Well my W210 E55 was written off so fancied a change...so got my first W220 a 2002 S500.
What a great car admittedly not the top spec,no parktronic, no cooled seats & no rear blind but still a fantastic car.
She's got 166700 miles with a full MB history up to 150000.
Trawling to find something I like in lieu of a nice W211 I came across this:
Anything I should beware of when buying a W220?
Mercedes-Benz S Class 3.2 S320 CDI 4dr
I am thinking of spending between £3000 to £3500 to come back to MB ownership but trying to get a diesel 270 or 320.
So far no luck in finding one with SatNav, leather and reasonable condition but I have found a W220 (s320) which ticks the boxes.
What are your thoughts on pros and cons...
Guys.
Today I stopped at traffic lights and switch the car of and put gear in "P" and then start again and gear stuck in "P" and not moving at all. I can hear click sound when press the brakes but it's not moving from "P".
Please advise.
Thx
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I showed my car to the local non indi mechanic as knock sound was coming from rear pasanger side when car goes into ditch on the road. He advised both rear shocks are leaking. That's why sound of knock is coming. Secondly. He advised I need to change them as it's A MOT fail.
Please...
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Anyone got a NSR ABC Suspension leg in good serviceable condition, need one at a reasonable cost, can collect (Essex) or arrange courier
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i want to try and upgrade my radio to digital and also the satnav along with Bluetooth, phone, and DVD etc etc, ive seen this but i see it states that my style is the s500 Mercedes but i have a 1999 s430 but that's shown as a later model, i would like to have the later 2002 model unit upgrade...
Last week I had new bilstein struts, suspension arms and bushes fitted to the front of my car and I can't believe the transformation.
I'm now looking to replace the rear suspension arms and bushes (will leave the struts for now) and was hoping people could help me list the parts I'll need to...
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As the title suggests, iv lost the keyless entry card for my car :doh:. Using the key seems so prehistoric now :o
But i wanted to get a replacement from the likes of ebay, just wanted to know what the deal is with them being programmed to the car?
I know its a dealer only job, or...
I have an S320cdi W220(2001) and have had issues with the sound on the comand where it cuts out for 3-4 seconds whilst the radio is on every 10 seconds. I have done some research and the most common issue is the audio gateway or the phone module. Although I have a phone dock in the armrest no...
New to me car fixing continues....
Having jumped into older car ownership I fully expected to have to fix few niggles to get things ship shape, and I haven't been disappointed so far :-)
Following on from my last thread of replacing the Crank Postition Sensor...
Hi all, have been searching for hours for an answer to my questions but there are so many different ones!
I have the old style comand with square screen and keypad on the right. I bought an IO PLAY 2 for Bluetooth and music streaming, it comes with an iso lead.
I pulled the comand out to find...
Got a question to rgds how your v8 engine sound?
On start up does it whines/whistles a bit?
Checked youtube and with my mates s500 and it seems they whine a bit up to 2000rpm
Was thinking about alternator bearing at fault first but like I said compering to other car all seem to sound like this...
Hi All,
Having recently bought a nice old bus I was expecting to find a few things wrong that would need fixing, took about a week to emerge from its hiding place but an embarrassing 10 mins at the local garden centre saw nothing at all happen:( I had been inside for about 15 mins, came out...
just packed in tonight guys ;-(...and its dam cold up here just now...typical
when putting the heating on, no fan kicks up n starts....the dial shows it should be at full, but nothing.
any idea whats happened ?
it was making funny screeching noises last week when i turned on the heating :dk...