Yeah, the E39 has gotta be the best example of this.

A UK based urban exploration YouTuber (now banned) always had a saying that with a hi-viz and the right attitude you can get in anywhere. He used to talk about the power of the “vizzy” and used to sell hi-viz vests with his name on as the logo.

The Bedford Midi, a UK made version of the Isuzu Fargo, was available with a five speed column shifted manual. I thought it was a joke when I was being shown how to drive one.

W123 and W124 Benzes were available in Finland with a column shifter (four speed manual, five speed manual or auto) to accomodate a child’s seat in the middle. As far as I know, the option wasn’t available in any other markets.

It also had a cracked windscreen and loads of warning lights, the alignment is the least of it’s problems. It’s either already failed inspection or is expected to.
Did you hear the noises it made when turning to the right under any load?

Model names on US market W124s is bonkers, this would be a 320CE in Europe. And would likely be a prized example because it’s a pre-facelift, old model name variant with the multivalve engine.
This only happened in Europe for just over a year.

I can’t believe how much meat you found on one crappy advert.
Bravo, what an entertaining read.

Yes and yes. Nailed it with both observations.

GLad I’m not the only one who thinks about these details.
Later in the series, billionaire media baron Logan Roy, with his eldest son and their minder, are driven in a Range Rover Velar. Just one. No backup security car.

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Nobody puts those on unless the arches are rotted to fuck. The earlier W124s, like this one, were usually better for arch corrosion than later cars.

Changed sat nav settings to “avoid motorways” to get out of a traffic jam, got out of traffic jam, forgot to change the settings and did 200 miles on back roads and dirt tracks shouting at the sat nav before I realised.

Sympathy for the devil?
No chance...

I don’t have a 500E but I do have a 120k mile 300E that I haven’t driven in a year and a 500SL that I haven’t driven in the same time, I guess I could make myself a decent 500E knockoff.
And it would be RHD, to my knowledge there were no RHD V8 W124s.

100% Batmobile inspired.
My six year old and even my wife both said “ooh, is that the new Batmobile?”

That’s a newer model than the locally well known (in Glasgow, anyway) TT, I wonder if the owner upgraded?
Or if the whole duck escape was just a viral promotional campaign to persuade the pink TT owner to upgrade to the newer model that just happens to be in stock?

Did you HPI it?
Finance owed from waaaaaay back. Probably doesn’t matter at this stage but that maybe helps understand the thinking behind getting it out of the UK by stealth.

It’s like you read my mind...
I wouldn’t own a supercar even if I had the money.
I’m assuming you’re already into Roadkill, Mighty Car Mods and Dirt Every Day?

Sure, you might get a few comments suggesting really shite German cars but I think most of the comments are going to be in defence of the really pretty good Porsche 912.

60s Triumphs used to have something similar on them.
They’re known in Triumph circles as “ball catchers”.