So sadly the Major who lives in my cul-de-sac has gone into care (age 98). They need to sell the house and need this lovely Merc gone ASAP. If I had the time/skillz/space I'd buy it myself blah blah blah
Basically, I'm trying to help out the family by putting it here and avoid it being scrapped as they're rushing to sort out everything and need it gone. The slight pain in the backside is that it will need to be removed by Friday 2nd August and does not have an MOT. It hasn't moved for over a year (the last MOT expired 29/06/18) though the MOT checker does suggest that it has passed each year with few advisories.
I'm not an expert on Mercedes but here goes. It was registered Jan 1988, is a petrol, automatic and seems to be a basic model. The odometer reads 42,600 miles....but has done since 2007! That's definitely wrong as I used to see the Old Boy heading down to the bowls club in it. Before that the mileage on the MOT checker was apparently 432,000!!...which I would also guess is wrong judging on the condition and the (un)likelihood of a 68+ year old retiree covering over 20,000 miles a year? I've given it a fairly brief lookover. The arches seem OK - a little rust bubbling under the paint, there's a dent in the lower section of the OSR wing and it's generally covered in grime from having been unused for a while. Inside, there's heat cracks in the dash but the seats seem to be relatively unworn. What an opportunity....
The car is in Loughton, Essex (just inside the M25 and at the end of the Central Line)
...and for inspiration....
Basically, I'm trying to help out the family by putting it here and avoid it being scrapped as they're rushing to sort out everything and need it gone. The slight pain in the backside is that it will need to be removed by Friday 2nd August and does not have an MOT. It hasn't moved for over a year (the last MOT expired 29/06/18) though the MOT checker does suggest that it has passed each year with few advisories.
I'm not an expert on Mercedes but here goes. It was registered Jan 1988, is a petrol, automatic and seems to be a basic model. The odometer reads 42,600 miles....but has done since 2007! That's definitely wrong as I used to see the Old Boy heading down to the bowls club in it. Before that the mileage on the MOT checker was apparently 432,000!!...which I would also guess is wrong judging on the condition and the (un)likelihood of a 68+ year old retiree covering over 20,000 miles a year? I've given it a fairly brief lookover. The arches seem OK - a little rust bubbling under the paint, there's a dent in the lower section of the OSR wing and it's generally covered in grime from having been unused for a while. Inside, there's heat cracks in the dash but the seats seem to be relatively unworn. What an opportunity....
The car is in Loughton, Essex (just inside the M25 and at the end of the Central Line)
...and for inspiration....
