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SL was in for a service at M-B Guildford (Tony Purslow) yesterday. They give 40% labour discount (plus 10% off parts) for all cars 6 or more years old, free MOTs too. Due to the weather forecast I decided at the last minute to drop it off on Thursday night. Got held up in traffic and arrived...

Hi guys, Newbie here I recently had my SL55 customised by ******* and what a top job! Thanks guys :thumb: so what did they do.... They added the EvoSport Kompressor cooling upgrade, phenolic intake manifold spacers, EvoSport shorty headers, their own ***** cross-over pipe...

:dk:Hi All, I have been contacted by a company called Centro Client Review. Basically they specialize in recovering monies in respect of Credit Card/Personal Loan/Mortgage arrangements,whereby you may have had a long standing arrangement.Basically,where the provider has changed the terms and...

Been using bio (b100 quality fuel) in my w210 320cdi for about 2 months now, I have noted the following, performance is ok and idle can be smoother as normal diesel has higher ignition qualities giving a very very slight vibe at idle probably due to the torque. But one problem I have noticed...

Morning all, has anyone ever been on one of these? any good? any recommendations? I've seen this one through Virgin Virgin Experience Days - Silverstone Race Track Day Was thinking of getting the old man one for Christmas? as i have no idea what to get him. Reading the details, what is it...

Yesterday Mrs C and myself went on a half day LandRover Experience at Eastnor Castle, near Ledbury. Firstly to get this I had registered at LR website and in the various emails I get it was mentioned. I telephoned LR and booked ourselves in (was about 2 months in advance). Mrs C currently runs...

I am looking at promoting my work with a gimmicky car wrap - has anyone any experience of them? I guess signsexpress or someone similar, although I will just be looking for a plain wrap of 50% of a car, no printing on the wrap. Cheers!

I am going to Brooklands in November for the AMG experience and would be happy to hear of anyone experience as to whether I should go for the 1 hour or the full half day. Obviously there is quite a difference in price, however more to the point if its 1 hour I will take my sons and wife as...

Hey Guys, I'm looking to part ex my Lexus in for the new E class/E class coupe. Popped into the dealers to get some information... Asked them to value my car so I can see what kind of budget I'll be working with and they refused to! :eek: They said, they won't value the car until I choose...

I fancy a plate in the sale at 7th, 8th, 9th October 2009 Dormy House Hotel, Broadway, Worcestershire, WR12 7LF I dont want to drive down so will do a pre bid thing or even a phone bid but I dont fancy that, has anyone done this and can they offer any advice please. (I know hammer price is plus...

I recently purchased a 1 year old C220 CDI Sport (W204) from the Mercedes Dealership in Salisbury. My previous vehicle had been supplied by their sister Dealership in Poole and the service and experience was absolutely first class. Not so with Salisbury! My wife and I visited the Dealership to...

Has anyone got any experience of fitting using this pair? I'm considering fitting this to my CLK when it arrives as a (far, far) cheaper install than the retrofit or Argos

Im seriously thinking of upgrading to an S Class, (nothing new may be 2002). i have a class 2002. are there a lot of differencies between the 2? my class is a 2.2 diesel auto, i have gotten up to 60 mpg on the motorway. what do you think, is there a matching economical S Class, i saw there is a...

For those who can't wait to get their new hardware. Loads of assists, attention, lane keeping, speed limit, Intelligent light. daytime driving, passive, night view, adaptive high beam, reversing camera, exclusive camera, direct select, direct control. It will keep you occupy for the rest of...

As I had reached a certain milestone in my life today, my surprise birthday present from my dearly beloved was an hours AMG experience at MB world. I had no idea this morning I would be driving an E63 AMG estate, flat out and sideways at 5pm this afternoon. Fantastic. Here is a picture to...

My W124 is insured with Footman James and was involved in an non fault accident where the driver didnt stop at the give way lines and ploughed into the side of my car. Since Footman James has become part of AON insurance group they use a company called Helphire to provide the courtesy cars. Mine...

As forementioned I took the CLS into MB Chester yesterday for the first time, it needed a C service and an early MOT and I am buying a warranty (thats another story). I got the car from Inchcape Nottingham and you get a little cheque book of vouchers for service discounts and introductory...

Ok, so I have a BT Openreach Vivaro as my work vehicle. I'm mainly static in an office but occasionally venture out and about to support my team. BT have a contract with the AA, which includes 'Gold Service'. That basically means they will supply and fit, bulbs, batteries, body and mirror...

Just looking at how I can implement Quality Centre for best effect, on behalf of the organisation I work for. SAP is the first priority, but other applications will follow. I'm trying to get a feel for where the hotspots are that we should focus on. It would be good to hear from anyone...

Well the C220 became due for: A Service ATF Change MOTSo rather than my usual trip to MB Derby, I opted to try German Automotive based at Ascot Drive. First impressions were very good, and it got better from there. The total charge for the work came to £275+VAT, with labour being £60/hr. MOT...