Late Sunday afternoon. Pouring rain. A field near the New Forest. An S203 with COMAND sets off for the 60 mile drive home with Mrs BTB at the controls. Five minutes later I leave in the Vito, guidance courtesy of TomTom.
I got back 30 mins before she did :thumb: :bannana:
So I was doing the usual car daydreaming for when the time comes to upgrade my W219 CLS and noticed that the W218 shooting brake models seem to be dropping quicker than I expected.
One independent retailer down in the south appears to have the market cornered in the non-main dealer CLS SB...
Just recently I've noticed that deliveries from online retailers are getting quicker than ever, with just the standard free delivery.
At 2120 on Friday night I ordered a couple qi wireless chargers from Amazon with standard free delivery. They arrived at 1330 today, on a Sunday, just 1.5 days...
I was on the race track yesterday with my Coupe to make a base test of what's working and what needs to be improved. Car is really fast with rebuilt suspension and brakes but the steering could be quicker.
Is there a quicker steering box from some other model to be fitted in W114? Thinking of...
Anyone fitted this or similar.
Transmission TCU Upgrade AMG CLS55 Transmission TCU Upgrade AMG CLS55 [TCU-E-219] - £399.00 : CKS Performance
I must admit, having now spent time with the car, the gear change can be frustratingly slow, slower than my old 530.
Is there something that could...
To showcase their new 1 litre, 3 cylinder eco engine, Ford tuned it a bit (205bhp :eek:) put it in a Formula Ford chassis, made it road legal and took it to the Nurburgring. It recorded the 11th fastest lap ever.
.........and could almost keep up with a Ferrari 599 GTB!
It's not quicker in the 0-60 mph times or top speed but quicker in the most important and often forgotten 50-70mph times.
As per Autocar testing, 50-70 mph is recorded in top gear (*kickdown with an automatic) and demonstrates a...
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I have noticed this before, tea/coffee made from bottled water seems to cool much quicker than tea/coffee made from tap water. Anyone else noticed this?? Anyone have an explanation as to why??
Oh the joys of holidays.
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Anyone seen this, and where can it be?
"Quicker Mercs At Your Service
Formula One-style high-speed servicing is set to be launched by Mercedes this month - and it could go nationwide if it's a hit.
Five men will spend 45 minutes working on a car, instead of one taking far longer...
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