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Has anyone else noticed an improvement in mpg over the last couple of weeks coinciding with warmer temperatures? I just filled up this evening. 525 miles and 30 litres to brim the tank again...... Yes the roads have been a bit quieter on my commute due to the school holidays but thats about...

Weekend again,raining and windy,not cruising weather with the top down,how much longer do we have to wait.Half way through March now and the year is slipping away.I think o:wallbash:ur weather is getting worse,so many extremes now.

Am i correct in saying that the engine will hold on to gears to warm up the oil in the gearbox and engine quicker in the colder weather?? As this morning traveling round the m25 i was doing 55mph and was nearly doing 2000rpm (5th gear) temp gauge was up to around the 70 degree Celsius mark so...

This has happened four times now in the last 2 months during this cold weather. When I say during cold weather, it has only happened when the car is covered in frost and the temperature has been below zero overnight... I come out in the morning and go to put my bag on the back seat but the door...

As per my other thread on convertibles, I'm after some specific information on how the SLK is to drive in all weathers and seasons. I looking at a R172, but all SLK views are appreciated. I've had a few convertibles, but all at the budget end of the scale and all with a canvas roofs In winter...

Hi all. My 1997 W202 (1.8 petrol) starts and runs perfectly until the outside temperature drops below zero. When the car is left overnight in sub-zero temperatures, it doesn't start (without me heating the engine bay with a hot air gun which is not really a viable long term solution) The...

Hi, My indictors flash too quick in cold weather. Colder it is, quicker they flash. As the car warms up the indicators gradually slow down to normal speed. All the bulbs work. I wire wooled all 4 bulb holders but no joy. Any help would be much appreciated.

Over the past few months my Comand system will suddenly mute for no apparent reason. This is coupled with a flash of the all the Parktronic lights on the top of the dashboard. If you leave it, the sound comes back after a few seconds or so (maybe 10-15 seconds). If you turn off the system, or...

We had an almighty thunder storm yesterday with heavy bursts of rain and hail. When my brother went out to his BMW X5 later on he found all 4 windows had decided to open themselves half way leaving a bit of mopping up to do. Anyone heard of similar tales?

Due to hot & dry weather recently, my car front suspension started to squeak while driving over the bumps or up the kerbs. I jerked up the car and moved around all the lower & upper control arms, track rods, ball joints and the front anti-roll bar. Fortunately, I found out the rubber mounting...

Getting in the car this evening after leaving work I noticed that the main display was dim and flickering slightly. Are display problems common on W203 models and is there a fix or is replacement the only answer? Thanks.

Hi all, I have a 2.2 tdi. W203 sports coupe. Have noticed my fuel economy has got very poor recently, originally I thought it was because my car was coming up for an A Service. But I have now had my car serviced about 500 miles ago and am still getting rubbish mpg. Usually I would...

Decided to shoot to Amersham tomorrow to pick up the CL, dealer is shut and im planning on leaving 6am. Need to know how it is en route I'm M6 M40 then A road from j4 Anyone able to give an insight please.

I have a troublesome C250 diesel 1998 , it starts first turn and imeadiatly stops within 3seconds will not go again this only happens when we have very low tempratures and the car has been sitting over night out side , the temp was minus 7 , it happened before when we had minus 6/8 i tested...

Have a wee problem with my merky benz C250 Turbo diesel 1998 on an s reg ,she starts fine no probs up till the frost arrived then was dificult to start would start after preheat light went out as normal but would stop more or less imeadiately would try again same thing on the third go it went...

Washed and waxed the CLK today as the weather was so good. Standard two bucket wash with microfibre wash mitt 1 coat of Chemical Guys 50/50 wax. Chemical Guys Tyre and Trim Gel on tyres There was no need for a polish as I only machine polished a couple of weeks ago. I figured you guys &...

Considering adding Dunlop 3D's w/ MB OM alloys to my forthcoming C220 CDi and I would like to reduce road noise as much as possible. Which CW/Winter tire has the lowest road noise? Does anyone have any experience of doing this or any idea of where I can find out about this? Also the C220 on...

About 6 weeks ago a fault came up on the dash that the brakes are worn and must visit a workshop on my 2004 CLK 270CDI, this turned out to be a censor that needed replacing, which I thought was going to be the case as all the discs and pads are only 3 or 4 months old. This week the same fault...

It's a long shot, but does anyone know of a data set online that contains the average temp for the UK on a daily basis for say the current year?

I've an interesting little thing going on with my 2007 B180 CDi which has a slipping belt somewhere in the engine bay. I've only heard it on wet days and whilst the engine is relatively cold. When slipping there is a slight effect on engine rpm, perhaps by 50/100 rpm drop which recovers once...