Today I drove the Xantia to work. Yesterday I took the Benz. This morning, I enjoyed the smoothness of the ride, the ease of using the radio (with the steering wheel mounted controls for volume, track change, fast ‘wind’ and cd change) and the smart gearbox. I missed the power, braking ability, automatic wipers (with [...]
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Posted 17 August 2004
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Saturday just passed I went down to Brighton for the Pride celebrations. I popped down with Ruth in Das Loony Mobile* (DLM) and we met Martyn down there. We also saw, briefly, George, Gordon and Fiona. Of course, we were too late to see the parade, but we did pop along to Preston Park, which [...]
Having now actually measured the fuel consumption on the Benz, the magic number is 21.5 mpg. Which sounds almost reasonable
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Posted 27 July 2004
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I just heard from Martyn in the DeLorean. Unfortunately, after an hour or so slogging across London in the huge heat of the day, a fellow motorist pointed out the steam escaping from the engine compartment Of course, the temperature meter expired some time ago, so engine temperature measurement is largely guesswork. So, to simplify [...]
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Posted 23 July 2004
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The Benz seems to have consumed a quarter of a tank of petrol just getting me to work and back yesterday. Gulp! Looks like I need to check the fuel consumption figures… Driving a Mercedes Benz C43 AMG is just like having your own personal roller coaster
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Posted 22 July 2004
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I seem to have acquired a Mercedes Benz C43 AMG. It’s a small Mercedes car with a ludicrously large engine. I mean a 4.3 litre V8. Which produces 302bhp and 302lbft of torque. It’s a Monster! I think I’m still acclimatising to the whole thing
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Posted 20 July 2004
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Well, the bank seem to be very keen to lend me money to buy a car. They’re even more keen to do that and also pay off my credit cards. Which is nice So, all I need to do now is sort out the insurance with my existing company. It’s due for renewal in October [...]
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Posted 17 July 2004
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I’ve been offered a Mercedes Benz C43 AMG for £12,500. These are the cons: It costs £12,500. I’m trying to pay off credit card debt, not acquire more debt. It’s a Mercedes – what does that say about me as a driver? It’s green (the same as my existing car). It’s rear wheel drive, so [...]
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Posted 15 July 2004
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I’ve been offered a Mercedes Benz C43 AMG for £12,500. These are the pros: It’s got a V8. It does 0 to 60 in 5.8 seconds (allegedly). It can keep up with a BMW M3 unless the M3 driver is incredibly good. It’s an extremely solidly built car. All the work that should be done [...]
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Posted 15 July 2004
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I’ve only been for a ride in a Bijou today! Err, a what? A Citroen Bijou. There were only 211 of them ever produced, all of them in Slough, UK. They are based on a 2CV, but they have a fibre-glass body. The fibre-glass body made them more aerodynamic than the 2CV, so they had [...]
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Posted 22 June 2004
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