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I've been monitoring the situation today and while I wasn't concerned that it did it again this morning but when I got to work after a 15 minute trip, I parked then reversed and there a bit more liquid. Now sure, it could still have rain water in there after 15 mins drive but it also did it...

Thanks guys. I'm thinking it may just be a drain point like you say and maybe this happens all the time but I never notice as I'm usually driving off somewhere not just moving it across the road. I checked the coolant levels and they seem fine so hopefully it was just rainwater, although I...

Hi there. I moved my car from one side of the road to the other and noticed a big trail of water across the road. I looked under the car and around 20" back there is a hole in the middle with water (I think) slowly dripping out of it. The weird thing is the hole looks almost perfectly round. At...

Thanks for the advice, that doesn't sound to good. I had the car in to my local mb Indi 4 or 5 months ago and they checked it out as it was making the same noise when turning the wheel and he said it just need the the power steering fluid topping up. So it was topped up only a few months ago so...

Hi all. I've noticed a noise the last few days when I turn my steering wheel so checked my power steering fluid. Looks like it's practically empty! My question is, do I need to buy the fluid from a Mercedes Benz main dealer or can I buy from euro parts or halfords etc and exactly what type do I...

Thanks I'll give command online a call. I do want to be able to play music through the stereo using my phone though so hopefully there's a way of doing that.

So I would really like to add bluetooth functionality to my 08 E-class and would like to know what is the best way to do this is. Do I just need to buy some sort of bluetooth adapter to plug into the UHI system? Thanks.

Yes sorry I knew that, the thing thats confusing me is that the guy at MB said it only really needs doing once then it's done, as in you don't need to ever do it again.

Hi guys just checking back in. Regarding the gearbox service and draining the TC, I've spoken to 3 different MB indi garages and they all say if it is sealed with no drain point (I've been told mine is sealed) then there us no way they can drain the oil. I tried MB themselves and they said the...

Sure I'll take some pics tomorrow. The ones I have on my phone aren't great as my camera lense is cracked.

Yes. It drives absolutely perfect it was just me on the test drive being a bit heavy on the accelerator and not being used to driving an automatic I think.

Thanks for the answer. I will phone around and see what a couple of other garages say to see if anybody can flush the lot out. I don't need to remind myself, everytime I drive it I can see and feel it was a £30k/40k car:) The interor looks almost brand new someone looked after this really well...

Hi guys. Finally got the car. Not had much time with it yet but so far I couldn't be any happier. Looks great and drives like a dream! As advised by you guys I am looking into getting the gearbox serviced. I asked a local Indi garage that specialises in Mercs that somebody I know recommended to...

Thanks for all the helpful comments. I'll have another check through the service history when I pick the car up in the week to check if it has had a gear box service done recently or not and report back. I've had a look through the online mot history checker. It shows the last 8 mot's and there...

I am hoping it's just turbo lag. I'm pretty sure it was completely normal from a standing start it was just when I was cruising along around 30 then suddenly put my foot down there was nothing for maybe half a second possibly 1 second then it accelerated off fast after a the brief pause. It...

Thanks guys for all the quick replys it was very helpful. I've agreed to buy the one I mentioned in my first post. It has has 8 services at a MB garage and will be getting a fresh mot and it's 9th service in the next few days. My only slight worry was on the test drive I was driving around 30...

Thanks for the that Smart320, just seen your post. Some food for thought there and gives me some good info thanks.

I'm going to look at this car layer this morning. Is there anything specifically I should be looking for, and are there any common costly problems on this model or things that only MB can fix etc. I know these may be silly questions and I remember asking the same questions when I bought my...

Hi Pete. The only info I have is that it's a 2008 Mercedes-Benz E Class 3.0 E280 CDI Sport 7G-Tronic 4dr that's done 108,000 miles and has 9 stamp FSH trade seller. I know all cars are different but just wondering are these generally reliable or do they have a lot of costly problems or somewhere...