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Hi All Wonder if anyone knows of a reliable source for a SL 500 engine I am currently looking for an engine for my 1996 SL 500 The engine number needs to have the number starting 119982 and needs to be complete with all ancillaries etc. Please let me know if you have such an item or know of...

Cheap Reliable PC - Unit Only Clean install of Windows XP Professional (32Bit) with SP3 and AVG Free 9.0 (AntiVirus) (Fully patched ready to go!) AMD Sempron 2800+ (2GHz) CPU ECS EliteGroup Socket 462 Motherboard ( ECS Web Site ) 550W PSU 2GB Memory (2 x 1GB Samsung PC2700 333MHz) 120GB HDD...

Hi all. I'm about to buy a w204 C220 sport auto. I think I'm going to go for a slightly higher milage car with parktronic, as opposed to a lower milage without. It's likely to be either an 07 or 57. Milage at the moment is looking as though it'll be in the region of 40000. I've never bought a...

Not sure if anyone can help, but I have a B170 SE auto on a '56 plate. It has done only 12k miles, has been regularly serviced, has a couple of new tyres and 7 months of MOT. Extras are metallic paint, parking sensors and telephone wiring. What should I realistically be expecting for this if...

With all the tales of woe regarding reliability, rust and build quality etc, I wondered which MB is considered the best of the bunch in terms of these variables? Asked the same question at my local garage, who have seen a bit more of my current car than I would have liked. Got a very clear...

I keep reading bits here and there about dodgy auto gearboxes, suspension knocking, injector/head problems ...etc. Are these things just jumping out at me because of where I'm looking or am I making a mistake buying a second-hand C270 CDI? I'd like to hear your views on reliabilty.

Hello gents :D Ever since we got the C220CDi Sport a couple of months ago, we've been looking at a replacement for our little Pug 106, which quite frankly is stuck together with sticky tape :D Very happy with the C220CDi in terms of MPG so another frugal MB is on the cards. Found this...

I have always taken my car to Mercedes Official garages to be serviced to keep my mobolife in tact. I have been advised at my last service certain jobs are required to be done outwith normal service items. Can anyone recommend any independants in the west/central Scotland that can be trusted to...

Hi all Most of you will know of my troubles with a dealer regarding a Nissan Navara I bought. It's highly likely I will end up taking legal action to get my money back from them. In the menatime, due to workload, I urgently need transport. I am a landscaper so would either consider a cheap...

Least and most reliable cars named by Which? | This is Money The UK's most reliable new car is the Honda Accord, while the stylish Audi A5 is most likely to break down, according to the 2009 Which? car survey.

Sorry about this, I know its not a Merc but thought I'd offer it on here first before you know where! Seat Cordoba CLX 1.6 1996 (N) White 4 Door 133,000 Miles Full service carried out in February 09 New o/s/r wheel bearing fitted Mot'd untill 13th December 2009 Taxed until 31 january 2010 CD...

C class most reliable says ADAC survey http://www.benzinsider.com/2009/06/mercedes-benz-c-class-is-most-reliable-car-according-to-adac/ The Mercedes-Benz C-Class takes first place in its segment in the latest ADAC breakdown statistics. According to surveys carried out by the largest European...

Firstly-Mods-If this post should be in the For Sale section then my apologises and please feel free to move it. My brother is looking for a cheap and reliable runaround for £1000 or under. As he is not mechanically minded or share our interest in cars it will need to be a car that needs nothing...

Does anyone know of a good outfit who can look after my 02 320CDI in the Manchester or Cheshire areas? Any advice or opinions welcomed.

Hi there, I have a 98 C230 Estate. It needs a B service and the brakes are sticking. Any recommendation for a reliable place to service the car and brakes. Just looking for someone that is not going to take my money and break my car. Did find two places from google search. A guy in Princes...

J.D.Power 2007. http://www.jdpower.com/corporate/news/releases/pressrelease.asp?ID=2007069 Mercedes-Benz is the most improved nameplate in 2007, increasing 12 points from 2006. Other notable improvements include Citroën, MG Rover and Land Rover. “Mercedes-Benz has made impressive strides...

Can anyone recommend a used Mercedes Diesel. Currently have 1988 300E which runs quietly on motorways. This would be my first diesel and they sound like taxis when starting up. Only reason I am after diesel is fuel economy and this would be my first diesel as well. Looking for atleast 3.0...

I would like to find a reliable, honest MB specialist that I can keep going back to. I took the car to Colin Ferns in Richmond Surrey, for a 'post' purchase inspection, and I am not impressed with the level of details in my report..... and the cost. I pretty much had a two sentences report -...

As part of the new head of Mercedes drive on reliability, a lot has been done to improve matters on the facelifted E class according to What Car reports: - Mercedes claims the updated E-Class due to go on sale this summer will be free of the reliability bugs that have affected the current...

My father has owned 6 Hondas since 1983 (2 Accords, 2 Preludes, a Civic Coupe & now a Jazz) and my mother has had 2 Civics. In all of that time, not one of these Hondas has ever been into the garage for anything other than routine servicing. Reading these threads, it seems that Mercedes are...