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I was reading some reviews on Amazon the other day about a mobile phone I was thinking of buying, and one reviewer seemed particularly displeased with their new phone and wrote: “....all fur and no knickers”. WHAT? Could someone explain to me how this phrase means ‘dissatisfaction’, (I’m...

I Have the Performance Pack on my SL63 AMG. It had it as a factory fitted upgrade option. One of a number things that the PP brings is larger front rotors and an increase in the restricted speed from 155 mph to 186 mph, plus a modest boost in BHP. I recently had the car serviced at MB...

I have just got a new car - a VW Tiguan- and I need some advice on how to keep the paintwork in top condition. My SL63 I had detailed and then I'm using Gtechniq V2 nano coating, and this works very well in protecting and helping dirt come off when washing (2 bucket method). However, I...

My RAC Breakdown Cover came up for renewal. The letter showed a price of £371. How much? I thought. So this morning I got on to the RAC website and filled out a quote. It came to £261. I hit the roof! I have just called up and blasted the RAC for trying to rip me off to the...

Saw this shoe shop in Balham, London, this afternoon. Presumably if you buy the left shoe, you get the right one free? Could be a problem with that red shoe in the window? Cheers Robert

Got my car back from the bodyshop today. If you are prepared to wait for a really professional job (2 weeks in my case) Dino Ciccotto in Wimbledom is your man. He was recommended by a friend, and I am delighted with the finish his body shop produced. They really DO take a pride in their...

Saw this car this morning on the A40, London. Very sexist :o Cheers, Robert

My centre cigarette lighter socket (next to the gear lever) has gone dead and I'm in France without my handbook :doh: If you have a C Class (W204) from year 2007 to 2014 could you let me know which fuse needs replacing, (I'm assuming it's the fuse...). Also, which fuse box? I've had a...

I've just collected a 2011 C250 CDI with 35K on the clock. The previous owner apparently tootled around and I doubt whether the car has ever had a good 'thrashing'. With this in mind I thought I'd attempt a passive DPF Regeneration, so coming home on the M1 I ran the car for 40 minutes...

I have just recovered my SL from a dead rear battery by taking it out and charging it. Now the ABC suspension is out of wack with each corner of the car at a different height! Is there a way to reset the ABC without a Star machine, or I had heard that just driving the car can let it...

I have just had a very informative talk with a Mercedes specialist transmission firm called DATSC (01446 327007) in Cardiff regarding the 722.9 G-Tronic gearbox. I explained that the gearbox on my car is very jerky when cold and it 'thumps' twice before engaging a gear to pull off and then...

Last night whilst my car was parked a taxi driver side swiped it :-( Thanks to my neighbour - who was being dropped off at the time, the taxi driver left his details on a note under a windscreen wiper. So the insurance is pretty straight forward. Still a bl00dy pain. Hey Ho, that's...

I suspect that I am the last person on the Forum to discover this app - for Apple or Android- but I've used it and it works! It's also Free, which does not suck either. INRIX is the app. It works in 'Real Time' to give your iPad or iOS/Android smartphone the very latest traffic news and...

This is about the shi4y 7G gearboxes that Mercedes Benz-the-truth pass off as automatic transmissions. I'm not alone, there have been several threads on this Forum lately regarding jerky 7G transmissions, both the 722.6 and the 722.9. I started a thread regarding the occasional neutral I...

I had a gel pad installed in the drivers seat base today, and what a difference to the comfort! The SL's seats have never been that comfortable, IMO, and after various attempts to cure the problem with foam cushions, I turned to a professional car upholsterer. I went to C E Moore in north...

Does anyone know how to remove the rear black plastic diffuser? Apart from a couple of bolts there appears to be a series of arrow head plastic tags that have been pushed in and have locked. How you get the tags out, I have no idea! Help! Cheers, Robert

I’ve got 2 problems with the 7g (722.9) automatic transmission on my 2008 R230 SL First, it has jerkiness in the first two gears when cold. It grabs a gear and you lurch forward (or backward). It’s fine after a few minutes, but from cold it’s a kangaroo! Second, again from cold...

When I spotted this I thought. Well I can't say exactly what I thought, but along the lines of OMG :eek::eek: And a close up of a roof bar: The roof bars are a genuine MB part. The part number for the kit is 230-690-00-10 Here is a link to a brief Forum article of a guy...

I'm fitting some 20" Vossen wheels (VFS-1's or VFS-2's) to my SL, and I had all but bought them when I experienced a moment of indecision! The car is going to be lowered slightly, and I'd like the car to look 'modern', i.e. in the opposite direction to 'Old-man-with-pipe'. (Well done if you...

I have spent countless fruitless hours trying to track down a pair of Michelin Pilot Super Sport rear tyres for my up and coming 20" wheels. The PSS is on back order in the UK, Germany, Holland, Belgium, but NOT France (Funny that....?). The French are not stupid; they look after their own...