Recent content by Moth

That's a shame. Always difficult to get a good picture of events on threads like these when the other side has no right of reply but I know it can be miserable to feel short-changed by a garage (or anyone else) regardless. I have never found the prices 'obscene', though. You get a quote up...

The most 'reasonable' garage is the one that you have a relationship with, one that knows your particular car which over time speeds up diagnoisis and repair, one that has proven it will not let you down in with poor workmanship and one that will bend over backwards to make you feel a valued...

I doubt your chain will need replacement, especially at relatively low miles like yours. I have an idea what your rattle is though... When my car reached around 120,000 I had a nasty rattle from the front of the engine develop too. The culprit was an easy fix. There is a little damper for the...

Oh yes, you have a 'proper' 124... I hadn't read your posts properly. OK, sorry I can't help but the right part always turns up eventually if you are obsessed enough! I must admit I prefer the earliest models, they have a great 'period' young-timer look now and are of course more rare...

I ordered a set of flaps as pictured below on my estate back in February 2012 from MB - the Finchley Road branch as I remember - and received them pretty quickly. The cost was £24 per pair - didn't have to take the wheels off to fit them. I made a note of the part numbers, so you could always...

Just thought I'd add this buyers guide from the US Benzworld forum as it's pretty comprehensive... W124 Buyer's Guide - Mercedes-Benz Forum As with any old car purchase, focus as much as possible on fundamental condition over other concerns such as engine type, colour and options. There...

I think you are right - the nicest examples are certain to remain sought-after as all the older MB convertibles always have been. Somehow I can't see the next generation of 4-seat cabriolets, the CLK's, being loved in the same way. Quite apart from the build quality or comparative rarity of the...

Beautiful, I love your car. I have promised myself one of these for a long time, either this or an R107 which I have been obsessed by since I was a kid. R129's are amazing value but I have never really coveted one as I have the A124... congratulations, anyway, great purchase.

Oh, right. I'll get my coat...

Mashing the pedal off the line, spinning the wheels, thumping into second at high revs... That's just not very w124, is it? Specially in a 4-cylinder estate like mine, admittedly. The M111 is bloody tough and quite sprightly off the line with the VVC, but it makes a hell of a noise if you kick...

I love these cars, The best 4-seat convertable for the money in my eyes, so even the colour scheme doesn't put me off this one entirely. The bloody price does, though. To think, the first owner could have had a blue-black one with mushroom leather for the same price. They say 1 in 10 men are...

I've got no AC in my current car, and I don't miss it at all having experienced expensive failures in most of my older cars in the past. If yours still blows cold when you ask it to then I'd say you were ahead of the game, regardless of whistles or coughs. Just save it for the 4 days a year...

Yeah, my car also had a bit of a polite (or pathetic) 'parp' that a) didn't suit the car at all and b) just didn't cut it in noisy London where it seems to be needed a lot... No adjustments helped, connections were all good and clean, so replacement seemed necessary. First I tried a new...

Berlin Taxi Beige! It's a rare colour for a 124 here, though. Brilliant find - sub-100,000 mile estates are seemingly extinct now, but that one looks to have a lot of life left in it. Has it got the pop-up seats in the boot? Very rare to see a pre-facelift model in such straight, genuine...

Good to know. Since I did what you did - biting the bullet and getting the car up-to-date with maintenance and repairs - I have had 18 months of 100% reliability so far and a great time with the car. Hope this means you'll hang on to yours - getting rarer by the year now, aren't they? I like...