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2 X Tickets – Public Service Broadcasting @ Royal Albert Hall London – Tue 30 Aug 2022 Part of the Proms season ///// Prom 58: Public Service Broadcasting – This New Noise Retro-futurist rockers Public Service Broadcasting perform This New Noise: a joyously eclectic, album-length celebration...

Just had a letter from Mercedes asking me to book in the E500 for a free replacement passenger side airbag due too the risk of the bag exploding with more force than necessary.

I'm told by the main dealer who has my car in for a service that I have a leak in the air con condenser, apparently it looks like a stone or something has hit it. Quoting £1250 to replace and re-gas .... seems a tad to much to me. What would reasonable sort of price be? I don't have the part...

Big motorhome sold … six month old, Mercedes Sprinter based, Hymer Grand Canyon S Camper Van picked up today … Rather nice spec with Distronic, Blind Spot Assist, 7G Auto, MBUX 10.25 Multimedia System with Car Play etc, Heated Windscreen, On the Hymer side … pop top roof, diesel heating and...

Took the E500 for an MOT yesterday and it failed. The examiner couldn’t open the fuel flap to check the fuel cap seals OK, so he failed it on… Fuel cap/sealing device ineffective (6.1.3 (b) (i)) Last time I put fuel in it was fine but now it won’t open. I can hear a click noise when unlocking...

Having a clearout .... 1 x SLK 1999 Brochure 2 x CLK Cabrio 2002 Brochures Free to a good home PM me your address and I'll stick one in the post to you.

Yesterday diesel at £1.15 litre and free coffee if you spend over £40. The local Asda at junction 2 was £1.14. I queried why the price was so low as they are normally 15p a litre more than Asda. “Need to get the customers back in they said”. So I filled up and had a coffee.

Well … after three and half years of sterling service our much loved runabout VW Polo has gone. Well I say gone … it’s been long term ‘borrowed’ by cost centre 2 ( number 2 daughter ). Doubt we will ever see it back… So we’ve replaced it with this …. 2018 Hymer Exsis-I. It’s Fiat Ducato...

I was just about to put my E500 back on a service care plan as I paid cash for the cheap A service last year. The next two are going to be the pricey ones - spark plugs, gearbox oil etc ... The plan was £42/month for two years but Mercedes are currently offering a 20% discount if you quote code...

My S213 is two years old this week. I've owned for one year. Just had a Live Traffic Information Expired notice. Is this an annual sub ? I 'thought' new cars came with a 3 years included. I can't see anything on Mercedes.co.uk to say either way. TIA

About 12 months ago I was convinced that my E500 had the dreaded top end rattle on cold start up. I took it to the dealer who reckoned it was OK - sort of ‘they all do that sir’. Still not convinced I queried it again at the next service in July and went armed with video recording of the...

Just pondering on one of these …. Anyone got one ? - particularly thinking of the face lift 2016 onwards, 367bhp model. Driving impressions? I'm thinking more of a GT than out and out sports car. What sort of real world mpg? Any engine weakness to look out for or issues with Active body...

Few questions … Does keeping the car on trickle charge using my Ctek keep the Aux battery topped up as well as the main battery? Where would I find the Aux battery on the A2017 2012 E500 - somewhere around the driver’s side footwell maybe? Anyone know the part number for it? How long would...

Does anyone have a copy of the “how to” guides to … Remove the inside of the glove box, Remove the centre storage box above the transmission tunnel Remove the lower switch panel - Not the one that is part of the Comand unit. Trying to stealthily fit an aftermarket CarPlay module and associated...

Weird problem on my S213 When I put the drivers window up, it fully closes and then drops back to about a third open. The only way I can close it is by having the ignition on and pressing the off button as the glass reaches fully closed. The Mercedes Me app tells me the window is open though...

New CLS 450 Prem Plus ... yey !!! My E500 has been at the dealer for the last couple of weeks. They are doing a cam-chain tensioner fix under warranty to eradicate a slight noise on cold start-up. It was due to come back too me yesterday but it's not ready as they need to send to Germany for...

The E500 is going in for its annual service at MB tomorrow, 7 years old with 24,000 on the clock and this will be service number 6 ! Its got a full MB history and is under an extended warranty until 31st July. While its still under warranty I'm wondering are there any mechanical update for...

We’ve had our 2018 S213 E220d for 4 months now and clocked up 10.000 miles. I haven’t driven it a great deal as my wife has claimed it as hers. We’ve just returned from a trip though western France and Catalonia, which I think was about 2700 miles. Worst fuel consumption was 51 mpg when...

This morning, driving from up from Toulouse on the return leg of our Europe trip, my Distronic thought it funny to accelerate and trigger a speed camera ! I know the piece of road very well and I know where the camera is. The stretch of road is a 90 kmph limit just before you leave the A84 to...

OK … so cruising down to Barcelona in the 220d I get an add oil message. It says “add 1 litre of oil next time you fuel up”. Total miles on the clock 13,000, and next service due in 5,000 miles. So has it used a litre in 10,000 miles? Isn’t that rather a lot? Asking 36€ for a litre of...