I like to work on cars
Just bought a Mercedes SL500 for 5k lets see how much of a disaster this one is
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Daisydukesandcowboyboots · 22-25, F
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whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@Daisydukesandcowboyboots Is this the part where I say "I told you so"?😷
Daisydukesandcowboyboots · 22-25, F
@Goodluckwiththat it’s needlessly complicated to work on
Goodluckwiththat · 56-60, M
@Daisydukesandcowboyboots that can apply to most vehicles these days!
rfatoday · 61-69, M
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
rfatoday · 61-69, M
@whowasthatmaskedman Yeah, there are more sportier cars but once you get used to driving these things, other "good cars" are "good" but the Benz is clearly better designed with excellent chassis dynamics. Everyone has their preferences. I could crank Pink Floyd in the E550 and nothing rattled LOL.The thing was milled from a steel billet it seemed. But yeah, very expensive to repair. It's that so many things failed on it after that radiator that should not have failed.
whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M
@rfatoday My son has a love affair with BMWs. He can afford it. But hardly ever drives. Still. He has no othe vices. So I have to allow that..😷
Goodluckwiththat · 56-60, M
@Daisydukesandcowboyboots Rock Auto is your friend!!
deadgerbil · 26-30
Daisydukesandcowboyboots · 22-25, F
@deadgerbil it’s my 3rd car, if worst comes to worst I scrap it
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Daisydukesandcowboyboots · 22-25, F
@HumanEarth i have a 1980s chevy pickup, and a newer camaro, thought I’d go german for a change
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Sevendays · M
What year is it. I know someone who has an older one. It hasn't been much trouble but gets terrible gas mileage for some reason.
Iwillwait · M
Great ride, fun ownership too. All parts are avail on-line through eBay, you'll love it!
wildbill83 · 41-45, M
Mercs and BMW's are about the worst cars to work on; nothing is where it should be, and aftermarket parts cost as much as OEM parts for everything else...
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
Good for the body. Junk the rest and build your own car using other cheaper parts.
Notice below someone said they put a NOS engine in their Mercedes. They rebuilt the whole thing doing that.
Notice below someone said they put a NOS engine in their Mercedes. They rebuilt the whole thing doing that.
IamBack · 31-35, M
Just got 5k? What year?
Daisydukesandcowboyboots · 22-25, F
@IamBack 2005
IamBack · 31-35, M
@Daisydukesandcowboyboots ah okay, makes sense then, nice car though
UsernameAlreadyInUse · 26-30, M
what a coincidence,SL 500 also is the scrap metal meterial code for the junk yard i use to sell scrap metal here.And they do scrap a lot crash european luxury car
3Dogmatic · 46-50, M
It’s a good thing you like working on cars…🤣
Lilyb · 22-25, F
Cool! Nice to see another lady who likes pulling wrenches!!
ShenaniganFoodie · 36-40, M