1998 Mercedes C200 Elegance
126k miles, MOT August.
I picked this up from AndyW201 about a fortnight ago as a daily to replace the Cavalier whilst I take it off the road, I've done about 1000 miles in it, drives absolutely spot on and Andy has definitely undersold it in his description.
However, due to buying the A8 from sims and another potential purchase I'm in negotiations with on here, I really need to free up some space - my storage is absolutely maxed with stuff and I now have 4 cars at home annoying the neighbours, I need to make some movement.
Scrubs up fairly well, it has had some odd touch ups around the body but nothing that overly stands out, decent tyres all round, all electric work, has cruise control so is ideal on A roads/Motorways etc.
£350 or will roffle at £6 a ticket. Delivery possible.

£8 a ticket, or two for £15
Proper funny-face Multipla
My wife's car for last 8 years
ELX spec, so has the twin sunroofs
8v turbo diesel that plods on and on.  And on and on.  Did the 20 mile commute today, outside lane of M1 for a lot of it.
Dependable to go anywhere. More reliable that was ever in the blueprint !
Clutch 2016
Cambelt 2017
180k and everything still works including the folding mirrors, air con, both sunroofs, all windows, etc
Some war wounds, well what do you expect, some interior sticky scratchy plastics but nothing broken - all functional


Some noisy front clonking to deal with -  was told it's the inner ARB bushings despite MOT man being happy.  Just been turning up the stereo
 
UPDATE
Now has a Cat-C marker because of this.  Grrr.  The upshot is the insurer valued it at £1k.  Stitched together with cable ties for now.   

MOT all the way to October
ROFFLING AT £8 a ticket, or two for £15 - it really is that reliable and I don't want it gone but wife is in ear about it.  Taxed and insured until end of the month, see
We moved white goods with it last week and a whole fixed panels front end from a classic Mini (Riley Elf ectually) the week before.  So VAN status is achievable as the seats just lift out

Where is it? Well, you can smell the gunsmoke of Luton from here. M1 jns 9, 10, 11 will get you near. Or use the A5 and don't venture near that seething metropolis.
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I don't like it. I want a small car. Suzuki Wagon or similar. 
£350 or roffle at 6 quid each.
Good:
159,000 miles. Just under a year's MOT
Leather Interior (Actually that's a 'bad' to some people)
Bad:
Complicated starting method - 2 keys and an immobilizer
Likes a drink - TADTS (Plus it is Scottish)
Smells oily sometimes - TADTS
Tappy noise occasionally. Have been told Vanos - but hasn't affected anything. Might actually just be a loose engine cover.
Gearbox hangs in a low gear for first 30 seconds or so of driving after cold start. Fine after that. 
Bodywork has scratches and rust (rear arches)
 
I don't actually have many pictures...

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Well after almost 11 years it time to part ways with my Cavalier as recent changes mean I'm needing a estate car now. 
It's in tidy condition for it age and years but is no show car, though saying that I get plenty of nice comments off people about it which is nice!  Will be really sad to see it go as it's been a fantastic car to me and has always been a dependable friend. Holidays, house moves, days out, road trips buying tat or being on family taxi duty. It does it all without fuss. 
I have folders full of various receipts and bills for work carried out over the years and have got various spares mainly used that I can include if wanted.  I also have a compete spare 1.8 engine with 74,000 miles available too. 
Mileage is 204,000 but I did replace the engine with a secondhand unit about a year after first buying it with similar miles due to a oil pressure fault.  Though I've seen these Cavaliers with over  250,000+ miles and I have no issues with driving this car anywhere as these are hardy things. 
I've always serviced the car each year and always use a quality 15w40 oil.   In recent years it had all new shocks/ front springs and top mounts. Front Brakes and had various other parts replaced as needed to keep it ticking over. 
Has Pas, leccy front windows and central locking. Also has working Towbar see pic bellow. 
There so much more I can say but I'd be here all night!
Currently awaiting some Mot repairs to sort out emissions [ replace front downpipe ] and some minor welding to the rear floor pan . It should be ready for me to collect by Friday.  Any questions just ask away. Will add some pictures over the weekend once I've got the Car back. Still Insured till the end of May and Taxed etc. 

 

Things are a changing folks, the Rover of Smoothness has to go and I think a Rover Roffle is the way for this to happen.
You can see piccies of the car elsewhere on the forum but will try and post some as soon as I can over the weekend.
This is really a lovely car that has had some serious money spent on her over the last few years.
I have had a new rear section of exhaust fitted, a new brake caliper fitted to the N/S rear and it has had the CVT fluid drained and changed by the Rover specialist in St. Albans just a few months ago.  I had a new battery fitted when I bought her as well. She is a lovely smooth driving car, utterly comfortable too and she motors along beautifully. Quibbles? The heated seats don't work but seeing as the seats are velour fabric, that really isn't an issue.  A few giffer scuffs on the bumpers are present and there is a slight ding in the drivers front wing but I have a good wing that will come with the car.  The boot lid will sometimes come down unannounced but I was going to add a spring to the mechanism and see if it helped.  That's it really.  Mileage is around 58,000 or so. MOT till November I think. The old reg will come with the car and the current reg will be retained by me.  No OMG HGF/coolant loss/overheating issues whatsoever.
She is insured under a classic insurance banner by PBIS. This is a lovely, lovely car.
Roffle interest at £8 per number? Taxed to get you home. 
 
If anyone wants to cross my palm with pound notes then £425 will see the car bought for cash tonite mate, no X boxes, sorry. 
 
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