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Hi Guys I've a 1990 W129 300SL - I'm having my wheels refurbed and noticed this morning when I was removing the front wheels that the corrugated plastic sleeving around the shock absorbers has become "shredded" over the summer. It all clean around there but while I've got the wheels off, I'd...

OK - just been given one of these things - the 8800 version.... Vodafone branded. How the hell do i even start with getting my gmail (for example) forwarded to it? it also says 'data connection refused' at the top, and gprs (lowercase) - i thought gprs was the data connection? The...

On my way to work I have to pull out of a road on a bend of a main road. This morning I pulled out and as I joined the road a Vectra flies up right behind me (probably jumping a red light at the lights just round the corner I can't see). He swerves to avoid me and joins the outside lane of...

Had a survey done on the new house - (water mill in Porlock, Somerset) - numpty phones me two days before exchange, and demands payment....BEFORE doing the survey. Anyway - desparate, I pay. 1500 quid (yes - fifteen hundred) building survey, includng the survey of the 'tail race tunnel'...

Some idiot left his 'artwork' on the bonet of my car, so bonet needs complete respray. Any ideas of cost involved ? Tealite blue if it makes difference. Regards Voya

Hi all, For the last six years I've had a Subaru Impreza, and I currently drive an 18 month old Japanese-spec STI. On a quiet B-road the Scooby is tremendous fun, but most of my daily commute is along a badly maintained dual carriageway where it's just harsh and uncomfortable. I'm therefore...

I'm sorry but I've got NO sympathy for this guy. Why didn't he just shut off the engine? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4796264.stm

Last thursday evening I got caught in a big traffic jam on the M11 Northbound heading up to join the M25. I'm crawling along in the inside lane in the pick up truck to join the M25 Northbound at maybe 10 to 15 mph. Just as I'm about to peel off onto the slip road a guy in a silver SLK320 goes to...

Ive just purchased a 05 Class C220 CDI Estate. On the display you can, ( so the hand book tells you ) either a Digital Speedo or Outside Temp Mine is currently set to the Speado (Only in KPH and not MPH) how do i change it to the outside temp ???? Its driving me up the wall ..... and i cant...

Just been shopping and on my returning home I came of a roundabout and accelerated up the duel carriageway. About 200 yards in and an old guy (65-70ish) who I had noticed as I was coming off the roundabout decided to step out in front of the car. BAS came on and the car came to rest with the...

I can't believe what I did yesterday, my last cars were a 320d touring, audi a4 tdi avant, audi a4 tdi saloon and now I have an ML270cdi. And yesterday I put BP's ultimate unleaded in my car! Like an idiot I didn't even read the pump properly, I had filled up with ultimate diesel a couple of...

Oh yes, yet another prang..... <img src="http://www.mbclub.co.uk/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':('> While I was stitting STILL at a set of lights, a BMW hits the metro BEHIND me..... he made a good job of a metro sandwich, the metro was fuc#ed, both front...