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Hi Firstly does it have a cam belt? If so how often should it be changed? Thanks!

Thanks J...so the 'heavy duty' nature of the shocks is not an issue?

Update! Car now accelerates and cruises fine but wanders/hunts badly when stationary. And often dies when you go from park into drive or reverse. Has had clean up of everything, new plugs, leads, fuel pumps. Any ideas? Thanks Piers

Previous owner recently fitted new shocks and springs but specified 'heavy duty' Bilstein shocks and 'Taxi Ride' coil springs. As a result ride height is too high for me - looks a bit odd. and the car seems to jump down rather violently when going one bumps and speed bumps etc...

Many thanks.

I agree!

That's one of the funniest (albeit slightly sad) posts I've ever seen! I'm literally pissing myself. Who the hell do you think you are? Are you some sort of a self-appointed arbiter of what can and can't be asked on this forum? Do you sit at your pc waiting for the chance to jump in and hand...

Thanks Graeme and Scott for some very useful information. No thanks to 'Angry Neil', who would appear to be advocating that we abandon forums altogether and stick to Google! :)

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Hi Brains Trust A few questions as thinking its time to have one of these... -Are the 5 speed manuals OK, or is car better suited to the Auto box. -Are the sunroofs problematical re. water ingress and subsequent rust issues? -Should one avoid the plain 230 as less power than the 230E...

Hi Does anyone know a good source? Presume OE are v expensive but are there any good patterns around? Thanks Piers

1) Does car have 2 fuel pumps? 2) Is this brand at £65 OK? Mercedes 500SEC Fuel Pump replaces 0580254910 Thanks!

I went with Continental Conti 5's in the end....£75 a corner was the clincher!

Have just sold my '97 Bentley Turbo R daily driver, so both 6 and 8 cylinder W126 will be a big improvement on the fuel economy front! And as my DIY does not extend much beyond checking the oil, accessibility is not a big concern. My original question was, I suppose, me wondering if there...