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So there I am merrily filling up the new CLS at the BP station at the end of the road. 50 litres of Premium Unleaded in the tank when the bell rang -- I have been driving diesel cars for the last 3.5 years WHY oh WHY am I doing this. Stopped filling didn't start the engine and rang Mercedes...

Thanks to your previous answers about new pads, discs and fitting kits. I managed to complete one side of the car tiday, however, on the other side, both pins are stuck tight at the head end, I managed to cut off most of pin but have about 2-3mm sticking out!! Can I put a little bit of heat...

Driving along as normal and drove onto a gravel drive, I noticed that there was a noise coming from the back wheel, thought that I might I have picked up bits of gravel in the handbrake system. After driving back on tarmac, noticed the noise was coming and going, after a couple of miles it was...

I have bought some new wheels, OEM Merc, to replace the horrible AMG replicas I have. Just come to fit them and the bolts are too short for the new wheels.... What do I need to buy? Woe is me!

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So I set off for Waitrose in the 210 and as it hasn't rained thought I'd go the quick way via the ford. Water was higher than normal, but not deep enough to cause problems (or so I thought). Go through it, get up the hill into Gerrards Croos and there is a flapping/chugging noise that appears...

Hello guys, I know this is a very popular feature of most c63's but I grew tired and frustrated of this horrible sound. Whenever I try to enjoy my car, it starts to squeal. Few days ago I took it to the dealership but as I expected they didn't come up with anything, saying that "MB Germany is...

Last saturday, I decided to check the engine fluids before embarking on a journey, then noticed half the drive belt had disintegrated ! Thankfully replacing the belt was quick and easy, with the help of some instructions I found on the net, I replced thye belt in under 30 minutes...

I'm posting this for a friend who's wanting to buy an ML, his budget is £3500 give or take and he wants a diesel so it will leave it being a higher mileage one, I've always heard they have a few problems but if it's serviced regularly and hasn't rusted away are they more or less ok?, anything...

The lovely electric boot that's standard on the current C Class estate - anyone had trouble with it? Mine seemed to get jammed although the boot did the initial clunk of unlocking leaving a 1cm gap from the bumper. It stopped there but the hydraulic ram was still pushing hard and forcing the...

Urgent help needed please! The gearbox on our automatic 2003 W211 E270 CDI seems to have died. When I put the car into drive (or reverse), the car drives for a feet or two, and then stops, as if it has popped back into neutral (although the gear lever is still in D (or R)). The engine revs...

I just wanna share my story maybe someone can help but its been pretty **** week for me.. few days ago i was home in north wales and i notice i have a slow puncture or something so i pump tyre up and all seems fine.. i drive back down to Portsmouth problem free and the next day i drive to...

Had a bit of a chip on my windscreen and thought i'd get it repaired before winter.I have no windscreen cover on my insurance and took it to autoglass today.This is what happened,i now need a new screen:mad:

Had the ladder up at my porch on Sunday doing some DIY on the roof. I happened to be round the back of my house getting some bits & pieces when I heard a teriffic bang. Came round to the front to see the ladder had crashed onto my lovely v6 W202, causing a very large and ugly dent on the top of...

disaster with Alfa purchase! - urgent advice needed! Hi i bought a 2nd hand car from a garage (not main dealer) about 2 weeks ago. It came with a new fresh MOT with the purchase and a months warranty. all seemed fine and we drove it 200 miles to visit family. Wife mentioned that it...

Over the last two days I'd been getting intermittent warning in the display that i had a problem with the nearside indicator. As for the last month or two my auto dip mirror had not been working i was beginning to suspect the door module however after a poke about yesterday i discovered that...

As the title suggests had a bit of a mini disaster today! My wife ordered a new Mini Cooper S convertible at the start of the year, and due to wait/build times it was finally booked in for delivery today at 1pm :bannana: As expected the guy turns up at 1pm and I could see a nice Blue blob...

Hi gang, Right , I have had the bad news ..... Its actually part of the chassis that has rusted out , where the subframe bolts on , the underseal has cracked at some point in the past and allowed water in , which has rusted badly....they will have to drop the rear subframe , diff and...

Depression rules at Toad Hall at present ..... :( My car has failed its MOT ! ' Rear , near and offside subframe mountings excessively corroded ' Problem now is, i noticed that my MOT expired on 24th , the tax is due on the 1st April and now i can't tax it as i don't have an MOT ...

Took my w202 sport in for an 'A' service and MOT...all good so far. After paying for it, the service man suggests i should think about getting the engine mounts replaced at the cost of £550, as he did earlier in the day. Now up to this point, the car has driven perfectly and vibration free, so i...