davidsl500
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- Home : Derbyshire at the moment !
- Your Mercedes
- R172 250CDI Gone..!, R129 SL500 Gone...
We have had two 171 200K's, the first a 2004 did 90K miles nothing went wrong. Currently we have a 2010 one with 44K miles, & nothing has gone wrong. So in our cases both very reliable.Anyone ever seen the Scotty Kilmer car videos on YouTube? They’re very good and very funny. But he absolutely hates and slates Mercs and BMs. He calls them ‘Money Pits’ . One of the reasons he claims them to be so expensive over time is the fact of over 80 separate computer components compared to Toyotas and Japanese. He acknowledges the quality interiors and safety etc but seems to think ownership is a costly nightmare. I really like the SLK R172s but this costly repair issue is a bit scary. But I’m wondering a) Is that the experience of other late model SLK owners here (13/14/15) Reg? B) Is it something I shouldn’t worry to much about as it will be a second (weekend, runs out) car?
Can't stand the guy. Too shouty and too much opinion not backed by enough research.Anyone ever seen the Scotty Kilmer car videos on YouTube? They’re very good and very funny.
Should have asked you to talk to my wife, she banned me from looking for an SLK55 as too powerful/fast
Can't stand the guy. Too shouty and too much opinion not backed by enough research.
A bit like that Australian waste of space John Cadogan.
I’m new to this folks, so is it normal to have these non-related private conversations on my thread?
Should have asked you to talk to my wife, she banned me from looking for an SLK55 as too powerful/fast
Can't stand the guy. Too shouty and too much opinion not backed by enough research.
A bit like that Australian waste of space John Cadogan.
Agreed, I used to watch some of his videos but not any more. He could have some good stuff, but for me the format is all wrong. Some guy said he could broadcast 3 or 4 videos a day on YouTube so obviously more about quantity than quality.
Some of the channels like are:
* https://www.youtube.com/user/Mercedessource
* https://www.youtube.com/legitstreetcars
* (Entertainment value) Hoovies Garage
* (General motoring, but he does have an SL 55 project) Tavarish
* I've also started to appreciate Sarah -n- Tuned, mainly because she is has her own garage and works on cool stuff - a situation I would dream of. That said, I think she overplays her feminism and there is a touch of the whole sex sells element, which I think is a little trashy, but whatever. (Cue comments mocking me.. lol)
Likewise....I tend yo watch 'Harry's Garage' and 'Jay Leno' mostly. There are a few others that I watch selected items on but only after the Wife has gone to bed. Up to then I'm subjected to endless soaps
I feel your pain buddy, I’ve never done it myselfI’m new to this folks, so is it normal to have these non-related private conversations on my thread?