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[pscocoa]

£245 is not a lot to argue about. Think of the time you have spent and will have to spend finding another. Wouldn't buy a manual gearbox though.

[MR MISTER]

I'm looking at the way the water is sitting on the car in that last pic, wax and polish need. The water should be in globules and run off easily.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I struggled to get my left knee up high enough to operate it in the CL63 I drove - but that's probably just because I'm a fat blobber


So, basically what happened here is .. he drove it to you for a very cheap car wash?

BTW, you said it came with winter tyres - does it come with a set of summer/all season, too? Otherwise that'll be a few quid to sort out come April..

No.....And I bet the 275 mm tyres on the back  don't come cheap.

Is it possible to use winter tyres all year round?

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I struggled to get my left knee up high enough to operate it in the CL63 I drove - but that's probably just because I'm a fat blobber


So, basically what happened here is .. he drove it to you for a very cheap car wash?

BTW, you said it came with winter tyres - does it come with a set of summer/all season, too? Otherwise that'll be a few quid to sort out come April..

You're right Aaron.

What a bastard......

[Marks DTM Calib]

Ouch, so 800 notes worth of tyres needed in the summer! 

You could run them in the summer but they wont last long and a car of that weight, size and power is going to be a handful

[pscocoa]

This is Opti's winter car - he has options for summer - sports car in reserve

[Sir Tigger KC]

I've not come across a footbrake handbrake before.  The owner reckons  it's something to do with Mercedes and the american market.

I think it's only Merc that uses it. I've only driven a few American cars & they've all used the same set up ....... easy to use when used with auto 'boxes. 

My '98 C250 has the foot/hand brake and you quickly get used to it.  In fact when I drive the Omega these days I often plant my foot into an empty space looking for the park brake! 

In fact my Merc's filthy too! PM me your addy Opti and I'll be round!!    I even might let you keep it for a little more than the £245 that you're arguing about...... 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Ouch, so 800 notes worth of tyres needed in the summer!

You could run them in the summer but they wont last long and a car of that weight, size and power is going to be a handful

Hmmm.....not good.

But If I shop around I reckon I can get 4 decent all season tyres for about  £550-£600.

This means the price of the car with 12 months MOT will rise to about £7500 ish........about 12% of it's original purchase price.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

I've not come across a footbrake handbrake before.  The owner reckons  it's something to do with Mercedes and the american market.

I think it's only Merc that uses it. I've only driven a few American cars & they've all used the same set up ....... easy to use when used with auto 'boxes. 

My '98 C250 has the foot/hand brake and you quickly get used to it.  In fact when I drive the Omega these days I often plant my foot into an empty space looking for the park brake! 

In fact my Merc's filthy too! PM me your addy Opti and I'll be round!! 

Foxtrot Oscar, Sir Tig.

[aaronjb]

Is it possible to use winter tyres all year round?

As Mark says - you can, but you probably wouldn't want to.  If you ran them in the height of summer I wouldn't mind betting they'd only last a year and it'd be like driving on greased monkey snot - although I ran mine from November '12 to April '13 and even though we had some fairly high temperatures they were fine and predictable enough if lacking a little outright grip when the temperature was above about 12ºC..

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Is it possible to use winter tyres all year round?

As Mark says - you can, but you probably wouldn't want to.  If you ran them in the height of summer I wouldn't mind betting they'd only last a year and it'd be like driving on greased monkey snot - although I ran mine from November '12 to April '13 and even though we had some fairly high temperatures they were fine and predictable enough if lacking a little outright grip when the temperature was above about 12ºC..

Most people barely have enough money for one set of tyres, let alone two...........not to mention the cost of changing them back and forth twice a year.

Some bright spark has developed a market for a product none of us need.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Is it possible to use winter tyres all year round?

As Mark says - you can, but you probably wouldn't want to.  If you ran them in the height of summer I wouldn't mind betting they'd only last a year and it'd be like driving on greased monkey snot - although I ran mine from November '12 to April '13 and even though we had some fairly high temperatures they were fine and predictable enough if lacking a little outright grip when the temperature was above about 12ºC..

I've not encountered this on British roads, Aaron. Maybe in the tropics.

[omega3000]

Im liking it the more i see it Mr O  Imagine that all waxed up and gleaming and it will put Lizzies Omega to shame 

[Sir Tigger KC]

I have a set of winters on the rear of my Omega and can't tell any difference whatever the season to be honest.  They didn't wear away to nothing during the summer either. 

There may be a small difference in fuel consumption I suppose, but I'm not anal enough to worry about 0.0whatever difference in MPG.   

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Im liking it the more i see it Mr O  Imagine that all waxed up and gleaming and it will put Lizzies Omega to shame 

Would you like to see the lady in question draped seductively over the bonnet, Mr Emd?