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    98 C240 Sport Cloth Interior - free to collector

    Just dug most of one out of the loft - where it's been resting for 8 years. Consists of 4 headrests, rear seats, passenger seat back and squab, in frames but dismantled - missing bolts etc. Drivers squab in frame and back just the material. no runners/mechanisms etc. Front seats are in bits as I...
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    Returning to the fold - C Class Estate

    Hi all After 6 years without a Merc I'm thinking about returning to the fold. Been away as I bought a cheap 100k miles focus estate - it's now reached 209k with little more than oil changes. However it is beginning to feel it's age. Looking at C Class estates - at around the £3-5k mark...
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    Dealer sentenced (I nearly bought from him - saved by mycarcheck)

    Don't think I posted this at the time but last December I went to look at A C2 for my Daughter - car was very tidy, 04 Plate, 40K miles, Black with a funky orange interior - £2.4K. Some minor scratching to interior door handles, no obvious signs of paint - although I did spot a bit on damaged...
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    School Coach Trip Unfolding Nightmare

    SWMBO has been on year 6 school camp on Dartmoor this week, an annual event that normally has some form of coach related incident. The unfolding story this year, coach arrives at lunchime to bring them back to Bristol, misses the main entrance and ends up smashing the rear lights in a...
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    1994 SL500 + Gearbox whine

    Seems well looked after 1994 MERCEDES SL500 AUTO BLUE | eBay UK Opinions on the gearbox whine - and cost to fix?
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    Car Racism? Good cars = Empire?

    Picking up on a theme from the Alfa thread. Whilst pondering that I shouldn't have lifted my ban on my daughter buying a French car (she has a 206 = flaky electrics, could we worse though it's not a Renault = flaky everything) I came up with the idea that the only countries who make decent cars...
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    Insurance for Daughter - Admiral, Elephant, Diamond, Bell?

    These 4 are by far the cheapest for a 17/18 year old - any experiences, good, bad or otherwise before I sign up?
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    Garage Clearout - 202 Carbon Trim, Auto Dim RVM, Club Pedals

    Having a bit of a clearout: We have: 202 Carbon Trim - Heater Control Panel, Gearstick Sourround (4 window swicthws), Ashtray (without cig lighter), cubby hole cover. £3 a peice or £10 the lot. 202 facelift/208 Auto Dim RVM - Grey (looks fine in place of a back one on a 202. £15. Shiny...
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    C43 Estate £2327

    Was temped to pop a bid in on this - but common sense previaled. Needs some work and there are some large service intervals in it's early life, don't have the space either at present.
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    Campsite between Southampton and Torquay next weekend?

    Now we have a dog we have the sudden urge to go camping next Fri/Sat - mid sumemr last minute I know:doh: Anyone know any sites along this section of coast (or a little inland) - not too concered about facilities - decent showers toilet block needed, but shops/bar/pool etc are not important.
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    Car park doubles

    Following on from Olly's thread the Alfa forum have a thread called car park doubles. Post a pick of your car parked next to a another of the same make model. Anyone care to get us started?
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    W202 Saloon Roof Bars * 2 (Genuine MB & Totus)

    Two sets: Genuine MB lockable set - used (I got them second hand). Totus set - used once - got the genuine ones afterwards (locks not fitted - but I have them). Make and offer for either (for both). Postage would be costly, so buyer collects preferred - I can meet-up between Bristol &...
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    First Insurance Valuation

    Got the call today - £1700, not a low as I'd expected, Will be having another look at autotrader tonight to see how that reflects similar cars (and probably going back to them with some examples - never accept the first offer as a matter of principle). What do folks reckon - £1700 for a...
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    w202 16in Sport Alloy wheels

    5 wheels - with a motley selection of tyres. 2 with 205/55 Khumos - legal but edges gone 2 with 225/50 P6000 - 1 just legal 1 with 205/55 P6000 - lots of tread, be aware the outer rim has been welded as the previous owner had clipped a kerb - garage sorted it when I bought the car - body of...
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    Defection -> Alfa 156

    Well as the general opinion agrees with mine that the C240 is a write off it's time to say I put a deposit down on this earlier (a refundable deposit on the basis that the C240 is written off - it's the same garage the C240 came from, so I was remembered - funny after 2 1/2 years how these guys...
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    What happened?

    If you've looked at this thread you'll be asking what happened. Long and short I drove into the back of someone on a B road - so I have to hold my hands up and take the blame. Was following a Celica through, a downhill, shallow S bend, not in a hurry, just following. Tree's a couple of feet...
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    C240 rip??

    Well I'm assuming it's a write off. Doesn't look quite so bad here as the bonnet vertical bits around the grille were pushed back behind the headlights until I liberated them to pump out some of the full tank of petrol. With the bonnet push that far back I was suprised it was still driveable...
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    Jaguar X-type - talk me out of it!

    Looks like my C240 is no more (I'll start a separate thread on that) waiting for the insurance to confirm! Local garage has an X-Type 51 plate 2.5 petrol, manual, 43K miles in dark british racing green on at just £3635. I think I'm in love.:devil: Bodywork tidy, needs at least new tyre...
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    Gearbox occasionally doesn't go into 5th

    Noticed that in very specific circumstances the gearbox doesn't go into 5th (temporarily) Has Happened 3 time this year now - all after stopping for between 5-10 minutes and then pulling away and after a couple of junctions accelerating moderately briskly up to 70mph. Obvious example is a...
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    Cheap set of 202 sport alloys

    Might be useful for winter tyres next year? (I already have a spare set) Mercedes Benz C Class 202 Standard Alloy Wheels on eBay (end time 21-Mar-10 01:22:44 GMT)
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