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Post by WDB on Sept 28, 2017 17:19:43 GMT
Gin? Must be a Northern thing. Mine only offers coffee.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 28, 2017 17:51:37 GMT
I usually take a Fanta from the fridge.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2017 18:40:08 GMT
Advice please regarding tyres. Current ones likely to need replacement within the next few months. May decide to get them done before winter sets in. Any one with an E-class or something similarly 'heavy' got recommendations. It would be nice to get that holy grail of low noise, soft ride, good grip and high economy, but I suspect that in a car like mine, the choice of tyre has limited effect on fuel use...
Avon ZV7 seem to suit and are not expensive. Continental Sport Contact 5 are £130 each but I wonder if the Sport names means the ride is more harsh?
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Post by WDB on Oct 23, 2017 20:23:59 GMT
The E is no sports car, and anything with sporting pretensions would be wasted on it. I've been very pleased with the Michelin CrossClimates on our outgoing E; no discernible difference in grip, noise, steering feel or longevity from the excellent Primacy 3s that preceded them, with the bonus of a winter rating - not that we had much of a winter last time round. If they're available in your size (and they're not for the CLS, although 19" sizes are promised for 2018) then they're all an E estate needs.
I think Sport Contact 5 may be what the CLS has. There are no visible sidewalls to speak of, so it's hard to say for certain. 🔬
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2017 21:54:56 GMT
Any one with an E-class or something similarly 'heavy' got recommendations. Avon ZV7 seem to suit and are not expensive... Entirely personal you understand but I would be very wary of Avon tyres after a poor experience with Avon ZZ-somethings on my Chevy. They were OK for the first few thousand miles but then suffered severe understeer. Might just be that they didn't suit a heavy V8 with loads of torque, but scrapping over 600 quids worth of tyres after less than 6k miles still rankles. Kumho Ecsta suit it much better and I've stuck with the OEM fit P-Zero on the XJ. |
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Post by Humph on Oct 24, 2017 8:13:02 GMT
My previous E came with Continental Sport Contacts which were brilliant. Stuck with them for more than 180,000 miles. Good grip in all conditions and +/- 50,000 from each set. New one has Pirelli P Zeros. Seem as grippy, but don't wear as well. 35,000 or so is seeing them out.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2017 8:14:52 GMT
Thanks
Cross Climates don't come up for my size which is a pity. I have had good experiences of the Kumho Ecsta on my old S-Max which had similar size tyres. I don't do a huge mileage so the Avons may work if I swap them around every year (8,000 miles). At a saving over about £45 per corner and only having 265bhp, I could afford a little less miles if the benefits were quiet and comfort. I'll see what the dealer says when the car goes in Monday for its service.
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Post by WDB on Oct 24, 2017 8:25:04 GMT
Only? Seems plenty to me. 🐇 I took Kevin's comment to mean that the Avons weren't much use at all beyond a few thousand miles, so it sounds like a false economy. Humph's experience with Continental - and mine with Michelin - is that other makes wear the miles well, even on a heavy Mercedes estate. If the Avons went the same way on your car as on Kevin's, you'd be paying for another set in a year or two, when Continentals or Michelins would probably see out your time with the car. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2017 16:01:36 GMT
Yes - I think I read Kevin's post wrong and read 600bhp not £600. Back to the traditional makes.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2017 21:39:41 GMT
Car now serviced. Rear tyres have 3mm tread on them, so will start to look for replacements in the next 5,000 miles (or earlier depending upon the harshness of the winter we get). Fronts have 5.5mm on them, so no need for their replacement just yet.
The service did throw up a couple of oil leak issues. A slight oil leak from the engine silencer, which is letting oil get onto the V-belt. The second was a slightly leak around the turbo seals. Neither of them urgent, but best done in the next few months.
Total cost the service (including new fuel and air filters) was £710 inc VAT. Ouch, but less than I expected with the inclusion of the filters. They should have been done two years ago, but the mileage didn't warrant them being done. Propbably still doesn't but the car is six years old and I certanly intend to keep it for a while yet. The oil leak fixes are priced at £675 inc VAT.
Two things interested me on the invoice. They replace the battery in the key. It's a rather large cost of £8 but clever that they do it. I replaced the battery myself on key I use regularly only a few months back, but this was the spare key, so sensible to do it. Also, as the car is serviced by Mercedes, I have automatic Mobilo recovery for free. I had no idea. Not sure if that will really benefit me, as we have roadside recovery anyway for all the cars, but may come in handy one day.
Not a cheap day, but its not a cheap car. I have tought about getting the oil leak fixes done at a local garage, but at the moment, this it will be a false economy. Maybe next year, when the car is seven years old, it will be time to visit the independent....
EDIT - just looked at the invoice and my car is not beige, nor champagne but Pearl Beige Metallic. So there! Frankly, I prefer Champagne.
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Post by Humph on Oct 30, 2017 22:12:33 GMT
If it's at least unlikely that you'll do more than another 50,000 miles in it before you change, then you might as well get some new back tyres sooner rather than later. That way, you get the use of them rather than its next owner, if you see what I mean? I've never had a problem in winter weather with an E but, I've never run the tyres below 3mm either.
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Post by lygonos on Oct 31, 2017 0:12:34 GMT
Thieving beggars charge £68.23 for the 1st year service on the B-class electric.
Expensive screenwash.
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Post by Hofmeister on Oct 31, 2017 7:30:44 GMT
Thieving beggars charge £68.23 for the 1st year service on the B-class electric. Expensive screenwash. The Duracells cost less if you get them in poundland |
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Post by tyrednexited on Oct 31, 2017 8:14:11 GMT
....charged it whilst it was on their premises instead of taking it down the road to 'Mac Fisheries' for a freebie......
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Post by Deleted on Nov 16, 2017 13:02:53 GMT
Update on the oil seal replacement job which has been recommended.
Mercedes wanted £675 for the repairs (see above). The local and apparently well respected Merc indy has quoted £425 for the same job using Merc parts. The main guy there has over 20 years experience with Mercedes including time served at the main dealer and he was servicing a 66 plate E-class coupe when I popped in. I asked how he could do it without ruining the warranty or service history and he said it was a car leased from Mercedes, he has access to the online service history service and methodology, so as long as he uses Mercedes parts and does it the Mercedes way it is fine. Not sure I would want to buy the car at three years old without a main dealer history....
Anyway my car is booked in for two weeks time. With the saving in the cost I will buy two new rear tyres before the weather gets bad.
I can see myself keeping this car for another couple of years at which time it will have no more than about 55,000 miles at eight years old. Perhaps now is the time to start using the indy for servicing as well. Nothing large needs doing on a recurring basis now for at least four years other than the brake fluid change. I'm not so sure that really needs doing every two years?? Any thoughts?
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