Shug's Shed is no more...

Post by **Shug** » Mon Aug 22, 2005 5:28 pm

Some of you may know that I harboured a nasty old Rover 214 for general commuting/lugging. T'was a real old nail... even more so than most of them.

Good news is that I now have a new secondary motor! (No, the Liz is still there!) Got myself a timewarp 1990 Merc 190E for peanuts from a bloke who's mother had used it for the past 15 years to get to the golf club. Hence - it's got 86k on the clock - barely run-in for a merc of that vintage. To top that, it had a gearbox rebuild a few months ago and is wearing new boots as of last month! There are two (count em) spots of rust on it and I mean spots. Might just get them tidied up as the car is truly mint apart from that.

Cannot believe my luck - the only downside is a fairly brown interior, which may have been drafted in from a '70's Blaxploitation movie... However, as long as you get used to addressing me as Shuggy Bear when out in the Merc, all will be fine

Oh, the price?

700 knicker.

Gotta love old Mercs

Post by ed » Mon Aug 22, 2005 5:42 pm

Congrats for the new wheels!

Got any mods planned? Neons?!

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Mon Aug 22, 2005 6:02 pm

knowing shug, the next few mods will be to the suspension,namely:

1. knackering the bushes
2. killing the track rod ends
3. developing leaks from all dampers
4. bending the occasional wishbone (to be fair thats what i tend to do)

He'll then concentrate on the engine, no doubt he'll modify it to become the first merc with HGF due to porosity

Stephen · Post by **Stephen** » Mon Aug 22, 2005 10:21 pm

Shug,
On the plus side that interior should be ideal for those little brown trouser moments!!!

ninja · Post by **ninja** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:05 am

probably weights 3 times what the elise does! lol

ninja

Post by **Shug** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 10:07 am

As you well know neil, I drive miss daisy all the time... This car's a luvva not a fighta....

As for brown trousers - it's actually very progressive on the slide... no touching cloth moments so far....

Seriously, it's soo mint that I daren't mod anything on it (even bigger speaker enclosures) as it's one of those ones that, given a couple of gentle years, might appreciate in value amongst the Mercedes-isti.

Post by **Shug** » Tue Aug 23, 2005 12:09 pm

As for weight... yeah - she's a porker!!

Still, it's amazingly fun to let her hike her skirts up and attack some sweepy twisties. A lot more competent than you'd think - not hideous body roll or pitch either. Very impressive car...

So, neiley boy... Dukes pass, yellow peril versus ShuggyPimpMobile?

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Fri Aug 26, 2005 10:10 pm

Shug wrote:As for weight... yeah - she's a porker!!

Still, it's amazingly fun to let her hike her skirts up and attack some sweepy twisties. A lot more competent than you'd think - not hideous body roll or pitch either. Very impressive car...

So, neiley boy... Dukes pass, yellow peril versus ShuggyPimpMobile?

if i cant do it in half your time i'll buy you a pint. (i was going to say race for pink slips, ala grease but it might rain, then i'd be fcuk)

Post by **Shug** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:03 am

Might just be up for that...

However, had word back from the nice man at Leda to say my dampers should be with me today. So, methinks the next time I'm at the pass, it'll be Shugmobile 1 (this is getting like Thunderbirds....)

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 3:00 pm

ok, to make this fair, we'll both race the dukes pass in our commuter cars.

Neil

off to buy me a nice little subaru impreza turbo estate for the dog faction

Post by **Shug** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 3:15 pm

off to buy me a nice little subaru impreza turbo estate for the dog faction

Why?

You think the dog would have a better chance beating me?

jj · Post by jj » Wed Aug 31, 2005 7:38 pm

Doing Prestwick airport runs?

Surely you'd be doing well to beat that in the "amount of car for 700notes" stakes.