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I've just had my renewal through from Churchills, the usual raft of amendments to the policy, the most significant being "2 Parts We may decide to repair your car with parts which have not been made by your car's manufactirer but which are of a similar standard including recycled parts. If any...

PistonHeads Headlines - RIP Sergio Pininfarina

Carroll Shelby has died, aged 89. The man who took on the might of Ferrari at Le Mans and won. RIP.

Maybach to be axed by Mercedes - Autocar.co.uk Am I sad.....er...no... :)

One of the best car designers ever (IMO) died on the 20th of this month. RIP. Ferrari designer Sergio Scaglietti dies at 91 - Autoweek

PC Mark Goodlad West Yorkshire Police, killed in line of duty in M1 crash while helping driver. PC Goodlad was described by colleagues as a very experienced road traffic officer Tributes have been paid to a policeman who was killed in a collision involving a lorry on the M1 near...

PistonHeads Headlines - RIP V12 SL?

Hi, does anybody know of any garages in West London that do work on old Mercedes and do not rip you off? It just seems to me when they see your car they quote fantasy prices.. A note of caution,stay away from M-Only!!!:wallbash: Rgds Sanj

I have an SL350 and Im 30 years old, I took out an insurance with direct line for £1800. After I received the documentation, I checked and it said no modifications including wheels ( I think I forgot to tell them I have 19" AMG wheels), Anyway I called them and told them, the lady on the other...

Disappointed to read in The Independent today of the passing of Peter Warr. No one familiar with the halcyon days of Team Lotus in Formula 1 will need be reminded of his contribution to both Lotus and the sport. The photo here (with Warr on the right) is as fitting a tribute as I can think...

HI there. I think the South African Tele Atlas DX disks in South AFrica is a real rip off. I did a comand retrofit on my 2002 mercedes ml. I bought the newest tele atlas dx disk earlier this year. The newest disk that is available in South Africa is only 2006 and it cost R2100 (190 british...

As most of you will know we recently got an Audi A8 for SWMBO which is a fantastic car any way when it came it had a couple of minor faults on it. The electric ariel had stopped working, and there was a strange clicking noise from behind the dash which at first we thought was something to do...

Well I'm assuming it's a write off. Doesn't look quite so bad here as the bonnet vertical bits around the grille were pushed back behind the headlights until I liberated them to pump out some of the full tank of petrol. With the bonnet push that far back I was suprised it was still driveable...

I think the first sentence sums it all up, really: "If you've been reading the computer press over the last 40 years chances are you've come across something written by Guy Kewney." A very well respected journalist and someone who I have learnt much from over the years. I'm sorry to hear of...

In honour of Mark, we closed the forums yesterday in his remembrance. We would like to thank everyone who donated. We are making a collection for a funeral wreath and any surplus funds will be donated to Leukemia Research (The family's chosen charity) - If you would like to donate then please...

Just visited Club202.com for the 1st time in months, only to discover that member NEA-4311 'Greek Merc' was killed in a Motorcycle crash. I had spoken to him via PM ages ago on that site, some of you may have aswell? :( RIP GREEK MERC thread HIS W202 R.I.P.

:mad:Took my car to MB Harrogate dealership for its 'B' service and despite earlier in another thread commending them - I reserve the right to retract the endorsement. I supplied my own oil for the service,but was charged nearly £6.00 for two replacement key fob batteries (as per the service...

According the Sky News - everywhere else reporting rushed to hospital following heart attack.

Another motoring legend passes on :(. Story here.

Recently I called at the local dealer's to enquire about changing the ML to the current model ( 320 Sport). It was only on checking the prices quoted did I realise that they did not include COMAND. NO SIR THAT WILL BE AN EXTRA £2300 !!!! on a vehicle costing over £40K. Does Mercedes think...