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Having took my B200 Turbo in for a service I was given a B160 (1.5l) Blue efficiency as a courtesy car. Due to technical difficulties associated with the Turbo B class I ended up with the B160 for a full week which presented me with an opportunity to test its real world fuel economy and compare...

Ever started something and wished you hadn't? Well I just did - doing an analysis of all the replies to the thread asking us all for our ages. The age of MB drivers who have contributed in this forum ranges from 18 to 72, with the average being 37. The mode (most common age) is 29. I've no...

Hi all I have posted before stating that sometimes when I start my car and drive of the rear both sides drops to the floor and after about 10 mins it say car to low and rises to normal again, this happens about once or twice a week Anyway car been on star and it says "5503 recovery time...

It passed - woohoo... Has advisory on the front NS tyre but they are going in the bin soon anyway. No mention of CATs... :rolleyes:

I went out for a drive with Nick Froome in the W124 estate last week, a few days before a service booked with Olly. The manifestation of a misfiring problem in spades meant that that could be sorted, but it was intriguing to have someone so aware of what a W124 ride should be in the car. I...

Thought I'd put out an update... not on the oil change, but on the £460 Vanette and the rally it was destined to... Guess what... WE WON! I would like to take the opportunity to thank all our sponsors, including SP Services, PVL Graphics, CreativEvents, and Symantec amongst others...

Carried out a leak off test today on my 2002 Vito 108cdi The third one filled upto half way just by cranking the engine, so the i think the third one is knackered.. I have rang two garages and first one has quoted 360 to fit a new one, the second has quoted 307 to fit a recon one Are these...

Hi, I got a compression test done for my 1992 2.0 190e and the results show: 1: 200 PSI - 13.78 Bar 2. 200 PSI - 13.78 Bar 3. 170 PSI - 11.72 Bar 4: 160 PSI - 11.03 Bar The Haynes manual says there can be a maximum difference of 1.5 Bars between each cylinder. Cylinder 1/2 have over 2 Bar...

Last week AutoExpress magazine published their 2010 tyre test results. All tyres were 225/40R18 fitted to a Skoda Octavia, but I imagine there are some 18" owners here. 1. Continental - ContiSportContact 3 - 100.0 2. Mitchlin - Pilot Sportt 3 - 99.4 3. Goodyear - Eagle F1 Asymmetric - 99.2 4...

I know the topic of MPG needes to be approached with caution on these forums and I have done a search but have come up empty handed. I have put an order in for a E350 CDi Coupe Sport and was just wondering what real life MPG figures have been achieved by fellow owners. I will mainly be a...

Hello everybody, newbie here. I like your site very much, so I decided to ask you for kind advice. I recently bought a 2008 C 220 Sport Estate I was in nirvana, but it did not last long. Here´s why: When I test-drove new C 220 in official Mercedes garage, I was very impressed by its...

Hello everybody, newbie here. I like your site very much, so I decided to ask you for advice. I recently bought a 2008 C 220 Sport Estate :bannana: I was in nirvana, but it did not last long. Here´s why: When I test-drove new C 220 in official Mercedes garage, I was very impressed by its...

The JD power results in the July issue What Car give the XF 1st place in the exec class and 2nd overall (Lexus RX 1st) Jaguar were placed 3rd (Manufacturers), MB were 4th. Just thought you would like to know. E350cdi cab came first in test with BMW and Audi same Mag

Season's Greetings all, just ran a quick VIN check on my car out of curiosity and the only thing I hate about owning my car is the general sense of dread in owning it without any service history and a pretty much guaranteed fiddled odometer. You may ask why I bought the car but its how Mercedes...

I've just been comparing the emissions test results for my other car (2000 Honda Accord) from the last 4 years and I can see a trend in the CO reading. Each year it has been getting closer to the maximum limits and this year it was bang on the maximum (fast idle <= 0.2; natural idle...

Affected by the amount of fuel held in the tank?

Just in case anybody is thus inclined Winterreifentest 2009: Tabelle Reifengre 205/55 R 16 H Whole thing if your German is up to it: Winterreifen-Test, der ADAC-Winterreifentest And the 2009 summer tyre test results as well ADAC Sommerreifen Test

I have spent 2 days giving my merc a good clean and please with the results :D. The process I went through was: snowfoam rinse wash with Chemical Guys Citrus Wash and Gloss rinse dry off with Sonus Perfect Shine Drying Towel one coat of Chemical Guys EZ Glaze with Acrylic Shine II (a very...

Finally had a successful dyno run on the E55 at Surrey Rolling Road - cheers Charlie :) At the crank... and at the wheels... Have had the car on two other rolling roads with unsuccessful top end readings, as it was spinning the rear wheels in 4th at 2900 rpm :rolleyes: I'm...