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Still have these for sale, buyer never collected

on Ebay now ..no reserve, fed up with it cluttering up my storeroom at work http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :MESELX:IT

Hi Stew..I think I'm in the market for a Lexus GS to tide me over until the Spring..had a drive in one the other day, and the ride and sophistication blew me away

Bet you get one at some point Tim , i have test drove one but like you say i would never buy one new. what were your impressions Dave ? the interior looks a 100% better and the roadtesters rave about the new gearchange system

Hi Mike , yes thats about right... the Zed I had was an exception to the rule I never seem to keep cars longer than a few months The new 370z looks a real nice motor though..the Sunday Mail has just done I review on it this weekend, it came out well a tad dear though at £30k.. probably best to buy one 12 months down the line for half price?

Hi Chaps , yes missed the initial post good ole Martin pm'd me though yes looking for another motor .. just sold the CLK55 and my old classic 420SL so in the market again Hope everyone on the forum is well ? any gossip I've missed ?

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I have to go to London for a couple of days this week and I need to take the car to travel on from there later on..I dont want to go into the congestion charge area..What s the best option as regards parking at a tube station and getting into central London..I am travelling from the North ? Thanks any suggestions welcome as I dont want to use the Train from Derby station if there is a way to park economically at a nearby Lonndon tube station

in all the years I have travelled across Europe I have never fitted any beam deflectors

Hi Mike, and I had to post it after I got rid of my Zed... I did post this on the Merc owners website , but they are such a boring forum , nobody evens bothers to comment on posts.. The guys on here dont realise what an excellent site this is Thats why my post count will never reach the dizzy heights you two have achieved as I always write too much We miss your one liners Tim (and the shirts) But hey, why you join us on the HOON in September, sure Stew will let you blast round with in the Merc Unless of course you feel you couldn't keep up...... I could go on but..... thanks for the invite Colin, I will let you know.. I think I have done enough miles in the SL so will have to bring the CLK out

Hi Mike, and I had to post it after I got rid of my Zed... I did post this on the Merc owners website , but they are such a boring forum , nobody evens bothers to comment on posts.. The guys on here dont realise what an excellent site this is

Definitely take a couple of Hi Viz Jackets a a warning triangle the French police are red hot at stopping Uk drivers and it's a 175 euro on the spot fine if you can produce the items

it's not just the Jap alloys that suffer from corrosion , I have had Porsche alloys corrode very badly and the wheels on my Merc CLK55 are going along the inner edges, so I think it is just down to the salt etc used on UK roads coupled with stone chips

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I have a pair £10 inc P&P if you want them

The book you need is Alastairs Sawday's French Bed And Breakfast's (I got my copy from Amazon ) Places I stopped at with websites - at Chalons en Champagne... http://www.hotel-pasteur.fr/ang/hotel_ang.htm at Lancie (Beaujolais region , where the car broke down..Fantastic food make sure you have dinner here..5 courses with as much wine as you want for £25 head !! ) ... http://www.lespasquiers.com/index.php?l ... &l_idpa=19 at the Chateau Massal in Bez-Esparon (near Millau Bridge in the Pyrenees ) ... http://cevennes-massal.com/ at Briare in the Loire Valley.... http://lathiau.club.fr/index.htm all these mentioned have very secure parking in their own grounds if you need villa details I can provide them as well

Hi all , nice to see all the familiar names on here...and yes Nixy my wife knows me too well to think anything else

Really need the room so any offers on this before I stick it on Ebay ??

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Hi Stew, yes the weater was brilliant up to coming home , when we got about 100kms from Calais and it p1ssed it down..but cant complain as we had 3 weeks of sun and got burnt to a crisp with the roof down...hope you are well and the Zed is going good ? weather was a bit overcast though going across the Millau bridge

Hi Guys thought I drop in and say hello !! ... missing my 350z still Just got back from a trip through France and Spain...in my 500SL (not without incident's !! ) mileage at start mileage at end on the ferry to Calais on route ..stopped off at a few War Memorials around Arras, it is not until you see the quantity of these dotted around the North French countryside do you realise the huge loses incurred in the 1st World War !! after this shot the weather really warmed up and the roof came down on the car..which was running smoothly as ever Stopped off at Chalons en Champagne the first night ! (couldn't get the car in for this shot ! ) Next day set off for the Bordeaux region.. reached a lovely B&B set in fantastic grounds and run by a lovely lady and a fantastic cook !! when arriving at this stop to my horror I found oil running out of the L/H side grill on the wing !!.... checking the levels under the bonnet the power steering fluid seemed very low also the ABC tank !! ( I had the car serviced only 1000 miles before setting off at my local Main Mercedes dealer ! ) ABC is the Merc term for the sports suspension which is automatically controlled a quick ring to my local dealer in England couldn't give any clues to the problem or cure ! and was told to try the Emergency helpline no., even though my car is well out of any Mercedes warranty the very helpful people on the end of the phone told me that as my car was serviced correctly it is still covered by the Mobilife warranty and they would have my car collected and taken to the nearest Merc dealer (in Villafranche in the this case, about 25kms down the road ) Within one and a half hours the car was being loaded on a low loader and I waved it off on it's way ! a few phone calls later on in the day revealed that the problem was a sensor on the ABC unit..and it would take 24 hours to get the part and fit, so my wife and I had to endure another night in this lovely French billet .. the drawing room the pool another night and another great meal at the B&B and at 3pm next day the car was ready to go..out host wouldn't hear of us getting a taxi down to Villafranche, and drove us down the 25kms herself.. The car was waiting for us to collect freshly valeted and looking very polished , the sort of service you expect from a Main Dealer.. Mind you the bill for the repair came to the best part of 1000 euros so a little polish is only to be expected !! I am a little disappointed that such an expensive part failed on my car given that it had only covered such a small mileage, but I suppose my car is such an age now as to be expected ?? never had any probs like this with the 350z the part in question the car from now on never gave any more problems , but the mechanic at the Merc dealer did give me a litre of oil if any of the levels settled over the next few miles !! with missing a day out for repairs we just made for the Spanish border and got the pedal down, stopping off at Girona for a cheap hotel before blasting down to a villa we had rented for a week near Javea on the Costa Blanca..the car ran well and the roof was never put up for the next week nice bar at Javea (with gratuitous car shot LOL ) made sure the Villa had a proper garage !! had a glorious week down in Spain and a uneventful trip back home stopping off at few French B&B's on the way back (all the B&B's were found in the excellent Alastair Sawday's guide book, none costing more than 70 euros all in, even stopped at a lovely Chateau in the Pyrenees !! ) Car averaged about 24mpg overall, which isnt bad for a 5 litre engine

not many, I seem to think it is well under 20k kms

looking for £100 inc P&P pristine condition no marks /scratches etc..

Thanks forthe tip , I'll take a couple of pics and post them up tomorrow I hope everyones well on here ?? I've missed a lot of gossip I suppose ?

Still got this for sale !! £100 collected Also stumbled across a JDM speedo assy and standard air filter box if anyone wants one ?