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    M-B Guildford discount scheme

    Sandown Guildford - my recent experience 1) Booked service online last week 2) Auto-reply told me that they would get back within one hour 3) Four days later, I'd heard nothing 4) Phoned the Guildford service number and some chap in Poole picks up the phone 5) Have a gripe and go through my...
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    How many Blue GL420cdi's

    Mine's Cubanite. Beautiful. I went for it because of the black & silver thing. Plus, it has a massive spec, including the rare aircraft-style roof a/c, etc etc I've had ladies approach me in car parks saying that they love the colour!
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    Replacing just one tyre - will the diffs overheat?

    Update: Extraordinary speedy, knowledgeable and polite service from Guildford Tyres. Tyre is going away for hot vulcanisation for £45. So a few days parked up on the space saver. I'll be using the wife's Scenic, which runs on winter tyres all year round as well! For those wondering why, our...
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    Replacing just one tyre - will the diffs overheat?

    MB have changed their customer service system. You used to get to speak to a chap in the technical dept. Today I spoke to a young lady, who then speaks to the technical dept. She came back with "you have to use your judgement". MB Guildford weren't really sure what to do. So I'm still...
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    Replacing just one tyre - will the diffs overheat?

    Thanks for all your replies. I calculate that the circumference of the new tyre would be about 38mm greater than the other three. So for every mile in a straight line that wheel would rotate six less times. So the diffs would be doing work that they wouldn't normally have to. Lots of stuff...
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    Replacing just one tyre - will the diffs overheat?

    Picked up a screw on the shoulder of one tyre. Can't be plugged. Law states that you can only plug across the flat surface of a tyre. This is on my GL420 with Scorpion Ice and Snows - £350 a pop. The other three have about 5mm tread left, so I'm concerned that the increased circumference of...
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    Winter Tyres for GL 420cdi

    A bit sloppy compared to my old trusty ML430. The bonus is that it's doing twice the mpg!
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    Winter Tyres for GL 420cdi

    I have P Ice & Snow 275/50 20 H's on my GL420. Curiously, pirelli.co.uk don't list that size, but pirelli.com do. I had my usual people eventtyres.co.uk fit them. BTW, my wife's Renault Scenic has had Michelin Alpins on since October 2009 and been run all through the summer. No problems at all.
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