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Greetings from Boston, took delivery of a new 2021 G550 just before the holiday season and loving this box on wheels. Looking forward to meeting everyone here & learning more about MB.
hello everybody I am bobby I live in Cobh in County Cork in Ireland
Cobh is famous as the last port of call for the unsinkable cruise liner The Titanic.
great to be here
I am currently driving a 2016 CLS 220
I have made some changes to the car since I bought it, I tinted the rear windows and added a boot spoiler love this car.
Hey guys, purchased my facelift w204 4matic. I only have done cosmetic mods but looking to do a kleeman ecu flash in the future. ^_^ here is a crappy photo lol PFA
Christmas present from my wife. Our second GLC300w, first was 2018 GLC300w also. Both have driving assistance and navigation packages. Dealer sales and service are the best I have encountered, and I have bought over 30 new cars. Good road trip car. Have lurked here since 2018 and want to thank y'all for lots of great information. Hopefully I can now help others. May the new year bring you health, happiness, and prosperity.
Hello Everyone, New here but have followed and found info on this site often. Its been very helpful. I live in north east Ga. have a 2004 SL500 I bought in March 2019. It had 72,000 miles and from Fl. I have had issues with Hydraulics that I believe I finally have ironed out. Recently did front brakes and was doing rear brakes when we found out the brake pump module has gone out. I don't mind buying a used one with a warranty off
E-Bay but am having a real problem finding compatible part numbers for this part.. If anyone can help me it would be greatly appreciated..
VIN# WDBSK75F74F066121
PART# A 004 431 99 12
BOSCH 0 265 960 018 THIS IS MY BABY. These are te stickers off the pump
Hi everyone!
I just acquired my first Mercedes, a 2005 SL600. As it is my first experience with a Mercedes I am sure I am going to have many questions!
HI,
NEW TO THE FORUM JUST BOUGHT A 2016 S63 COUPE AMG AND THOUGHT I WOULD DROP INTO THE FORUM TO SAY HELLO !
FOUND FORUMS INVALUABLE FOR MY OTHER CARS SO HAPPY TO HAVE FOUND THIS ONE.
ANYTHING I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE S63 COUPE? I HAVE ALREADY READ ABOUT A TRANSMISSION RESET IS THIS WORTH DOING UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP?
@skippack07sl65
These cars are solid with no known issues the air suspension if it has it can cause issues.
Mercedes have resolved all the electrical Gremlin’s of the previous SL
Make sure it’s got service history and check the mileage is correct because it’s shocking how easy it is to edit the clocks on these older beasts
If budget allows you are better off buying a good quality C3 system which will save you 1000's in the long run
Because this Mercedes has so many systems and sensors that get triggered from time to time with no actual fault, it gets expensive to take it to the garage just to turn dash lights out even worse they replace things and charge you silly money just because they can. It’s better to know what the problem is exactly before you take it to the shop and this will let you know who is honest and who to avoid.
Don’t let anyone sell you a poor quality system or the much more expensive c4
I got mine from a guy in England I highly recommend him
He is very good at after sales https://www.obdstore.co.uk/product/m...ostics-system/
So if the miles are correct then go for it they are only going to go up in price
I emphasize that MB never made an SL that didn’t become a classic and started going up in value
Thank you, great advice. It is legit mileage as I have known him for years. Dealer serviced and I am having all the dealers send me the records. Appreciate the info and link! With only 144 made that year, it seems the depreciation curve is at or near the bottom. So I totally agree with you. Only thing I don't love is it is red... guess I could wrap it if I need to. Thanks RobbieJ
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A 200 lbs MB owner from Slovenia/Europe... 30 years of driving experiences... starting with WV bug... and now owning a Merceds-Benz since 2012. It's a 2007 black station wagon W203 C220 CDI (380.000km on) which is soon to be replaced with something completely different.
Its nothing wrong with my W203 but I've somehow almost lost that joy ride feeling. My first thought about new used vehicle was a GLK but then I've remembered that we had a test GLK for few days back in 2009 and it was not so fun to drive as even baby BMW X1 which we also had chance to test for few days.
As I'm getting older, I've noticed getting in and out of a C class is not so comfortable anymore and so I'm aiming at SUV. A ML caught my attention. Since I don't earn so much I can't really afford something more fresh but a 2007-8-9 ML 320 cdi.
I've never used financing for my car purchases but only straight cash...This corona mess we're all into, inflated my budget a little since there is no concerts, travel restrictions and pubs are closed.too.
Checking only used vehicles that fit within the budget and they are not more then 10 in my area.
Just today I made a call to my trusty repairman and asked him if he will repair ML if I buy it... he said YES and that's very good... TBH i'd rather take different car then switch to another mechanic. We had quite a long conversation and he comfort me about airmatic not being so expensive now-days. The most important thing he stressed:... just make sure it is not leaking oil from the engine. I'm totally aware that fuel consumption will be almost double but the heck... you only live once. Midlife crisis I guess.
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MY2011 C207 E550 16K miles (at time of photo)
I've just become the new custodian of an MY11 E550 coupe.
I'll be sprinting up that learning curve. Please be patient with my n00b queries - I will search before I ask. I promise.
Other Deutsche vehicles in the stable: VW Golf Sportwagen and a BMW S1000RR (2-wheeled variety).
The E550 replaces a Swedish convertible rocket.
Cheers!
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Hi. Justin from South Africa. Just bought a 2013 S204 with 106,000km.
Update since buying this car, which has just turned 160,000km. It's kind of a boring car. The engine, although strong enough to do the job, has absolutely no character.
Regular servicing according to the dash prompts (done by me with OEM parts)
It has on two occasions, the engine has lost power while driving long distance on the highway, and normal speed and temperature. Pulling over, switching off the engine and re-starting fixes it, but no error codes or CEL (WTAF?)
The car has always had a buggered coolant thermostat - so it throws a CEL every now and then, when the temp goes below 80°C. A thermostat replacement is a huge job; taking out the inlet manifold etc, so it will stay like that!
Replaced headlight globes that died.
Left fog light / driving light smashed (maybe by a stone?), Replaced with OEM part (why would a light that low, be made of glass, and then without a replaceable lens???) MA 212 820 09 56
Front brake pads Ferodo FBD1978 (131,197km)
Gearbox output shaft seal started leaking : replaced with new OEM part. MA015 997 12 46 (140,921 km)
Clutch started slipping at 146,994 km; replaced with an LUK DMF and clutch set imported from Germany (624 3780 09 and 415 0881 10), also replaced the slave cylinder MA015 997 12 46
The heated oxygen sensor #2, downstream of the cat died and threw a CEL. (158,879 km) Replaced with a Bosch part from Germany, which solved the problem. (I'm saving a good deal shipping from Germany, instead of buying from M-B South Africa, who have prevented local part suppliers from selling equivalent parts.)
All that in just 55,000km. I guess my next car probably won't be a Merc.
It's really light on fuel on long drives though, and it's pretty effortless, average of 6.4 litres/100km at about 120km/hr (36.75mpg for the non-metric people). Average since owning the car, including town driving has been 8.06 l/100km.
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hello
New Member!! and Frustrated!!
