smcampbell
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- Feb 14, 2010
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Got myself my dream car after several years of owning a 1997 W210 E 320 Avantgarde for 13 years and now falling to the rust monster. A real joy to drive and mechanically sound - pity the lovely body falls off.
So, I finally found a sound car - W210 E55 2000 in Blue. Lovely with only 86k on the clock and lovely on the inside. Everything actually works.
Then the real stuff started. Had a quote of £6800 to respray and properly rebuild the marque. Hell no. I do not love her that much. But then again I did want to resotr the baby.
Even the parts from MB is a killer - AMG wing is 2x that of a normal only to realise that you are paying for them to roll the wing to 110degrees(Option 774).
So still counting the bills,
new front wings,
new rearwheel arch panels,
inner wings rear,
inner rear floor - just under the bumper corners.
front headlight back frame
new passenger door - front
complete strip back to bare metal
doors removed
bonnet removed
boot removed
Full Dinitrol cavity wax in doors and all possible gaps
new brake lines - front(started to rust where they bolt to the flexible line
Wheels re-furbished with Diamond cut lips(powder coat and lacquered
Exhaust off to cleay, zinc coat and seal.
Lovely Glasurit Blue paint back on with a real glass shine.......
I would now have to keep this car forever......
So, I finally found a sound car - W210 E55 2000 in Blue. Lovely with only 86k on the clock and lovely on the inside. Everything actually works.
Then the real stuff started. Had a quote of £6800 to respray and properly rebuild the marque. Hell no. I do not love her that much. But then again I did want to resotr the baby.
Even the parts from MB is a killer - AMG wing is 2x that of a normal only to realise that you are paying for them to roll the wing to 110degrees(Option 774).
So still counting the bills,
new front wings,
new rearwheel arch panels,
inner wings rear,
inner rear floor - just under the bumper corners.
front headlight back frame
new passenger door - front
complete strip back to bare metal
doors removed
bonnet removed
boot removed
Full Dinitrol cavity wax in doors and all possible gaps
new brake lines - front(started to rust where they bolt to the flexible line
Wheels re-furbished with Diamond cut lips(powder coat and lacquered
Exhaust off to cleay, zinc coat and seal.
Lovely Glasurit Blue paint back on with a real glass shine.......
I would now have to keep this car forever......