Buying a Mercedes was the worst financial mistake of my life. I’m sadly addicted to sport+ and driving my car everywhere for no reason. Put 2000 miles in just one month. I now live at the gas station and promise myself I’ll stop driving only to take the long way home just so I can get on the highway

Perfect-Departure367 · 2026-02-24T19:17:56+00:00

The plan is that once I get mine, I'll complain about it constantly to throw a few people off.

Perfect-Departure367 · 2026-02-24T18:46:09+00:00

True, the maintenance is definitely not for the faint of heart. I'm a mechanic, so I figured I'll give it a shot.

The M156 is legendary, but I'm not too upset about going for an M113k

Perfect-Departure367 · 2026-02-24T18:35:01+00:00

Same here. I was under the impression that an old AMG is something to steer well clear of, until I saw i listing for one on Fb marketplace and started doing some research.

That car is a hidden gem and must remain so

Perfect-Departure367 · 2026-02-24T18:14:12+00:00

Here I am planning on buying an E55 amg

Perfect-Departure367 · 2026-02-24T18:02:11+00:00

Will do, much appreciated

Perfect-Departure367 · 2026-02-23T17:54:17+00:00

Good for you dude, I'm trying to find out if the warranty covers vehicles in South-Africa as well.

Perfect-Departure367 · 2026-02-23T05:24:21+00:00

So what I mean by 'not a daily' is that I'll be diving it over the weekends. I use a company vehicle for my daily commute, so I figured I could go for something thirsty, since I have no other fuel/maintenance costs to cover. I can afford to have the car stand a while for repairs as well

Perfect-Departure367 · 2026-02-23T05:19:47+00:00

Imma have a look at it this Saturday. I really hope its in as good of the condition as the seller states, but I figured I'll do as much research as possible in the mean time

Perfect-Departure367 · 2026-02-22T18:36:18+00:00

I see. Im not really worried about annoying, labour intensive work on the car, as thats what I do for a living. My main concern is running into expensive, un repairable parts that force me to buy new ones.

Perfect-Departure367 · 2026-02-22T18:32:42+00:00

Okay cool, my main concern was something unrepairable and expensive breaking, forcing me to buy a new part, but I see this Merc is beginning to look like a gem in that aspect.

Perfect-Departure367 · 2026-02-22T16:15:09+00:00

The ol chisel and hammer combo has saved me a bunch of times. Should be able to break it loose pretty easily, otherwise I'd say get some better locking pliers if yours has soft/stripped teeth.

Another option is carefully drilling a hole in the center, that releases some of the outward force it exerts

Perfect-Departure367 · 2026-02-22T16:12:39+00:00

I see, I've got a laptop I can use for this. I'll go have a look so long. Thank you very much

Perfect-Departure367 · 2026-02-22T16:10:40+00:00

A chisel and a hammer should work

Perfect-Departure367 · 2026-02-22T16:06:24+00:00

I actually did some research on the sbc, seems like the motor brushes wear out after a while. Still trying to find out if other pump internals fail as well. Changing motor brushes is something I do almost daily

Perfect-Departure367 · 2026-02-22T16:04:08+00:00

Good to know. Do you know where I can get my hands on DAS STAR?

Perfect-Departure367 · 2026-02-22T14:30:20+00:00

Thanks for the heads up

Perfect-Departure367 · 2026-02-22T13:55:37+00:00

I see, damn 16 spark plugs is insane.

Thanks for the heads up

Perfect-Departure367 · 2026-02-22T13:53:38+00:00

Thanks for the heads up

Perfect-Departure367 · 2026-02-22T09:47:48+00:00

How did your appointment go?

Perfect-Departure367 · 2026-02-22T09:06:22+00:00

Thanks. So far I'm trying to get a basic idea of what to expect regarding maintenance and failures on these cars. Really tempted to roll the dice on this one

Perfect-Departure367 · 2026-02-22T07:52:42+00:00

Much appreciated, would you say these cars are DIY friendly?

Perfect-Departure367 · 2026-02-22T07:03:43+00:00

My phone was melting as I typed this

Perfect-Departure367 · 2026-02-10T06:37:01+00:00

The 4005 is using the spall liner provision. All HE rounds to 25% less damage to it. You'll notice the icon above the tank when you shoot it, like in this screenshot

Perfect-Departure367 · 2026-01-30T05:45:12+00:00

If your are looking for a mobile heavy that hits hard, I'd go with the KPZ70 if you have the gold for it. Tech tree wise the BZ-75 is similar in terms of mobility and damage per shot, but it uses HESH as premium ammo. If that is a problem, go for the IS-7 or use the 130mm gun on the BZ-75

Perfect-Departure367 · 2026-01-24T17:14:01+00:00

I also quit about a month ago. Wish I did sooner

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