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grogi

acronym Chilli wrote: »

How solid were Mercs of that generation?
I've not been into the make, but I know they've had periods where they were bullet... nay bomb-proof; and other periods where (at least by comparison) they crafted the cars largely from chocolate and cheese.

W202 is considered the last MB by many...

So be under no illusion though. It is still an old premium car - it will generate cost... Mercedes did not abandon them and are still selling genuine parts for them though, like for many older cars as well - but the prices are eye watering.

What's more, it also does not feel premium by today standards.

Agricola

Quazzie wrote: »

The 205 only ran to 1998. How do they have a 2001 205 GTI?

Fair point. I was almost certain the guy mentioned a 205 but I had a look in my PMs and he actually had a 17 year old MR2!

Agricola

emeldc wrote: »

You have to fill in a mileage declaration each year so I would imagine in the event of an accident they would then ask for NCT certs to prove the mileage you said you were doing. False declaration - no insurance.

I find the declaration of mileage very slapdash. When I was with First Ireland, they sent out that form every year and insisted it be returned before or soon after the renewal was completed. They always asked me about the mileage of any car I intended to cover.

Now I have autoline. One woman on the phone there asks for it. Up to the point of not accepting a rounded up, ballpark figure. Nearly wanted a photo of the dash! One guy I sometimes get, never does. They sent out the form once, I didn't think to return it and no one every queried me about it again.

Gravelly

Agricola wrote: »

I find the declaration of mileage very slapdash. When I was with First Ireland, they sent out that form every year and insisted it be returned before or soon after the renewal was completed. They always asked me about the mileage of any car I intended to cover.

Now I have autoline. One woman on the phone there asks for it. Up to the point of not accepting a rounded up, ballpark figure. Nearly wanted a photo of the dash! One guy I sometimes get, never does. They sent out the form once, I didn't think to return it and no one every queried me about it again.

I've been insuring classics for nigh on 25 years on limited mileage policies and nobody has ever asked me to verify the mileage I actually do.

Kenny Logins

Gravelly wrote: »

I've been insuring classics for nigh on 25 years on limited mileage policies and nobody has ever asked me to verify the mileage I actually do.

Have you ever needed to make a claim?

Gravelly

Kenny Logins wrote: »

Have you ever needed to make a claim?

Not yet, no!

maidhc

grogi wrote: »

W202 is considered the last MB by many...

w201 or w124 I think would be.

I insure my w201 with FBD on a classic policy. No word of a mileage restriction.

selectamatic

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Fancy pigeon needs to buy that Merc!

Thought the exact same thing...

acronym Chilli wrote: »

How solid were Mercs of that generation?
I've not been into the make, but I know they've had periods where they were bullet... nay bomb-proof; and other periods where (at least by comparison) they crafted the cars largely from chocolate and cheese.

Great cars the last of the "bomb proof" Mercs as you put it.

The om605 is a peach of an engine great power output for it's era and supremely reliable.

It's amazing the power that can be got out of them when the Scandinavian wizards get their hands on a big ol turbo and a fiddled pump too.

Greybottle

grogi wrote: »

W202 is considered the last MB by many...

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maidhc wrote: »

w201 or w124 I think would be.

I'd go with the W140 as the last one designed and built by engineers. The W202 was good in many ways, but the early ones had terrible interiors and I remember the argument around this as I lived in Germany at the time. The truth came out later as hidden stuff like clips and screws were fiound to be of lesser quality than the predecessors.

The slide continued when they replaced the W124 Coupe with the W208, which was based on the C-Class, not the E-Class.

i still like the W202, the estate is especially nice IMO.

JohnBoy26

grogi wrote: »

W202 is considered the last MB by many...

So be under no illusion though. It is still an old premium car - it will generate cost... Mercedes did not abandon them and are still selling genuine parts for them though, like for many older cars as well - but the prices are eye watering.

What's more, it also does not feel premium by today standards.

No the previous model was tbh. The w202 wasn't a great car and suffered from the same rust and quality issues that plagued later mercs.

handofdog

Car is sold lads. Cheers.


Hi lads

I'll be putting a 2006 1.8 petrol Peugeot 407 Comfort ST up for sale the weekend after this. I'm doing more mileage than expected and I'm switching to diesel.

It's running great, alloys in lovely condition, good tyres. There's some scratches as to be expected for an 11 year old car. It also has an upgrade to the sat nav. It's doing a steady 36mpg which I can show on the trip computer based on 4.5k miles. Current mileage is 110k miles.

Tax and NCT are both to (end) Jan 2018.

Reasonably good service history with timing belt kit done and the most recent service was in April of this year (about 4000 miles ago) with a Peugeot garage - they commented that it was "a great example of the model".

I'm looking to sell it quickly so it will go up for €750 and €600 would take it. If there was someone on this forum who wanted to PM me then I'd take €500 for a member. I bought the car after reading this forum and I've learned a lot from the forum.

Any test/inspection welcomed. I'll be up front and say that the air con isn't working. I've tried re-gassing but that didn't work.

I'm based in Dundalk. I can PM pictures if needed but I won't have these until this Saturday when I take out the child seat and give the car a bit of a spruce up.

Any questions just PM me. Cheers.

Dravokivich

Where were you 3 weeks ago when I got mine!

emeldc

handofdog wrote: »

Hi lads

I'll be putting a 2006 1.8 petrol Peugeot 407 Comfort ST up for sale the weekend after this. I'm doing more mileage than expected and I'm switching to diesel.

It's running great, alloys in lovely condition, good tyres. There's some scratches as to be expected for an 11 year old car. It also has an upgrade to the sat nav. It's doing a steady 36mpg which I can show on the trip computer based on 4.5k miles. Current mileage is 110k miles.

Tax and NCT are both to (end) Jan 2018.

Reasonably good service history with timing belt kit done and the most recent service was in April of this year (about 4000 miles ago) with a Peugeot garage - they commented that it was "a great example of the model".

I'm looking to sell it quickly so it will go up for €750 and €600 would take it. If there was someone on this forum who wanted to PM me then I'd take €500 for a member. I bought the car after reading this forum and I've learned a lot from the forum.

Any test/inspection welcomed. I'll be up front and say that the air con isn't working. I've tried re-gassing but that didn't work.

I'm based in Dundalk. I can PM pictures if needed but I won't have these until this Saturday when I take out the child seat and give the car a bit of a spruce up.

Any questions just PM me. Cheers.

Your pricing is about right. I sold the same model ('05) a year ago. Our car from new, 140K miles, never missed a service, got everything it ever needed on time and broke my heart to let it go for €500. But that's how things have gone.

handofdog

emeldc wrote: »

Your pricing is about right. I sold the same model ('05) a year ago. Our car from new, 140K miles, never missed a service, got everything it ever needed on time and broke my heart to let it go for €500. But that's how things have gone.

To be fair I think that I'm a bit below on market value - although I would think that!

The lower mileage and sat nav would be worth a little extra at the very least. It also has €256 worth of tax (636 * 5/12).

I'm not arguing that cars have become much cheaper. I agree with you in that they have. I just think my pricing is low. Anyway, we can let the buyers decide if it's value or not

Greybottle

Belongs in the classics and Luxobarge thread as well. If it is as stated, then it's worth it. Cosmetically not the best, but still a beautiful ride on it and a bit of a head turner. .

NCT 04/18 €2,150

https://www.donedeal.ie/vintagecars-for-sale/citroen-xm-2-1-td/16428679

bear1

It belongs in the dreamers thread too.

Trojan

If he's a car enthusiast, there's no excuse for the poor quality of photos.

JohnBoy26

Trojan wrote: »

If he's a car enthusiast, there's no excuse for the poor quality of photos.

And the trim hanging down off the back window

Duke O Smiley

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-carina/16334978



Its only tested until January, but for (presumably) €500 I'd rock it for the plate alone

bear1

Could it be an ex governmental car?

JohnBoy26

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-carina/16334978



Its only tested until January, but for (presumably) €500 I'd rock it for the plate alone

I know it's 25 years old and close to 300k but It looks to be in terrible condition tbh. There is better examples out there for not much more.

Duke O Smiley

bear1 wrote: »

Could it be an ex governmental car?

Yeah I wondered, black is an unusual colour for one. If it had an old brown logbook we'd know!

h3000

https://www.donedeal.ie/view/16143543



1.4 Petrol
Nearly 12 months NCT
45000 miles (allegedly at least)
€850
Not a bad looking buy

Gravelly

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/toyota-carina/16334978



Its only tested until January, but for (presumably) €500 I'd rock it for the plate alone

If it was in slightly better nick I'd be tempted, purely because I owned one back in the day. At only 300,000 miles tis hardly run in

Duke O Smiley

It looks alright to me?

Gravelly

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

It looks alright to me?

Maybe I'm being over critical. The front end looks a little off to me, I think I can see some damage on the nearside rear, and I'm suspicious that there are no interior pics.

Duke O Smiley

You know what, I'm only seenig the back quarter panel now. Shame.

Also, the grille looks a bit off here



But if you look from here..it seems to be a shadow?



I'd say the interior is a bit scruffy but these cars have an amazing ability to wear mileage well on bolsters etc.

Gravelly

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

You know what, I'm only seenig the back quarter panel now. Shame.

Also, the grille looks a bit off here



But if you look from here..it seems to be a shadow?



I'd say the interior is a bit scruffy but these cars have an amazing ability to wear mileage well on bolsters etc.

I can't tell from the front end whether it's a fault in the photo or whether it's a bit wonky. If I were to buy one of these, it would have to be immaculate, and I'm guessing an immaculate one wouldn't be bought for €500

Duke O Smiley

SmartinMartin on here has a lovely 89 one in gold.

Gravelly

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

SmartinMartin on here has a lovely 89 one in gold.

Gold is THE colour for these imo. It was by far the most popular colour back in the day.