HMC Posted April 3, 2019 Author Posted April 3, 2019 Could be worse..... dome, Broadsword, The Moog and 5 others 8
HMC Posted April 3, 2019 Author Posted April 3, 2019 Boom! 4 miles into the collection outward leg and the dashboard says no. Cavcraft, CGSB, angle and 3 others 6
HMC Posted April 3, 2019 Author Posted April 3, 2019 Ooooo can we guess the malfunction?4 now to guess with a couple of clues. Perhaps I should have cycled out to the new car and avoided electrical shenanigins? A quick pull over and flick of the ignition resets most of it. # limit of my electrical system intel Hope the new merc is less flakey Jim Bell 1
gadgetgricey Posted April 3, 2019 Posted April 3, 2019 Hope the new merc is less flakey Doubtful, but gotta love the optimism HMC, DeeJay and Jim Bell 3
HMC Posted April 3, 2019 Author Posted April 3, 2019 First sight of the prey.... CGSB, Dirk Diggler, Sigmund Fraud and 6 others 9
HMC Posted April 3, 2019 Author Posted April 3, 2019 Verdict- way less flakey than the CLK Cavcraft, Marm Toastsmith, gadgetgricey and 20 others 23
Broadsword Posted April 3, 2019 Posted April 3, 2019 Looking remarkably presentable. Handsome car, I like it! HMC 1
somewhatfoolish Posted April 3, 2019 Posted April 3, 2019 Beirut Cowdenbeath taxicab; well purchased. HMC and chaseracer 2
gadgetgricey Posted April 3, 2019 Posted April 3, 2019 Doubtful, but gotta love the optimism That looks like I need to eat my words.Looks stunning. HMC 1
HMC Posted April 4, 2019 Author Posted April 4, 2019 ^ it’s not bad, but not perfect. Worst bits are the front wings (at least they bolt off) both have been repaired (not v well look at how it meets the bumper!) and one has been driven into something. gadgetgricey, Jim Bell, paulplom and 3 others 6
HMC Posted April 4, 2019 Author Posted April 4, 2019 Just realised it looks like the corner of the front bumper has been taped back on.
Jim Bell Posted April 4, 2019 Posted April 4, 2019 As Merc front wings go, that should be described as well above average. Cavcraft, HMC, DeeJay and 5 others 8
GeordieInExile Posted April 4, 2019 Posted April 4, 2019 For £250 you really cannot go wrong with that, dodgy wing alignment or not. HMC 1
The_Equalizer Posted April 4, 2019 Posted April 4, 2019 For £250 you really cannot go wrong with that, dodgy wing alignment or not. Indeed. A new, painted wing will probably cost more than the car. Yes, you can try and find a decent second-hand one, but just like the CLKs, they all rot in the same places.
HMC Posted April 4, 2019 Author Posted April 4, 2019 Alas, that’s the reality of banger mercs. Full locked the front wheels and the front coil spring cups seem good, although I’ll reserve judgement until I’ve power washed the arches and looked carefully around the seam sealant.
Jim Bell Posted April 4, 2019 Posted April 4, 2019 I think you've done amazingly well for £250 even it it only gets to the next MOT. providing it's still got some MOT. HMC 1
HMC Posted April 4, 2019 Author Posted April 4, 2019 4 weeks! At least no corrosion fails or advisories on the history site. (Crosses fingers) somewhatfoolish, holbeck and Jim Bell 3
HMC Posted April 4, 2019 Author Posted April 4, 2019 During my dredge of the cheapest running driving mot’d mercs I saw a lot of rust, and one car that I found oddly appealing, even though most would run a mile..... My enquiries didn’t progress far..... Maybe they thought I was taking the piss? Or tripping at the time? Anyway a near miss. Marm Toastsmith 1
gadgetgricey Posted April 4, 2019 Posted April 4, 2019 Jesus, the pictures from the side are even better. https://www.gumtree.com/p/mercedes-benz/mercedes-e-class-w210-2.6v6/1334460909 HMC 1
HMC Posted April 5, 2019 Author Posted April 5, 2019 Retrieval leg to collect the clk that I dumped near the e class vendors house. ..... HMCjr first bus Trip. My last bus trip was to school on a GM BUS 1984 leyland atlantean with northern counties coachwork, shitetastic! spike60, The Moog, Cavcraft and 2 others 5
HMC Posted April 7, 2019 Author Posted April 7, 2019 Bump Anyone fancy my merc camper? had a bit of interest originally, a friend said he’d have it locally but after a while that doesn’t seem to be happening. It’s a 1998 Mercedes 208d MWB. Originally a minibus (401k!) and fully trimmed etc, it now has 6 seats and a raised double bed with large storage under, Down as a motor caravan on the v5 It’s pretty tidy for an old sprinter - underneath is good but the corners of the door bottoms, bits around the front screen and a couple of the wheel arches are rusty, zoom in on the pics. It has a non turbo 2.3 om601- about 70 something bhp and it is SLOW. I maxed it at 75 mph which is it’s geared maximum reading a brochure. I must say I’ve got used to it and once it’s wound up it’s not so bad with the benefit of simplicity and bombproofness compared to the CDI generation of sprinter power units. Seems to have an off beat idle when hot but that might be an engine mount? Done 600 miles in it over a few weeks and it’s a reliable old slogger that is on the button. The brakes clutch and gearchange are good. Factory air con which doesn’t work. A remote heater for the rear which is plumbed into the cooling system- it’s fan doesn’t work. It’s pretty basic as a camper with the raised bed, a stowable rail mounted table and a solar panel charged separate battery with inverter and normal 3 pin domestic plug/usb point and an opening skylight. MOT to September if memory serves- for the purposes of a swap I’d be happy with a straight swap for something worth 500-1000. Dirk Diggler, Dick Cheeseburger, Cavcraft and 4 others 7
New POD Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 First sight of the prey.... 80E246D5-1AEA-43F8-AEF7-BFEEF3D933E2.jpegWhen a car is bigger than 2 houses chaseracer 1
Lacquer Peel Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 Any photos of the bed/storage set up? ruffgeezer 1
HMC Posted April 7, 2019 Author Posted April 7, 2019 I’ll get some more/better interior pics today Lacquer Peel, spike60, ruffgeezer and 1 other 4
purplebargeken Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 Rover 45 1.8 CVT in lovely nick and some cashs?
somewhatfoolish Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 Is that fake plastic wood on the centre console? How very beige.
chaseracer Posted April 7, 2019 Posted April 7, 2019 When a car is bigger than 2 houses Or four, if Eddy and Huggy Bear are involved!
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