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Chat Area => General Car Chat => Topic started by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 10 February 2014, 16:27:40
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This is the amount I've received for 4 full months of tax remaining on my SORN MV6.
Is this correct?
You can't trust the bastards, you know. ::) ::)
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Sound about right :-\
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That'll nearly be enough for a tank of petrol ;) ;) ;) :y
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That'll nearly be enough for a tank of petrol ;) ;) ;) :y
Once the cheque has cleared :D
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Maybe half a tank by that time ;D ;D
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I'm getting almost 20 MPG out of the CLS. So who needs a diesel? ::) ::) ::) ;D
It seems to have two of almost everything. Two air filters and two batteries so far. ::) ???
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..... Two air filters and .....
Don't know about yours, but the two air filters on mine are a tw@ to fit! Though there's only one battery on mine, it lives under the driver's seat which apparently needs to be removed to remove the battery. ???
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..... Two air filters and .....
Don't know about yours, but the two air filters on mine are a tw@ to fit! Though there's only one battery on mine, it lives under the driver's seat which apparently needs to be removed to remove the battery. ???
Air filters are relatively easy to get at, Andy....... and cost about £15 for the pair from Ebay.
As for batteries ......it has a 12V 95 AH battery in the boot, and a 12V 12 AH battery under the bonnet. This is about the size of a motorcycle battery. :y
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As for batteries ......it has a 12V 95 AH battery in the boot, and a 12V 12 AH battery under the bonnet. This is about the size of a motorcycle battery. :y
I've seen pictures of them on another ::) forum ;) ;) ;)
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As for batteries ......it has a 12V 95 AH battery in the boot, and a 12V 12 AH battery under the bonnet. This is about the size of a motorcycle battery. :y
I've seen pictures of them on another ::) forum ;) ;) ;)
So, have they got 2 dissimilar lead acid batteries bodged in parallel, fighting each other, because they found they couldn't get enough current up from the boot to start it, or is it more clever than that? ::)
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As for batteries ......it has a 12V 95 AH battery in the boot, and a 12V 12 AH battery under the bonnet. This is about the size of a motorcycle battery. :y
I've seen pictures of them on another ::) forum ;) ;) ;)
So, have they got 2 dissimilar lead acid batteries bodged in parallel, fighting each other, because they found they couldn't get enough current up from the boot to start it, or is it more clever than that? ::)
I'm sure it's much more cleverer than that 8)
Pretty sure the little one up front is nothing to do with starting. ;)
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As for batteries ......it has a 12V 95 AH battery in the boot, and a 12V 12 AH battery under the bonnet. This is about the size of a motorcycle battery. :y
I've seen pictures of them on another ::) forum ;) ;) ;)
So, have they got 2 dissimilar lead acid batteries bodged in parallel, fighting each other, because they found they couldn't get enough current up from the boot to start it, or is it more clever than that? ::)
I'm sure it's much more cleverer than that 8)
Pretty sure the little one up front is nothing to do with starting. ;)
The handbook refers to the smaller battery as 'auxiliary'.......whatever that means. :)
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As for batteries ......it has a 12V 95 AH battery in the boot, and a 12V 12 AH battery under the bonnet. This is about the size of a motorcycle battery. :y
I've seen pictures of them on another ::) forum ;) ;) ;)
So, have they got 2 dissimilar lead acid batteries bodged in parallel, fighting each other, because they found they couldn't get enough current up from the boot to start it, or is it more clever than that? ::)
I'm sure it's much more cleverer than that 8)
Pretty sure the little one up front is nothing to do with starting. ;)
The handbook refers to the smaller battery as 'auxiliary'.......whatever that means. :)
The best I can find by search A N Other forum ::) is that it's for your SBC braking ( ....... before it breaks & leaves you with a £££££££££££££££££s bill ??? ;))
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As for batteries ......it has a 12V 95 AH battery in the boot, and a 12V 12 AH battery under the bonnet. This is about the size of a motorcycle battery. :y
I've seen pictures of them on another ::) forum ;) ;) ;)
So, have they got 2 dissimilar lead acid batteries bodged in parallel, fighting each other, because they found they couldn't get enough current up from the boot to start it, or is it more clever than that? ::)
I'm sure it's much more cleverer than that 8)
Pretty sure the little one up front is nothing to do with starting. ;)
The handbook refers to the smaller battery as 'auxiliary'.......whatever that means. :)
The best I can find by search A N Other forum ::) is that it's for your SBC braking ( ....... before it breaks & leaves you with a £££££££££££££££££s bill ??? ;))
Please.....not even in jest. ;D ;D ;D
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As for batteries ......it has a 12V 95 AH battery in the boot, and a 12V 12 AH battery under the bonnet. This is about the size of a motorcycle battery. :y
I've seen pictures of them on another ::) forum ;) ;) ;)
So, have they got 2 dissimilar lead acid batteries bodged in parallel, fighting each other, because they found they couldn't get enough current up from the boot to start it, or is it more clever than that? ::)
I'm sure it's much more cleverer than that 8)
Pretty sure the little one up front is nothing to do with starting. ;)
Knowing the incompitence of Merc/AMG designers, I fear Kevin Wood may be nearer the mark...
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Knowing the incompitence of Merc/AMG designers, I fear Kevin Wood may be nearer the mark...
It's not used for starting ;) ;) ;) ;)
Merc used (up to 2006?) a fly by wire braking system SBC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensotronic_Brake_Control) that was that good they stopped using it. From what I understand, the MB boffins designed it for so many squillion presses at which point it would fail safe and require you to drive to your local fiendish dealer for a new/recon'd pump. In the good old US of A, MB will still apparently replace it FOC, but here in Blighty, you need to dig deep for a replacement c£1500. It now seems that MB are using 'reconditioned' pumps that are also failing after a relatively short time. There are some places that will reset the counter on the pump for you for another squillion miles ......... but will it make it? Well Punk ..... do you feel lucky? ;D ;D ;D
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Well, I wouldn't spend good money on a Merc anyway, after hearing the stories from one of my bro's - he works for a company that has to fix as many of the Merc designer's balls-ups until the money runs out. Basic things, like "what part numbers from the bilstein catalogue for the suspension". He can't get them to grasp that they should set the specs and tender it out...
...his other one is that even base Mercs have lots of chassis electronics... ...because the chassis is inherently that poor.
Sorry, no offence to Merc owners intended...
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Sorry, no offence to Merc owners intended...
None taken ....... ;) ;) ;)
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I kind of miss my old Merc. :-\
If it wasn't made of tin foil I might have kept it! ;D
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Worse than I thought, then. One day the little battery fails and you go straight through a drystone wall. ::)
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Worse than I thought, then. One day the little battery fails and you go straight through a drystone wall. ::)
Who needs a battery to fail to drive off the road ;D
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Sorry, no offence to Merc owners intended...
None taken ....... ;) ;) ;)
Me neither. ;)
I bought the CLS because I like the style of it.......oh, and that 306 BHP V8 thingy at the front. ;D ;D
Having said that I don't think that it's any better screwed together than my MV6. The standard equipment list is also woeful. :-\
However, for roughly 10% of the original price it's a nice way to get around, but I certainly wouldn't cough up the £60,000 plus that the first owner paid. :D
P.S.... Mercedes dealers are shite, and their labour rates criminal. They don't do well in the JD Power surveys that I've seen.
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Sorry, no offence to Merc owners intended...
None taken ....... ;) ;) ;)
Me neither. ;)
I bought the CLS because I like the style of it.......oh, and that 306 BHP V8 thingy at the front. ;D ;D
Having said that I don't think that it's any better screwed together than my MV6. The standard equipment list is also woeful. :-\
However, for roughly 10% of the original price it's a nice way to get around, but I certainly wouldn't cough up the £60,000 plus that the first owner paid. :D
P.S.... Mercedes dealers are shite, and their labour rates criminal. They don't do well in the JD Power surveys that I've seen.
Absol-fraggin-lutely :y
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Me neither. ;)
I bought the CLS because I like the style of it.......oh, and that 306 BHP V8 thingy at the front. ;D ;D
Having said that I don't think that it's any better screwed together than my MV6. The standard equipment list is also woeful. :-\
However, for roughly 10% of the original price it's a nice way to get around, but I certainly wouldn't cough up the £60,000 plus that the first owner paid. :D
P.S.... Mercedes dealers are shite, and their labour rates criminal. They don't do well in the JD Power surveys that I've seen.
Agreed with all of above! Though the price of their parts isn't too bad ..... especially if you ask for a bit of discount ;) And the parts lads have done so in the past and priced matched ........ if you don't ask ..... :y
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Knowing the incompitence of Merc/AMG designers, I fear Kevin Wood may be nearer the mark...
It's not used for starting ;) ;) ;) ;)
Merc used (up to 2006?) a fly by wire braking system ]SBC (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensotronic_Brake_Control[/highlight) that was that good they stopped using it. From what I understand, the MB boffins designed it for so many squillion presses at which point it would fail safe and require you to drive to your local fiendish dealer for a new/recon'd pump. In the good old US of A, MB will still apparently replace it FOC, but here in Blighty, you need to dig deep for a replacement c£1500. It now seems that MB are using 'reconditioned' pumps that are also failing after a relatively short time. There are some places that will reset the counter on the pump for you for another squillion miles ......... but will it make it? Well Punk ..... do you feel lucky? ;D ;D ;D
According to the old invoices my car has been in for repair three times with SBC problems.
I don't like it......The pedal has a strange feel to it when you apply the brakes. :-X
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I don't like it......The pedal has a strange feel to it when you apply the brakes. :-X
I've only driven one SBC equiped Merc & that was only a few miles around the block ....... didn't notice anything particularly different :-\