well, I bought this car off a friend of my old fellas -nearely 2 years ago now (doesnt time fly hey... clock only goes one way and all that....);
I was clicking the heels with 'self satisfaction' that Id bagged such a relativeley low mileage Merc 190E, especially one with a dealer fitted AMG kit...
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The day after I got it, all chuffed with myself, I even gave it a wash, which is a real treat, for any car that has my name on the logbook;
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I promised Id get it road worthy, improve it generally and point the the old bus on a forward pointing path generally....
....in reality, this ended up on an often sideways pointing path (on private motorway bypasses)....occasionally...
I later got convinced by my brother to sell it to him (over a few beverages); he drove it for a bit and auditioned it for 'The NCT factor' - it didnt fair too bad; failed on cracked flexi hoses (the prev. owner had let it sit up for about 5/6 months), bottom balljoints at the front etc etc.... anyhow my brother bought al load of spares for it, but never fitted them it seems; he bought a right few bits it seems as they seem to be 'turning up in different parts of the house, and the boot of the merc' recently....
He also renewed all bulbs, bought new tyres, and brought it to a Merc specialist in galway, that revealed the 'mysterey' clonking at the rear was in fact the rubber coupler, rather than a noisey diff 'get it replaced ASAP' he warned....
it also got overfilled with oil, at somestage, but it was caught in time and the 'surplus' was drained off, and 'normal service was resumed, tho the engine, previously minty n honest, with genuine NOS, light film of dirt', was now covered in oil...
Anyhow, i never liked the fact that someone else owned my old Merc, even though it was getting more TLC than when I had it, so I bought the old girl back, and you guessed it; done absoluteley nothin with it; parked it in the furtheset corner of the avenue...
To my shame I knicked the 'newish' batterey recently out of it to revive my mother's yaris, which has an appetite for batteries, the fix has to get bigger each time...
I might end up using this as a daily, as my hips are giving me trouble these days (years of activeley avoiding work and being a smart-arse on the building sites have taken their toll on the body), as does the back from limping a bit, and 'gettin on in years as I am', being cramped up in the small cab of a caddy can take its toll, on long journeys; I might put it into 'semi retirement' with classic insurance or something on it, as soon as I figure it all out...
So the idea was to start this tread to help me stay motorviated, and give the car some time/TLC and fit those parts my brother bought, and maybe even have another stab at this years 'NCT Factor' auditions again, tho I hear the judging is harsher than ever... never mind the competition.
I have a right stash of Merc 5/112 rims- 15's and bigger ('Im just outta prison' look) 18s -havent decided which to fit yet; might go for the track 'refugee' (wasnt allowed in) look -still undecided...
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I was clicking the heels with 'self satisfaction' that Id bagged such a relativeley low mileage Merc 190E, especially one with a dealer fitted AMG kit...
The day after I got it, all chuffed with myself, I even gave it a wash, which is a real treat, for any car that has my name on the logbook;
I promised Id get it road worthy, improve it generally and point the the old bus on a forward pointing path generally....
....in reality, this ended up on an often sideways pointing path (on private motorway bypasses)....occasionally...
I later got convinced by my brother to sell it to him (over a few beverages); he drove it for a bit and auditioned it for 'The NCT factor' - it didnt fair too bad; failed on cracked flexi hoses (the prev. owner had let it sit up for about 5/6 months), bottom balljoints at the front etc etc.... anyhow my brother bought al load of spares for it, but never fitted them it seems; he bought a right few bits it seems as they seem to be 'turning up in different parts of the house, and the boot of the merc' recently....
He also renewed all bulbs, bought new tyres, and brought it to a Merc specialist in galway, that revealed the 'mysterey' clonking at the rear was in fact the rubber coupler, rather than a noisey diff 'get it replaced ASAP' he warned....
it also got overfilled with oil, at somestage, but it was caught in time and the 'surplus' was drained off, and 'normal service was resumed, tho the engine, previously minty n honest, with genuine NOS, light film of dirt', was now covered in oil...
Anyhow, i never liked the fact that someone else owned my old Merc, even though it was getting more TLC than when I had it, so I bought the old girl back, and you guessed it; done absoluteley nothin with it; parked it in the furtheset corner of the avenue...
To my shame I knicked the 'newish' batterey recently out of it to revive my mother's yaris, which has an appetite for batteries, the fix has to get bigger each time...
I might end up using this as a daily, as my hips are giving me trouble these days (years of activeley avoiding work and being a smart-arse on the building sites have taken their toll on the body), as does the back from limping a bit, and 'gettin on in years as I am', being cramped up in the small cab of a caddy can take its toll, on long journeys; I might put it into 'semi retirement' with classic insurance or something on it, as soon as I figure it all out...
So the idea was to start this tread to help me stay motorviated, and give the car some time/TLC and fit those parts my brother bought, and maybe even have another stab at this years 'NCT Factor' auditions again, tho I hear the judging is harsher than ever... never mind the competition.
I have a right stash of Merc 5/112 rims- 15's and bigger ('Im just outta prison' look) 18s -havent decided which to fit yet; might go for the track 'refugee' (wasnt allowed in) look -still undecided...
