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The time has come and I have to bow to daughter pressure. My daughter has not yet passed her driving test but wants her own car to practice with. I think it wise not to spend a fortune on this car and have restricted the budget to a flexible £1500. I have seen a few cars within this budget...

i have two small car park dings in an otherwise perfect bodywork, at the risk of appearing foolish has anyone tried one of these diy dent removal systems or will they do more damage than i already have?

I had a small accident today on my way to work which resulted in a lost repeater plastic cover and a very slight superficial scratch on my wheelarch. Do you reckon is it worth it to buy smoked or clear ones? And how easy is to take them off? Nik

My 1991 200te has developed an intermittent problem which I suspect is a fault in the Fuel Injection system. The tickover is rough and for the first half of the throttle there is no power just a sound reminiscent of a 2nd choke opening too much, but if I floor the throttle it'll clear as the...

As the title says, I'm after a small (1.1 ish) engined car for my daughter. She has been having driving lessons for a couple of months now and sat and passed her theory test yesterday. As it is going to be used to aid her driving experience, we have set a budget of £500. When she passes her...

hi folks i am about to buy a new van i drive a vw caddy at the moment and I'm very happy with it apart from having to have it serviced every 10K i was just wonding what people on this forum would recommend service intervals and miles per gallon need to be good cheers chilled

Today I picked up my car after having it's B service - costing £416. I bought this car off my company where it was run by Inchcape Fleet Solutions. I asked for a copy of the invoice for the last B service so that I could keep my service history records together as and when I sell the car.. To...

Hi, Can anyone point me in the part number direction (or even technical descriptor) of the front spoiler grille-thing that fills the "holes" just next to the fog lights. One of mine has gone missing and for the life of me I can't find any reference on google or anywhere that helps me identify...

Hi all, My 62 mile a day commute is starting to get a little wearing (on me and the Smart car) so I am starting to have a look around for a new toy. Here is what I need... Ecomony of min 45mpg 0-60 14 second max Encap min 4 stars large enough for a pram but as small as poss (still have...

W210 E320 petrol, noticed as I was leaving for work this morning a small tea plate size oil slick!! Coming from the front drivers side of the engine:eek: Any likely culprits???

Small world as they say, just seen my old 190E 2.3-16 for sale on Pistonheads.:bannana: http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/134797.htm Looks as if it's been well looked after :) Must be nearly 3 years since I sold it, and I'm back to another 190E now ;) Will

Hi, Need to get into a Tosh laptop. Screw has a security torx head. Smallest I have is a T10 and that looks at least a few sizes too big. Looking for a cheapish set of Security Torx bits say T6 (or whatever the smallest is) to T10 or so. Cant find anything on UK ebay, screwfix have...

Well, at least the rear wheel she saw on her W203 is! I can't believe it. SHe wanted a w203 and got one. everythign was fine until she saw the rear drivers side wheel and the gap above it in the arch! "I want bigger alloys" she said. "How big do you want them?" I said (they are...

Ok, yesterday while braking for a roundabout, the car stalled .... no power steering or servo assistance for the brakes so stopping was interesting i can tell you... Anyway, restarted and continued to my destination fine . While sitting in the car chatting (as i was about the leave) with it...

Hi guys, complete novice at this. We have two computers, mine and my dads connected to internet through the same router. I am trying to set up a network so that we can share files. I ran the network setup wizard on both pc's. Then on both computers created a test folder and set it to...

Well thanks to Steve Perry et al for their help re the harmonic balancer in this thread: http://mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=26615 Just thought I would update everyone on this. Honest John www.honestjohn.co.uk has added a warning in his car by car breakdown section to all models...

Have any of you guys retro-fitted your W211 Command and can remember the small wiring harness part number. I will also need the fibre optic cable part numbers aswell if anyone can remember I have got the high end unit Navi drive Antena with extension cable Brackets for rear left trunk...

Hello all, I have just picked up my car from my "local" (still 40 miles one way) MB specialist. The car was in to have the speedo cable and duovalve replaced and find out why rear wash pump not working and one or two other small bits. Unfortunately the wrong parts were delivered which means...

2005-2006 W203 APS 50 small screen GPS Brand New APS 50 small screen navigation for latest model W203 sedan / wagon / coupe. Does not suit pre-2005 cars. Cost includes freight but not antenna for GPS. Will suply as much information as possible as this item is in Germany and not in...

Hi, I'm hoping for some guidance regarding making some repairs to rust spots on my W210 myself. I have some real blisters on one panel and I'm having that one panel in for a re-spray at £100 locally..... but there are small rust spots all over the place and I can't imagine I could afford a...