Absolutely awesome having Lucas giving interesting, technically detailed, and object opinion. I enjoyed the last time he was on, and this time was no different. Enjoyable to have Lucas display his experience and knowledge. I hope he is on a regular basis (every 3-6-12 months?), although that ultimately depends on Shmee150 being at the Nurburgring with the GT Black Series 🙂
I will forever say that I love how Shmee actually drives his cars and uses them like they are intended, frankly, cars that are used driven like they should, and having maintenance, parts replaced, etc. are in better condition than those "pristine" cars that spend their lives locked away in some sort of air tight bubble in a private garage, it's like those people don't even know about entropy man 🙄 Everything is always decaying, and the best way to slow it down is to use and give proper maintenance to our things :)
To be fair if the storage you're talking about was actually air tight then any degradation of materials would be minimal to non existent. But I take your general point.
Its a testomy to modern automotive engineering that a 850 bhp car can be usable and durable A car that has more power than a Grand Prix car of recent times, can be used on a daily basis and carry luggage. Its a true icon and downstream will be revered, like cars of the past. But that is not important if you don't use it so thanks to Tim for making it a non garage queen. Its amazing a car with this power can be maintained like a family runaround A great car that provides great content on a great channel. We may never see an IC car like this ever again.
I love Lucas's work and knowledge. Wish we had trust worthy and mechanics that know what there talking about in the states. Can't find nobody to trust your car without getting screwed here in United States. States suck, people have no idea what they are working on and tell you random stuff. Can't find people like Lucas in America
I don't think that most casual viewers or the public know how rare that car is. It's quite interesting for gear heads to see what's going on and what's involved in one of those factory servicing visits.
I think you have the most driven AMG GT Black series in the world by now Tim! I watch all your video's! The Shmuseum is going to be epic! Thank you for taking us on all your journeys!
That's really good going through everything mechanical on the car. I love it! I do the same thing, but I have a mechanical tendency of my own so I do a lot of the work on my own and end up loving the auto store and have a connection with a dealer that sells me parts that I need when I'm in need. I knew it would need to be checked out and I love seeing them go through it. Very good you're staying on top of things .
Love these types of videos. Maybe look at upgrading those rear calipers. Can't believe they run such a small caliper out back, (please don't "James May" me, I understand that the vast majority of the braking is done by the front calipers I just mean with it being a track car it could use the best of the best)
It is doing very well considering the track use and hot climate road use in UAE and USA. Lucas is great. Very knowledgeable and German direct approach is perfect for this video.
Fascinating,, more wear on the right side of the car than left,, traction control, heavy on brake pads,, even single piston heavier on discs,, great video 📷
BS Cars are the best, but after seeing his friends BMW 116 with the A92 M3 engine, I'd love to see Tim buy an A200 and make it an A63BS, It would be an amazing project and the perfect daily.
Shmee has built quite a collection of cars however the ford gt is the stand out car in his collection I dont like to look under my car its held together with rust
10k miles on that thing is very good going for high grip tires. Considering I only get 25k on michelin sport tires on a fwd car with 1/7th of the power...
Probably because of the car you have. It's literally just a car meant for commuting. Not everyone has to use the car the way you want them to, and certainly not if you're critiquing people whose cars are well outside of your ability to afford them
@@opusinnovation4611 So just stability control uses the rear brakes then? Seems counterintuitive that the rear brakes would wear faster than the front, no?
@@SingleSpeed427 No, the car / braking as such uses obviously the brakes and even with all TC / ESP off, during hard tracking of the car, you would end up with significat wear at the rear due to the brake balance and the little surface being used by the small calliper ...
The front brakes are some serious units but the single caliper rear brakes are surprising. However, if they get the job done, no need for a bigger and heavier setup.
Good content. Cool to see the wear n tear, and maintenance. This thing deserves it. I would definitely put back under skirts. Keep that baby slippery and planted to the road.❤
Great vid Tim, but Lucas was roasting Mercedes - Merc fitted wrong brakes on rear (1 not 4 piston) Merc dont torque subframe right Merc using poor plastic on plastic parts
I realise it isn’t the biggest deal ever, and even despite marginally more wear it still held up, but that truly shocked me to see a car of that caliber running a rear caliper like that. Aside from the reduced performance which the guy alluded to, it also aesthetically isn’t the nicest either. Still a nice car, not trying to crap on it. Just really was surprised to see that.
I would have stopped everthing as soon as he said rear disc’s. Replace them now if it was mine. Or upgrade to the 4 piston from the 63. But im OCD as can be so money doesnt matter when it comes to my cars.
I wonder if Tim is considering a rear brake caliper upgrade? Seeing how much more area there is on the disk that isn't being used I would certainly be doing some investigating into a potential 4 piston replacement.
I think Shmee is one of the only car youtubers who actually deserves his collection, he genuinely loves what he does.
loving the GT black series content but i think its time to see the Senna get driven more
Video very soon
Confirm he is selling it 😢
Senna is a gonner
@@Shmee150 at least take it on a ’farewell tour`
@@bipbapthegrunt a lap on nurburgring
Lucas is the type of guy I want working on my car. Great job Sir!
Absolutely awesome having Lucas giving interesting, technically detailed, and object opinion. I enjoyed the last time he was on, and this time was no different. Enjoyable to have Lucas display his experience and knowledge. I hope he is on a regular basis (every 3-6-12 months?), although that ultimately depends on Shmee150 being at the Nurburgring with the GT Black Series 🙂
I have followed tim for many years and the car collection is just amazing and at least they get used so much its great to watch.
Thanks!
I will forever say that I love how Shmee actually drives his cars and uses them like they are intended, frankly, cars that are used driven like they should, and having maintenance, parts replaced, etc. are in better condition than those "pristine" cars that spend their lives locked away in some sort of air tight bubble in a private garage, it's like those people don't even know about entropy man 🙄
Everything is always decaying, and the best way to slow it down is to use and give proper maintenance to our things :)
To be fair if the storage you're talking about was actually air tight then any degradation of materials would be minimal to non existent. But I take your general point.
Its a testomy to modern automotive engineering that a 850 bhp car can be usable and durable
A car that has more power than a Grand Prix car of recent times, can be used on a daily basis and carry luggage.
Its a true icon and downstream will be revered, like cars of the past.
But that is not important if you don't use it so thanks to Tim for making it a non garage queen.
Its amazing a car with this power can be maintained like a family runaround
A great car that provides great content on a great channel.
We may never see an IC car like this ever again.
I like how you put that! Thanks for the comment
@@Shmee150 You are more than welcome, keep the petrolhead dream alive
Incredible how well the AMG GT black series stood up so much usage
Most tuned cars that are driven this hard would have far more issues
@@Shmee150 Exactly!!
Awesome video. Well maintained cars that are well used and well loved. Great work Tim. Can’t wait to see more.
Thank you!
AMG must be loving this and so proud of your Black series content Tim. Well done Shmee
Really surprising that the rear brakes are such small single pot calipers
Let's face it, that car has had a lot of miles, some of them hard and some easy. But by god it's well put together! And Lucas is an AMG legend.
I love Lucas's work and knowledge. Wish we had trust worthy and mechanics that know what there talking about in the states. Can't find nobody to trust your car without getting screwed here in United States. States suck, people have no idea what they are working on and tell you random stuff. Can't find people like Lucas in America
I enjoy your videos., especially the GT BS ! I just bought mine this week and your videos gave helpful insight ! Thanks !
Epic, enjoy
@@Shmee150 couldn’t you replace your rear breaks with the ones from the GTS if they are the better ones, when you have to replace them anyways?
What a top bloke lucas is I'd definitely take my car there if my numbers come up
I don't think that most casual viewers or the public know how rare that car is. It's quite interesting for gear heads to see what's going on and what's involved in one of those factory servicing visits.
I think you have the most driven AMG GT Black series in the world by now Tim!
I watch all your video's!
The Shmuseum is going to be epic!
Thank you for taking us on all your journeys!
Amazing that this man actually uses his prized possessions. Thanks for the content man. We all live vicariously through you.
I always enjoy hearing Lukas talk, hope he continues to feature regularly on the channel.
Enjoyed the chat you had with Lukas, very informative.
Love that you put the miles on this car. My favorite of your collection. Killer on the track and can do a weekender and more.
That's really good going through everything mechanical on the car. I love it! I do the same thing, but I have a mechanical tendency of my own so I do a lot of the work on my own and end up loving the auto store and have a connection with a dealer that sells me parts that I need when I'm in need. I knew it would need to be checked out and I love seeing them go through it. Very good you're staying on top of things .
Love these types of videos. Maybe look at upgrading those rear calipers. Can't believe they run such a small caliper out back, (please don't "James May" me, I understand that the vast majority of the braking is done by the front calipers I just mean with it being a track car it could use the best of the best)
It is doing very well considering the track use and hot climate road use in UAE and USA.
Lucas is great. Very knowledgeable and German direct approach is perfect for this video.
Lucas a great person. I wish my car dealership was as honest!
Lucas had so much knowledge. Was very interesting to see it being serviced, and hear about it, thanks Tim.
Can definitely see the difference between British humour and German humour in this video haha
he took everything shmee said seriously lool
I appreciate that you really use and drive your cars. A very interesting upload and insight. Enjoyed the topics discussed. Cheers Tim.
It was cool seeing GT black series getting serviced
I can’t wait to see this car do a lap of Australia 👍
That would be mega!
Fascinating,, more wear on the right side of the car than left,, traction control, heavy on brake pads,, even single piston heavier on discs,, great video 📷
Now that is a cool guy to talk to, like this video from the point of a professional guy👍
Did Lucas put that Union Jack t-shirt on just for you, Tim???
BS Cars are the best, but after seeing his friends BMW 116 with the A92 M3 engine, I'd love to see Tim buy an A200 and make it an A63BS,
It would be an amazing project and the perfect daily.
Good choice of t-shirt for the UK car servicing, very cool.
This felt like a fancy Hoovie's garage video 😂
Shmee has built quite a collection of cars however the ford gt is the stand out car in his collection
I dont like to look under my car its held together with rust
Such a shame that AMG didn't put better rear brake calipers on such an extreme and expensive car...😔
29:46 min - Shmee was fishing for a compliment there. 😃😆👏👏
Best car collection
Thanks
Tim, you are the man 👍 You drive your expensive cars and I applaud you for that. Cheers dude 😊
I am really adore this yellow Mercedes
It's so cool
10k miles on that thing is very good going for high grip tires. Considering I only get 25k on michelin sport tires on a fwd car with 1/7th of the power...
Another great video tim. Thank you
Drive ‘em all! I don’t understand the garage queen collector… Shmee and DDE USE their amazing cars! ❤️
It's what they are for
Probably because of the car you have. It's literally just a car meant for commuting. Not everyone has to use the car the way you want them to, and certainly not if you're critiquing people whose cars are well outside of your ability to afford them
I think this car feels that you love it and gives back the same love to you.
This was very interesting, thanks for sharing
Lucas has the episode correct shirt on ! 👍
AMG GTR Black Series quite possibly the best production car in the world.
hard life > long life
Keep it up, my man!!
Thank the traction control for your rear brake wear.
Yes haha
I always turn traction control off on the track
TC on the modes he is using has no influence on the brakes as the TC in sport modes works only on TB / IGN reduction ... Engine-Management only ...
@@opusinnovation4611 So just stability control uses the rear brakes then? Seems counterintuitive that the rear brakes would wear faster than the front, no?
@@SingleSpeed427 No, the car / braking as such uses obviously the brakes and even with all TC / ESP off, during hard tracking of the car, you would end up with significat wear at the rear due to the brake balance and the little surface being used by the small calliper ...
My favourite Schmeemobile❤
I'm loving it right now
Tim should do a video to see if he can get this guy to laugh 😂 so German, love it
The front brakes are some serious units but the single caliper rear brakes are surprising. However, if they get the job done, no need for a bigger and heavier setup.
Good content. Cool to see the wear n tear, and maintenance. This thing deserves it. I would definitely put back under skirts. Keep that baby slippery and planted to the road.❤
Had to stop by and check out this monster of a car, after seeing it on Chrisfix channel. Awesome car. 👍
As a Texan, love the Bucee’s bag in the trunk of the black series 😂 I bet you are the only one in the UK with one of those!
Shmee150 Great Video I'm glad your AMG GT Black Series is still running well after 20,000k Miles and I hope you have many more great Miles with it
Love it! You should get some laps at Silverstone!
Great vid Tim, but Lucas was roasting Mercedes -
Merc fitted wrong brakes on rear (1 not 4 piston)
Merc dont torque subframe right
Merc using poor plastic on plastic parts
100% Top Spec on Shmee’s AMG GT Black Series
Very happy with how it looks!
@@Shmee150 It’s worth more since you own it
This car is definitely going to end up in Japan at some point in time for a Tour!
Nice T Shirt Lucas!
Suitable for the occasion
Great video,thanks!
Love this car but Tim would you not consider changing the rear calipers too the 4 pot ones
Rear brake upgrade sounds interesting
32000km !!! I think we can agree Shmee does not do garage queens
Love your videos Tim, but I have lost count the amount of times you have gone through those stickers on the boot lid.
What a beautiful machine😊
It sure is
Love this car! Keep up the good work and content of this car as we can't get enough of it. Cheeeeeers! 😂
How many more times we going to see and hear about those track stickers in the boot 😢
More and more and more and more xD
Exactly my thoughts. Along with the boot space.
His car, his videos. He can about whatever he wants
@@azzeeX states the obvious.
used and still like new ❤
We need to have a conversation about those chrome door handles!? Desperately need to be gloss black!!
Really enjoyed the vlog.
It’s crazy how much development Mercedes puts in to this car yet uses single piston rear brakes 🤔
Mercedes slk r170 is the most underrated sports car in existence!! 😮
Hi Shmee,
To accurately check the wear on the Brembo Carbon Ceramic Brakes, using the Carboteq measuring instrument by Proceq.
I realise it isn’t the biggest deal ever, and even despite marginally more wear it still held up, but that truly shocked me to see a car of that caliber running a rear caliper like that. Aside from the reduced performance which the guy alluded to, it also aesthetically isn’t the nicest either. Still a nice car, not trying to crap on it. Just really was surprised to see that.
He knows everything! perfect.
*Tim have you seen Carwow's latest vid, drag race between SF90 and 296. It's got some interesting results*
It’s crazy to see how the content has improved from back in the 650s days with the gumball gambling livery to this
Love this car, the only thing i would change is the chrome strips on the door handles and the badges.
Thats held up well for what its done in 20 thousand miles heres to the next 20 thousand
Good job! Just keep driving and enjoying it. 👍😎👍
Tim that car is the best you have got I want you to get 100k out of it
Would be amazing to do that!
Hi Shmee, I live in Arizona. If you don't mind who did your service on your car here?
Mercedes-Benz of North Scottsdale
Now you need a Suzuka sticker
I would have stopped everthing as soon as he said rear disc’s. Replace them now if it was mine. Or upgrade to the 4 piston from the 63. But im OCD as can be so money doesnt matter when it comes to my cars.
Congrats man! Hope see nother garage build update soon too😏
Next upload!
@@Shmee150 😁
Wowza Cheers for the video guys 😎 👌
Tim, did you keep one of the original tires from the car? They have special markings iirc being bespoke for this car?
Lukas’ t-shirt is very appropriate for this video.
Yes the GTBS inspection can't watch this just yet as I'm working shmee but I hope it went well, now I'm happy after seeing this video. ❤❤🇬🇧
Hope you enjoy later
Cornelius Would Be Proud.🙌🏼
You better take this car up the Goodwood Hill Climb at FOS this year buddy and slap another sticker on the boot lid
Can you put the 4 piston rear calipers on your AMG GT Black series from the other AMG the mechanic talked about?
It's possible, we have do it a few times already ...
I wonder if Tim is considering a rear brake caliper upgrade? Seeing how much more area there is on the disk that isn't being used I would certainly be doing some investigating into a potential 4 piston replacement.
I was thinking that. Surprised Lukas didn't suggest an upgrade (or maybe it wasn't recorded).
that trans fluid definitely didnt needed to be changed, way too soon for that. Hope you didn't need to pay for that shmee.
Leave that up to us ;-) It was a check of how the fluids look like after 20.000 all over the world and on several tracks ...
“ REVEALING THE TRUTH “ ??!! Bit of a far-fetched title tbh. We probably could’ve done without that part.
Lukas = great content