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On AT. Like the colour & spec. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202401165590252?fromSavedAds=true&advertising-location=at_cars&sort=relevance&postcode=B60%204ET

I'm currently on holiday in France and, on the way down, couldn't help but notice how many Mercs, BMs and Audis here have been bought in "business spec" ie with silver wheels and chrome trim down the sides and on the front and rear. Like they have been for decades. I can't understand why MB UK...

Everyone I speak to who fixes cars tells me that modern cars are increasingly complex and liable to fail expensively. And to hang on to my 212. And they also say Fiats are pretty shit; I told my wife all about them and tried to get her to get an Aygo/Swift/i10 but she wanted the cutesy Fiat...

I have a flat roof that's leaving. Finished in GRP. Fell out with the original builder so no recourse there. Have had a number of people look at it at length (some of whom we know inc a couple of builders we've used before and the folks who installed the glazing) and the consensus is that the...

I was wondering if anyone has a Golf GTI Mk7? My latest theory about how to replace my E500 at some point involves a pivot; it occurred to me that I could split the budget I'd need to get into an E43 or a C300e across two cars. A 15k Golf GTI for day to day stuff and a CLS55 for fun. I...

Hi, quite a number of people here have wrapped their chrome window trim in black. I'd like to go the other way; a lot of the C350e's I'm browsing have black trim and I want chrome. How much does it cost (roughly) to wrap the window trims?

Just got back to London from Malvern. Parked up to drop my daughter's friend off and couldn't restart. It spun fast for a few revolutions, coughed but wouldn't catch. Tried it again and nada. All the other electrics work just no starter motor. AA fella is here. No fault codes. Suspect it...

Hi all, I've lost the square sticker that goes on the slam panel at the front of the engine bay - at the almost directly under the bonnet star. Amongst other things it lists the capacity of the a/c system and I'm having it regassed on Friday. Can you tell me what yours says and/or stick a...

Hi All, I'm getting my a/c regassed on Friday and Suty455 wrote "mine has front and rear and needs 980gms the standard ones have about 550". He also referenced a sticker which was missing on his and I suspect is also missing on mine. FWIW mine has the "3 Zone Thermatronic Luxury AC" - so it...

Hi all I had four new tyres fitted today and it turns out all four wheels are very slightly out of true. No enough to prevent them being balanced but out of true all the same. The fitter suggested I took them to my local wheel place where they can true them up easily enough but told me to tell...

A photo popped up in my Google Photos feed the other day of my E500 on the day I first saw it in Maundrells' showroom. In the five years since it hasn't really missed a beat. I stuck some 18's on in early doors, replaced the rear tyre a couple of years ago, did the rear air bellows last year...

Quick question; I've just given my wheels a deep clean and have decontaminated them using a clay bar so they're ready for wheel sealant. I've got a bottle of G Techniq Wheel Armour and a tub of Poorboy's wax. The plan was to use the G Techniq as it's quick to apply and lasts longer. BUT...

Anyone from Sheffield here? I went there for the first time on Saturday as my son's applying for uni's and the Engineering faculty there sounded pretty good. I had no preconceived ideas and was actually blown away by the place. We walked from the station through the impressive town centre...

Back in my 30's I was driving around in a rock-hard poly bushed Nissan 200SX as I'd decided that a track-biased car was the answer to my needs. Then speed bumps and a family came along and as I entered my 40's my priorities changed and I started looking for some more suspension travel and less...

As I posted elsewhere, I just helped my mate choose his car. He lives round the corner from me in NW London and fancied a hybrid. To cut a long story short he bought a one owner 25k miles 2018 E300e. The main options are COMAND & Airmatic. The dealer proudly told him he'd put £40 of petrol...

Hi all, I'm trying to find which extra's my mate's new (to him) E300e has. It's a March 2018 SE. I've decoded the VIN and had a quick look at a pricebook from the time. As far as I can tell, the standard rims were 17's and his has 18's so I think that's one. This one has COMAND which is...

Following up from the thread on 2019 E Class trim levels, my mate showed me one on AT. It was a 2019 on 16k with a decent spec. But it had already had two owners and wasn't being sold by MB. That struck me as maybe being a bit odd. I've never bought a 2 yr old £30k car but was under the...

Hi there a mate of mine on about to spend 30k on a 2019 E Class. E300 diesel hybrid is what he's looking at. He's sent me a link to one with is an "SE" . I went to look at Parkers to see what that is and there are about 10 trim levels listed (!?). Last time I looked there was Elegance (not...

Mods; to make this clearer, could you change the title to "S212 centre rear vent only blowing hot air". ta I just noticed a post from Bolidemichel about a problem with the rear vent(s) in his S211 that were only blowing hot. He sorted it by replacing the duo valve under the scuttle. My kids...

Apparently the £216 includes taxes & shipping which is great deal. I have a K4 which is rated at 130bar - this one is 145 bar. LINK REMOVED