What Have You Done To Your Merc Today?

[John Laidlaw]

Is right Peter!
No slouch mind, it has broken the Nurburgring track record for fwd cars

This was the bounder in question... go on try not to like it!

 

[LostKiwi]

Not so much me....
Spent yesterday helping some friends move house and on one of our trips my friends wife misjudged her parking.
Clipped the front wing of the 129 and damaged the paint from just in front of the highest part of the arch all the way forward to the front of the car so rightside of bumper needs painting, wing needs a small dent behind the indicator taken out and then painting and a new indicator. The Peugeot Boxer van came off worse!
Poor woman was absolutely gutted and in tears. It's just paint though so no biggy.

 

[alexanderfoti]

Not so much me....
Spent yesterday helping some friends move house and on one of our trips my friends wife misjudged her parking.
Clipped the front wing of the 129 and damaged the paint from just in front of the highest part of the arch all the way forward to the front of the car so rightside of bumper needs painting, wing needs a small dent behind the indicator taken out and then painting and a new indicator. The Peugeot Boxer van came off worse!
Poor woman was absolutely gutted and in tears. It's just paint though so no biggy.

That's a shame!

Same thing happened to me, helped a friend sort his car, and he clipped the C63 reversing out of the driveway. I didn't mention it to him and he didn't notice.

 

[LostKiwi]

That's a shame!

Same thing happened to me, helped a friend sort his car, and he clipped the C63 reversing out of the driveway. I didn't mention it to him and he didn't notice.

Yeah. Annoying but it's just paint. There was no way you couldn't know she'd done it. The noise inside the van sounded like the wing and bumper were being ripped off! Was very surprised at the lack of real damage.

 

[ZZZZ]

Sorry to hear that Alastair.
Hope you get it sorted soon.

 

[Craiglxviii]

Not so much me....
Spent yesterday helping some friends move house and on one of our trips my friends wife misjudged her parking.
Clipped the front wing of the 129 and damaged the paint from just in front of the highest part of the arch all the way forward to the front of the car so rightside of bumper needs painting, wing needs a small dent behind the indicator taken out and then painting and a new indicator. The Peugeot Boxer van came off worse!
Poor woman was absolutely gutted and in tears. It's just paint though so no biggy.

I’m appalled on your behalf, my friend!

 

[00slk]

It could have been a lot worse Alistair, you could have done it, imagine damaging your own car through misjudgement..........Oops I've said enough ................

 

[00slk]

Had to drive it with the roof up this morning

 

[sl500amgsport]

Roof down for me then I discovered some purple bird s**t so emergency call to the detailer

Mercedes SL500 R231

 

[A.J.]

This is the second time in two weeks I have cleaned my steering wheel. I am a bit of a hygiene freak so I am sure it's not from me. So where does it all come from. It is probably so deeply engrained that I will get off this sort of muck every time I do it

 

[LostKiwi]

This is the damage.
Have quotes for repair now - painting front wing and bumper, replacing indicator and fixing dent in wing (looks like it's out of place by around 3/8"). All in £500.
Waiting on another quote (which I expect to be much higher).

Had the new catalytic converter fitted today along with some other exhaust tweaks. Sounds much better now - a lovely deep rumble...

 

[Craiglxviii]

This is the second time in two weeks I have cleaned my steering wheel. I am a bit of a hygiene freak so I am sure it's not from me. So where does it all come from. It is probably so deeply engrained that I will get off this sort of muck every time I do it

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It comes orf your sticky mitts, you ‘orrible little man!!!

 

[Craiglxviii]

I achieved this rather unlikely mileage on a trip to Newcastle and back... cruise control set to 70mph.

 

[daibevan]

View attachment 45111 This is the damage.
Have quotes for repair now - painting front wing and bumper, replacing indicator and fixing dent in wing (looks like it's out of place by around 3/8"). All in £500.
Waiting on another quote (which I expect to be much higher).

Had the new catalytic converter fitted today along with some other exhaust tweaks. Sounds much better now - a lovely deep rumble...

ouch

 

[ZZZZ]

This is the damage.

Ouch indeed!

 

[flowrider]

View attachment 45111 This is the damage.
Have quotes for repair now - painting front wing and bumper, replacing indicator and fixing dent in wing (looks like it's out of place by around 3/8"). All in £500.
Waiting on another quote (which I expect to be much higher).

Had the new catalytic converter fitted today along with some other exhaust tweaks. Sounds much better now - a lovely deep rumble...

Sorry to see the damage but hopefully it will be good as new soon enough.

 

[LostKiwi]

View attachment 45111 This is the damage.
Have quotes for repair now - painting front wing and bumper, replacing indicator and fixing dent in wing (looks like it's out of place by around 3/8"). All in £500.
Waiting on another quote (which I expect to be much higher).

Had the new catalytic converter fitted today along with some other exhaust tweaks. Sounds much better now - a lovely deep rumble...

Second quote in and lower than expected at £503.

 

[Nigel Hewitt]

I bought the E300 a boot liner to try and stop messing it up and that was just Velcro...
However I've spent a lot of time today not managing to put a Scottoiler on the motorbike.
<sulk>

 

[Wighty]

This is the second time in two weeks I have cleaned my steering wheel. I am a bit of a hygiene freak so I am sure it's not from me. So where does it all come from. It is probably so deeply engrained that I will get off this sort of muck every time I do it

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Gliptone leather cleaner and conditioner buddy . Get on it

 

[00slk]

View attachment 45111 This is the damage.
Have quotes for repair now - painting front wing and bumper, replacing indicator and fixing dent in wing (looks like it's out of place by around 3/8"). All in £500.
Waiting on another quote (which I expect to be much higher).

Had the new catalytic converter fitted today along with some other exhaust tweaks. Sounds much better now - a lovely deep rumble...

It is but a mare scratch Captain..........
Now this is a 'scratch'