Nasco12
Active Member
As it happens I've been a member for some time but about a year and a half ago, no longer needing a car for work, I lapsed and (ashamed as I am to admit it) sold the Merc.
And so it was utterly inevitable that within a year I would need a car again. But what should I get?
Previously, I was the proud owner of a W202 C200. But love it as I might I recognised that I needed something different, a challenge, something that would get me out of my comfort zone. So, I am now the owner of this:
A W202 C200. OK, they're not quite the same. The old one was a 1999 Sport with 158,000 on the clock and this is a 1996 Elegance with 75,000 on the clock. And despite both being called "C200"s they have different engines: 111.945 v 111.941. Even the colours are different.
You probably noticed when I said "owner" I didn't say "proud owner". I needed a car pronto and this was available. For £520. As you can imagine for that sort of money there are some things you don't get, like a service history for instance. And some things you do get, like lots of faults and a filthy interior. Anyway, after a bit of work and some money (£300 to be vague) most of the serious faults have been ironed out and the serious dirt cleaned out. What I am left with is just wonderful: smooth, comfortable, reliable.
And so it was utterly inevitable that within a year I would need a car again. But what should I get?
Previously, I was the proud owner of a W202 C200. But love it as I might I recognised that I needed something different, a challenge, something that would get me out of my comfort zone. So, I am now the owner of this:
A W202 C200. OK, they're not quite the same. The old one was a 1999 Sport with 158,000 on the clock and this is a 1996 Elegance with 75,000 on the clock. And despite both being called "C200"s they have different engines: 111.945 v 111.941. Even the colours are different.
You probably noticed when I said "owner" I didn't say "proud owner". I needed a car pronto and this was available. For £520. As you can imagine for that sort of money there are some things you don't get, like a service history for instance. And some things you do get, like lots of faults and a filthy interior. Anyway, after a bit of work and some money (£300 to be vague) most of the serious faults have been ironed out and the serious dirt cleaned out. What I am left with is just wonderful: smooth, comfortable, reliable.