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Old 07-05-2013, 09:56 AM
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Update

Well folks you can all take a deep breath of relief it looks like I've found a rust free enough Mercedes!

I found a dealer who had several options - he said 0,0% rust on all of his cars so I had a choice of a W124 and two W201s. I've gone for a 1992 black W201 with a 1.8 litre engine and a four speed manual gear box. I did find rust but it seems treatable - the dealer beat himself down to a reasonable price (although I know he's made a fair amount of money on the vehicle as it is an import from Germany). Still I don't have the time or the energy to go car shopping in Germany and it most certainly didn't break the bank. I think I'm going to be happy. He's repairing the driver's seat that wears on the outer edge and getting me a new safety certificate (APK / MOT) for a year. I should be able to pick the car up sometime next week.

Thank %$^%%& for that! Car shopping should now be over and done with! I hate buying cars!
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

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Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!
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