PeeWee Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Why not get a van and park it round the corner??? This is the best solution.... it's not, because it will quite probably inconvenience somebody else. hmmm, I remember an old pick up owner that thought he'd park outside my house every night....................new tyres every week get expensive!I take it he wasn't on the public road and blocking your drive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevmo3691 Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 Merc maintenance easy when family friend owns a mercedes commercial vehicles garage and is able to do the cars too. Genuine Merc parts at cheap prices or can even get merc s/history I'm not buying anything without history and doing a thorough inspection. I will finish the ST - just want to get in a situation with 1 car to use and ST as a project - nothing wrong with that is there? I wouldnt be able to afford the more modern vans that are worth having so for the money mercs better bet.I wont be doing sofas and the like till I have a unit set up. Car interiors will fit in a E Class estate easily and as my car tends to be main family car, van wouldnt really work too well for that (Dads Galant isnt the biggest of cars) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 wats your budget for a merc ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeWee Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I don't really understand the family car bit, you your mum & your dad have cars, whats your idea for a "family car"?No there is nothing wrong with having what you said except the reasons simply don't add up?What a turn up having a family friend owning a merc garage brilliant!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsy Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Stevemo world where there's a never ending line of friends and family to come to your rescue with parts and services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawdreamer Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I don't really understand the family car bit, you your mum & your dad have cars, whats your idea for a "family car"?No there is nothing wrong with having what you said except the reasons simply don't add up?What a turn up having a family friend owning a merc garage brilliant!!! dont put him off buying a merc............... let the merc forums have him, I personally dont even find the cack he comes up with funny anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottybo Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I don't really understand the family car bit, you your mum & your dad have cars, whats your idea for a "family car"?No there is nothing wrong with having what you said except the reasons simply don't add up?What a turn up having a family friend owning a merc garage brilliant!!! dont put him off buying a merc............... let the merc forums have him, I personally dont even find the cack he comes up with funny anymore. you are a harsh man shaw haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmotorsport Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 The truth hurts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naylor2006 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I don't really understand the family car bit, you your mum & your dad have cars, whats your idea for a "family car"?No there is nothing wrong with having what you said except the reasons simply don't add up?What a turn up having a family friend owning a merc garage brilliant!!! dont put him off buying a merc............... let the merc forums have him, I personally dont even find the cack he comes up with funny anymore. Owning a Merc isn't gonna stop these topics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyb0127 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Perhaps if you stopped throwing money at a supposedly £500 work horse. The money you've wasted in it, could have saved the money to put towards a decent van. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 i have to agree wit the comments the merc they rust parts are expensive and not exactly great on fuel if you want a vehicle to use for personal and business i would suggest some form of mpv for example a citreon berlingo if someone turned up at mine in a rusty estate full full tools etc or to pick up something from me and was getting paid for doing so they would be told to do one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevmo3691 Posted July 5, 2012 Author Share Posted July 5, 2012 my mum cant get in MPV's - too high up - so would be pointless if I needed to take her somewhere. I'm not buying a french car - had bad experiences so not repeating (worse than i've had with any of my fords) what do you class as throwing money at it? I have meerly spent my time/money fixing it with a couple of cheap upgrades along the way. excluding service items and the recaro interior as thats going in the ST i've spent very little - £150 on ST TDCI interior, £90 on a radio that i'm keeping anyway and £30 on gel overlays. and a few quid on some stickers I fitted brembos cos it needed new front discs and pads and friend has them on his so I know they work wellDe-cat effectively cost £10 as pipe was £60 but sold original for £50panel filter - it needed new air filternew number plates as rear was brokenled bulbs etc - I had them in garagerear lights - one rear lamp was broken and I got that pair of facelifts for less than I was gonna be able to get a single replacementEGR bypass - boost leak from original parts and bypass cured that and boosted performance only other things I have done have been replacement of worn/broken consumable parts on an old car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydicky Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 what do you class as throwing money at it?Spending a high amount of money on things not needed for a £500 car. I have meerly spent my time/money fixing it with a couple of cheap upgrades along the way. excluding service items and the recaro interior as thats going in the ST i've spent very little - £150 on ST TDCI interior, £90 on a radio that i'm keeping anyway and £30 on gel overlays. and a few quid on some stickers Cheap? £150 + £90 + £30 and lets say a tenner on stickers. That's £280 you have spent on parts that YOU DON'T NEED.That's also 56% on top of your cars current price that you could have kept. I fitted brembos cos it needed new front discs and pads and friend has them on his so I know they work well What's wrong with standard parts? They are cheaper. De-cat effectively cost £10 as pipe was £60 but sold original for £50 Why did you need to do this? panel filter - it needed new air filterStandard filter not cheaper? only other things I have done have been replacement of worn/broken consumable parts on an old carAnd replaced them with bits that were effectively upgrades. If it wasn't a £500 workhorse you can just tell us you know.Tell us you like the MK3 and you want to make it a better place to be. Rather than changing your mind! P.S Sidrick, I took the bait. I apologise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidrick Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 P.S Sidrick, I took the bait. I apologise. You've been mega trolled, my friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naylor2006 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 (edited) It was supposed to be a works vehicle to help start a new business venture wasnt it? Which is why its strange to see stickers, decat etc, most works vehicles are for A-B, basic servicing etc. Its obvious though isnt it, he got another car and got carried away with it, I accept it was bought firstly for honest working reasons because why the hell else would you buy this car, you wouldnt buy it to do up now would you.......which is what started to happen but as usual didnt finish. Edited July 5, 2012 by Naylor2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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