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Brilliant, thank you. I’ll invest in one of those because even though this is going to be way more work than any car I’ve ever owned previously, I’m actually quite interested in learning more about it. My mechanic father may yet have grounds to be proud of my mechanical prowess, even though...

Thanks! Change the gearbox, or change the gearbox oil, filter and seal?

Interesting drive this morning. On my way to St Agnes (for the purpose of walking my deranged lurcher) the car didn’t want to change gear. I pulled over, turned it off and back on, and it was fine. I wonder if this was the cause of the “malfunction” alert that came on on my way back home...

Ha! Yes that would have been extremely fortuitous. He is a mechanic so who knows? Going to get started tomorrow I think. I’m a little torn between the Uniroyal Rainsport 5s and Michelin Pilot Sport 4s. The sun is out today so I will give the car a clean and wash and hopefully get some photos.

It needs a fair bit of work doing to it, but we’ve budgeted for it and I have found out I work with a guy who used to be a service adviser at a Mercedes main dealer, so he’s seen it all before. When I presented him him with the list of things that need doing he was “that could be a lot worse”...

The next stage is to sort the brakes out. Going to replace discs and pads at the front, brake hoses, and track rod ends. If I get a chance I’ll take some photos of that as it’s happening, but not being mechanical, it may not happen.

I have one! Bought under budget last Monday. It’s a 2005 E500 estate. It has covered a princely 196000 miles. The work required is actually what I expected, and whilst it clearly isn’t a perfect specimen I feel confident it won’t take a huge amount to get it into more than decent nick. It...

Not many about at the moment! There’s a left hooker, and an LPG converted one which suggests problems to me. I will have to patient and now I’ve made my mind up, act quickly when they crop up.

Thanks for that! we have money set aside for maintenance and I’m keen on preventative measures so fingers crossed I can get one now I’ve decided! Rest assured I will post on here when I get one.

Good evening! I hope this is in the right place and is not too irritating. I am looking to replace a white goods lease vehicle with an E class estate. It has to be an E class because my wife and I have two dogs, and it has to be petrol because I won’t be doing many miles. I have a...