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  1. S

    A nice copper tale

    I went through an Amber light this AM and apparently when I went over the line the light went red. A policeman appeared promptly in my mirror with blue lights blazing after a short whole. I had an idea what it was for....but didnt let on when he asked why was pulled over.... He said I crossed...
  2. bennesspipers

    Mobilo & AA tale of woe

    :doh:i was in Norfolk over the weekend, & came across a guy with a 55 plate C180 who'd locked his key in the boot, Mobilo's answer was, either phone home & get your wife to bring the spare key (from Northampton !) or break in. Then he fetched the AA out, & after many attempts, & much alarm...
  3. P

    Speed Cameras - a salutary tale

    Have a look at how being caught can affect your life if you don't just cough up!! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7967982.stm
  4. dave.partridge

    W210 E320 CDI non-starter tale

    Yesterday my E320CDI wouldn't start after coming out of the bodyshop where it had been for a couple of weeks for a new set of front wings and other stuff under the corrosion warranty. MobiloLife came out re-charged the battery, cleared the faults, and all seemed well. Drove away, and used the...
  5. bigyank

    New arrival - wife not happy, but I am alive to tell the tale..

    Ok folks - for those of you who have been following my previous threads: http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=40306 http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=41385 the deed has been done and I am the proud/ecstatic/penniless/bruised/frightened owner of my very own...
  6. C240Sport97

    The tale of CLS55 ...

    I have been 'following' a very highly specced CLS55 on sale at a main dealer on a 56 plate for a while. The UK list is about £84k. The asking price started at £73k, then reduced to £69k and is now at £65k. On investigation, it turns out: (a) the car was imported (by an import company...
  7. A

    A classic, parking ticket tale

    I got a ticket today for parking on double yellow lines. Best bit, I had pulled car over to make a phone call, and had not even, a) tuned engine off b) got out of car (which I had no plan to).
  8. Satch

    Wheel removal: a cautionary tale

    Well I have had a terrible last evening/morning Decided that I had to rotate the wheels front/back again as I an still on winter tyres. Shifted wheel bolts no trouble but could I get the wheels off? No. They were really stuck, especially the rears. The wheels had been refurbished (full...
  9. A

    A cautionary tale of woe re. retrofitting AMG wheels

    Approximately 6 months back I acquired some brand new 15" AMG Type 2 alloys (the genuine thing - MB logo and part nos stamped inside) off of eBay. The reasons I elected to stick with 15" wheels were; 1) I had renewed the tyres about 3 months beforehand therefore only 3-4,000 miles on them, and...
  10. T

    Insurance- cautionary tale about mods/roadworthyness

    Just over a year ago my vehicle was written off by a 20 ton lorry driver attempting a u-turn on a dual carriageway. I have won the claim. Police gave lorry driver extra driver training ("prosecution too expensive") Useless :( Today I received the vehicle condition report commissioned by the...
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