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Chipstead Valley Road certainly sees my car a fair amount. Thanks for the recommendations. I'll have a little ring round but TM seem well represented and not keen on the distance to PCS. It's just good to get some experiences from you guys rather than doing an internet search, going in blind and...

I'm based in Coulsdon Surrey, 10 mins south of Croydon. I have travelled fair distances to recommended garages in the past, some have been good and some not so good but sometimes if something is overlooked/ not quite right you end up having to travel a second time which is a real pain...

Hi All, My W211 E55 AMG is due for a 'B' service now and I've finally decided to break with the full dealer history and go to a specialist from now on. After a simple search for Mercedes specialists in Surrey (I'm just south of Croydon) it seems I have a fair amount of choice with these...

Thanks mrcbenz, I'll follow up as to whether the modification does the trick. The worst time for my SBC is first thing in the morning when I unlock the car from 20 yards away and the pump starts up like a loud compressor without even getting near the car! You did great to get a new SBC...

I have now spoken again to main dealer and initially was qouted £400+ for job to be done. 'Hold on a minute let me just check to see if MB will instigate goodwill on this'....after about 10 seconds with a couple of audible keyboard clicks later and 'yes they will, would you like to book it in?'...

I completely agree JohnEBoy and that's the irritating bit. The inconsistency, which may well be based on how far the service rep's prepared to go to make a call and find out or dish out the usual warranty line without any thought about the issue. Anyone had any luck with this problem with a...

Hi Guys, Unfortunately I'm not having as much luck with this. After 3 weeks has gone by from my visit to the dealer and being told I'll get back to you but nothing, and an unreturned phone call I went back in. They said they can get the damper parts but these and the procedure would be...

That's good Alps. My experience of BMW and MB main dealers is that they do not normally throw things in complimentary. I hadn't heard of a firmware update on this problem before JohnEboy and yourself mentioned it and struggle to understand how a noisy SBC pump/ pipework could be improved by this...

Thanks JohnEBoy. If you don't mind me asking did you have this done under warranty/ good will from MB/ or pay for?

I found them to be excellent to deal with. The sales guy was very friendly and knowledgeable and even though I called them late Friday afternoon (their time) he said he would get this straight through the warehouse to catch the last courrier before the weekend. It's nice not to get the usual...

Hi all, I have today taken this into my local MB main dealer and he too hadn't heard of it. He has taken a copy of the Star bulletin and said to leave it with him. I'm hoping this will work out as the noise from the SBC, particularly first thing in the morning and even sometimes when I simply...

Yes, there was another £60 COD to be paid on top. Still pretty good I think and I have now changed the strutt and is working great. There's a write up from a guy called Yachtmaster on Benzworld which details the process with a few other comments attached including mine on what they've leant from...

Hi, a little late onto this thread but my 2003 E55 AMG doesn't appear to have the jack/ MP3 in socket in the glovebox. Has anyone else found this with theirs as it would be a whole lot easier to play ipod through this way.....

Have now gone ahead and ordered from Abbott in the US. The cost for the shock is $499 plus $130 for 2-3 day delivery so $629 equating to about £384 which I think is pretty good and certainly a huge savng on dealer prices. You may be able to get cheaper delivery but I need the car back on the...

Thanks Alps, I did find out about Abbott and have dropped them an email already so it's good to hear some positive comments about them. I was hoping someone in the UK might offer a similar product to avoid shipping time/costs and taxes but maybe there is no such company. I came across a thread...

Hi All, I have the dreaded 'Stop! car too low' message displayed with the nearside front shock seemingly having failed with the wheel arch pretty much sitting on the tyre. It happened to the other side a couple of years ago and the shock needed replacement to cure the problem and I think it's...