Right, so one of you reading this is away to purchase the best(ish) car you've ever bought.
For sale is our 1997 Mercedes E320 Estate in blue. It's done one hundred and something thousand miles, I'll be honest the car is currently at my mates in Edinburgh and I can't be arsed calling him to check as he's no doubt in the pub. The MOT is due June '2016. There is some service history and receipts with the car, some main dealer and some dodgy Darren around the corner.
It's fair to say the car is erm, cosmetically challenged, although saying that if it was on Antiques Roadshow they'd no doubt call it patina or some curse word like that. Importantly structurally it is sound, and amazingly for a 1990's Mercedes the arches aren't made of emental cheese. There is a degree of rust on the top of the ofr door and the bootlid but apart from that it's not the worst in the world. The paintwork is a bit patchwork, but let's face it your buying an £800 car so you don't really care.
Interior wise it's has the fantastically desirable 7 seats. Perfect if you want to have you kids facing an impending rear accidents and becoming part of the crumple zone. In reality they are much more use for sitting with the tail gait open having a BBQ. The seats are velumptous blue leather, prefect if you wear nothing but wet jeans and are constantly paranoid about staining the cream leather on your Bentley or whatever you drive at the minute.
Drivetrain wise the car is actually pretty decent. The engine pulls you along fine and smooth, gearbox kicks down well (previous owners said this was replaced a few years back) and is perfect for wafting around in. We've done a few 1000 mile trips in it and it hasn't broke down once. If that jinxs it then I apologise.
We have used it for a support car for our race championship so it's been all over the country, so please don't think we haven't smoke, drank and slept in it. Luckily however you'll be glad to know no sexual activity has taken place in or around it, even though the rear can fit a full double inflatable bed (will include if asking price is met)
Now here is the most important feature. I will be honest and say there is a smallish (read quite large dent in the rear three quarter. We weren't going to bother fixing this, but have cannily cover up (read not at all covered it up) with a travel lodge bottle opener. This means no matter where in the world it takes you, no one will ever be shouted at for leaving the bottle opener at home. Unless it falls off of course, in which case don't blame me. I didn't fit it.
Specification stuff:
- 3.2 V6 Auto Petrol
- Estate
- As mentioned, 7 seat version
- 3 good tyres, one brand spanking new!
- Blue leather
- Fake wood trim
- Climate control with coldish aircon
- Aftermarket MP3 headunit thing
- Pov spec manual seats
- Leccy windows
- Shiny new plates (edit - not in pics)
Ideally I'd like £800 for it. Unless you're Tom Selleck. If you're Tom Selleck you can have it for £750 as I'd like a photo with you for my Facebook profile picture. Also if you have a similarly awesome Lexus LS400, or anything V8 really. I'd consider some sort of deal. Car is based in Edinburgh.
I'm assuming you're all now gagging for pictures, well you may have to wait a few days until I get a few. Hopefully by now you'll realise it's not going to win any concourse competitions. But it may win a few laughs and stories. And I'd pay 800 quid for that....
Interested? Drop me an email at em177@ymail.com
For sale is our 1997 Mercedes E320 Estate in blue. It's done one hundred and something thousand miles, I'll be honest the car is currently at my mates in Edinburgh and I can't be arsed calling him to check as he's no doubt in the pub. The MOT is due June '2016. There is some service history and receipts with the car, some main dealer and some dodgy Darren around the corner.
It's fair to say the car is erm, cosmetically challenged, although saying that if it was on Antiques Roadshow they'd no doubt call it patina or some curse word like that. Importantly structurally it is sound, and amazingly for a 1990's Mercedes the arches aren't made of emental cheese. There is a degree of rust on the top of the ofr door and the bootlid but apart from that it's not the worst in the world. The paintwork is a bit patchwork, but let's face it your buying an £800 car so you don't really care.
Interior wise it's has the fantastically desirable 7 seats. Perfect if you want to have you kids facing an impending rear accidents and becoming part of the crumple zone. In reality they are much more use for sitting with the tail gait open having a BBQ. The seats are velumptous blue leather, prefect if you wear nothing but wet jeans and are constantly paranoid about staining the cream leather on your Bentley or whatever you drive at the minute.
Drivetrain wise the car is actually pretty decent. The engine pulls you along fine and smooth, gearbox kicks down well (previous owners said this was replaced a few years back) and is perfect for wafting around in. We've done a few 1000 mile trips in it and it hasn't broke down once. If that jinxs it then I apologise.
We have used it for a support car for our race championship so it's been all over the country, so please don't think we haven't smoke, drank and slept in it. Luckily however you'll be glad to know no sexual activity has taken place in or around it, even though the rear can fit a full double inflatable bed (will include if asking price is met)
Now here is the most important feature. I will be honest and say there is a smallish (read quite large dent in the rear three quarter. We weren't going to bother fixing this, but have cannily cover up (read not at all covered it up) with a travel lodge bottle opener. This means no matter where in the world it takes you, no one will ever be shouted at for leaving the bottle opener at home. Unless it falls off of course, in which case don't blame me. I didn't fit it.
Specification stuff:
- 3.2 V6 Auto Petrol
- Estate
- As mentioned, 7 seat version
- 3 good tyres, one brand spanking new!
- Blue leather
- Fake wood trim
- Climate control with coldish aircon
- Aftermarket MP3 headunit thing
- Pov spec manual seats
- Leccy windows
- Shiny new plates (edit - not in pics)
Ideally I'd like £800 for it. Unless you're Tom Selleck. If you're Tom Selleck you can have it for £750 as I'd like a photo with you for my Facebook profile picture. Also if you have a similarly awesome Lexus LS400, or anything V8 really. I'd consider some sort of deal. Car is based in Edinburgh.
I'm assuming you're all now gagging for pictures, well you may have to wait a few days until I get a few. Hopefully by now you'll realise it's not going to win any concourse competitions. But it may win a few laughs and stories. And I'd pay 800 quid for that....
Interested? Drop me an email at em177@ymail.com
