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To update this I received a reply from icarsoft saying it won’t show me the mileage recorded on the various modules, they think the only way to do that would be via STAR and even then if you really know what you are doing and are devious you can change them. Thanks for the advise gents, to...

Cheers gents I’ll check out the icarsoft! I’m aware of the MOT history check but wanted to know if the car keeps a log internally that you can’t overwrite that may be different to the displayed mileage, had a mate years ago tell me about when he was looking at 996 turbos he could see the...

I have one! They are all LHD, i think they made a couple of thousand for Europe and quite a few ended up in Japan. I found mine in the UK, it was a Jap import and needed a lot of love but very low mileage and zero corrosion! I’ve “loaned” it to my father in Spain to cruise around in! Lovely...

Hi, hoping to buy an R230 SL in the coming weeks and would like to buy an OBD plug and some software to check for fault codes and if possible to see if the mileage is genuine? can anyone recommend a set up for a computer numpty? I don’t need anything fancy. cheers

It’s German spec but spent most of its life in storage in Japan. They only made them for 12 months before it was replaced by the E55. New keys have just arrived and it’s off to the auto electricians so let’s see what happens!

No 551 on the datacard, what year is your car? I was wondering what was standard in Avantgarde/AMG spec?

No 551 on the datacard, what year is your car? I was wondering what was standard in Avantgarde/AMG spec?

So would I be right in thinking if that button isn’t there the car has no alarm function at all?

Hi Guys, I’m currently restoring a 1997 E50 AMG here in the Uk to give to my father in Spain. The car has a nasty aftermarket alarm that’s temperamental and I plan on ripping this out. From looking online I think the car hasn’t got any basic form of standard alarm? There are no sensors abover...