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    Post your Miles per Tank (overall MPG)

    Jeez, you other chaps with the W211s are beating me hands down! 2008 W211 estate (so S211) E220 cdi auto 65 litres gets me a steady 475 miles over 34,500 miles of driving, which is a fairly terrible 33mpg! My driving is mainly around and across town, and the mpg is starting to increase now...
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    Do these wheels/tyres fit?? Read this first! Offset/fitment answers within..

    changing tyres on 18" AMG turbines I have an E Class Estate (S211) with 18" turbines from the SL55, I think they are 8.5" front and 9.5" rear, currently has 255/40 on front and 285/35 on rear - does anyone know if the tyres can be changed slightly and what to? I was thinking either 265/35 or...
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    W211 E220Cdi-what is this odd engine noise on idle/startup?

    Well, it's a rattle (rather than simply the sound a cold diesel engine would make) that wasn't there for the whole of last winter, and the temperatures recently haven't been nearly as cold as they would've been at their lowest last year. You could be correct about the source, but if that was...
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    W211 E220Cdi-what is this odd engine noise on idle/startup?

    Update (more of a vent of anger really) - the car has been in for the second time, as well as retorquing the exhaust bracket bolts they have now topped up the oil (it was fine) and recoded/updated the engine management software - first cold start this morning, problem is still there. I'm...
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    Do these wheels/tyres fit?? Read this first! Offset/fitment answers within..

    Hi guys, I've read through the whole thread and can't find an answer to my question here or on the link. Will a set of 16"x7.5j wheels with ET42 offset from a 2008 e-class with 225/55 tyres fit a 2004 209series CLK (with elegance trim/suspension), and if so are different bolts, spacers etc...
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    W211 E220Cdi-what is this odd engine noise on idle/startup?

    Unsurprisingly, my metallic rattling noise is still there, particularly noticeable on cold startup this morning. Interestingly, another 3 threads on the first page of this sub-forum alone (by members Cool Mart, 03E500, Sp!ke) all report similar problems with different MBs, could it be that as...
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    W211 E220Cdi-what is this odd engine noise on idle/startup?

    Cheers for that, I managed to get my local MB dealer to squeeze me in yesterday afternoon, diagnosed loose mount/bracket at the CAT, retorqued it along with all of the other exhaust mounting bracket bolts, it's certainly made a difference, but I'm sure I could still hear a svery light rattle...
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    set of 4 x 5 twin spoke alloys with Conti tyres from 08 E-Class

    Hi guys, I've just put a set of new wheels on my car, and the wife won't let me use valuable garage space to store the old wheels as a winter set, so they're up for sale! They're 16"x7.5", only 1 year old, near perfect with no kerb marks or scrapes. MB part number A2114017102/B66471916 with...
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    W211 E220Cdi-what is this odd engine noise on idle/startup?

    Hi all, as the title suggests, I'm getting an odd noise from the engine on startup and idle for some time afterwards until the car fully warms up. I can only describe it as a high pitched metallic rattle, which seems to be coming from the O/S bottom of the engine bay close to the wheel arch -...
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    My latest Mod

    Surely they'd only seize up if left for long periods? As motoring enthusiasts we all of course take our valve dust caps off for the weekly tyre pressure check don't we :)
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    Last of the W211 E220 Estates...

    You won't look back! Similarly I swapped my 06 C180k for an 08 E220cdi and have been delighted with it 1yr and 14k miles later. You got a good deal on price, I paid roughly the same for a 3k miles example 1yr ago although it did have full leather and parktronic. As for the telephone...
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    My new wheels and Wheels in Motion!

    Surprisingly no, my driving is quite mixed and i normally get around 470-500 miles on a full tank, on filling up this morning I'd covered 480 miles on the last tank so they don't seem to be making any difference at all to mpg, and the car looks and corners better!
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    Mercedes Car Specialists, Glasgow

    Can I just double check this is TJ O'Neill you're talking about, not Merc Car Specialists in Ibrox? (as in the actual thread/topic title)
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    My new wheels and Wheels in Motion!

    the 275's 'just fit', nonsense, I squeezed the 285's in there! :devil: seriously, they look great, didn't go for 5 spokes on my car as I didn't think they'd suit with silver bodywork but they look great with a black car, especially from the rear.
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