All was revealed on visiting! It was the spare tyre that was a different size but fitted due to a puncture...
I love it. Thiugh I'm also slightly worried something ruinously expensive is going to happen... Weirdly driving it reminds me of my mates old series iii xj6, in that it is huge outside and snug inside. The brakes makes a few moaning noises, the seats seem to have an air pump that randomly triggers and the tyre pressure warning light is on, but apart from that it's great. And the effortless speed, omg, I don't think I'll ever need another car
Glad i found you a new toy!I love it. Thiugh I'm also slightly worried something ruinously expensive is going to happen... Weirdly driving it reminds me of my mates old series iii xj6, in that it is huge outside and snug inside. The brakes makes a few moaning noises, the seats seem to have an air pump that randomly triggers and the tyre pressure warning light is on, but apart from that it's great. And the effortless speed, omg, I don't think I'll ever need another car
Check the front discs, could be heavily corroded on the inside face due to sticking calipers (corrosion between the stainless guide plates and the alloy caliper body causing the brake pads to stick)I love it. Thiugh I'm also slightly worried something ruinously expensive is going to happen... Weirdly driving it reminds me of my mates old series iii xj6, in that it is huge outside and snug inside. The brakes makes a few moaning noises, the seats seem to have an air pump that randomly triggers and the tyre pressure warning light is on, but apart from that it's great. And the effortless speed, omg, I don't think I'll ever need another car
Ahhh yes, amazingly lucky I went on NBClub forum to ask for buying advice just as you've found one newly listed on auto trader, thank you
I'd been looking for weeks. I also literally bought a stop cap 318i 2 days before 
Oh well. 
Spark plugs are what I’d be swapping quick smart. They don’t like coming out out they’ve been sat comfy too much more than the 4 year schedule.Ahhh yes, amazingly lucky I went on NBClub forum to ask for buying advice just as you've found one newly listed on auto trader, thank you
The car has had new front discs and pads. The only downside is it has zero service history. But I think the odds of it never having had a service are slim. Mainly i bought it because the seller seemed genuine and seemed honest. Obviously I'll get the engine in gearbox done ASAP. And get it jet washed within an inch of its life and wax oiled.
I've heard Hydrate80 is good for stopping rust... Any ideas if that's good for arches? Then touch up?
I love it. Thiugh I'm also slightly worried something ruinously expensive is going to happen... Weirdly driving it reminds me of my mates old series iii xj6, in that it is huge outside and snug inside. The brakes makes a few moaning noises, the seats seem to have an air pump that randomly triggers and the tyre pressure warning light is on, but apart from that it's great. And the effortless speed, omg, I don't think I'll ever need another car
Once I get it cleaned up I'll post some proper pictures. Once again thank you to all who advised me
That's interesting It's almost like jaguar designed it themselves...
Yeah it does. I definitely wanted heated seats after having a Merc with non fitted, leather in winter is very very cold. (Who would spend 50-100k on a car and not tick the 300 quid heated seat option?!
). I wanted a sunroof, but it wasn't a key criteria and I would have bought it without one. No one seems to be bothered about sunroofs now, but I'm in '80s kid and even ford escorts had sunroofs because sunroofs are cool *
FWIW, I’m fairly sure that heated seats were standard in the AMGs, can’t say for certain on the 219 ‘55 but certainly on the 211
I remember forum member Mike had a nice S211 500 with no heated seats, likewise another member with an older R129 500 - nice spec car with adaptive damping etc and no heated seats - madness!
One of the reasons IMHO that AMGs are such good value is that they come with a generous standard specification and are often well optioned too
I’ve got to be honest, but I often forget to use the sunroof. It’s nice for extra light although I often find myself closing the blind on the pano roof for some additional shade on the cabin especially if it’s going to be parked up on a hot/sunny day.
I like a sunroof but not everyone does and that’s not always about the cost.
My 911 had sunroof delete as a factory option!
Sometimes it’s about weight, sometimes about headroom, otherwise reliability and what have you. At the end of the day if you don’t use them/like them I can understand not ticking it as a cost option, but I’d rather have it.
Pano roof is a nice feature on a large car for a bit of extra light, makes it feel more spacious.
Nice to have for me, but not an absolute deal breaker
I’ve got to be honest, but I often forget to use the sunroof. It’s nice for extra light although I often find myself closing the blind on the pano roof for some additional shade on the cabin especially if it’s going to be parked up on a hot/sunny day.
Also useful to cool down the cabin quickly on a hot day when you first get in, but soon end up back using the air conditioning after a few minutes.
I think in the last convertible I had, I used to drop the roof when it was above about 10c, although with heated seats and airscarf it’s probably less of an issue.
It’s a classic British phenomenon, the cabriolet/convertible - we buy more of them here than most European countries IIRC and it’s usually raining, too cold or too hot!
But then cars that make sense are seldom interesting or fun
Get yourself an SLK and have the best of both worlds
