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Is the credit crunch hitting car maintenance? Driving home last week at night I pulled slightly to the right to miss some roadworks, offside wheels just over the white line I saw what I thought was a motorbike coming in the other direction, at the last minute I realised it was a car with the...

Evening all. Well thanks to another bloody nail and bad tracking had to purchase 4 new tyres. Thanks to the bankers of the world, i decided to research cheaper makes through web reviews and eventually chose Falken 452's for the 98 320sl, replacing eagle f1's with a few hundred miles left in...

In times of dire hardship, when all you want for Christmas is a new mercedes, help is at hand... Introducing the... Mercedes Benz gift vouchers: Get all your friends and family to buy these for you .. even your work collegues... the link is...

Good Afterrnoon, I am going to be unemployed next Monday (been working my notice). Been looking for two months now and have not even had a whiff of a decent interview or opportunity. I tick all the boxes, and have usually found a job within 1-3 weeks. lets just say i am starting to get a...

I have a theory that when young men mature and need to start shaving regularly they are seduced by the leading razor blade brands and their adverts of nubile young women running across golden sands [ in slow motion ] to kiss their freshly shaved jutting jaws. Pack of 5 sir, certainly that will...

wow I still cant believe i am enjoying driving something this cheap ! I have had lots of cars over £30k new merc convertibles, porsches, a corvette, tt , beemers etc, but im loving this ,I am also used to classics one of my other vehicles is a 1964 VW splitscreen samba campervan , I previously...

:crazy: Yes folks, the Credit Crunch has finally hit the Mercedes Owner. Gone are the days of going to your local dealer and buying a set of Mb Club Pedals. The below was seen yesterday. Comments are welcome :D:devil: Is that not so Aandy ;);)

I have just been on ebay to bid on an item and the seller has placed a requirement that all bidders submit their credit card details to Ebay BEFORE they can bid on the item - even though payment is paypal preferred. I am not too happy about this, even though the details are submitted via ebays...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2006-06-MERCEDES-SLK-55-AMG-AUTO-SILVER_W0QQitemZ190255970279QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item190255970279&_trkparms=39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A10%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

I received a letter this morning from my card provider asking me to contact them urgently at their fraud department as a result of their fraud detection systems.. Uh, oh... Having tried to check the balance online and finding the card no longer showing on my account I rang my bank and was...

Just had a phone call from my bank's credit card fraud prevention team. Have I placed an online order with Carphone Warehouse for £0.01? - erm no - I'm sat at my desk working. "That's fine madam - the transaction has not been approved. We do however need to stop your card and issue you with a...

I washed my car tody. Its GREEN!!!:bannana:

Easy as owning a car.. APR, what's that..?? http://www.logbookloans.co.uk/

I found two things out this evening about credit cards which were the complete opposite of my previous understanding. I suspect one of them is just my naivety, the other I'm not sure many people realise. 1. You pay interest on the whole outstanding balance if you don't pay balance in full...

Well I could rant but it would be pointless really. Mastercard statement shows about £175 going to TrenItalia. Not alone it seems: http://www.ripoffreport.com/viewsimilar.asp?q5=Trenitalia&ref=293285 Called CC company, explained transparent and seemingly well known fraud. Gormless...

"We're not just going to see mid-sized banks go under in the next few months, we're going to see a whopper, we're going to see a big one, one of the big investment banks or big banks." "The financial system has become very bloated in size and needed to shrink."...

Hi, I am considering what to replace my C43 Estate with in the next few months and have noticed that W211 E500's are becoming insanely good value. My reasoning is that I could pick one of the best pre-facelift estates for less than £15k with all the toys known to mankind. I don't care about...

Free metallic paint and automatic.:p http://www2.mercedes-benz.co.uk/content/unitedkingdom/mpc/mpc_unitedkingdom_website/en/home_mpc/passengercars/home/new_cars/offers_portfolio/slk-class_offers_q3_2008.html

I spent the day at the Grosvenor Park Lane yesterday... I simply was astounded by the cars i saw. - Several very expensive/custom ferraris parked in the drop off area... - 3 Zonda's - A seperate (£50 a day) hotel car park full of Ferraris all tucked away in custom fit covers... these...

Just when you thought it could not get any worse. "Caravans look likely to make a comeback this summer, as high bills, the low pound and environmental concerns drive holidaymakers back to Britain's camp sites. According to the National Caravan Council, many young parents are also...