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Sorry if this has already been posted. I've just come across this link which describes the history of the making of the 500E. I had no idea about the Porsche engineering involvement. It just makes me want to buy one 🤗 My dad had the 300E and I just loved that car. But a 500E, oh deary me, I...

I'm looking for an alloy wheel for SLK55 R172 front. It's the ten spoke matt black alloy which was an optional extra when new. 18" rim, I'll have to look up the part number.

Anyone going to Sandown Park classic car auction this weekend? Quite a mixed bag in there however this one caught my eye. An SL600 1996 in Blue with no reserve. This will be interesting. 1996 Mercedes-Benz SL 600 being Auctioned at Barons Auctions

I enjoy picking up old EVO mags and re-reading them as I own different cars over the years and appreciate articles from a different view point. So I was reading EVO November 2006 (097) and in the driven section is a CLK500 with V8 5461cc 388bhp 391lbft. Also in the same month is the CL500 with...

Hello All I'm hoping some of the more technically apt on this forum maybe able to help me here. I'm looking to buy a Subaru Legacy from 2004-2006. The two I'm looking at shows on the MOT: anti roll bar linkage has excessive play and advisory with other ARB linkage has slight play. With these...

Really? 39 year old says he graduated in June 2009 from Oxford with a 2:1 instead of First leading to a poorer career so the Uni is negligent and liable to pay him £1M I don't think this case is feasible, I'm surprised the courts would even allow such a case. In any case, let's say he wins. Wow...

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/general-pistonheads/british-gt-sunday-service-11-06/36296 There seems to be a low take-up on these free entrance tickets for Sunday 11th June. I guess this is due to Bank holiday weekend. We could have a MB mini-meet at this event :D

Olly, many thanks for an excellent job on the exhaust flap repairs and the resonator delete.:D I'm absolutely smitten with the sound. A slight warble at idle which can be heard only from the outside. Normal slow city driving is no different from before so all the refinement is kept. Slight...

In the drainage tray above the battery, there are fastening clips which are push-in rivets to hold the tray in place. There are three of them. I'm missing one. I've been trying to find out which types they are, trying to order them on ebay. For example on...

I've got matt black alloys on my R172. Should you use special wax or is it ok to use stuff as you would for silver metallic alloys. I've got AmorAll Shield and rim wax products from my previous car. I was wondering whether it tarnishes the matt finish and whether you're meant to get products...

I'm looking to treat myself with a weekend toy/holiday car :bannana:. If any of you have an SLK 55 AMG (R172) and are potentially looking to sell in the next few months then please PM me. Probably a 2012 or 2013 model. Don't think I can stretch to a newer model. Any colour but preferably not...

Sorry another numpty question :o. Looking to buy an SLK R172 How do you get to the battery on the R172. If I keep the car in the garage I'd like to keep it on a trickle charger so as a temporary measure I need to remove the cover and connect up crocodile clips to the battery terminal. Is...

I have a CTEK trickle charger and looking to get an adapter pre-installed on the battery for easy connection. Has anyone done this? I'm looking to get the eyelet connectors attached to the battery and the other end just sticking out the rubber grommet. This is to avoid having to take the...

One thing that really annoys the hell out of me, when someone indicates left or right when they are going straight on at a smallish roundabout where you have full sight of each exit. That is the roundabout is small enough that you can see all the cars entering the roundabout. Some indicate...

Is anyone going to the Sunday Service at Silverstone on Sunday 11th October? I've booked a track novice session. Although I am experienced on track and have knowledge of the track via Gran Turismo :D, I figured my littlemobil would suffice on novice session with only 100bhp :o. Anyway, I was...

Hi there I bit of a newbie here. Is there a link to a listing of the various engine codes and which car model and years they were fitted in? If there is, can this be made a sticky please?

It's generally accepted that the economy test in NEDC does not reflect real road driving conditions and cannot be achieved in real life so you don't need a test to try to reflect that. The test can only be used as a benchmark against other cars. So how about just have a test which measures...

How often you see adverts boasting one lady owner on second hand cars. Walking to work in the morning I see mum's taking their children to school. One has a Civic type-R (highly tuned engine revs to 8500rpm, needs careful warming up before exploiting its limits). She starts it from cold and...

I've just found this article on the forum http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/engine/178510-v12-coil-packs.html I was trying to find out about cylinder deactivation reliability. I was thinking of getting the latest version of the SLK 55 AMG. It has cylinder deactivation so I was wondering about...

Currently not a MB owner. I used to have a CL420 MY97. Just loved it for its smooth V8 and creature comforts but was missing the V8 rumble. I've joined the forum because I'm saving up for an SLK55 AMG. Just need to have a V8 in my life but would like something compact. The open top will keep me...