Steve260E
Active Member
Hello to all, strange to be introducing myself on a Mercedes forum as have always been a Land Rover type.
Been looking for a cheap run about to get me from Merseyside to North Wales to the caravan in relative comfort, looked around at the usual Fiesta and Corsa Euroboxes as you do when I came across this gorgeous 260E only 20 minutes from me for only £495.
Must be crazy for even thinking about it but I went to see it and was immediately bowled over by it, 216000miles but still running like a sewing machine, a few little niggles as usual such as the rusty front wings, window regulators and slightly wooly steering in the straight ahead at high speed(improved slightly after steering damper change) but that shape takes me back to when I was a child seeing them big old Mercs looking like they are forged from a single block of iron and the most time warp beautiful comfortable cream leather interior I have ever had the privilege to sit in, the smoothest engine I have ever had the privilege to sit behind and all for just £495?
Probably would of been more sensible to get the usual Fiesta or Clio etc as I'm 25 insurance would of been in the region of £800 which makes it even more amazing that I'm able to insure this brilliant piece of machinery for just £163 for the year
The only bad thing about this is I'm now scouting for another classic Mercedes to start off my collection!
Been looking for a cheap run about to get me from Merseyside to North Wales to the caravan in relative comfort, looked around at the usual Fiesta and Corsa Euroboxes as you do when I came across this gorgeous 260E only 20 minutes from me for only £495.
Must be crazy for even thinking about it but I went to see it and was immediately bowled over by it, 216000miles but still running like a sewing machine, a few little niggles as usual such as the rusty front wings, window regulators and slightly wooly steering in the straight ahead at high speed(improved slightly after steering damper change) but that shape takes me back to when I was a child seeing them big old Mercs looking like they are forged from a single block of iron and the most time warp beautiful comfortable cream leather interior I have ever had the privilege to sit in, the smoothest engine I have ever had the privilege to sit behind and all for just £495?
Probably would of been more sensible to get the usual Fiesta or Clio etc as I'm 25 insurance would of been in the region of £800 which makes it even more amazing that I'm able to insure this brilliant piece of machinery for just £163 for the year
The only bad thing about this is I'm now scouting for another classic Mercedes to start off my collection!