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    Has anyone left the brand & regretted it?

    Thinking of leaving C Class for an Audi A5 or A6 diesel then a rolling road remap for a bit more of the cherry pie... 190hp and sub 300lbsft torque isn't enough!
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    Has anyone left the brand & regretted it?

    Edited; that resonates with me...
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    Has anyone left the brand & regretted it?

    I do like the look of the A5 if honest. I'll need to overcome my apprehension of being an Audi driver, I thought being a berk in a Merc was bad enough of a stigma but I quickly overcame that! I don't like the front wheel drive though! And although Quattro would be desirable, it does bump up the...
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    Has anyone left the brand & regretted it?

    I'm a C class owner & I've started doing my research for my next car purchase. No big rush but no harm in window shopping... It will be second hand, it will no doubt be diesel still but Euro 6 and <£30 or under tax bracket & definitely under 0.08 NOx values for the impending M25 ULEZ. However...
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    W204 Engine Light On?

    Correct, where do I send your certificate of merit to?
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    W204 Engine Light On?

    Yep... my bad! Schoolboy error
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    C250 Diesel engine confusion

    Received my reply from Homologation dept. The reason it seems for the different taxation classes lies in wheel size. 17" rims and it's £20 tax, 18" and it's higher. Although I have found the lines blur between 18 & 19 inch rims as fitted to Premium Plus models; where taxation can be £30 or £165...
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    W204 Engine Light On?

    Plugged in today & fault was diagnosed as a simple large hose had split between oil cooler and inlet manifold. Hopefully all is well again soon. I'd like to think she's good for at least quarter of a million miles before ULEZ means saying goodbye...
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    W204 Engine Light On?

    Agreed, a friend has something similar for his Jag as he doesn't do the miles & lives a distance from his garage repairer. I'm in the fortunate or unfortunate situation of doing high miles, I almost have a loyalty card for my garage! As I smile a lot and because I spend lots of money with them...
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    W204 Engine Light On?

    I ask my garage to plug theirs in. Why spend money on another gadget, normally I like my presents to be a surprise but if you're buying? Thanks...👍
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    W204 Engine Light On?

    C250cdi - 195,000 miles... Today on my way home, engine faltered, lost power and engine management light came on. I knew it was likely imminent as in Eco mode for the last couple of weeks it started being slightly hesitant whilst accelerating. I remember around 95,000 it had the MAF sensor...
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    your first car

    My first car wasn't an inspired choice at all. A hopeless Triumph Dolomite 4 speed manual with Overdrive. Not even a Dolly Sprint. In horrible cream colour with a brown horizontal stripe. We named it the Hovis as it looked not dissimilar to a couple of slices of bread. Unreliable, gutless and...
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    C250 Diesel engine confusion

    So I spoke with MB Customer Services who gave me the email address for Mercedes-Benz Homologation Department: So I'm just waiting back on my enquiry. Spoke with one of the sales guys @ Lookers Maidstone who said no real world differences in driveability of various taxation classes of C250cdi...
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    C250 Diesel engine confusion

    Thanks for this. So the engines are all identical just down to tax brackets and when they were registered? Would a C250 in the higher bracket be able to be retro fitted via ECU software update to the lower tax bracket?
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    Hello from Dover - Kent

    SLK 280! I thought nope! Then I started researching and now... tempting but 2 seater probably won't cut the mustard. 🤔
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