gold rover
Well-Known Member
I'm just wow! You guys are incredible. What an awesome community. What great answers! Thank you all so much, gave me much clarity and also a good laugh!
So I think my naive dream of driving a cheap RR on a students budget is coming to an end quickly..
I used to have a 74 Mercedes (w115) and 78 Mercedes w123 and hadn't much to repair and if it was mainly mechanical and j had a good garage and could also do many things on my own.
Apart from a 1988 w126 which I had during my time in Australia, a 1986 VW golf 2 (my first car, loved it) and a 1996 lancia kappa (what an awesome car)
The RR would be my youngest... And with most electronic.
I do study electrical engineering, but that usually doesn't qualify you to work on highly car related electronics.. I reckon
And you guys didn't even mentioned the fragile air suspension, from which I heard tends to break sooner or later..
Seems to be like the classic S class problem: s class driving requires s class wallet..
On the other hand. If I fly over to the UK, find a nice one for around 1000£, drive it back, change headlights etc register it here. Drive around with a big grinning on my face, even for maybe a year until the big costs start.. isn't that still worth it?
I'm a car passionate - sanity with cars is long lost here
Sounds like a great car history. The joys of living in Germany, picking up Mercs cheaply
My only Merc was a W124, one of the last off the line. I really liked that car. Only traded it , for a Disco, because the dog was getting older and struggling with the back seat If you can find a "nice" P38 for £1000 , can you tell the rest of us, where you get it, please. I'm in the market for a unicorn and I know some of the others also have unfulfilled wishes
Maybe just pick up another Merc for now , and get a Range Rover once you're working? Good luck whichever you choose
