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AMG Greta Thunberg-Response
Car is booked in to Stafford Mercedes on the 15th to have the suspension malfunction message diagnosed. So far I have mixed views on how well Mercedes treats it's customers / prospective customers based on recent sales / service responses. Some good, some less good but I am going to put that down to current climate and lack of face time 'getting to know' the workshop / sales manager at my dealer.
Over 600 miles covered in 3 days driving around the local area and into posh Cheshire. Average fuel consumption is 17mpg, so not great but in line with what I expected. On a steady cruise at 60mph it was showing 32mpg and at 70mpg 29mpg but use the right pedal at anything more that pulling away speeds and it consume fuel like HMS Hood consumed coal at 30 knots. Gave it a wash yesterday and confirmed the wheels and bodywork are immaculate and the PPF has done its job of protecting things well.
The radiators are very exposed at the front of the car however, just like my old GT3 with no grills to protect them and I can seem them getting hammered so am going to explore options to add some grills to protect them, if possible.
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Over 600 miles covered in 3 days driving around the local area and into posh Cheshire. Average fuel consumption is 17mpg, so not great but in line with what I expected. On a steady cruise at 60mph it was showing 32mpg and at 70mpg 29mpg but use the right pedal at anything more that pulling away speeds and it consume fuel like HMS Hood consumed coal at 30 knots. Gave it a wash yesterday and confirmed the wheels and bodywork are immaculate and the PPF has done its job of protecting things well.
The radiators are very exposed at the front of the car however, just like my old GT3 with no grills to protect them and I can seem them getting hammered so am going to explore options to add some grills to protect them, if possible.
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If it's any consolation, my SRT8 is doing 15.1mpg at the minute so you're doing well considering the power this thing has lol
Car is booked in to Stafford Mercedes on the 15th to have the suspension malfunction message diagnosed. So far I have mixed views on how well Mercedes treats it's customers / prospective customers based on recent sales / service responses. Some good, some less good but I am going to put that down to current climate and lack of face time 'getting to know' the workshop / sales manager at my dealer.
Over 600 miles covered in 3 days driving around the local area and into posh Cheshire. Average fuel consumption is 17mpg, so not great but in line with what I expected. On a steady cruise at 60mph it was showing 32mpg and at 70mpg 29mpg but use the right pedal at anything more that pulling away speeds and it consume fuel like HMS Hood consumed coal at 30 knots. Gave it a wash yesterday and confirmed the wheels and bodywork are immaculate and the PPF has done its job of protecting things well.
The radiators are very exposed at the front of the car however, just like my old GT3 with no grills to protect them and I can seem them getting hammered so am going to explore options to add some grills to protect them, if possible.
My current desktop!
Love it mate, hope Mercedes look after you, certainly don't let them use the current climate as an excuse, they should be willing to get the car collected if you so wish but happy to let you drop it off and loan you a car when you like, so hope they look after you.
600 miles mate, very impressive, thought I was doing well with having the Yaris now upto 450 miles since delivery last Monday around my local area, cannot wait for lock down to be over so we can head straight to Wales or even Scotland and my average since collection is 24.8mpg which is pretty pathetic compared to yours considering the horsepower you have.
No issues so far with the Yaris and just got myself a free go pro mount and should also have a free rear view mirror re-location kit, leaving the tuning scene alone for now, feel their is more development to be done, Forge Motorsport are after a donor car for free parts (they did similar with my EVO X) but think I shall skip on this occasion as I do not want to lose the car for three weeks as I am really enjoying driving it.
Once this is all over be amazing to all meet up.
Soldato
Yeah I wouldn't mind seeing this Merc in the flesh and your Ferrari for that matter... some very nice cars on here nowadays!!!Love it mate, hope Mercedes look after you, certainly don't let them use the current climate as an excuse, they should be willing to get the car collected if you so wish but happy to let you drop it off and loan you a car when you like, so hope they look after you.
600 miles mate, very impressive, thought I was doing well with having the Yaris now upto 450 miles since delivery last Monday around my local area, cannot wait for lock down to be over so we can head straight to Wales or even Scotland and my average since collection is 24.8mpg which is pretty pathetic compared to yours considering the horsepower you have.
No issues so far with the Yaris and just got myself a free go pro mount and should also have a free rear view mirror re-location kit, leaving the tuning scene alone for now, feel their is more development to be done, Forge Motorsport are after a donor car for free parts (they did similar with my EVO X) but think I shall skip on this occasion as I do not want to lose the car for three weeks as I am really enjoying driving it.
Once this is all over be amazing to all meet up.
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Cracking car and the pics look awesome! Clearly a humble guy too. Hope the suspension issue gets sorted without too much faff.
Not really as I kept it so long. 90k paid 45k returned. Over 4 years and 40k miles that’s decent. I could have lost that with many cars if I bought, garaged, never drove it and sold it. I’d have got low 50’s selling it privately I suspect but that would have come with pain I’m sure.
Yes I will remain with 2 cars. I did consider having just this one, but makes little sense really.Stunning
I did think about buying a GTS as an all rounder but decided to split into a dedicated work car and then get a weekend car
Don
That sound is filthy.
Soldato
christ I had that through my desktop speakers and sub... that's DEEP MAN! Love it... but your camera work sucks lol
That sounds awesome really glad that some car manufacturers can make a V8 Turbo and it still sounds good, just seems to be Mercedes and Aston so far though and both use same engine, guess it’s maybe because the are a hot turbo or turbo in the V or whatever it’s called, sounds ace though!