MBCLKsport
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Hi all,
Just wanted to quickly introduce myself after purchasing my first Mercedes-Benz earlier this year in Feb 2006.
Firstly, even though I haven't posted anything before, I would say this is a great forum as I have found a lot of useful information on this site over the past few months. So thanks all
Now to the car.....It's a late 1998 W202 C-Class C240 Sport in Black with Black leather, I spent months looking for this exact specification with low mileage, FSH and with no modifications! To my delight I finally found one that had covered only 40,000 miles. I had an ex-Mercedes mechanic to check it out and he gave it the thumbs up.
Since its purchase, I have done the following:
1. Service 'B' with spark plug change carried out at the very helpful George Fraser garage. I supplied my own Mobil 1 0w-40 oil (best oil in my opinion)
2. MAS replaced (Bosch) due to gear changes occurring later than expected. Made the world of difference to gear changes and performance.
3. I have installed Avantgarde style grill inserts that I purchased of ebay. I decided to go for the aftermarket part for this as it was only for aesthetics and I couldn't justify the Mercedes stealership price.
4. Replaced the standard 16" alloys for the AMG 17" Monoblocks from a C43. Have currently got Continental Contisports2 tyres, 225/45/17 Y rating at the front and 245/40/17 Y rating at the rear. Will be replacing the rubber with Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3's early next year. The conti's are good but the F1's are amazing.
5. This week I am replacing the factory fitted Sony XR-C5100R with an aftermarket Sony F7750 (in graphite) due to the need for an MP3 compatible CD player. Being an Alpine man it was a hard decision for a Sony, however it allows me to keep the Sony CD changer that is already installed and with an 7 band EQ gives me good control over the sound.
6. I have replaced the brake switch as that annoying orange light appeared on the dash a few times.
Here is a pic of my car (well I hope there is, not sure if I did it properly)
Just wanted to quickly introduce myself after purchasing my first Mercedes-Benz earlier this year in Feb 2006.
Firstly, even though I haven't posted anything before, I would say this is a great forum as I have found a lot of useful information on this site over the past few months. So thanks all
Now to the car.....It's a late 1998 W202 C-Class C240 Sport in Black with Black leather, I spent months looking for this exact specification with low mileage, FSH and with no modifications! To my delight I finally found one that had covered only 40,000 miles. I had an ex-Mercedes mechanic to check it out and he gave it the thumbs up.
Since its purchase, I have done the following:
1. Service 'B' with spark plug change carried out at the very helpful George Fraser garage. I supplied my own Mobil 1 0w-40 oil (best oil in my opinion)
2. MAS replaced (Bosch) due to gear changes occurring later than expected. Made the world of difference to gear changes and performance.
3. I have installed Avantgarde style grill inserts that I purchased of ebay. I decided to go for the aftermarket part for this as it was only for aesthetics and I couldn't justify the Mercedes stealership price.
4. Replaced the standard 16" alloys for the AMG 17" Monoblocks from a C43. Have currently got Continental Contisports2 tyres, 225/45/17 Y rating at the front and 245/40/17 Y rating at the rear. Will be replacing the rubber with Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3's early next year. The conti's are good but the F1's are amazing.
5. This week I am replacing the factory fitted Sony XR-C5100R with an aftermarket Sony F7750 (in graphite) due to the need for an MP3 compatible CD player. Being an Alpine man it was a hard decision for a Sony, however it allows me to keep the Sony CD changer that is already installed and with an 7 band EQ gives me good control over the sound.
6. I have replaced the brake switch as that annoying orange light appeared on the dash a few times.
Here is a pic of my car (well I hope there is, not sure if I did it properly)