australia

Hello everyone, My name is Myke and i am joining this forum from Australia. I am currently a member of the Mercedes-Benz Club Australi Pacific, however i am interested in what is happening in the world of MB in the UK. I currently have a silver W210 320 Avantgarde and find it to be a...

Hi everyone, Have owned my 'Gleaming Beauty' for more than 12 years and, in that time, she's been an utterly reliable performer on a daily basis. As any owner of the W116 series 6.9 will testify, a thorough understanding of its mechanical features are a must and, whatsmore, can be helpful, in...

Howdy all, thought you might like to hear about something a little interesting happening out here next week..... MB Australia have decided to roll the national parts and service conference and the dealer awards into a spectacular to coincide with the release of the C63. As part of this, they've...

Bit of a bizzare one-my two young cousins who live in Brisbane are pleading with me to send them some of those mini cans of Coke over to them. In return, my other cousin (the boys Dad) will send me some 'real Auzzie beer:bannana: '. Any idea of the cost of shipping a case of mini cans of Coke to...

Hi All, I noticed in mid December that Top Gear is going to be produced here in Australia in 2008, by a local production company called Freehand. They've decided to open the hosting roles to anyone in the country - including the Stig. Freehand state that it's being done in partnership with BBC...

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Mercedes-Benz-450SEL-6-9-AMG-W116-sedan_W0QQitemZ110166409617QQihZ001QQcategoryZ135593QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Interesting looking thing - seems to have been well cared for.

Was talking to the old man today, apparently no Black Series cars comply with the Australian Design Regulations, due to how low they are. No Black Series for us. :(

Has anyone any experience of importing a car from Oz? Shipping costs, taxes etc Does it make any difference that the car is a 1970 model? Thank you :rolleyes:

BBC Link I wonder what his MPG was ?

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1951-Mercedes-Benz-170-Da-Diesel_W0QQitemZ4592340548QQcategoryZ9855QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I have just watched the Bathurst 1000km race and an 'ex'kangaroo jumped out right between two race cars. Poor rodent went flying up into the air and off the track. It certainly made an awful mess of the car. Down here we have problems with deer jumping out onto the roads, but I have never...