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Re: My Next car....
« Reply #90 on: 15 August 2021, 23:33:01 »
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« Reply #91 on: 15 August 2021, 23:35:09 »
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Re: My Next car....
« Reply #92 on: 19 September 2021, 15:33:10 »
Since the urgency level has increased to DEFCON3, I've been trawling the net. Then this jumped out at me

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202108256637416

Only 3 miles away, so went to look. SOLD. bu99eration. Everything else is 50+ miles away. Not sure why I didn't see it earlier - suspect it's because I'd set he filters to 2010+ and this was a 2009.

Might go to look at this in Brizzol : https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202108246598339 . However, drivers seat looks ripped, and the boot appears to have had a hard life too.

Failing that, a trip to the smoke next weekend (Yeovil are away at Boreham Wood) to look at :
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202103310832355
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202108186391529
Several more in that area too.

For an E class, this looks ok, but seems cheap?
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202109026931805

Or perhaps go green - I've no problems with hybrid if its used to increase the power of a proper ICE engine. Any known problems with the C350e ?
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202109137294610
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Re: My Next car....
« Reply #93 on: 19 September 2021, 16:17:30 »
Quote from: LC0112G on 19 September 2021, 15:33:10
Since the urgency level has increased to DEFCON3, I've been trawling the net. Then this jumped out at me

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202108256637416

Only 3 miles away, so went to look. SOLD. bu99eration. Everything else is 50+ miles away. Not sure why I didn't see it earlier - suspect it's because I'd set he filters to 2010+ and this was a 2009.

Might go to look at this in Brizzol : https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202108246598339 . However, drivers seat looks ripped, and the boot appears to have had a hard life too.

Failing that, a trip to the smoke next weekend (Yeovil are away at Boreham Wood) to look at :
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202103310832355
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202108186391529
Several more in that area too.

For an E class, this looks ok, but seems cheap?
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202109026931805

Or perhaps go green - I've no problems with hybrid if its used to increase the power of a proper ICE engine. Any known problems with the C350e ?
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202109137294610

Have you considered a Mercedes? ::)
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Re: My Next car....
« Reply #94 on: 19 September 2021, 16:20:59 »
Having owned a Merc of 2006 vintage I didn't find it superior (or even as good) as products from Ford.....Vauxhall...etc..etc.
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Re: My Next car....
« Reply #95 on: 19 September 2021, 16:25:41 »
That E Class looks pretty tidy. Higher mileage and spec probably the reason for the price.

Significantly roomier than the C Class though, so compare the two before you commit :y
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Re: My Next car....
« Reply #96 on: 19 September 2021, 16:36:40 »
Do all later Mercs have split leather on the drivers seats?  ???
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Re: My Next car....
« Reply #97 on: 19 September 2021, 17:14:15 »
Quote from: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 19 September 2021, 16:20:59
Having owned a Merc of 2006 vintage I didn't find it superior (or even as good) as products from Ford.....Vauxhall...etc..etc.

We've been round this circle earlier in this thread. Must be RWD. Not FWD/4WD/AWD - RWD.

Quote from: ronnyd on 19 September 2021, 16:36:40
Do all later Mercs have split leather on the drivers seats?  ???

I was more surprised to see that any of them had rear view mirrors. I'd always assumed they were (seldom taken up) optional extras.
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« Reply #98 on: 19 September 2021, 17:23:10 »
Quote from: Doctor Gollum on 19 September 2021, 16:25:41
That E Class looks pretty tidy. Higher mileage and spec probably the reason for the price.

Significantly roomier than the C Class though, so compare the two before you commit :y

Yeah - I've convinced myself that the C class will be big enough for 99.9% of my uses. Might even be able to get a C36GET in the back should the need arise. The extra room in the E class may come in handy for the other 0.1% of the time, but I've done 5 up in a 1982 Cavalier 1.8SRi to northern Poland and back before so the C class has got to be better than that.

I'll probably take a look at the E class first, and then make a decision on whether I want to pay nearly double for a 2016 C350E, or stick with one of the cheaper 2009-2012 C180/200's. It's just a bit of a pain in the 'arris that there aren't any closer to the south west - they all seem to be in London or Birmingham.
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Re: My Next car....
« Reply #99 on: 19 September 2021, 17:47:13 »
Quote from: ronnyd on 19 September 2021, 16:36:40
Do all later Mercs have split leather on the drivers seats?  ???


Many of them are vinyl. Although Mercedes usually has a stupid name that makes it worth the money. If you're gullible enough to fall for marketing ::)
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« Reply #100 on: 19 September 2021, 18:10:09 »
Quote from: Nick W on 19 September 2021, 17:47:13
Quote from: ronnyd on 19 September 2021, 16:36:40
Do all later Mercs have split leather on the drivers seats?  ???


Many of them are vinyl. Although Mercedes usually has a stupid name that makes it worth the money. If you're gullible enough to fall for marketing ::)
Yes, environmentally friendly leather or some such tosh.

"No animals were harmed in the making of our seats. But they won't biodegrade for a thousand years"
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Re: My Next car....
« Reply #101 on: 19 September 2021, 18:29:47 »
yes back in the '70's dad had a 280CE coupe that had "MB-Tex" seat coverings,to look at it was leather only it wasn't leather at all.
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« Reply #102 on: 19 September 2021, 18:41:24 »
The last Merc I sat in was a brand new C63 in the showroom.

The smell of glue was so overpowering I could have been sitting in a TVR.  :o
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« Reply #103 on: 19 September 2021, 19:20:06 »
Quote from: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 19 September 2021, 18:41:24
The last Merc I sat in was a brand new C63 in the showroom.

The smell of glue was so overpowering I could have been sitting in a TVR.  :o


There are far fewer parts to fall off a TVR....
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« Reply #104 on: 20 September 2021, 11:55:27 »
But they will definitely fall off.  ;D
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