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    Your "model path" or thought process for buying your last car?

    My journey took me from a battered old X1/9 through MR2s, several Elise's and VX220s until a job move resulted in an instruction to buy "something that wouldn't look quite so out of place in the car park" as my heavily modified VX220. That resulted in a W211 E320, then W212 E220, then facelift...
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    Condensation in headlights

    My 3 week old E350 Coupe does that too, as the dealer warned it would. Don't sweat the small stuff, just enjoy the torque!
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    W124 300D Stanced

    Are the rotten arches part of the stancing look?
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    fan belt failure with my E63AMG 6.2!!

    The belt came off my W211 E320 years ago due to failed bearings in the water pump (?) ... although I was on the M1 I managed to limp to the next services. Dead steering, systems down, but also a rapidly overheating engine. Poured in a few bottles of Evian, only to watch them gush straight out...
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    2017 Mercedes CLS550 With Fi Exhaust - Video

    I can't imagine driving for a few hours after a long day at work with that racket! Perhaps I'm getting old?!
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    E Class comparison

    Count me in ... I also have an E350 9g Coupe and have had a string of other E-Classes. The 350 is a great all-rounder with more than enough grunt for my needs. The only down-side is the power/torque meter, which forces me to floor it routinely ... I downsized from an E320 to an E220 a few...
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    Courtsey cars supplied by MB dealers

    My experience of Stratatone has been pretty poor over the last few years. I have complete trust in the JCT600 group though ... far better standards in my experience. Regardless, a dirty interior is NOT acceptable.
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    2013 C63 AMG DAB Radio

    The DAB on my 2014 E220 was dreadful, to the extent that I stopped using it altogether. The new 2016 version (something MUST have been altered) operates really well. If that it true across the board, I'd forget about DAB on a 2013. Turn off the radio and listen to the engine/exhaust? :)
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    New E63

    Let's see some photographs for us E220/E350 wannabes!
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    W212 E220 CDI Coolant Leak

    I know little about the detail, but my 2014 E220 had a coolant leak repaired under warranty; they claimed that it wasn't uncommon.
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    Looking for buying advice if possible

    You certainly didn't come across as trying to put me back in my box ... but I know when it is time to crawl back into it. Therein lies my comfort zone, after all!
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    Sapphire autos and Wayne Gates

    I worked hard at school, college and university and I'm a Doctor as a result, but I'd feel extremely self-conscious about using the "I'm a Doctor" line. As has been said here already, surely "so what" is an appropriate response.
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    Looking for buying advice if possible

    Yeah, ok ... noted. I'll climb back into my box!
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    Looking for buying advice if possible

    Of course, they're still selling the 'current' EClass coupe, and at healthy discounts. The E350 has the 9-speed box too. It's an excellent all-rounder in my opinion, and no stick-on iPad.
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    Did anyone get any xmas presents for their Mercedes?

    That's SO beautiful. Wow.
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    Pre-Christmas clean E350 cabrio

    I'm not yet a fan of the new model's styling. Yet. I'm sure that it will grow on me, as have each of the restyles over the last 10 years. I'm happy with mine ... I might even start cleaning it properly!
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    £30k to spend on a car. What do you go for?

    The base model Elise. (... and 6.5 isn't slow to many folks)!
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    External HDD

    Another vote here for the Freecom Toughdrives ... I've run a 250GB for about 8 years and it has rattled around in my brief case daily. Updated to a 1TB last year but the 250 is still going strong. Extremely tough little buggers.
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    Just been for a drive.

    One more reason to look forward to Christmas. You'll be waiting a year for clear roads again ...
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