SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: My first post, and ask you
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My first post, and ask you
is my first post in this forum, and I want ask about many problems in my new SL 55 AMG /04
The car have 5 month old, have arround 40.000 km, and I was many problems with the break´s disc, change 3 times. And the last one with many quantity white smoke by the 4 exhaust pipe, in this last problems the car go in trailer, start god and the noise engine is ok, but the smoke continous out.
I have a more power´s cars M5 E 39 and I know very well how drive this muscle car, but I don´t stend what happen with this MB
Somebody have the same problems???
Than you very much
Jose
The car have 5 month old, have arround 40.000 km, and I was many problems with the break´s disc, change 3 times. And the last one with many quantity white smoke by the 4 exhaust pipe, in this last problems the car go in trailer, start god and the noise engine is ok, but the smoke continous out.
I have a more power´s cars M5 E 39 and I know very well how drive this muscle car, but I don´t stend what happen with this MB
Somebody have the same problems???
Than you very much
Jose
Last edited by Strap; Oct 9, 2004 at 09:40 AM.
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altho i think that is MB's problem, driving 40 000 km in 5 months, about 8000 a month or 260 km a day is a lot for any car. u're like driving 3 quarters of a gas tank per day. I live somewhere where i go about 30-50 km and that's almost driving in morning, afternoon and evening. Where do u go with your car, across the states to work or something?
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Hello Strap:
First, I absolutely LOVE Madrid, Espana. Weather, seafood, diverse landscapes and especially La gente! My uncle who owns an International Law Enterprise (Mi tia es espanola) has lived there for ~40yrs.
I also own a 2004 SL55 AMG though have had no problems whatsoever interior, exterior or mechanical. I believe that you should petition the general manager /owner/principal of your dealership to make sure they take care of you. Afterall, it's a new car. Did you actually buy the vehicle new and drive 40.000 Km in 5 months? That's almost 5000 miles a month. Still, this is an AMG Mercedes and like any other well-engineered vehicle, it's meant to be driven. Besides, you have very nice highways. I imagine that you do a lot of cross country driving GT-style. Tough to get nearly that many kms around Madrid with parking and such. SL55s are probably very rare in Spain and much more expensive than in the States, so you should definitely request special attention from Mercedes to the problems you are having with your vehicle.
Great Luck!
First, I absolutely LOVE Madrid, Espana. Weather, seafood, diverse landscapes and especially La gente! My uncle who owns an International Law Enterprise (Mi tia es espanola) has lived there for ~40yrs.
I also own a 2004 SL55 AMG though have had no problems whatsoever interior, exterior or mechanical. I believe that you should petition the general manager /owner/principal of your dealership to make sure they take care of you. Afterall, it's a new car. Did you actually buy the vehicle new and drive 40.000 Km in 5 months? That's almost 5000 miles a month. Still, this is an AMG Mercedes and like any other well-engineered vehicle, it's meant to be driven. Besides, you have very nice highways. I imagine that you do a lot of cross country driving GT-style. Tough to get nearly that many kms around Madrid with parking and such. SL55s are probably very rare in Spain and much more expensive than in the States, so you should definitely request special attention from Mercedes to the problems you are having with your vehicle.
Great Luck!
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I have had mine for almost 2 years and around 15,000 miles. I have used it as a track car, commuter car and a trip car without any problems whatsoever.
If I were you I would complain to the dealer and MB. Even though 40,000km is alot of miles for 5 months it should be able to take it.
If I were you I would complain to the dealer and MB. Even though 40,000km is alot of miles for 5 months it should be able to take it.
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Thank you for your reply´s, I do many Km in my car because in my bussines I need do it, before this cars I was Audi and BMW M 5, by example my M 5 in three years old I make 240.000 km,
Today talk to MB and don´t know nothing of this problem of smoke, I continuous wait
Today talk to MB and don´t know nothing of this problem of smoke, I continuous wait
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finally already I have my car again, the problem of the smoke was by "decantador" sorry but not as it is written in English, is a piece that separates the oil of exhaust gases, no longer is white smoke in my escape, although they have returned to put to me brake discs new
Thank you
Thank you
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Hola amigo Strap. Yo penso que tu problema es se llama, en English, el 'catalytic converter'.
Hay un foro de espana ,y quando yo pongo las postas, la grammatica no es correcto, pero 'Welcome to this forum'.
Hay un foro de espana ,y quando yo pongo las postas, la grammatica no es correcto, pero 'Welcome to this forum'.
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SL 55 AMG///M 5 E 39
Originally Posted by Tony Musgrave
Hola amigo Strap. Yo penso que tu problema es se llama, en English, el 'catalytic converter'.
Hay un foro de espana ,y quando yo pongo las postas, la grammatica no es correcto, pero 'Welcome to this forum'.
Hay un foro de espana ,y quando yo pongo las postas, la grammatica no es correcto, pero 'Welcome to this forum'.
ANYBODY have problem with the disc brakes???????
