Moving On

[V8 Animal]

SlartiF430 said:

Ok. So it's half there cost but, don't you stand to lose more in real terms from heavier depreciation on the merc?

Also, out of curiosity , if it's not being drive enough then would you not consider making it your DD (or is it already your DD).

I've sold on before on the basis of not enough use so just wondering what other thoughts you'd had.

It could never be my DD and embarrassing when I took it to work.
Can't see the car losing that much for me to care but I agree AM hold value better.

[Aston Traveller]

Good luck with the "new" car. Might see you at car events if you will still be attending. Having 5 Astons - not a bad record. Still loving my first one!
Fay

[Aston Traveller]

Good luck with the "new" car. Might see you at car events if you will still be attending. Having 5 Astons - not a bad record. Still loving my first one!
Fay

[V8 Animal]

Didn't take too long.....

[V8 Animal]

franki68 said:

I drove the latest version at the amg drivers day ,god that is a fast car .

The previous version ain't a slouch lol

[Dingle Dell]

Hope you enjoy it. I'm thinking of a change after over 2 years of owning the Vantage and the SL would be on my list of maybe's.

Would be interested in how you find it.

[JohnG1]

V8 Animal said:

The older version 2011 ish at about £50k

A word of advice then...

If you ever drive it at the speed limit of 155mph you may well find that the cooling system fails and the car needs some work to get it back on the road. It's not unsafe, you will just see that the car starts to overheat.

There was some form of recall done, but I am not sure if it was mandatory. Worth asking a Mercedes dealer about this.

When it happened to the one I had the chap from Mercedes said TADTS and we fix them as they come to us...

[V8 Animal]

JohnG1 said:

A word of advice then...

If you ever drive it at the speed limit of 155mph you may well find that the cooling system fails and the car needs some work to get it back on the road. It's not unsafe, you will just see that the car starts to overheat.

There was some form of recall done, but I am not sure if it was mandatory. Worth asking a Mercedes dealer about this.

When it happened to the one I had the chap from Mercedes said TADTS and we fix them as they come to us...

Thanks for the scary heads up.

[V8 Animal]

Dead on the merc forum.
First decent run out with the car snd I'm enjoying the car.

[divetheworld]

V8 Animal said:

Dead on the merc forum.
First decent run out with the car snd I'm enjoying the car.

Anyone know who this interloper is????







Only kidding, glad your enjoying the car and still with us buddy!

[JohnG1]

V8 Animal said:

Dead on the merc forum.
First decent run out with the car snd I'm enjoying the car.

Sport+ and lots of gratuitous downshifts on the paddles I hope?

One of the best naturally aspirated engines ever built. I didn't get on with the gearbox but I loved that engine...

[V8 Animal]

The gearbox is a bit odd I must say, lazy in comfort mode changes eventually, better in sport but changes when it wants to not you if using paddles, manual it works very well, yes the blips work well and in sport it does it for you.
Turns heads to do that's a bonus lol
MPG is worse which is a downer well if your pressing on!!

[JohnG1]

V8 Animal said:

MPG is worse which is a downer well if your pressing on!!

I managed to average 6mpg over a few days of pressing on...

I think Mercedes have managed to build a car that converts petrol to noise wonderfully but it's horribly inefficient...