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While we were on holiday in early September I checked my phone while relaxing in a bar(!) and found an email from the AMG Private Lounge offering a free draw for a giveaway. Filled in the form there and then and forgot all about it. Came home from work tonight to find a "While You Were Out"...

I completed a job today that I'd been meaning to do since getting the car - I almost held out to upset the purists but I much prefer the cleaner lines. I also polished the car to within an inch of its life before going through a whole load of detailing stuff which is best left for a different...

Recently bought a used V70 D5 Geartronic from a Volvo main dealer. The Volvo is delivered, couple of weeks afterwards I notice gear changes are getting harsh - disappointment strikes! Take it to local Volvo dealer who diagnose faulty gearbox inards requiring replacement - no problem thinks I...

Having heard all the horror stories about how much renewals were this year, I braced myself for a kicking and thought I'd be spending several hours on the telephone/net looking for a better deal. Renewal came today. £27.00 cheaper than last year, plus an extra £20.00 discount if I renew...

Ever since acquiring my W203 saloon I have been bugged by the lack of the coin tray in the centre console as it leaves an ugy hole for the emergency gearshift release, in addition the cigar lighter although having power would not latch nor has it lit up at night and although a non smoker I do...

In my new clk 320 Avantgarde convertable! 2001 facelift. What a lovely car to drive, and amazing fuel consumption. Cruise set to 80, with the occasional blast, and returned 33.5 mpg. Now, most people say what a wonderful car they have bought with beautiful coachwork, and interior. Well I...

Well today was my first ever visit to an MB dealer for warranty work... I have to say it was a very pleasant experience indeed! Having been met by Harry, the Service Manager, the job was confirmed and I had a lift from them to the office. I'd asked for one of their £20 valet's, but they did...

Recently on checking the brake pads on the ML at 27000 miles, I was very pleasantly surprised to find that the pads were less than 50% worn. I am told that 27000+ miles on original pads in a ML is probably some sort of record. Also on checking oil level, no topping up was necessary. I actually...

Took my car in to Tony Purslow today to get the easy entry seats electrics checked and the car came out having been reprogrammed fully for COMAND to display in the instrument cluster! Plus the seats are fixed plus its got a new MOT all for £90 inclusive. Well pleased. i'd love to get my hands...

Hi all, Just rang my local Dealer (Canary Wharf) for a quote on a B Service for my E320 diesel. The chap quoted me "around £270", subject to any extra bits needing doing. This struck me as being, if not actually cheap, then at least not as expensive as I anticipated. I had been planning...

After feeling I was getting a good deal at MB Worcester see other post, the dealer phoned Me on Friday and left a message on my answer phone, he said his manager reminded him that Glasses only supply a price for the auto C220 and not the manual. So the £17.5K he had said he was going to give me...

I have decided to sell my '03 220CDI saloon so I spent all day yesterday washing, polishing to get it looking nice (its silver so it always looks nice) for the trip to MB Worcester today. I thought being as I had brought it over from an MB dealer in Holland they would give me a crap price, it...