Recent content by Roderick Plinge

That's awful mate - I'm so sorry. I was angry enough when some idiot snapped the badge off my 190. I can't imagine how angry you feel though! How pointless is vandalism of this nature??? When at university I remember returning with my friend to his parked car to find someone vandalising it. He...

Haha! superb! I should imagine there were more skidmarks in his boxers than there were at the end of the runway!

I must apologise sincerely - I left the stable door open and my wife got out again! She's a little tinker, frightening people like that!

My cousin is an A&E consultant at Addenbrookes. You'd be surprised just how many deaths are caused by drink driving. It's appalling. Mobile phones are another pest and I'm sure the majority of idiots who get stopped using their phone in some way feel that they have been victimised. Here's a...

A woman ran in the back of my girlfriends Volvo S60 and the damage to her car was considerable, while the damage to my girlfriends was aist invisible. HOWEVER, just to make sure everything was ok I had the car checked at a reputable local garage and the panel beneath the bumper was severely...

In the struggle to find a replacement for my beloved Volvo 240 I looked at a number of these cars but ended up with another W124 which, conscious of the obvious cliches about "hewn-from-granite", I feel is a better car. Not as fast, or economical, and still rusty, but just better engineered. My...

I am tempted! But only if I'm comfortable with being homeless! My missus would be less than impressed. I have a 1990 260e in black with only 59k on the clock and one previous owner, mint condition and she calls it "the hearse"! The woman is uneducated.

I love these cars! And this is the model I would have. I owned a 420SE and I've always been a big fan of the S Class models. I've just bought a W124 diesel estate but I seriously considered an S Class 320 CDi - but I'd struggle to get my tools in the boot!

Looks like a good project for somebody. And at the moment a cheap car. I've never taken on a project like this before, but damage such as this wouldn't put me off buying the vehicle.

Obviously they've been watching far too much Wheeler Dealers! The G Is a great truck, but I wouldn't pay anything like that figure for a one of that age unless it was completely showroom condition. But I needn't worry as I don't have £18k!!

Thanks John Jones Jr! I thnk I'm going to adjust the lock and buy a new seal which wouldn't be a bad thing.

Cheers Balge! Much appreciated.:thumb:

The boot lid on my 190 requires a fairly hefty 'slam' before it will shut, and yet the lid on my 260e closes with the lightest of touches. The boot is very slightly proud of the passenger rear wing, although I know for a fact the vehicle has had no accident damage. Could the boot be twisted? The...

Waxoyl... I just had a quote today to professionally Waxoyl and underseal my '93 K reg 190 - £395+VAT. Initially I thought wow! especially as it's only guaranteed for five years but then I guess that's not a bad price for the work involved as they estimate five hours to do the job thoroughly.

Well I collected my E300 diesel yesterday and took it straight for an MoT. Everything was going swimmingly well with perfect emissions and not even a single advisory when the tester reached the rear subframe with an "oh f***!". The front mounts had rotted and become detached from the chassis. A...