Six-cylinder Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Great- Thanks very much. I will send a SAE with a large stamp on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Autoshite really is the MUTHA atm, with what will be 2 free cars given away this month plus a plethora of miniature chod earlier on. A very generous offer of a thoroughly decent-sounding car. eddyramrod and HMC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Agreed, it shows something of the mutual goodwill that lives on the forum, which is what makes these brown pages the unique place they are. Minimad5, Vince70, Squire_Dawson and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuke Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Can I be second in line..... .....to thank Six-cylinder for removing temptation from my path. A short but painful stay in hospital has been avoided. vulgalour and Twiggy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 My wife is away, when she gets back and asks if I purchased any cars I can say no dear! vulgalour, Shep Shepherd, Twiggy and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Well, er, bought sir. Same colour as my old 300d Saloon. Brilliant cars. Enjoy changing the front springs if it needs them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Livered Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 I was thinking about this last night, what a great car it is. It just seems to glide around in silence, it's also really comfy and massive inside. The self-levelling rear suspension means you can put pretty much as much as you want of whatever you want in the back. It's ridiculously over-engineered, with every component built about 10 times more strongly than it needs to be (and than other manufacturers would have done). I reckon these were the last Mercedes about which that could be said. HOWEVER, getting onto this particular car and its condition, I just want to re-iterate that one of the reasons I'm giving it away rather than trying to sell it is that I don't need to "prepare" it for sale. So you're getting a warts-and-all type thing. For example I don't even know what the brake pads and discs are like, haven't looked for ages. All I know is that the brakes work. Before it gets picked up I'll hoover it out but it won't be nicely valeted. All that sort of thing. I just want to make sure it's clear that although it has been looked after in the past, it hasn't really been meticulously looked after for the last year and it shows. It's obvious that the previous owner maintained it really well, regardless of cost, and that shows too. But my hunch is that he stopped doing so a year or so before selling it. Maybe he ran out of money, or just lost interest. The reason I think that is that it appears really sound basically, but some things have been done on the cheap recently. For example, both the windscreen washer and one rear mudguard had been broken and bodged really badly. They have both failed again since. Then the car came into my ownership, and to be frank I didn't find the time to give it what it deserves either. The above niggles I inherited with the car but still haven't got round to fixing. Now as well as that fettling it could really do with a bloody good valet and a polish would be good too, because the blue is slightly faded and I reckon it would look awesome if properly polished up. It's a really good car and it could surely do another 136,000 miles and 24 years, in style to boot. But the car has hit a crossroads in its life in which it will only be able to live that long if it gets some love. When it does I'm hoping for PICKCHAZ on Autoshite eddyramrod and KruJoe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I think the fact it runs and drives is already a massive bonus considering the price! If any help is required with collection feel free to give me a shout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 It's a free car, I don't think you need to justify it's condition in any way. KruJoe, dugong and eddyramrod 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiggy Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Uncommon kind of you Mr. L. and incredibly generous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Agreed, this is a degree of generosity one rarely sees these days. I applaud, in fact I stand to applaud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Indeed, very generous. For that price I wouldn't be hoovering it out either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outlaw118 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Ballz. I knew I shouldn't have gone to bed early last night without logging on.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drum Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I had a j reg 230TE in blue. Lovely cars. Nice one Mr L and I too am looking forward to the pictures of it after some tlc.This site is better than it used to be etc. HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hauserplenty Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I would, but it's so far away... I was considering one of these recently. It was similar to this one but it only had 104K on it.My research on it found that it was indeed the last of the over-engineered Mercedes.Nuns and kittens are safe and loved; the world is now a happier place... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 PM sent about collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negative Creep Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 This is really local but I've just had one and have litterally no use for another right now, so only fair it goes to somone who'll get something out of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I am getting excited now one day to go to collect the Mercedes, I have collected my pre booked train ticket, arranged insurance, booked my wife to take me to the station even if the first leg is by bus replacement service! trigger, Jim Bell and Magnificent Rustbucket 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyruspower Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 What an awesome giveaway, cap doffed to you Mr. Livered! Welcome to the W124 club Six-cylinder, will be interesting to see how you develop the car. I've had some fun with mine, although I didn't manage to get it for £0.... I took the plunge on sinking some money into mine, which is probably getting close to first year depreciation levels on a new E350 CDi Estate, but balls to it: I've saved a legend..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugong Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I am getting excited now one day to go to collect the Mercedes, I have collected my pre booked train ticket, arranged insurance, booked my wife to take me to the station even if the first leg is by bus replacement service!Wow, all that money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 The Mercedes is home safe and well with no problems at all. My fear of a large estate car and a 2 Ltr Auto were unfounded, it goes well enough for every day use. The bonus is this morning my wife asked me if we had a car suitable for her canoe to fit on the roof, well this morning the answer was no but now we have the Mercedes with all its's roof bar kit. Trouble free cannot be said for trains, first I had to get of the rail replacement bus and walk in Oxford to be sure of catching the Oxford - Reading train. Next after leaving on time the train from Reading to Exeter was an hour late after several delays. Thanks very much for the car it is great. trigger, Bucketeer and KruJoe 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldo135 Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Amazing gesture! I was on holiday when this was offered or would have added myself to the list, my kids would love sitting in the boot! Good luck with it six cylinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Agreed, this is a degree of generosity one rarely sees these days. I applaud, in fact I stand to applaud.Did you really stand up and clap at your laptop? anonymous user, beko1987, michael t and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I have used the 200TE a couple of times for work but now my wife has bagged it for a camping trip to Devon next weekend with canoe. I had two new tyres fitted today and my wife did a trial fit of her canoe. RobT, KruJoe, michael t and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 [sadé]Your wife's got a - your wife's got a - sweet-ass canoe[/sadé] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 [sadé]Your wife's got a - your wife's got a - sweet-ass canoe[/sadé]Sorry we are just not clever enough to work this out. I have now changed both brake light bulbs and they work fine, I was worried it was more serious when neither were working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Sweetest Taboo - Sade Although it takes more than lip-gloss & a backless frock to make a soul singer. Richard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Forgot, I did take the first fill up compulsory photo. I have refilled since and the Merc has done 28.6 mpg, OK for a big car with a small engine. Next fix done, I now have the radio working. It was simply the plugs on the back of the radio were not pushed in properly. I still have central locking, rear wash/wiper, front o/s washer, cruise control to sort out. Then what to do with the bodywork? RobT, Mr_Bo11ox, trigger and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Livered Posted May 22, 2014 Author Share Posted May 22, 2014 Cool. I never bothered to calculate the mpg; I reckon 28.6 is ok, as you say. Great that the old girl is being used and appreciated As far as the brake light bulbs are concerned, I'm not surprised. When we were getting some seriously wet weather a few months ago, I drove through a big flood and immediately started to experience various issues with the rear light clusters. Indicators not working, then bulbs kept blowing, but all seemed well after a week or so with the exception of the brake light bulbs blowing more recently. I think that the rear lights must have caused some problems for the previous owner, because one of the very few spares I got with the car was a rear light cluster lense, and the clips which hold the little carrier for the bulbs inside the lense seem a bit tired, as if the whole assembly has been taken apart and put back together again loads of times. Anyway, hopefully it will give you no more trouble. Central locking: I seem to remember it doesn't always work properly from the drivers door, but it does from the passenger door, is that right? If so there's a clue as to what might be amiss. Wash-wipe: one look at the bodgery of pipes under the bonnet tells you what you need to do there, you will doubtless have noticed that! Have you found much rust in the bodywork? I was only aware of a couple of very minor areas, but then a few days before you picked it up I did notice some bubbling along the front edge of one (nearside I think?) of the front wings which made me think "uh oh". It gives me a lovely warm fuzzy feeling to see the car being used and not giving any serious problems as yet. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Thank you Mr Livered the car is great but do you have a second one you can give me as my wife seems to have taken a liking to this one! She is now loading her stuff and I am not allowed to use it. Seriously I hope after her Devon weekend I might get it back for my use. The n-s brake bulb was black and the o-s simply did not work but they both work with new bulbs and the warning light has gone out. The central locking does work from the passenger side but not at all now from the drivers side. I should try and fix the washers before Sat morning but I am running out of time. The body has a couple of pimples on the tailgate and wheel arches but is generally good. I have not looked underneath yet and will leave that to the MOT guys in a month or so. eddyramrod 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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