SLR - Where to do a PPI in or near London??
Discussion
stain said:
Steve Perrett at MBW is the best guy to see but be warned, the cost of parts on these can be astronomically high. Even seemingly simple bits and bobs can cost so make sure you get prices, and availability, for everything. Lots of parts you simply can't get anymore.
Lots of SLR bits are off the shelf MB parts off other models (even if it has a new SLR P/N) plus of course many bespoke which I'd imagine are the parts unavailable. Edited by Total loss on Sunday 24th July 12:54
Guys
Can you please for the love of god, stop scaring the living sh*t out of me with these prices...
As far as im concerned I have been extremely lucky so far with my cars and I dont see any reason why this one should be any different..so lets please leave it at that haha.
@Stain: youve owned an SLR by any chance?
What has your experience been like?
Can you please for the love of god, stop scaring the living sh*t out of me with these prices...
As far as im concerned I have been extremely lucky so far with my cars and I dont see any reason why this one should be any different..so lets please leave it at that haha.
@Stain: youve owned an SLR by any chance?
What has your experience been like?
Total loss said:
MSO do an exhaust mod for the SLR, last time I saw their demonstrator it had it on & sounded like thunder of the gods.
Ah cool. When was this? Anywhere I can find out more about that mod? Any idea on pricing etc?I know that the exhaust on the SLR weigh a LOT and the car needs a bit more umph in the sound department, but then again i think almost all stock cars require that.
CitySlicker said:
stain said:
Steve Perrett at MBW is the best guy to see
+ 1 Steve is excellent! Good luck with the purchase OP. SLR is an epic car!
Try specialoperations@mclaren.com for the MSO exhaust, a friend drove their car recently and said the exhaust sounded awesome but not too much drone on the motorway.
CitySlicker said:
stain said:
Steve Perrett at MBW is the best guy to see
+ 1 Steve is excellent! Good luck with the purchase OP. SLR is an epic car!
Brakke said:
The car had a B-service in january with a service bill of over 7k sterling and 2 more services , so the signs bode well.
But I get your point, lets see what the PPI reveals.
Anyway know what a Roadster with 13k miles bottomed out on in the last 2-3 years?
For some reason I have 180 in my mindBut I get your point, lets see what the PPI reveals.
Anyway know what a Roadster with 13k miles bottomed out on in the last 2-3 years?
stain said:
When prices were at their lowest some cars ended up with owners who could afford to buy but not run them properly. I'd be very careful with provenance on these.
This is so true, or owners who could afford them but really didn't care about maintaining the cars at all. I think a few rough ones came over from Dubai or Saudi. Am sure the lowest price I saw was about 115-120 but it wasn't a good car. stain said:
When prices were at their lowest some cars ended up with owners who could afford to buy but not run them properly. I'd be very careful with provenance on these.
Exactly this, and accident damage. A property developer I did business with bought one purely because it had a Mercedes badge and was expensive. He thought it was like a kitted up SL and drove it every day, parked it on the street and had zero mechanical sympathy with it. I remember telling him about carbon fibre construction and him having no clue what I was talking about. I'm pretty sure he took a few knocks in London traffic at least twice then when I saw him a year later he was driving an E Class. Go figure...
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