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Right, a little context.... Got my W209 some Brabus lowering springs from Mercedes Retail for a storming price and wanted to get them installed. No problem, the job is straightforward, no need to trouble a dealer or specialist - after all Protyre know all about this stuff and I did clearly...

Hi guys I don't have pictures just yet, but I have finally handed my car ( Twin turbo) over to the garage ready to be re-sprayed to black, WALD body kit will also be fitted...lets see how this will turn out. Also to be fitted will be the new H&R CUP KIT with only 30mm drop, New steering...

My wife and I were watching Who Wants To Be A Millionaire while we were in bed. I turned to her and said, "Do you want to have sex?" "No," she answered. I then said, "Is that your final answer?" She didn't even look at me this time, simply saying "Yes." So I said, "Then I'd like to phone...

Simple I thought, the car has done almost 90k I'll change the gearbox oil, I had the right synthetic stuff in the shed which I recently purchased from Opie Oils so Off I started. Jacked the car up, placed the axle stands and removed all the under covers, placed the 14mm oil drain key in the...

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The CLS from the other place in Stuttgart can't be far away as I've received some marketing blurb this evening in the last hour. A microsite has been set up but appeared to suffering technical difficulties when I tried to view it earlier. Anyway, find out more here...

I guess a guy thang, but there's something quite impressive at the solidity and integrity of the brand. I wonder if I'm being drawn to the name or the watch? Could be said the same for Mercedes...do we buy the car or the brand?

In my SL500, that has Keyless Go/Starter button on Gearknob. I have started turning the car off at traffic lights AND Put the car in Neutral and coast for a while on a hill. Are they bad things to do?

on my W124 E300 Diesel (1994) when started from cold the engine "hunts" for 20 seconds or so. it never used to. any ideas what this could be? after idling for 20 seconds or so, or rev'ing it, it then idles fine. this is on normal diesel so its not the veg. i still do have some...

hi all Very strange problem today on my vito (108cdi 2003 mk1) Got in this morning and it took a couple of extra turns to get going but started and drove fine Got to the stables did bits and bobs jumped back in and had to crank it over and over untill the battery flattened its self (5-6 mins...

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C21767 Does this tend to happen as you get toward your mid-30's? How stunning are these cars from 30's-50's?!

I was stuck in traffic for half an hour this evening (going to get it a new battery) and when I finally got back to 30mph I noticed I had a misfire, not unlike a petrol engine that had fouled its plugs. I drove about a mile and the roughness suddenly got much worse and then the APC light came on...

Having vilified 4x4s, it seems the green lobby and sympathetic columnists have now turned their sights on other powerful vehicles. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/europe_diary/default.stm Granted this is one (deluded) individual's opinion, but is probably the start of a drip drip of...

Hi all, As a few of you know I got a new car (temporary until I get my E90 M3 in Nov 2007) - Here it is as I bought it (BEFORE the mods) : And then a couple of mods later - this is how it looked today having had its first hand wash - it will be Zymol'd in due course...

New it was too good to be true! I've noticed that some of the finish on the edges of the "spokes" on my alloy wheels appears to be lifting or bubbling. Only minor at the moment but for a 6 month old car it doesn't bode well. I'll take them to the dealers for warranty, no doubt they will want...

Hi all well after a few hours on the internet i found the mb (u.k version) forum. I recently brought a clk230 w208 from salvage spent time and money souhting out the body work puting on some 19 brabus replica and a comand unit that i will be attempting to fit this weekend. Every thing was going...

Hi I started stripping the engine today to do the head gasket, everything was going quite well. Then i started loosening the head bolts and thought should that be loose see pic :eek: http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f335/mondy688/broken1.jpg Does anyone know what this part is called? can...

Well, one and a half weeks into MB ownership, and i have started the modding! Fitted AMG tax disc holder and evolution pedal club mod today!! Must admit i thought the pedals would be cosmetic only, but i replaced the whole throttle pedal with the whole new one rather than just using the...

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