Purple Petrol Eater - Massive Merc Collection

[Lord Sterling]

...when I gave it some welly it was quickish but not rapid for having my foot on the floor. Then WHAMMO, it's like the taps had opened full and it lit the wheels up at about 65 giving a wiggle and making me let our a girly squeal...

Cort, that two stage power delivery you talk if seems to be a Merc thing

Yep. Even my 280 does this, though I do sometimes kick down into 3 to give it a little more welly if I want to pass something quickly.

[cort16]

There's definitely something not right as it comes on and off and it's not subtle in any way shape or form.

 

The problem is somewhere in here. It looks like the predators jock strap tbh I wonder if took all the shite of their'd be two pintos bolted together.

photo 5 by cort16, on Flickr

 

Here's the boot lid issue. It sits up a few mm.

 

photo 4 by cort16, on Flickr

 

The other side's fine.

 

photo 3 by cort16, on Flickr

 

Has many adjustments.

 

photo 2 by cort16, on Flickr

 

More adjustments but it's at it;s maximum lowness

 

photo 1 by cort16, on Flickr

[xtriple]

My SL (same engine?) started running 'oddly' at one point and that turned out to be an air leak from one of the HUNDREDS of tiny pipes hidden under that big plastic cover! Nice cheap repair in my case.

[Lord Sterling]

That's very odd about the bootlid sitting upward. My 827 Coupe has this and I've noticed it on other Coupe type vehicles too....