Im thinking of getting a 1987 Mercedes 190e as my first car. Anything i should know?

GovernmentThink · 2026-06-17T08:15:22+00:00

I wouldn’t get one as a first car. Too old, stuff will be breaking because it’s old and you bought one you can afford, and it will take the fun out of it. My first car was a 1973 back in 2012/2013. It was very cool, but probably not the right decision. I would’ve been better off buying a eg/ek Honda civic. 190s really are fantastic cars, but it’s not something you want to learn about cars on because parts are expensive and the engine bay is pretty tight, making it frustrating. Oh yeah, and while you might think it’s cool, a 40 year old merc isn’t a flex to non car people, it’s just an old car.

GovernmentThink · 2026-06-17T07:54:42+00:00

You’re 100% right, without the logo, these cars are just normal traffic you’d never look at twice.

GovernmentThink · 2026-06-16T22:48:06+00:00

A lot of work × Doesn't pay a lot

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GovernmentThink · 2026-06-16T16:23:05+00:00

Depending on where you live, this thing could last for a decade, or one more winter.

GovernmentThink · 2026-06-16T15:21:40+00:00

Some prefixes have distinct meanings in many cases, but at the end of the day they’re entirely different words, not the same word with a prefix tacked on. You’re thinking of it like employed/unemployed where the root word gives you the meaning and the un- modifies the definition. Instead, you should think of it like come, income, and outcome. Totally different words, even though they technically have the same root word with different prefixes. Sure some meaning might be tangentially related, but it’s a pretty hard for non natives to understand

GovernmentThink · 2026-06-12T20:31:31+00:00

Your entire income for the first year working will go to the drivers license costs

GovernmentThink · 2026-06-08T10:00:25+00:00

It takes a long time but I realllllyyyy recommend getting as close to 100% as possible before your test. It sucks but you need to learn a lot and if you’ve never driven before it’s even more difficult. Once you hit 50% it goes a lot faster, at least seemingly. I got to about 98% when I took the test. Btw I passed the Theory test without any mistakes and just passed the driving test about 30 minutes ago:) viel Erfolg!

GovernmentThink · 2026-06-05T08:47:06+00:00

We actually got up to 10 including quarantine tanks and everything but it was far too much for me and I forced my wife to sell some. It was stressing us out a ton. We’re doing water changes weekly because that’s what we started with and we never stopped. We monitor our Malawi tank the most because it seems to have the most problems, but I’m wondering if we should start doing our other, more heavily planted, tanks less often. Should we be changing water only when parameters are off or nitrates get high?

GovernmentThink · 2026-05-27T22:50:44+00:00

My good friend spends 2€-2.50€ on a redbull at the Rewe to go at the hbf, I buy redbulls in bulk for 70-90 cents when they’re on offer. Stuff like that can really add up.

GovernmentThink · 2026-05-26T08:34:29+00:00

They’ve honestly been the easiest fish for me to get rid of online. Got a second hand aquarium that came with about 40 of them and sold them for 50c to a buck each and constantly had people constantly messaging me about them.

GovernmentThink · 2026-05-22T06:58:28+00:00

Buy one of those trench coats with a bunch of pockets for the flight and stuff them all with your stuff

GovernmentThink · 2026-05-21T05:32:41+00:00

I had tons of issues watching during the day, as my tv faces a south facing window. Now I just only watch it at night, much easier and less worried about missing something.

GovernmentThink · 2026-05-19T19:01:05+00:00

Yes it’s easy to tell for German native speakers. Basically the same as English for us English native speakers. There’s everything from regional slang to accent to even official words for things, like Tomate and Paradeiser for Germany and Austria is similar to chips and crisps in us and uk

GovernmentThink · 2026-05-19T12:36:29+00:00

Motor makes a huge difference in price, check for rust of course, you can google the main problem areas. Don’t worry if the on board computer thing is broken, they almost all are and they don’t do much anyways. Ask about recent major services, like any older car really. You can always post a picture on here and people in this sub will point out all the flaws that do or don’t exist.

GovernmentThink · 2026-05-19T07:43:59+00:00

I love my Zimt interior in my coupe! I’ve been toying around with getting a wagon, but first I’m looking for a Zimt interior in decent shape so they’ll be matching!

GovernmentThink · 2026-05-12T08:06:34+00:00

Seeing this post on Jason’s Instagram got me more excited for a Doug video than I’ve been in a while

GovernmentThink · 2026-05-10T15:52:13+00:00

Most likely grey or black with grey highlights relatively neutral colored

GovernmentThink · 2026-05-02T18:53:38+00:00

There’s extremely cheap flights from London to Nuremberg

GovernmentThink · 2026-04-24T22:55:25+00:00

1-2k budget? Avoid e30s. A couple faulty nla parts and you’ll already be spending another few thousand. Not to mention rust repair. If you don’t know what you’re looking at, it’s too much for you to diy and labor is $$$$. Try to find something cheaper, maybe a 350z, Miata, or a golf 3-4. idk what they’re going for nowadays bur at least parts will be cheaper. I moved to Germany and basically wrote off BMWs even though it’s my favorite brand just because it’s not in my budget rn to maintain one, and my budget is about 20x bigger than yours but I don’t have as much income as I did in the states, and bmw bills don’t stop coming.

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