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    Anyone seen any good number plates on cars lately?

    What MeQ says.
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    New car time…

    The CLS Shooting Brake doesn't!
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    Engine choices

    Now you mention it, Rob, that rings a bell.
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    Engine choices

    From Autocar: "Two further petrol engines are available in other markets, including a 302bhp naturally aspirated 3.5-litre V6 in the CLS350 Shooting Brake and 402bhp twin-turbocharged 4.6-litre V8 in the CLS500. However, the high percentage of diesel sales in the UK’s upper executive estate car...
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    Engine choices

    Agreed, but it's more about choice, as my preference at the moment is a CLS SB. I don't want an AMG, 'though would happily buy a 500, but they weren't available here.
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    Engine choices

    I would imagine 6k +, a lot (most) of those being motorway miles. I don't now when which engines were updated/replaced, and I assume the 250 cdi (circa 2012/13) is a 2.1 engine? I prefer the torque and smoothness of bigger engines, along with the more refined soundtrack, but I could live with a...
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    Engine choices

    I’m looking to update my estate car with either a newer E class, or a CLS Shooting Brake, and I’d love a bit of an insight into engine choices please. I think it will be between the 250 and 350 cdi engines, but my concerns are about nox sensors and adblue systems, which I"ve been told are...
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    Re-programming ignition key R230 SL

    Thanks, John, but mine doesn't have keyless go.
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    Re-programming ignition key R230 SL

    My spare key unlocks and turns over the engine on my 08 SL500, but it doesn’t deactivate the immobiliser, so it fires, farts and falters, basically! The car is currently at the main dealer for an mot (yesterday, passed), and I asked them if they could re-synch it for me. Apparently, the way to...
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    Which watch?

    I have a few Spinnaker watches, which are good, solid workaday watches, mostly with Seiko movements, and they look and feel dearer than they are. Should they tempt you, I get mailshots from what I assume is a sister company, Mainspring Boutique, where you con often buy them, and others, cheaper.
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    Sonos rant

    Thanks again, Phil. I'll have a proper go at pairing my phone and tv via bluetooth at some point. I've done it with other sets, but I wonder how much Android is at play here, because things don't seem as simple and as intuitive as they used to be. Life was so much simpler when I had a 4 speed...
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    Sonos rant

    I've had a chat with Sonos this morning, and it seems that recent Android updates have made file sharing with other devices difficult. This isn't a problem with Apple (of course!), as you can stream your music through Airplay. A solution, for anyone else interested, would be to buy a cheaper...
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    Sonos rant

    I'm saving it for the email I'll be sending to Sonos tomorrow!
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    Sonos rant

    I've just had a quick try at pairing them, but they don't seem to want to play with each other. The hangover has kicked in, and I can't be ****d wading through set up menus, but I'll persevere. I'll probably end up sorting something in youtube, or I might even look at streaming services, but I...
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    Anyone seen any good number plates on cars lately?

    A few years back, Vera Forte, married to one of the older generation of the catering family, drove a Fiesta, reg V 40.
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