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Glad to hear you are ok Nick, shame about the car but its only metal & can be replaced.
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In response to Karl's request for the morbid photography here are some pictures.
The front of the car, nice bonnet shape eh?
as seen from the side
notice the chassis leg nearest is 2 inches further back
Notice the modified wheel and disk 
This engine actually runs believe it or not.
the other side of the engine
Nice tight shut lines, too tight.
Drivers side shut lines. Bit of a banana here me thinks.
rear drivers side, I think this may be from a previous ding.
It is obvious that the car hit the barrier passengers side first, then pivoted, caught the drivers side and catapulter the car across the motorway into the hard shoulder. Speaking to the recovery people this morning they said that it was a good job it is a German car, otherwise the driver would be sampling Hospital food.
The front of the car, nice bonnet shape eh?
as seen from the side
notice the chassis leg nearest is 2 inches further back
Notice the modified wheel and disk
This engine actually runs believe it or not.
the other side of the engine
Nice tight shut lines, too tight.
Drivers side shut lines. Bit of a banana here me thinks.
rear drivers side, I think this may be from a previous ding.
It is obvious that the car hit the barrier passengers side first, then pivoted, caught the drivers side and catapulter the car across the motorway into the hard shoulder. Speaking to the recovery people this morning they said that it was a good job it is a German car, otherwise the driver would be sampling Hospital food.
The front of the car, nice bonnet shape eh?
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I never realised the w202 had the pop up pedestrian bonnet like the Nissan GTR. Looks like another £11k repair bill to me
corned
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Seems the car picked an inconvenient moment to try to do an impression of Emu?
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Cheers for the pictures, not morbid, just curious as to how well a 2 Star NCAP car performs. Looks like it performed extremely well, no change in the cabin structure and the airbags didnt depoy - correctly.
Some nasty rust going on there Nick, and where may I ask are your Chrome centre caps?
Edit: Funny how crap the glue gets on 5+ year old side repeaters, simply tap them and they snap off. (ive done mine, and my Dads W210 twice).
Some nasty rust going on there Nick, and where may I ask are your Chrome centre caps?
Edit: Funny how crap the glue gets on 5+ year old side repeaters, simply tap them and they snap off. (ive done mine, and my Dads W210 twice).
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Hey guys, good news the driver is ok, but shame about the car. Actually I passed you while towing it on the motorway just by the Chorley motorway exit in my 210 designo, it seemed like the car I was reading about and slowed down in front of you. I would give a wave but had to take the junction. Not sure if you spotted a w210 acting weird.
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Just saw this thread!
Glad you're ok, those puddles can be a nightmare! At least you're all in one piece, and at the end of the day, that's what counts!
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Glad you're ok, those puddles can be a nightmare! At least you're all in one piece, and at the end of the day, that's what counts!
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Blimey!! Looks and sounds like it could have been really nasty though.
Glad you're here to tell the tale.
Glad you're here to tell the tale.
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Shude
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I'm quite near the coast in Lancaster you know!
Baron_Samedi
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Given what happened I am well surprised at how well the car "performed" if that is an appropriate expression.
Shame to see it go to the great car park in the sky....
Shame to see it go to the great car park in the sky....
Baron_Samedi
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With good reason, I would say....
I keep telling people the 230k engine is strong but no-one listens!
I do....thats why I drive one
Im very glad that you came out of this unharmed......it truly sounds and looks frightening
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So Nick, what you thinking about for your next car, another W202?
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I'm considering a W208 this time.
This means two things:
1. I likely need to raise more money in order to buy
2. I will have more parts to sell from both my mods stock and salvaged items
These two items go hand-in-hand so hopefully will know more about my budget soon.
Will get around to cataloguing, photographing and estimating the value of the parts soon (this weekend probably).
