I have taken some pictures of the various stone chips, the dent on the front wing and the dent on the rear bumper.

The dent on the rear bumper is actually very hard to see even without the camera.

The stone chips are mostly pin-head in size.

There is also a scratch on the off-side skirt about 5" away from the rear wheel arch.

The bird poo damage to the paint that I forgot to include in the ad was from a previous owner, I keep AutoGlym wipes in the glove box to remove any droppings.

I have also taken some more of the interior, the boot and one each of the front and rear tyres, the tread on the rears is about 5-6mm and the fronts are pretty much 7mm.

Also - some pictures of the outside but because I have been driving around looking at Mercs all weekend I have not been able to clean her, so she is pretty grubby in these pictures.

 

how old are the pics you used in your original for sale thread?

 

They were taken over the last few months, I like to take pictures when I detail the car and have a few threads documenting them also.

The chips have always been there - obviously they must grow in number over tim. The pictures of the chips in this thread were taken at no more than 4cm distance. If you stand away, the vast majority are impossible to see.

If you want exact dates follow the links and check when the threads were started. Hope this helps

 

Some shots of the above chips etc but with a 1p for scale, as requested..

I hope these put things into perspective for any people that I may have put off with my unflattering but honest description

The worst one - where a motocross bike I was playing with spat a lump of rock out at me


Chips along edge of bonnet




Bird poo that ate through the paint (previous owner - not on my watch!!)


More random chips around the front of the bonnet







Above the nearside indicator




Above the rear numberplate





And finally where she is kept over night during the week, she is only on the street at the weekends..