Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

Lol. Heavy rwd mercs are so awful on snow. My mum bought a piece of shit vitara just to leave in wales so she doesn't have drive her c class on snow there.

I did the transfer for the Panda and got a cheque for the tax refund in the post about a week later. £12

Last I drove a Mercedes in the snow I had be towed out of a ditch .

Ha, this rings a bell actually. Which means I may have a £12 cheque floating in the bermuda triangle that is our flat.

HSBC have a good game on their app where you have to float your phone in mid-air around a cheque taking random snaps. If you ever finish, you win the value of the cheque.

Have to admit I am an AMG fan, closest I'll get though is a drive around the test track at MB World a few years ago. Which is more woofly, C or newer E?

Not started it yet but these make a lot more noise.

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Very nice

I can confirm it makes a lot of V8 noise

Well things certainly escalated from buying a cheap van!
I bet you're really happy with that. Taking the long way back from Wakefield?

I feel like I did this. But can’t find any receipt of the payment in. Clearly works amazingly...

awesome. congrats. i do like how they look a bit more subtle than an RS6. less chavvy flared arches etc.

I now own an E63, time for Swindon

Has any one built a obd reader with a PI?

Drive carefully! Looks great in the pic above.

A couple of interesting spots on my walk today.

This lovely Volvo

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Plus this thing...anyone know what it is?

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Vanden plas 1100

Spotted this barge at the supermarket:

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A mate of mine had the square (older) version of this back in the day. I can confirm it was fully LETHAL to drive in the wet. Swapped ends faster than Belgian MEPs convention.

They're very cool though. Can't be many left.

Those headlight covers are smooooooth.

Vacuum operated too.

Is that a P&C space?

Thank you and to @hurricane_run for enlightening me.

I half expect to see one on the Retropower channel getting a restomod with a 2JZ conversion.

I think that white thing looks like a early/mid 70s Mercury (Ford). Been a long time since I've seen that emblem so not 100% sure.

Great mind of LFGSS, what ya reckon? I've realised that buying a set of winter tyres rather than a set of wheels is a daft false economy, as it'll cost £60~ a go to get the tyres changed over.

Shitter tyres with more tread and cooler looking wheels
https://www.gumtree.com/p/wheel-rims-tyres/bmw-wheels-with-new-winter-tyres-16-inch/1391936689

Or

Better but more worn tyres on decidedly meh wheels
https://www.gumtree.com/p/wheel-rims-tyres/bmw-1-series-alloy-wheels-winter-tyres/1391881051