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Anybody driven both and in a position to compare & contrast?

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Happy new year. I am faltering. I have spotted a '94 150,000 auto 7 seater W124 in good condition (in green but cant have everything) but now i am also thinking of a 98 BMW 5 series touring. Why i was looking at the 5 series is that they seem so comfortable but my heart really is with the...

An old chestnut. Per BMW (no vested interest of course!): Acceleration Accelerate with near full power in a front-wheel drive car and you'll quickly notice the resulting effect of rearward weight shift. The front tyres will likely lose traction and spin – even on clean, dry road. By...

I try to put Shell unleaded in my R129 (which only does about 3k miles a year), but my VW Sharan V6 generally gets filled up at Sainsburys (which is cheap and much more local). Last week though I put a tank of Shell petrol (regular unleaded, not Optimax) in the Sharan before towing the...

Following on from my earlier thread last week concerning what I did to source the right car..... For those who didnt follow that thread, basically I emailed every dealer in the country, with the exception of Northern Ireland, Jersey and the Isle of Man. I sent my email on a Sunday morning...

Hi Guys, Would appreciate some info from more experienced guys on the following... At this time of the year ( sooner if I have the time ) I always treat the Merc and the wife's BMW to a coat of polish to protect them through the winter. This time I dropped one. I ran out of Autoglym .It...

Hi guys, Love all the black mercs on this forum. I'm getting a E270CDI in black with pebble beige interior. With the new nano tech clear coat, I hear that swirl marks etc are much less a problem. Given this, should I save the (exhorbitant, I think) cost of metallic black as in obsidian...