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Originally Posted by JayD Noooooooooooooooo!!!Not the diesel!! I'm talking about the 2.5L 16Valve 204Bhp petrol!! |
AAahhhh!!! A man after my own heart. what you are implying to is a 190E Cosworth Evo-I (No its not a Ford nor a Mitsubishi) with four seater Recaro sport seat interior. It had rear captain/bucket seats like the CLS and 3 extra dials, an oil temp gauge, stopwatch and amp/volt meter embedded smartly in the centre console and was available in only four colour options.
That is a seriously fast car. There is oe for sale in bombay which is as ex Karivardhan car with south regd and no papers. Also the car is totally messed up. Interested? I offered 1.25 for it long ago. The guy wanted 7 for a non runner with the engine opened. Sad but true. I know of no other cosworth in Bombay. Would love to own one.
By now it must have deteriorated even more. Quote:
Originally Posted by Ricky_63 @V-16
From what I gather from your post here is, that it is adviseable to buy the Indian Made W124 vs the imported one. Any major reasons for the same ? Don't the Indian & imported ones share parts ?
Also wanted to know whether the Diesel or the Petrol needs lesser maintainence - which of the two would be lower on cost of ownership.
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Well, actually they do share a few parts but not all. Actually the iIndian made car would be a better buy simply because you are sure its what it is. The imported one may be a few years older than whet is claimed.
If this car is going to be a daily drive and at least 100 kms per day minimum then only a diesel makes sense if you are buying for economy reasons, but buying a merc refutes all claims of it being used as an economical option.
By the way, you were considering an engine swap, so where did this option spring out from Quote:
Originally Posted by Ricky_63 Or maybe the import happened because someone moved in TR or something - just thinking aloud. What my concern is - is the imported one worse than the Indian version ?
Thanks |
Actually quite true but still, imports are a doubtful buy unless you are very sure. The imported ones are usually worse than the Indian ones.
Look for a clean car and get it checked and certified at a Merc authorised workshop. These guys charge you a small sum for the service and its worth every penny.
Last edited by V-16 : 24th May 2008 at 01:38.
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