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In late February my 2006 320 CDI ML was due a B service at 41000 miles. I spoke to the main dealer, and Ollie at PCS, to get quotes for the work. There was some extra items needed not included in the service. I decided to have the service carried out at MB, gearbox service and the air and...

Is there any benefit of using MB Brooklands for servicing, do they offer any club discount? Has anyone ever tried to knock a main dealer down on service price and succeeded?

I know this is a question that never gets fully answered so maybe I will be able to shed some light on it. I am going to remove my main catalysts this week(hopefully, depends on the weather LOL). I know there's not much to be gained by removing them and maybe even a little less torque, but my...

Can anyone tell me if wheel alignment and geometry setup is done free at MB main dealers if the car is still within the 3yr manufacturers warranty? If not does anyone know how much roughly the main dealers charge? Also read from 2000 onwards they didnt fit the adjuster bolts so without these I...

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...

just wondering if anyone knows whether or not i *must* have the car serviced at a main dealer if its on a 3 year MB finance PCP deal? ta e

I get my 6-year old (therefore out of warranty), 170,000 car serviced and MOT at a main dealer. I know it costs a fair bit extra, but I do get 15% discount on parts and labour (being over 3 years old), and I also get the peace of mind, knowing a Mercedes technician has seen to my car. What...

Hello Following from a thread last year where I orgainised an HID kit group buy.....I never actually took part. This being the case what are the current best bulb upgrades for H7 bulbs? I use to get autoexpress and this was good for tests. What do people recommend? Thanks

Hi - I have a 2003 E270 cdi (w211) which lost charge on the main battery, jump started it and took it to Motorist discount center who put a tester on the battery and concluded the battery was ok so it must be the alternator thats faulty. Took the alternator off (big job and not a clever idea in...

Yesterday I took my SLK350 (05) into a main MB dealership for a service. It has had disastrous consequences. To cut a long story short, the dealership is trying to suggest that somehow, the coil for the drivers front right suspension broke, was disassembled and re-attached without the extra...

As per title.... MB Nottingham quoted £295 for B service on the W204 220cdi, MB Chesterfield beat this at a list price of £225. Booked in with Chesterfield, W204 went in Friday morning and I was given a new (1400 miles) E class 250cdi as courtesy car. Went back Saturday 12pm to collect W204...

Picture the scene.... I'm facing up a slight incline, waiting to turn right off a main(ish) road onto a side street. Handbrake on, van in neutral, indicator on. I left enough room on my nearside to allow cars pass, two or three passed through. A long line of traffic was approaching in the...

Don't know whats going on at MB Stratford but i like it. My Clk is 9 years old today and by coincidence was due a B service despite its meagre 35000 miles. Wasn't convinced by them previously but flawless service today for only £40 more than my local specialist quoted me. No advisories...

Just purchased a new drive belt, the other one shredded so i didn't see how it came off. I seem to have about 6" too much, so clearly i'm putting it on wrong. Any help or poss fax me a diagram Thanks, a frustrated old merc owner.

Since my wife’s ML has been with the dealers on and off to try to resolve the Airmatic issue, we have had the opportunity to sample quite a few diesel autos in the Mercedes range as loan cars. I tend to travel light, so to avoid swapping stuff from one car to another I have used the loan cars...

Hi guys, I have just bought a C220 Sport CDI Auto, 55 Reg Needs a Service A, so after reading some posts and feedback on this great site, I have come up with the following, and thought I'd share my results, and see if anyone has any input: (and for my own records for future reference!) ;)...

I have a 2000 W210 E320 Estate and I want to know how to adjust the aim of the main beam part of the headlights. The dipped beam are set well, but the mains are useful only for aircraft spotting and make night driving a real pain. Can anybody tell me how to do it?

G'afternoon Recently had some work done to my S430 that required the removal of one rear door. The garage refitted the door but didn't have the correct issue software to reset the main CPU (to let it know the door has been put back on !) so I'm getting an SRS airbag warning and the soft close...

Hey all, my 202 has developed an issue. The physical boot lock has never worked, in fact you can actually pull the barrell right out. I was always able to open the boot with the keyfob or button on the dash however, so it was never an issue. Today I opened the drivers door - interior and dash...

Or genuine mistake? This CLK 55 AMG has been on autotrader at £17495 for the last couple of weeks. Now you can get a special £500 discount/online voucher! Only thing is they've increase the price by a grand...