I have finally got fed up with things going wrong all the time (and 23 MPG) so the Z has gone
I think that in 3 years of ownership the airbag light has been on more than off and various faults have been rectified . Most recently water had got into a module because of a blocked roof drain (although I checked them regularly), which cost over £600 with the MOT , I was then waiting for the roof motor to fail because of the blocked drain.
To top it off the light came back on 3 weeks later which was diagnosed as the passenger seat sensor so I just had it reset and didn't carry any passengers before part exchanging it
It also needed new rims as 2 of the 108's were buckled and I may be being paranoid but I'm sure the steering was starting to stick. It has also had the usual suspension bush and brake pipe problems
So after losing any love I ever had for the car,even to the point of not bothering to wash it anymore I have a new love in my life
Probably not to everyone's taste but I now have a SLK250 CDI AMG sport (and it's auto) - Not as quick as the Z at low speeds but with 204 BHP and 500NM of torque it rips your arms off in the midrange and averages 55MPG
I have never contributed much to this forum but have always followed it and probably still will
TTFN
Andy
I think that in 3 years of ownership the airbag light has been on more than off and various faults have been rectified . Most recently water had got into a module because of a blocked roof drain (although I checked them regularly), which cost over £600 with the MOT , I was then waiting for the roof motor to fail because of the blocked drain.
To top it off the light came back on 3 weeks later which was diagnosed as the passenger seat sensor so I just had it reset and didn't carry any passengers before part exchanging it
It also needed new rims as 2 of the 108's were buckled and I may be being paranoid but I'm sure the steering was starting to stick. It has also had the usual suspension bush and brake pipe problems
So after losing any love I ever had for the car,even to the point of not bothering to wash it anymore I have a new love in my life
Probably not to everyone's taste but I now have a SLK250 CDI AMG sport (and it's auto) - Not as quick as the Z at low speeds but with 204 BHP and 500NM of torque it rips your arms off in the midrange and averages 55MPG
I have never contributed much to this forum but have always followed it and probably still will
TTFN
Andy
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