I have been semi-lurking on the board– but this weekend I finally got the chance to take some pictures of the car – both it and the weather was in the condition that I was willing and able to – plus I was actually in town to take photos.
Bought as a 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] vehicle – I can only have more when I have somewhere to park them, -the 036 was one of several options on my list,.
After searching for 4 months, viewing dozens of different cars - in several parts of the country – and experiencing more odd buying situations in that short time than I have in over 20 years – that could be a thread in itself – this was the only 036 I looked at and I went back several times before agreeing to purchase it.
I have wanted a W124 – almost any W124 – for many years. Mercedes have run in the Family – my Father has owned several over the years (W111, 114, 116 and C126), and I have owned a couple of W202’s since moving over here, although I have been going through a “Jaguar” period recently – still have my XJ8 - but the 036 has been getting more use recently
Since I bought it, I have been very happy – it seems to get better with more use, although I have only managed to do around 1200 miles– the main problem is I travel a lot for work, so its more a case of lack of opportunity.
It’s only needed minor things since purchase, replaced the air-filter mounts, coolant level sensor, coolant hose by the firewall and the Bulb Failure module – that last one was a real pain to track down. But it has had a lot of care before I bought it – it came with the requisite stack of Invoices that a lot of these cars seem to have.
Other than that I have done the Euro light conversion. It is on the list is to remove the factory phone – sadly easier said than done because whomever installed the cradle for the handset thought it would be great to glue it in, instead of screw it in and I can’t yet see how to remove it without causing major damage to the center console
Can’t say enough good things about this forum, info is easy to find, LOTS of it and all very useful and no patronizing “use the search” type responses. – what more could you ask for?
That’s enough rambling – here are some pics, I know the front number plate is bent; I am getting some Texas “State of the Arts” Plates this week.
Bought as a 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] vehicle – I can only have more when I have somewhere to park them, -the 036 was one of several options on my list,.
After searching for 4 months, viewing dozens of different cars - in several parts of the country – and experiencing more odd buying situations in that short time than I have in over 20 years – that could be a thread in itself – this was the only 036 I looked at and I went back several times before agreeing to purchase it.
I have wanted a W124 – almost any W124 – for many years. Mercedes have run in the Family – my Father has owned several over the years (W111, 114, 116 and C126), and I have owned a couple of W202’s since moving over here, although I have been going through a “Jaguar” period recently – still have my XJ8 - but the 036 has been getting more use recently
Since I bought it, I have been very happy – it seems to get better with more use, although I have only managed to do around 1200 miles– the main problem is I travel a lot for work, so its more a case of lack of opportunity.
It’s only needed minor things since purchase, replaced the air-filter mounts, coolant level sensor, coolant hose by the firewall and the Bulb Failure module – that last one was a real pain to track down. But it has had a lot of care before I bought it – it came with the requisite stack of Invoices that a lot of these cars seem to have.
Other than that I have done the Euro light conversion. It is on the list is to remove the factory phone – sadly easier said than done because whomever installed the cradle for the handset thought it would be great to glue it in, instead of screw it in and I can’t yet see how to remove it without causing major damage to the center console
Can’t say enough good things about this forum, info is easy to find, LOTS of it and all very useful and no patronizing “use the search” type responses. – what more could you ask for?
That’s enough rambling – here are some pics, I know the front number plate is bent; I am getting some Texas “State of the Arts” Plates this week.
