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Link to BBC article. Sadly some very tough times ahead for those contract workers.

Could somebody please point me in the right direction for investigating a problem I have with a 1987 w124 300te. The engine starts instantly from cold, burns no oil, makes no nasty noises, does not overheat,and shows maker's oil pressure immediately, and is in a good state of tune and smooth as...

Since the cold mornings have arrived, the engine will start as normal but, cut out within 5 seconds. I turn off ignition wait a few seconds, turn key till glow plug light extinguishes ( 2-3 seconds) then turn to start, this time engine doesn't even attempt to start within starting sequence...

Hi all, I have a w124 E220 95 ,sometimes while driving the car cuts off and I barely go aside to let others pass,when I try to start again,it won't start,if I wait for a couple of minutes,it will start again. this is not usual,but in suddens that I'm totaly losing confidence driving the...

Starts from cold, warms up take it out for 5 mins and she cuts out and ESP, ABS errors come on dash, the ignition turns over but doesn't start. If you leave her for 1hr she fires up again, codes disappear but then it same routine after 5 mins. Charged battery overnight and no joy so got new...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4288818.stm Hope this is part of the ongoing restructuring process intended to reinstate high quality benchmarks and not the slippery slope of 'stack em high'.

I was wondering whether anyone had come across this problem before. Yesterday whilst driving, without any warning the engine suddenly stopped, no malfunctions or anything abnormal on the dash were showing. When trying to restart the ignition lights came on as normal, but there was no sign of...