friday old men are always young enough to learn

Wheelspinner

pinno wrote:

Yep, buy a reliable old banger.

I do a lot of driving. Life's too short to spend that much of it in an old banger...

Besides, we have a ute for hack duty.

pinno

This is de rigeur for the foreign nationals/ex pats/ex colonies:

pinno

A comfy, fully restored Mercedes 350sl. Dream time.



Power, comfort, reliability, street cred... Something worth polishing

Wheelspinner

pinno wrote:

This is de rigeur for the foreign nationals/ex pats/ex colonies:

Is he wearing prison overalls???

pinno

I think you could be right. It could be the self imposed penance of a Presbyterian.

Wheelspinner

pinno wrote:

A comfy, fully restored Mercedes 350sl. Dream time.



Power, comfort, reliability, street cred... Something worth polishing

Nope... one of these maybe..

meanredspider

Wheelspinner wrote:

Nope... one of these maybe..

I'll raise you

pinno

Yeah sure MRS. Like that ^ is cheap.

Wheelspinner

Lolz. That red 280SL sold for USD 132000 and the owner was disappointed. Later that day a green one sold for over 220k... they are serious money. Cheap they most certainly aren't

meanredspider

pinno wrote:

Yeah sure MRS. Like that ^ is cheap.

pinno wrote:

Dream time.

Stevo_666

Hmmmm...



Or one that takes a downhill bike:

seanoconn

Stevo 666 wrote:

Hmmmm...

That's not real is it? Looks like they've stuck a Porsche and an Aston Martin together.

Stevo_666

seanoconn wrote:

Stevo 666 wrote:

Hmmmm...

That's not real is it? Looks like they've stuck a Porsche and an Aston Martin together.

It is real:
http://www.mercedes-benz.co.uk/content/unitedkingdom/mpc/mpc_unitedkingdom_website/en/home_mpc/passengercars/home/new_cars/models/mercedes-amg-gt/amg-gtr.html

And sound-wise it's filthier than my old Aussie girlfriend :P
https://youtu.be/s9d0L5FiOwc

Same engine goes in the estate car...

BelgianBeerGeek

Stevo 666 wrote:

Hmmmm...



Or one that takes a downhill bike:

You know you are a middle-aged accountant when your dreams involve Mercedes '

Stevo_666

BelgianBeerGeek wrote:

Stevo 666 wrote:

Hmmmm...



Or one that takes a downhill bike:

You know you are a middle-aged accountant when your dreams involve Mercedes '

I'm planning, not dreaming

BelgianBeerGeek

Stevo 666 wrote:

BelgianBeerGeek wrote:

Stevo 666 wrote:

Hmmmm...



Or one that takes a downhill bike:

You know you are a middle-aged accountant when your dreams involve Mercedes '

I'm planning, not dreaming

Good for you, we can all make plans for the future. My beautiful SEAT is 20 this year and still drives like a dream. I think. I haven't started her up for a fortnight. Perhaps I'll plan to drive her in the future.
And the white estate is nice - I'd love one

Stevo_666

BelgianBeerGeek wrote:

Good for you, we can all make plans for the future. My beautiful SEAT is 20 this year and still drives like a dream. I think. I haven't started her up for a fortnight. Perhaps I'll plan to drive her in the future.
And the white estate is nice - I'd love one

Need to be practical for my biking habits And the wagon looks less like a 'Men-o-Porsche' type of car than the green one

BelgianBeerGeek

Stevo 666 wrote:

BelgianBeerGeek wrote:

Good for you, we can all make plans for the future. My beautiful SEAT is 20 this year and still drives like a dream. I think. I haven't started her up for a fortnight. Perhaps I'll plan to drive her in the future.
And the white estate is nice - I'd love one

Need to be practical for my biking habits And the wagon looks less like a 'Men-o-Porsche' type of car than the green one

E or C - class? The old E used to have self-levelling suspension which was handy buying wine in France and beer in Belgium. All duty paid of course, God Bless the EU
Although it's probably not an issue with a couple of bikes and a change of clothes for a dirty weekend away.

Stevo_666

BelgianBeerGeek wrote:

Stevo 666 wrote:

BelgianBeerGeek wrote:

Good for you, we can all make plans for the future. My beautiful SEAT is 20 this year and still drives like a dream. I think. I haven't started her up for a fortnight. Perhaps I'll plan to drive her in the future.
And the white estate is nice - I'd love one

Need to be practical for my biking habits And the wagon looks less like a 'Men-o-Porsche' type of car than the green one

E or C - class? The old E used to have self-levelling suspension which was handy buying wine in France and beer in Belgium. All duty paid of course, God Bless the EU
Although it's probably not an issue with a couple of bikes and a change of clothes for a dirty weekend away.

Prefer the E as its 4wd and definitely has the room for a non-dismantled bike inside. Might be a bit of a close call with the C.