What Have You Done To Your Merc Today?

[s5tuart]

I started with the SLR in 1964, 600 yards was the furthest I ever fired. I didn't know we had 1,000 yard ranges, was that on battle sights?

Indeed. A very long downhill range with great shelter too! Im not even sure where it was now. Near Dartmoor perhaps where we did our orienteering
1961

 

[00slk]

Not today, far too early but yesterday fitted 2 new track rods, waiting now for new Bush and 2 rear brake hoses too sort out all the advisories

 

[Wighty]

Just had the CLK aircon fully serviced and gassed . Can’t recommend https://www.auto-kool.co.uk/enough , very professional guy been in the business for 15 years .
Turns out my car had plenty of gas but almost no oil , which is thanks to me paying for cheap jobs at the tyre garages that have aircon machines .
I paid £75 , so for the extra £25 on what I would have paid for a real cheapie I’ve actually got oil in . That’s me sold on getting the right person to do the aircon in the future . Just booked the Eclass in for next month as that had the same couple of cheap jobs in the past so will undoubtedly have no oil either

 

[Wighty]

Just got back from a run , my god it’s cold in the car now

 

[sl500amgsport]

Just had the CLK aircon fully serviced and gassed . Can’t recommend www.auto-kool.co.uk enough , very professional guy been in the business for 15 years .
Turns out my car had plenty of gas but almost no oil , which is thanks to me paying for cheap jobs at the tyre garages that have aircon machines .
I paid £75 , so for the extra £25 on what I would have paid for a real cheapie I’ve actually got oil in . That’s me sold on getting the right person to do the aircon in the future . Just booked the Eclass in for next month as that had the same couple of cheap jobs in the past so will undoubtedly have no oil either

That link is dead, which area are they in?

Mercedes SL500 R231

 

[daveenty]

That link is dead, which area are they in?

Mercedes SL500 R231

Try THIS LINK for Auto Kool (with a K) As for the area, it looks like Essex to me...

 

[Wighty]

That link is dead, which area are they in?

Mercedes SL500 R231

https://www.auto-kool.co.uk/
try that , I miss typed when I did the original post and must have messed it up
Edit...I fixed the original link

 

[Dean Fletcher]

Nearly 6 hour run... should have been 3 hours but you know how it is when the road is nice and the sun is shining
Not in my SLK but still had more fun than is legally allowed

I did see 1 Mercedes on my travels

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Still not sure about the grill but the socially distant coffee was nice

Hahahahaha it looks better with your camera.

 

[davemercedes]

Hahaha, you ain't seen nothing yet Blobcat........

Sympathy... (I know, you can do without it when really, what you want has six chambers or more...) but you have to catch the swine first! Its so dreadful - in the "good?" old days, nobody except real scum did that without leaving a note.

 

[Craiglxviii]

Bought a replacement new rear near side ABC strut. Authorised a shedload of suspension work, all bushes and consumables including two new injection moulded ball joints from Star Automotive.

it’s been a long time to be away!

 

[LostKiwi]

Bought a replacement new rear near side ABC strut. Authorised a shedload of suspension work, all bushes and consumables including two new injection moulded ball joints from Star Automotive.

it’s been a long time to be away!

Welcome back buddy!
Have you got it back yet?

 

[Craiglxviii]

Welcome back buddy!
Have you got it back yet?

Thank you..! No. Still a week away, the new strut only arrived this morning.

 

[NJS5]

Took my "new" SL350 to Olly at Prestige Car Service @ Horndean for a pre-MoT checkover.

Car passed MoT but Olly advised replacing both front shock absorbers.

As expected really pleased with Prestige Car Service.

NJSS

 

[V6Matty]

Thank you..! No. Still a week away, the new strut only arrived this morning.

How is the R class fairing,
Oddly I was thinking where is Craig recently, hope the little ones have all been okay and the new venture going well?

 

[flowrider]

Bought a replacement new rear near side ABC strut. Authorised a shedload of suspension work, all bushes and consumables including two new injection moulded ball joints from Star Automotive.

it’s been a long time to be away!

Welwyn Merx tell me they can source struts now at very good prices.

 

[00slk]

Second new bush arrived today and now fitted

 

[Wighty]

Welwyn Merx tell me they can source struts now at very good prices.

Is that the £400 ish you mentioned elsewhere buddy ?

 

[davemercedes]

Thank you..! No. Still a week away, the new strut only arrived this morning.

Hello Craig Nice to see you back again!

 

[flowrider]

Is that the £400 ish you mentioned elsewhere buddy ?

Yes, Phil knows his stuff when it comes to ABC, he owns an SL500 himself.

 

[Craiglxviii]

How is the R class fairing,
Oddly I was thinking where is Craig recently, hope the little ones have all been okay and the new venture going well?

Craig has had a very busy year... one new venture going well, oddly nearing trading, another tried and failed.
The FunBus is going ok, averaging 31.3mpg, slight oil leak at the lower pulley area and the air con system has a leak so that’s U/S.
Little ones are doing well, totally trash the house every single day through lockdown but are generally behaving well...
Front garden totally transformed; land drainage installed in back garden and patio extended, path laid along edge of garage, now planning a wood fired pizza oven; just getting the parts together for a black iron fence across the front.
It’s been a busy lockdown!!!