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Was browsing through sgcarmart for Mercs which are more than 10 years old and happened to spot a few gems, besides the usual W124s. Its interesting to see the classic Merc genes and design slowly evolving over the years as well. If the owners happened to chance across this thread, could you kindly share with us the experience of owning a classic Merc in Singapore, besides being patient and having wads of cash on hand for restorations and ad-hoc repairs? 1. W111? Earliest predecessor to the S-classes link 2. R129 in chio chio chilli red link 3. W201 The legendary ex-DTM Cosworth 2.3-16 link 4. W113 Predecessor to the SL-classes Visit My Website 5. W108/109 Predecessor to the S-classes link 6. W123, still used as taxis in some European countries link 7. R107, another SL from the 1970s. Dun really like this round quad lamps variant though link 8. W140. A 5-litre V8 german tank registered in 1994. Can't imagine the roadtax then... link 9. W126. Most successful S-class which seals Merc's status as the leading luxury car maker. link 10. R170. First SLK with mass-produced folding metal roof. Destined to be a future classic. link

Next time you get a Merc, here is some ideas how to customize your new toy. :) http://www.imaginelifestyles.com/luxuryliv...ustomizations-0

From 13 MAY CDG Mercedes will have fare adjustment. Flat down fare the same but the meter jump at $0.30 instead of the current $0.22 for normal taxi....Please take note. Dun blur blur go flag.

Any tried using their services for conversion of their standard ICE HU and screens? Intending to do an upgrade for my car and they are not exactly cheap... so will like to hear some frank reviews on:- 1. Skill of dismantling and putting things back.... any scratches? rough etc? I am very particular about this as I hate car panels to be scratched...so far only 2 hifi shops do perfect jobs. 2. The new functions in the HU and screen...good? I heard from grapevine that the features are super solid....but best is to hear from horses mouth. Thanks!

Is BMWs & Mercs losing Exclusivity ? No. Is a growing trend of more and more wealthy Singaporeans and FTs with high net worth.

Hi, Any bros here know where can i install mercs spoiler? Those duck lip style. Cnc don carry that. Thanks alot

Never figured out this button near the climate control.

To driver of Silver Mercs SHx9119x, you think u big fxxk driving a merc? Knn. Yesterday before reaching Woodlands Checkpoint, I am already driving half past your car and u still want squeeze your car to cut into my lane and nearly scratched the side of my car... Cant you see that the road is just only enough for 2 cars and there are so many cars BESIDE U (MY car), IN FRONT OF U AND BEHIND U... MUST MAKE ME HORN THE MOTHER f--kER OUT OF U and then u wake up your silly bird brain.... CB..... Look at your LAN JIAO Face and still act blur. Use your brain and think.. KNN.. Got car half past your car and you still want to cut into the lane...Even a P1 kid is MORE SMARTER THAN YOUR PEA BRAIN Nexttime, dont think because you are driving a f--king merc, then act big... Somemore the merc knn so old liao....Dont let me see you in JB...

http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sg...challenges.html got to see man! super funny!!

http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sg...ds_carpark.html Pity this 2 owner.. Hope the f***er gets caught.

My friend's car have a really nice dark grey silver, i wanted that color too and all the info he could give me is its a 2005 color named BabyMerc. Went to google but cant find the colour code. Does anyone have any idea regarding this?

http://i37.tinypic.com/2v28m52.jpg[/img] http://i34.tinypic.com/j7tbtv.jpg[/img] Wondering if anyone read this news. She is definitely I mean she is truly open abt her relationship and how she can get the things she wants. Seriously, would man give her expensive present without asking something from her in return? My Mercs, My Rolex, My 50 boyfriends Miss Singapore World 2008 Finalist is just 25, but her life story will make you sit up and listen. -TNP Ho Lian-Yi Mon, Jul 28, 2008 The New Paper HER eyes gleam for a moment under her dark lashes and her voice hardens. Valentane Huang says she doesn't care what people think, and it's difficult not to believe her. While others may be more circumspect, the 25-year-old Miss Singapore World 2008 finalist coolly reveals that she has had 50 boyfriends. She has been dating for just over 10 years, since she was 14. 'I'm not saying I'm a virgin. I'm just saying I did not have sex with most of them.' 'That's just five in a year - about one every two months - not too much,' she added. It is all part of growing up, she said. There is gossip. But she pays no attention, she said. At first glance, hers seems the typical story of a spoilt little rich girl who played a bit too hard. Valentane, or Val as she prefers to be called, said she works as a logistics manager in her father's company. And she wasn't hiding her wealth. She looked immaculately groomed. A Yves St Laurent chain dangled from her Samsung handphone. Her car key unlocked a black Mercedes S300, which was her ride on Wednesday, when she met The New Paper on Sunday. She pulled back her sweater to show this reporter a gold Rolex she said was worth $30,000. A gift from her father. At home, she claimed she has two more Mercedes-Benz cars. She would have driven the convertible, but she had come from the office, and her father - the boss of a property company here - considers it 'inappropriate for work'. TROUBLE AT HOME Growing up, she had everything, materially. But her childhood wasn't exactly idyllic. Her parents divorced when she was 9, having separated three years earlier. And she felt 'glad' at first. When they were married, her parents were strict, the sort who would put her and her three siblings through lessons - ballet and piano in her case. (She dropped ballet because she was too chubby). 'Then, suddenly, freedom,' she said. And loneliness. The family was big but each member lived his or her own life, she said. Her older sister was taken care of by her grandparents. Her older brother by a nanny. Her parents divorced shortly after her younger sister's birth. Only Valentane was looked after by both parents, at least for a while. She has lived in two worlds. One is her father's Bukit Timah three-storey house; the other, her mother's Clementi four-room HDB flat. Her mother had walked out on her father and the life of a rich tai-tai for reasons Valentane said she couldn't understand at first. (Valentane did not say what they were, but she said they did not include adultery.) As a 12-year-old she said she chose and registered herself in secondary school and bought her own books. She said she deliberately chose a secondary school which she thought had a poor reputation, as a cry for attention. Her mum said go ahead. Her father simply rolled his eyes, she said. Then there was the time she picked up a cigarette and smoked in front of her dad. His reaction? He recommended a better brand. 'Dad tends to spoil us so long as we don't disgrace him or bring him a bad reputation in a major way,' she said. Her father was aware of all her boyfriends. She said he didn't mind as long as she didn't get pregnant. She said the vast majority of her relationships, many of which lasted three months to half a year, were non-sexual. Most of the men she didn't even allow a kiss on her cheek, she claimed. 'I'm not saying I'm a virgin. I'm just saying I did not have sex with most of them.' One-night stands are definitely out. 'That's so degrading!' she yelped. Her record is five boyfriends at the same time - but she said it was just 'dating' and all five were aware she was not 'exclusive'. Not all her boyfriends liked that. The craziest case was an architect. He was 27, and she was 17 or 18. He had asked her if he was the only one. She said no. He wasn't even one of her favourites, she told him. He snapped and started stalking her. She claimed she had to call the police, and get a restraining order on him. 'I learnt that I cannot be too honest with guys,' she said. She declined to put us in touch with any of her former boyfriends. After we asked to speak to one of her family members, a woman, who said she was her mother, called us. She identified herself as Madam Huang, 53, a manager at a Chinese restaurant, and said Valentane had taken her surname after the divorce. About her daughter's many romances, she said in crisp Mandarin: 'I know she has had a number of boyfriends. She talks to me about them sometimes. 'But I know she's independent and strong-willed and she knows how to take care of herself. I have a lot of confidence with her. 'If she is not happy in a relationship, she'll leave.' Valentane said most of her boyfriends were upper class, country-club types, children of rich parents, like her. Lawyers, architects, doctors and so on. She said she keeps most of the presents she gets from boyfriends, including a gem-encrusted Rolex watch, but she claimed she returned an unlimited Amex credit card without spending a cent on it - and a Mercedes. The three she has were bought with her own, or her father's money, she claimed. She has also dated guys who are not as well-off. But it never works out, though she's not a 'typical pampered rich spoilt snob'. She knows Spanish but the language she is most comfortable with is Hokkien. As a logistics manager, she spends a lot of time with drivers and that is their language. She was wearing a $25 top and said she sometimes shops at This Fashion. EGO ISSUES The problem is the men's egos. She remembered how poorer boyfriends would refuse to take her convertible, even when she offered to let them drive. After one refusal, she remembered she told the guy she was not getting into his small car either. So they took a taxi. Valentane has been single for a year. 'No dating, no boyfriend, no side dating, nothing,' she said. The reason? She just ended a relationship of four years, with a lawyer - her Number 50. 'He was my only exclusive boyfriend. For him I dumped all others,' she said. She said they broke up because he cheated on her five times. 'What goes around comes around I suppose,' she said, almost wistfully, laughing.

On Friday night around 9:30pm, my wife and I saw a citycab taxi reversed into a black mercs near the traffic light at Jalan Jurong Kechil 2nd lane going to turn towards clementi road. We were on 1st lane 45 deg behind the mercs when we notice the taxi slowly roll back and hit the mercs. That road is sloping backwards so when taxi release brake it just rolled back. But what disturbed us was that we think it was intentional cos it took about 4 sec from the start taxi roll backwards before it hit the mercs. Taxi driver then come out and from the looks we know he just conning it and pretend to be angry at the poor old man in the mercs.... and poor uncle looked so blur as his car was stationary when taxi rolled back on him ... now I felt guilty for not turning around and offering myself as witness for the mercs driver cos I really feel the taxi purposely let go his brake and let his taxi roll backwards onto the mercs to claim insurance. Furthermore when the "accident" happen the light had been red for a long time and all cars already stop for a long while.In fact the tasi and mercs was about 6 cars away from junction front and all of us were just waiting for light to turn green. I was really angry but as I was on 1st lane I had to turn as cars starting to honk me from behind when light finally turn green. If the mercs driver or his relative read this can PM me so I can be your witness.

http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/news/story/0,...,165093,00.html? HUSBAND ASKS: WHY SO HEARTLESS? By Hedy Khoo May 19, 2008 IT was a minor collision between a BMW and a Mercedes-Benz. But it led to a car chase, screaming rage from one driver and the death of the other after a stroke. The Mercedes driver, who is believed to be around 20 years old, allegedly shouted vulgarities, and he insisted on being compensated even as the BMW driver, Madam Lee Bee Hua, 56, was being carried on a stretcher into an ambulance. She died from a brain haemorrhage two weeks later. The damage to the cars? One broken wing mirror each. Madam Lee's family has lodged a police report. Police said they are looking into the matter. The collision took place around 8 pm on 22 Apr, and it is not clear if either car stopped immediately. According to Madam Lee's family, the Mercedes driver chased Madam Lee's car through Lentor estate, off Yio Chu Kang Road, for at least half a kilometre. She finally reached her house on Lentor Street and stopped, sounding her horn. Her son-in-law, Mr Edwin Han, 36, a sales manager, rushed out and saw her seated in her car, with the young man standing close by. Said Mr Han: 'I opened her car door and asked if she was okay, but she could not really speak.' Mr Han said his mother-in-law appeared to be confused, frightened and unable to get out on her own. During this time, the other driver allegedly kept yelling that 'she knocked my car'. 'I carried my mother-in-law out of the car and into the house, but he didn't stop shouting,' said Mr Han. As Madam Lee's two daughters attended to their mother, Mr Han went out again to find out what had happened. 'He had been making such a din outside our house that the neighbours started to come out,' said Mr Han. 'He kept shouting that my mother-in-law was drunk. I told him my mother-in-law is 56 years old and she doesn't drink, but he refused to listen.' Mr Han looked at the man's Mercedes, and saw that only its right mirror was damaged, and offered to pay for the damage. He then wanted to return to the house to check on his mother-in-law. 'He shouted repeatedly 'You don't move. You stand here.' I had to ignore him, because my first priority was to help my mother-in-law,' said Mr Han. 'But as I walked away, he used a foul word on me, and started to shout vulgarities.' Inside, Madam Lee's daughters were trying to help their mother. Said the elder daughter, Ms Jaime Wee, 31, a senior manager in real estate: 'My sister and I were shocked to see my mum slumped over on the sofa. She was pale and trembling. I kept asking how she felt and what was wrong. 'I had no idea what had happened as my mother couldn't tell us.' Ms Wee said her mother, who worked as a human resource specialist, was on her way home from her office in Jurong after stopping to buy dinner for the family. As her condition did not improve, her younger daughter, Miss Johlin Wee, 21, a marketing co-ordinator, said they decided to call for an ambulance. The ambulance arrived and paramedics rushed to Madam Lee's aid within 15 minutes, but the Mercedes driver was allegedly still shouting outside the house. 'While the paramedics were attending to our mother, we could hear him shouting, but we didn't pay attention because we were in a panic over our mum,' said Ms Wee. Outside, neighbours had emerged from their houses. One of them, Madam Margaret Goh, 43, claimed: 'The Mercedes driver was very agitated and kept screaming at the top of his voice. 'We came out to try to mediate. Edwin wanted to go in to help his mother-in-law but the driver kept shouting and wouldn't let him go.' Madam Goh said she and her husband tried to placate the young man. 'He told me that the BMW had been swerving left and right along the road and hit his car,' she said. 'He also said he had chased the BMW to see where the drunk driver lived.' She said the man kept insisting that the driver was drunk. Madam Goh added: 'I told the young man that even if my neighbour had hit his car, the accident was only a minor one. Moreover, she was ill. It was not necessary for him to get so worked up. 'But once the ambulance drove off, he started shouting again and even as the family were trying to get into their car to go to the hospital, he kept shouting that they must stay and settle the matter.' Later, at the hospital, Madam Lee's family was informed that she had suffered a stroke, and had a brain haemorrhage. Madam Lee, who had a history of hypertension, had been on medication and had regular check-ups. They said that after her last check-up on 7 Apr, the doctor had told them Madam Lee's blood pressure was within the normal range. Dr Ivan Ng, 42, senior consultant and head of the Neurosurgery Department of the National Neuroscience Institute, who was one of the doctors overseeing Madam Lee's case, said her stroke led to bleeding in the brain as a result of burst bloodvessels. Madam Lee went through a minor procedure to drain fluid from the brain and monitor the brain pressure. But Dr Ng said the blood clot in her brain was large and had destroyed critical parts of her brain. Surgery to remove it was not possible. He explained that regular medication for patients with high blood pressure only lowers their risk of having a stroke. Said Dr Ng: 'It is difficult to determine exactly at which point Madam Lee had the stroke. 'However, if she had a stroke at the point of the accident, it is unlikely that she would have been able to drive back.' He explained: 'Driving requires complex hand, eye and feet co-ordination. A stroke patient wouldn't be able to drive in most cases.' Dr Ng said one of the triggering points of a stroke is severe stress, especially for patients with high blood pressure. 'Stress may have triggered the stroke, and the sequence of events would have exacerbated the situation. 'Continuing stress would worsen the high blood pressure and exacerbate the bleeding in the brain,' he said. Madam Lee was admitted to the intensive care unit. But she never regained consciousness and died on 6 May. Her husband, Mr William Wee, 58, a businessman, was away in Vietnam on a business trip. But he could return only two days after the accident, on the earliest flight on which he could get a ticket. He took the news of her sudden hospitalisation and death very badly as he was very close to his wife. Said Ms Wee: 'My father would take my mum for breakfast and take her to and from work every day if he wasn't travelling.' Mr Wee said the last time he saw his wife was on the morning of 21 Apr. 'I was rushing to catch my flight to Vietnam, and she jokingly asked me for a kiss. 'I said no to her in jest, that I would only kiss her when I returned home. I didn't even have one last chance to say goodbye to her.' Mr Wee added: 'No matter what caused the accident, my wife didn't deserve to be treated that way... His behaviour was barbaric and heartless. He showed absolutely no compassion.' -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCREPANCIES IN REPAIR BILL THE Mercedes driver demanded $3,000 as compensation for a broken side mirror, and allegedly also submitted a fake invoice to claim $400 for car rental. Mr Edwin Han said the man had called him about compensation for the mirror the day after the accident. But Mr Han did not pay, and asked that the Mercedes be fixed at Cycle & Carriage instead. The bill came to around $1,300, he said, less than half of what was asked for. Mr Han said he had also paid $400 for 'car rental' without negotiating, as he was worried about his mother-in-law. But when he looked at the invoice later, he became suspicious as it only had a car workshop's letterhead and no details such as a signature or the name of the person who rented the car. 'I called up the company that issued the invoice, and a woman who answered said they were a workshop, and didn't provide car rental services,' Mr Han claimed. Mr Han immediately lodged a police report, on 29 Apr. On learning about the matter, Madam Lee's husband was very upset and called the brother of the Mercedes driver and asked for a meeting at the hospital. According to Mr Wee, the brother of the driver came alone, and apologised. He begged him to let his younger brother off, saying he was young, and still serving his national service,' claimed Mr Wee. 'I told him I would not let the matter rest if my wife were to die,' he added. Said Mr Wee: 'My wife has 35 years of driving experience and she is a cautious driver who doesn't believe in speeding. 'The damage to his car was not major. It did not warrant such aggressive behaviour. 'We have compensated him for his damage. Now, who is going to compensate me for my wife?' When The New Paper on Sunday contacted the brother of the driver, both he and his brother declined to be interviewed.

Niche model Mercs - BT, 02 October 2004 - Samuel Ee From http://motoring.asia1.com.sg/...ews20041002_001.html APART from creating a new segment, Mercedes-Benz is also muscling into niche segments. Last week, it unveiled two very special models - the steroid-enhanced CLS55 AMG and the limited edition CLK cabriolet by Giorgio Armani. The 5.5-litre CLS 'four-door coupe' is souped up by in-house tuner AMG to 476 hp and an incredulous 700 Nm of torque. Acceleration from zero to 100 kmh is achieved in a mere 4.7 seconds, and the speedometer needle reaches the 200 kmh mark in 16.1 seconds. The AMG has a V8 supercharged engine much like the SL55 AMG and the E55 AMG. Like these two earlier models, the CLS55 is a magnificent Merc, with understated accents and dynamic abilities. The wonderfully engineered car has an exquisite interior that is matched by its massive strength and unusually agile behaviour. Buyers can also customise their CLS55 with a wide range of special paint finishes and leather tones. Also last week, Mercedes-Benz took the wraps off a special edition CLK at its Champs Elysee showroom in Paris. Styled by Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani, the convertible is part of Mercedes-Benz's Designo range. It will have an exclusive selection of paint and material finishes available and only 100 units will be offered. So far, a couple of orders for the left-hand-drive only car have come in from Asia. The Armani Merc is based on the CLK 500 Cabriolet. The four-seater convertible has a V8 engine as standard but the Milanese couturier has imbued it with a unique matt sand paintwork and an exclusively developed soft top. The interior has matching silk matt film fabric on the seats. And all the interior decorative elements, which are normally made of wood, are covered in a rare saddle leather more commonly used in the 1940s and 1950s.

JULY 20, 2004 First 'green' Merc handed over for trials NEA to test car that runs on hydrogen fuel in everyday traffic conditions By Radha Basu ? THE first vehicle in a small fleet of experimental, zero-pollution cars was handed over to the National Environment Agency (NEA) at the Botanic Gardens yesterday. The Mercedes Benz fuel-cell car - built at a reported price tag of $1.8 million - runs on hydrogen, which combines with oxygen in the air to power the engine. Along with energy, only water and steam are produced. Cars powered by conventional fuels such as petrol and diesel produce noxious fumes. Six such cars, which have maximum speeds of 140kmh, will be based in Singapore, as part of a global DaimlerChrysler venture. A total of 60 will be tested over two years in Singapore, Tokyo, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Berlin, in the largest project of its kind in the world. Also launched yesterday, in Upper East Coast Road, was the first hydrogen-refuelling facility here. Speaking at the launch, Environment Minister Lim Swee Say noted that 'besides offering greater convenience to vehicle operators, co-location with existing infrastructure could reduce upfront investment and lower operating cost'. The facility, owned by British Petroleum (BP), is sited at a regular petrol kiosk. A second may be opened by the first quarter of next year. NEA and four other project partners here - Lufthansa Airlines, tyre-maker Michelin, Conrad Centennial Singapore hotel and BP - will each get a fuel cell car. The sixth will be used by DaimlerChrysler staff. NEA chief executive officer Lam Joon Khoi told The Straits Times his officers would provide regular, practical insights on vehicle performance in everyday traffic conditions. But it will be many years before ordinary Singaporeans will get to whizz about in hydrogen-powered cars, which have engines that now cost 10 times more than conventional ones. DaimlerChrysler said it does not expect commercial roll-outs before 2010. Dr Andreas Truckenbrodt, who heads its fuel-cell research programme, said the use of platinum - one of the world's most expensive metals - in the fuel cell was driving up costs, but added that alternatives were being explored. Yet siting the test-driving here is important. Mr Lim said it was important for Singapore to 'keep on pushing the frontiers of technology'. 'It is important that we get involved early to know about the technology and implementation issues, so that when the technology is ready for large-scale deployment, we can be one of the early adopters.' Having driven the new car, he also said the engine was very smooth and quiet.