My E320 CDi - Black Business Suit

i like um

cheers guys, i like them, i just need to see how they will look in the arches, as the offsets are low (mid 20's) and then go on from there...

yes jim do it

have alil test fit with them, will give you a better idea of which tyre to go for aswell

im not feeling them either, need to be bigger, wider and loadsa dish

Not having the best week with the benz, the constantly rubbish weather and the p**s poor work from MB when the car was built means that i've got two lovely big rust bubbles on the front arches, one has already cracked and split...

Also, while i was driving home the other night all my ESP/ABS warning lights came on, but then went off again when i restarted the car but my cruise control wouldn't work for a day

and then finally, yesterday, the car started to fill with the lovely smell of diesel and when i got out the car after about 30mins of driving, there was some lovely smoke coming from under the front wheel arch/engine bay.

there have also been a few rattling and whining noised coming from both the back of the car and the engine bay... The car is going in to be looked at at the end of the week, but i've recently been made a VERY tempting offer on a lower mileage, 2002 5.0 V8 S500, and if this is bad, i may well take him up on it!

jimmymidnight wrote:

Not having the best week with the benz, the constantly rubbish weather and the p**s poor work from MB when the car was built means that i've got two lovely big rust bubbles on the front arches, one has already cracked and split...

Also, while i was driving home the other night all my ESP/ABS warning lights came on, but then went off again when i restarted the car but my cruise control wouldn't work for a day

and then finally, yesterday, the car started to fill with the lovely smell of diesel and when i got out the car after about 30mins of driving, there was some lovely smoke coming from under the front wheel arch/engine bay.

there have also been a few rattling and whining noised coming from both the back of the car and the engine bay... The car is going in to be looked at at the end of the week, but i've recently been made a VERY tempting offer on a lower mileage, 2002 5.0 V8 S500, and if this is bad, i may well take him up on it!

S500 all the way Jimmy.
If you think its a steal, then get it. Thats proper VIP style

at the moment its freakin' tempting, although this weather seems to show no signs of improvement, in which case it's a V8 range rover vogue all the way!

jimmymidnight wrote:

at the moment its freakin' tempting, although this weather seems to show no signs of improvement, in which case it's a V8 range rover vogue all the way!

Dont be silly.
Get the Merc. Guarantee you'll regret the Vogue.
Plus, those SL rims in your old mans garage would be the tiddayz on an s500.

Also, you aren't black, you dont deal drugs, and you're not a footballer.

I love stereotyping.

So you complain about merc build qualilty, and having bad time with yours, so thinking of getting another, all be it wiht a big engine

Get the rangey dude, ive been having a sneaky look at them also

Better yet, get a Phaeton!

Stampers wrote:

Better yet, get a Phaeton!

true dat. dehumidified cars ftw

the other merc is only an option because it's a steal, but i wouldn't look at the older ones otherwise, not after driving that new one for 2 months, that would be hard to beat!

as for a rangey, i've always had a very soft spot for them, ever since we had one and then sold it for our ML - never forgave my folks for that haha!

Im looking at all kinds of big cars at the moment, disco 3's are high up, along with the X5 and the rangey, also looking at toueregs and stuff like 7 series bm's and A8's, but i think i'll just get this one fixed and then have a better look in the summer, as i should be looking a bit better off as im moving out of my house in 6 weeks!

matty_mk1 wrote:

Stampers wrote:

Better yet, get a Phaeton!

true dat. dehumidified cars ftw

it could only be a W12 though, and that would be crippling to run, not even i'm ok with that!

Na v10 tdi dude they go thread tyres faster than fuel though

...just been looking at EOS', maybe i could live with a smaller car

unless its a v6, they are hella slow m8. i was gonna get 1 when i bought the a3, but didnt for this reason.

jimmymidnight wrote:

matty_mk1 wrote:

Stampers wrote:

Better yet, get a Phaeton!

true dat. dehumidified cars ftw

it could only be a W12 though, and that would be crippling to run, not even i'm ok with that!

My dad had a 6.0l w12 pheaton when they came out

it literaly made you feel sick when you put your foot down

Jim, if you dont get one of these, i will be upset...










...and have to cut you

that is fooking rood boi ant, just looked a few used ones, i might go have a play with one and see if it's more fun than that S320 i had last year! but for the same money:



im desperate for something LWB!

Probs shouldnt show you this but i will

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8scwgV_A4w&feature=player_embedded

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HlrF0_qxNs&feature=player_embedded

matty_mk1 wrote:

Probs shouldnt show you this but i will

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8scwgV_A4w&feature=player_embedded

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HlrF0_qxNs&feature=player_embedded

ive seen that before,

my E is going in at some point either this week or next to be looked at and if its not too bad i'll just get it fixed and maybe treat it a bit when i get my old house deposit back as im moving out in 6 weeks, however, if its bad, nothing says environmentally friendly tree lover like a 5.0 V8 S500!

matty_mk1 wrote:

Probs shouldnt show you this but i will

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8scwgV_A4w&feature=player_embedded

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HlrF0_qxNs&feature=player_embedded

that first video, is that not on air?? i hope not because that is fooking low

How big are those wheels on that Phaeton?

todd wrote:

How big are those wheels on that Phaeton?

22" apparently.
It's some Italian guys car on VWVortex.