Vince70 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Within 15 Miles supposedly https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-230e/332683269937?hash=item4d7577d731:g:ny8AAOSwSw5bHyTZThat’s amazing in Jewish racing gold with a 90s car phone fitted I would say that’s living the dream imagine you could buy and sell shares and hold conference calls in your motor. Mileage ain’t bad either and it looks straight apart from the drivers seat but I bet it’s possible to find a good secondhand one in charcoal grey or black. Junkman and Conrad D. Conelrad 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethj Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 I’ve seen the car they actually chose, I’ve been sworn to secrecy about details but I am happy to confirm it was driven around the block, driven to a petrol station and should have no problem making it all the way home. What’s your eta chaps? Spottedlaurel, Kringle, Skizzer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 That’s amazing in Jewish racing gold with a 90s car phone fitted I would say that’s living the dream imagine you could buy and sell shares and hold conference calls in your motor.Give us a call and we'll tell you if you guessed the right car. SiC, BorniteIdentity, Mrs6C and 30 others 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 You bought the merc then. Bon chance!The radio seems to have sunk but at least you're mobile. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 privatewire, Jim Bell, oldcars and 38 others 41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Looks good Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince70 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 That looks a fantastic buy and the Mot history doesn’t look bad either.It’s never had any issues with rot. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 You bought the merc then. Bon chance!The radio seems to have sunk but at least you're mobile.The radio is installed upside down, sunk 5cm into the dash and doesn't work. egg, Exiled_Tat_Gatherer, Stanky and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 The radio is installed upside down, sunk 5cm into the dash and doesn't work.You should find a receipt from halfrauds for the install in the history then! Christine, oldcars, Squire_Dawson and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pshome Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Love the phone. If these these really go for 1500£, then you made the deal of the century, but i doubt it. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181966441820 Junkman and Magnificent Rustbucket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Replacing a Mec with a Merc. Hmmmm Please don't be a 4 pot 230 Junkman and Magnificent Rustbucket 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince70 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 That’s a bloody fantastic bargain and I’m so glad to see it ended well for you. Jewish gold 190s are worth a few bob and trying to find a straight low mileage 190 for under a grand is like finding the holy grail.And this one has higher mileage with a smaller lump. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Very little wrong with the 230, it’s just a beefy 200 really and - whilst they don’t have the character of the 260 (my fave) or the 300 - they propel the car along just fine. Supplies of these under £1000 are drying up now, especially with this sort of mileage. In a perverse way, you may actually have won here. Well done to all involved! drum, Vince70, Junkman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Replacing a Mec with a Merc. Hmmmm Please don't be a 4 pot 230It's a 4 pot 230. 127MPH top speed! Thanks, aerodynamics. Junkman and drum 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 That’s a bloody fantastic bargain and I’m so glad to see it ended well for you. Jewish gold 190s are worth a few bob and trying to find a straight low mileage 190 for under a grand is like finding the holy grail.EEAE5DAC-A4D5-479D-B75B-7E5C7D46E4BC.pngAnd this one has higher mileage with a smaller lump.They’ve bought a w124 not a w201. So it isn’t a 190, it’s a 230e. Junkman and Peter C 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter C Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Woo hoo! You and me are the same. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter C Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 No rust ehh? Good luck with that. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince70 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Sorry I’m not up with my merc numbers BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Sorry I’m not up with my merc numbersThe naming convention was to not have a naming convention. w201 is a 190 or 190e. E for Einspritzung which is German for Injection. The larger cars are what became the, confusingly, E Class. However they didn’t start calling them the E230 or E260 until the early 90s. Before that the E came at the end of the number (230E) to designate the engine and a 230TE would be an estate. Confused? Good. Me too. Junkman, Christine, DeeJay and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Picture 14.png$_86.jpg https://www.gumtree.com/p/jaguar/daimler-six-lwb.-mot-until-november.-needs-a-little-tlc.-see-photosvery-reliable.-comfy-smooth-ride/1302873183blimey o reilly 16 mpg all the way home?? Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 garethj: only the one Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 home for 10 then waftage Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felly Magic Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 The 230TE of this age is awful, the gearing is just wrong, ratios just feel too short & 70 is surprisingly high on the revs, when I drove my mates, it did feel like it needed another cog in the box. He did manage to grenade it after fixing the blown headgasket, christ knows what he did, but the camshaft snapped clean in two, he's a bus fitter, and managed to blow up a Volvo 240, and a Land Rover Discovery 200TDi, that he melted a piston on when it boiled. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 You're all calling it JRG, and the colour is named Smoke Silver! Old Man used to have a 190E the same colour. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 The radio is installed upside down, sunk 5cm into the dash and doesn't work.Get a refund! Actually if you like. I have the radio that came in my w124 when I bought it, it’s not original but a Sony xplod tape deck with drop down front panel. It worked and is free to collect. I wired the dab unit into my car easily enough, so this one can’t be that hard to fix. Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 I've been dipping in and out of this thread all day and it's left me feeling exhausted! Gawd only knows how the two real-life participants are faring. umpteen/10 eddyramrod, Magnificent Rustbucket, richardmorris and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squire_Dawson Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Given previous GGG collections, this seems to be in keeping with general themes, so may we consider it a roaring success? All that's missing is a breakdown on the homeward trip. Magnificent Rustbucket, Skizzer and Junkman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 They're not home yet.... Junkman, Magnificent Rustbucket and Christine 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conrad D. Conelrad Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 No, but we were just welcomed info the North by a big smoky moor fire. Ghosty, Cleon-Fonte, Laseraligningfoofooflanges and 21 others 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardthestag Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 winners every one of you in GGG Laseraligningfoofooflanges and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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