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BBC link this is one of those stories where I wish I could read the insurance claim.

As some of you know i pick my clk 2001 200k cabriolet 57,000miles fmbsh up tomorrow (wednesday) its booked for a Rolling Road on Friday, see what horse's it has lost.. any recomendations on what plugs you use (petrol) ngk irriudiums any good.. and anyone had theres chipped tuned ?? anybody else...

I did a stupid thing today and managed to leave the socket for unlocking my wheel nuts in the wheel itself before taking it for a spin. Assuming that I can't find it in the vicinity of home when I comb the road for it when its daylight, is there a generic Mercedes type or some resource where...

New member so any thoughts appreciated on this.... Here is my sorry tale. Was driving my 300 TD Estate after visiting KFC (I know bad for me, but as it turns out bad for the car as well). I'd put a large container of Coke on the glovebox cup holder and it seemed secure - however a sharp turn...

I have a GL420 CDI (bought new; 20months old, 20k miles; no off-road use; typical mixture of town and dual-carriage way driving). I was driving on a country lane at around 30mph. On reducing speed to about 20 mph and turning on a tight bend the steering suddenly locked and the engine cut-out. I...

I have a US version 2005 W211 E320 CDI and had the known problem with the EGR valve causing the car to go in limp mode. Took the car in under warranty to the dealer and they replaced the EGR and flashed and SCN coded the ECU with the current software per DTB article, however since I got the car...

I'm looking for a thread that I KNOW was here a week ago. It had a few pictures of a very mean looking black merc. I seem to recall it was fairly rare, or had a rare bodykit on... Any help please?

According to our forum colleague KLP92, Nav ! New Years resolution was 'no more cars', except a 500E in April and a a car that's been on my wish list for over a decade but never acquired, a Porsche 928. Perferably a GTS. 11 days in and i end up buying the 928 already ! In keeping with my...

Hi colleagues, I was getting home tonight and doing maneuvers at the parking - from D to R D and then again heading to R for the final touchdown,at N i heard a rumble and lost the connection with the gearbox. Pushed the car back, lucky it happened at neutral gear, looked at the bottom of...

On a couple of occasions now the (retrofit) Comand in my W203 has got stupidly lost, for example: Driving through South London it started giving me odd directions. I looked at the map display and there were no roads shown. I zoomed out and according to Digital Doris I was driving through the...

Every now and again approx once a week when i start the car and i have been listening to the cds in the changer i get a vey loud hissing noise through the speakers and the linguatronic also fails to work, when you pull the stalk you dont get the beep but the sound from the radio,cd dissapears as...

We currently have a Honda C-RV on a 54 plate registered in Dec 2004. It is the exec model with leather seats and sat nav, and it has done approx 26,000 miles. There is nothing wrong with it although it has not been trouble free, as Honda are supposed to be. It has needed quite a few things...

2001 E430 96k this morning coming around a roundabout fairly fast and the gearbox dropped out of gear, tried putting it in neutral then back into drive whilst moving no joy, pulled over and stopped, into neutral and there was a click from the selector area and then put it into drive and away it...

http://fifthgear.five.tv/jsp/5gmain.jsp?lnk=601&featureid=1214&description=Twin%20Test:%20Audi%20A4%20vs%20Mercedes%20C-Class:mad:

I have recently bought my first MB.....but sadly there wasn't an owners manual with the car .......................it is a UK reg 1995 C200 Elegance Esprit(?) Can someone advise me where I could buy a copy as I have searched most of the normal internet sites & cant find what I need. Many thanks

I'm typing this for Rob who is on the M6 just now. Went to ASDA and filled up and left the fuel cap on top of the pump and drove away. I'm hoping I'll be able to pick it up on monday but if no one hands it in I've lost it. Anyone have any ideas what to use as a temporary cover till monday or...

Getting a bit fed up with the car now! :( If you have been following my other message then you will know that my cruise control dies and all power drop! its happened once and lasted 3 days and its started again today! Ive tried disconnecting all sensors and reconnecting but the same is...

I have started receiving Multi-Media messages from colleagues (as a picture speaks a thousand words!) trouble is when I am in the car all I get is a "No text" SMS notification. :confused: Now, I can understand the MB SAP module cannot handle MMS but surely the messages shouldn't be "lost"? I...

It appears that whilst putting some of the trim back together on my CLK (W209) I managed to drop a screw into the gear box selector :crazy: Whilst it doesn't appear to have caused any problems I am worried about it being in there! Any ideas how to get the thing out ? Is it likely to blow...

Cant help noticing , no doubt due to the imaginative and intelligent nature of all of you out there,:rolleyes: that often the thread disappears like an ouslam bird to the point that the original question or idea has been lost How about having another "Smilie" that suggests that the thread has...