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[Geekman]

gobuddygo said:

Jags especially X350's always have lots of geraldingds (sic) if it can be removed at limited cost and the car is sound not an issue :-)

Speaking of which, saw this today on the X350 Facebook group.

[Nicks90]

I hate sunroofs.



whole day disassembling the bloody rooflining on a discovery 2 (add that to my previous rant on D2s) for a sodding broken plastic flange.
It would appear the landrover designers thought it would be a jolly good wheeze to put the rooflining on first, with the door upright trim overlapping it, then the door cards and dash overlapping that. everything was a nightmare of broken trim clips and shattering connectors and involved wayyyyyy too much taking apart.


but i do like the glass roof in my wifes citroen cactus.

Edited by Nicks90 on Wednesday 12th May 20:13

[MercedesClassic]

McGee_22 said:

And the complete lack of lubrication once it soon drys out - always follow up WD40 with an actual lubricant - grease, oil, silicon, whatevs.

Thanks McGee, yeah I did it before and it cured the issue but as you say it dries up eventually. I'll get something else on it sooner than later. It all looks nice and clean though and no drainage issues.

Would have been nice if MB had done something when I and other owners had the inconvenience last summer of taking our cars into them for a sunroof recall. Didn't even get a coffee because of Covid.

[LetsTryAgain]

Geekman said:

Speaking of which, saw this today on the X350 Facebook group.

I wouldn't have it myself, naturally, but I don't actually mind the colour scheme.
The rest of the tat can get thrown in the bin but the colour scheme is definitely less terrible that i'd have imagined.

[gobuddygo]

MercedesClassic said:

Thanks McGee, yeah I did it before and it cured the issue but as you say it dries up eventually. I'll get something else on it sooner than later. It all looks nice and clean though and no drainage issues.

Would have been nice if MB had done something when I and other owners had the inconvenience last summer of taking our cars into them for a sunroof recall. Didn't even get a coffee because of Covid.

You need silicon lube spray, I got several cans from the Lidl aisle of dreams £2.99, clean with WD once working spray liberal amounts of silicon sorted, I found this out sorting out my X350 folding mirrors.

[bolidemichael]

gobuddygo said:

MercedesClassic said:

Thanks McGee, yeah I did it before and it cured the issue but as you say it dries up eventually. I'll get something else on it sooner than later. It all looks nice and clean though and no drainage issues.

Would have been nice if MB had done something when I and other owners had the inconvenience last summer of taking our cars into them for a sunroof recall. Didn't even get a coffee because of Covid.

You need silicon lube spray, I got several cans from the Lidl aisle of dreams £2.99, clean with WD once working spray liberal amounts of silicon sorted, I found this out sorting out my X350 folding mirrors.

Synthetic grease, sliding roof 500g, DB supply specification 6827.60

A0019894651



EDIT: I have found an alternative that states, "rest assured..."

Edited by bolidemichael on Wednesday 12th May 21:31

[MercedesClassic]

bolidemichael said:

gobuddygo said:

MercedesClassic said:

Thanks McGee, yeah I did it before and it cured the issue but as you say it dries up eventually. I'll get something else on it sooner than later. It all looks nice and clean though and no drainage issues.

Would have been nice if MB had done something when I and other owners had the inconvenience last summer of taking our cars into them for a sunroof recall. Didn't even get a coffee because of Covid.

You need silicon lube spray, I got several cans from the Lidl aisle of dreams £2.99, clean with WD once working spray liberal amounts of silicon sorted, I found this out sorting out my X350 folding mirrors.

Synthetic grease, sliding roof 500g, DB supply specification 6827.60

A0019894651



EDIT: I have found an alternative that states, "rest assured..."

Edited by bolidemichael on Wednesday 12th May 21:31

What a response rate! If I'd posted this up on the Merc section I'd get one reply after waiting a fortnight hahahaha

[bolidemichael]

MercedesClassic said:

bolidemichael said:

gobuddygo said:

MercedesClassic said:

Thanks McGee, yeah I did it before and it cured the issue but as you say it dries up eventually. I'll get something else on it sooner than later. It all looks nice and clean though and no drainage issues.

Would have been nice if MB had done something when I and other owners had the inconvenience last summer of taking our cars into them for a sunroof recall. Didn't even get a coffee because of Covid.

You need silicon lube spray, I got several cans from the Lidl aisle of dreams £2.99, clean with WD once working spray liberal amounts of silicon sorted, I found this out sorting out my X350 folding mirrors.

Synthetic grease, sliding roof 500g, DB supply specification 6827.60

A0019894651



EDIT: I have found an alternative that states, "rest assured..."

Edited by bolidemichael on Wednesday 12th May 21:31

What a response rate! If I'd posted this up on the Merc section I'd get one reply after waiting a fortnight hahahaha

I know what you mean. To think this began with your patting yourself on the back for a job well done

[MercedesClassic]

bolidemichael said:

MercedesClassic said:

bolidemichael said:

gobuddygo said:

MercedesClassic said:

Thanks McGee, yeah I did it before and it cured the issue but as you say it dries up eventually. I'll get something else on it sooner than later. It all looks nice and clean though and no drainage issues.

Would have been nice if MB had done something when I and other owners had the inconvenience last summer of taking our cars into them for a sunroof recall. Didn't even get a coffee because of Covid.

You need silicon lube spray, I got several cans from the Lidl aisle of dreams £2.99, clean with WD once working spray liberal amounts of silicon sorted, I found this out sorting out my X350 folding mirrors.

Synthetic grease, sliding roof 500g, DB supply specification 6827.60

A0019894651



EDIT: I have found an alternative that states, "rest assured..."

Edited by bolidemichael on Wednesday 12th May 21:31

What a response rate! If I'd posted this up on the Merc section I'd get one reply after waiting a fortnight hahahaha

I know what you mean. To think this began with your patting yourself on the back for a job well done

I know! And the car in question is a stinky diesel but don't tell anyone

[2stis]

LetsTryAgain said:

This GS300 seems to have (largely) avoided the Covid price hike -

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/373566221706?hash=item5...

'Largely' maybe. It still appears to have gone up since covid though. I bought a nicer (IMO) colour on 20k lower mileage, with 18" OZ Salina wheel option (which would apparently sell for 1/4 of that car's price) for a chunk less than that, pre-covid.

[bolidemichael]

MercedesClassic said:

bolidemichael said:

MercedesClassic said:

bolidemichael said:

gobuddygo said:

MercedesClassic said:

Thanks McGee, yeah I did it before and it cured the issue but as you say it dries up eventually. I'll get something else on it sooner than later. It all looks nice and clean though and no drainage issues.

Would have been nice if MB had done something when I and other owners had the inconvenience last summer of taking our cars into them for a sunroof recall. Didn't even get a coffee because of Covid.

You need silicon lube spray, I got several cans from the Lidl aisle of dreams £2.99, clean with WD once working spray liberal amounts of silicon sorted, I found this out sorting out my X350 folding mirrors.

Synthetic grease, sliding roof 500g, DB supply specification 6827.60

A0019894651



EDIT: I have found an alternative that states, "rest assured..."

Edited by bolidemichael on Wednesday 12th May 21:31

What a response rate! If I'd posted this up on the Merc section I'd get one reply after waiting a fortnight hahahaha

I know what you mean. To think this began with your patting yourself on the back for a job well done

I know! And the car in question is a stinky diesel but don't tell anyone

Thou must post a Friday photo on Friday as penance. Bonus points for the car featured being JRG.

[thepeoplespal]

Krikkit said:

0a said:

My XJ seems to be faithfully doing 14.5mpg, which must be the worst claimed power (240bhp) to fuel consumption ratio ever. I think it might need a tune. Or the trip computer isn't working.

Definitely sounds broken, still looks good doing it mind!

One of the most handsome saloons ever imho

My 1st guess would be checking for leaks on the vacuum pipes that will have gone brittle and split, you might even hear them yourself & for a quick fix a pen knife to cut the ends and a refit might suffice.

My thread purchase SV8 was down to 11-13mpg improved by about 5mpg on fixing my split vacuum pipes.

[sutoka]

LetsTryAgain said:

Geekman said:

Speaking of which, saw this today on the X350 Facebook group.

I wouldn't have it myself, naturally, but I don't actually mind the colour scheme.
The rest of the tat can get thrown in the bin but the colour scheme is definitely less terrible that i'd have imagined.

Did they drive that through the chrome embellishment aisle of Halfords or did someone take the time and effort to do that.

[Derventio]

MercedesClassic said:

Bonefish Blues said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

LetsTryAgain said:

And one for our learned 'French' friend -

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254949638192?hash=item3...

Moi? Pity it's boring silver, but who can resist a car like that with blurb like this:

Seller possibly named Wordsworth said:

Lexus SC-430 4.3 V8 best looking hardtop convertible ever made. The best vehicle made and even though this lady is 18 years old shes still a head-turner. ... the custom exhaust alone makes this Lexus SC430 purr like a kitten and the sound is addictive.

Some copy-writing lessons there for our man JOB.

I have heard one with a stainless exhaust and it was really rather good

I'm glad you said that, one drove past me last week and I turned to expect to see an American muscle car. I'm assuming it had an exhaust mod as it was a lovely note.

Ok, I,m going to admit it to all. These are starting to look like an attractive proposition for me. Especially if they sound like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7Y53MtnS_w

Am I wrong to think of these as a more reliable, cheaper, (but slightly uglier, depending on colour/wheel choice) R230 SL500?

Genuine question: What are they like to drive? Are they soft and wafty or a bit too harsh? I find a lot of modern cars are set up to have the suspension on the sporty (hard) side but are actually far too heavy to be driven in a sporty manner.

[LetsTryAgain]

Derventio said:

Ok, I,m going to admit it to all. These are starting to look like an attractive proposition for me. Especially if they sound like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7Y53MtnS_w

Am I wrong to think of these as a more reliable, cheaper, (but slightly uglier, depending on colour/wheel choice) R230 SL500?

Genuine question: What are they like to drive? Are they soft and wafty or a bit too harsh? I find a lot of modern cars are set up to have the suspension on the sporty (hard) side but are actually far too heavy to be driven in a sporty manner.

Do they all smoke like that or is it just that one burning oil?

[Bonefish Blues]

Derventio said:

Ok, I,m going to admit it to all. These are starting to look like an attractive proposition for me. Especially if they sound like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7Y53MtnS_w

Am I wrong to think of these as a more reliable, cheaper, (but slightly uglier, depending on colour/wheel choice) R230 SL500?

Genuine question: What are they like to drive? Are they soft and wafty or a bit too harsh? I find a lot of modern cars are set up to have the suspension on the sporty (hard) side but are actually far too heavy to be driven in a sporty manner.

They cruise, they don't sport, and are as reliable as a very reliable thing. Zero back seat room if that's important, sadly

There's a guy just outside Gloc. who is something of a specialist and runs a Forum. Many (most?) sales pass through his hand, and the provenance of many cars is known through a number of owners' hands.

Very very colour and wheel dependant, but he will also sell you wheel trims that make the dinner plates into 5-spokes, and also a stainless exhaust at sensible money.

(and darned if I can remember his name/forum, but he's easily found)

[Krikkit]

LetsTryAgain said:

Derventio said:

Ok, I,m going to admit it to all. These are starting to look like an attractive proposition for me. Especially if they sound like this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7Y53MtnS_w

Am I wrong to think of these as a more reliable, cheaper, (but slightly uglier, depending on colour/wheel choice) R230 SL500?

Genuine question: What are they like to drive? Are they soft and wafty or a bit too harsh? I find a lot of modern cars are set up to have the suspension on the sporty (hard) side but are actually far too heavy to be driven in a sporty manner.

Do they all smoke like that or is it just that one burning oil?

I think that one's just a shed in the hands of a muppet - obviously weepy valve stem seals, ragging from cold and over-fuelling.

[Scooobydont]

645i over on the M3 cutters forum, £3800 take it by the looks of it:

https://forums.m3cutters.co.uk/threads/bmw-645i-co...

[louiebaby]

Scooobydont said:

645i over on the M3 cutters forum, £3800 take it by the looks of it:

https://forums.m3cutters.co.uk/threads/bmw-645i-co...

Seems to come with a good selection of MB handbooks and suchlike...

[Krikkit]

Sounds like a bargain if you like black/black colour schemes.