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    Comparison of fuel consumption

    Thanks for the replies. I had a feeling thats the way it would be. As for the type of driving the car would see, none of it would be in stop start traffic but mostly 20 odd mile round trips on dual carriageways and fast-ish roads. I only started to consider a 350 after I asked the advice of...
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    Comparison of fuel consumption

    How would the consumption of a 2010 C350cdi compare to my 12 year old C220cdi? Much worse, slightly worse, roughly the same? I really need to get another Merc and I like these a lot. The last couple of times I checked my 220cdi over two tanks of fuel it came in at about 38mpg the first time and...
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    Desperate for advice, bought the wrong car!

    I didn't get anything off the list price, and I added a couple of extras to the car which took the price to just over 17. I was fully expecting to lose money, that's just the way it works I know. But it is still like a smack in the gob when you hear it direct. Both of those cars in the...
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    Desperate for advice, bought the wrong car!

    The salesman said if I was buying a new car he could give me more, but on a used one I was looking at 14k trade in value.
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    Desperate for advice, bought the wrong car!

    Where to start? I have owned my W202 220Cdi for 10 happy years, but as I was considering enforced early retirement I thought that something more economical might be a good idea for the future. So I decided on an Audi A1 1.6 Diesel Sport and bought a new one. Well, 2000 miles later and I just...
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    W202 window regulator

    No its definitely the wire that has snapped. After consideration I think it will be less stressful to get a replacement regulator. I did think about experimenting with some high breaking strain fishing line but, I fear it would most likely stretch.
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    W202 window regulator

    I have them off already but the ones I have found on ebay range from £20 to £60. I know, I'm a bit of a skinflint, but a length of wire is much cheaper:D
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    W202 window regulator

    Has anyone managed to repair a regulator by replacing the snapped/mangled wire cable? Both of my rear ones have gone and replacements seem quite costly. I could just wedge them up and forget about them but I like things to work properly.
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    Poor heater 202 C220cdi W reg

    Good news! Changed the thermostat today and took the car for a run, the temperature is now going almost up to the 80 degree mark, all of this week it had barely climbed above 40. Can't believe I have put up with this situation for all of this time. I should have tried this ages ago but to be...
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    Poor heater 202 C220cdi W reg

    Tried giving the valves a bit of a tap, unfortunately it did not make any difference. I am going to change the thermostat and see if that helps. on my journey to work today I kept an eye on the temperature gauge to see what it actually reads. Even by the end of my trip to work (10 miles) it...
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    Poor heater 202 C220cdi W reg

    Cheers. I like the sound of that! I will give it a go. I have fixed many things with a little judicious hammering. People laugh, but if you know the right thing to tap....
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    Poor heater 202 C220cdi W reg

    No the fans are electric.
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    Poor heater 202 C220cdi W reg

    Thanks for the replies. Even in the summer it does not go much above 80 degrees, I have never seen it go far above that point even after a good thrash. I guess a good starting point would be to replace the thermostat and see if that helps at all. I would be interested to know if anyone with...
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    Poor heater 202 C220cdi W reg

    I am not looking forward to suffering through another winter in my car. The heater is absolutely hopeless, the temperature takes forever to reach normal at the best of times but during the winter it is even worse. My journey to work is about 10 miles by dual carriageway and it is just beginning...
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    Are these wheels too big?

    Thanks for the info Billy. Yes, they look like the same wheels, I can't believe that I didn't say they were 18 inch. I am still not sure if they would be right for my car, for one thing I asked the dealers part dept and they can not find any wheels wider than 8.5 inch listed for my car. Also...
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