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rodenal · 24 Sep 2017 at 17:58

Still a good little car the 130i

wedrum · 24 Sep 2017 at 18:01

xldeane said:
Im not struggling just havnt been to bed yet

I thank you Sir

xl....out

so many stone chips

dacads · 24 Sep 2017 at 18:03

rodenal said:
Still a good little car the 130i

For sure, nothing new offers the same package.

MichaelAwkward · 24 Sep 2017 at 18:05

2007 CLK350.

Needs some attention but in pretty good condition.

xldeane · 24 Sep 2017 at 18:34

wedrum said:
so many stone chips

lol There dead insects, its got a couple of little chips on front spoiler but when im doing 800 miles a week you would expect that.

xl.....out

GSXRMovistar · 24 Sep 2017 at 19:47

Ant84 said:
Might create its own thread at some point if anyone's interested.

Very interested. Decided not to pick one of these up a good few years back (a mint S2) and heavily regret it.

xldeane · 24 Sep 2017 at 21:26

My first car... it was a fun little car... Ask Tracey Morrison

https://imgur.com/gallery/nvrht

Xl....out

Kiethton · 25 Sep 2017 at 22:23

Just given back this beast from the (far) East, complete with full length fabric sunroof, semi-functioning brakes and a severe misfire rendering the engine light permanently on and you to keep your foot on the accelerator to stop it conning out with a ****** idle.

It barely moved but never once got overtaken on the twistes!

Dis86 · 25 Sep 2017 at 22:35

Kiethton said:
It barely moved but never once got overtaken on the twistes!

That's because nobody could see through the cloud of smoke to overtake safely...

Skillmister · 26 Sep 2017 at 19:49

Out with the old

In with the new

And the hills disappeared too

2.0l petrol, 90k miles, FSH with tons of paperwork.

Did one commute then took it on a 400 mile round trip to the Lake District

MichaelAwkward · 26 Sep 2017 at 19:54

Why the switch?

Skillmister · 26 Sep 2017 at 19:59

MichaelAwkward said:
Why the switch?

Few reasons but mostly down to buying a house solo rather than with (now ex) gf so needed the money.... :rolleyes:

MichaelAwkward · 26 Sep 2017 at 20:06

Ah, looks good in that shade of blue.

Be careful with the TPMS sensors, mine fell apart when I had the tyres changed and the cost of replacements isn't cheap - I just ran mine with the warning light on with standard valves for a while.

Also does it have the annoying always-on lights? I think they swapped out the relay in 2009 after realising their implementation of DRLs didn't make any sense. Mine was a 57 reg, so I got in touch with a scrap dealer who sent me one of the newer ones from a breaking car - takes 5 mins to swap out.

Blackhawk47 · 26 Sep 2017 at 20:23

Skillmister said:
Few reasons but mostly down to buying a house solo rather than with (now ex) gf so needed the money....

Doing the same very very soon!

Mazda 6s look like a good buy - quite a few people at work have them and seem to rate them highly.

Oranjeboom · 26 Sep 2017 at 20:38

Lots of car related stuff going on. My little Acty now has arches and a lip..

I grabbed another Volvo and chucked some steel wheels on it...

The Brabus Smart arrived..

And I had a ten hour round trip to West Devon to drop my friend off so he could collect this 6.5 litre V8...

Skillmister · 26 Sep 2017 at 20:43

Blackhawk47 said:
Mazda 6s look like a good buy - quite a few people at work have them and seem to rate them highly.

This came up round the corner from me for less than any on autotrader, just had new front tyres and been welk looked after generally. Couldn't resist really..

Hopefully it will prove reliable!

MichaelAwkward said:
Ah, looks good in that shade of blue.

Be careful with the TPMS sensors, mine fell apart when I had the tyres changed and the cost of replacements isn't cheap - I just ran mine with the warning light on with standard valves for a while.

Also does it have the annoying always-on lights? I think they swapped out the relay in 2009 after realising their implementation of DRLs didn't make any sense. Mine was a 57 reg, so I got in touch with a scrap dealer who sent me one of the newer ones from a breaking car - takes 5 mins to swap out.

I like the colour, 3/3 blue cars now

I do think they look much better with the rear spoiler but don't plan on paying to get one fitted..

Thanks for the heads up about the sensors.

Yes to the always on lights. Thought that was a bit odd when I noticed them in the reflection of cars in front, poorly man's DRLs? I'll have to look into the relay change. I assume the auto lights still work properly after?

mjt · 26 Sep 2017 at 20:46

Oranjeboom said:
Lots of car related stuff going on. My little Acty now has arches and a lip..

I grabbed another Volvo and chucked some steel wheels on it...

The Brabus Smart arrived..

And I had a ten hour round trip to West Devon to drop my friend off so he could collect this 6.5 litre V8...

You have some awesome cars sir!
Never been a fan of the 740. Had an S90 for a bit; complete sofa beast. Miss it! Nice V70. Is it an R?

Akagi · 26 Sep 2017 at 20:46

@Oranjeboom That volvo is awesome.

MichaelAwkward · 26 Sep 2017 at 20:48

Skillmister said:
Yes to the always on lights. Thought that was a bit odd when I noticed them in the reflection of cars in front, poorly man's DRLs? I'll have to look into the relay change. I assume the auto lights still work properly after?

They do.

Part number for the correct relay is GS1E67890A, replacing GS1G67890A. It's located behind the centre console, accessed through the glovebox.

Oranjeboom · 26 Sep 2017 at 20:49

mjt said:
You have some awesome cars sir!
Never been a fan of the 740. Had an S90 for a bit; complete sofa beast. Miss it! Nice V70. Is it an R?

All good fun! Cheers.
V70-R manual. Yes indeed. Numerous tweaks which make it enjoy a tyre or ten.