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Just been posted on the other side, very sad news. Malcolm passed away this afternoon. RIP

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...

Hi Guys, In the up coming summer season, would any fellow members be interested in a Pre-merger AMG cruise, gathering, drink over a mix grill, one of the days in the hot summer sound like something you'd be interested in? As a fellow MB purist & enthusiate I'm also a part time...

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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Carol has sadly moved on from her Mercedes days. Her beloved 190E has blown its engine big time. The cost of the repair to her is more than the car is worth. So we did a deal. She has moved up in the world and is now the proud owner of a Suzuki Baleno :rolleyes:. Just thought I would share...

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...

Howdy! A very off topic one tonight... As some of you know, I work in a very old building full of creepy nooks and crannies... I was crawling in one of the lofts, worrying about the possibility of asbestos and beehives (or asbestos mutated bees...) and I stumbled across this bottle...

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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