What Have You Done To Your Merc Today?

[Pullman]

I use a marker pen and also note the vendor, so I know where to go back to just before the warranty expires and the battery is run flat, in order to get another one. With the right vendor, you get a full new warranty

I just keep the reciept and put it with the service details ... even permanent markers fade with time cleaning off oil contaminants etc.. but having said that whatever suits....

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[Frosty149]

View attachment 39883 Quick sploosh of the Clk , using Meguiars wash and wax , then a coat of Sonax BSD . She came up very well . Georgeous Spring day here in sunny Essex .

You nearly ran your camera over....

 

[Wighty]

You nearly ran your camera over....

I managed to throw the camera to save it just as the car hit me

 

[ZZZZ]

I use a marker pen and also note the vendor, so I know where to go back to just before the warranty expires and the battery is run flat, in order to get another one. With the right vendor, you get a full new warranty

I'll keep that in mind
I bought this one, and a previous one for the old car, from Tayna - excellent service and really fresh batteries (I checked the manufacturing date).

 

[AMGeed]

Got the paintwork up to scratch for the winter.
Washed with Megs Gold Class shampoo
Clayed with Meguiars claymitt
Rinsed and dried.
One application of Autoglym SRP, followed by a coat of Farecla G3 ResinWax
Finally a coat of Sonax BSD
Dressed the tyres with Megs Endurance tyre gel and sprayed the alloys with Autoglym alloy wheel protector which keeps the brake dust to a minimum.

Cleaned the windows inside with Autoglym Glass polish and treated the leather to a coat of Zymol leather conditioner.

Should be good for a few months apart from washing.
A days break for tomorrows rain then its time for the missus car to be done.

 

[ZZZZ]

I just keep the reciept and put it with the service details ... even permanent markers fade with time cleaning off oil contaminants etc.. but having said that whatever suits....

Yes, I keep the receipt in the car folder too, and luckily this car's battery is inside the cab (well, under the driver's feet to be precise), so no oily stuff around it

 

[Rotorhead500]

New sharks went for their first swim today. Did okay on the back of the beasty!

 

[keefysher]

I just keep the reciept and put it with the service details ... even permanent markers fade with time cleaning off oil contaminants etc.. but having said that whatever suits....

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In the days of yore when paper was the norm, I too had folders containing paper, that worked well. I knew where they were.

Since then I got married and my wife loves to tidy up. At which point the days spent trying to find my stuff moved from where I left it led to the marker pen process.

As we are now in the digital era, there is always a record of the purchase with the vendor, together with the relevant payment medium. Unless the vendor is particularly lazy, the date of purchase together with an image of the barcode on your mobile soon gets the replacement in your possession.

Us oldies actually know how to make use of the digital era technology. How many times at a theme park do you see youngsters searching for their car in the car park? A quick snap on the mobile or camera of the location ID, robert is your mothers brother.

Oh it's Tuesday, so later today we claim our 'free' large latte from Caffe Nero, by showing the screen on our mobiles. That gives up 2/3 of the monthly charge back, as it were. Combined with the lunch deals when available more than covers the phone charges. Just checked, advent calendars at Thorntons gratis today, so that's another few quid not being spent

Service records by MB have been digital for a few years now, but you can ask for hard copy in order to file it where you leave it to have it moved, to spend days searching for it!!! Passes the time

 

[John Laidlaw]

Winters going on... Uniroyal MS Plus 77... no sharks though

 

[daveenty]

Changed the diff oil in the E Class this morning. Not a massive job admittedly, but annoying that I had to do it myself as Mercedes have no record of it being done at the recommended interval of 1800 miles and it's now considerably over that. I would have assumed someone would let you know about it but I had to quiz people to confirm that it's necessary.

As it's a chargeable item I decided that it made sense to do it myself at a cost of less than 10% of what I would have had to pay the dealership. The one consolation was that, whilst it was in the garage, it got a damn fine clean up at the same time.

 

[Wighty]

View attachment 39905 Winters going on... Uniroyal MS Plus 77... no sharks though

They are an aggressive "tready" looking tyre (is that a word ?) . Love the wheels

 

[Wighty]

Changed the diff oil in the E Class this morning. Not a massive job admittedly, but annoying that I had to do it myself as Mercedes have no record of it being done at the recommended interval of 1800 miles and it's now considerably over that. I would have assumed someone would let you know about it but I had to quiz people to confirm that it's necessary.

As it's a chargeable item I decided that it made sense to do it myself at a cost of less than 10% of what I would have had to pay the dealership. The one consolation was that, whilst it was in the garage, it got a damn fine clean up at the same time.

I find a diff oil change very satisfying , I know it's only in the service schedule for performance cars like yours and 4x4's , but it always comes out black and mucky . If like me though you have 0.7L remaining you will think I could buy another Litre for £13 and my next diff change is nearly free

 

[John Laidlaw]

They are an aggressive "tready" looking tyre (is that a word ?) . Love the wheels

It is now!!
And indeed they do look aggressive - it’s weeeing down here atm so they’ll be tested immediately !
Thanks for your kind words on the wheels - I like them certainly !

 

[Wighty]

New sharks went for their first swim today. Did okay on the back of the beasty!

If your post wasn't on this forum , the rest if the world would have no idea what you were talking about

 

[John Laidlaw]

Changed the diff oil in the E Class this morning. Not a massive job admittedly, but annoying that I had to do it myself as Mercedes have no record of it being done at the recommended interval of 1800 miles and it's now considerably over that. I would have assumed someone would let you know about it but I had to quiz people to confirm that it's necessary.

As it's a chargeable item I decided that it made sense to do it myself at a cost of less than 10% of what I would have had to pay the dealership. The one consolation was that, whilst it was in the garage, it got a damn fine clean up at the same time.

How’s the shoulder though Dave?

 

[JBell]

it’s weeeing down here atm so they’ll be tested immediately!

Same here and the road sharks gripped like a grippy thing gripping on for dear life

 

[John Laidlaw]

Same here and the road sharks gripped like a grippy thing gripping on for dear life

Quite interesting tread pattern....

 

[John Laidlaw]

^ made in Slovakia

 

[Rotorhead500]

Same here and the road sharks gripped like a grippy thing gripping on for dear life

... whilst wearing sticky gloves (if you can get gloves for fins, that is).

 

[JBell]

... whilst wearing sticky gloves (if you can get gloves for fins, that is).

It's like Sticky the Stick Insect getting stuck on a sticky bun