2013 Mercedes-Benz W463 G350 Bluetec (no titivating allowed)
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leglessAlex said:
r129sl said:
In the nine days I have had the car, I have covered almost 1,000 miles at 20.1mpg. Hmm.
/wince/I wonder how bad the petrols are.
Wonderful car though, I really like the de-tinting and de-blinging you're doin!
15 mpg is normal.
Is this any use?
A bit pricey and one helluva postage hit though!!
https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Mercedes-Benz-G-Class-Gril...
A bit pricey and one helluva postage hit though!!
https://www.ebay.ie/itm/Mercedes-Benz-G-Class-Gril...
A good chum of mine is selling his very tidy w463. I have come to know this car very well and it has to be one of the best out there.
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1177091
https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1177091
Some natty rubber floor mats came from the incredibly courteous and polite Patrick in Germany. I’ve bought a few sets of mats from him and he really couldn’t be more helpful nor his product any better.
https://www.m.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?sid=lospfurros...
Next up, boy one and I removed the window tint from the front glass. Boy wafted heatgun over the glass, I snicked up an edge with the craft knife, then carefully pulled. Very easy but take care and be thoughtful around the edges. Also, avoid melting any trim or your dad’s hands with the heatgun.
The glue dissolved in isopropyl-alcohol and rubbed off with steel wool. What a difference. Driving in the dark should be a lot better.
https://www.m.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?sid=lospfurros...
Next up, boy one and I removed the window tint from the front glass. Boy wafted heatgun over the glass, I snicked up an edge with the craft knife, then carefully pulled. Very easy but take care and be thoughtful around the edges. Also, avoid melting any trim or your dad’s hands with the heatgun.
The glue dissolved in isopropyl-alcohol and rubbed off with steel wool. What a difference. Driving in the dark should be a lot better.
For the first time in my life I did a bit of greenlaning in the G-wagen today. I splashed out on the fantastically good value OS map app. For £25 you get an annual subscription covering the entire country, 1:25,000 and 1:50,000. It is very impressive. I scoped out some byways open to all traffic near my mother's house and boy one and I met my brother-in-law who has a seriously chunky Ford Ranger.
The G was amazing. It just went anywhere. Here it fording the river Wansbeck. There was a seriously tricky (for me, anyway) approach angle climbing out.
https://vimeo.com/376656870
Hilariously, just before the ford we encountered 9 Land Rovers coming the other way. One of them had slashed a tyre in the river. They were very friendly but I could sense they were willing me to fail in the flashy G. The more spectacularly the better, I suspect. A mobile phone movie of my toy car getting washed away would sell well to the Daily Mail. The Ranger struggled a bit, but the G didn't.
This sort of stuff is dead easy, even on road tyres:
I let the boy have a drive by himself. Not on dad's lap anymore.
The G was amazing. It just went anywhere. Here it fording the river Wansbeck. There was a seriously tricky (for me, anyway) approach angle climbing out.
https://vimeo.com/376656870
Hilariously, just before the ford we encountered 9 Land Rovers coming the other way. One of them had slashed a tyre in the river. They were very friendly but I could sense they were willing me to fail in the flashy G. The more spectacularly the better, I suspect. A mobile phone movie of my toy car getting washed away would sell well to the Daily Mail. The Ranger struggled a bit, but the G didn't.
This sort of stuff is dead easy, even on road tyres:
I let the boy have a drive by himself. Not on dad's lap anymore.
Edited by r129sl on Sunday 1st December 16:58
It was very narrow, steep and angled but it was also a soft wall, more mud and grass than anything else. All good fun. But I'll not be doing it again in a hurry.
The vehicle's ability was really demonstrated by the difficulty the Ford Ranger faced. Now, of course, the G has three locking differentials and I had watched the Ford go through and taken mental notes of how it might be done better but, all the same, the ease with which it hauled itself up that the step out of the river was impressive. A brilliant car.
Here's the Ford: https://vimeo.com/376660001
The vehicle's ability was really demonstrated by the difficulty the Ford Ranger faced. Now, of course, the G has three locking differentials and I had watched the Ford go through and taken mental notes of how it might be done better but, all the same, the ease with which it hauled itself up that the step out of the river was impressive. A brilliant car.
Here's the Ford: https://vimeo.com/376660001
You are an astoundingly inattentive cameraman. If I were the driver of the Ford Explorer, I would have implored you to let number one film the videos of his muddy exploits! It ended too soon!
EDIT: To clarify, I selected another video in which you forego a centered camera view in beckoning him right.
EDIT: To clarify, I selected another video in which you forego a centered camera view in beckoning him right.
Edited by bolidemichael on Monday 2nd December 01:20
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