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I have an old C180 sport (1997/R) which has covered 131000 miles. There are two flat spots on acceleration. the 1st is around 4000rpm and the 2nd at around 5800rpm. I have replaced the MAF with a brand new Bosch unit but the problem persists. There are no warning lights illuminated on the dash...

Just joined the MB fold with a May 2003 CLK 320 Avantgarde (Pre-facelift W209 ?) Brilliant Silver Metallic with Grey two tone leather. 17" alloy wheels, Heated Seats, Sport Suspension, parking sensors. Only drawback is it's fitted with an Audio 10 radio/cassette and a 6(?) cd change...

Hi all, I came across this forum last week & thought I'd join & post. After hankering after a Merc for several years I finally took the plunge. I've had Audi's before but always fancied the 3 pointed star so bought one last month. I got a W203 C240 Elegance on a 2001 plate with 67,000 miles. I...

Morning all, As a new member I am arranging a group meet at my work premises in Shrewsbury. The event will take place on Sunday 1st June 2008 from 10.30am and places will be limited to 40 cars (on our own private car Park). As my company is part of an independent group the event will be quite...

I didn't know these things were so cheap: 2002 CLK500 with 64k on the clock and mine for £13.5k. Would it be a better bet than an older CLK55? I need to get myself a Merc at some point before I get chucked off this forum (still regretting not buying Stringbags C43 :mad: )!!

For Sale. 1990 190E 2.0 5 speed manual. MOT'd till 06.19.08, taxed till 31.01.08 Arctic white with undamaged blue cloth seats, 81,000 miles, 1st owner from 8.90 until 10.06,1 former keeper on V5. 4 x electric windows, tilt/slide sunroof, electric NS mirror, illuminated vanity mirrors...

Over the past three decades BRABUS has perfected the art of transplanting large and extremely powerful engines into the bodies of small cars. That path led to numerous world records and entries into the Guinness Book of World Records. The BRABUS BULLIT, built in small-series production based on...

Hi Guys, I picked up my SL500 (R230 -2005), yesterday and havent even gotten around to posting a newbie message and pics before needing to call out the breakdown service!!!!!! Your advice and thoughts would be very welcomed please. The car is a one owner car, done 14,041 miles, last...

My brother converted me to Mercs after being a BMW fanatic. I just bought my first merc yesterday which is fantastic. Its a C240 sport with v6 engine and only 42k miles with a massive spec. the drive is fantastic. Anyway some tips from anyone in modding this car would help. cheers

Hi i am Chris and im new. I have been in the motor trade all my working life and just turned in my company car in favour of a 1997 C200 elegance 5 speed auto in silver with 123k on the clock and full mbsh spent 3 days bringing the bodywork and interior back and about to start on the mechs The...

Hi i have just bought a clk 270cdi 6 speed manual. The car is perfect but i find 1st and 2nd gears abit hard to put in some times. i think the car is worse in the morning when the oil is thicker. i have done about 500 miles now and the box has jumped out of 1st 3 times, but i think thats is done...

Hi Thanks for such a fantastic resource for Mercedes, having spent time looking at a number of different models and evolutions, it was the information and opinions of the users here that persuaded me to purchase my first mercedes a E320 CDI Avantgarde. :) :) :) I cannot explain how happy I...

Are they as bad as opinion would suggest? How big an improvement are the facelift models?

Hello, Been searching for one for a while now and finally tracked one down 200 miles away from home... Its been kept imaculate, its the Inspiration model so comes with some extra goodies that are nice. Anyway here are some pictures taken after the test drive for now. So far its great...

I have a 2001 270cdi manual and have great problems getting 1st & 2nd when cold. After a few miles it is fine. Any ideas

Hi all, I came across my user manual for my E220 (1995) and I was reading about driving tips,I found that the car will start moving from idle on the 2nd shift,this was weird to me,I tried it on my car and it was starting on 1st Gear as it shifted 3 times (so it must started on 1st,right?) till...

Well, I heard about this the other day and thought why not go down! So, i'm off in December. The problem i've got is there's only 2 of us going down to Cardiff from Sheffield but there will be 7 of us going onto the stages to view. I thought that it would be better if we all went in one...

Hi all, Just wanted to quickly introduce myself after purchasing my first Mercedes-Benz earlier this year in Feb 2006. Firstly, even though I haven't posted anything before, I would say this is a great forum as I have found a lot of useful information on this site over the past few months...

I have finaly managed to figure out how to post images , a big thanks to everyone who helped and advised on my original post , any comments good or bad about my new car gladly received. Ps its definately GREY :) not silver :bannana: http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/showt...ight=sportline...