Hope you are all enjoying a week at SPR. I think this is my favourite edit/video so far since starting KZfaq. What is yours? Comment below ⬇️ Like and subscribe to help the channel. Wish you all well. Enjoy!

Great video- it amazes me how people decline work that is clearly a safety issue. Better to replace those brake pipes and not risk the possibility of brake failure.

“Nah don’t need no brakes pipes mate” These people drive amongst us.

I like these weekly videos. Let's keep the ball rolling and good job on all the work that you do. You are thorough with the checks that you do even if some of your customers don't appreciate the effort.

Lucky you are a Merc specialist, they will keep you in business for years . I like the new format, excellent.

Declining a corroded brake pipe is just dangerously stupid on any make of car. If you buy a Mercedes you have to expect higher maintenance costs. Great vid as always.

Keep it coming, mate. These keep me going.

"Keepin it real" should be under your logo on your hoodies. Editing is spot on. Rees is a star in the making - he's like a little Merc Gimp (just kidding Rees. Looking forward to watching you grow and gain experience)

The weeklys are excellent 😊 You're a good boss 😄

well done taking your staff to a chill out day

Keep these weekly's coming, they keep me going as I am a JLR specialist and it is nice to see someone else explaining our struggles

What a brilliant video and insight into your business,I’m amazed at how many faults of different natures come with what is supposed to be a marque of vehicle which look good but hides a multitude of sins across the range,FairPlay to your honesty.

So informative about the foibles of running a garage business. Keep 'em coming. These updates match and better anything else on KZfaq.

A very informative video about the trials and tribulations of running a specialist independent workshop, I hope that it opens at least a few people's eyes! Please keep up the good work with these videos, alongside the more specialised content. I also attended the same show at Gaydon and especially enjoyed the museum as I worked next door at Aston Martin several years ago and never got the chance to pay a visit!. I believe that the show itself grew out of what was originally the Audi Owner's Club event hence the emphasis on VAG marquees. On the row behind the C63s were a number of classic Mercedes cars from members of the official Mercedes-Benz Club dating from the 1970s to 2000s and hopefully there will be more in attendance at future shows although the club operates several hundred events of varying sizes of its own around the UK over the course of a year as well!

Mac tools trousers is the Snap-on man aware of this ...😂

Customer declined work to a brake line that is clearly going to fail.... unbelievable. Putting your own life at risk and those of other motorists .... 😮 This isnt like turning down an antibacterial clean at the dealer. What are people on?! Forgot to say, I have a long (130+ mile motorway commute) and my W205 C63 can get over 39 mpg. I didn't buy a V8 for economy, but it's nice to know it can deliver it.

love these weekly's there bang on cannot believe that people drive cars like that c class with the 2 fubard tyres and dont replace them its beyond me always got told if you carn't afford to look after brakes and tyres you shouldn't be driving a car unbeliveable. keep them youngens busy but good on you taking them to the car show, not many gaffers would do that.

Another great and learning video from one of my favourite garages on YT! Keep up the good job 👍

Another great vid lads. Really good to see what you have to deal with on a weekly basis.

Heck yea, this is pretty cool! Thank you for such an honest perspective of life as a mechanic working to keep these machines alive. They don't make cars like they used to it feels like, the A35 issues are absolutely unacceptable. Just looking at that engine actually scares me for some reason.

I’m loving this series, wealth of info and interesting.

Thanks guys, another good video 🙏

Really enjoy your honesty - also you make the techy bits interesting. Keep up the good work.

Just goes to show old is gold! I'll stick with my M112 and M113 💪 nice work fellas 👏

Love the portrayal of real garage life, it's not at all easy is it... I really can't believe the lack of spares from MB, it's really poor from them.

Like the format, had 1 Merc in my driving life let me down so many times and was finally diagnosed to have a rotted wiring loom found by an older mechanic in a little country garage. Yes that is right, ROTTED. Have been a volvo driver ever since and with regular servicing there has been no dramas.

Loving the videos, please keep them coming. Having to wait until December for ABS sensors is not on frankly. Mercedes need to get their poop together. Can you source quality aftermarket for your customer? For all the customers declining work, Mercedes are not an ideal vehicle if you are on a tight budget, maybe something like a Fiesta would be a better choice. You remind me very much of Jack Dee with your very dry and deadpan presenting. 🙂

That car ride: The Silence of the Lambs.

Excellent as always, great to see the lads out at the exhibition 👍

Mercedes dealer had ml nearly four months for warranty job on brake servo, they payed me just shy of four grand compensation as they didn’t have courtesy car to give me. I got it back with a cracked windscreen , the dash wash lit up like a Christmas tree and the car was scruffy. They sent me a video of the so called faults that were not present when the car was checked at my house to validate the servo recall and price to fix. I declined there offer , charged my battery and all of sudden there was not a warning light on the dash. I’m Mercedes mad but I dislike the stealers. I take my hat off to genuine people like yourself however I recognize you still have to make a living, good luck for the future.

I can so see why Matt from Hign Peak uses and recommends you. Both of you are so similar in character. Your honesty, smarts and sincerity towards your customers is just so old school. And by that i mean wonderful. I left the UK in 1987 and am in Oz, but am so enjoying your channel's. If it helps your business, and its enjoyable, please keep making this content, and thank you and your team for sharing what goes on in your workshop. Cheers 🙏👍

A tip for anyone running a Merc that needs super unleaded. Keep your fuel receipts. If it goes in for warranty work they will want evidence. It saved my warranty claim when my v8 turned into a v7.

Another great instalment, nice to see you out and about as well as the usual workshop content. In my vastly limited experience compared to yours, Mercs (or at least mine) seem to eat tyres and springs...

Please check out Troy Hiilliers 1962 190sl over a 2004 SLK AMG. I'm sure it's a 3.2 s/c v6 but wow, what a build. Absolutely astonishing

The weeklys are good!

I would have loved spending the day at the car show with my handsome chap 😊🚗🏎️👌

My favourite channel all day long , And M539 guy. And tripple 777 garage Edd Eddie ,

Really good insight in to how a garage works. I don`t get the declining work thing unless your doing the tricky stuff and diagnosing the easy stuff and they`re taking it somewhere else cheap or DIY`ing. I dunno.

Preventive maintenance is always the cheapest, great video.

Great content as always really mixed bag of jobs ,cant wait for the next video ......shocking lead time on parts from manufacturer's

i love your channel, having worked in the parts dept. for a mercedes dealership for nearly thirty years. i then went to a honda dealership and ran the parts dept. for twenty years. my observations on both makes is how more reliable the honda is. they're not without their problems but nothing like the mercs.

Hahaha. Yes Sam, you are keeping it real. I do enjoy the weekly vlog. Please keep them up. A few observations... only a real Merc fan will work on them all day, and then go and look at them at a car show... only a real Merc fan will know which series of 190 had rear headrests as an option... you make everything look quite easy Sam, and... with your spanners, you sound like my wife when she proudly shows me a new pair of shoes she's bought, "they were so cheap I couldn't afford NOT to buy them!!

People who drive a premium brand car but won't get the gearbox serviced or replace a broken front spring because an mot tester didn't notice it.

14:53 FarRoad tyres. You just got to love the names these Chinese manufacturers come up with.

What a great channel. I been so glad whit so much insight👍🏼

I watch your excellent videos for your expert knowledge, and explanation of repairs, I run a CLK W209 Cab, 2004, and will bring her to you for my B service , you are doing fantastic videos, it must be so frustrating to send back an un repaired car, and for MOT testers not being able to remove panels for inspection, that's crazy. Everyone like and subscribe.

Just to let you know that I’m a mechanic, and I think you’re making a really good job of your channel. Interesting and real world. Also interesting about the mot tester missing that spring. The place I use for my customers mots keep doing the same thing.Probably should have gone to specsavers!!

Love the content, very informative and entertaining 👌

Really enjoy the weekly format 👍

I have grown very interested in these weeklies. It's scary how the prices have soared, though. I can understand why people decline work but all those cars seem to be poorly maintained

You missed that red R107 that was next to the 109E. I saw a 1984 R107 380SL on display at Mercedes-Benz of Bradford (my local dealer) along with a 1958 W121 190SL. The W205 owner was a fool to decline the broken spring even though it should've been picked up on the MoT. If that gets worse the results could be catastrophic. I'm lucky my OM646 powered W204 will run on cheap diesel without any problems. That SLK is identical to the one that was featured on "Wheeler Dealers". The S204 owner shouldn't have declined those brake pipes. That is an accident waiting to happen and as you said, the MoT man won't be able to pick up on that because they're not allowed to remove the covers. I like how you keep it real. I do the same on my own channel.

Another really good video, I don't own a Mercedes, but surely for the price they cost they seem to be doing things on the cheap,

love these. keep it up.

Great format, please keep it up, as for these idiots who decline brkoen springs and rusty brake pipes, you need the power of prohibition, things that safety critical should be off road until theyre fixed and if they dont want you to do the work, they can trailer it somewhere else. Have a good weekend and see you next week 👍

Loving these weekly videos boys!

Top notch !

Great videos and subjects

Enjoying the weeklies :)

Enjoyed that thanks. Interesting that the relay pack was the issue on the SLK. I had one a few years ago with the usual gearbox oil leak into the wiring. Spent a fortune on various fixes, without success. Now wondering if mine had the same issue 😂. It's scary how many people decline critical safety repairs.....

Great content, keep going

Loving the weekly updates

Love the daily work shop reports maybe you could give more of the costs that are involved on purchasing and costs of installation of parts great show I’m thinking of buying a C43 estate 2000 model (Amg)

Brilliant video

Love these weekly updates .i don't undersatnd how these customers decline to get there cars fixed .they buy mercs but can't afford to get them repaired.

Another great insight about owning a business….not as easy as some think….with your crystal ball on what customers will do when told about other issues use it to get the correct balls for the lottery lol

Great video, fan of SPR 👊

Keep them coming

Love it… funny thing. My neighbour’s W205 failed MOT on that Nox sensor this week haha

Great video, thank you 👍

You Guys are very thorough thanks 🎉

These updates are gold

Enjoy the weekly updates

Wicked video mate I would love to have a mechanic such as you here in London ❤

Love it the sound she makes ❤😊

As they say Tell it like it is, what more can you do. 0:15

As no fuel go on inlet valves with direct injection engines to keep them clean, I’ve read coke build up is a common problem with other manufacturers cars.

Thank you, well done.

Legends of the Game 👍👍 SPR Autos

Keep the video’s coming Sam really enjoyable 👏👌💥

Great content as usual ,hope mines ok next week

O yes this is good.

Well done guys good job and nice Mercedes Benz show.

I'm really sorry that you have to deal with so many cheapskates who are too thrifty to keep their cars in good order. These are great cars, but they need maintaining and you deserve to get the jobs. As you once pointed out, one may get these cars for cheap now, but one is still maintaining a high-end German car. This cannot be done for peanuts.

Another great video. Really liked the Mercedes 124 coupe at the German motor show. I'm off to Beaulieu Motor Museum for the Mercedes car meet 11/08/24 Looking forward to seeing some nice motors. Fair play on the Nox sensor makes sense to go to the dealer. I'm looking forward to the next video Sam.

Loving these vlogs, recently bought a 57 plate ML280, 4th Merc , C220 CDI, CLK230, C270 CDI , so absorbing all the info I can, love the weekly shop episodes as well, I sadly had a Nissan Murano dci prior to the ML and a V6 Touareg for 7 years prior to that , but so far liking the ML keep up the great work, I found you via High Peak Auto’s channel 😃

Great real life content. People love the Mercedes badge but most can’t afford the maintenance and repairs.

I like the weekly updates, I’ve had 3 Mercs in my time, C270d Estate, SLK 200 manual and C250cdi Saloon. The SLK was my wife’s car, had it 6 years and it only had 15k on the clock. The other two however were my company motor, and I was racking up over 100k in 3 years. Although I didn’t have pay the service bills I did have sign them off, and boy were some of them tasty!!! The C250Cdi needed a new torque converter at 84k, but that was done under warranty by Mercedes. Loved my time in them cars. 👍😎

Like the way you explain things. One point about the use of petrol I have a 2019 GLA 180 with a chassis number 156 and an engine number starting with 270 do you recommend using E5 in that as well? Amazed at how many cars must be off the road as a result of the lack of parts from Mercedes. Really surprised at the way some customers treat their cars. I can understand how frustrating it must be for you. I like the fact that you check under the plastic cover under the cars as I wondered why I had this explanation added to my MOT on a previous ca of mine being a 2012 C class estate when it was tested. So thanks for that. Makes me question whether Mercedes dealers check under these when they carry out MOT's.

Thinking of purchasing a GLA at some point, I’d need it to tow, is petrol better than diesel for problems, not worried about fuel cost I like the fact you repair instead of replace if you can to save the customer money, so good to see Tia

The E5/E10 petrol fiasco dread to think if a E15 version hits the forecourts what will it do as regards driving vehicles off the road and into electric motors is it a ploy ? Great working week vids though.

Hi Sam, really like the weekly videos. All videos from SPR are very informative and interesting. Keep up the good work.

The declined work indicates to me that the car owner has champagne taste, but a beer budget.

Superb! These vlogs should be MUST SEE viewing for all trainee mechanics...years of experience of dealing with the general public..Very impressive!

I had been doing a tank of Tesco 99 then next tank shell vpower got a fright when it was £1.75 a litre other week lol might do every 3rd tank shell now 😂

Kinda making me scared of getting a phone call from spr saying "hope you cashed out your life insurance"

MERCEDES FOR THE WIN 👍👍

Love the content as always,can’t understand a global company like Mercedes and you have all this trouble getting parts ,it’s almost the case you own a Mercedes you buy a parts car for it

I do this thing where I look up the cars that you are fixing on auto trader c63, a35.170 SLK and other models you said aren't in auto trader?

Great video!! I can’t believe how long it takes to get parts… is it because the cars are so poorly made that these faults are common or some other reason? I can understand work being declined if a customer is working within a budget… safety first though!

2:40 25.6 mpg = 10.9 km/l (Conversion by Google. Not sure if those are US or UK gallons) Price of fuel is per liter but efficiency is expressed per gallon. 😁