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Hi Bob, First - check with your accountant about getting the car through your Ltd - as it is a company car, will you have to pay BIK? For options, I would test drive a car with the sunroof fitted. If you are over 5'10" you may find that the headroom feels a bit cramped with it fitted, even...

It only comes on when your headlights are on (i.e. green light illuminated in the dash).

I've tried it once and it is really pointless. You have to follow the guide in the small display while reversing, which means that you have to trust it completely and hope that no small children or animals run out behind you (as you wont be looking out for them). The instant you deviate a tiny...

IIRC Brooklands are MB UK as are Epsom (who I would recommend).

For me ... get the basics right, then add on the frills until you run out of budget. Basics : Engine Transmission Suspension The 3 engines to look at are the 220CDI, 250CDI and the 350CGI. There is a lot of difference between them, but for me the sweet spot between power, perfomance and...

What have wE here? Spotted at the NY Auto Show..

It is debadged, and IMO looks better that way. Did you actually look at the MBUK website? Be nice to keep this thread remotely on topic, there are dedicated threads for discussing AMG branding (and debadging). :thumb:

Thread for all the undocumented features of the 7G+ gearbox. These tips may also apply to the older 7G or even the C63 MCT box - I dont know, but maybe owners can help out and post their experiences and other Top Tips below :thumb: * Most Important 7G+ Tip : when in D mode, all...

They sent you the book back with an IOU note?

Most KERS systems are actually big flywheels rather than battery packs. Hybrid systems are being developed with smaller flywheel and a battery pack.

Silver + black will go much better than silver + sand. Attached is Obsidean + Sahara + piano black inlay. Why not have a play with the configurator? The colours seem to be reasonably accurate. Palladium with black interior was my second choice, but something inside kept telling me that there's...

Look at how much progress we have seen in battery technology over the past 10 years. But once a standard is in place, this battery swap scheme will put a halt to any future progress : all car batteries will have to have the same characteristics in order to be able to match this huge new...

Have you set any presets? If you press and hold a number on the number pad (in my car, the number pad is in the dash, to the right of the CD slot), it will store the station against that preset. Even if this doesn't fix the problem, it'll make it quicker to get to a station you DO want to...

All the C-Coupe's have them. Don't think they would really suit a 4/5 door car, especially as you lose the middle seat in the back.

Nice find Sp!ke, and this is exactly what I mean about hybrids being the future. One of the bus routes around here has gone fully E-REV as part of a London-wide trial (link). They are seeing big benefits, i.e. 30% fuel reduction, so will probably be a common sight in the years to come. My...

Quarter-ton ;) And mass is mass. The pedestrian wont care if the mass is evenly distributed or if it's all at the front... or the mid... or the back. The entire kinetic energy of the impact will be focused on a relatively small area.

I live in a flat. How do I plug my car in overnight?

Personally, I think that BEVs are good for light inner-city use, and milk floats, but not much else. I think the mainstream will all move over to hybrids and then onto something like H2. Pure BEV's like the Tesla S will remain a niche for a couple of reasons : Power/weight - a 30-litre tank...

If you are going to get one, get the R8 V10 - it's a masterpiece, in that it is the most practical supercar you can own, and a big step up from the V8 in terms of delivering the full potential of the platform. Plus it sounds so much better... The downside is that you get all the "supercar"...

Java can be used as an attack vector for malware, hence the constant security updates. In the end, I just uninstalled it, and found one application that failed afterwards, which I could do without anyway. Just a thought.