What Have You Done To Your Merc Today?

[John Laidlaw]

Poor moderation . Gf !!

Jeez! Who rattled your cage? Man mentioned something and got some opinions and a real life view....

 

[bembo449]

I've been toying with the idea of buying an M6 . If I do then either the SL or the Audi S5, possibly both, will have to go .

Then you need to be aware that its 30k for a new engine so i you do venture into M power land , get a good warranty pal

 

[flowrider]

Then you need to be aware that its 30k for a new engine so i you do venture into M power land , get a good warranty pal

It's just thoughts at the moment, next week it could be a different car altogether. The problem is there isn't much that is a big enough improvement over the SL or the S5.

 

[JBell]

Then you need to be aware that its 30k for a new engine so i you do venture into M power land , get a good warranty pal

The V10 is not the most reliable engine

 

[bembo449]

The V10 is not the most reliable engine

No , a mate mine who had a full bmw extended warranty found that out the hard way , hence me knowing how much the unit cost , he still ended up putting 6k of his own money in to the repair

 

[drmw]

They stopped making the V10 in 2010.

 

[Uncle Benz]

I put some tax on the CLK last week. Middle of the month, I know!

Took the family out for a Father's Day picnic. Car looked so great in the sun I couldn't resist a couple of pictures. Maturing into its looks nicely.

Look at that small boy giving me the finger! I didn't notice at the time. He'll have to be punished for that.

 

[McDonald]

Took the family out for a Father's Day picnic. Car looked so great in the sun I couldn't resist a couple of pictures. Maturing into its looks nicely.

It's curious, Mercedes seem to improve with the years. Maybe it plays to the nostalgia that takes over as we age.

 

[Wighty]

I put some tax on the CLK last week. Middle of the month, I know!

Took the family out for a Father's Day picnic. Car looked so great in the sun I couldn't resist a couple of pictures. Maturing into its looks nicely.

Look at that small boy giving me the finger! I didn't notice at the time. He'll have to be punished for that.

That is one Gorgeous looking car in fantastic condition buddy , keep the car , maybe trade in the “Herbert “ with the finger up !

 

[McDonald]

Washed the car on Thursday then tucked it away in the garage. Dusted it on Saturday, then applied Liquid Leather to the seats, polished the wheels & Angel-waxed the windows. Today I drove it to the petrol station and topped up the fuel. I get so much pleasure from this car.

The next few sunny days will be delightful driving days.

 

[LostKiwi]

Took it for a run to the churchyard to remember fathers.
Then went for a small drive top down to enjoy the sun.
Very pleasant burbling down the country lanes enjoying the sunshine.

 

[Uncle Benz]

That is one Gorgeous looking car in fantastic condition buddy , keep the car , maybe trade in the “Herbert “ with the finger up !

Thanks for the kind words! I love just tooling around with the top down, enjoying the low pitched V8 grumble. Heaven!

 

[Blobcat]

Fitted the new battery to the Smart, then siliconed all the rubber seals.

 

[LostKiwi]

Fitted the new battery to the Smart, then siliconed all the rubber seals.

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That looks a proper pig to get out with all those wiring harnesses in the way and nearby.

 

[Blobcat]

That looks a proper pig to get out with all those wiring harnesses in the way and nearby.

It wasn’t actually too bad.

Unclipped the 2 harnesses from the hold down bracket. Undo the battery connections and lift away. Bracket then lifts up and out.

Only issue is that I had to remove All the under dash plastic knee guard with OBD port and 12v socket on to get enough clearance to lift it out. That was the difficult bit. I was expecting to lose skin whilst manoeuvring the battery out, but survived in one piece.

Smarts are pretty easy to work on, they’re just very compact and tightly packed (as you know)

 

[LostKiwi]

It wasn’t actually too bad.

Unclipped the 2 harnesses from the hold down bracket. Undo the battery connections and lift away. Bracket then lifts up and out.

Only issue is that I had to remove All the under dash plastic knee guard with OBD port and 12v socket on to get enough clearance to lift it out. That was the difficult bit. I was expecting to lose skin whilst manoeuvring the battery out, but survived in one piece.

Smarts are pretty easy to work on, they’re just very compact and tightly packed (as you know)

Battery on the Roadster is very easy to get to.
Undo 4 twist fasteners and lift out the luggage bucket and the battery is underneath. One bolt for the hold down clamp, two cable clamps and lift out.

 

[Rotorhead500]

Fitted the new battery to the Smart, then siliconed all the rubber seals.

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Quite literally... Varta's Day BC!

 

[sl500amgsport]

Upgraded to Amazon Echo Car, totally invisible and seamless integration hidden in centre console, it can still hear commands with lid closed so no fugly air vent holders required, streams unlimited music through spotify and now I can turn the tv on at home to my favourite channel, turn on lights and set the heating on my way home, perfect!

Mercedes SL500 R231

 

[Wighty]

This was yesterday , but I’m sure 24 hours won’t matter . Gave the CLK a quick spritz with Chemical Guys Wonder wash shampoo and a spray down after with Dodo Juice something . Came up so well I had to take a picture

 

[alexanderfoti]

This was yesterday , but I’m sure 24 hours won’t matter . Gave the CLK a quick spritz with Chemical Guys Wonder wash shampoo and a spray down after with Dodo Juice something . Came up so well I had to take a picture
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Very nice indeed!