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After the Stilo's Big/Small/Middle ends have gone, its Mercedes time.

I was sick of sad looking early 21st century cars with somber interiors and mediocre drive and had enough budget for something German again. A gorgeous W124 250D was sold from under me. Maybe a good thing as they are frugal but slooooowww.

A max bid on ebay netted a tidy W210 300TD. Not as economic as a 220 or 320 CDI but supposedly more reliable. Comedy mercedes electrical issues sorted. Needs a new boot locking mechanism. Have been getting 47 - 49 mpg driving like a, well, careful driver who has to drive for a living and gets paid a salary and 26p per mile. Otherwise its about 10mpg per gallon less than the Stilo.

6 cylinders of super smooth diesel. Only tyre noise intrudes, the engine is barely noticeable unless you hit the button under the accelerator, then all 177 horses and some 340 foot pound of torque make themselves known.

It has some surprises, 4x airbags, rain sensing wipers, electrically folding mirrors, ASR etc. Just have to keep an eye on the front spring perches!
 

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The Merc looks good, miss driving my old ones. I cant remember what cars I posted earlier in this thread, but I'm 'nearly' classed as a hoarder. So a few more of the collection...
Mk1 Mitsubishi Shoguns


 
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With me since 1991.
Pics taken 2014.
 

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Just drove my A6 to the Swiss and Italian border for some biking and I must say it is an absolute joy to drive! So smooth and silent...
 
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Some more recent pictures of my favourite car. I drive this one every week in the summer, and at least once per month in the winter, so it's not a garage queen. Small (2 1/2 year old) daughter refers to it as "Daddy's shiny brown car."
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^^^^ love it, on a recent alps trip there was a sweet white one cruising the hills with a fully loaded bike rack hanging of the back, looked awesome!!!
 
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My first, my last, my best...

First, 1989 Vauxhall Nova 1.3 Pearl, the posh model with alloys, 4 speakers and a sunroof. Cost £50, cheap and crap, always something broken but didnt cost more that £300 in any year to keep going.


Last, Volvo V40 1.9TD, bangernomics in action. With all the pence-per-miles I did and a bit of canny ebaying this beast cost me NOTHING to run a car for nearly 3 years. Solid, no faults, frugal, all good. The first of the common rail diesels so a bit ahead of its time really. I had a proper chavvy set of white 17 inch rims on for a while, they looked really good against the paint but handled a bit iffy.


And the best.
2006 Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B. proper beast, and a decent Q-car too because nobody expects all that power coming at them. fast, comfy, toys, good sound from the STI quad pipes too, nice and smooth but with a blast when you boot it. Sadly missed.



Full history
1989 Nova 1.3 saloon. bad car
2001 Focus 1.6 hatch. good car
2006 Legacy 3.0R saloon. good car
1998 Vectra 1.8 estate. bad car
2000 V40 1.9TD estate. good car
2008 Avensis 2.0D4D estate. still undecided after 2.5 years

Rick
 

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