|
|
Post by Humph on Apr 29, 2020 9:20:33 GMT
Humph,. No need for the sauce on the hat. Slightly lumpy but started straight away and the rear air suspension had not dropped at all. I'll go for a run.. I was sure it would go, like I said many posts ago, I regularly used to leave cars for 3-4 months at a time and they never failed to start. But, "yay" anyway I suppose ! |
|
|
|
Post by EspadaIII on Apr 29, 2020 11:19:15 GMT
Yep, Tyres feel a bit square but they will soften up and round off in time.
|
|
|
|
Post by Humph on Apr 29, 2020 11:44:20 GMT
That'll be all that unnecessary weight over the front wheels I expect...
😎
|
|
|
|
Post by EspadaIII on Apr 29, 2020 11:47:07 GMT
I notice you share your engine with a Sprinter van.....
|
|
|
|
Post by Humph on Apr 29, 2020 11:51:38 GMT
Good vans those. Great engines, lifted straight out of the premium car range apparently.
😉
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2020 15:12:09 GMT
I notice you share your engine with a Sprinter van..... I notice the OM642 6 pot is also found in: Dodge/Freightliner Trucks and OMG  Mercedes Sprinter vans and Chrysler 300C. You can stick a mesh radiator grill on one of these and if you squint, like really, really squint, it is supposed to look like a Bentley. I'll stick with my boat engine. |
|
|
|
Post by Humph on Apr 29, 2020 16:58:58 GMT
TBH, I reckon the sweet one is the 250D 4 pot. ( as in my previous car ) oodles of torque but with the economy and reliability of the 4 cylinder. Pretty smooth too when attached to an E.
|
|
WDB
Full Member
Posts: 7,356 
|
Post by WDB on Apr 29, 2020 18:00:07 GMT
There was a CLS250 too. I tried one and could probably have lived with it in terms of noise, smoothness and Autobahn Audi-matching. Only it was black inside, not noticeably cheaper than a 350 and — unforgivably — had a sunroof. Dreadful.
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2020 19:13:29 GMT
The sunroof must have been ordered to offset the coal bunker black interior.
There's nothing like the interior of a German car to replicate the inside of a coal hole.
|
|
|
|
Post by Humph on Apr 29, 2020 19:31:25 GMT
I love sunroofs. Wonderful. 😉
|
|
|
|
Post by EspadaIII on Apr 29, 2020 20:47:49 GMT
One of the criteria I had when I was looking to buy my Merc was a car with a light (or at least not black) interior and preferrably neither black or silver paint. I almost bought a car down south which was burgundy with light leather trim, sunroof and ventilated seats, but between discussing with the dealer one evening and deciding I wanted it the next morning, it got sold...
So my metallic beige champagne with tan interior but otherwise standard is fine.
|
|
|
|
Post by Humph on Apr 29, 2020 21:14:52 GMT
Around 2010-2012 maybe, Mercedes had a sort of olivy/browny/mossy sort of colour you could get on E Class estates, maybe other models too. Saw one once in London with a beige interior. Really striking actually. Quite like them in burgundy too although that is not normally my choice of car colour.
I struggle with beige in truth, but, I'll grant that it suits the big Merc. My current car is boring old silver, but with the black highlights and interior that come with the rather wordy Night Edition, Premium Plus spec. My previous one was black with a beige interior, which I liked, but the body was miserable to keep clean. At least silver is quite forgiving of dirt which on my normal mileage, is useful.
There's a nice dark blue too, and of course that inoffensive gunmetal grey a lot of them come in. Not sure about white, although I have seen an E63 estate in white that looked pretty good.
|
|
WDB
Full Member
Posts: 7,356
|
Post by WDB on Apr 29, 2020 22:02:16 GMT
My CLS (Crystal Grey inside, which looks better than it sounds) started first time to go to the bike shop, a 20-mile return trip once I’d taken a slightly long way home. Hoping the pressure loss is the rear right tyre is something transient and not another worn-out inner edge. I can’t see it feel anything wrong but it’s bloody hard to get at it to inspect. Getting it checked might be another excuse for an outing!
|
|
|
|
Post by EspadaIII on May 1, 2020 5:06:40 GMT
Thoughts about being home....
I am discombobulated..... not quite at ease. Life is so different to when I left, with Espadrille working at the home PC in the den, daughter in the conservatory studying, son in the dining room studying and other son in his bedroom furloughed. I have nowhere sensible to work so I am going to my deserted office six miles away.
I am very tired. Not sure if it's the remains of jetlag or emotional pressure being released but my clock hasn't yet reset to UK time and after a short walk in the morning with Espadrille and the dog for 30 minutes I feel lethargic. It's getting easier and it didn't help that I had to hit the ground running on Tuesday for work. Looking forward to the weekend....
|
|
WDB
Full Member
Posts: 7,356
|
Post by WDB on May 1, 2020 7:44:02 GMT
Your mind will be processing a lot of things, whether or not you’re conscious of it all. It’s bound to affect your sleep, so don’t force the pace. You will get back to whatever passes for normal these days.
|
|
Mercedes Sprinter vans and Chrysler 300C. You can stick a mesh radiator grill on one of these and if you squint, like really, really squint, it is supposed to look like a Bentley.
