What Have You Done To Your Merc Today?

[JBell]

Went in to "Coverdale 2" in Newton Abbot to discuss the rear Brake pipe corrosion found by MB Exeter. They are doing it today, dropped me home and took the car back straight away, can't fault their service.

 

[alexanderfoti]

Drove the SLK55 back today, very nice!

Planned a visit to THE brabus dealer in the UK on Friday

 

[Snake Charmer]

Autodoc parcel delivered to work apparently while we were all down the pub. Tailgate gas struts will be done tomorrow night and depending on how energetic I feel the front springs too. Wheel bearings could also do with a twiddle.

 

[JBell]

Brake pipes done, awesome service from Coverdale 2

 

[Snake Charmer]

Recovered my Autodoc parcel and reversing camera from the farm doorstep this morning, lovely and damp! Fitted the tailgate gas struts this evening, bit of a ballache but done now. Tried the reversing camera with a wireless connection, not convinced of they quality.

 

[00slk]

Top down driving again

 

[Snake Charmer]

Top down driving again

I've had my fair share in the past week or so for extended test drives and Mot's

 

[00slk]

I've had my fair share in the past week or so for extended test drives and Mot's

What have you been up too? Other than mot's....

 

[Blobcat]

Top down driving again

Same, same, using my noise cancelling AirPods really gets rid of wind noise

 

[axelcls]

A very sad day, which I have tried to push it forward as much as possible since January, after my last trip over the Europe, …I parted with my cls63 …part exchange it for something else more comfortable, spacious…more practical for this kind of trips. Was a very fun car, powerful , arousing admiration everywhere but tiring on long trips and hated by my wife and neighbors, especially in the early mornings . That being said, I’ll stay around, always enjoying reading the topics and a very big thank you to all of you for your support, thank you to @alexanderfoti, Ian Star Reading, GAD Tuning, MSL Birmingham for looking so well after my cars . Maybe someday, I’ll own another Mercedes. Best regards, Alex


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[Snake Charmer]

What have you been up too? Other than mot's....

Took an AC CRS and a really nice lhd MkIV Cobra for Mot yesterday, when the weather is like this I usually come back through the leafy lanes.
Last Fridays Mot, spent a few hours out on trade plates the day before having some basic mapping done so the owner could do Brooklands at the weekend and get a bit of running in done. Culmination of a long term engine rebuild and modification.

 

[00slk]

Took an AC CRS and a really nice lhd MkIV Cobra for Mot yesterday, when the weather is like this I usually come back through the leafy lanes.
Last Fridays Mot, spent a few hours out on trade plates the day before having some basic mapping done so the owner could do Brooklands at the weekend and get a bit of running in done. Culmination of a long term engine rebuild and modification.

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Now that's open top driving
A friend of mine bought one at an auction, drove it home and never drive it again, it sat for years until he past. He said it looked good, went well (428) and that was all!

 

[00slk]

Same, same, using my noise cancelling AirPods really gets rid of wind noise

You are obviously not going fast enough Russ

 

[rorywquin]

Yes it was research rather than the extra £30k cost that made my decision, I was swayed by Evo who accurately summed it up below, guess devil is in the cylinders and torque, maybe that is why I still enjoy mine ;-).

I guess the answer is not to think of the SL400 AMG Sport as, um, sporty. Dial back your commitment at the Mercedes is an easy car to enjoy and appreciate. The strange wandery steering at a cruise is a deadly flaw in a serene GT, though. Perhaps more of a problem is that the SL500, all 4.7-litres and 516lb ft of it, isn’t greatly more expensive and yet it feels exactly that every time you tickle, prod or stamp on the throttle. At £80,610 it’s probably the SL400’s deadliest foe. So the SL isn’t quite as focussed as we’d like, but if you want a beautifully built, searingly fast, admirably rigid convertible with that superb roof and the innate glamour that SL’s have possessed for six generations… Well, stick to the V8 if at all possible. If you want an out and out sportscar experience, it’s best to look elsewhere altogether.

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We’re getting into "whose is bigger” territory.

However, I purchased my facelift version as brand new, with extras that pushed it over the price of a the new V8 which I considered until I saw the reviews. I could go and cherry pick reviews that say the V6 is better but don’t really care enough.

As stated, I’ve owned V8s and didn't need to scratch that itch. Coming from a daily driver R172 SLK350 purchased off the showroom floor (~$100k in Australia), I purchased the SL for comfortable touring and we did most of the 25k miles touring (not sunny Sunday driving) in ours and it was superb.

Enjoy.

 

[Richard Moakes]

Just picked it up from a two day detail with two year ceramic coating

 

[Snake Charmer]

Stayed late at work and changed the S211 front springs. Old ones were 7mm difference in length side to side and new ones 17mm longer than longest old one. The ride feels a little more comfortable and I had to adjust the seat recline forward to compensate for the massive ride height hike.
I must get a tennis ball to cut a hole in to go over the upper wishbone ends to protect my bonce!

 

[Wearsafoxhat]

Replaced the mast on my R129 aerial.

Just undo the nut, turn on the radio. The mast pops out and just feed the new one in, easy eh..

Nah, had to take it all apart as a bit of the old mast had jammed inside the tube. All cleaned, greased and working lovely now though..


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[sl500amgsport]

We’re getting into "whose is bigger” territory.

However, I purchased my facelift version as brand new, with extras that pushed it over the price of a the new V8 which I considered until I saw the reviews. I could go and cherry pick reviews that say the V6 is better but don’t really care enough.

As stated, I’ve owned V8s and didn't need to scratch that itch. Coming from a daily driver R172 SLK350 purchased off the showroom floor (~$100k in Australia), I purchased the SL for comfortable touring and we did most of the 25k miles touring (not sunny Sunday driving) in ours and it was superb.

Enjoy.

Lol, mine was £105k incl the £18K extras (I received a nice discount). I don't think you can spec a V6 that high, yes you owned V8s but pretty lethargic ones from your list, twin turbo V8 4.7l does not really compare, yes we are in that territory but trying to compare same model and pretending a V6 is superior to the V8 is, shall we say, stretching reality in anyone's book, probably akin to my pretending the SL500 is superior to the SL63.....

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[00slk]

Buying lots of stuff for the Money Pits injector seal leaking work, just in case....Broken bolts, stripped threads, re-cutting seats and cleaning kits, oh, I am so looking forward to this .............And to think, I have no phone after it sank to the bottom of the pond. 4.5ft deep It might survive, it's in 4 ft of rice at the moment drying out

 

[Snake Charmer]

Buying lots of stuff for the Money Pits injector seal leaking work, just in case....Broken bolts, stripped threads, re-cutting seats and cleaning kits, oh, I am so looking forward to this .............And to think, I have no phone after it sank to the bottom of the pond. 4.5ft deep It might survive, it's in 4 ft of rice at the moment drying out

I have a faint whiff of hot diesel when I open the bonnet so need to get on and do the other 5 seals I have had sat here since last year. Not an enjoyable job, I also have a leak off test kit to open up another can of worms.