Ricey Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 My new mobile......I so happy E500 5l V8, 74k, full service history, just had all 16 plugs done (at 25 bob a plug ), oil service and tranny fluid replaced. - Full leather - Birds eye maple (for - dynamic seats (seat bolsters tighten and then pull into you in corners) - massaging seats - electric memory seats - dual done front and rear climate control - double panoramic glass roof with solar panels and retracting blinds - boot big enough for 2 dead bodies (should the need ever arise) - unmarked AMG alloys - falkens on rear and ditch finders on the front (with optional tyre scrap glued back on ) - private plate - 4x elec windows - sat nav/cd player thingy - airmatic suspension with adjustable ride height and 3 modes (normal, sport , very sport). - quad exhaust - a few optional bumps and scratches but the old girl is nearly 10 All for the princely sum of £5700 delivered from daaaansaaaf. In true ricey style I purchased this potential money pit blind and without test driving........kahunas? I got em! Major shout out to dblock and biscuit for advice and encouragement! Full works today, snowfoam, wash, clayed, de tarred, machine polished, Poorboys white diamond glaze, dodo white wax (coconut one) and all the other crap you have to do to get a car looking nice! Vroom vroom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Not my cup of tea but you seem pleased so I'm pleased for you :no1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 Wouldnt normally be mine either Dave but I fancy wafting for a bit and this has the advantage of tweaking a few dials and making it a pretty focused car for a big old bus. After the Z4 my poor old back needs a bit of tlc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 V8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spursmaddave Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Wouldnt normally be mine either Dave but I fancy wafting for a bit and this has the advantage of tweaking a few dials and making it a pretty focused car for a big old bus. After the Z4 my poor old back needs a bit of tlc Oh yes i completely 'get it' mate and we all know how much you wanted to get out of the Z4... It is a HUGE amount of car for the money, complete and utter wafting luxury and plenty of power to boot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 ........kahunas? I got em! So does JBD stand for Jolly Big Doodahs Wouldnt normally be mine either Dave but I fancy wafting for a bit and this has the advantage of tweaking a few dials and making it a pretty focused car for a big old bus. After the Z4 my poor old back needs a bit of tlc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveRS Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Very Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonk Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Ex Albanian Mafia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zugara Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 My experience with MB.... +1 On SMD comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 My experience with MB.... +1 On SMD comment. Well you did buy a birds car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Hairdressers at that too My experience with MB.... +1 On SMD comment. Well you did buy a birds car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRF4N Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 My experience with MB.... +1 On SMD comment. Well you did buy a birds car! So did you! The mercs nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will370z Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 I like it, nice one enjoy. Will be a lot more comfortable than the z4 and love the sound of the v8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manphibian Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Pimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 looking very nice welcome to the V8 club and the luxo-barge club and the money pit club Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 looking very nice welcome to the V8 club and the luxo-barge club and the money pit club Speaking of which I've already got a bit of a worry.....it's very slightly sort of 'hunting' at low rpm when acceleration should be smooth....it must be less than 50 rpm but its a little worrying. Gear changes are all sweet and it goes like sheeeeet of a shovel if you give it some but none the less it could be the dreaded torque converter problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 have you run a can of BG44k through it yet, give the injectors a good clean out or take it to a terra clean outlet and have them run a some special fluid through it. or do both. i'm enjoying slight hesitation before kick down. new problem to fix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 Not yet mate but I will do. I'm just kacking myself that it's the valeo radiator/glycol/torque converter problem though. In saying that surely the gear changes and acceleration would be affect if that was fooked. 0 to a particularly fast speed which would not be legal in the uk was about 9 seconds......I thought I was going back in time at one point! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 in sport mode or any mode to be honest if you plant it are there any issues with kick down? does it kick down every time? that would be the first signs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 in sport mode or any mode to be honest if you plant it are there any issues with kick down? does it kick down every time? that would be the first signs Aside from the fact it pins my testicals to the seat massager....no. It drops and goes off like a rocket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 then the torque converter wouldn't be worrying me at the moment, i'd be looking at fuelling and injectors first. might even be something like an idler pully needs adjusting (if it has one; don;t know the mercs V8's that well). possibly first thing would be to plug OBDII into it and see if there are any stored codes on there. not all faults kick up the engine warning light, so it might give you an idea if it has the odd missfire etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 Ok kid. I'll have a tinker.....see if I can find the obdII port. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Right up my street! Very nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 Cheers stu....apart from this minor(ish) concern its an unbelievable amount of car for the cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 just need to pimp it out with some dark tints and 3 big blokes in the back with guns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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