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When I bought my merc, my father checked the car and being a self-pronounces merc-guru, he did a great job of picking a car... That said, I am a little less knowledgeable than he is, and am option for an independent vehicle check... I had a chat with a friend of mine, who bought an Audi after...

Amazing what you can find in a sleepless night: Brand New T2 Van Not Mercedes, but interesting never the less.

Following on from another thread I thought I would have a poll :D

Girlfriend bought a lovely used SLK230K early this month 1 owner full history etc etc, she'd had her eye on the car for about 5 weeks, guess the only reason it hadn't sold was, people being skint at Xmas. Went for a test drive and bought it. Sent V5 off to muppets at DVLA. V5 returned in new...

Hi, Some of you would have seen my JetSki post, I have been talked out of getting one, and have been looking towards a power boat. Looking at a 17' to 20' max, will weigh around 1200kg. What I would like to know is am I going to NEED! a heavy 4x4 or will the Audi A4 2.6L V6 we have do the...

I have spent the morning phoning round local garages to try and find somewhere closer to home that will Waxoyl my car. I had no luck initially so changed tactics to look for 4*4 and import specialists. Some garages who rust proof 4*4's won't work on Mercedes as they are worried that they will...

Has anyone ever dealt with this company?

I may end up getting a 9 seater (VW Shuttle) , although it will never actually have more than 5 seats in it. Purely for social/domestic use (kids in the middle, rear caged out for the dogs). Am I right in thinking that vehicles with up to 8 passenger seats (plus the driver's) are still...

Saw 2 of these stretch hummers defacing the M66 on Friday. Was so shocked how ugly they were that I came off the motorway and back on so I could come up behind again. And have my passenger (honest officer!) take these pics. Of course, someone else may have seen uglier......

Found out the english reg of my car which was imported last year sometime. anyone know where i can find out more about its history from the reg. (for free pref) cheers....

Requested a Vito range brochure on the M-B website ... got all the usual "thanks for your interest" confirmations ... but 2 weeks on nothing has arrived :rolleyes: Requested a Transporter range brochure from VW at the same time, big pack dropped onto my doormat 2 days later. For the...

It would appear that you can now renew your vehicle licence on line- they post it to you within5days??.http://www.direct.gov.uk/Diol1/DoItOnline/MotoringCategory/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=10034732&chk=ElyCKT Personally I prefer to toddle down to the local post office but how long that facility will last...

Has anyone got any advice on the insuring of THREE vehicles. All three will be driven privately by one person with no business connections or usage? Car Van Sports Car?? Regards, John

"Cars with the lowest rate of emissions would pay no vehicle excise duty but the 1% of most polluting cars would pay £210" - www.bbc.co.uk Can't find any actual details. Anyone?

I was given this webpage for all Commercial vehicle accessories It gives you all available accessories and the correct Mercedes part numbers I personally find it very helpful when talk to the parts department No need to try and describe what you want just quote the numbers You can download...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/15/vehicle_movement_database/ Did someone say Gatso's obsolete ? Consequences too huge to consider.

I have just been reading Maff's thread where he has posted pictures of the SLR and the CLK DTM, one of the message's made me think..... If money was no object and you had the choice of any mass produced car. What one would you choose? Unfortunately this is not the end of the question...

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=12186

Worth noting if intending to purchase a new car.. July 8, 2005 The European Commission has proposed legislation that would require Member States to re-structure their passenger car taxation systems by eliminating car registration taxes and transforming the circulation (road) tax into a...

As my private fleet has now grown to 2 cars & a van/mpv & I'm still looking for a part time toy as well, I'm starting to have a large file with all these different insurance docs & renewing insurance every 4 months is a pain. Does anyone know of any decent insurers who do multi-vehicle...