The new machine arrived a couple of days later and we wheeled it into my friend's shop at Doe Prestige. There, we could see what I'd actually bought. It was in need of a basic clean up but was generally very good. The stock wheels had to go and it needed a stance, but we were off and running.
Of course, there was the small matter of my older 380 SEC to get rid of. For a brief time, I was able to claim that I was 'running a fleet of high end Mercedes'. I eventually sold the white 380 SEC to a fruiterer for cash. A fitting end to my previous Mafia staff car.
A word of thanks to the team at Doe Prestige Automotive would be appropriate. Peter was previously the head wrench at a large MB dealership but took the jump into the world of the self-employed and is now enjoying the daily challenges of running his own shop. Just to make sure he's busy enough, he has a supercharged W116. His partner Lyndsey is the parts chaser, office manager, kid wrangler and therapist. Mia is a kid and is really good at it. I mainly go there to hang about while Pete makes working on complex pieces of machinery look easy. Thanks, team.
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