New toy.

[Druk]

While at Charles excellent Bicester GTG we had the opportunity to view this at a place near Bristol. After some too-ing and fro-ing on price I flew down to Bristol on Thurs and drove it back up to bonny Scotland.





An E350CDi Avantgarde (265) in Tanzanite Blue. This one came with a panny roof, tan memory contour seats and a nice wood/leather wheel.









Investigating as to why the load floor wouldn't lie completely flat I discovered the previous owner had ditched the get-you-home spare in favour of a full size matching alloy and Michelin tyre. Both unused :bannana:
The floor lies flat without the plastic insert so i'll 'do' something creative with that in weeks to come. Also, it needs a towbar and wiring fitted.



Finally...8hrs on the road eventually saw me home. That M5 - M6 is a moving disaster area. 42mpg not bad for a first try all the same.
Not quite up to ***'s prodigious standards but when I got the chance I wasn't hanging about.



I do like a bit of leather and wood so I'm well chuffed.


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[wemorgan]

Excellent choice. I like that interior too.

 

[Deleted member 55947]

Good choice of car , great minds think alike. Nice interior, mines all black and it's like sitting in a cave. Smillion's porcelain interior has got me itching. Impressed by the mpg Druk, I don't think I've seen 40+ on mine yet

 

[Wheelsnuts]

Green with envy! That's an all-round excellent car.

 

[SportsCoupeRich]

Great car - nice to see someone was brave on the colour choice at the outset (and you profit!). Same paint and leather scheme as my departed c63 - i wish i had been able to get that wood in the AMG.

Enjoy.

 

[Meldrew2]

Looks nice.

And if you adopt the nickname [inpenetrablescottishaccent] Ya Hurky [/inpenetrablescottishaccent] you'll save £££s on a personalised plate!





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[ras8963]

Thats a great looking interior, unusual too....


ATB

 

[davidjpowell]

Looks great... Enjoy

 

[Dieselman]

I do like a bit of leather and wood so I'm well chuffed.

Said the tart to the Vicar.


Gorgeous interior colour.

 

[C240Sport97]

fantastic colour combination

lovely interior

 

[del320]

Luvverly motah with a pukka grille - when do the mods begin?

I'm looking forward to seeing if it can pull away from a C124...

 

[st13phil]

Congratulations, Derek. Lovely car

 

[HB]

Superb , looking forward to seeing it !

 

[grober]

There are some 20 variations of the Cargo Floor covering-- Spare Wheel Well on the EPC
The ones to check out are those without code 690 emergency spare tyre [mini spare] option If your spare wheel liner has code 690 in its code
e.g. U42-U77+4U7+690+810 then you might get an alternative one suitable for a full size spare----- But it won't be cheap!

Nice car hope you enjoy it !

 

[Minz]

Very, very nice. Oh the glorious M5 & M6. Even so, I'll bet you still had a big smile on your face heading north. Enjoy.

 

[Spin_bowler]

Lovely car with a very nice interior. I nearly bought a '12-plate E350 wagon with a grey interior and the pano roof, it was a lovely place to be. I can't abide all black interiors and when I decided to lease an new E class in July, out of all the cars the broker could lay his hands on only one wasn't black leather inside.

 

[Ted]

Hate it.
Cos it's not mine.

 

[sjmaxwell]

Nice car.

Proof that GTG's can be very expensive

 

[Druk]

Looks nice.

And if you adopt the nickname [inpenetrablescottishaccent] Ya Hurky [/inpenetrablescottishaccent] you'll save £££s on a personalised plate!.

Too late. SWMBO has already christened it YORKY.

Inpenetrablescottishaccent. Indeed. :bannana::bannana:

 

[Druk]

There are some 20 variations of the Cargo Floor covering-- Spare Wheel Well on the EPC
The ones to check out are those without code 690 emergency spare tyre [mini spare] option If your spare wheel liner has code 690 in its code
e.g. U42-U77+4U7+690+810 then you might get an alternative one suitable for a full size spare----- But it won't be cheap!

Nice car hope you enjoy it !

Thanks Graeme but the sheet ally folding machine is already cleaned off and ready . Canny beat custom made.