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  1. sylvester

    Diesel Economy Experiment

    Just wondering if there are any updates on progress :confused:
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    New Speed Camera on Test on the A24

    Same type of camera on test on the A272 in west sussex been in place for several months now
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    Strange S600 pullman

    Interesting the data says BLUE but the pictures look Silver to me ????
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    Those webuyanycar.com Web sites - do they?

    I tried several of these companies when disposing of my last car. I thought their web based quote was very low so went with an advert on pistonheads and shifted it within a week for 2.5x the web quote. For me that was the right route to take but a friend used them for a more mainstream model and...
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    Eco driving incentive

    Ah Interesting you may well be right, although I thought my car was also a MY08 as it was delivered in late July 08 on an 08 plate. However the intrument cluster was also different from the other 08 models I had driven with the C63 style cluster. Which month do tMB change from one MY to another ?
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    Eco driving incentive

    The W204 does have an instantaneous fuel consumption readout, at least mine did, it could be found by cycling through the options under the trip computer screen and provided a variable "ribbon" type display od consumption. I tended to drive with this displayed for the majority of time, which...
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    Which C class C220 CDI C230 C280

    A bit late and memory is not what it was. So yes you are correct the C230 is a 2500cc the C280 is 3000cc as is the C320 the only 3500cc is the C350 petrol. I'm not suprised that the dealer has not seen many C280's or C230 cant say I have seen the later at all and I could only find a C280 in...
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    Which C class C220 CDI C230 C280

    Hi Sherkhan, If the C320 is not an option then personally I would tend to lean towards the C220 as other members have suggested. Although it’s a close call against a petrol with the 7G box but the Torque I think would win it for me. Glad it’s not my dilemma again. You don’t seem to see many...
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    Which C class C220 CDI C230 C280

    Sounds very much like the scheme my last employer ran: so definitely no personal tax liability. If you’re considering the C280 then I would suggest that you also consider the C320 Diesel in sport trim (the uplift to sport is lower on the C320 which makes the extra cost over the C220 or C280...
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    Should I go for C class Sports or Elegance?

    Definately correct the sports button does sharpen the throttle response, raises the shift point of the auto box as well as the speed of the shift. It does seem to also raise the number of rev's for any given speed. Try crusing at a set speed and the pop the button on while watching the rev...
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    Mercedes prices at auction

    Has anyone have a view if there are any significant numbers of W204’s making it into the trade to auctions ? and feel for pricing especially for C320 CDI Sports ? I’m just in the process of changing jobs and have the option to either hand back my current company car or purchase it outright...
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    W204 Command Wierdness

    Hi, I have noticed two strange sets of behavior with my command navigation, which appear to be consistent, so I presume bugs in the software but wondered if other had experienced similar issues. The first is that in my home town where there is a shell and BP forecourt close to each other...
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    So I need a new windscreen.... which is the best service?

    You might be surprised, I had the screen on my W204 replaced by an MB dealer yesterday, who were very competative £149 + Vat for the glass and £90 +Vat for fitting. All in all substantialy cheaper that the quote from Autoglass who the insurers wanted me to use. I have the peace of mind that...
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    Gazundered

    Very Cheeky indeed but if your unhappy with the deal and or think that you can secure a more agreeable price you always have the option to reject the buyers lower offer and send him his deposit back.
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    124 Windscreen replacement recommendations

    I would certainly get a quote from an MB dealer, you might be very pleasantly suprised. I had the exact same problem and picked up a stone chip on a W204 (how annoying, only six weeks old). Autoglass are the insurers preffered rapairer and attempted a repair with resin injection...
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    C class

    Sounds very poor for a C220, as with others my experience of the C320 is closer to the figures you have quoted. My average since the car was delivered is 31.2 over 2K miles. However I do a lot of short in town driving during the week which hits the average while sitting in slow moving traffic...
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    7G auto box

    Congratulations, hope your enjoying it. Are you driving in comfort or sport when you get the impression that the box is hunting between gears or does it feel the same in both modes ?
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    Changes to W204 Instrument Cluster ?

    Would seem to be the case that they have changed the cluster for the MY09's, guess we will see if its across the entire range or not a other new owners report in. I wonder what else may have subtlety changed ? I did notice that there is now a option under the trip to display a near real time...
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    Changes to W204 Instrument Cluster ?

    Yes exactly, have also just been out and taken a photo. Doh should have read the full post, so looks like they may have changed the cluster across the range for recently delivered models
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    Changes to W204 Instrument Cluster ?

    Hi Sem thanks for the reply and the link. It does not look like the cluster of the 320 in the clip although thats what I was expecting after having test driven a C200 sport, with the previous elegance tester being exactly the same except for the surround being black rather than silver. What I...
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