What Have You Done To Your Merc Today?

[LostKiwi]

Mobilo man is my new super hero. He went to the nearest MB dealer and returned with new and appropriate battery £136.00. Scoffed at my mention of Star diagnostics (We're way beyond that now) and politely suggested I'd nudged the speed limiter - the car hadn't gone into limp mode. Oh joy, no mechanical disasters, no charges beyond the price of the battery and no long wait for a workshop to squeeze me into their busy schedule. Top down motoring is restored to it's rightful place in the sun.

Important note of thanks
Unless I'd avidly read this forum, I wouldn't have known I had Mobilo cover. I couldn't have bandied terms like 'Star diagnostics' or 'limp mode'.
Who knows, I may now take command of the speed limiter controls. I'm learning my Mercedes.

Ah....SPBSASW....

 

[John Laidlaw]

Nice! Is that calculated or WHP?

Interested to see what gear the run was in.

E: NVM obviously Wheel power as the first run was around 500bhp, which is around 580 Crank HP.

Impressive numbers, 20 WHP shy of the V12, and 100 LB-FT short. A lot less weight too!

As you rightly say these are whp figures Alex. My latest post has the flywheel 684 bhp and 853lb ft torque ...pretty impressive I thought- feels it too!
Oh and 4th!

 

[John Laidlaw]

Think you may need to swap number plates for the drive home

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Yip - used yours

 

[V6Matty]

That's was a very quick drive home John, I'd have offered my private plate as that is now on retention as the pug goes Thursday

 

[John Laidlaw]

Nice one Acid

Enjoy your drive home John.

Secondary cat delete coming up

Thanks Roger, sadly Friday afternoons out of Brummy are always an anti climax ... but on the odd tickle...
Still torn on the exhaust components - this is my daily driver and just not sure to be honest . It’s great when you’re at MSL hearing the hooligan noise , but every day? Jury is out atm...
Sympathetic resonator delete possibly ...

 

[John Laidlaw]

That's was a very quick drive home John, I'd have offered my private plate as that is now on retention as the pug goes Thursday

Wish I’d known Matt - some spirited bits in the A41 for sure

 

[John Laidlaw]

Think you may need to swap number plates for the drive home

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Or pants

 

[John Laidlaw]

And shares in Goodyear

That’s imminent - the hated P Zeros will be trashed soon!

 

[V6Matty]

Late afternoons out of Brum is never fun John, I do it 2-3 times a week and it's so painful at times.

I can imagine, there are quite a few nice bit to play on the A41

You should hear Sarim's G wagon, he put it on the dyno when I was fitting their wifi a couple of years ago, it makes your insides rumble at full chat, nice at time but maybe not when you 30' in the air routing cables

 

[John Laidlaw]

Late afternoons out of Brum is never fun John, I do it 2-3 times a week and it's so painful at times.

I can imagine, there are quite a few nice bit to play on the A41

You should hear Sarim's G wagon, he put it on the dyno when I was fitting their wifi a couple of years ago, it makes your insides rumble at full chat, nice at time but maybe not when you 30' in the air routing cables

That the baby blue one Matt?

 

[V6Matty]

Hmm I have not seen it recently but I knew he thought about changing it so could well be the same.
Thinking I need to spend some time at MSL again, dyno day GTG I'm thinking

 

[John Laidlaw]

Hmm I have not seen it recently but I knew he thought about changing it so could well be the same.
Thinking I need to spend some time at MSL again, dyno day GTG I'm thinking

Acid was talking about exactly that today...June or July he thought initially

 

[John Laidlaw]

Oh and in a little side issue had to get a new utility battery fitted ....

 

[V6Matty]

Just off to see an E350 estate today, all going well a deposit will be paid with a look to complete next week.

 

[Rotorhead500]

Just helping...

Just off to see an E35063 estate today, all going well a deposit will be paid with a look to complete next week.

 

[daibevan]

The only time I ever use it is going through an section with average speed cameras or if a police car is following me. Stops the speed drifting up!

Me too, perfect for that job.

 

[daibevan]

Yep , second that , excellent work by the 2 trained helpers , at least they kept the oxygen moving around your brain to limit damage , (you may find you need to drop your crossword quality though ) . Glad all is going well .

Especially when ont telly they give 2 cycles and stop. " It's no good he's gone"

 

[daibevan]

Nice drive home from Soton docks down A's 31,35 & 38 in the sun. Apart from a half hour queue between Ringwood and Dorchester. No roadworks etc, just 2 lanes into 1. When are they going to do something about this stretch of road. Took me 3.5hours. has taken over 6 on a bank holiday weekend.(never again). Lovely to be in her again after 18 days away. Covered in dust, wash scheduled.

 

[Wighty]

Especially when ont telly they give 2 cycles and stop. " It's no good he's gone"

It's another good reason why you should wear clean pants every day , you never know what the day is going to bring , and wether someone else might be undressing you

 

[A.J.]

It's another good reason why you should wear clean pants every day , you never know what the day is going to bring , and wether someone else might be undressing you

That's exactly what my mum always used to tell me !!