The 'suggest a new car for Chris' thread

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Sorry Dan, with it being winter my tastes are distinctly Mercedes shaped at the moment :mrgreen:

Found this lovely one the other day, but need to eBay the Citroen first (and stop a pesky warning light coming on)

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1666213
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speedingfine wrote: Sun Dec 10, 2023 4:24 pm Sorry Dan, with it being winter my tastes are distinctly Mercedes shaped at the moment :mrgreen:

Found this lovely one the other day, but need to eBay the Citroen first (and stop a pesky warning light coming on)

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1666213
doing some airport runs on the side?
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Rich B wrote: Sun Dec 10, 2023 4:28 pm
speedingfine wrote: Sun Dec 10, 2023 4:24 pm Sorry Dan, with it being winter my tastes are distinctly Mercedes shaped at the moment :mrgreen:

Found this lovely one the other day, but need to eBay the Citroen first (and stop a pesky warning light coming on)

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1666213
doing some airport runs on the side?
The beige ones in Berlin seduced me and I make no apologies for that :lol:
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That second picture is a good one 8-)

Quite a quick sale, can't be easy selling a 7 during the dark winter months, especially in the current car climate. You know you just want some comfort for a while when a Merc barge replaces it :lol:
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speedingfine wrote: Sun Dec 10, 2023 4:24 pm Sorry Dan, with it being winter my tastes are distinctly Mercedes shaped at the moment :mrgreen:

Found this lovely one the other day, but need to eBay the Citroen first (and stop a pesky warning light coming on)

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1666213
Thats definitely more 'you' Chris :D
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Won’t that be in the £650 tax range?
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dan wrote: Sun Dec 10, 2023 6:02 pm
speedingfine wrote: Sun Dec 10, 2023 4:24 pm Sorry Dan, with it being winter my tastes are distinctly Mercedes shaped at the moment :mrgreen:

Found this lovely one the other day, but need to eBay the Citroen first (and stop a pesky warning light coming on)

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1666213
Thats definitely more 'you' Chris :D
Reverse psychology eh :lol:
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speedingfine wrote: Sun Dec 10, 2023 4:24 pm Sorry Dan, with it being winter my tastes are distinctly Mercedes shaped at the moment :mrgreen:

Found this lovely one the other day, but need to eBay the Citroen first (and stop a pesky warning light coming on)

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1666213
The wear on the steering wheel seems to indicate it's not been driven by a helmsmith but has sat on motorways for a long, long time. :lol:

I don't particularly like Mercs but I think I'd tollerate that one. 8-)
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It's finally happened 😀 2004 S320 CDI two owners, FSH, in lovely condition. 115k. No pics yet sorry, but it's a silver W220 with dark blue leather and some dubious wood trim. Obvs everything's crossed that I don't have any expensive problems...
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That sounds great! Probably a much safer purchase than a similar age Range Rover.
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Yeah they're cheap for a reason I suppose, but I've bought as well as I can on condition and history I think...

It is bloody lovely though, driven a couple of hundred miles since collecting it yesterday and apart from the shear size of the thing in towns it's spot on.

Crap pic from the station earlier:

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Excellent. They're lovely things. Hope it's a peach!
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8-)
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8-) Barge-tastic! Nice.
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20 year old and it’ll still have more tech than most new cars 8-)
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I still expect an e-start vid......
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Be careful if you're driving through Paris late at night...
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Superbly high profile tyres there 8-)
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That looks ideal for some relaxing miles. Perfect colour too.
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That's set me off looking at them on eBay :lol:

Really loving the spec and consistency of servicing intervals on this one, sounds like a great example.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204605255874 ... p_homepage
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