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  1. Hi Shiters, In a rare fit of practicality I sold my old Merc 190e (I know, I know) back in September due to an impending house move/renovation which demanded a more suitable day-to-day tip run/DIY fetching and carrying type of thing. Something that did a few more empeegees and had a hatch with folding seats was the criteria so something along the lines of a battered old estate car was on the list... Obviously, with me being a serial Italophile as well as being a serial Merc licker I saw this wee Panda for sale and snapped it up (it fits some of the wishlist at least) I've always admired Pandas for some bizarre reason - I think it's their lack of pretence at being anything other than a cheapy little runabout. So, what do I think of it I hear you all ask? Well, it's super cheap to run while I'm spending lots of hard earned on house shite. It likes to be ragged around and it really annoys commuters in their sales rep specials if you dare to overtake them. It goes pretty well for a little fella - it's the later 1.2 VVT engine so it boasts a mighty 69bhp! I don't mind that it's silver - my old Lancia Delta was silver so it takes me back. The interior is a bit like sitting in a coal mine but there's lots of glass so it's not gloomy. So far it's had a cambelt/waterpump change at a local* Italian specialist - this was actually an excuse to go and drool over some Lancia porn Things that need doing - a new foglight at the offside one is discoloured and then a basic service in a few weeks time. Anyway, here it is...
  2. Ooof! And is that Beryl Blue too? What a combo. πŸ™‚
  3. Leather?? In a 190e?? Sheer decadence I tells ya! Seriously tho' - it looks lovely and I hope it starts behaving itself soon.πŸ™‚
  4. Flippin' heck. This chancer buys my old 190e, chops the springs, adds bangin' choonz, lies about how long he's had it (less than a month) and the more than doubles the price! https://m.facebook.com/groups/2710501939162511/permalink/3591256864420343/ πŸ˜‚
  5. Might be good for a roof panel? https://www.facebook.com/groups/652361871614597/permalink/2308184882698946/?sale_post_id=2308184882698946
  6. This is my old car - a great little thing! That Carat Duchatalet spoiler is as rare as rocking horse s#/t apparently. It had paintwork done by mercedes under warranty before my ownership. It also had horrible massive alloys on it without any stagger which made it handle like a scared antelope. I'll try to dig out a picture. I installed the extra bit of wiring loom between the cam magnet and ECU. This is an official Merc part and prevents the ECU filling up with oil - which is nice πŸ™‚
  7. In less than thrilling news - this old thing has been providing sterling service. Apart from a slightly squeaky blower fan and a slightly whiny diff. I'll give the fan a poke at some point but the diff can stay as it is as it's a case of TADTS (at some point). In the meantime it got serviced and is still looking pretty tidy underneath. A house move means it might be for sale soon... Watch this space πŸ™‚
  8. My old slk popped that one up once or twice. I just reset it with a cheapo code reader and chucked a bottle of cataclean in over two fuel fillups and all was good again.
  9. As far as I know the holes for the clips on the sacco/non sacco wings are the same. Just check to see if they have side repeater holes though. I think some really early cars had no repeaters. Epic collection thread! 😎
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