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Contacted an MB dealer in the UK (not MB Cambridge I may add) for a new C250 Sport back in November 2011. He quoted me the usual RRP less a measly £1500 'discount'. I walked away. He has now contacted me today and is quoting a 17% discount if I order a new car from current MBUK stock before...

Hello everyone, I have a 2005 SLK200 with standard aircon, 33K miles. Today I noticed that the front screen was misty, so I pressed the front screen demist and the screen did not clear. This is what happens when the demist is on: 1. Blower fan goes to full speed (correct). 2. Air temp...

Hello, My heater fan blower on my 2005 SLK200 has stopped working. I have checked the fuses (OK) and swopped the relay and still no joy. I heard that there was a service bulletin to replace the regulator as these are know to fail. My question: I took off the passenger-side footwell...

Hello, Can anyone tell me what is the height/weight limit, or other restrictions, for the users of the 7-seat bench seat on the W211 estate? My wife is thinking of one but we need to be sure of the limitations first. Thanks,

I was in my local MB dealer today getting my wife's 2003 C-Class repaired (again). She wants to replace it. It is our 2nd C-Class in 10 years from the same dealer. So, I noticed the literally dozens of new (pre-registered?) W204s parked outside, so I called my wife and asked her if I should...

Hello, The dreaded Engine Management light has come on my C180K. It has 50K miles, full MB history, owned since new. Car is covered by Service Plus. Thank god. All coolant and oil levels are OK. No warning messages or malfunction displayed apart from the light. Could anyone please...

Hello, My C180K (2003, 50k miles) has developed a faint but definate low-frequency droning noise at about 30mph. It gets louder all the way upto 70mph. Even the kids notice it. Droning changes pitch ever so slightly when braking, but stays the same when cornering. No sign of any vibration...

....Seat Arosa 1.7 Sdi. Seriously. Here's how... 1. Use shell Diesel. I've used Tesco (69MPG), Texaco (75MPG) on the same route, same driving style, but Shell for some reason is the best. 2. Don't drive like a plonker. Cruise at 55 behind the all the lorries and caravans who are at the...

Hello, I am attempting to replace the fan belt on my W123 280TE. The new belt is definately the correct size, but even with the alternator set to the 'slackest' setting I cannot get the belt on - it seems to be 2 inches too short when compared to the old belt. I have the radiator off so...

Hello, Just noticed that the silver paint on my 2003 C-Class are bubbling quite badly. All 4 wheels are affected. This is not caused by paint damage, etc: the corrosion is from 'under' the paint. Car is one owner, has 45K miles and full MB history, and it is still under athe MBUK service...

Due to a bodged repair to the foglight on my 2003 W203 C180K, the repairer did not install the 'under-the-bumper' shroud properly: it separated whilst doing 80mph and ripped out the entire wheel arch liner. Ah, but what is this? Whilst poking around the inside wing lo an behold I see evidence...

1. MB 'star' keyfob supplied with car when new: fell to bits within 5 months. 2. Replaced with another form the 'MB Collection': 'star' fell off within 8 months (metal fatigue?:D ). 3. Bought another from MB Museuem Stuttgart a few weeks ago...guess what - the 'star' on that one worked...

Hello, W203 C180K 2003, 34,000 miles. All tyres have good tread and are balanced and even wear. Have noticed that the steering makes a grinding/groaning noise when turning steering even a little+very slight vibration through wheel when this happens. Noise seems to come from area of the...

Impact at 210km/h. Power corrupts...and kills. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=806af10fa4

Please help me - I think I am missing something here... A lorry on the M11 lost its tyre last night: BANG! the shredded tyre carcass went straight through the lower part of the radiator of my wife's C-Class. She pulls over: all the 'Coolant Loss' warnings are flashing. Kids are crying...

http://www.wreckedexotics.com/newphotos/exotics/cls_20060911_002.shtml ..and while you are there, why are there so many Lamborghini Gallardos that have suffered engine fires??

My neighbour recently took delivery of her new 56 plate CLK200. It looks stunning in metallic black: paintwork had a piano-lacquer finish to it. Unfortunately the washer jets got blocked so the car had to go into the dealer for them to be fixed. When she got her car back they had fixed the...

What Car? ran an article recently about a new B-Class owner whose car was losing power suddenly. The MB dealer acknowledged that this problem was not uncommon as they had other B-Classes awaiting investigation for the same problem. Anyone got any more info on this issue? Any input would be very...

Just got back from holidaying in Cornwall. My car (2003 C180K estate) was cruised at 75-80mph, and the on board computer showed '39.7 MPG' on average. I was expecting ~31.0 MPG. So when I filled the tank up I worked out that the average MPG was 40.1 MPG-so the computer was right. Fuel...

Hello, W203 C180K, 30K miles, 2003 (still under warranty), owned from new, Full MBSH. Passenger side rear suspension is groaning/squeeking when going over any sort of bump - even rocking the car results in a terrible din. I know the front suspension bushes are a weak point on some W203s-...