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    W211 Facelift split/fold rear seat squeak help !!!

    I have a 2006 W211 E320 CDi with the spilt fold rear seat option which comes in very handy However... The nearside rear seat has developed a squeak that is driving me crazy, it must be caused by the mechanism as when the seat is pushed back but not clipped into place the squeak disappears...
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    How Many W211/S211 Owners Do We Have?

    2004 W211 E320 CDi Elegance, Silver, 43k
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    shocking and despicable behaviour

    Get on to the Daily Mail 'news' desk as soon as ! I can see the headline now :- TRAVELLERS KILL NUNS & ORPHANS POLICE POWERLESS TO ACT
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    Phwoar! Miss Airport 2011 Calendar.

    Ban this filth !
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    Mercedes-Benz Unimog 60th anniversary edition by LEGO - Press Release

    sounds like a plan Les I will be buying one (for my nephews of course :D)
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    Why is the first deal so far from the best deal?

    As in insider, some brokers/direct insurers will write policies for certain targeted risk groups not at cost,but at a loss, and will only go into the black on your policy in year 2 and sometimes year 3.......
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    Mercedes-Benz Unimog 60th anniversary edition by LEGO - Press Release

    It is only available in the UK at Argos and will cost £154.99. No release date yet....
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    W211 'Bonnet open' warning

    Thanks Corned After being baffled by this for a few days shortly after posting I drove down to the MOT station for the test and found the fault had cleared itself !
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    W211 'Bonnet open' warning

    After polishing under the bonnet of my E320 the other day I now have a persistent bonnet open warning as soon as the car is in motion. As the bonnet is firmly shut I am assuming I have disturbed a sensor or managed to get polish on it,however I just cannot find the sensor at all. Can anyone...
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    Branded or non Branded tyre?

    Sorry didn't realise you needed a controlled experiment to back up an anecdotal story.....:rolleyes: Why do I think a premium branded tyre would have fared better ?. How about being in the same situation a few months later on the same road with Conti's back on and if anything the road...
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    Greased Lightning..

    Was highly sceptical when hearing about this product. My mother had seen it on a shopping channel, even after seeing the advert which features a Mercedes Benz dealer who use the product I wasn't convinced. When it arrived I didn't use it for over a week, I then used it on the E-Class and a...
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    Branded or non Branded tyre?

    A few years back I bought a Ford Focus new which had 17 inch alloys and was fitted with Continentals from new (german built car). Once the fronts wore out due to the cost of the Conti's (which were a strange size) I had some Nippon ditchfinders fitted. Seemed to be no difference for a few...
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    How to deal with bullies

    Very few people do anything violent in later life when they meet the people who bullied them though lots like to say I did this or did that :rolleyes:. Kudos to the guys that actually have. Wasn't bullied myself but one of the kids in my local vicinity shot my cat with an air rifle (pretty...
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    Buying a W211 - what to look for?

    I bought an E320 CDi in September after a couple of months of car hunting. Mine is a March 2004 and has the later spec Valeo rad (confirmed by GemTech), the earlier Valeo rad is the one that causes problems. I know from experience it is very hard to know which one is fitted but as my car met...
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