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    Tarting up to sell or sell as it is???

    My W210 E240 Elegance, would require approx £600 - 800 being spent to bring it up to a very good condition, I would spend the money on wheel refurbishment and a new sill and a valet. Should I do this work or sell it as it is??? the car has over faults such as no temp display...
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    Breakers - Sill required..W210

    Yes - the plastic sill cover (passenger side)for a facelift w210 - mine has a large hole in it, picked up from the M25. Silver would save painting costs.
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    Breakers - Sill required..W210

    Thought I'd update this request..... Still need a sill!!! Having been searching for a while, and find it hard to believe I can't find this part in silver. there has to be one out there somewhere??? PAUL
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    w210 stalling / die's after a few miles

    Yes - Crank Position Sensor, now replaced.
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    w210 stalling / die's after a few miles

    My w210 E240 has recently on a few occasions just died while in traffic - its a bit emabrassing as it won't restart for a few minutes. Have thought it may be poor fuel and have refilled with Shell, and added a fuel injector cleaner. But could it be something else?? - ££££ Cheers Paul
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    Breaking news...BMW driver uses indicator..

    Quite staggered this morning to witness a BMW driver use mirrors, indicate and exit the road, all perfectly in accordance with Higway code. Always a first time!!!! this was on the A2 near Kidbrooke - any other witness???
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    Has anyone used DW Leisure in Welling?

    Keys in Bexleyheath did my W210's 'big' 60K service, an excellent job, a subsequent engineer said, who was checking the car over, ie looking to see if all spark plugs were changed, tricky job on the V6 aparently. Paul
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    breast implants save women

    A Bulgarian car crash victim was saved by her huge breast implants - which acted in a similar way to airbags to absorb the impact. Elena Marinova, 24, from Sofia, was involved in a full frontal crash with another car in the northern city of Ruse. Despite both cars being written off and the...
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    Steve Irwin killed.

    Well - top bloke in my opinion but, this is the best email i've recieved so far Paul
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    Crack appearing in W210 Instrument glass

    Just wondering if this another thing W210'S do...... A crack is spreading across (South to north) the glass of the instrument cluster.....can't understand how or why??? I would like to get another instrument cluster as the temp guage doesn't work, but at £400 plus, its another thing to...
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    Triumph legend 900 Starter removal

    take it to a bke shop, there labour rates will probably be cheaper....
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    Breakers - Sill required..W210

    I reqiure a left side sill (in silver)for my W210 - year 2000........ Euromerc has emailed me to confirm they have some in stock, but have now go into 'radio silence mode' and are not returning my emails..... I'm sure they will respond oneday, but I'm getting a bit twitchy as I've booked a...
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    The Official World Cup Thread!

    Wanna play the latest game out in the market...go on zidane http://tonaz.altervista.org/zidane.html
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    Cill cover (side skirt) W210 - £££££?????

    Well have been quoted nearly £400 for sill cover.(the part alone is approx £160 in primer). So any good Mercedes breakers out there??????
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    The great Direct Line rip off (again)

    on a similar vein, my renewal for green flag was £10 more than a new online customer, despite a 10% ncb. Apparently, when I called the computers couldn't price match, so was advised to become new customer!!! Bizarre!! And confused.com proved very good for other insurances. Paul
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    Cill cover (side skirt) W210 - £££££?????

    Does anyone know the price of the plastic cill cover (left side) for a 2000 E-class w210, is it available colour coded (silver?) - I ran over some debris on the motorway and tore a titanic type rip along its length:( . While, I'm asking, I would like to replace the bumper cover strip, ie the...
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    HOW TO: Repair rust patches

    Killerhertz, Excellent post - ignore the negative replies. I would add that I used hammerite silver!!! did the same job over a year ago, and still no signs of rust reappearing. Paul
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    New bike project

    I've gone through a similar experience on bikes, culminating in a RC30 - now this bike was the absolute dogs whatsits, but eventually, its brilliance made riding it a frustrating experience, ie the bike just laughed at my limited skills... so I bought a MotoGuzzi V11 - and all the fun of...
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    An inside line on MB's rust problems.

    Well, I am the owner of a 210, and it is a superb car to drive about in. However, My ownership is tainted by the rust issue, and I spend a lot of time looking for it, preventing it and touching it up. Will I sell it?? I would like to, but feel stuck with it, unless I could find a 'mug' who...
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    Rust repair on rear wheel arches

    I achieved a reasonably smooth finish with silver hammerite and a brush!! Hope it keeps the rust away - what car???? E-Class W210 of course!!!!!!! Paul
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