Recent content by oldguy57

As expected the above meeting was busy with a handful of interesting MB's including a Brabus 650, SL500, a much lowered and BBS equipped '72 280 SE(?) and others.

A lot of muddy water suggests that the bulkhead drains are blocked. Have you checked these? If it's just the resistor that needs replacing don't be tempted by cheap ebay units, they don't last long. Going through a puddle (not a flood) and water shouldn't get anywhere near the blower resistor/motor.

For those interested in the North West the above club event is at BAE Systems Warton this Sunday. Last one attracted a huge number of cars despite the weather. The weather this Sunday looks promising so the event will be busy but the car park is gigantic so no lack of space.

Astonishing performance from a 2l. Quicker than my V12tt. Now if only I was 40 years younger.:p

I hate to throw the towel in on cars but I would on this one. You may end up spending more on it than buying a replacement. JMO.

If you have no joy there MB Manchester have redone many FOR cars and seem to be able to get MB HO to approve every time. One thing to make sure of though is that your dealer does a bare metal respray (otherwise the problem comes back). For some reason MB won't pay for bumpers and other plastic...

Standard MB fob off. Is the car Fire Opal Red, if so read the numerous posts on this issue on the forum. Over 2500 cars are involved. If FOR is involved only a bare metal respray appears to solve the problem and the cost will be eyewatering. Were there no signs of paint defects when you looked...

I wouldn't blame yourself too much - this Approved Used thing is a thing that many customers fall for. Other manufacturers call it something different. I wouldn't regard AU as any more of an assurance than that from any other used car dealer. I'd be somewhat suspicious of an MB salesman's...

Many years ago elderly relative picked up his new car on a new reg at midnight (when it was a thing to do). Emerged from the dealers exit straight into the path of a bus, writing the car off. Must have driven his new pride and joy for less than a minute.

Daily hacker finally expired so we were looking round for a cheapish replacement, small petrol and auto, without much success. Relative offered us his 2015 Hyundai i40 large, diesel but auto really the opposite of what we wanted. Had it a couple of weeks and took it to Stafford last week in snow...

Have you checked the output from the alternator? We had the red dash of death on our SL - turned out to be the alternator regulator.

Price reductions seem strange in the face of some service plans doubling in price.

You might struggle to find just 1 wheel. Have you tried an MB dealer? Might be cheaper to buy 1 new if still available than a used set of 4. The last time I looked the 20 AMG wheels for the rear were £1600 each but NLA anyway! But are you sure the wheel is beyond repair? Might it be worth...

Not obviously for production line vehicles, but GM seem to be selling a lot of their fairly new crate 632ci V8 making 1000hp out of the box. Of course these are finding their way into road cars as a custom application.

You seem to be more conversant with Building Society auditing systems of 50/60 years ago than I am. I bow to your superior knowledge.