Hans Solo5
Senior Member
- Joined
- May 1, 2017
- Messages
- 53
- Reaction score
- 25
- Location
- North Devon
- Your Mercedes
- SL 280 (R129) 1997 Straight 6
Hello
This is my third Mercedes but my first SL, I picked up a one owner SL280 1997 with FMBSH and only 52,000 miles on the clock in great condition.
Over the next few months I will be looking to change the tyres to a better grade and possibly uprated pads and discs as Im driving her to Switzerland in August.
Handles like a dream for a big heavy car, but the previous owner has run it on mid-budget tyres and I want to get back to original spec or as near to it! The pads have got lots of life in them as have disc's but interested to know if anybody has uprated their brakes due to the weight, Im not a fast driver but want to make sure coming down those steep mountains in Switzerland Im going to stop ok at the end.
Maybe Im being over cautious.
This is my third Mercedes but my first SL, I picked up a one owner SL280 1997 with FMBSH and only 52,000 miles on the clock in great condition.
Over the next few months I will be looking to change the tyres to a better grade and possibly uprated pads and discs as Im driving her to Switzerland in August.
Handles like a dream for a big heavy car, but the previous owner has run it on mid-budget tyres and I want to get back to original spec or as near to it! The pads have got lots of life in them as have disc's but interested to know if anybody has uprated their brakes due to the weight, Im not a fast driver but want to make sure coming down those steep mountains in Switzerland Im going to stop ok at the end.
Maybe Im being over cautious.