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Just spent a week in Devon and have fully appreciated the new motor:D . Got 48mpg and used just 1/4 of a tank to get from Manchester to South Devon........ I'd have used twice that in my Volvo. Very comfortable cruser too. Definitely a convert now.

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=17716 Interesting, light hearted article :D

Mercedes Benz have sponsored fashion week and in particular Eva Padberg has become their "Ambassador". Poor old Lewis Hamilton had to attend the event.

:bannana: :bannana: changed the face plates over so mileage in miles.. only other issue i had that was my car has traction and this face plate doesnt have the cut out for the illuminated triangle warning sign... hmmm... good or bad?!! maybe in the long term ill have it cut out...

And some of you may have had, and I don't want to suggest otherwise, but listen to this: I am going to be without my Mercedes for at least six weeks. Why? Long story, but I am in Germany with a client. Often I fly over, but this week, I drove. After all, that's what the car is good at...

The 300CE is their 'under a grand' choice this week.

What do you do when you buy a new car? Drive it around alot? Not me, my sad CPD (compulsive Polishing Disorder) illness kicked in :crazy: I have been dying to put a few pictures on the forum of our new SLK. We picked it up on Monday and drove it back to the midlands. Here is a diary of...

Hello, Back from a week in the lakes with the ML, did very well, it was my first time towing with the new bus and 1st time away with our baby who loved the caravan. The bus feels like it would have pulled the van up a mountain. Week in the lakes and it didn't rain !!! great:) We me up...

Me and the missus were driving round Germany for a week. Saw a few examples of the new C-Class pottering around, a couple of Maybachs (ouch), the new CL coupe and best of all the monumental SLR. However the SLR was sat in a glass case at the airport underneath a car hire sign and not...

And it looked like a great week ahead on bank holiday monday. Short week, sunny weather, picking up my black ML350 Inspiration :bannana: and still enjoying the glow from winning a pitch..... What actually happened was it started to pour with rain, I had to postpone picking up the ML until...

Or not so shed is..... http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyId=16227

After a lot of soul searching I decided at the latter end of last year to put the W140 series Brabus up for sale. The car was sold this week to a chap in Ghana and was collected Thursday by the chaps dealing with the export and the car is actually being flown over there. Very sad to see her go...

160: On approaching a roundabout take notice and act on all the information available to you, including traffic signs, traffic lights and lane markings which direct you into the correct lane. You should use Mirrors - Signal - Manoeuvre at all stages decide as early as possible which exit you...

226: Parking on hills. If you park on a hill you should park close to the kerb and apply the handbrake firmly select a forward gear and turn your steering wheel away from the kerb when facing uphill select reverse gear and turn your steering wheel towards the kerb when facing downhill use...

157: When turning at a cross roads where an oncoming vehicle is also turning right, there is a choice of two methods turn right side to right side; keep the other vehicle on your right and turn behind it. This is generally the safest method as you have a clear view of any approaching traffic...

Spent last week in the South of Germany, and managed to fit in a trip to the M-B museum in Stuttgart:

I NEVER thought for one minute that I would raise a thread on this particular forum. All this week I have helped my son look at replacement vehicles for his Ford Escort. If I am completely honest the process has left me in so much pain I cannot sleep and it is a struggle to keep smiling...

Hi All, Managed to get back to the ring on Friday, this time in a black W221 S350. Weather was attrocious, but we had fun anyway. The new S class is a lovely drive. http://www.flickr.com/photos/hammo_abroad/sets/72157594146597603/ Scott

Here's some of the first day's pictures: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hammo_abroad/sets/72057594110708116 [Installment #1] The loose plan was always to meet up somewhere with my mate Tim and head to the Nürburgring Nordschleife for some pi55ing about in rental cars. We discussed it for...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/4389964.stm Yikes! My commiserations to all you suffering commuters who use this every day like I do. Getting back to the Isle of Dogs is going to be very interesting today! **Sigh** Les