Picking up my first merc today.

[andybelfast]

Exchanging cars today and finally picking up the '99 E300 TD Avantgarde I've lusted after for months, woohoo!

 

[Gollom]

Enjoy! :bannana:

 

[andybelfast]

Cheers guys, its going to be a helluva culture shock from a 1.2 manual Clio but I think I'll cope...(thank God for cheap diesel in the ROI is all I can say).

 

[gbjeppm]

Welcome, great car, just keep a constant eye out for the rust

 

[Theothers]

I hope you enjoy your new car and keep your foot off the left peddle cos your back tyres will soon need changing with all that new POWER

 

[andybelfast]

I hope you enjoy your new car and keep your foot off the left peddle cos your back tyres will soon need changing with all that new POWER

I'm just waiting for the moment when I go to change gear and realise I've just put the parking brake on

 

[scottinbelfast]

Congratulations Andy,

Hope you enjoy your new car!

 

[fabes]

I'm just waiting for the moment when I go to change gear and realise I've just put the parking brake on

Wife did that (luckily going from reverse to first and stationary )

 

[gl boy]

hi and welcome enjoy you new car regards jon also any questions just ask the forum,good bunch of brains on here

 

[momomo]

Congrats on the new car!! Hope you enjoy it more than your last car!

 

[gurpz]

Enjoy the car mate, you will love it.

 

[124fan]

Yep..Enjoy the new motor

Cheers

 

[jim4]

Welcome!

 

[andybelfast]

Thanks guys - absolutly loving the motor:bannana: - not been able to log in for a while due to technical difficulties so sorry for the delay.

There is a real crunch coming from the driver's side when you go over a speed bump and a bit of a steering pull to the right which I'm assuming is a shock absorber and the garage have said they will fix under warrenty. Only other problems are minor ones - there is a warning light coming on when you turn the lights on saying there is a blown bulb when the only blown bulb I can find is the interior light at the front of the car, the washer jets seem to be blocked and the driver's side lens washer won't retract properly.

If I can get the shock and the washer jets fixed under warrenty I'll be happy, the rest is the usual minor stuff on an older car...

 

[jeremytaylor]

Only other problems are minor ones - there is a warning light coming on when you turn the lights on saying there is a blown bulb when the only blown bulb I can find is the interior light at the front of the car

I used to get duff readings like this from my C270. A clean of the contacts of the offending bulb usually did the trick. For a while ...