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  1. Doodle

    Anyone near Crawley?

    Their given address is an industrial unit that's currently available for rent and fitted out as a catering kitchen. https://vailwilliams.com/property/unit-5-rutherford-way-industrial-estate-crawley/ On top of that their website makes mention of French intellectual property regs, yet...
  2. Doodle

    WOW!!!!!

    It definitely stands out as a powerplant, especially now BMW have dropped the 6pot from the M140i. I did have barmy notions about putting one into the Superb 😆 We've had that sort of performance from 4cyl in the past (Evo FQ400, for example), just not with the tractability and everyday...
  3. Doodle

    WOW!!!!!

    Probably meant the RS3, which would be a direct competitor for the A45. S3 is A35 territory.
  4. Doodle

    R129 (2001) SL500 Silver Arrow No 21 of 100

    It's mainly the fronts that seem to go on the 3pc, less meat around the bolt holes. They can be welded successfully, I had a couple of pairs of fronts done about 15 years ago to use as everyday wheels and they're still going. I still have those wheels Bill :thumb:, although they'll be going on...
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    R129 (2001) SL500 Silver Arrow No 21 of 100

    Tricky to judge, as you say they're not often on the market as they're all tucked away to keep the miles low and maintain the value. You have to really specifically want the Silver Arrow trim, otherwise you might as well save yourself what premium there is and buy a normal one.
  6. Doodle

    Bilstein B6 or B8?

    From the horse's mouth - What's the difference between Bilstein B6 and Bilstein B8? The B8 is designed to be used exclusively with lowering springs or vehicles that are fitted with a lowered suspension from the manufacturer like Mercedes AMG models.
  7. Doodle

    Luton Airport car park fire

    Unfortunately for the conspiracy theorists, the probable truth is that it's been nearly 6 months and nobody cares anymore - there's new news to get aerated about.
  8. Doodle

    What makes the perfect Winter car

    As previously mentioned, Panda 4x4 or some small Japanese AWD supermini (usually Suzuki or Daihatsu). They were de rigeur where my dad lived up in the hills in Northern Italy.
  9. Doodle

    AMGmeister adds to he's fleet

    This is clearly an imposter. Guards! GUARDS! 🤣
  10. Doodle

    MERCEDES-BENZ (R129) SL73 AMG

    Yep, knocked it out of the park. :thumb: The question now is, what does one do with the proceeds?
  11. Doodle

    Any IT security experts here?

    This is what we plan and write IT policies for, so that when SHTF at whatever level you're prepared (in so far as one can be) for it. It happens far more than the general public realises - much of the time they get nothing and nobody hears anything about it. Occasionally it's worse, you fix it...
  12. Doodle

    Biggest Car Engines

    The worst bit is that dip is entirely artificial to exacerbate the cam profile changeover, because racecar feels. Put correct mapping in place and it disappears entirely.
  13. Doodle

    Biggest Car Engines

    I suspect Gordon Murray's T50 must be up there, given that it revs to about 10 million?
  14. Doodle

    Biggest Car Engines

    Not exactly road going though 😆 On the subject of 500GPs, many summers of youth were misspent in the company of one of these; Krauser 500 in an LCR chassis, campaigned by a family friend. . You'd swear it was actively planning to murder you at any given moment.
  15. Doodle

    Biggest Car Engines

    Cut said motor in half. The Rotax 125s in the Aprilia RS (et al) were 33-34hp in full fat mode.
  16. Doodle

    MERCEDES-BENZ (R129) SL73 AMG

    I believe you're right on the latter - now that I think about it every time I've seen this, it's been on a facelift car. 89speedster - thank you for your candour. At this point I won't be bidding any further but I'm sure it will sell well.
  17. Doodle

    MERCEDES-BENZ (R129) SL73 AMG

    It's weird that they've changed the vented panel behind the front wheels. This isn't part of the AMG kit, but isn't required to make it fit either - the external shape is identical. Even by SoB standards, it's an unexpected addition although not necessarily unwelcome in terms of flow. I don't...
  18. Doodle

    MERCEDES-BENZ (R129) SL73 AMG

    For the money that it will inevitably attract you'd want it to be perfect, and there's a fair bit that doesn't sit quite right for me. The cosmetics especially feel like they've been put together after the event: PF plastics on a facelift car Breakers writing on the underside of the grille...
  19. Doodle

    oil level reading on dipstick is too high on my Mercedes e280 class w211.

    The amount of oil that will continue to drain back to the sump after 30 mins is minimal, in fact modern oils are designed to leave a certain amount remaining to provide better cold start protection. Again, if that was a factor then there should be an upper limit stated. Personally, I probably...
  20. Doodle

    oil level reading on dipstick is too high on my Mercedes e280 class w211.

    I really think you need to go back and re-read that again. It does not mean what you appear to believe it does. The determining factor is solely whether the engine is not at operating temperature. Having briefly started the engine is merely an example of where that situation could apply. If...
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