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shrimpton
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| RE: My new 'Black' AMG Monoblocks
Count me as IN (plus her what married me).
Hope you take a G wagon, as darned if I can recall ever seeing one locally!. |
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nomad
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| RE: My new 'Black' AMG Monoblocks
Either will do
A newer R107 would be nice to see...so would a G |
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Photoman
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: New Zealand
Vehicle(s): 280GE, ML500, 280SE 3.5
| RE: My new 'Black' AMG Monoblocks
shrimpton - 5/7/2007 9:52 PM
Count me as IN (plus her what married me).
Hope you take a G wagon, as darned if I can recall ever seeing one locally!.
What machine will you take? |
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Photoman
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: New Zealand
Vehicle(s): 280GE, ML500, 280SE 3.5
| RE: My new 'Black' AMG Monoblocks
nomad - 5/9/2007 12:33 AM
Either will do
A newer R107 would be nice to see...so would a G
You taking your 126? |
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nomad
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| RE: My new 'Black' AMG Monoblocks
Photoman - 5/9/2007 1:43 AM
You taking your 126?
Yep I'll be in the 500
I'm getting my exhaust modified a bit next week and will want to show it off
I only had it modified a year and a half ago but I've gone off the big flashy single muffler look and will get it to split into tailpipes on either side of the rear bumper
The fuel pump location shouldn't be a problem the guys reakon
I presume Dennis will take the big-cruiser 560
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NZ Benz
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: New Zealand
Vehicle(s): 1993 300SEL/S320
Posts: 2555
| RE: My new 'Black' AMG Monoblocks
Can you guys take pics and post them up please when you get back?  |
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shrimpton
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| RE: My new 'Black' AMG Monoblocks
Photoman - 5/9/2007 1:43 AM
shrimpton - 5/7/2007 9:52 PM
Count me as IN (plus her what married me).
Hope you take a G wagon, as darned if I can recall ever seeing one locally!.
What machine will you take?
The 560. I really love the old bugger, and a country run every now and again is good for both of us - we both get the chance to...assert!. |
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shrimpton
Date registered: Dec 1899
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Damn - hope that didn't sound arrogant!. By assert I mean payback to the wanker factor that I tolerate on a work- daily basis (when driving my van) that I can - in return piss off - if I want to (yeah, I know...), in the 560.
I also enjoy driving a vehicle without the inbuilt pong of Turps. |
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Photoman
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: New Zealand
Vehicle(s): 280GE, ML500, 280SE 3.5
| Re: My new 'Black' AMG Monoblocks
ha ha ha - not at all. Not as bad as me deciding what car to take ha ha ha |
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Photoman
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: New Zealand
Vehicle(s): 280GE, ML500, 280SE 3.5
| Re: My new 'Black' AMG Monoblocks
I think it will be the SL for me. The 280GE is great to drive but the clutch ain't to crash hot at the mo. In fact right now it is off the road getting the brakes fixed, hopefully coming back home tomorrow. One of my 300GEs is sitting outside because of stupid idiotic rules here in NZ that mean I can't get it registered. The other one is getting some work done on it at the mo so it can get registered. As for the SLK. Well that is up in Auckland sitting on the warf because the shipping company sent it to the wrong port!!!! And the E320 missed the boat all together so it is sitting in Japan!!!!!!!
So at this stage I own 6 Mercs and can only drive one!  |
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shrimpton
Date registered: Dec 1899
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...well the SL is good - bugger the rest as we are not going bunny hunting this time anyway. |
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Photoman
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: New Zealand
Vehicle(s): 280GE, ML500, 280SE 3.5
| Re: My new 'Black' AMG Monoblocks
classic ha ha ha. Plenty of time for bunny hunts. You guys will love what a G Wagon can do |
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shrimpton
Date registered: Dec 1899
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Great to hear!. Looking forward to the meet up. |
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Photoman
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: New Zealand
Vehicle(s): 280GE, ML500, 280SE 3.5
| Re: My new 'Black' AMG Monoblocks
What mechanic do you guys use down here? I need to get my 280GE tunned. Up in Auckland I had a Benz mechanic that only charged $55/hr!!! Cheap and very very good. But down this way I wouldn't have a clue.... |
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Photoman
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: New Zealand
Vehicle(s): 280GE, ML500, 280SE 3.5
| RE: My new 'Black' AMG Monoblocks
nomad - 5/9/2007 8:56 PM
Photoman - 5/9/2007 1:43 AM
You taking your 126?
Yep I'll be in the 500
I'm getting my exhaust modified a bit next week and will want to show it off
I only had it modified a year and a half ago but I've gone off the big flashy single muffler look and will get it to split into tailpipes on either side of the rear bumper
The fuel pump location shouldn't be a problem the guys reakon
I presume Dennis will take the big-cruiser 560
Where did you get your exhaust done? I'm wanting to remove the cats out of the 500SL. I think they might be blocked a bit... well that's my excuse anyway ha ha ha |
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: New Zealand
Vehicle(s): 1993 300SEL/S320
Posts: 2555
| Re: My new 'Black' AMG Monoblocks
Photoman - 5/11/2007 5:47 PM
What mechanic do you guys use down here? I need to get my 280GE tunned. Up in Auckland I had a Benz mechanic that only charged $55/hr!!! Cheap and very very good. But down this way I wouldn't have a clue....
I have a guy on 58 an hour and I thought that was good, but hell 55 an hour for the Noth Island.  |
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nomad
Date registered: Dec 1899
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| RE: My new 'Black' AMG Monoblocks
I do what I can myself, luckily I've yet to have anything major go wrong with my cars yet (touch wood)
For the few things I've needed work done professionally, I go to Kevin Burt, right in central chch
He's rather pricey but regarded as thee best Mercedes expert around these parts when it comes to these old cars, better even than the local dealer
As for my exhaust, previously I went to Magoo Muffler in Durham St in town, they did a good job
I planned to go to them to have my mods done but may find somewhere else as I think they are asking to much for what I want done
A couple of months before I even had my new exhaust put in I had my cats removed by Pitstop Sydenham, they charged me about $50 I think
Edited by nomad 5/12/2007 7:53 PM
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Photoman
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: New Zealand
Vehicle(s): 280GE, ML500, 280SE 3.5
| Re: My new 'Black' AMG Monoblocks
Thanks - I'll give Kevin a buzz. Need some work done on the 280 that is beyond me and my friends. |
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nomad
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shrimpton
Date registered: Dec 1899
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Oooh.. Yeah!. |
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