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Class Cars, Wingham I purchased a C180 on a 1997 plate in April last year. Not long after purchasing it I noticed oil on the driveway. I went to Vikings to have the car checked out and was told that the rear main oil seal was leaking oil and the head gasket was leaking oil. Gearbox out...

Mercs not selling Ok, so petrol and diesel has gone up. My c180 will average betwix 30 - 40 mpg depending on the fuel and distance travelled. Not having owned an E320 cdi yet - I assume they average 45 - 50 mpg? Surely if the government are taxing the motorist to the hilt with this new...

E Class Diesels Not Selling Yesterday an auction for a 2001 E320 CDI finshed on Ebay - the starting price was £5000 and it had a reserve. The car did not sell, in fact nobody bid on it at all. It was an 2001 E320 CDI Avantgarde, in silver, FSH, 118k, leather, auto, etc, in what looked like...

I assume you mean the MAF? This was replaced just over a year ago.

Can anyone answer a question for me? I have been observing on Ebay for the past couple of months a whole host of E Class MB's, all 320cdi's and not one of them have sold. I am in the market for changing my C180 and getting a E320 cdi - must be a 2000/2001 model - no later - car tax...

Class Cars in Wingham on the Canterbury Road - definately the place to go if you want your Merc, Porsche or Smart Car fixed, serviced, modded, etc at sensible prices - not astronomical main dealer prices. Steve is always friendly and extremely knowledgable about the cars that he looks after -...

cyclists, cycle paths, off roading and the road. I used to own a mountain bike - a proper £2000 mountain bike and it was used to go out mountain biking every sunday, come rain or shine off-road whether that be Cannock Chase, Malvern Hills, Sutton Park, Lake District, etc - but I never used the...

While driving back from seeing a customer today, I decided rather than take the motorway, I would take the scenic route home. While I was happy to pootle along and enjoy the scenery when I wanted to accelerate the car wouldn't accelerate fast enough nor would it go into kickdown when I...