A Swiss Car Guy - that's pretty much it. The channel used to be called SwissReviews before. But since I started doing other things than just reviews the other name makes more sense.
The sentiments on this channel are personal views based on feelings and opinions. Numbers and facts are interesting but ultimately it's the feeling that really matters when in comes to cars.
Do you have an interesting car you want featured on the channel? Drop me a line at mario@swisscarguy.com.
Really unique selection of cars. Last week I drove from Rüschlicon to Zug and when close to your area I remembered I haven’t checked your videos for quite some time. Seems like RU-vid is not suggesting your channel. Cheers
lexus suspension height sensors are the same parts as toyota ones (only difference is the mounting bracket) ~ usually can be easily purchased between 40-60usd and a pretty easy to replace as for the 12v battery i’m very highly gonna recommend the oem battery (and make sure it’s the same exact part instead of a european substitute) if you have such issue with battery when starting you get all those errors as not all modules are starting up (and you won’t be ready to engage the hybrid system since not everything is reporting correctly) ~ that check prior to launching the system can be bypassed by pressing the start button quickly twice when you enter the car the dc/dc converter i believe is a pretty much bulletproof part ~ wouldn’t even consider it a failure point
Thanks 4 the update Mario! When will you organize 'meet&greet'? You probably got devorced and your better half took 90% of your hard earned swiss franks.
A total blunder from VW; what a shame, to spend so many RESOURCES at the VW factory and all that to build a Royal POS; yes, King Shitt also smells bad; too bad
4:01 an meinem Citroen C5 war ebenfalls der xenon-brenner defekt. Beim Wechsel zerbrach der Stecker. Citroen meinte, sie könnten nur den Scheinwerfer komplett tauschen für 3500 Euro. Habe dann den Scheinwerfer ausgebaut, Kabel und Vorschaltgerät ersetzt (zusammen etwa 50 Euro) und alles wieder zusammengebaut. Etwa 2 Tage Arbeit. Du bist also nicht alleine.
All hybrids are greenwashing. They're also overcomplicated and carry two power trains which will fail. I call them frankenkars because they are cobbled together from disparate parts. But this one is also cynical. It seems to me that Italian cities claim that they have low emissions zones, but that nobody actually observes the rules.
Oh man, You have paid nearly 3k for service😢 I live in Ireland and it is not as bad but I can feel your pain. That is why I do my servicing by myself. Transmission is a bit of a pain but you do on half of Saturday. Cost around €140 for 7 litres of MB fluid plus €100 for a Pan filter I found plugs to be really time consumming.16 sparks on M113 tool my almost a day. Anyways just saying if you have an old car and you are willing to work on it you will Save yourself a lot of money
You forgot to mention that the semi-auto operation of the gearstick was designed by someone who doesn't know how to drive. Pushing forward to go up a gear & pulling back to go down a gear is stupid!
You're an idiot thinking you can buy a car from1989 with the belief you wouldn't need to update and restore a lot if you want it to be like new or a show car. LMFAO "the gas cap says Nissan" as if it came like that from the factory??? Well it didn't. I've had to Trans AM's in this body style, a 1987 and a 1990 none of them had factory gas caps and spar tires. You're better off buying a new car if you wanna get on youtube and complain about knick knacks on a 30 year old car. Just a heads up this car wasn't build for Switzerland this is a American muscle car
Have a 2020 Triple Black Panamera 4 (my favorite) and Artic Silver Black Wheels 2001 911 Turbo. My goal is to add a red 944 Turbo to the mix! I have to have all three!
A front sonar sensor on my 2015 Lexus 450H seemed to have failed about 8 months ago. I sprayed it with WD40 to absorb/remove moisture etc., then cleaned it thoroughly with alcohol without removing it. Then I turned off parking assist for past 8 months and ordered a replacement for about $20 from AliExpress in Asia. A few days ago, just before trying to remove the “defective” sensor I activated parking assist one last time. To my surprise the original so-called defective sensor is now working! Don’t toss the old sensors. They may still work once thoroughly cleaned. But not sure how to test them while detached from vehicle.
funny enough that does have rear diff locks, its not regular diff lock for off roading but is the one used for the park brake, some guys have modified theirs so they have access to it while in motion
I have the Diesel Giulia and I love it. The only issue I’ve had is a blocked drain from the AC which cost only £70 to have cleared. I would love the QV but the fuel economy of the diesel is by far the biggest advantage.
Deine "cost of ownership" Videos sind sehr interessant, aber noch beeindruckender ist Dein technisches Wissen und die Fähigkeit selber Reparaturen oder Verbesserungen an den Fahrzeugen vorzunehmen. Selber besitze ich den SL65 AMG (R230/2004) seit vielen Jahren und mache mir etwas in die Hosen wegen möglichen Reparaturen die einmal kommen könnten - wo der Wurm drin ist weiss ich ja jetzt (ABC, SBC). Vielleicht kennst Du eine Garage bzw. eine Person die sich wirklich gut auskennt mit dem R230 und wo man mal unverbindlich vorbei gehen könnte um das Auto zu checken. Übrigens, auch ich habe eine ZH Nummer an den Autos ...
Danke. Leider kenne ich keine R230 Spezialisten. Denke, dass sich Mercedes Händler (vor allem im Raum Zürich!) gut mit den Autos auskennen. Die SBC-Einheit muss früher oder später ersetzt werden - darauf muss man sich halt vorbereiten, aber es ist noch einigermassen zu verkraften (und sind wir ehrlich: der SL65 ist es locker wert). Was ABC angeht, ist sicher Spülen und Filter Wechseln keine schlechte Idee. Dafür braucht es eigentlich noch nicht mal eine Werkstatt. Ein paar Meter PVC-Schlauch vom Jumbo und ein Kanister für das alte Pentosin sind schon alles. Der Filter kostet bei Mercedes nicht die Welt. Es kann zwar hilfreich sein, ein StarDiagnosis zu haben, um den Rodeo-Modus zu aktivieren und das System hardcore zu entlüften, aber auch alleine mit Auto hoch- und herunterfahren kriegt man das Pentosin wirklich gut durchgespült.
I don't know why you justify being ripped off. And make it sound like an honor to be fleeced. These manufacturers in this day an age know how to manufacture a liable car. They just want to come back and make a ton of money selling you parts.
I don't know why to repair any car should cost alot of money. They shouldn't break down as much. And if they are faulty (and they are manufactured with faults and planned Obsolescence. That's where the money is for manufacturers) the manufacturers would have to pay for it.
Hi there - like a lot your video because I'm interested to know the cost of ownership of such a car. Myself I own a SL65 AMG since 2006 (70'000 km) and I can't complain so far but I'm mentally preparing myself for costly surprises (suspension, breaks, vacuum!?) that might show up sooner or later. You seem to understand a lot about the cars and I would like to get in touch with you which should pose no problem as I saw in this video that you'r driving in the region I live and where I drive my cars (4) too. Would be nice ...
If I can be honest, I own a 2005 CLK 55 AMG so I don't know 100% if the SL is like this but I have the same 5-Speed transmission and the same shift "buttons". It SHOULD let you shift even if you are in Comfort or Sport mode but it won't register it all of the time because the computer does "agree" with your decision to shift gears at that moment. I found out the hard way that if it doesn't like shifting AT ALL in Sport or Comfort(Winter) mode, then something is probably wrong with your MAF Sensor/Tube/Airbox. I found that mine stopped wanting to shift AT ALL in Sport or Comfort mode and in Manual would drop to the tallest gear possible while not wanting to stick with my choice of gear selections until I replaced my MAF Sensor. Then, the shifting went back to normal and now lets me shift in any mode(As long as the computer agrees still of course lol). Just a heads up, it probably wasn't choosing to shift to it's full potential too.
My car being a 2002 had an older (software?) version of the transmission that really only allowed the buttons to work in manual mode. These cars received quite a lot of changes over the single model years and I believe that particular change happened for the 2003 or 2004 model year.
