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    Derbyshire Breakfast GTG Sunday 22nd January 2016

    Another Breakfast meet in-conjunction with "The B.L.A.C.K. Car Club" Date: Sunday 22nd January 2017 Time: 09:00 Venue: The Highwayman Pub, Chesterfied, S42 7DA The Highwayman Eastmoor | Beefeater Grill Steak Restaurant Attending 1. Flango 2. BigUn +2 3. Dogbreath 4. Corned...
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    Breakfast meet Friday 30th December

    Hi All A few of us have decided to get together for an inbetween Christmas and New Year Breakfast. Venue: The Hunsworth Pub, Junction 26, M62, Chain Bar roundabout. BD19 6HG Date: 30th December 2016 Time: 09:00am Full breakfast buffet, all you can eat, and you even get to see my new car...
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    Adios, Arrivederci, Auf wiedersehen, Au revoir, Goodbye,

    Well after ten years the time has come for me to say goodbye. I've sold the CLK and I'm so pleased it has gone to a fellow forum member who I know will cherish it and look after it just as much as I did. I hope they and their family have as much fun in it as our family have done over the years...
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    car theft - heads up

    Not sure if you have seen this but if it saves one car its worth it. Organised fans are targeting car shows and attaching trackers to cars they want to steal then later they go to the cars location and pick their time to steal it. Its been a big problem at Ford Fest last weekend at Silverstone...
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    East Midlands Breakfast Meet & Run 21st August 2016

    OK so a few of us thought it would be a good idea to organise a Sunday out for all fellow MB enthusiasts but all cars welcome. Plan is to meet at Tibshelf Services on the M1 Southbound and head for Hassop station cafe in the Peak District taking in some nice scenery on the way. After Breakfast...
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    Anyone got or had a BMW Z4

    Hi All I know its an MB forum but a pal of mine has asked me to keep a lookout for a Z4 for him. I dont really know too much about these cars other than the engines which are fitted in other Beemers, I know there were issues with the roof motor water ingress which meant a roof off job to fix...
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    advice needed on wheel choice W208

    Been told my current alloys are too badly corroded to be refurbed for a third time so need to buy new. Car is below and currently sports monobloc VI however I think going to polished face and black gloss may freshen the look and have been offered a really good deal on a staggered set of the...
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    new car for JSWMBO recommendations

    Thought I would ask the panel this one. JSWMBO wants a new car either on pcp or private lease. She is 23 very independent and 2 years out of university building her career so doesn't want anything that's going to kill her financially so looking max £150 a month Anyone know any good deals out...
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    This sums up BMW perfectly.

    Currently out in Germany visiting a few MB dealers when I thought I would just check out the competition. When I saw this I nearly wet myself and my German friend thought I had gone mad until I told him this is what Mercedes drivers think of BMW drivers :-)
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    AMG CLS55 quick question

    Got a pal considering the above looking at 2006 -2008 vintage. Thing is he does 30k miles a year. Any issues apart from the fuel expense which in his case will go down as he is running a full fat range rover V8 Do these cars engines take big mileages. Any weak points to look out for? Any...
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    Simon products cheap at Tesco

    Not everyone's favourite cleaning materials I know but Tesco have really slashed the price on these everything is either £2 or £2.50. Which makes them incredible value.
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    Educate me on the R Class

    OK as some of you know SWMBO is fancying returning to the MB fold with a 4x4. Last week we were in Cyprus and a friend took us out in an R63, what a car much better than the Porchester Cayenne S. He was also telling me this replaced his previous R55 I didn't even know AMG did the R class, anyway...
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    MB Club grammar police please take note.

    As this forum does not tolerate abuse or racism would the grammar police please take note. http://www.infowars.com/the-guardian-correcting-peoples-bad-grammar-is-racist/ Any further posts on grammar correction will not be tolerated ;-)
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    Another great comedian/comedienne dies, RIP Victoria Wood

    Comedian Victoria Wood dies aged 62 - BBC News Some amazing sketches and songs over her career and will be sadly missed RIP Victoria
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    Pretenders Vs Experts a big thanks to PCS

    As some of you probably know I have been suffering with an intermittent misfire on the CLK, despite my best efforts to rectify I couldn't find the root cause of the issue and it went beyond my diagnostic capability or knowledge. So I ventured to some of the so called Indies in and around...
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    New Wheels or Refurb? What do the panel think.

    OK so my W208 is now fully sorted thanks to Olly and the team at PCS (see separate thread) so want to get her back up to scratch cosmetically. Ideally I could do with either a wheel refurb or new wheels. So here's the car on its current wheels, diamond cut monobloc reps. Cost of refurb...
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    weird misfire

    OK here we go again been using the CLK as my daily since I've bent the milk float. Get in it this morning abs and esp lights don't go out also car is misfiring it's nuts off. Have to jump in JSWMBO beetle to go see a client embarrassing or what :-) Get home this afternoon scan it and no fault...
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    LED headlight conversion

    Has anyone done an LED headlight conversion by straight swap out of the bulbs? If so what bulb manufacturer did you use also what wattage and lumens. Did you get heat accumulation problems at the back of the bulb giving shorting issues etc. Don't want to get into the legality debate as have...
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    Inside the ring

    If you have not seen it there is a programme on Thursday evening on National Geographic called "Inside the ring" all about car testing and pushing cars to their limits. Just thought I would give you the heads up
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    Help required to source a car for a friend in need

    As some of you probably know I'm on the search for a car. A good friend of mine is battling a very aggressive cancer and unfortunately its not going well so he is trying to get things sorted and his affairs in order He asked asked me to help and find his wife a car as they had two cars on...
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