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Tonight, driving home after doing a bit of shopping, I hit a massive pothole in the road which ruined my nearside front tyre. This all happened about 7.10pm so it was dark. I phoned for assistance and all was fixed in about 60 minutes. The thing is this was caused by a water main burst under the...

I have successfully had a goodwill claim approved for my 2001 S210 E class estate: Front arches (new wings) Rear arches Tailgate Bonnet edges Roof (by tailgate hinges) This was all approved painlessly by MB Chichester who I have found very helpful. Their work is contracted out to...

just a quick question i thought i throw in here.... Do garnish moldings and the rubber round the windows come under the 3 year warranty? May pay the local stealer a vist as there coming a little discoloured and from my sclass last time if they do start to oxidise (go whitish) there easy £100...

Hi I got this very convincing email to business email there are some chancers out there. I have changed my surname to 230k obviously but my correct surname was used. Dear 230k, I will like to solicit your help in a business proposition, which is by nature very confidential. I know that...

On Jan 4 the W210 E55 went in for a time-based 2-year 'B' service (still had 4800 miles to go on ASSYST) and on the basis of members' experience I asked the garage to make a careful check for rust. On Jan 11 the bodyshop asked MBUK to pay for repairs to all four wheel arches and one door...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6922369.stm More than 650 people have been killed during weeks of flash flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rains, Chinese media reports. The violent summer downpours have affected 119 million people, destroyed 450,000 homes and nearly...

As per my post in the general section i recently suffered from some clown placing a couple of traffic cones on my car resulting in damaged paintwork and sunroof glass. I'm insured with Admiral and they wish to use their approved repairer which is not a MB garage. I firstly took the car to...

Having spotted aluminium rot on the bottom of the doors of my CL500 I contacted MB Customer Service, who advised me to take it to a local dealer for an inspection. I've just done that and, during the inspection, they measured the thickness of the paint with a micrometer. It was significantly...

Hi Folks. Got side swiped by Polish registered, left hand drive 8 wheeler yesterday. (more like a house on wheels) Not much damage, more of a nuisance than anything. Surface scracthes to the door that will polish out. Over the rear near side wheel arch deeper scratches but nothing to the...

A friend of mine took his girlfriends Y reg SLK into Mercedes Cheltenham and Gloucester dealership for some rust repairs, when he got there he was told to take it to a body shop in Cheltenham (not a Mercedes body shop) which was surprising to say the least. He did not buy the car from Mercedes...

Hi I have a 1997 S320 AMC of Tooting, London have just surveyed the car for an MOT and claim that both front suspension springs need replacing, cost £400 allegedly both springs have snapped? right at the base of the mounting? oddly they are also me to alloow them to keep the car for a further...

Hi, Just received (or rather my wife has) a Claim Form (issued by a County Court). Earlier this year my wife had an accident in my Company Car on a roundabout. I won't go into the specifics of the accident here. Anwyay, our company vehicles are all insured on a Third Party basis. They...

I have been reading the forums and am a little confused as there are some contradictions. I have a 99 C200 W202 which i have just noticed is starting to show signs of rust bubbling on the inside of the front drivers wing, only very slight but nevertheless it is rust. Now i have read that mobilo...

Hello Everyone. I have just heard back today (1st June) from my local dealer about my rust warranty claim. I first took my car in for photos on the 7th April. When I took my car in I was told that they would not check the suspension mounts as this was not covered by the warranty and if I...

Hi folks, I have read a few varying reports about corrosion warranty claims and thought I would post the details of my claim. My SLK is just six years old and has been faultless in the year that I have owned it. I had taken the car into my local Mercedes garage on Wednesday for an MOT, no...

Just got back from dropping the CLK in at Mercedes Direct in Manchester to have the arches done and also there was a bit of rust under the rubbing strip on the drivers door. Can't fault Mercedes Direct Manchester at all, I called in about a month ago for an inspection and they booked me in for...

The Sprinter is only 19 months old with 22000 miles and already has rust on its panels... :eek: Apart from the rust is it is in immaculate condition and I always wash/valet it regularly. Its been taken to a MB Passenger Car bodyshop for inspection (as they would do a better job than a...

Yes - Rust claim approved by MBUK without FMBSH. Decision in 4 weeks. No letter to DCUK. No charge. Free courtesy car ( A Class ) Car valeted. Never spoke to a MB employee. ( See below) Advised by bodyshop that MB "seem" to be currently approving similar cases. Surprisingly...

My motorcycle suffered £3k worth of damage when a neighbour didnt like it being parked where he wanted to park. He admitted liability (he was caught in the act). My insurers want to know my uninsured losses, but how do I quantify having to travel 30 miles each way to the dealer and also put a...

A mate of mine has a 2002 C220CDi avantgarde with upgraded alloys (twin spoke) He has laquer/paint lifting off the wheels with alloy corrosion underneath. The damage is not due to kerbing. I told him that I thought I had read a thread regarding warranty claims for wheel damage. He took...