Recent content by The Dude

...I purchased this SL 3 years ago sight unseen during our annual holiday in Provenece after discussion with the owner and specialist Mercedes garage whom had serviced it and informed me that it was the best he'd seen in the five years he'd owned the garage... Since ownership it's covered 6k...

...ok; first to offer me £9k. And I am being quite serious;pm me. Thank you.

...few pictures

Thank you...will scratch my head...

..thank you and a 996, purchased at the beginning of this year...might advertise the Merc' on here? Best wishes Giles

Hi folks, Having just purchased a Porsche 911 I am considering selling my R129 1995 320so in metallic grey with mushroom interior...60,000 miles and genuinely immaculate; specialist that I spoke with prior to buying the car three years ago said it was the best he'd seen in the five years that...

...you didn't but how many miles and how hard was it driven with at least 3 litres short of minimum!?

...each to their own I reckon Russ...I have owned diesels but ,and for example, nothing out there,diesel wise, is as sweet and smooth as the 3litre straight six in my BMW 630i...or the turbine smoothness in my sl320... Engines are literally the heart of the vehicle so why have cotton when...

...not true...dual mass,dpf,turbo,injectors,lift pump etc...diesels are inherently more expensive to repair than petrol cars...as well as being less refined and more polluting...even politicians are now condemning these vehicles...

...trade it for a petrol...don't know why anyone bothers with diesels? Noisy, expensive to repair...dpf etc,etc...

...thoughtful and helpful advice Richard, thank you. Best wishes Giles.

...so during a 3 month stay in Provence last summer I purchased the aforementioned sl320...with a tight brief ( original Saco design, cream interior and low miles) I identified a 56k mile car which following much discussion I bought unseen in the flesh...collecting it on return to the UK...

...for the sake of clarity...you haven't seen the car,you don't know if it has this potential issue so what advice are you actually seeking to obtain? How to buy a car or a forum member with a crystal ball ? Really...

currently in Provence (South East France) with our 56k miles 1995 sl320 where we are spending a month...and temperatures well into the late 30s each and every day...blistering heat...in the last 1500 miles the car has been utterly faultless and the aircon , which is amazingly effective...

...it's simply the outer casing...the exhaust could go on for years...they generally fail at the joints...would not worry about it...my sl320s exhaust looks a little,shall we say , tired but is solid and mot worthy....