Rusty Pelican

1VHN is on a Bentley now

OOOF , Another C180K - Il be watching

Cheap old Merc - possibly the most expensive car you will ever buy Especially with no service history whatsoever and tinternet bringing up tails of woe by the tonne for petrol 4 pots Still i dived in and was rewarded with a host of issues among which were Crank sensor , can magnets leaking oil , dash that half failed , leaking gearbox oil cooler pipes which resulted in the need for a rad as well , some other random pipes , serpentine belt tensioner exploded and the last MOT saying it needs more bushes than Kew Gardens . Is it a joy to drive - YES Has it been reliable - well now it is until the next grenading bit of plastic that is Pros - absolute luxury - well for me anyhoo Conns - expensive if bits go tits up , early ones are water soluble so facelift on only are the better ones

I know i really shouldnt but i like that

On mine the actual plug was iffy and needed a wiggle to get it working , same symptom , gauge cluster just vanished

Why thank you , strangely its been the most reliable car weve ever had , who said buying a car from a scrapyard was a bad idea , done about 200,000 miles in it since 91 - best £50 I ever spent

It was a Commer Imp van , i never put the side windows or rear seat in though as that was done in the 70s , fronts off a scrapped orange Stiletto as the original was rotten . Colour now is original - Bermuda Blue although some dough head troweled on Caribbean blue wiv a white roof back in the day

Yep , took 4 months , fitted this wing cut from a scrapper and a s/h door . its still on the road and we still use it almost on a daily basis

A long time ago now - from this To this - hit and run at night - bastard !!!