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Magic Trees/Little Trees are actually OK in my opinion, they can cost less than £1 each and are available in a multitude of scents, so surely at least one to suit every individual's taste. These days you can buy a plastic holder that the Tree clips into, and the sticky pad on the back allows you...

Thanks for the comments.:) A work colleague is trying to convince me to do this! I would love the dual exit system as seen on the V6 diesel models, but I would need to have change the lower rear bumper trim swapped out at the same time. When the current exhaust reaches the end of its life it's...

I had been looking at trading in my 2012 W204 250 CDI against an SUV, as I had been missing the elevated driving position that my Jeep Patriot used to give. Unfortunately the trade in value of my Mercedes didn't really give many options within the budget I had set myself. So after a very...

I have the staggered wheel set up, and run a summer set and winter set of tyres. As has already been stated, the recommended winter size is 225/40/18 all round, rather than 255/35/18 on the rears that the summer set up uses. I opted for Michelin Alpin PA4 winter tyres, and I have to say that...

Yep, as soon as I registered for the Hp Instant Ink I was sent new cartridges for when the supplied low volume cartridges ran out.

Yes, they were posted to me ahead of me requiring them, along with a bag to return the old cartridges.

Another recommendation for the HP Envy 4520 Series here. I was skeptical about the HP Instant Ink service, but as already said the ink usage is monitored, and new cartridges are posted through your letterbox when low levels are detected. I am a low user, and can print 15 pages/month for FREE, so...

I have had tint film applied from the B pillars back on my C Class saloon. I paid £134, and the film is listed as "A universal Black that closely matches Factory Tinted Windows." The company I used are a national company operating through franchises, and operate through a fully mobile service...

I expect you will have already thought of this, but be mindful of invalid insurance implications if you are going to fit a tyre size that isn't the Mercedes recommended size. For what it's worth, I have previously looked at the Nokian Weatherproof for my wife's vehicle, but research deemed the...

So it would seem that the 18" wheel and tyre diameter isn't significantly different from the 17" wheel and tyre diameter. The linked article earlier in the thread states that when tested between 15" wheels and 19" wheels there was only a difference of 0.3 seconds in 0-60 times. So what in the...

My Dunlop Sport Maxx RT2 summer tyres are 225/40/18 Front and 255/35/18 Rear. My Michelin Alpin PA4 winter tyres get swapped onto the same rims and are 225/40/18 Front AND Rear. The Michelin site states that although these aren't the same sizes as original spec, they are the approved size for...

:ttiuwp I'd believe a 1mm lip, but 10mm??? Hmmm....

No first hand experience of these, but currently looking for tyres for when I swap out my winter set next spring, as the Dunlops currently fitted will not be worth putting back on. The reviews I've seen say they are a marked improvement on previous versions, and edge in front of the...

Surely the sizes you quote are incorrect? They are the same size as my non AMG C class Mercedes. Does this mean my car has been turned into an AMG replica by the previous owner???

New budget tyres and a freshly powder coated alloy combination will always raise a few eyebrows, so go with what colour you are happy with.

I have monitored the gear change indicator the best I could over my last couple of work commutes. As expected, it doesn't seem to instruct to gear change at the same rpm every time for each gear. My journey consists of both flat and hill driving, and the gear change indicator appeared to...

I was surprised how soon I was prompted to change up gears when I first got my car, but I'm used to it now, and pretty much change gear during normal driving at the point the car suggests. I'm still not quite used to changing down at the correct point though, and when going up hills I seem to be...

So looking at the power curve in my previous post, max power is @ approx. 4200 rpm? In this case there would be no point revving the engine above this as power drops off? I'll check the markings on my rev counter later :thumb:

Ok, you got me curious enough to have a look at what a good/correct/expected power and torque graph should look like. I came across a Mercedes brochure whilst searching the internet, and the following graph is for what i believe to be my engine. So I decided to use the figures from the graph...

The rev counter shows red line around that figure, but I don't know if that's the official limit. I know the car feels to pull hard all the way upto and even into the red :dk: