Just sold one of my cars to a friend

[StokerBlake]

Just sold my cl203 to a friend because she wanted a car with side airbags (she's an ambulance paramedic and has seen what a difference it makes) at a price much less than when Japanese came out with them. But I got to say to her "wait to you look out the window and say f..k me I've got a mercedes in the driveway

 

[Manoerwar]

good job

 

[splitpin]

That is always interesting & informative coming from a professional although I assume most cars have sidebags now.

 

[W1ghty]

That is always interesting & informative coming from a professional although I assume most cars have sidebags now.

They do .

 

[BTB 500]

I assume most cars have sidebags now.

This is a 20-ish year old car though - not so common then.

 

[Gollom]

Perceived Wisdom #10 - Never sell a car to a friend....

 

[StokerBlake]

Yes this was my 2004 cl203, mostly mainstream cars didn't get side airbags till about 2008, which was out of her budget.
And yes the joys of selling a car to a friend, I replaced the timing chain, the control arms and anything else I could think of that might go wrong before I handed it over. And of course I will be servicing it for her.

 

[Gollom]

Yes this was my 2004 cl203, mostly mainstream cars didn't get side airbags till about 2008, which was out of her budget.
And yes the joys of selling a car to a friend, I replaced the timing chain, the control arms and anything else I could think of that might go wrong before I handed it over. And of course I will be servicing it for her.

WHAT?!!

Ooops - missed two words in that sentence...

 

[Pontoneer]

That is always interesting & informative coming from a professional although I assume most cars have sidebags now.

My W140 had them , and I'd be surprised if it was anything other than an S Class that introduced them .

 

[BTB 500]

My W140 had them , and I'd be surprised if it was anything other than an S Class that introduced them .

I think the W140 and R129 both got side airbags at about the same time (1995/1996). Neither had them at launch AFAIK.

 

[Pontoneer]

I think the W140 and R129 both got side airbags at about the same time (1995/1996). Neither had them at launch AFAIK.

I'm pretty sure that's right ; they were part of the facelift .

So sad they dropped the planned V-16 , although 85 prototypes were built . There were also plans for a V-24 ( basically two M120 engines joined in line ! ) , which would've gone into the Maybach , which was based on the W140 , but sadly that engine never made it into production either .

 

[DSM10000]

This is a 20-ish year old car though - not so common then.

If they are the original airbags then it is possible they may not work as intended if at all.

 

[Pontoneer]

If they are the original airbags then it is possible they may not work as intended if at all.

There were plans mooted to put an age limit on airbags , but it hasn't yet happened . I expect only the squib would need to be replaced at something like 5 years old - could be a lucrative business in years to come since there won't be stocks of bespoke airbags for every car out there .

 

[StokerBlake]

WHAT?!!

Ooops - missed two words in that sentence...

Hahaha, I'm a bit slow, I just realised what you meant.

 

[ALFAitalia]

Perceived Wisdom #10 - Never sell a car to a friend....

Yep.....something I would NEVER do....no matter how good the car!!!

 

[W1ghty]

Hahaha, I'm a bit slow, I just realised what you meant.

You are so far away it takes a while for the joke to get there

 

[StokerBlake]

Yep.....something I would NEVER do....no matter how good the car!!!

She wanted me to find her a second hand car, I thought this less risky. Besides, its a Mercedes what could go wrong... oh dear.

 

[Doodle]

I think the W140 and R129 both got side airbags at about the same time (1995/1996). Neither had them at launch AFAIK.

Fairly sure I remember early E39 BMWs having them also.

 

[fabes]

Just done the same and he's ex plod!
My first time ever of breaking 'da rule'
I had also bought it privately in the dark and in the rain (so another 'da rule' out the window)

Bloody Corsa will no doubt be faultless and never need a penny spending on it for his family (after what I put into it)

He wasn't fussed about the below par bodywork repairs I missed either....

I didn't like it and it didn't like me

 

[Fastcar155]

Hi , purchased a couple of Volvo estates 940 GLE and a V90 from a mate.

Still on good terms and I put 200,000 miles on the pair.

I gave him the GLE back , stolen and used in Leominster as a ram raid car to get into a bank.