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    B class info

    B170 NGT model runs on either petrol or gas but I don't believe it ever came here.
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    Contact details for MB Retail Used Cars wanted

    DaimlerChrylser? Not since 2007. The correct company name is Mercedes-Benz Retail Group UK Ltd. Last time I heard Digby Bedford was the Managing Director of the Mercedes-Benz Retail Used Cars business. Your complaint should be addressed to him.
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    Interim E320cdi V6/7G pre facelift cars.

    Yes. From memory the new engines and gearbox were introduced in 2005 approximately 12 months before the model was facelifted. These cars will not have the major revisions the post-facelift cars had.
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    why has it not happened

    Back in 2007 I saw an MB internal document on future product launches. The CL Cabrio (baureihe A216) was scheduled for launch in 2010 when the CL is due to be facelifted. Unfortunately as it is over 12 months since I left MB I can't tell you whether that is still the case. However, I...
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    What's the oldest part fitted to a current Merc?

    Lid of the windscreen washer reservoir? I'm pretty sure the B-Class had one from a 124.
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    Does this car actually exist?

    Diesels with autos are not uncommon but estates are a lot rarer than saloons. You could definitely get a 211-series E-Class for that budget. Cruise control is included with the auto gearbox and avantgarde spec cars come with xenons as standard. You would probably be looking at an early car...
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    Hi is this a Rip or what

    I can't believe that figure. It might be over a year since I left MB Retail which owned the Uxbridge/Heathrow dealer but labour rates were nothing like £195 per hour. The highest labour rate (for normal MB cars) was Chelsea which was about £125 per hour. The actual highest rate we charged...
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    Oh lord won't you make a CDI convertible Benz?

    Sadly, I am no longer at MK. I took a job outside of the motor trade just over a year ago (I really should have changed my user name!). However, I would be surprised if MB did not introduce a diesel model when the new E-Class cabriolet is launched.
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    Oh lord won't you make a CDI convertible Benz?

    CLK320 CDI cabriolet was produced and sold on the continent but was not brought to the UK.
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    AMG badges on non-AMG Mercs

    The A210 AMG doesn't really exist. The correct name for this model is A210 Evolution. Someone in MB Marketing wanted to call the 'hot' A-Class A21 AMG but this was vetoed by AMG. The model was then going to be called A21. In fact pre-production photos were distributed to dealers showing the...
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    Highways Agency

    Whilst they don't have the power to stop you for speeding they do have direct access to the Police Control Centre so can call in with your details and arrange for the Police to stop you (where available).
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    Revolutionary new diesel: but where is it?

    Just gone on sale on the continent I believe: http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/FirstDrives/Mercedes-Benz-C-Class-C250-CDI-BlueEFFICIENCY/235427/
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    Oil Prices

    I'm not sure when oil was last at $77/barrel but I would guess it was over a year ago. If so then the tax on petrol has gone up from 48.35p/litre to 50.35p/litre so even if the exchange rate was the same the fuel would be more expensive.
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    Possible new C class convertible?

    The CLK is apparently going to be bigger and will drop the CLK name - it will simply be called E-Class Coupe. It will still be based on a C-Class platform but it is my understanding that the next generation E-Class is also based on a (stretched) C-Class platform.
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    Do you know how to spot an Ex Rental MB???

    MBUK register in the region of 16,000 cars themselves each year. This is roughly 20% of the total number of Mercedes-Benz cars registered. With very few exceptions these cars will be registered at the Northampton DVLA office so will be issued with a registration number starting KM to KY...
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    Mercedes-Benz ConceptFascination

    The ConceptFascination previews the next-generation E-Class and CLK (which is not going to called CLK but will be called E-Class Coupe and E-Class Cabrio instead).
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    Opinion -what % of Goodwill contribution from MB

    I know that there is a matrix MB provides to dealers to calculate goodwill contributions. Off the top of my head factors which increase the likelihood of a contribution are: 1. That you bought the car new from a UK dealer. 2. That the car has been fully serviced at a UK dealer. Both of...
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    Mercedes (lack of) Customer Service

    What franchise fee?
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    Boom!! How unlucky can you get?

    Sorry but that is really bad advice. The Sale of Goods Act places the obligation on the Dealer to prove that any faults occuring in the 6 months after a sale were not there at the point of sale. In this instance the fault at the point of sale was that the engine had been over filled with...
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    Merc Audi West London

    The redevelopment of Brentford was given preliminary approval before I left MB. The redevelopment won't be on the same scale as the Audi centre as MB already have a big brand centre nearby with MB World at Brooklands but the intention is to build up the showroom so that it is visible from the...
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