Mercedes C180 coupe hatch, S500 engine

[Deltashad]

Kind of stolen from a previous thread on future Hot Rods

How about a C180 3-dr hatch with a 5ltr lump slotted in.
C180 1000 quid, s500 Merc 1000 quid. Strip out all the weighty stuff you don't need. Would make a rather exciting cheap sleeper...

[Relentless Rob]

190E would be classier and no need for Catalic Converters.

More room under the bonnet for twin turbos when you get bored and the gear box tunnel is big enough for a manual box capable of handling the power.

Hotrod choice would be thw W123. Keep it looking like an 80's minicab and upset "M" drivers.

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[Deltashad]

Couldn't own another 190e, I bought one (ebay) after a bottle of red wine for £130. Problem was I lived in Scotland and the car was in Cornwall. (rent a car and petrol another £130 odd quid) The idea was if the car was past it then the leather seats would be removed and used in my bodged loft conversion. The car was awful. looked like it had been hand painted, you could turn the steering wheel 90 deg and nothing happened. The seats were plastic. I hated it. I hoped that it would die. It never died, just kept going which made me hate it even more.

W123's yes please.......

[fha772]

This idea reminds me of a BMW I saw a few years ago, it was an E36 compact, with 750i running gear.
It looked like a poverty spec model, including cloth interior, factory radio, steels with original wheel trims, and a 316i badge.

It was fecking great.

[Deltashad]

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W123 560 estate