Just thought i'd ask opinions on this, as it's always easy to get carried away, and before you know it, you splashed alot of cash in the wrong place!!!
Have bought this for the wife to use as a shopping car, local run around, and generally to reduce the mileage on our family car (E320 Estate) as that's useless on town driving, but we need if for towing our caravan.
now mechanically it seems all is good. Everything works..............which was a suprise. However, front bumper has been painted badly and flaking, both wheel arch liners broken, (seems to have had a minor frontal) needs a new rear bumper, possible tailgate, and paintwork to almost every panel.
Now we paid pennies for it, but the wife loves it, and the kids think it's brilliant, and i have to admit......it is fun to drive. However, we have a choice, run it into the ground or get some 2nd hand panels, paint and fix it up........and possibly go down the moding route, but still keeping it as a usable daily car.
From what i can work out, not many were made in this colour, which the wife actually likes, so 2nd panels WILL have to be painted as finding ones in this colour could be impossible. It's only a 1.0, done 70k but drives lovely!!
But...............................is it worth it? Or should we just invest in another one and go from there? I loathe to kill cars, and being mechanically minded i can actually take tools to this, where the Merc has to go to a dealer due to the over complicated electrics..................and costs if you break something!!!!!!!
Are these really that popular? I'd just like some ideas, opinions, suggestions etc if poss.
Merry Christmas
Have bought this for the wife to use as a shopping car, local run around, and generally to reduce the mileage on our family car (E320 Estate) as that's useless on town driving, but we need if for towing our caravan.
now mechanically it seems all is good. Everything works..............which was a suprise. However, front bumper has been painted badly and flaking, both wheel arch liners broken, (seems to have had a minor frontal) needs a new rear bumper, possible tailgate, and paintwork to almost every panel.
Now we paid pennies for it, but the wife loves it, and the kids think it's brilliant, and i have to admit......it is fun to drive. However, we have a choice, run it into the ground or get some 2nd hand panels, paint and fix it up........and possibly go down the moding route, but still keeping it as a usable daily car.
From what i can work out, not many were made in this colour, which the wife actually likes, so 2nd panels WILL have to be painted as finding ones in this colour could be impossible. It's only a 1.0, done 70k but drives lovely!!
But...............................is it worth it? Or should we just invest in another one and go from there? I loathe to kill cars, and being mechanically minded i can actually take tools to this, where the Merc has to go to a dealer due to the over complicated electrics..................and costs if you break something!!!!!!!
Are these really that popular? I'd just like some ideas, opinions, suggestions etc if poss.
Merry Christmas