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  1. mirras

    Thinking of leaving Mercedes after 20 straight years of ownership...

    I think the time has come to move on and try something new... I have in mind a late L322 Range Rover so famed for it's reliability... so the W221 S class, mine for the last 6 and a bit years and my Volvo C70 are going up for sale to help fund the new car... Thank you to everyone on here who has...
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    Extreme badge snobbery

    Out for a wee walk at lunchtime I saw not 1 but 2 Chrysler 300Cs with Bentley style grills one of which had the cheek to be sporting a Bentley badge.... I wonder how many folk are fooled into thinking a 20 year old E-Class in a new frock is actually a Bentley ( VW in a posh frock )...
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    Milestones Met

    My W221 S320, purchased on it's 5th birthday at 45k miles, may not be the youngest, fastest, most reliable, prettiest, best equipped car I have ever owned but it has just hit it's 10th birthday and has coincidentally just turned 100k miles and it is by far the BEST car I have ever owned and the...
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    W221 Airmatic fault - resolved again

    A couple of weeks ago I noticed the S class felt a bit harsh on some of the local bumpier roads. Then it got a bit worse on a trip to the borders last weekend. I have experienced this before ( albeit much worse ) so decided, rather than stick it into MB to be told there's nothing wrong, to bite...
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    Jealousy?

    Do you think this man resents the Aston driver ? Man filmed 'keying £100k Aston Martin' in Hackney - BBC News
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    Time to hand back licence?

    While out cycling this morning ( legally and with due consideration to ALL road users ) I took a slip road off a dual carriageway to be met by a little old lady trying to join the main road in the wrong direction. I managed to stop her and asked her to stand on the verge. I turned her car around...
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    Not impressed with OM642 hoses

    Spent a bit of time under my w221 S320 for the first time yesterday with the under-trays removed. Was replacing a split intercooler hose and I am very unimpressed but the layout of the various rubber hoses and pipes. There are a few air-con hoses with rubber 'spacer sleeves' deliberately fitted...
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    Help Please - What fits here ?- OM642

    Folks, I have a split in what I think is an air hose on my W221 320CDI. The part connects to the adaptor on the throttle body shown below... I've trawled through EPC and can't find it, can anyone point me to the right section or help me with a part number please?
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    Nothing Major Wrong ????

    The ad says "nothing major is wrong with the car" .... it must just be how it's parked then.... Mercedes-Benz CL CL500 2dr Auto 5.0
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    W221 (0222 ) Air Conditioning won't switch on...

    I have a longish tale of woe on my S Class w221, 320 CDI. It's a 2006 car with 85k miles under it's belt. I had an issue about 18 months ago with the car. I had just been a 15 mile journey when the car stuttered and felt like it was about to stall, very shortly afterwards the air con started to...
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    Too big for a Z4 , now looking for CLK

    I've had a hankering for a Sunday car ever since I sold my SL, which was the car I most regret selling. I looked at BMW Z4s and sat in a few older ones and quite liked them.... until I tried to get in and out with the roof up !!! So, as I'm too tall and fat to fit a Z4, after briefly...
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    Spotted - neglected old merc in driveway

    While over in Edinburgh today looking at a couple of BMWs ( yes, I know ) I spotted an abandoned C class in a driveway on Ferry Road, when I looked closer I caught a glimpse of an older car tucked away in the corner. Had a wee look on Google Maps and it's on there too...
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    Would you ever buy back a car you've sold?

    I've just seen my old SL500 for sale about two and a half years after I sold it. Used Mercedes-benz Sl Class Convertible Sl 500 2dr Auto in Kirriemuir, Angus | Autosales Of Kirriemuir It looks as good in the ad as it did the day I sold it, I was initially tempted to go back but I then reminded...
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    Today I met a genius....

    Well, Apple's definition of genius. I now know why Apple has so many loyal followers, my iPhone developed issues with the lock button ( only worked when pressed on one side ) and the camera ( occasional pink interference from camera module ) . I showed him the button failing, the pink from the...
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    ECP Datacard

    How quickly after manufacture is the datacard available in EPC? A friend has taken delivery and the car is on EPC but there's no datacard showing... Thanks Robert
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    W221 stranded at the roadside - RAC on way

    Well, after thinking my suspension worries were over when the SL500 went the S class has let me down. I'm sitting waiting on RAC with the car's a*se sitting 2 foot in the air and a malfunction showing on the dash. Rose up and started bouncing around. Parked up and it's rock hard, assume a ride...
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    Sidelight bulb, you'd think it would be easy to change !!

    I've just had to replace the nearside sidelight bulb on my w221 S-class. What a job! I previously managed to change a dipped beam bulb by moving the screenwash reservoir and squeezing my hand in. No such luck with sidelight bulb. I had to jack up the car, remove the wheel and take off the arch...
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    Autoglass from 1/10 to 10/10 with a phonecall.

    My wife drives an Astra which received a large stone right in the middle so the screen needed replaced. I took the car along to Autoglass who replaced the screen and all seemed well. However, over time the car was leaking water into the passenger footwell. This is a common fault in the Astra and...
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    W221 Comand NTG3 Limitations ?

    Having now had the car for 2 weeks I have begun to test what it can do via comand. The unit has a built in PCMCIA slot and 6 DVD changer. It can read a 16GB card ok in the memory slot but there is sometimes an issue where it can take over 20 minutes to read the directory, other times it's almost...
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    Europe 2009/10 for E-class - Audio50 APS

    A friend of mine has this on eBay, was bought and never used. It is last year's map but at the price it may be worth an upgrade to someone. The full details are Comand Navigation DVD - Europe 2009/10 for E-class - A2128272259 - Audio50 APS Mercedes navigation DVD - Europe 2009/10 for E-class...
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