Mercedes gurus?

There was a period of time when Mercedes went all green. They installed wiring looms that were biodegradable. The insulation on these looms have now rotted and the cars are catching fire. I know this because a mates Merc caught fire. He now has a non-biodegradable loom.

My pick of the Mercs for a daily drive would be a W126.

Whatever you do, get a good one. Mine are proving to be quite costly. They can make any Landrover look cheap and reliable.

Oh, I should add, I have people drive round to my place in various Mercedes models usually around twenty years old.
"You collect Mercedes?" they ask.
"I have two." I reply.
"Do you want to buy mine?" they hopefully enquire.
"No." keeping it short so as not to offend.
"How much would it be worth?" eagerly grasping at straws.
"Not much."

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Originally Posted by Ranga

I really must replace SWMBO's Vitara, and sick of looking at other options...

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What about a Peugeot 307 HDI? 5.2L/100km around 7-12K for '06/07 model.
2006 PEUGEOT 307 XSE HDI T6 Hatch Cars For Sale in NSW - carsales.com.au

The front of that is UGLY in a way only the French can achieve.


I too will be looking for a car to replace Christine's Jackaroo (getting to the age it apparently starts falling to bits and costing $, and uses a fair whack of fuel)

Ideally want a medium size wagon or hatch, good on fuel, a bit more refined than a Falcommodore, a bit more 'fun' than a Toyobishi. And for the $ a mid 90's Jackaroo base model might fetch....

probably too much to hope for....


Interestingly Christine has commented how heavy the steering on the Disco is, compared with the Jackaroo, so I suppose "lighter" power steering should be on the list there somewhere ?

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Originally Posted by VladTepes

Ideally want a medium size wagon or hatch, good on fuel, a bit more refined than a Falcommodore, a bit more 'fun' than a Toyobishi. And for the $ a mid 90's Jackaroo base model might fetch....

probably too much to hope for....

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Gen IV Subaru Liberty wagon 2.5i will probably fit the bill, provided the price suits.

I have a sedan for sale... :D Bit far away though.

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Originally Posted by VladTepes

Ideally want a medium size wagon or hatch, good on fuel, a bit more refined than a Falcommodore, a bit more 'fun' than a Toyobishi. And for the $ a mid 90's Jackaroo base model might fetch....

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Exactly the same criteria for us, to replace SWMBOs 94 Vitara. Replacement cost needs to be about the price my BMW F650GS will fetch :(

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Originally Posted by BigJon

Gen IV Subaru Liberty wagon 2.5i will probably fit the bill, provided the price suits.

I have a sedan for sale... :D Bit far away though.

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Interesting - I've been focusing on a Subaru, given I really liked our old 03 Forester. Looking to spend about $7,500 to $8,500. I'm too bloody fussy though... :(

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Originally Posted by BigJon

Gen IV Subaru Liberty wagon 2.5i will probably fit the bill, provided the price suits.

I have a sedan for sale... :D Bit far away though.

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Or not. Christine currently lives in Adelaide!

Not that we have any money yet. Want a Jackaroo ?

2004 Subaru Liberty GT 4GEN Cars For Sale in QLD - CarPoint Australia

Bit more $ than I will be able to spend though.

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Originally Posted by VladTepes

2004 Subaru Liberty GT 4GEN Cars For Sale in QLD - CarPoint Australia

Bit more $ than I will be able to spend though.

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a lot of km too. I was hoping to find something around 150,000

X2 on the Subaru, If I had to retire the disco and get a normal car they'd be my first port of call.
We've had 3 so far, and all have been a real pleasure to drive.
Comfortable, lots of options, we've found ours to be very reliable and they go fast :burnrubber: :wasntme:
Only issue is mum seems to go through tyres like they grow on trees, add to that she cracked 2 rims in one go.....