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Happy birthday mate! Richard:thumbup:

Happy birthday mate!! Richard:thumbup:

Many happy returns Ian!! Richard:happybday:

It was a shock when I heard the news earlier too - RIP Rik; you made me laugh from the time I first saw The Young Ones way back in 1982 or thereabouts.... .......And again in Bottom, The New Statesman and who can forget your role as Flash-Heart in Blackadder!!! A sad loss to comedy indeed:cry: Richard:sad:

Looking good Rich....:bow:

Sorry to hear that Ian - I hope the old fella is OK; and please pass on my best regards mate. In fact we all wish Ian Senior the very best for a speedy recovery. Richard:flowers:

Lest we forget........:clover: Well said Gary:bow:

A belated happy birthday Ade - sorry I missed it, I was on holiday!! Hope you had a great day mate:thumbup: Richard:cool:

A belated happy birthday Mike - sorry I missed it, I was on holiday....:oops: !! Hope you had a great day mate:thumbup: Richard:cool:

A belated happy birthday Stefan - sorry I missed it, I was on holiday!! Hope you had a great day mate:thumbup: Richard:cool:

A belated happy birthday Rich - sorry I missed it, I was on holiday!! Hope you had a great day mate:thumbup: Richard:cool:

A belated happy birthday Dave - sorry I missed it, I was on holiday!! Hope you had a great day mate:thumbup: Richard:cool:

Looking good Lee - nice work matey!! Richard:thumbup:

Yup - what he said! And welcome to the club Kieran - good luck with your new project mate:clover: Richard:cool:

Many happy returns mate!! Richard:happybday:

Welcome to the club Stefan; good luck with your new toy...!! ....And yup - what Jeff said mate...... Richard:thumbup:

Welcome to the club Adam - and good luck with your new purchase!! Richard:cool:

That's the one!! Lovely car still, by the looks of it....:cool:

Many happy returns fellas....!!! Richard:happybday:

Indeed - but still, it would be good to see it restored to its former glory!! Good luck matey....:clover:

Hi Jamie, Welcome to the club mate - and good luck with your new purchase!! You have come to the right place for any help and advice you might need in bringing the car up to its former glory....:wink: Richard:thumbup:

A belated happy birthday Terry!! Hope you had a great day mate....:happybday: Richard:thumbup:

Tis indeed Steve! The salesman collected me from the train station in one (white with red leather) and I have to say it was awesome...:bow: Cheers Gary:thumbup: I know what you mean Graham - I was tempted by a V8, hence started looking at the 55AMG. But as a daily driver (and since I have to pay for my own fuel now) I stuck with the 350 - I'd certainly have the CLS myself if I needed something more practical....:wink: Cheers Paul - and you're dead right mate (you'd know of course:wink:); I loved my last one but I am seriously impressed by how much MB has improved things with the R172! I also have to give MB Southend top marks as a dealership; great customer service and a pleasure to buy from....:bow: And even though the car was beautifully prepared, I still had to give it my own touch..... So as it was nice and sunny yesterday, I brought out the waxes and sealants and set to work:biggrin: Richard:cool:

Cheers Ted - me too mate... But I reckon the red seatbelts are a bit OTT - if I was buying new, I'd have deleted that option. But hey, I'm saving over £10k by having someone else suffer the first year's depreciation; so I'll learn to live with them....:lol:

Over 4 years - but time flies these days Stevie.... .......The Zed is still irreplaceable though - I've been using it a lot over the last couple of weeks and it still makes me gasp when I appreciate just how "right" Nissan got it 25 years ago....:thumbup: MB Southend mate - Julia is dropping me at the local railway station early tomorrow morning:wink: Cheers Greg - And I love the CLS too. If I needed a bigger car, it would without doubt be a CLS....... 350 CDi diesel is probably the practical choice but I'd still have to think about selling a kidney to buy the AMG63 :biggrin: LOL - I took it that way matey.... And you're almost right about the C63 Jim - if it wasn't about to be replaced by a smaller capacity V8 twin turbo, I'd surely think about the mighty 6.3 litre V8 hooligan-mobile!!! Just as I did with the SLK55 AMG - until I came over a bit more sensible regarding the running costs for a daily driver....:blush: