demise

Hi All – today marked the likely beginning of the end for my beloved 220CE, daily driver for the last 2 and 1/3 years, which was involved in a collision in Ripponden, W Yorks on the way home from work. The incident involved my Merc and a 2002 VW Polo at a busy junction. The other vehicle pulled...

Hi all Sad to see my uncles 230ce has been damaged beyond repair. It was parked on his drive, and a car lost control and slammed into it. Needless to say it will not be repaired. Hes trying to agree on a price from the insurance on it, then will likely sell it as scrap. I really loved this...

As per title, i press the button on the dash - the light comes on but the rear window won't demise... :confused: What do i need to check? many thanks Cheers

Interesting article on Car Buyer on the cost of car paint. Not much in it really from make to make although the special paint jobs like MERCEDES designo are obviously not covered. Car paint: avoid getting ripped off | CarBuyer What is interesting however is their assertion that low cost...

Mercedes has announced plans to slash production of the S-Class. The company's Sindelfingen factory will be cut down to one shift until the next-generation model goes into production in 2013. In the meantime, the second shift will be reassigned to C-Class production. S-Class sales have fallen...

I'm actually genuinely heartbroken to even open this thread... but I think i'm going to have to break my car for spares or something... Upon returning to the UK, I had a look around the car only to find the following problems: 1. Head gasket; i drove it to the shops and back and it was...

If you didn't know (or cared), Channel 4's motoring magazine website - '4Car' - has closed-down.... The Platform4 blog - 4Car has closed

I made an application for Service + contract via my dealer on 04.04.2008 and duly signed on the dotted line committing to three years. I have this morning received a telephone call from my dealer stating that my application is now on hold whilst MB make a decision regarding this service and...

Mercedes owner magazine from www.mercedesclub.org.uk, for those that don't know, have a small article stating that the R class could be dropped from the current line up due to "disappointing sales" due to "Public concerns over rising fuels prices". What about MB just getting the role of the R...

Found this hidden away on 4 CAR. May be old news to some?:confused: Mercedes is to drop the baby Benz, the A-Class, in 2011, according to German newspaper reports. The A-Class will reach the end of its current production cycle that year, and no direct replacement is planned However, the...

Is this a sign of the times. McClaren makes the composite body for the SLR in Portsmouth, but a friend who no longer works on the site says they are laying off, and the site will be closed before too long, as an aside, his brother in law was working for Williams F1 until they started laying off...

Sort of Merc related, this was the first car forum I used to visit, not sure of the politics behind the closure though, but still sad as there was some great banter on there. Letter from Dave Kaye. " Dear Funkysmart members and Aviators. Early this week I made a formal statement...