Right, much as I love the Benz I could do with a more economical daily, and also something better suited to towing, so here goes.
So it's a 190E 1.8 manual in rare nutria brown. Fairly basic, electric front windows, PAS, ABS, electric passenger mirror (because you can reach the drivers one lol), heated mirrors (that get so hot they steam!), Blaupunkt tape deck (can supply an old Sony CD player if you prefer), electric aerial, manual slide steel sunroof. It has the manual box which is very high geared for quiet cruising, and although it isn't the quickest it can get 40mpg on a run. MOT until mid-February, and full service history until I got it, and since then it's been serviced every 5k miles by me, and it's now on 134k. It's lowered 40mm all round which doesn't really affect the ride comfort but tightens up the handling immensely, it really does drive well. It's just had a new blower motor and water pump. Chinese Ling-Long tyres with loads of tread.
Bad points, not many. It was in a bump before I got it, and the front NS wing and bumper were replaced and the bonnet was straightened. It's a good job and the panel gaps all match up but it was aerosol painted and not properly rubbed down, so the finish isn't great but it still looks well polished up. It was only panel damage, the inner wing and chassis leg are dead straight. Door cards are peeling at the top, common issue. Speedo under-reads by 5mph, that's about it really.
I absolutely love this old beast, it's a great thing to get into after a hard day, but I could do with something more economical for daily duties and towing, plus the dog would mess up the interior on this so I won't let him in it.
What I need is a French diesel of some kind, so 405, 406, 605, BX, ZX, Xantia, XM, that kind of thing. Would also consider some kind of Volvo, or maybe a Japanese diesel 4x4, Shogun or the likes. Something good for towing.
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So it's a 190E 1.8 manual in rare nutria brown. Fairly basic, electric front windows, PAS, ABS, electric passenger mirror (because you can reach the drivers one lol), heated mirrors (that get so hot they steam!), Blaupunkt tape deck (can supply an old Sony CD player if you prefer), electric aerial, manual slide steel sunroof. It has the manual box which is very high geared for quiet cruising, and although it isn't the quickest it can get 40mpg on a run. MOT until mid-February, and full service history until I got it, and since then it's been serviced every 5k miles by me, and it's now on 134k. It's lowered 40mm all round which doesn't really affect the ride comfort but tightens up the handling immensely, it really does drive well. It's just had a new blower motor and water pump. Chinese Ling-Long tyres with loads of tread.
Bad points, not many. It was in a bump before I got it, and the front NS wing and bumper were replaced and the bonnet was straightened. It's a good job and the panel gaps all match up but it was aerosol painted and not properly rubbed down, so the finish isn't great but it still looks well polished up. It was only panel damage, the inner wing and chassis leg are dead straight. Door cards are peeling at the top, common issue. Speedo under-reads by 5mph, that's about it really.
I absolutely love this old beast, it's a great thing to get into after a hard day, but I could do with something more economical for daily duties and towing, plus the dog would mess up the interior on this so I won't let him in it.
What I need is a French diesel of some kind, so 405, 406, 605, BX, ZX, Xantia, XM, that kind of thing. Would also consider some kind of Volvo, or maybe a Japanese diesel 4x4, Shogun or the likes. Something good for towing.
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