So what have you done to your car today?

[Viral_Jim]

Joking apart, they are big, comfortable cars, just fugly. Did you consider a skoda superb, Jim

I did, but 100% wanted an auto and didn't want to try and pick a good'un from amongst all the ex minicabs.

DG: this is blessed with the 5 speed slushy, I understand it was sufficiently robust that MB used it on a lot of their bigger lumps for a fair while after the 7 came into service, so they clearly believed in it. 

They definitely aren't a good looking vehicle, but tbh in the big comfy saloon sector, sub £5k, the only thing I liked the look of was an XJ, but I couldn't land on one that met my needs.

[Doctor Gollum]

Not quite as economical on a run, and I think the only real weak spot is the seal within the electrical connector failing allowing fluid to wick up the wiring.

That said new connectors are peanuts and easy enough to replace. 

[Sir Tigger KC]

Chrysler 300c 3.0crd [awaits avalanche of derision...]

I've always quite liked these especially the estate version. 

Hope it turns out to be a good buy Jim. 

[YZ250]

.......
In truth, an impending new arrival has meant that spending £800pcm on car finance, plus c £4000 in basic running costs ......

Congratulations..... if that's what you meant.    As for the 300c ..... they're different in a cool way. You expect men with guns to be lurking behind those tints. 

[Viral_Jim]

Congratulations..... if that's what you meant.    As for the 300c ..... they're different in a cool way. You expect men with guns to be lurking behind those tints. 

Thank you, and yes, it is  .

A huge surprise as we'd both been told independently that the likelihood of it ever happening for us was remote. So it's fair to say we weren't expecting it! It has been and will continue to be a nervous but hugely exciting time for all of us   .

Roll on September!!

[YZ250]

Congratulations..... if that's what you meant.    As for the 300c ..... they're different in a cool way. You expect men with guns to be lurking behind those tints. 

Thank you, and yes, it is  .

A huge surprise as we'd both been told independently that the likelihood of it ever happening for us was remote. So it's fair to say we weren't expecting it! It has been and will continue to be a nervous but hugely exciting time for all of us   .

Roll on September!!

Nice one,  I bet you're well chuffed.    Fingers crossed all goes well for you, as I'm sure it will.

[STEMO]

Congratulations..... if that's what you meant.    As for the 300c ..... they're different in a cool way. You expect men with guns to be lurking behind those tints. 

Thank you, and yes, it is  .

A huge surprise as we'd both been told independently that the likelihood of it ever happening for us was remote. So it's fair to say we weren't expecting it! It has been and will continue to be a nervous but hugely exciting time for all of us   .

Roll on September!!

I do apologise, Jimmy, I didn't pick up on that at all. Congratulations to you both, looking forward to hearing all about your sleepless nights 

[henryd]

Congratulations..... if that's what you meant.    As for the 300c ..... they're different in a cool way. You expect men with guns to be lurking behind those tints. 

Thank you, and yes, it is  .

A huge surprise as we'd both been told independently that the likelihood of it ever happening for us was remote. So it's fair to say we weren't expecting it! It has been and will continue to be a nervous but hugely exciting time for all of us   .

Roll on September!!

A very good friend of mine had one and loved it, drove well enough and I think it looks smarter than the Merc its based on

[Andy H]

Spent the day trying to get the boot open followed by attempting (and failing so far) to pull the rear slam panel back enough to close it again 

All due to some numpty tail ending us on Auckland's southern motorway yesterday

[Doctor Gollum]

Jack, trolley or bottle, and a length of 2"x4" and a chunk of 4"x4" post.

Along with judicious use of a sledge hammer

[biggriffin]

Sold it, well, did that a little while ago. And have now put a deposit down on its replacement. 

Which is?

Chrysler 300c 3.0crd [awaits avalanche of derision...]

Father had the Estate, Merc running gear, just needs regular maintenance, front steering TCA and links are weak, need replacement regular, handbrake seize up, and there's a bit of plastic in the selector that breaks, common fault, got a replacement aluminuim,from Canada via Amazon £34.00,..

[Sir Tigger KC]

Fitted the most expensive wiper blades ever to the Mondeo. 

Bosch Aerotwin flat blades. £32.90 for the pair from the local garage.   

They do glide rather nicely across the screen though, so I'm all good when the weather breaks! 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Fitted the most expensive wiper blades ever to the Mondeo. 

Bosch Aerotwin flat blades. £32.90 for the pair from the local garage.   

They do glide rather nicely across the screen though, so I'm all good when the weather breaks! 

Seven quid for the Signum for the pair. I've yet to fit them.

£32.90.....you must be minted.

[Sir Tigger KC]

Fitted the most expensive wiper blades ever to the Mondeo. 

Bosch Aerotwin flat blades. £32.90 for the pair from the local garage.   

They do glide rather nicely across the screen though, so I'm all good when the weather breaks! 

Seven quid for the Signum for the pair. I've yet to fit them.

£32.90.....you must be stupid.

The same pair are £18 on ebay... 

But my wipers were so fooked that I couldn't wait for an ebay pair to turn up. 

[Andy H]

Jack, trolley or bottle, and a length of 2"x4" and a chunk of 4"x4" post.

Along with judicious use of a sledge hammer

Turned out that the (plastic) tailgate must have intruded about 6 inches and then popped back out again. Don't know how on earth the window stayed in place and in one piece. The bracket for the lock mechanism bent and a piece that links the handle to the latch dropped off so it took me a morning of poking and pulling to get the latch to release and then the rest of the day to get the bumper off and reassemble the (working) lock mechanism

Day 2 started with some exploratory thumps with an improvised slide hammer (with zero results). I then found some 4x4 to use as a beam & two enormous G clamps to use as pullers - it showed promise but the softwood 4x4 bowed 2" before without the metal moving. Take 2 involved a piece of 6x2 hardwood - that did the job.

"assembly is the reverse of disassembly" (as Haynes used to write) and so it proved. The poor battered bumper clipped back on and the car now looks OK (in the rain).