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Yeah, it was the slow speed crap road surface ride that was a little less isolated than I would have wished on mine. At higher speeds however the float was definitely there, without the body roll you'd expect in fast corners. That's what made it feel special.
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Its a great spec but considering the rust the price is just rediculous.
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Thanks guys, hopefully I got some good news about it next week. Until then, I've spend most of yesterday properly cleaning up the A8, polishing the front bumper and headlights to give it a little more curb appeal. The car's look now match the way it drives, more about that later. Meanwhile, my mode of transport to the NEC has decided to snap a spring while it was parked. This is certainly not the first snapped BMW spring but its annoying nethertheless. It doesn't help that it tore up the backside tire wall before I even noticed what was going on. That tire barely had any miles on it and I'm currently contemplating whether it would be safe to drive the 400 miles to the NEC and back without dying.😂 I don't think it damaged the cords. So out it all comes, surprisingly straight forward: That certainly doesn't look right either... And certainly nobody has been in there to change an ABS sensor! Here's the damage then. I've already ordered a replacement spring and droplink which should hopefully arrive in time for me to throw them on the car. It pains me a little to replace a single spring as you should always do this in pairs. Now would also be the time to replace the shock mount and pobably the shock absorber itself considering it might still be the original one. It's a little hard to tell what has been done on it in the past without any history really. The plan is to do a "lets just replace everything ala Mercedes W140 but I don't have the funds for that for the next few months. Speaking of the W140 S-Class, after months of nothing happening at all I've finally started to install all the shiny new parts I have gathered for it over the last year or so! I don't think I ever showed any progress on any of the work done on the subframe. I didn't drop and sandblasted it as it should probably be done. I did wirebrush the hell out of it though, Rust-anode and POR15 should ensure that it stays this clean for at least a few years to come. Here's what it looked like before: Pretty much everything you see will be replaced by OEM quality new parts. I think in the end it's only the ABS sensor, swaybar and knuckle that will stay. The brake disc shield will be installed whever the wheelbearing needs doing. The swaybar bushings were probably the ones seeing the least wear. Almost forgot replacing those. Anyway, that's it for the moment. I'll see if I can make some more progress on both the Mercedes and 540i next week, the latter really needs to be ready for the weekend as it'll once again be used to haul parts all over.
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Excuse me if this was posted before but who knew AI Jeremy is such a good singer?
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It probably doesn't help that it's still on UK plates. If it hasn't happened yet you'll have to pay VAT and import fees on top of that asking price. Being rhd obviously doesn't help either. You'd expect it to be sold as a parts donor rather quickly though.
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Well, replacing the sunroof seems to have fixed the leak, no water making its way into the car anymore! The alarm doesn't seem to randomly go off either after unplugging the bonnet sensor (naturally with me writing this it now will at 4am tomorrow), it might have just decided to expire right around the time I installed the new headliner. I won't plug it in anytime soon either to prove my theory... I celebrated the occasion by finally cleaning the interior properly, messy footwells begone! I'm still looking for an original beige driver side floor mat, the car did come with one but it literally desintegrated after having been submerged for a year. Naturally most of them are long worn out nowadays. As controversial as it may have been originally, I think this is still a good looking car. I'm not sure if I'm going to tackle any of its remaining issues anytime soon (the only really urgent thing is a potential small leak in the powersteering cooler), everything else planned really are just minor niggles or retrofitting a few options like electric blinds and soft-close which it didn't come with originally, which can wait. With the 7-Series out of the drive the Senator is back. Thanks to @24vdiamond I finally have a replacement for the faded bonnet badge, something I wanted to get sorted since I got the car in 2017: Not sure if the bonnet ever received a respray but the glue of the badge certainly stood the test of time. Naturally the badge crumbled to pieces trying to get it off: I'm not sure if its just me but I'm fairly sure the two locating holes aren't perfectly level. New badge installed. It may seem like a small thing but badges on a car just complete the design for me, which is one of the reasons I don't get debadging, people are turning their cars into more generic versions of the designer's intent. The Opel Blitz might not be the most prestigous logo but it finally completes the look after so many years. Now I just need treat that corner trim to look black again. It's not unlikely that we will reach an agreement with the vendor of the house mentioned further above tomorrow. Should that happen I will start having to advertise the Audi. I'll also have to get my shit together and sort the fuel supply issue on the S-Class Coupe thats been waiting in the background for some action for the last 3 months, and reinstall the front suspension on the W140 behind it, which has been on axle stands for a year now. I'll probably have about 2-3 months to sort all of this so I'm starting to feel the heat!
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Yeah, apparently the steelies with trims are the original wheels while the alloys would be optional equipment. In his opinion the alloys give the car a whole different presence.
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I remember my pre-fl one to ride incredibly well. Not sure if I'd still think the same today but it was one of the best riding cars I owned, and I might have had my W140 back then already.
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The Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration is happening on the 22nd-24th of March again. That's the weekend next week. With many shiters usually around as visitors and club members who's coming this year? I'm personally planning to link this into a bigger parts delivery and collection mission, probably on the Saturday. With costs for parking and tickets not getting any cheaper it might also be good to share any discounts available. I got one for 2 quid off per ticket, let me know if you are interested.
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What a beauty, the yellow fog lights do indeed suit it.
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Niiice, black is not a common color for them either. This should be Safrane #3 on the forum at the moment.
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795 quid "Cadillac" Citroen C6. With this being the only photo we are left wondering which of these beauties it might be. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1359587951421619/
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Mid-late 90s European 5-Series/A6 competitor limits the choice massively. If it's not British nor a Volvo/Saab/Alfa it can only be an XM, Safrane, 605, Omega B or E-Class. Unless it's a freaking Quattroporte IV!
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Lexus GS300 possibly? Certainly wouldn't be a bad pick. As an Alfa 166 owner I'm hoping for you it's not one of those.