Ordered a few bits to complete the oil pressure and voltage gauge install.
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- Feb 29, 2020
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- 884
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- Sittingbourne, Kent
- Car
- W221 S350L, R231 SL350 (both sold) & SL400 (current)
Collected my SL400 from Vertu (MB Beaconsfield) this morning.
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- Aug 14, 2016
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- 4,709
- Location
- leicestershire
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- R230 SL500 in teal blue, R231 SL500 in black. (Vauxhall insignia diesel now sold) Black Ford Mondeo
You won't see much with that huge butterfly on the windscreen....... 
SmartAmg
MB Club Veteran
Ordered some dynamic indicator repeaters for the CLK from Amazon.
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- Jan 21, 2005
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- 30,213
- Location
- Mittel England
- Car
- Smart ForFour AMG Black Series Night Edition Premium Plus 125 Powered by Brabus
Looking good, enjoy
NickW205C63
Active Member
Paid for my first year of insurance... now looking for a private plate to hide its age (cheap plate) and considering buying brake discs for future use (they won't get cheaper)
Weds should be the big day.... can't wait
Weds should be the big day.... can't wait
tmwsccsh
Active Member
- Joined
- Sep 8, 2012
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- 519
- Location
- Letchworth, Hertfordshire
- Car
- 1998 CL420, 1994 Ford Mustang Convertible
Took it to get the awful knocking / grinding sound that was coming from the rear-right fixed.
And it is now sorted - looks like someone had used the lower suspension mount as a jacking point at some stage in the past and bent the plate so it was rubbing / grinding.
They took it off, straightened it out and now there's no noise any more. £84. Result - could have been much much worse...
TMW
And it is now sorted - looks like someone had used the lower suspension mount as a jacking point at some stage in the past and bent the plate so it was rubbing / grinding.
They took it off, straightened it out and now there's no noise any more. £84. Result - could have been much much worse...
TMW
colinallcars
MB Enthusiast
- Joined
- Jul 17, 2007
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- 1,012
- Car
- B180, SLK 230
Had to call out a mobile locking wheel bolt removal service after one stripped. I’m annoyed with myself as I’d intended to swap them for normal bolts for quite some time 
Just done a map update after receiving an email suggesting that there was one available. I tend to do them via download onto a USB stick now as the OTA one seems to take forever, especially with my limited mileage.
The car's now on the ground after spending the last 6 months on the lift in the garage. It's been started and driven up and down my drive a few times but apart from that, it's not really moved. It will hopefully be out for a little run round on Monday once I tax it, I did try today but the Gov website won't let me tax it from the 1st April as yet, must be scared of me pinching a couple of days.
The car's now on the ground after spending the last 6 months on the lift in the garage. It's been started and driven up and down my drive a few times but apart from that, it's not really moved. It will hopefully be out for a little run round on Monday once I tax it, I did try today but the Gov website won't let me tax it from the 1st April as yet, must be scared of me pinching a couple of days.
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- Oct 19, 2022
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- 3,590
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- South West Scotland
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- C Class Estate. Vito Van 119 W447 XLWB
The van was worked hard today. Multiple runs to the quarry with the trailer for various aggregates. It was both faultless & effortless.
However. It now looks like it’s been in a mud bath. Ah well. What better excuse do I need.
However. It now looks like it’s been in a mud bath. Ah well. What better excuse do I need.
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- Jan 21, 2005
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- 30,213
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- Mittel England
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- Smart ForFour AMG Black Series Night Edition Premium Plus 125 Powered by Brabus
Up and out early this morning to take Mrs D to have her do done. That gives me a few hours to take in some scenic roads, have a coffee and browse MBClub, and took something topless which hasn’t seen much action lately.
After collecting her we went for a spirited drive around Derbyshire and the southern reaches of the Peak District. Strangely warm in the sunshine - hot even - despite being overcast and windy. It was dry though which is something of a novelty!
After collecting her we went for a spirited drive around Derbyshire and the southern reaches of the Peak District. Strangely warm in the sunshine - hot even - despite being overcast and windy. It was dry though which is something of a novelty!
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- Oct 4, 2019
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- 2,581
- Location
- Guildford
- Car
- E250 Avantgarde Estate, Alfa GTV V6, Vespa, Ducati, many bicycles...
I booked mine in for an early service today as we’re driving up to Scotland for a road trip in a week or so. Really looking forward to another long trip in the E, about 1600 miles. Annoyingly it committed a negligent discharge and fired one of the spherical washer jets into space. I’m debating whether to just get TM motors to fit a new set of jets while they have it in for service. I’ve spent most of the day fiddling with the other cars so I’m fiddled out! (In the Abarth fitted a usb and usc charger with voltmeter in place of the cig lighter and fitted a silicon intake hose, new MAF and crank angle sensor on the Alfa and cleaned the CDA air filter, throttle reset)
- Joined
- Jan 21, 2005
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- 30,213
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- Mittel England
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- Smart ForFour AMG Black Series Night Edition Premium Plus 125 Powered by Brabus
Busy day!
- Joined
- Jan 21, 2005
- Messages
- 30,213
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- Mittel England
- Car
- Smart ForFour AMG Black Series Night Edition Premium Plus 125 Powered by Brabus
Up and out early with Junior D, spending almost the whole day driving around the Peak District and Derbyshire Dales, with a few stops along the way.
The weather was absolutely shocking, with strong winds and heavy rain - as my gelato melted the wind was blowing it onto my chest!
Even so the roof was down apart from the very worst downpours and in the slowest sections - keeping the speed up keeps the rain out.
The weather was absolutely shocking, with strong winds and heavy rain - as my gelato melted the wind was blowing it onto my chest!
Even so the roof was down apart from the very worst downpours and in the slowest sections - keeping the speed up keeps the rain out.
colinallcars
MB Enthusiast
- Joined
- Jul 17, 2007
- Messages
- 1,012
- Car
- B180, SLK 230
Replaced the steering idler arm bush on the SLK.
NickW205C63
Active Member
Found that I can open my sunroof with my phone ... and perved at it a few times 
I've only owned a handful of cars that I couldn't help but just look at...
Maserati 4200 (hidden away right now)
Alfa Giulia
Mr2 1999 GT T BAR
CLK320 coupe
It's right up there for me. Not beautiful, just powerful, raw and a total beast.
I've only owned a handful of cars that I couldn't help but just look at...
Maserati 4200 (hidden away right now)
Alfa Giulia
Mr2 1999 GT T BAR
CLK320 coupe
It's right up there for me. Not beautiful, just powerful, raw and a total beast.
C63STEVE
Member
I took my new to me A45S+ out in the rain and drove like a man possessed until I felt the car let go on a corner……… some poo came out and I drove home with sensible exuberance.A bit of fun/chance to share, and shamelessly plagiarised from the other side (currently running a c4000 posts).
If it's been done before, I couldn't find it.
Can it survive thread assassination on this side - who knows.
I'll begin:
Dropped it off for an A service/rear washer jet replacement.
ALFAitalia
MB Enthusiast
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- Feb 19, 2022
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- 8,016
- Location
- Bognor Regis
- Car
- 2010 Mercedes W212 E Class E350 CDI Sport, 2006 Mercedes W169 A Class A170.
Gave Mrs AI's Captain Kirk a good wash and vacuum. Was planning a more throughout spring clean and polish.....but issues with the ALFA put pay to that.....for an 18 year old 77,000 mile car she's not far away from how she left the factory......
