GrahamC230K said:
Mate, your car is stunning!
http://mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?p=123231#post123231
Do you take it to formal concours events or is it just your pride and joy?
How many miles do you do in it a year?
Aw shucks guys - thanks for appreciation
Wish it was concours - but its got the same stonechips as everyone else. Yes, I am paranoid about its condition keeping it scrupuously clean and dealing with stonechips as and when. Being a gent of leisure, I only do c5k a year, half abroad.
Traded my 300CE-24 for it in Oct 01 through Rivervale Brighton, when they had the franchise and in over 25 years struck the best deal ever! I believe this was the last one MB punted through their Signature used car scheme and on the strength of the web advert dealt with the good Mike Cohen (Danny Baker look and sound alike) by e-mail and phone. He took mine unseen and I headed off from Edinburgh to buy the E320 unseen!!!
Different world down there - MB Edinburgh all white shirts and suits, Brighton boys give it large in polo shirts and wotcha mate! Still, there she was (looks a million dollars mate) re-registered (Old Edinburgh number, been in family since issued in 1952), floormats, 2 bottles of wine, bunch of flahrs, full tank, 30 day return, years guarantee, coffee and buns.
Paid by Visa and by 2 o'clock was heading north as 2nd owner on a 400 mile test drive. Home before nine, got 31 mpg and have never looked back!
Great forum BTW - will throw in my 2p worth whether you like it or not!
a real classic 
