jeremytaylor
MB Enthusiast
- Joined
- Jun 27, 2005
- Messages
- 2,414
- Location
- Surrey Hills
- Car
- E280CDI Sport Est., CLK 200k Cab., VW T5 174, Citroen C8, and a 2CV!
I am picking up a new car for the wifey today, after the last one was written off by a drunk (now ex-) employee.
The brief was a 4-seat cabriolet.
Considered: a new VW EOS (too small), a W124 cab (too pricey for what it is, and dare I say it, a bit slab-sided?), Audi cab (too small), tested a W208 430, but for less than a price of an Astra Twin-top, Pug 307 CC or Megane CC I am getting an early W209 CLK 240 Convertible. A bit leggy, but we won't be putting that many more miles on it, and it's one owner FMBSH (MB Chesterfield). It was going to be a surprise birthday present for her indoors next month but the unexpected demise of the previous car means she'll have to have it today.
Which means the heatwave will doubtless end tomorrow!
It's an Elegance in brilliant silver with light grey leather. Some work is required, such as fitting Comand (cue Alfie), replace the spindly 16" wheels (the current tyres don't have much life left anyway), and a good Zymol treatment wouldn't go amiss.
The brief was a 4-seat cabriolet.
Considered: a new VW EOS (too small), a W124 cab (too pricey for what it is, and dare I say it, a bit slab-sided?), Audi cab (too small), tested a W208 430, but for less than a price of an Astra Twin-top, Pug 307 CC or Megane CC I am getting an early W209 CLK 240 Convertible. A bit leggy, but we won't be putting that many more miles on it, and it's one owner FMBSH (MB Chesterfield). It was going to be a surprise birthday present for her indoors next month but the unexpected demise of the previous car means she'll have to have it today.
Which means the heatwave will doubtless end tomorrow!
It's an Elegance in brilliant silver with light grey leather. Some work is required, such as fitting Comand (cue Alfie), replace the spindly 16" wheels (the current tyres don't have much life left anyway), and a good Zymol treatment wouldn't go amiss.