Hands Up all the Aussies

[morgand]

this is not an s class.
Is the small convertible.
ie replacement for slk and now discontinued

I know that.

So you would also know that any car that Mercedes puts and S in, apart from the actual S class is considered special, or as it stands for Sport. e.g. GLS is considered the S of GL's etc.

Whilst the SL was the official S coupe, the SLC and SLK were always a cut above when fitted with the upper engine configurations, ie 500, 550, 6.3, 6.5 (yep crazy buggers made one of those)...

 

[loudsx]

I know that.

So you would also know that any car that Mercedes puts and S in, apart from the actual S class is considered special, or as it stands for Sport. e.g. GLS is considered the S of GL's etc.

Whilst the SL was the official S coupe, the SLC and SLK were always a cut above when fitted with the upper engine configurations, ie 500, 550, 6.3, 6.5 (yep crazy buggers made one of those)...

ok I thought as this was for SLK/SLC it was sports not special.

thus they had the SLK later renamed SLC
SL
SLS

with the SLS being the Sports special
SL being the mid range
and SLK/SLC thus orginally being the K for kurz or short and later renamed SLC as it was the equiv of the C class or base model

thus matching up with GLA/GLC/GLE/GLS

So SL being the platform and the last char as the grade.

that said as I mentioned that was my thoguhts and are prob completely wrong!

 

[West Aussie]

ok I thought as this was for SLK/SLC it was sports not special.

thus they had the SLK later renamed SLC
SL
SLS

with the SLS being the Sports special
SL being the mid range
and SLK/SLC thus orginally being the K for kurz or short and later renamed SLC as it was the equiv of the C class or base model

thus matching up with GLA/GLC/GLE/GLS

So SL being the platform and the last char as the grade.

that said as I mentioned that was my thoguhts and are prob completely wrong!

I just asked a question….doesn't need to become more.
Thanks @morgand for telling me your own experience e with Mercedes’

 

[Proto Z]

ok I thought as this was for SLK/SLC it was sports not special.

thus they had the SLK later renamed SLC
SL
SLS

with the SLS being the Sports special
SL being the mid range
and SLK/SLC thus orginally being the K for kurz or short and later renamed SLC as it was the equiv of the C class or base model

thus matching up with GLA/GLC/GLE/GLS

So SL being the platform and the last char as the grade.

that said as I mentioned that was my thoguhts and are prob completely wrong!

Huh... I always thought the 'K' in Merc nomenclature was for 'kompressor' or turbo basically. And that the last letter denoted the 'class' (as per your GL series example - these all have different chassis based on their comparative A/C/E/S class variants).

TIL.

I have always like the mercs FWIW. The A45's are absolute bangers, and I had one of the 2018 E class launch editiions which was just flawless. I was sceptical about the superlarge screen, but it was unreal.



In other news, my Z is in the hands of MCA Suspension today. Stay turned.

 

[loudsx]

Huh... I always thought the 'K' in Merc nomenclature was for 'kompressor' or turbo basically. And that the last letter denoted the 'class' (as per your GL series example - these all have different chassis based on their comparative A/C/E/S class variants).

TIL.

I have always like the mercs FWIW. The A45's are absolute bangers, and I had one of the 2018 E class launch editiions which was just flawless. I was sceptical about the superlarge screen, but it was unreal.



In other news, my Z is in the hands of MCA Suspension today. Stay turned.

yeah when they released in au they only had the 230SLK and yes played that off as kompressor i remember seeing it in all the media at the time.

then as they moved to na ones yeah that vanished.

 

[Beard]

In other news, my Z is in the hands of MCA Suspension today. Stay turned.

MCA awesome! What colour coilovers did you go?

 

[Proto Z]

MCA awesome! What colour coilovers did you go?

I'll get Reds out of it, but have been working on a customs anodization of the retaining rings - in yellow lol. I'm also trying to get someone to donate me a set of air cups, because I want to go a little lower, but my driveway (or pretty much any driveway really....) says NO.

Today will just be a measurement and compatibility test. Should have the new gear installed in 3-4 weeks.

 

[Beard]

I'll get Reds out of it, but have been working on a customs anodization of the retaining rings - in yellow lol. I'm also trying to get someone to donate me a set of air cups, because I want to go a little lower, but my driveway (or pretty much any driveway really....) says NO.

Today will just be a measurement and compatibility test. Should have the new gear installed in 3-4 weeks.

Air cups look great. I'd been keen on slapping on red MCA and air cups on my proto too.
Keep us posted
Cheers

 

[Proto Z]

Air cups look great. I'd been keen on slapping on red MCA and air cups on my proto too.
Keep us posted
Cheers

Quick update - as predicted much of the components are able to be lifted straight out of the 370Z catalogue. I should be driving on the Reds by Thursday.

It looks like the air cups will fit the front, but not the back.
I'll get them on the front in a non-tank kit (ie, just a compressor). In my experience so far, this is exactly where they need them, the front lip loves to kiss the ground more than the pope.

Again, will keep you all posted, but hit me with any questions etc that you might have, and I'll run it past the team at MCA. They are great people.

 

[peter]

Just saw a YouTube clip from Jordan Payne, he asked Nissan execs at SEMA, about the Z delays, apparently there is a fix for the manual transmission.
Cars awaiting delivery in the US will be fixed by a team sent out from Japan.
Approx April 2023 before lots of cars start to flow into the US market, don't know what that means to us in AUS

 

[Ballast Scorcher]

don't know what that means to us in AUS

It means the wait pushes on. I know we've heard Jan, Feb, March etc. but no one here actually believes it, im sure.

You know, it really bothers me that something that was so anticipated for so many has turned into this ongoing wait. I know there's a tonne of very valid reasons for it, but fuck me if they couldn't just hold off the release until the ducks were in a goddamn row. Why pursue this ready-fire-aim approach and open the brand to criticism in the first place.

 

[West Aussie]

Just saw a YouTube clip from Jordan Payne, he asked Nissan execs at SEMA, about the Z delays, apparently there is a fix for the manual transmission.
Cars awaiting delivery in the US will be fixed by a team sent out from Japan.
Approx April 2023 before lots of cars start to flow into the US market, don't know what that means to us in AUS

Well what do you know

 

[West Aussie]

It means the wait pushes on. I know we've heard Jan, Feb, March etc. but no one here actually believes it, im sure.

You know, it really bothers me that something that was so anticipated for so many has turned into this ongoing wait. I know there's a tonne of very valid reasons for it, but fuck me if they couldn't just hold off the release until the ducks were in a goddamn row. Why pursue this ready-fire-aim approach and open the brand to criticism in the first place.

Agree if I could find something I liked at a similar price I’d be out…but nearly everything is another 20k

 

[therumblewagon]

Just saw a YouTube clip from Jordan Payne, he asked Nissan execs at SEMA, about the Z delays, apparently there is a fix for the manual transmission.
Cars awaiting delivery in the US will be fixed by a team sent out from Japan.
Approx April 2023 before lots of cars start to flow into the US market, don't know what that means to us in AUS

Right around the 4:30 mark or so -

 

[morgand]

Well what do you know

This gave me a big chuckle, as you would know.