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This morning I picked up the E Coupe after having an MOT and a couple of bits corrected. Anyway, I pull out of the Merc Specialist and within 200 yards, a beautiful 208 CLK55 Coupe exits their house in front of me. It was a gorgeous Dark Blue/Black, W-reg, with some 18" Carlsson alloys. We...

hi all, every so oftern i just have to floor it, in my lovely e320 just to feel that power of the 3.2 block:bannana: thing is i do notice alot of smoke when i look out the rear window, checking to see if im being chased by the police. i know its a diesel and i guess you should expect it. any views ?

My W211 270CDI wouldn't start yesterday. Starter motor cranked but engine wouldn't fire up. A mechanic friend put car on his diagnostic laptop and fault codes saying 'common rail pressure too low' came up. He will have to tow it to his garage to investigate more closely on Monday. Has anyone had...

This is quite a sad sight. I mean, the car is so new, yet i have seen so many on the back of a tow.. i know there are teething problems, but SOO MAANNNYYY??? This is possibly the 5th new e class i have seen being transported... This was not the case in the 80's nor the early 90's... will we...

Lisas car has a small oil leak that i initially thought was the rocker gaskets but after replacing the cps the other day the rockers seem pretty dry but the cps when removed was soaked in engine oil. So assuming the rear seal has gone? has anyone else come across this on the 112 engine...

My MB dealership have informed me that a seal failure within the radiator (E270 Cdi - 53 Plate) has allowed coolant and gear box oil to mix/comtaminate and damage radiator, torque convertor and will cost £2500 to repair! My enquiries with independent specialists indicate that this is a...

May I remind everyone about one of the best events in the country? Classics on the Common It's a general event, but there will be a good sprinkling of MBs. The total number of exhibitors is limited this year for some reason, but it's still going to be well over a thousand. Unless you are...

Just wondering if any MBClub members could help me out. I'm going to view a 2002 C220 CDI this evening. What are the common faults or problems that occur with this MB? Benn

hi all, its seems there is a very common problem with w210 auto gearbox, where the car will only use 1st and reverse gears, any ideas as to the cause of this? as mine seems to be the same. cheers all, any help would be great.

A BMW driver followed his sat-nav down a narrowing path until his car was teetering over a cliff edge !!!!! http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20090325/tuk-driver-led-to-100ft-cliff-edge-by-sa-45dbed5.html

Hi, I've recently bought a 2003 230 kompressor with 41 k on the clock, and it seems i have a problem. On tickover and in the"Park" position (but not in "drive" strangely enough:crazy: ) after about 30 seconds my car starts missing slightly on cylinder number 2- enough to trigger the engine...

Hi Guys, I'm new to this forum so I guess its a chance to say HI!!!, and to ask a couple of questions. I'm in the process of looking for a W208 CLK 230K sport. I Went to see one last night which was on an R plate, with 86K, FSH, it seems to be good, everything seems to work, no warning...

as per title, mine is a 03 car and as read sometimes on this forum it's quite common a bad tightness of the diesel hoses in way of the diesel filter and/or HP pump in front of the common rail, just over the service belts. said that, I've noted an oily dirt in way of the HP pump and hoses, in...

Hi All I'm thinking of getting an Automatic Diesel C Class Merc, year 2000, are there any common problems with these cars? What are the things to look out for? What's the fuel economy like, in town and on motorway? Are the parts expensive? DO the engines use oil? Do the automatic gearboxes go...

If any members have good knowledge of late model W140 S500's I would be grateful to know what are usual things that routinely fail . I may go and look at one this weekend as I am contemplating letting my W124 go for something slightly larger . The S500L I have seen has all the kit going...

Picking up on stevewak's thread (but not wanting to hijack it): Is 'flat-spotting' a known, and common issue? I drive a W203 C270 Estate on the standard 16" 55(F) and 50(R) profile Bridgestone ER30's. I often don't use the car for a couple of weeks at a time, but I've never had any of the...

Just bought a 500E now that I am old enough to get insurance at less than a kings ransom and I'm now trying to piece together what parts of the car are from where as looking for parts online in the uk is proving difficult. I gather brakes are from the 500SL and the engine is a slightly...

Just heard on the local news that no longer will ambulance drivers be breaking the law if they speed :crazy: This is from a recent local case of a driver who was prosecuted etc for doing 103mph - he was delivering transplant organs. Loads of support was forthcoming and it seems to have paid...

They're both fun!! Penguin Crane Well they're fun for 5 mins or so :p S.

Hello, can anybody help me with some much needed advice? I am looking to buy an E class estate. I have been warned off the Turbo (TD) and advised to buy a common rail diesel. The reason being that the turbo is realy expensive to fix if anything goes wrong. Do they go wrong often and should...