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So, I was using a Saab 9-3 as my daily car but having caught the Merc bug from my CLS I decided I wanted some daily Mercedes action. I had a bit of a hunt on Autotrader and this example came up fairly local. It’s an early 2003 and had 104k on the clock. Full service history, overall...

This a continuation of a thread http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/general-discussion/149423-got-myself-w202-c230-kompressor.html which I started two years ago (!) part of which is a copy & paste job so it's really not too concise so forgive me fellow W202'ers. I haven't updated for a year either...

2014 S-Class Cabriolet/Softop (aka Ocean Drive) SpyShots

Guys, I was wondering if there's any voodoo procedure, or even normal maintenance, or anything really, that one can do to make sure the W168 A-Class' automatic gearboxes stay intact. My box has had a recent something-something-something done to it for £2k, and I'm hoping that it would be...

My w124 300td engine sounded like a bag of spanners crossed with some angry typists and a nail gun. It smoked quite badly, and it was weeping oil from the head gasket around the chain cover. I did a diesel purge with 1l of "diesel purge" which quietened the engine quite a bit - it sounded great...

In honour of Mark, we closed the forums yesterday in his remembrance. We would like to thank everyone who donated. We are making a collection for a funeral wreath and any surplus funds will be donated to Leukemia Research (The family's chosen charity) - If you would like to donate then please...

Have had a Nikon web account for a number of years – used this to register equipment and for firmware downloads. Tried to login today, no joy….. The history: 1) Account initially set up, standard username (by default an e-mail address) & password. 2) Change username to other than e-mail 3)...

I had a trip to see Ian Walker at 124works earlier this week, around 60 miles from where I live, for an A service. Ian and his apprentice (seems very competant for a "young un") carried out the service which I am pleased with. There is a difference in dealing with these guys as opposed to...

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I thought I’d post some ramblings on here about my shift with traffic police yesterday (1300-2300 shift). I’ll try and keep it informative but not too specific for obvious reasons. Arrived at 1300, had a brief hello with the people I didn’t already know, and we had a quick look at cars...

OK guys & gals, I’m offering the wheels that were on my R129 until very recently These are M-B Ceginus design - often called “Evo II” or “Mille Miglia” after the 190E Evolution II and R129 Mille Miglia special edition, which had them as standard They were also fitted to the...

So it's that time of the year again... the sun is bright, the weather warm, the birds chirp merrily... and I'm stuck under my car, my every pore sweating swarfega through the grease and grim while I try to figure out why I'm doing this... This weekend I managed to change the fuel filter, oil...

Mercedes Benz has launched the much delayed UCI module. This hardware is designed for the MOST bus which has been used in cars since 2002, with the E-Class as the first variant. This range includes SL R230, CL W215, and S W220 which have seemingly been left out of the iPod craze. In 2008 all...

I'm looking for a control unit / vacuum pump for a 1999-2001 SLK (200 or 230) part numbers: 170 8000 548 or 170 8000 648 It sits in the boot, behind the drivers wheel. Thanks, M

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My car was factory supplied with Audio 20 tape drive and cd changer and nokia phone system. Date of delivery is 14/02/03. How do I find out if I have separate audio gateway. There is fiberoptic connector in the boot and also mounting bracket for navigation. Regards

Just been having a discussion with SWMBO... I want a 1972 corvette stingray with a silverado 6.6 litre turbo diesel running on veg oil... Mad I know... with this inside [ So - money no object - what would you build / get made / spec up etc? (none of your yada yada I'll have a...

......gave me a PCN yesterday during the time that it took me to go and buy a ticket from the pay and display machine. I have appealed. I've got a pcn timed at 10.22am and a ticket timed at 10.26am. I should win..............shouldn't I????

Should I change my very lovely Green Black metallic C240 Sport 97R (with newly refurbished original AMGs and new Pirelli P Zero Rossos all round for much improved ride, noise etc) for a SL500 1999T? Costs and much higher insurance premiums aside, the answer would seem to be obvious but I am...