Bachelors Walk Mercedes

BrianD3

There was a christmas special of Bachelors Walk on RTE recently. As in previous programmes one of the characters drove a green Merc W116 S-Class. The reg of the car in the christmas special was 67 NYI however I could have sworn that in the previous episodes it had a 75-D-XXX reg. Different car? Or is my memory playing tricks on me

junkyard

I think that Merc was an Irish registered car alright (67 NYI) It was for sale recently on carzone.ie if I remember rightly.

8~)

Think your memory is playing tricks - I know that car (met its previous owner a couple of times). Yep, it's been for sale for a long time, on carzone.

tc20

As it happens, i know Simon Delaneys brother and he's a classic MB nut. The Merc in BW looks in good nick but is a bit of a dog to drive. There was an old Daimler or Jag in some of the first episodes as well as the Merc, which was atrocious.

8~)

The Mercedes was in good order when I first saw it. Last time I saw it about 2 years ago it had deteriorated a bit. If it's been for sale (=off the road?) for a year or more likely it's a bit rough now.

The Jag was a black series 3 XJ wasn't it?

stifz

i saw it in one of the car sale website about a 6mth ago..

MercMad

I saw the W116 at a Show about 6 months ago. In factr I've seen it at a few shows. It now looks quite rough, with faded patchy paint and some bubbles. I suppose it was 5-6 years ago now since the first BW was made and its obviously been layed up and stored outside since !

8~)

So not worth the 7 grand asking price?

MercMad

Nope !

Its a pity as ity was a nice car and had a lot going for it, original reg, some screen history. Pity it was neglected !

8~)

Pity alright.
Its previous owner appeared to look after it well - when I saw it, it was clean, kept indoors, paint was tidy, no visible rust and the owner enthusiastic about it (and a nice guy too).

At the right price, I'd buy it just to preserve it. 7 grand isn't the right price!