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I bought my e class convertible six months ago from a main dealer as an approved used car with warranty. So far it has needed to go back to the workshop three times, which is a little worrying. The first two times the problem was fixed under the warranty without any problem, so reasonably happy...

After a few years of not owning a Merc myself, I am about to buy a 2011 E-class convertible. I live in Swansea, where SK Automotive seem to be only Merc specialist, and wondered if this would be a good garage to take this car rather than a hugely expensive main dealer. Generally SK Automotive...

My wife has a 2010 Mercedes A-class on which the stereo is giving up: the CD player has stopped working, and Bluetooth does not appear to have worked for some time. Rather than getting this fixed, as the stereo is quite old and basic, I would rather upgrade it. Does anybody know what the options...

I have a collection of Mercedes Enthisiast magazines, probably the first fifty all in virtually as-new condition. I tried to sell them a few years ago, but the buyer never paid so they have been sitting around ever since. I need to get rid of them, so I wondered if anyone might be interested in...

My wife has an A180cdi avant garde, nearly two years old. No real problems with it (other than a persistent rattle from the dash), but I have noticed that whenever there are passengers in the car it seems to scrape the bottom when it goes over speed bumps. Some of these are really quite small...

What are people's experiences of using something marketed as a "wheel wax"? Is this different from any other kind of wax/sealant? I've had a bottle of Mer Wheel Wax for a while (don't know how or why as I never usually buy Mer products), which does not seem particularly impressive or durable...

We picked up my wife's A-class yesterday, purchased from MB Weston-Super-Mare. Being used to buying older vehicles, where you expect to check everything with a fine-tooth comb, I was applying the same strategy to the documentation here. Everything was in order, but a got a bit of a surprise when...

Does anyone here use a glaze as part of their detailing process? Does it make a difference? If so, which one do you use? Not used one myself, but curious to see if it might make a difference to some of the swirls on my paintwork that I can't seem to polish off?

I suspect this is a rather straightforward question to those in the know. Looking for insurance quotes on-line, I am not entirely sure whether to tick the option for "Social, domestic, pleasure and commuting" or to include business? If you have more than one base, does this automatically mean...

I am looking for a car for my wife at the moment, possibly a Citroen C4. As a result of messing us around with a booked test drive today, the local Citroen garage is letting us have their demo car for the day tomorrow. Now I don't know if we will like the car even and I'm in no hurry, but on...

My wife has just got a new job, which will involve her driving around 500 miles a week, possibly more. I'm quite happy to let her have the CLK for this, as I hardly use it, but she wants something more economical (plus she hates two door cars). So I'm looking to spend around £8k...

Which tyre centres do members trust? I frequently read warnings to avoid kwik-fit and Halfords, but are they worse than any of the others out there? I ask because my front tyre is looking low and probably needs replacing around now.

Just found this during my weekly cruise through the Trader. Initial response was what the *&^%? 2010 MERCEDES-BENZ 300

I would like to say thank you to Dieselman and other forum members who gave me advice about a turbo problem I was having. I had a fault with the actuator motor, and was informed (correctly) that Mercedes do not supply replacements, which means the whole turbo has to be replaced:eek: I asked...

My CLK 320cdi has been playing up for a while with an intermittent loss of power when accelerating. Put it in to the garage today to get it checked out, and just got got the verdict. It appears to be the actuator motor on the turbo which is failing. Not sure what that is exactly, but the garage...

I have a beige interior, which is a challenge to keep clean. I generally manage it, but I have not found a way of getting the seat-belts looking really clean. Have tried carpet/upholstery cleaner, but nothing seems to bring them up quite right. Has anyone found anything particularly effective on...

The air con in my clk has started behaving a bit strange. Every now and then, it seems to just cut out, as in the blower stops. It usually restarts on its own after a brief delay, but when it does it is accompanied by an odd smell, like stale air. This continues for a few seconds, then all is...

My CLK has an intermittent problem, which I initially thought was related to the gearbox refusing to kick down. My local garage looked at it, and said gearbox fine, but loss of power is from the turbo being clogged up as a result of the car not being driven hard enough. They recommended driving...

After visiting Tesco the other night, I returned to find two dents in my passenger side door. I had deliberately not parked next to anyone, and from the height of them, I imagine this was from a shopping trolley. At work the next day, someone suggested these could easily be sorted out by...

I need some advice on a claim that just won't go away. In 2008 a car changed lanes on a roundabout and side-swiped me. Despite admitting liability at the time, the driver (or their insurance company) then claimed it was my fault. I got a lot of really good advice from forum members at the...