Recent content by v_man

Hi there. My 01 W203 had similar symptoms, but was jerking whilst the car was idle (with the foot brake applied). I went away on holiday, came back to a dead battery. Merc assisstance said the memory seats were faulty and were draining the battery. The car was then taken to the dealers who...

I know it's had some bad press about it on here, but Mercs Only are, in my opinion, very good. I've been using them for the past 2 years with no complaints.

My C200K returns 23mpg around town :( but I still love it :)

I've seen that car around Ealing. It's the new S Class, and yeh its a pinkish metallic colour :eek:

Yeh they replaced both. Gonna take the car to the indy and see what they say. If it does turn out to be the torque convertor (the juddering), how much is this likely to cost?

Thing is I had the ball joints replaced by the stealers 2 months ago.

Ok i'll give that a go. Whats the torque convertor bug, and is it expensive to fix?

Hey guys. I've noticed (recently) that when i'm applying the foot brake and am stationary, at say a traffic light, the car will kind of judder every 20 or so seconds, as if i've let go of the foot brake, and move forward very slightly. Then it returns to normal. This only happens when the car is...

Wow.

Where is it located in the engine bay? Need to check the level as the steering is beginning to feel a little heavier

No I haven't washed it for a while now. I might have the A/C on by default, but to be honest I still haven't figured out all the controls yet. Where do i check for the power steering fluid? I had a look under the bonnet but couldn't seem to find it :confused:

Ah that's what it is...was baffling me for days! My driveway is indeed sloped. Well the stains are still visible, so I'm guessing it's not just water as then it would have just evaporated? Thing is I havne't been using the air-con at all... Is this still normal and what can I do about it?

Something's been leaking from the car (w203) on to the driveway for a while now. I took it to the dealers, and they couldn't find anything wrong with it, saying that everything was perfectly fine from underneath. But I noticed a few fresh stains on the driveway this morning. I have no idea...

Yeh the XS comes with the bodykit as standard. I'm almost always doing city driving, and I get 30-35mpg around London, which isn't bad at all.

Great choice dude. My other car is an S-Type (2.7D XS): She's done me well so far