Titivating my Mercedes 124
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r129sl said:
Peanut Gallery said:
have you been fined in Italy before? 88 in a 70 here...
Thanks for the positive comments. I haven't been to Italy since about 2007 when I took my r129 down to Perugia. I didn't pick up any tickets, despite running at 130mph plus most of the way. I found the rapid changes between dark and light that came with the bridges and tunnels on the Riviera motorway very hard to deal with.Re the wrong fuel: I suspect you could put cement in the tank and it would still run. You can certainly run it on a 50:50 diesel
etrol mix in winter. It's tough as old boots. It genuinely feels a bit better this evening.
Yeah, I had to loosen my shirt such was the horror of receiving not one but two Frog speeding tickets. By nasty coincidence I am going on the speed awareness course a week tomorrow; although the other day I got some advance points in by covering Leeds Park Square to Newcastle Quayside in 1hr16mins, including a fuel stop.
My reward was another puncture on the 124 this weekend. Grr. Two in 15 days.
My reward was another puncture on the 124 this weekend. Grr. Two in 15 days.
Puncture repaired.
Wiper motor replaced with a Febi item (£50 against £200 for genuine).
Nearside front wheel bearing replaced with genuine, the thinking being that if the offside has failed it is only a matter of time before the nearside goes.
Total cost about £225. Should turn 390,000miles this week.
Wiper motor replaced with a Febi item (£50 against £200 for genuine).
Nearside front wheel bearing replaced with genuine, the thinking being that if the offside has failed it is only a matter of time before the nearside goes.
Total cost about £225. Should turn 390,000miles this week.
I was going to comment that r129sl's car doesn't have remote locking but mine does: my first check (because it happens quite often) is to see if the IR lens on the key lights up red when you hold the button. When mine doesn't, I open up the key for a furtle around in the innards, and all is well for a while. My other key doesn't bother getting that far, even with new batteries.
It would appear, via http://wagen124.com/2019/03/08/ir-schluessel-wiede... that new IRkeys are available under part number A1407603306. I'll be looking into that once my more pressing car issues are resolved.
It would appear, via http://wagen124.com/2019/03/08/ir-schluessel-wiede... that new IRkeys are available under part number A1407603306. I'll be looking into that once my more pressing car issues are resolved.
A brief update.
My motoring adventures continue with a day on the roads of Iceland. A bit like a more populous and cosmopolitain Shetland. A yellow peril Nissan Juke provided the wheels. It is astonishing how the world has gone backwards in 20 years: this thing drives worse than my lovely 124. Very rubbery steering, throttle and transmission response, very hard suspension; hideous interior architecture. Nasty for the boys, too, with slit-like rear windows they can barely see out of.
We did come by "barge", if you can call it that.
I also happened across this rather spiffing Merc. There are some mental 4x4s here but I have no idea whether they are go or show.
My motoring adventures continue with a day on the roads of Iceland. A bit like a more populous and cosmopolitain Shetland. A yellow peril Nissan Juke provided the wheels. It is astonishing how the world has gone backwards in 20 years: this thing drives worse than my lovely 124. Very rubbery steering, throttle and transmission response, very hard suspension; hideous interior architecture. Nasty for the boys, too, with slit-like rear windows they can barely see out of.
We did come by "barge", if you can call it that.
I also happened across this rather spiffing Merc. There are some mental 4x4s here but I have no idea whether they are go or show.
r129sl said:
A brief update.
My motoring adventures continue with a day on the roads of Iceland. A bit like a more populous and cosmopolitain Shetland. A yellow peril Nissan Juke provided the wheels. It is astonishing how the world has gone backwards in 20 years: this thing drives worse than my lovely 124. Very rubbery steering, throttle and transmission response, very hard suspension; hideous interior architecture. Nasty for the boys, too, with slit-like rear windows they can barely see out of.
We did come by "barge", if you can call it that.
I also happened across this rather spiffing Merc. There are some mental 4x4s here but I have no idea whether they are go or show.
I think Messers Flintoff and Harrison might be able to answer that. TG S27 E5 :-)My motoring adventures continue with a day on the roads of Iceland. A bit like a more populous and cosmopolitain Shetland. A yellow peril Nissan Juke provided the wheels. It is astonishing how the world has gone backwards in 20 years: this thing drives worse than my lovely 124. Very rubbery steering, throttle and transmission response, very hard suspension; hideous interior architecture. Nasty for the boys, too, with slit-like rear windows they can barely see out of.
We did come by "barge", if you can call it that.
I also happened across this rather spiffing Merc. There are some mental 4x4s here but I have no idea whether they are go or show.
r129sl said:
Yeah, I had to loosen my shirt such was the horror of receiving not one but two Frog speeding tickets.
I take it you have to pay these now the Gendarmes have found you? Do I remember correctly that years ago you'd be able to ignore this kind of letter? Not that I'm planning any top speed runs through France, but just interested in what used to happen compared to what is happening currently!My youngest and I have just returned from a lovely day at the Merc Club w124 day at Leyburn in Yorkshire. What a splendid gathering with about 75 124s of all types present and very friendly owners, too. I was rather taken by JOB's anthracite coupé... He had a go in my 124 and recommended new engine mounts, so I have ordered a pair of Lemförder engine mounts (£30 each) and a transmission mount (another £25). I will have a go at fitting them next weekend.
The car is doing really well at the moment, consistently giving good mpg and running nicely. Mileage stands at 393,868 this evening.
The car is doing really well at the moment, consistently giving good mpg and running nicely. Mileage stands at 393,868 this evening.
I just did the engine mounts and transmission mount on my 190 at 170k miles. I can't say it made a huge difference, although the old mounts were visibly worn. I recall doing the mounts on the SL at about 150k miles and, again, any difference was marginal. I'll report on this car.
It's generally hard to say when bushes (of any type) need replacing. The subframe bushes on my w210 were shot at 110k miles, for instance, and it was clanking and knocking like nobody's business. I think as a general rule, it is worth starting to go through them at 150k miles at the latest.
It's generally hard to say when bushes (of any type) need replacing. The subframe bushes on my w210 were shot at 110k miles, for instance, and it was clanking and knocking like nobody's business. I think as a general rule, it is worth starting to go through them at 150k miles at the latest.
Rubins4 said:
Do you need to be into the multiples of hundreds of thousands of miles before you might expect OEM bushes to be shot? My 190e is possibly a bit harsh on idle, but at 117,000 miles it’s some way short of your lunar mileages.
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