Earlier this week, I removed the fuel tank from my 1981 Mercedes 240D. This was because I was unable to get the fuel strainer out from the bottom. It turned out to be not such a bad thing, as once I had the strainer out, I could see that the tank was still quite contaminated. On my last article I had some good...
This Sunday in November presents some what of a feast for classic car enthusiast, with many car clubs holding their annual Concours event. The AOMC website notes ten events for Sunday 17th, including Jaguar Concours & Display Day, Day of the Volkswagen, Maserati Days, 32nd Rob Roy Historic & Classic Hillclimb and Aston Martin & Rolls Royce Concours d’Elegance. This year I had a...
Over the last few months, I have been dealing with the algae problem in my 240D. I’ve been quite busy with my trip to Victoria and work, so the 240D has been on the backburner. However, I am keen to get the 240D back on the road, so started work again in the last two weeks. Previously, I had determined that the fuel strainer...
Editors Note: This is part four in a series by Nick Gruzevskis about owning a Modern Mercedes convertible – in this case his R170 SLK230. The previous entries can be found here. Two cars of the same chassis/model often drive differently after 20-30 years, depending on mileage, maintenance & number of owners. I got the opportunity this weekend to drive a 2003 SLK230...
Today was one of the premier events in the MBCNSW Calendar – Youngtimer Sacco Day. The purpose of the event is to celebrate the cars of the late Bruno Sacco, previously head of design at Mercedes-Benz. This is the fourth time the club has run Sacco Day, having held previous events in 2020, 2021 and 2023. The thing that makes this event great is...
After our September night drive was rained out, it was good to be back for the October drive. The weather had been good he day of the drive but a storm rolled through Sydney in the early evening. It was mostly gone by the time of the drive, but we still had scattered showers throughout. Our route was a new one, starting at Windsor...
Since I own a lot of cars, friends and family assume that I am a useful person to ask general car questions. This is probably fairly hit and miss as I know very little about cars built after 1990. In any case, my latest project was to help my mother buy a new car to replace her 2014 W205 C Class Mercedes. My initial...
The Annual German Auto show is always a great event and this year was no different. The event was organized by the Mercedes-Benz Club and includes the other German car clubs including BMW, Porsche, Audi, VW and the micro cars. This year there was a big improvement in that the cars were not just randomly parked, and they attempted to park cars in sections. ...
The Long Way Euround 2024 is now the third of these big road trips in Classic cars I’ve organized. To me an adventure like this is the best part of classic car ownership. Its not just about owning the car, but about the experiences that come along. Each to their own, but I really don’t understand the attraction of owning a classic that is...
On our 3,900km road trip, we had 10 cars participate. None of the 10 required a lorry to return home. However, pushing these cars hard over such a distance is going to result in a few minor mechanical issues. On the whole the cars did incredibly well, considering we drove them as they were designed to be used when new. A few of the...
Editors Note: This is part two in a series by Nick Gruzevskis about owning a W210 430. The first part can be found here. I’m one of those individuals that can’t handle interior noises, mostly rattles & squeaks, but in this case it’s been a buzzing noise coming from the dome light in my new E430. I had procrastinated long enough, so did some...
Today was the final day of our big Classic Mercedes Road trip. We started at 6:15AM in Bombala where it was 2 degrees outside. We were down to 9 cars, as one of our drivers had some unexpected work commitments that came up, so had to leave his car in Melbourne. We stayed in the pub in Bombala. I generally only book places...
As part of my big Classic Mercedes road trip, I visited the Gippsland Vehicle Collection. This was a stop on our drive from Melbourne to Bombala via Gippsland and the Monaro Highway. The museum is located in Maffra and is housed in a great historic factory. One of the nice things about the museum is that the collection changes over time. As of the...
Day five of the Long Way Euround takes us back towards Sydney via Gippsland and the Monaro region of southern NSW. After an action packed day on Day 4, today was a little more relaxed, but we still had a museum to visit and over 600km of driving to do. As this is the penultimate day of the trip, we are on our way...
Today was day four of The Long Way Euround, the Classic Mercedes road trip I am doing through NSW and Victoria. Day four was one of our busiest, and so far probably best days on the trip. Yesterday we had finished in Bendigo. Even though the total amount of driving was less than over days, we had a lot to cover. We made out...
Today I attended the Australian National Show and Shine, at Euroa. This is part of a multi-day Classic Mercedes road trip I am doing with a group of friends. The Euroa Show and Shine was the anchor event of our trip, which we dubbed the Long Way Euround. Our trip was really more about the drive than the show, but we were still keen...
Today was the third day of our Classic Mercedes road trip. Yesterday we finished in Horsham after driving the Silo Art Trail. Horsham is a great starting point for The Grampians National park, which was our drive for the morning. It was quite cold and wet as we rolled out of Horsham at 6AM. For the first part of our drive, we were still...
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