Man of Honour
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Stunning interior. Waiting impatiently for the new SL63.
Mercedes Benz and AMG Owners
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Soldato
Really like that.
Man of Honour
Sorry I haven’t taken any yet but I have a few rubbish ones from the dealer
Perfect interior combination for the car. Absolutely beautiful!
Soldato
The only thing that is missing that I wanted was the driving mode switches on the steering wheel like you have, otherwise it has been specced with pretty much everything else
Soldato
Looks amazing!
so glad it’s got the Matt trim, not horrendous gloss black
It’s the same red as my 63 wagon, just washed it and can now see it in all it glory again!
so glad it’s got the Matt trim, not horrendous gloss black
It’s the same red as my 63 wagon, just washed it and can now see it in all it glory again!
Soldato
Browsing Auto Trader as I do, came across this Brabus. It’s shocking but part of me kinda likes it...
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/201907250439308?
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/201907250439308?
Man of Honour
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Oh god no. They want money for that? The usual suspects on motors will lap it up.
Soldato
I bet it sounds epic but it looks hideous, those rear arches, it’s just wrong
Soldato
Do Brabus do anything that isn’t horrendously vulgar?
Soldato
And then my check engine light came on . Gutted! Was idling like a bag of spanner’s.
Turning it off and on again would clear it, but something is obviously on the way out
Turning it off and on again would clear it, but something is obviously on the way out
Soldato
Oh no, you got a warranty on it?
Soldato
Yep, 2 year Mercedes warranty then 2 year Inchcape after that
Soldato
Phew, good job
Soldato
I just tried driving it, I’m now stuck in a lay-by on the a38.....&££&@££***!!
what was I thinking.....
what was I thinking.....
Soldato
Mercedes came and rescued me! He plugged the fault finder thing in.
misfire on cylinder 2,3 and 7
he cleared the fault, let it run for a bit and it seemed fine....
I nursed it home and will book it in with MerTrux next week
misfire on cylinder 2,3 and 7
he cleared the fault, let it run for a bit and it seemed fine....
I nursed it home and will book it in with MerTrux next week
Soldato
Bummer. Any idea where the issue lies?
Soldato
No idea. It just started running rough, then engine light on.
hopefully it’s just a sensor or coil packs
You’ve only had it a few months as well.. par for the course with something like an E63?
Can’t imagine running something like this without a warranty!
Decided against the EQC in the end.
Positives
Build quality - it's a Mercedes, everything feels more solid and better built (especially compared to a Tesla)
Refinement, road noise is minimal
Looks - subjective, but I think it looks a lot better than most EVs
Negatives
Range - on the face of it ~250 miles should be fine but real world figures suggest this will be <200 in use, especially in the winter.
Interior space - For such a large car, it doesn't actually have all that much space because of the packaging of batteries into a car/platform designed for an ICE.
Weight - you do feel it at 2500kgs.
Price - at £75k with a decent spec. With the pace of change of electric vehicles I wouldn't want to buy something as expensive as this to find in 3 years time that battery technology has moved on and for such an expensive car to be worth very little.
Positives
Build quality - it's a Mercedes, everything feels more solid and better built (especially compared to a Tesla)
Refinement, road noise is minimal
Looks - subjective, but I think it looks a lot better than most EVs
Negatives
Range - on the face of it ~250 miles should be fine but real world figures suggest this will be <200 in use, especially in the winter.
Interior space - For such a large car, it doesn't actually have all that much space because of the packaging of batteries into a car/platform designed for an ICE.
Weight - you do feel it at 2500kgs.
Price - at £75k with a decent spec. With the pace of change of electric vehicles I wouldn't want to buy something as expensive as this to find in 3 years time that battery technology has moved on and for such an expensive car to be worth very little.