worrying

Seen a van I am after - it has 250k km on the clock (not miles). I heard some of these engines are indestructable. Is 250k a lot???? Or should I not worry?

It's a funny old world, the price of oil is falling falling, we should be happy...but we are doomed. Anybody else worried about this, or am I alone?

On Saturday I was driving through town when I noticed a sudden vibration as I turned at a junction - it felt very much like I was driving over rumble strips. As I accelerated, it stopped, but then appeared again as I let off the accelerator and coasted to a junction. It vibrated while I sat...

Hi All, For the last few days I've noticed this worrying noise on my W202. Here's a YouTube link. A couple of weeks ago the engine oil level light intermittently came on and off. The onboard digital level meter said to add 1.5L. I drove the car about 80 miles before getting to add the...

Was thinking of buying a E250, but having spoken to somebody who works at MB dealership, I'm not so sure now. He had some very damning things to say of them and advised me to stay clear. 1) Sump is plastic and he's had to replace a number of sumps on customers cars where other garages have...

Hi, My W210 E320 cdi Avantgarde Estate recently blew out a rear tyre. I had swapped the front's to the rears 6 months ago and the rear tyre blew out on the inside edge where it had worn down to the canvas. As I normally do i bought a pair of new tyres for the rear. When I removed the other tyre...

Just bought a 2001 C320 petrol and have noticed a slight vibration when driving when i am applying power or cruising. Vibration goes away if i come off the gas. Done a bit of research on here and i guess its the dreaded Valeo radiator issue. I have not noticed any jerky gear changes from...

Hi Guys, I replaced the gearbox back in March on my C180 1997 (P) but the replacement (used) gearbox also suffers from the same symptoms going up hills, stressing the engine to about 3-4k revs and only reaching 20-25mph! Not really bothers me on the whole as it drives okay other but as I live...

I've just seen this piece on The Register. It's basically saying that an imported jammer can defeat GPS based anti theft tracking systems.

We've just returned from a week in Helmsley exploring the North Yorks Moors. Over the bumpy lanes I could feel and hear occasional dull and heavy sounding clunks/thumps from towards the rear. I suppose it might be some or all of the suspension bushes requiring replacement - they are all...

Hi Guys I have just completed my first week on the road in my 2003 270cdi CLK. as I am sure you know it's been raining almost everyday this week and the roads have been wet, I have driven about 600 mile and on three separate occasion I have managed to induce a small slide at the back (little...

Driving home last night I thought the car sounded a bit rough. Nearing home the noise seemed to get worse. A sort of nasty mechanical resonance at medium to high revs and on the overrun. I havn't had the chance to have a proper poke around the car and I whilst I suppose the noises could be...

I'm sure it's not my imagination but there seems to be a worrying amount of drivers using lane 3 on 3 lane motorways while towing some kind of trailer. This morning on the M1 a young(ish) looking lad towing a bike trailer with bike pulled out into lane 3 as I was about to overtake him...

Following the aquisition of my new AMG wheels, i have had a few occurances recently where the back wheels have lost grip etc. The alloys came already with tyres (if some of you remember me asking about them). I just had the plain 16" wheels with Avons ZZR on previously, and the grip was fine. I...

http://bbs.scoobynet.com/drivetrain-11/689480-would-you-fit.html Nasty that anyone would even attempt to sell such a poorly modded item - that could actually kill someone! Funny that he doesnt show the badly modified one on the ebay pictures though! Follow the ebay link in the thread and...

Hello Everyone, I own an 03 , 320 CLK Avantgarde convertable. Beautiful car to drive and a peach to look at when its polished up .. I have started to hear a sort of rattle from under the car, when accelerating hard. The sound does not happen when cruising steadlily, at idle or revving the...

Is this the way to go? http://driving.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/driving/article3981110.ece The comment that police dont respond resulting in what amounts to criminal damage and vigilantism (sp?), and no doubt innocent motorists having their cars damaged (cars driving into the...

on my S320CDi (2000 model with 100k miles), the airmatic compressor had to be replaced recently (as it had started making really terrible noises) and when I got the car back (minus £600 out of my wallet), I have since noticed the compressor seems to come on more often than I'd expect or maybe...

I have a problem with creaking suspension sounds, recently worsened by a stretch of road near me that is covered in road humps, or sleeping policeman. It sounds quite bad, and feels unevenly balanced from right to left, as I go over these b*****d things. Any ideas what could be the problem...

I have a 2003 c220cdi with 50000 on the clock. Car has been seviced at the factory in Stuttgart from new. On friday evening car would not crank from key. Managed to start car direct off the starter motor solonoid and the car then started on the key the rest of the night. Saturday the car...