Workshop Day By Brendan Moran
On Saturday the 27th of March this year we had our first workshop day since pre-Covid-19 at the new Paarl Mercedes-Benz Dealership. We were hosted by Bianca Fluckiger, the Marketing Manager for the Mercedes Benz Super Group in the Western Cape. Our workshop days are always well attended by our members, as it gives them the opportunity to have their cars inspected on the workshop lifts, with expert advice at hand regarding any required maintenance or repairs. And yes, we welcome any excuse to stand around with our bonnets up, talking about car stuff all morning with fellow petrol-heads. After a morning coffee and muffins, members were able to view the newest models on offer in the new car showroom, after which
it was off to the workshop for inspection. We had a lovely selection of cars in the workshop all owned by our members. This included two W111 coupes, a R121 190SL, a handful of 107’s, a rare CLK 55 AMG, a R230 SL55 AMG, various C126 SEC’S, a Fintail saloon, a C123 coupe, C124 coupe, W108s, and a W116 350SE. The cars were a great attraction for other customers at the dealership, and a welcome change of pace for the workshop mechanics who mostly
work on modern cars still under their warranty period. Once all the members’ cars were thoroughly given the once over, our monthly club meeting was also held at the dealership towards the end of the morning. We look forward to more regular workshop days as soon as Covid-19 restrictions will allow us. A big thanks to Bianca Fluckiger and the Supergroup for hosting us once again. n
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