wuvvum 35119 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Must be one of the last XJ6s that. Link to post Share on other sites
Split_Pin 13676 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Nice! My parents neighbour across the road got her miniMetro from Appleyard in the 1980s. Quite a few cars round where I lived in Linlithgow came from there at that time. Enjoy it! HMC 1 Link to post Share on other sites
TrabbieRonnie 868 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Really lovely looking thing that, love to see a proper colour on a car... well done. HMC 1 Link to post Share on other sites
marm 1293 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 glad the big cat's stayed in the county, it's an itch I really need to scratch... HMC 1 Link to post Share on other sites
HMC 18221 Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 Fleet news. @worldofceri collected the London taxi this morning off to its next shiter owner. The Jag went to a supermarket, where it was crapped on by a seagul. Apparently Bill Lyons often used to insist on viewing a styling exercise away from the factory, in the grounds of his house (wappenbury hall IIRC) to test it out in natural light. I recon the bird crap test is also valid. If a car still looks good with bird shit on the bonnet then the stylist done good. wuvvum, BorniteIdentity, dome and 21 others 23 1 Link to post Share on other sites
HMC 18221 Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 I have done a buyage; similar to the jag in that it has a swept volume of 3.2 litres and is a straight 6. Not a jag. Any guesses? The Moog, marm, gadgetgricey and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
gadgetgricey 2626 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Defo, something with a three pointed star. HMC 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Asimo 16260 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Volvo S80 mk2, Freeloader mk2, Mondeo? Link to post Share on other sites
scdan4 4071 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Just now, OM646 said: W210? Minimads? Link to post Share on other sites
HMC 18221 Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 You guys were on the money. Straight 6 3.2 turbo diesel in a w210. Do you ever see those e bay ads by frustrated novelists? “He bought the car and every Sunday colonel smith would wax the car and go to church, assuming the weather was dry....” I’ve stumbled on some rich material for an over the top e bay ad. The first (and long term owner) was a former commander of the desert rats, a nato commander in Kosovo, and a chief of defence intelligence. His who’s who entry around the time he bought the w210 lists interests as skiing, fishing, walking, and paying school fees. His last job is also the reason why there’s a bit of late registration madness going on. The first thing I noticed about this e320cdi estate was that it’s an 11 plate. As in 2011. What’s going on there? Maybe an import from some obscure Mercedes satellite factory where they kept knocking together the old w210 long after it was out of production maybe? There was also the spec. Special order paint and trim plus a lot of options ticked (xenons, park distance control, heated electric seats, 7 seats, electric memory steering wheel and seat etc) Anyway it was cheap enough and had a long MOT and I did a buy. It’s pretty tidy, everything works, drives nicely. Some rust issues in a couple of places as you are probably expecting. Lots of paperwork Including the original order- placed whilst in Germany and to be collected at the factory. It’s all in d-marks as they hadn’t quite gone over the the euro yet. I think that also means that rear plate surround is original as the main MB HQ is Sindefingen. It spent 5 years in the uk, then followed the owner when he became the lieutenant Governor of Jersey. The service invoices from that time are to the official residence which features on the island’s £50 note of the time. When his stint was done he returned to the uk. In a move that DVLA used to do a little while back the car was given a number plate related to its entry to the uk rather than year of manufacture. An error @LightBulbFun ? Hence the late registration madness of what presumably is officially the last uk registered w210? Shite Ron, Cookiesouwest, The Moog and 25 others 28 Link to post Share on other sites
LightBulbFun 8147 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 23 minutes ago, HMC said: An error @LightBulbFun ? ohh its an interesting one when you mention it spent 5 years in the UK before going to Jersey, do you know when this was? it has an MOT record going back to 2006 and is down as first registered 25th of June 2001 but according to the DVLA and looking at it via my special tools, its been registered as if it was a new car in 2011 it has no import/used on date of first registration marker or such and is down manufactured in 2011, as if someone took a new car and registered it so technically not an error on the DVLA side at least but maybe an error on the person registering it who may have filled in a V55/4 rather then a V55/5! looks to have had a private plate before 2018 for what thats worth I have to wonder if it was registered as Diplomatic car/with a diplomatic plate, during its first 5 years here? while they wont show up on the main DVLA checker/any tools they WILL show up in the MOT checker, as the MOT checker is a DVSA thing rather then a DVLA thing which is also why you see record discrepancies from time to time does the V5 have anything in its special notes like "Declared new at first registration" ? HMC and Split_Pin 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
320touring 19267 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Can I please call dibs on this:) blackboilersuit, Tickman, Shite Ron and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
OM646 285 Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Congrats on the purchase. These post-facelift W210 have always appealed to me... Also, I can't believe I was the one getting this right! Seems that the DVLA pulled a "Portugal" with the reg. My 2006 W203 has a 2007 plate due to it being a used import. Cheers. HMC 1 Link to post Share on other sites
320touring 19267 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Is this an om613? Or is it some sort of odd spec? Link to post Share on other sites
dome 10040 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 It's a facelift so should be the 3.2 v6 320touring 1 Link to post Share on other sites
OM646 285 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 4 hours ago, dome said: It's a facelift so should be the 3.2 v6 Nope, OM613 still. Then the W211 switched to the OM648, still a straight six, and only the facelifted W211 got a V6, in 2006 dome and 320touring 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Minimad5 1096 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 20 hours ago, scdan4 said: Minimads? Sadly not. But what a fine example Link to post Share on other sites
320touring 19267 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 1 hour ago, OM646 said: Nope, OM613 still. Then the W211 switched to the OM648, still a straight six, and only the facelifted W211 got a V6, in 2006 That's good news - I liked the 612 in the ML, and I remember @HMC saying it was a straight 6. Still holding dibs please! OM646 1 Link to post Share on other sites
OM646 285 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 1 hour ago, 320touring said: That's good news - I liked the 612 in the ML, and I remember @HMC saying it was a straight 6. Still holding dibs please! OM 60x, 61x and 64x are great engines. I really regret losing out on a (slightly knackered) W211 E320 CDI estate last year. Ended up getting the W203 with 2 less cylinders Looking back, taking into account the 6000 miles i covered in 7 months, it was probably for good taking into account the fuel expenses 320touring 1 Link to post Share on other sites
HMC 18221 Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 @320touring yes as confirmed, it’s the 613 straight 6. One thing I was careful to Check on was the fuel injectors and the seals, after having issues with them on 612 and 613 in the past. All dry and tidy under there. I have got the engine covers but I prefer to leave them off as I’ve got injector seal OCD. gadgetgricey, loserone, Stevebrookman and 4 others 7 Link to post Share on other sites
320touring 19267 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Be still my beating heart 💓 Tickman, Vantman, loserone and 1 other 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites
HMC 18221 Posted February 5 Author Share Posted February 5 Been using the merc this last week and it’s just excelling at working and having no “issues” I had to transport something about 2 metres long and it did it’s thing of converting into a small van and swallowed it up. Looking at next weeks weather I’m glad it’s got heated seats 🧊 Split_Pin, Tickman, BorniteIdentity and 8 others 11 Link to post Share on other sites
HMC 18221 Posted February 7 Author Share Posted February 7 I dropped the kids back at my ex’s today and so found myself pulling up in my xj6 beside my old neighbours x308 xjr. If there was ever an advert for what lack of use can do to a car, this xjr is it. About 4 years ago it was a pretty tidy thing but not used often. Some water got into the fuel tank, it got sidelined and over time it’s become a mouldy old relic. I think the duck bill drain under the scuttle is blocked too as it seems permanently wet inside with new uncategorised forms of mould thriving within. Seeing it sat unhappily made me feel slightly less bad about using mine come rain or shine (or snow) Fleet shot in the late afternoon sun on my return. Coprolalia, somewhatfoolish, DVee8 and 12 others 10 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites
montytom 669 Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Since having my jaguar and subsequently giving it to my dad I thought I had gone off jags but that is lovely. I like the mercedes but jaguar's seem more special to me Link to post Share on other sites
somewhatfoolish 7856 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 That XJR has a bridge to cross. Link to post Share on other sites
HMC 18221 Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 Fleet shot. No snow on the western edge of Dartmoor. Putting my teeth on edge mind; Better wash the salt off ASAP. Six-cylinder, Kringle, BorniteIdentity and 9 others 12 Link to post Share on other sites
marm 1293 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Fab fleet. Let it rust - enjoy it while you can. HMC 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Broadsword 3112 Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 That is a fantastic pair of cars to own! Link to post Share on other sites
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