I'm back. More importantly the 500e has now been recommissioned out of long term storage! It's a long story but in short, my original plans for the car became unnecessary; I loved it regardless, so rather than sell it I decided to properly moth ball / store it for another day. Around 12 years later, today was the day that I collected it from my Mechanic to drive it home.
About a month ago he picked it up with his enclosed race trailer (with winch) from the very fancy executive aircraft hangar at the local airport where it had resided. He went through the car, inspecting every mechanical component and then flushed / changed all fluids prior to starting it. So far all it has needed has been a new battery, tires, brake pads all round (as a precaution) and a can of refrigerant for the AC. I'm sure that there will be more to deal with once its got some more miles on it - but I'm so impressed that it needed so little after such a long hibernation....!
Its about an hour drive from my Mechanic's shop so I was able to reacquaint myself with the 500e experience - which is so unique. I did not remember just how 'compact' the 500e actually is but that is in no way a negative. You all know what I'm referring to when I say that the way these E500E's feel is unlike anything else - it was nice to feel that again.
So I'm going to add to the current 181K miles over the next few months and see how we get along (outside of the gorgeous looks category) - then time to decide what to do.
A BIG THANK YOU to
@sheward for originally selling this car to me but also for being a true gentleman in helping me to resolve an issue that was completely of my own doing. This forum is a great place and he embodies all that is great about it. Thank you my friend.
Here are a few pics from today with the stablemates.
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