And the winner of dreamer of the year is...

CianRyan wrote: »

2. I work in a garage and if someone brought their own diagnostic equipment with them and wanted to plug in they wouldn't be entertained.
Sure, it seems innocent but I have no idea what the persons intension is. It could easily be used to damage the car if someone wanted to.
If they wanted to watch as we used our own equipment that would be fine.

What were you really expecting to happen?

I have been keys for the cars to test drive them alone... I could do much more damage than with a diagnostic equipment...

CianRyan wrote: »

To be fair is sounds like a **** car but let's be real
1. You should have just walked away, offering €1000 scrap value just to be a dick is just being a dick. Not cool.
2. I work in a garage and if someone brought their own diagnostic equipment with them and wanted to plug in they wouldn't be entertained.
Sure, it seems innocent but I have no idea what the persons intension is. It could easily be used to damage the car if someone wanted to.
If they wanted to watch as we used our own equipment that would be fine.

What were you really expecting to happen?

I was buying a CL. I didn't want to buy a lemon. The request to diagnose the car was only for the second one I saw, which was 100% better than the first but still a bag of ****e. I wouldn't buy a car of this type with such potential pitfalls without having a look at the codes. When a suspension refurb costs over 5k in parts you would have to be sure. if i was a dealer, i'd understand that taking a car like this is a gamble and do anything to try shift it. On a side note, the first yard I visited was a testament to our messed up system. There was well over a million quids worth of rotting high end cars, cars which would be worth money anywhere except here, where anything over 2.0 is considered excessive. I own several cars and it's a constant dance of taxing and declaring off road. If I had to keep everything taxed all the time it would cost €7528, and one is a Smart which costs €199

CianRyan wrote: »

Same as above really, no garage is going to let you take a car alone because if something goes wrong, the sales man or mechanic is going to loose their job over it.

Cian, I arrived and the salesman handed me the keys and I drove away alone. I'd be stunned if a salesman suggested coming along.

grogi wrote: »

Unless you're after some exotic, never drive more than 30 mins to see a car. You can see enough rubbish in that radius not to take longer trips...

See how many CL's are for sale on drugdeal, weed out the obvious lemons and pre facelift (never buy a prefacelift, that's when they fix all the problems) and there aren't many left. I also went there in a W140 CL and would have driven to China if I had the 20k it would cost in petrol. The 215 CL gets over 30mpg, positively frugal.

Tommyboy40 wrote: »

Anything I buy I pull apart, clean and put back together again. It should look as if it's just come from the factory. If there was nothing to do to it I'd be bored!

I like you tommyboy! You're my kinda fella! Ha!

grogi wrote: »

You're a collector - that's a different breed

I spend less than someone who buys a BMW 520D and changes it every 2 years, and I get to keep the cars. I don't care whether they'll ever be worth money, I get to look at them all the time. I'm probably a salesman's worst nightmare, I see every tiny thing and have to make it right. Mercedes do help a lot with this; how much to replace this door courtesy light?

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Less than €10 and it comes with the bulb! Special order from Germany

That cost more than my couch and armchair combined! :eek::eek::rolleyes::rolleyes:

colm_mcm wrote: »

My grandfather had the rear seats off a jag as their sofa. Way before Top gear!

My house isn't big enough for me to have a mancave, and being childless doesn't really necessitate one, but when the time comes that will be the first thing to include!

They've aged so well considering when they came out.

I love it. I drove back from cork and it was so relaxing. I sold my 2005 mondeo st and it cost a grand total of 150 to upgrade. Some amount of car for the money. The seller was going to trade it in in the U.K. And was getting 2.5k sterling unseen. You wouldn't buy an equivalent for £3500 as far as I could see.

James Bond Junior wrote: »

I bought this today. Advertised at 3800 initially, I paid 2750 with a FULL tank and €20 back for luck. It is genuinely like new inside and I'd say there is barely an option that didn't go unticked. Book is stamped every 10000 on the 10000. Belt done and serviced. Needs a few bushings and a bearing is whining slightly but I'm very happy.

Well wear with it.

coolbeans wrote: »

Ran one of those for a year or so before I got the Abarth. Lovely motor in many ways. I always liked the looks and the engine is a smasher for a diesel.
It even made a nice five cylinder warble. Mine was manual. Ridiculously bad rear space.
Any questions send me a pm.

Is there really bad rear space in an s60? I'm on the look out for an auto to replace my s80 whenever she hits the dust, was considering an s60 but not if tight at the back....
James, are there blinds in the back windows?

Man, its not pimped out so:p

A bit toooo Ted Bundy to be fair:eek: