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    exhaust back pressure sensor

    You could take it out and give it a clean; see if that helps
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    Poor servicing

    All (well ok 90%) used cars with a service history will be described as having a full service history; ie it is a full history for that car. Most used cars over 5 years old will not have a full service history as defined by the manufacturer - it is up to the buyer to figure that out - better...
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    Thermostat Brands

    If a "mechanic" told me that I'd be looking for a new mechanic. Honestly? It is a very simple job. No one ever used to change the housing; what a daft waste of money.
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    W169 A Class Diesel with OM642 engine

    OM642 in an A class? Don't think so. OM642 is a 3 litre V6.
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    Thermostat Brands

    ps there are usually plenty on ebay
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    Thermostat Brands

    Mahle is ok as well. I thought it was oem tbh. Just the stat needed; not the housing as well.
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    The EV fact thread

    Cars like the EV9, the Toyota BXZDR or whatever it is called, the Nissan Ariya (supposedly the replacement for the Leaf?) do make me laugh in disbelief at the irony of the reason for the drive to EVs....great big fat bloated cars using relatively large amounts of energy to build and run, great...
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    The EV fact thread

    It is pretty easy to see the answer to that right now. There are plenty of 2016/17 EVs for sale from Tesla at the high end to Leafs at the low end. The residuals behave pretty much like older ICE cars - they get cheaper as they get older....and a bit more quickly because the depreciation is...
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    The EV fact thread

    Hybrids are the absolute worst choice; heavily marketed by car companies desparate to reduce total emissions of car sales and preying on people's inability to make a decision. Either buy a BEV if that's what suits you or stick with a petrol but don't fall for over complexity of a mixture of both.
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    2007 E500 - are they supposed to creep?

    Have you checked dragging brakes?
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    Electronic Parking Brake not disengaging

    I think we all know the answer to that. You will be paying. To have ANY chance at all of having it fixed after the end of the warranty you will need to have an email trail with the service manager of the visits and outcomes of the investigations; even then I doubt that you will get anywhere.
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    MOT Nightmare!

    You can - to a pre booked MOT test.
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    Potentially buying 2009 CLS 320 CDI

    We've had lots of different cars (including multiple cars at one time) from the Germans and Japanese including Mercedes, BMW, Lexus, Toyota, VW, Volvo and Nissan. The nicest to drive are the MBs and BMWs by some margin; they are also the most expensive to own by some margin. The easiest cars to...
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    The EV fact thread

    1,600 posts later........:eek:
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    Potentially buying 2009 CLS 320 CDI

    DPF was not standard; you are better without it. Maybe not for me to say but I had always assumed that the logic for borrowing money to buy a car was that it enabled you to buy a newer better more reliable car with minimal repair bills which would then justify the (potentially high) interest...
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