Sold 1999 Merc E430 V8 - £11 a ticket, or £600 if you want it NOW. List on Page 2

[Hertz]

That's a whole lot of car for not much. What a way to tick the V8 box for 600 nicker.

[purplebargeken]

Holy fucking hell. Roffle me interested. Never had a Merc or a V8. Fuck yeah!!

[meshking]

Ooh, I'd be up for a couple of roffle tickets.

 

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[bramz7]

I'll have a solo ticket. 7 please sir.

 

 

Not sure what I'll do if I win it though.

[Wingz123]

I'll have a solo ticket. 7 please sir.

 

 

Not sure what I'll do if I win it though.

Drive a few miles up the road and sell it to me...

[Wingz123]

I’ll have a couple of tickets too....

[83C]

42 please!

[Bren]

Remove the rust and it will go even faster.

[NorthernMonkey]

Number 43 for me

[RobT]

My experience of big engined mercs is that they’re the best way to do merc ownership. Someone buy it from robt motors!

Yes, please someone save me from my idiocy. Or join me in Idiotsville and buy a ticket or two, as roffle interest seems to be building.

[RobT]

One new thing I noticed this evening is the steering wheel has no adjustment. Seems an odd thing not to have on a luxury motor.

[Captain Furious]

Been seriously tempted by this all day but at 6’6” seat adjustment is essential for me, so although it seems like an extremely petty reason to reject its kinda put me off an outright purchase knowing it’s already a potential headache

 

However consider me in for a roffle for 37 and 44

[gadgetgricey]

I think we are at over 20 tickets gone before its even started.

[Jim Bell]

One ticket for me too please. I tried to not but then did.

[Jim Bell]

Ok, two tickets.

[sierraman]

4.3 V8 RWD. Whooa. Like you say you'll not have many Audi TDIs hanging off you in that.

[robinmasters]

4.3 V8 in something that pedestrian looking? De-badged 318d owners take note, this is how you do a sleeper.

 

Really don't need it. Unemployed, and about to take a job on a much lower salary than I'm used to, with plenty-o-traveling. Random please.

[RobT]

Here we go then.  Tickets are £11 each which allows for a few not being sold and me still getting close to the £600 I need.  But if they all sell then the surplus £49 will go towards the AS coffers.  I sincerely hope this does sell out as I really don't fancy dealing with eBay no hopers at the moment!

 

I'll keep this list updated, and have allocated randoms to those who've requested tickets, or specific numbers to those who have their luckies.  Please do let me know if I've cocked up with the allocations.  Thank you and good luck!

 

1 . BavarianRetro

2 . JayB

3 . meshking

4 .

5 . Jim Bell

6 .

7 . bramz7

8 . NorfolkNWeigh

9 .

10 .

11 . Christine

12 .

13 . Fat_Pirate

14 . carlo

15 . Talbot

16 .

17 . The Moog

18 . Coprolalia

19 . Brodders

20 .

21 . robinmasters

22 .

23 . Fat_Pirate

24 . Wingz123

25 .

26 . spartacus

27 .

28 . gadgetgricey

29 .

30 . Danterzza

31 . Christine

32 .

33 . NorfolkNWeigh

34 .

35 . JayB

36 . sporty-shite

37 . Captain Furious

38 .

39 . njgleeds

40 . Jim Bell

41 .

42 . 83C

43 . njgleeds

44 . Captain Furious

45 .

46 . egg

47 . gadgetgricey

48 .

49 . Wingz123

50 .

51 .

52 . They_all_do_that_sir

53 .

54 .

55 . Fat_Pirate

56 . meshking

57 .

58 . Coprolalia

59 . BavarianRetro

[Brodders]

It is a terrible idea, as I will most likely be in Ireland when the numbers are drawn, but could I put my name down for number 19?

[RobT]

4.3 V8 in something that pedestrian looking? De-badged 318d owners take note, this is how you do a sleeper.

 

Really don't need it. Unemployed, and about to take a job on a much lower salary than I'm used to, with plenty-o-traveling. Random please.

I know, perfect isn't it. You could also lob some diplomatic plates on it and waft around with impunity.

 

Good luck with the new job! Turning up in this might warrant you an instant promotion, you never know...

[Christine]

I'll have a couple please 31 and 11

[NorthernMonkey]

Bugger it, I’ll take 39 as well

[JayB]

Two randoms for me please

[Fat_Pirate]

3 randoms please.

[spartacus]

If it's OK just to do the collection, smoke about in it for a week, then sell it on, I'll have number 26. I haven't the time or money for any more cars but just a collection would be fun.

 

Jesus, I only came on to post an advert of my own up and see how the 106 was doing, now I've ended up taking part in a roffle for a V8 Merc!

[egg]

One for me please Rob, but if I win car will be for sale for £50 straight away if that's ok, with funds raised into my Mondeo rehabilitation fund.

 

Cheers.

[Christine]

Ist dibs then  egg !!  I'll sell it back to you for £40 when i've had enough of it , or have you left a nought off ???

[egg]

Ist dibs then  egg !!  I'll sell it back to you for £40 when i've had enough of it , or have you left a nought off ???

 

dibs noted! 

[Christine]

How much would a car like that have cost in 1999 ?

[Talbot]

One new thing I noticed this evening is the steering wheel has no adjustment. Seems an odd thing not to have on a luxury motor.

That's one of the options I mentioned earlier that this car hasn't got. It was a one-shot-option to have Power 3-driver memory seats, (including power head restraint!) which then includes a power memory steering column (adjustable for height and reach) and memory door mirrors, with nearside mirror automatic drop when you select reverse. You couldn't have just part of that option, it was manual seats with fixed column and electric mirrors (like this car has) or the whole wallop.

 

You could also get power 3-passenger memory seat for the passenger side, but that was just the seat, no other bits came with it.

 

The only other obvious option that this car seems to lack is heated front seats. There were a plethora of other options available which I have seen on various W210s (built-in child booster seats, rear heated seats, parking sensors, double DIN stereo, blah blah blah). I've only ever seen one vehicle ever that had just about every option box ticked, but irritatingly it was an E280, which is a pap engine!

 

Also, just for anyone worried about the seat adjustment. Looked at my own S210, and the seat goes waaaaay back far enough to get to the winder for the back adjustment, so you can either adjust it with a pair of pliers and just leave it, or prod a new plastic winder handle on very easily (they just push on) Also, no-one should worry about being too tall to drive this.. I am 6' tall and the seat goes back so far I can't reach the pedals or steering wheel!