european

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Am planning a European road trip this year, and the thought of doing it in either of my cars fills me with dread. The merc pulls to the left, tramlines all over the place, and generally doesn't feel stable at high speed. :mad: A trip to WIM mostly fixed the pulling to the left, but at almost...

Now here is a very informative linky on what is becoming an increasingly complex topic. The Lubrizol Corporation The Relative Performance Tool is very useful in showing in clear form the relative strengths of oils by reference to spec.

How would you go for AA at £75 or Green flag at £50? That is for 20 days cover.

I have a 12/2000 build ML320 built by DaimlerChysler AG. Delivered to Australia in 2001. I would like to know if the car an American spec built for RHD, or is it a Euro (British) spec? The question is relevant as the only workshop info I can lay my hands on is American orientated with the...

The new COMAND (NTG2) map DVD for A/B/W203-C/CLK/ML/GL/R/Spinter/Vito/Viano with DVD based navigation system has just been released. Its Version 11.0 We don't yet really know whats different in it, but comandonline.co.uk has limited stock. It definetly only has 5 digit post-codes, and...

:cool: Wouldn't it be nice if R129 SL280 owners could share model specific tips and assistance in a thread? I intend to update this thread with information and resources, about the above model, as I refurbish my own. I'm sure I will come across problems and challenges and I would like to share...

Having a clear out having sold my trusty Mercedes recently. I am left with an almost brand new set of original European Maps version 10.1 (2009) which I am putting up for sale in the hope that this can be of some use to a fellow member. This is a 5 CD boxed set map of Europe complete with...

Contrasting info so far it seems. A friend has a 2001 prefacelift s600, it has factory Xenons. We are trying to establish whether there is the "lever" to switch then for European use. Dealer, EPC and various forums all conflicting!!! Anyone know? Cheers people

And this government thinks they can bail out the UK end of foreign car makers out and it will somehow all be OK? Dream on, that is the pan European figure. November new car sales in the UK were down by 36.8%! That is a correction of oversupply in a market where a fundamental Darwinian...

Some of you may know, others may not From 2013 on, the traditional driving licence will progressively disappear in favour of a single European licence in the shape of a plastic bank card ... theoretically unforgeable. In 5 years time, new drivers from the 25 European Union countries...

cheeky question I know :o but I'm off to France next week for three days and I'm taking the motor over there. If anyone has a spare lying around...:o

Hello, Can anyone recomend where I can get hold of the european maps for a 2003 SL500 command. Its my dads car and he's taking it to europe soon. I'm sure I have asked previously but my home computer has gone belly up due to broadband issues... Thanks

Some moron has damaged both of my headlights and I need to replace them and was thinking about using the european projector lights. Does anyone here use these and are they any good?

Need one fr the s-class, as im going to gemany on saturday with 4 cars following me, I dont want to look the pratt and get lost :crazy: Anyone got a spare, an older disk or even a copy, going to try the stealers a bit later on and see what they say. Many thanks.......

Does anyone have any good links or numbers to get cheap european breakdown cover ? Ive got a 1998 CLK and as its over 6 years old places like the RAC are quoting £90 for 2 weeks cover ! The cheapest ive found so far is directline for £49 but even that feels steep ! Any help appreciated. Kind...

Andris Piebalgs, the EU's energy commissioner, has called for a blanket 100kph (62mph) speed limit throughout Europe. Link

Hi, I am planning a trip to Belgium and France soon and was wondering what gadgets were available to help alert one to the cameras. I have noticed that some (Snooper Evolution) UK GPS devices have a European database and there are some French GPS devices one can buy. Has anyone used these...

I'm looking to replace the BMW K100 engine in my Grinnall Scorpion with an engine from a Honda Pan European. Does anyone know where I can get the dimensions of the engine/drive shaft etc. from?

I'm insured with Mercedes Insurance, and we are about to goto France for two weeks. I've been told by Mercedes Insurance that I don't need to get a green card anymore, and that I'm automatically covered. Whilst this pleases me, I'm skeptical. Can someone confirm that you no longer need a...