and take a look. It’s not like the carp they advertise on telly.

I don’t mind paying, I really don’t like paying twice... :cool:
Friend of ours has a church pew - 6ft or so. Even they sell for £3k plus. Mind you I think hers is the original Robert Thompson so may well be worth even more!
 

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Tested all the central locking vacuum lines on the 129 using my shiny new test tool. No leaks. Even using the tool the doors won't unlock.
Having a read through the system operations it appears there are a pair of door vacuum solenoids (possibly under the seats) that are operated once the pump reaches pressure. I know the pump is reaching pressure but it appears it's not telling the solenoids. I think it may be new pump time....:(


yr not bored tho ! idea was to keep the stealers busy but if its you,or me or us, i guess benz almost as happy still likely to generate an invoice at some point.good luck.
 

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yr not bored tho ! idea was to keep the stealers busy but if its you,or me or us, i guess benz almost as happy still likely to generate an invoice at some point.good luck.
Benz won't get any money for this one. Pumps are NLA new.
 

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There's a few on eBay and r129.co rebuild them I think.
 

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There’s oak furniture and there’s Robert Thompson “Mouseman” furniture. I’d say £10k (if 6 chairs) is pretty reasonable. Call in if you’re up that way again and take a look. It’s not like the carp they advertise on telly.

I don’t mind paying, I really don’t like paying twice... :cool:

I'm afraid that, at those prices, their stuff is a little (ok, a lot) out of our price range.

We recently thought we were being extravagant when we spent £800 :eek: on a matched pair, of an oak coffee table and TV unit from Oak Furniture Land. Our thinking being that basically these items would see us out and that our children could benefit from them when we were gone. ;)

£10K for a table and six chairs, :eek: that's more than I paid for my house. :D (30 Years ago).

I looked up Robert Thompson “Mouseman” furniture on 'tinternet and it's beautiful furniture with a fantastic reputation, just a little to rich for our blood though.:rolleyes::rolleyes:
 

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I'm afraid that, at those prices, their stuff is a little (ok, a lot) out of our price range.

We recently thought we were being extravagant when we spent £700 :eek: on a matched pair, of an oak coffee table and TV unit from Oak Furniture Land. Our thinking being that basically these items would see us out and that our children could benefit from them when we were gone. ;)

£10K for a table and six chairs, :eek: that's more than I paid for my house. :D

I looked up Robert Thompson “Mouseman” furniture on 'tinternet and it's beautiful furniture with a fantastic reputation, just a little to rich for our blood though.:rolleyes::rolleyes:
I’ve only a table in ma hoose, nae other furniture :rolleyes::eek::p:D
 

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That's the one Jim :rolleyes: We have to go in there every time, quite what my wife thinks will be different in there I am not quite sure. Never mind, if it makes for a quiet life then it's worth doing :)

Yes I remember it now, there was a nice jacket visible from the street and there was a "sale" on so, it was actually me that walked in. Swmbo followed in at my back, browsing the prices as she went, strolls up to me,and utters the immortal statement, "behave yourself boy, did you look at the prices of this stuff? Lets go, no way are you paying that for a jacket sunshine, as much as I love you":D:D

I'm not saying that she's tight with money but, she doesn't like throwing it about/away, as she puts it. :D
 

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Never mind, if it makes for a quiet life then it's worth doing :)

A man after my own heart Andy, if the little woman is happy, life is easier for all.
 

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We recently thought we were being extravagant when we spent £800 :eek: on a matched pair, of an oak coffee table and TV unit from Oak Furniture Land. Our thinking being that basically these items would see us out and that our children could benefit from them when we were gone. ;)

We've applied the same logic to Indigo Furniture items we've bought used off t'interweb. If you're not familiar with it it's super solid pine furniture made in Matlock in the Peak District.
Our French place is full of the stuff and it's started to appear in the UK house too...
Best thing about it is if it gets a knock or dent or scratch it's just patina and often a rub with wax makes it disappear.
 


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