2000 Mercedes E320 For Sale

"If you are looking for an immaculate, well maintained example of a Mercedes e320 CDI... you have come to the wrong place."

Thanks to the BBC for  this story pointing me at this car for sale on eBay.

The car is modelled here by the seller's partner:

The car is genuinely for sale and current top bid is £155,300.00 - please check out the link above to the listing because it is very funny - including the questions and answers bit.

 

I suspect the top bid may not be a genuine buyer though - unless it is Chris Evans or someone equally rich (or idiotic) with a great sense of humour.  If that is the case, we have a car of a similar vintage in a similar condition plus a stretched timing chain that causes a permanently illuminated engine warning light - I wonder if my wife would sit on the bonnet?  Where's my camera?

Built From e-Bay

Far ahead in the most-clicked-upon stories chart for my Blog is my bit about the American Hot-Rod Reality TV Show that I discovered back in January 2011. I wish there had been more episodes of it.

I have discovered, though, a short Web series that is half-way through its run and captures the mood and modifications of American Hot-Rod.

It’s called “Built From e-Bay” and covers a competition between four Hot-Rod Builders to produce vehicles entirely from stuff bought on e-Bay. The four very different projects are a Chevy Van, a Chevy El Camino, a Porsche 911 and a Jeepster. The whole show is sponsored by e-Bay so look out for a mention in each episode about how they find it useful.

Already, different characters are emerging, especially in the Porsche-building team who have a guy with an English accent who seems to always be at odds with the rest of what his team want. Maybe there’s the basis for a reality TV show there?

This show utilises Web TV which is something I’m definitely warming to after watching Seinfeld’s new show with Larry David last week and I’m looking forward to a new episode with Ricky Gervais tomorrow – even if it does bear quite a similarity to Carpool which I discovered back in November 2010.

Now’s where’s that camcorder? It must be time for Metro TV.