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    Which warranty?

    And on top of the £1,431-£1,944pa for MB T1 I add the extra cost of having servicing done by MB vs an indy... At those prices I can see the sense in what AMGeed says, advice which I've read before, but it's an uncomfortable risk...
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    Which warranty?

    Looking for recommendations for (or warnings to avoid) an aftermarket warranty provider for my car - 2010 S212 E350 CGI, FSH, 83K miles. The dealer I bought it from put a 6-month warranty on it from these people Car Warranty - The Auto Group so I could just renew that, or switch to another...
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    Extended warranty?

    And much cheaply from GEM Breakdown Cover from GEM No, me neither until I thought I'd look around instead of shelling out £300 to the AA without thinking. #1 in the Auto Express survey for the 6th year in a row... Best breakdown cover 2018
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    Car half cover

    I don't use my car every day, so what happens is: Snow falls/frost forms overnight. During the day there's a thaw, and water runs between the cover and the glass, and soaks into the fleecy layer of the cover. Snow falls/frost forms overnight and freezes the cover to the glass. Repeat 2 & 3 for...
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    Car half cover

    It does do that. Opens the roof too, if I let it, but I'm not sure that's not counterproductive atm
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    Car half cover

    Sadly I don't have cooled seats or a cooled steering wheel, and whilst I do of course get cold air out of the vents very quickly, there's a lot of hot air and hot surfaces inside an E-class estate with a glass roof, so I'd like to minimise the solar gain as much as possible, if that's OK with...
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    Car half cover

    This recent weather has made me miss the reflective cover I used to have with my previous car. It was sold to keep frost & snow off the windscreen and front door windows, and it was utterly useless for that, but jolly good for reflecting sunlight, and I want to get another. This sort of...
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    Comand hard drive

    Hadn't noticed the phone - only his English accent. But yes: Looks like the car is a 2015 CL A45
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    Comand hard drive

    Ah - well, actually, it's a maybe yes maybe no. Mine can't. Others can: I'm with Dave.tam re that - once on a USB stick, why not just leave them there and plug that in? One must of course not contravene them. Simples. Surely nobody would?
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    Comand hard drive

    Found this thread 'cos I too am looking for how to copy CDs to my hard drive. The COMAND manual doesn't tell me (or if it does it's in an obscure/unindexed location). :wallbash: Considering their engineering expertise and love of precision and order, they seem utterly useless at...
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    Mirror unit thefts

    Oh I know - I only did it 'cos I did think it interesting to see how much things have moved on in that time.
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    Replacing W212 xenon bulbs

    I'd heard that. So are sudden total failures rare?
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    Replacing W212 xenon bulbs

    2010 E350 I've always carried a set of spare bulbs in the car, I thought I'd get some for this and do the same, so I looked in the handbook to see what sorts I need. All it shows me re types & how to fit is a paragraph saying "get it done at a dealer". Is DIY replacement not feasible? I'm...
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    Dipped beam upgrade

    Advertised, yes. Genuinely being approved? Not a chance. These are products sold direct from China, and false claims of standards compliance is in their DNA.
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    Mirror unit thefts

    My car is only 8 years old. I'd be a bit upset to find the E- meant Endoflife-class. But it's interesting to consider how much things have moved on in 12 years, that back then they were an option you would not consider having. I shudder to think how much replacements cost nowadays, with...
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    Service at MB

    Thanks for the clarifications. Still not sure if it's worth shelling out £35/month for, as I have no need to spread the cost. Time to get acquainted with Terry at Wayne Gates, methinks.
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    Service at MB

    I think the problem is, though (and bear with me if I am mistaken, as I'm new to this) that "everything that is due in terms of age or mileage" consists of an awful lot of "check the condition of", and fluid & filter changes. The Service Guide has a number of footnotes with the magic words...
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    Euro breakdown cover

    Both the independents entered the service record onto the database, Klasse in 2017 and Mercanix in 2016 & 2015. I'm slightly surprised that the website is dumb enough to reset the Mobilo timer when that happens, but I guess not ever so - I admit I sometimes wonder if the qualification you need...
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    Euro breakdown cover

    Join the club. In fact, I didn't know it existed until I was checking my digital service record earlier this evening, and have been trying to find out exactly what it gets you. Could be jolly handy, as I may be trundling off to France for a short break in a few weeks, and normally I'd either...
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