. . and that guy is me! Thanks for the compliment! Merkey is the kind of guy you want to buy a car on eBay from. Great photos, lots of communication, pleasant and personable.

How many Britishisms can I stuff in here? I'm chuffed to have scored Merkey's fine 190E. I found you lot more or less in a random search and there was his/my car on this forum. Brilliant.

Although I'm confident I'm getting a lovely, sorted car, I'm glad to have discovered this forum, as it seems clear there's a fantastic knowledge base here. Should I ever be flummoxed by some fault or want a second opinion to the local MB specialist garage (that's "gare-idge"), I know where to come.

Cheers!