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Well after what seems like an eternity my new car has finally arrived(pics to follow) First impressions are good although only had a quick look around and a very short drive a more conclusive drive will be had later. The colour is stunning a lovely deep red. Lots of toys to play with as well so...

Hi, I have a 2005 E350 CDI W211 with around 140K on the clock. The car generally drives fine but I've had an ongoing issue with the car putting out white smoke after a long idle or drive in slow moving stop/start traffic. Once the car is driven hard the smoke quickly disappears, only to come...

I am going to take a drive from Bournemouth to Balloch to see my folks this weekend. It's circa 480 miles and I did it in the pre-facelift C63 a couple of years back. The result was 34mpg average at 70mph and I did it on one complete tank........ just! That car was mapped (V4 about 520) and was...

I'm charging a flat battery from my W211 with a 12v-20amp charger. How long should I leave it on charge for?

Mercedes E55 amg | eBay This car was for sale in East Sussex late last year for around £7,000 needed a good few bits doing to bring it up to scratch IIRC. I don't remember it having a full history either, but I might be wrong.. caveat emptor as always....

Hi I currently own a 2005 e280 cdi 7g with around 165k on the clock, as of recently I got a new job which requires me to do 1000 miles a week, this will fall to around 800 within a months time. This means I will be clocking up some serious mileage but personally I cant think of a better car...

Is it mainly the older cars that get treated to such lavish and time consuming detailing? I've just spent an hour washing, drying my car... I am struggling to find time to do more planned detailing like Polishing and claying etc. I thought I was OCD about car hygiene but some of the guys put me...

My e270 work well when its cold .after driving and temp goes up and engine is in normal operation light comes on and car drift.if you switch on next day it works well. I have a noise from one of tires like "vum-vum-vum".does this mean anything??? Please helppp????

E-mail correspondence between me & main dealer Me 3/1/16 When we bought the car in Nov/Dec you told us that the Comand maps would have been updated when the car was serviced in Nov. I have found that our maps are 2012/2013 V7.0 and the current maps are 2014/2015 V11 and I understand that there...

Hi, My name is Dale and I have a Mercedes Benz addiction. Long time fan and owner of many Benz cars, Joined the forum back in October when I took delivery of a new S205 Estate as a bit of down sizing exercise after loosing my previous job. I am also a convert from Diesel power, being an...

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The time has come, the 2 year lease is up next month and the E63 estate is going. I haven't done the 20k miles allowed, only managed 17k. Av 19 mpg over the term. 3rd rear tyres nearly at 3mm 2nd fronts at 4mm. One cracked front wheel. 10 litres of oil as "top ups". My first AMG. I've enjoyed...

Evening So after owning more VW's than i can remember (at least 6 MK5's and a MK6) i'm looking to jump ship and get a Mercedes 2012+ C220 AMG. Couple of questions if i may. Subjective i know but in relation to performance and economy which is better the C220 or C250 General...

Morning All, did my first long drive in my w205 220cdi yesterday 750miles in one go i was checking the display to see how the car was running, only thing i cant get my head round is the big green circle telling me how much free miles i have gained, it said i had 222miles of free miles...

Some pictures of my project :1)Mercedes sec380 1982+mercedes sec 500 1991.

Thought I'd introduce myself as a long term Mercedes owner. Have had W124's, W201's, R129's and even A Class. Not really into the new stuff my personal clock stopped around 1993! Currently own a 1993 300SL with 23,000 miles from new and a 1988 190E 2.6 with 13,000 miles from new. The R129 is...

Hi folks, Well I drove an 04 pre-uplift C180 Kompressor for many years before replacing it with a C220 estate about 18 months ago. My only gripe is that I can open but not close the tailgate from the drivers seat. Other than that its s splendid car....

Hi all. Recently bought a '98 SLK 230 and the engine oil dipstick is just a 2":eek: stump . I'm changing the oil right now and can't tell if I've put in enough or not. I have a clean auto trans dipstick handy, could someone tell me measurement from the dipstick tube neck to the minimum mark...

Hi - notice that some of you have long test drive. Where dealers lends you car for more than 24 hours. Is this common? I'm think about asking for a long test drive - will I be expected to "hire" the car?

Hi All, I have recently acquired a W211 1.8 Komp - Few niggly things are getting under my skin hence the tittle of this thread. See pic attached - Ive looked and I don't know how to get this fellow out :dk:. I though it was as simple as taking out the bulb and hoovering him out but it seems...