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LOL. I have a Euro.No, just shite. This is what we have to put up with. Thats considered a good starting point. You don't know your born over there 😉
Oh the irony.
LOL. I have a Euro.No, just shite. This is what we have to put up with. Thats considered a good starting point. You don't know your born over there 😉
I was for many years a kitchen/bath and general renovation carpenter, and in all those years I learned one valuable lesson... there's no accounting for taste.Now I'm going to be unpopular.
In the late 80s I had a 500SL (W107). 10k miles on the clock. MB warranty. Black with dark red leather. Gearbox problem - replaced under warranty plus about £500 from me.
Used it in the UK but mainly in Germany. Top speed around 140 mph, tested many times. I did one journey from village to Bonn town centre at an average of 100 mph, exactly - that was good.
Overall impression? Pretty boring, wish I'd bought a 911 for a bit more fun.
Yes, it did everything it said it would but with no real excitement.
Apart from on an Autobahn when it started snowing. I slowed to about 110 mph. But many others didn't. That was exciting enough for me.
Swapped it for a 500SEL (SWF26 registration, if I recall correctly) that was equally exciting (or not) but much more practical. It had velour interior that really absorbed the cigar smoke. But 3 ash trays.
Eventually, got shot of the SEL that I then used to see parked outside the Wimbledon Conservative Association. Not many people know that.
Then I get a 300CE-24 Sportline that's proven more fun and much more practical than a 107. Still got it after 24 years!
Oh well, enough from me, I'd better run before I'm flamed out of existence.
RayH
Very true.there's no accounting for taste.
There would probably be a shortage of hot blonde chicks.Very true.
And the world would be worse off if we all had the same taste in everything.
R
Not as long as bleach is availableThere would probably be a shortage of hot blonde chicks.
I already have a Ford Taurus as my other car.Now I'm going to be unpopular.
In the late 80s I had a 500SL (W107). 10k miles on the clock. MB warranty. Black with dark red leather. Gearbox problem - replaced under warranty plus about £500 from me.
Used it in the UK but mainly in Germany. Top speed around 140 mph, tested many times. I did one journey from village to Bonn town centre at an average of 100 mph, exactly - that was good.
Overall impression? Pretty boring, wish I'd bought a 911 for a bit more fun.
Yes, it did everything it said it would but with no real excitement.
Apart from on an Autobahn when it started snowing. I slowed to about 110 mph. But many others didn't. That was exciting enough for me.
Swapped it for a 500SEL (SWF26 registration, if I recall correctly) that was equally exciting (or not) but much more practical. It had velour interior that really absorbed the cigar smoke. But 3 ash trays.
Eventually, got shot of the SEL that I then used to see parked outside the Wimbledon Conservative Association. Not many people know that.
Then I get a 300CE-24 Sportline that's proven more fun and much more practical than a 107. Still got it after 24 years!
Oh well, enough from me, I'd better run before I'm flamed out of existence.
RayH
Actually, all the original D-Jet parts are still pretty much in place. I can remove the Megasquirt components in an hour, and it will be D-Jet again.IIRC you switched to a Megasquirt. I think once you replace a Djet component for something like that unfortunately you are going to be on your own. I have some Djet familiarity and I am working hard to gain more but I don't know anything about Megasquirt so I can't help you. 😢
Andy
We shouldn't make this a D-Jet thread. That said, I'm going from memory, but I want to say that the only thing I was worried about was the ECU itself and the manifold pressure sensor (MPS). I'm not sure how often the ECUs go bad (mine is certainly old). I guess the MPS can stop working properly or it can get tampered with. I used a vacuum pump and resistance/inductance meter to take mine through a test procedure and it seemed OK. I'm not sure what you do otherwise.Actually, all the original D-Jet parts are still pretty much in place. I can remove the Megasquirt components in an hour, and it will be D-Jet again.
I'll be doing that this weekend, as I've found a shop fairly near by that claims to be fluent in D-Jet. Will be taking the car there on Monday...
We would really prefer it be original, IF feasible.
Whoa.We shouldn't make this a D-Jet thread.
Dry?Whoa.
It's past post #50.
10 posts is the allowable number before shit is allowed to go sideways.
We're all good.
Pretend you're at a party with a delicious Dirty Martini in your hand.
Conversation goes where conversation goes.
Hang on....got to sip my Martini.
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Keep talking, I'll go get anotherDirty.
But the glass is now dry.![]()
Espresso martini for meKeep talking, I'll go get another
I wonder what a dry Australian martini tastes like?Espresso martini for me
ShitI wonder what a dry Australian martini tastes like?
I am now drinking a Stella Martini.Shit
Actually, no idea, never tried one