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update: parts ordered from Germany 04/01 arriving 19/01 so we shall see what happens by the end of the month. Delays for xmas and MB stock replenishment.

My independent placed an order for parts on 04/01/24 which had to come Germany - estimated delivery 19/01/24 . I was told something to do with factory shutdown over Xmas.

The new car smell on my brother's CX90 almost made me sick. New car smell is to be avoided IMHO.

My 4 cylinder 2.3 litre M111 wasn't as refined a 6cylinder, but it was built like brick privy and did 230k miles.

The s205 centre console switches are exactly the same all in a line. Its impossible to select them without looking at them or memorising them. The old w202 and s124 switch layouts were more intuitive. I could deal with these by touch alone.

I'm struggling to understand your explanation. I have always detached the rear load roller cover from the slots on with side so it retracts into its drum. I then folded both rear seat backs forwards before attempting to remove the load cover. The driver's side has the post thingie and the...

EU compensation rules? Delay If your flight is delayed at departure, you have the right to assistance, to reimbursement and a return flight, depending on the duration of the delay and the distance of the flight. If you arrived at your final destination with a delay of more than 3 hours, you...

The thermostat is beneath a load of stuff in the engine (I was told) The labour element was huge considering the thermostat costs less than £200 and the diagnostic was £220 as well. Fear not, the car is now in the hands of my regular independent garage in East Sussex. The car was moved...

Similar experience. My pre pandemic purchase of a C200SE 2016 £9.3k s205 154k miles went up in value and its just started to go back down.

It seems to be somewhat more than just a thermostat and more of crank case breather tube, loom, oil and ECU. I was asked to pay for the diagnosis, and the car will be put back together (their cost) and trailered to my regular independent Mercedes garage in East Sussex. They can be relied on to...

It It gets better. The SMS link they sent me now no longer works and its 404 page not found. They only sent the last sms at 12.18 and at 14.23 its 404! No-one has phoned me back in spite of my calls to them. They called 0953 which I missed (no message left) , I called 11.50, 11.53, and 12.08 .

This is what automation has done for us. The car is in the Mercedes dealership at Stratford, London. At half past nine the car sent me an automated email saying that my coolant was too low (it's thermostat is being changed and the coolant needs to come out for that!) and I must make a workshop...

Monowipers are not a service item and they can get gummed up with crud, eventually causing the mechanism to fail. Clearly there is the on all the time issue but the mechanism will need a good oil and clean in order to prolong it's life. You need to investigate how to get the shroud off the wiper...

It was the Ukrainian guy who brought 3 live grenades to a town council meeting... and pulled the pins out wounding 26 people. https://www.zerohedge.com/political/watch-ukraine-politician-drops-hand-grenades-town-meeting-wounding-26

This morning the engine temperature climbed into the Red after about 3 minutes of driving. Nothing coming out of the cabin heater either. Fortunately, or unfortunately,this occured within 2 miles of the Stratford Synter franchise. So I nursed the car in 0.2 mile increments to keep the...

This is why I keep mine separate to the screen. Both stickers have your reg on it anyway.

France - Crit'air sticker. Germany - Umwelt Plakette. Both can be bought online using a scanned v5c.

The exit from the EU required 3 stickers. 2 to go over the EUstars/GB and an oval white UK sign on the boot. Cost peanuts from Ebay.

Diplomatic plate for non-diplomatic staff. ###X### Diplomatic vehicles ###D### I believe the difference is required to distinguish how the police and councils treat them for traffic/criminal "issues".

Drive it first to see if you can live with it's pedestrian performance. Even the OM606 wasn't a great performer - you have to overtake by stealthily convincing the engine. Except when you re-engage cruise control at the traffic lights when the engine goes mental trying to get back up to 60mph. A...