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  1. W

    C32 IC PUMP...that old story

    Well this is more of an update... My original unit failed at about 60000 miles so I replaced it with the Johnson CM30.. That lasted 6000 miles !! So today I replaced it with a Bosch unit I purchased on ebay. The performance is now excellent. I can easily accelerate while on a tight bend...
  2. grober

    The 722.9 gearbox The inside story

    Hope this hasn't been posted already but for those interested in the 7 SPEED MB 722.9 AUTOMATIC GEARBOX- this is a useful introduction. MERCEDES automatic transmission 722.9
  3. flango

    The story of the 280S Hearse and "The Mad Piper" (photo heavy)

    Hi Guys thought I would share this with you, I was out to lunch in Fremantle today and I came across this: Anyway I got talking to a few other admirers and in the street next to us was a street entertainer playing the pipes, but modern stuff not like the dirge you usually get...
  4. GlenQ

    LED W5W Sidelight Lamps. My Story

    In late July this year i purchased a set of two 'Error Free White LED W5W Sidelights For Various MB Models' from a member here. The lamps were promptly dispatched and upon recept I proceded to install them following the installation instructions included. After fitting I noticed that one of...
  5. janner

    Wonder what the story behind this is?

    Parked in a bad area maybe?
  6. Spera

    Ian 124works my story

    I have to dedicate this thread to a great experience I had and the help I received at the hands of Ian and the guys at 124Works in Kirkham,Preston. I usually do all my servicing,so I thought I'll do a quick oil change before it rains at 11am on wednesday 15th June. Hercules had tightened the...
  7. poormansporsche

    A little story ....

    Without sounding too sexist there is this "woman" who lives a few doors up from me and she is your standard 50 plus, innapropriately dressed, fake knockered, desperately holding onto her youth (and this is the important bit !) and stupidly fake permatanned bimbo Anyway a couple of years back...
  8. poormansporsche

    A "possibly" true story about why the SLK was conceived ....

    I dont know whether its true or not but I remember reading in a car mag years ago as to why Mercedes brought out the SLK and it didnt have anything to do with the new fangled trick tin top roof. Apparently the wife of one of the top cheeses at merc had a 129 and found it too much effort to...
  9. S

    The Airmatic DC Story

    This problem started with a small bump sound from the rear and next day it got really bad. Had it checked out under the ramp from a friend at kwik fit to find oil running down the shock. Asked them for a quote and they said £375 + £25 fitting which i thought was expensive until i went to MB...
  10. 48hp

    Project Arizona, the rise of the Phonix...a wide body story

    Project Arizona, the rise of the Phonix...a wide body story It's been nearly a ten months since the bird landed in southern California. The rough little coupe sat quietly in the driveway being completely picked and probed, documented and photographed during each step of her dissection...
  11. Mr E

    Another "about to go on holiday" story...

    While out and about yesterday afternoon, the brake warning comes on in the cluster - not the big, ominous red one but the brake wear one. Not usually a problem - book it in, get it done in a couple of weeks - but we're off to Spain on Wednesday so the timing could have been better. Phone...
  12. MOR8A

    What's the story with W211 E55 wheels?

    Could someone tell me what the story with W211 E55 AMG wheels is? There seems to me to be 2 standard/no cost options and one 19 inch 2 piece rim cost option. What I want to know is: Did you have to specify that you wanted the solid 5 spoke 18 inch wheel or did you have to specify that you...
  13. M

    Mini 140-series restoration/tidying up, plus its story

    I've never posted pictures of my parents' CL420 on here before, so I thought this would be a good opportunity. Unfortunately, I don't have anything to show you at the moment, as I'm yet to upload any photos to a host website. So I thought I would begin with a little information on the car...
  14. 219

    A story with a moral

    Spotted on another forum - Two motors approaching each other down a long straight piece of unlit road, late one evening, after a visit to the pub pub. I am an innocent passenger in one vehicle, a ****-cheese flavoured Land Rover covered in spots, beacons and aeriels etc. Other car has slight...
  15. pete vee rod

    Lock bolts and Ball joints - A short story!

    Chapter 1 Heard the usual clonking noise, did the search and bought a couple of ball joints, so far so good. Saturday morning, leisurely start, wheel brace out, loosen nuts. Holy cow! or words to that effect, appears someone had torqued the buggers up [I actually broke out into a sweat just...
  16. bigstuff

    32 valve sec a long story

    this is a good read http://www.mbcoupes.com/memberscars/T/satishtummala/satishtummala.htm
  17. M

    Worst dealer story you have heard

    Lets have your dealer horror stories :) A friend told me of his woes with his early ML diesel At the 2 year point the glow plugs needed replacing and in the process the cylinder head was damaged and required removal to repair , after the repair he had only driven a few miles and got a...
  18. PJayUK

    Maybe its not the MAF sensor after all, a short story.

    For those that have read and responded to my thread about the MAF sensor on my W220, thank you. Here is a slight update, for comments really... I drive my beloved long wheel base S320 every day into work, about 60 miles round trip and she normally never misses a beat, even though were coming...
  19. M

    Another "Copper" story.....

    I didn't have the pleasure of chatting with my local constabulary, though (as in the other thread) - more see what their driving was like :rolleyes: Last night, I was coming home about half 11. Driving in a 30 limit at about 32. I see a pair of headlights coming up rather quickly behind me...
  20. A

    The story of my C230k going off the road... and back on

    Its Sunday morning and i'm bored so i thought i'd share with you all my last 2 week's ordeal ! ***WARNING*** This will be quite a long read!. IT all began when i was cruising along... changing into 3rd gear and i heard the loudest WWII style bang coming from the back of my car jerking me...
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