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Mrs E fancies either a Passat Estate or Touran - she's kicking off a new business around wedding cakes, catering, and various Jamaican sauces and marinades and needs a bit more space together with ease of loading but doesn't want a third vehicle. So she asks for a test drive via the web site...

I had a new MAS fitted at a recent B service and the car ran like new with lots of oomph, then after a couple of days I suddenly had the old problem of having to drive like a granny and any attempted hard acceleration resulted in severe sulking from the front end (no power and no change up). I...

For the past 2 months my rear passenger electric window has not worked, although I can still hear the motor working/grinding the window would not move. So yesterday I decided to investigate by taking the door apart. It appears the mental cord that the motor pulls up & down has snapped...

Lately my luck with cars is, well not very good. Problem : Developed judder between 10-30 mph. Dealer did diagnostics, found coolant in atf fluid. According to them there is a leak inside radiator. Problem reported to dealer 1mnth out of warranty with 56k on the clock FMBSH. Dealer replace...

CLK 320 Cab (2000 W208) Driving along with lim set to 30mph, air con & air blower set to max (as I am going through tunnel full of fumes), stereo on, side lights on. Suddenly dash lights illuminate for ABS + ESP + I think also traction control errors in centre of speedo. Then dash starts...

'Ugger, after finding the oil filter on mi 220E, Thanks guys,and changing it (found a fly in the media!) I lent the machine to the other half while hers was in dock.fatal, got it back, put the brake on and it went to the floor. As its freezing outside and the Haynes manual starts with "remove...

I am having sudden difficulties receiving mail by using Outlook Express. When trying to access mail I get an error message that says that "POP3 server not responding". It has been working normally until 30th Dec 2005, has any of the settings changed? The POP3 is set to...

Hi I have just got back from the MOT centre where i failed because of a defective headlight bulb. Bulbs were all working fine before i got to the centre and i even checked all while waiting outside. How unlucky is that. No negotiation with the guy have to apply for a retest at £18.50 Our...

One of our two keys will still lock and unlock the doors but put it in the ignition and 'nothing'. On other posts have read that the batteries have nothing to do with the ignition recognition. The other key and the emergency key are fine. Have cleaned the key and the ignition barrell but still...

Smelt burning then heard a clicking noise.. Bottom crankshaft pulley damper broke up Going to order new bottom pulley & v - belt tormorrow.. My mate owns the local garage, says it's a common fault and i was lucky that the bottom pulley went back rather through the rad etc reckons...

Hi, Just bought a W124 230 TE estate (my first merc) and both front electric windows aren't working (in the up position). I can hear the motors trying but nothing is biting to pull the window down. Am I likely to need new regulators or is there a chance of me fixing what I've got? Is it tricky...

I recently bought my SL and I drove the car this morning to ifnd a rattle from under the car, initially thought nothing of it and thought it might just be because its cold. The engine warmed up and the noise got worse, so I took it into Kwik-fit (the only people open on a sunday). The guy put...

The bulb that illuminates the clock on the dash of my 2000 ML270 has failed. It is located in the bottom of the tacho. housing and it is not obvious how to get at it to change it. Anyone any ideas ? My dealer has quoted £60 labour so I'd rather do it myself if possible. Thanks

Damn! My CLK just failed it's MOT (which was due on the 31/8). The failure was due to a crack in the windscreen, which happened last October :rolleyes:. A stone flicked up from the car in front and left a big chip in the lower middle of the screen. A couple of weeks later, a crack appeared from...

Well after 4 days of my failed bulb dash light illuminating randomly, the bulb in question finally failed today :D I'd narrowed it down to being one of the two brake lights and I've been checking daily just out of interest to see how long it would take which bulb to fail. :bannana: Heh...

Hi, I've got a slight problem on my 1998 E240 Avantgarde. When I have the headlights on and switch on main beam, after a second or so the "LAMP DEFECTIVE" sign appears in the little screen in the speedometer. Looking at the front lights last night, it appears that both main beam units are...