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Took the Merc to Brighton last weekend, (which was good fun!) and on the way up we stopped to have a break and my OH on locking the car looked back and noticed it looked slighty wonky (low profile tyres and on a hill, good eyes!:D) He went to have a look and the rear offside tyre was flat. We...

I have noticed on my drivers seat excessive wear on the right hand ridge of the back of the seat. This is caused by constant 'friction' of getting in and out of car (rubbing one's jeans against the leather) Has anyone ever come up with a remedy to repair this or can something be affixed to the...

I've been told by a semi-reliable source that my throttle cable is starting to wear. I have felt the power of the car deteriorate over time and when i explained this to him, he told me the throttle cable was to blame. Its been extended for now, but he said its perished and should be...

Hi recently aquired a 2000 210 320CDI Avantgarde with what I'm told are AMG wheels. Tyres are KUMHO 235/40R18 95Y. The car drives ok but there is excessive wear on the front inside edge Tracking seems ok. Where else should I be looking? Does anyone have an 'exploded' view of suspension?

Picture the hypothetical scene. Car is one year old from new and the leather gearknob is wearing badly. While I do wear a wedding ring, it is smooth and the car is an auto so it is not like I am using the gearknob that much. The steering wheel and door handles still look like new, as I would...

Hi Are there any other owners of a W203 C320cdi who can let me know what mileage they are getting out of a set of tyres? At the rear 3 sets of Contis @ 15,000 miles a set and now 14,000 out of a set of Goodyear F1 assymetrics. Fronts lasted 24,000 and 28,000 both set contis now on goodyear F1...

Hi, What should it cost to rectify this pls: Near and Offside Front lower anti roll bar linkage excessive play in ball joints. Car: CL500 1997 Thanks

What should I be looking for when I visibily check the cars tyre for wear and see if the have sufficent tread on them ?

Guys, looking to see if anyone has had issues with tyre wear on W211 with Goodyear 245/45/17 MO (8.5Jx17 OEM alloys). OSR tyre worn on inner edge but one third of it has inverted quarter wear down to canvas, other three quarter looks OK. Tyre has travelled approx 30K miles but tread wear on...

British motorists face £100 fine for failing to wear fluorescent vests when driving in France http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1034564/British-motorists-face-100-fine-failing-wear-fluorescent-vests-driving-France.html Warning before you leave Dover for the continent. Not very well...

I I would like to check with other owners on how many miles they can get out of the rear tyres. I have a 2007 W211 sport estate with 18" wheels, the rear tyres are Continental 265/35R18 Contisport2 MO fitting. I have only done 11,900 miles and the tyres are close to or are illegal...

I have found a two inch or so badly worn part of the carpet by the foot rest in my 57 plate 7k mile E320.The fibres have just fallen off in my hand. Is this something the warranty would cover? I didn't have this wear on my 80K C270. sorry for picture quality

2007 C220cdi estate, W/S203. Both my front tyres are very badly worn on the outside - down to about 1mm with the inside still about 5mm. The passengers side is slightly worse than the drivers. Is this normal ? If not, I don't want to replace them only for it to happen again. The car has done...

I bought a 2006 Mercedes E280 Avantgarde ex-demo from a Mercedes main dealer 12 months ago which had a fully fitted Brabus body kit, sports suspension and 20” Brabus alloys etc etc The first problem was encountered when I first drove the car fully laden and the tyres were rubbing on the wheel...

Hi everyone, Since I bought my 06 CLS about 9 months ago, I've had a recurring vibration throught he car. It's fairly subtle, so it's been difficult to convince the dealer there's a problem, and I've wondered at times if it's just combination of the low profile tyres and poor roads in the UK...

where do you measure tread wear from and at what point does the measurement run of at the sides, if the tracking has been out and worn the sides this can render the tyre worn out but how worn and how far in if that makes sense.

A few months ago, just after I bought my W124 cabriolet, I renewed the seat belt extender guide on the drivers side because it was showing signs of wear and in fact the previous owner had stapled it together to stop it falling apart !!!. I can now see why he didn't replace it ! It seems that...

Hi All, The outer shoulder of passenger front tyre is wearing MUCH quick than on the driver's side (W202). Car seems to drives fine. I don't do a lot of round abouts and I don't drive fast. Had a "four wheel allignment" done about 6 months ago and all seemed fine. But I've been told...

Any ideas what's caused this wear?

Hi all. The inside edges of my front tyres are wearing pretty badly, suggesting the camber is out. I had a 4 wheel alignment done by the dealer about a year ago and thought would be the end of it, but it would appear not. Is there anything else that could be causing this? The car ('97 W210...