1995 Mercedes-Benz S-Class: My first mercedes
09/08/09 (updated 09/13/09)
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I and my wife always love Mercedes; we both know that its just in our dream to own the brand new Mercedes S class. I always love W140 model and wish to own one when I was a kid. This is one of my dream cars. When I first got it, its have some problem with engine and transmission, its misfired when I got it and the 1st gear shift to 2nd gear its hard, I drove it from LA to Las Vegas and I believed it overheat because gauge temperature raise and stay between 80 and 120 degree, its pass the middle, I call the Mercedes dealer and told them what happen, technician stated its normal for this model because its Aluminum radiator. I took the car to dealership to find the problem about misfire right after I get back in town and why its hard to shift up, I have change 2 engine mount, one transmission mount and doing the maintenance like replace the oil filter and oil change, air filter, flush transmission fluid, replace transmission gasket and transmission filter, new spark plug, flush the radiator and replace the thermostat, new brake pad and resurface rotor, replace the fuel filter. The job is done by Mercedes dealer ship in Las Vegas; its cost me $3,850. No, it's not done yet, to make the ride quality better, I aliment and balance 4 tires, that another $200, the job is done be Goodyear dealership. I still need to replace a set of stud shock up and the car will ride the way it was brand new. The steering wheel is respond quickly and accuracy. This car has only 78,400 miles when I bought it and the interior its great, leather and wood trim its make me feel rich and the memory seat it also work great.
The only 2 thing I don't like about this model is;
1. They did not care about cup holder for driver and passengers, also they don't have the space for you to put down anything, if you have the cell phone and you want to put it somewhere, you can't find the place for you to put it not even the pen, you can't put anything on the center console because they have no space for you.
2. The steering wheel is not comfortable when you have to drive the long trip, the design is bad and not feel comfortable also the shift knob, its look low class, I have replace it with the aftermarket AMG set and its feel much more comfortable.
The ride in the city is tough because the paddle is very heavy, if you are women, you should consider to take off your shoe before drive it, if the traffic is going to kill you, in the long trip is much better, when you on freeway the paddle is feel much lighter and cruise control is working perfect. Talking about gas; 4.2 L V8 its won't save your gas money and if you want to drive the Mercedes then forget about saving gas, if you are worry about gas price then buy Hybrid not 4.2L V8 Mercedes. Overall this car is the KING of the road and its feel great when you are right behind the wheel, this car is have double paddle grass that bullet prove, its might not protect you from the real bullet but its protect you from the gangbang that try to brake the window and steal $5 dollar on the center console.
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