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I keep a track of my motoring costs from April to April - mainly to facilitate my OCD. Anyway, here they are Miles Travelled 13468 Total Fuel Cost £2236.25 Litres (Gal) Used 1794.36 (395.22) Actual MPG 34.08 Computer MPG 40.30 (It lies, and got even worse...

Well, It took me 5 years to source a set of C43 AMG Sideskirts, and now I have! Massive thanks to Momomo who found them + a set of C43 bumpers still attached to a W202 :bannana: Completely intact, no cracks or scratches. Now to sand them down and respray! Quiet possibly the rarest...

My W202 C240T is 10 yrs old. A friend recommended I get the transmission fluid changed over and above the usual service. Is there anything else I should look at having done that's not covered by a standard service?

Sky TV, Orange broadband and a BT phone line all costing £135 a month Now £99 a month and we (should have) mega fast broadband I got cheesed off paying Orange £25 a month for 3 MB tops and would happily pay more but they cant do anything so right outside the gate is a cabinet - a cable one I...

Mercedes : One For The Collector, C43 AMG. Same Owner Last 10 Years.

The Car is 125 Years Old! On the 29th January 2011, Daimler celebrated the 125th anniversary of the automobile in the special ceremony organized at Mercedes-Benz World in Stuttgart. The highest on the list of guests were the German Chancellor, Dr. Angela Merkel, and Stefan Mappus, Prime...

Just a quick note. The RAC Club are celebrating 125 years of MB at their country club in Woodcote Park Epsom on the 27th May with a black tie dinner. There will be an SLS there as well as other MB models. If there are any RAC Club members here who are planning on going (tickets sell very fast...

Ten Years of Mercedes-Benz Unimog Product Range U 300 – U 500 Ten years ago Mercedes-Benz introduced the new Unimog implement carrier U 300/U 400/U 500 - Up to now about 10,000 units have been sold in over 20 countries - The former “Universal Motorised (Gerät) (Unimog) for Agricultural...

Recently turned 25 so could get a classic policy this year, went with Footman James's Mercedes club offer; Fully comp, Unlimited milage, 3rd party cover on other people cars, UK and european breakdown, £100 excess All for £195, less than a third of what I paid last year.

Greetings all, and welcome to my conundrum. I have seen, what on the surface, seems to be a decent car, (97 E220). The problem is that there is no service history presented with the car. I know service history is important, but just because it isn’t present, doesn’t mean it hasn’t been...

1990 MERCEDES 300 CE GREY on eBay (end time 02-Nov-10 08:04:18 GMT)

hi i was wondering how much a 2006 Diesel mondeo estate will be worth in 3 years time....? cheers Derek

my car - sl320 R1290642F177672 Gearbox 722.6 Engine M112943 I have a constant rough idle whether in P, R or N with a bit of surging when aircon is on or steering wheel in motion, i get a light massage felt through my seat when stopped in traffic - i am very sick of it work that has been done -...

Has anyone done anything like this before? The things that cross my mind:- 1 De-registration from the EU country of export (plates?) 2 Getting the car back to the UK (transporter) or drive it 3 Insurance for getting it back to the UK (which companies do this) 4 Its more than 10y old so...

Hi, I'm curious about the new style AMG calipers that came on 2001 and further year cars? Those new AMG calipers came painted in silver colour with the black and bold lettering AMG logo. When these cars are been drivien during winter seasons for many years with lots of salt that eats all...

I don’t know the full details, but a guy down the road from me has just been awarded his money back from an S55K he bought 2 years ago. He has also been awarded compensation and all costs too. He paid £30,000 (plus a part ex I think) 2 years ago at a main dealer for the car, which had full MB...

Just slightly under 3 years from my last post. So welcome again all, I have purchased a 2003 E320 w211 avantgarde with full AMG bodykit, wheels, air suspension and a good few electrics added in. First modification was to change the grill and bonnet star to the newer style. I will post up...

Don't know if anyone else has spotted it, but I saw this first generation (W reg) M class, without a doubt a diesel when I heard the engine, but badged up (badly) as a Brabus with badges all over it, and then ML63 badges on the rear - in dark green with huge black (not Brabus) wheels. Yuk Yuk...

100 Years of Sports Cars from Mercedes-Benz At the Techno Classica The Stuttgart automaker a fascinating overview of the super cars that it has built one hundred years. Including several rare prototypes. The 300 SL " Gullwing "from 1954 is seen by many as the first super sports car from...

Some fresh photos of my w124 i took 2day