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I had a C350e for couple years around 2016/7 maybe? I think the battery might be bigger now but I used to be able to do my run to work if i drove like an absolute nun (29 miles) with it still over 100mpg (ie it didnt register as the mpg meter only read to 99). However, over 2 years I got an...

Hi gang I have come across a W123 300d (non turbo). One owner. Low, low mileage. As I now only do 50 or so miles a week pottering to the shops at no more than 60mph, why should I not buy it to use as a daily? Would the noise be too dreadful? Not worried about performance but would not want...

Thanks folks. It's good feedback. My thoughts were that if I didn't feel it worked in a slightly sporty way as a 500 then forego any pretence at speed, do as gbrowncls55 said and revel in the wafting. Wagon, like you the IB has to stay, just it's a bit frantic for 1500 mile trips with her...

So I've had a couple of sl500s. I didn't quite gel with them. Not especially fast, not exhaustive specially comfy, and always felt too nose heavy to hustle. Anyone able to tell me what a 320 is like in comparison? As they are not fast cars anyway I wonder if I'd notice less oomph, it'd...

W220 seats are a league ahead of w211 in comfort terms. Better than w222 seats imho.

Alabassi I have a garage that is ancient with old, flaky lime-rendered walls. Having just spent £30,000+ on car restoration I don't want it covered in crud the moment I park it up. So not for anti-corrosion purposes, really I want one to save me washing it all the time and protecting the value...

Thank you was not aware carcoon had a framed version, so they are a) added to my list and b) adding to confusion.

Hi All Anyone with experience of the different types of storage bubble? STrikes me you have the Carcoon etc which are frameless and I'm not keen on because they drape over the car then inflate; the Airflow type which are all transparent PVC with a slim frame and the Cair-O-Port which looks a...

That was mine. I bought it unseen at auction where they said 'as close to immaculate as you can expect at this age' or some such guff. Well, guess what - 2 repaired crusty wings and a repaired door skin sorted most of the rust along with a resprayed bonnet to remedy the laquer disappearing and...

the first car was for sale with a guy I know who must have passed it on in the trade. The shutlines around the bonnet/headlamos made me think it had a bump at some stage.

I have 2 bluetooth modules that I've used in various e class and s class over the years. I see they do not share the same part number which might be why one of them wouldn't work when I swapped cars. Anyway one of them is definitely working and the other might or might not. Dont really want...

I am looking to take my W222 to France and register it there. It has ILS so I can set the beams to flat for driving in Europe. Does anyone know if this is likely to pass/get me a carte grise or do you think I will need to change headlights (in which case I think I'll sell it before I go!)

Thanks chaps, this is a very low mileage car so the consideration is in not buggering about with it too much. Freer flowing exhaust is one thing but compromising matching numbers or blowing it would not be avenues I'd want to go down. Think the answer is to say it's never going to be nippy...

Thanks Alabassi. I guess a free-er flowing exhaust may get back 10 or 20 missing horses. Forgive my total ignorance but there's a compression issue too, can I overcome that or is this 'baked in' to the engine and insurmountable?

Hi all looking at a US 560sel 1987. I understand these are down to c. 230BHP from 300BHP from the Euro spec ones. Anything one can do to get them back up?

You're all right. It's mine (as is the SL500). The E55 is sublime and far and away the best I have seen. Epic history, too.

This SL on The Market is mine. I can confirm the car is very very good. Best SL I've had.

the black one had a non-functioning roof which must take 2 or 3 grand off it surely

Thank you. Yes I think my days of wanting a drivers car day to day are gone. I used to have a sports ars@ to fit a sports seat. My derriere is now comfort spec and a confort seat fits it rather better! Was hoping for 35+ and I think that's OK. Its only a bit worse than the c350e I have now...

Please may I ask w222 owners what I can expect mpg-wise from a 500 vs 350d on a 500 mile autoroute run. I'm not talking a blat across Europe but a 130 kmh cruise on cruise control all the way. I do so hate diesel, I am sure if it has to be diesel the w222 will hide it admirably but I am so...