Video: CCTV captures car crashing into shop in Milton Keynes - Telegraph
..or another mysterious "brake failure"
..or another mysterious "brake failure"
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Merco
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Find a space or make a space - this is the Mercedes way!
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Or- Mercedes return to making rock-solid cars....
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"excuse me, the nearest drive through is Burger King"
brucemillar
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This is just terrible.
Her paintwork is all scratched now. What kind of idiot would build a shop there?
Her paintwork is all scratched now. What kind of idiot would build a shop there?
Oh God - hubby will now buy her 4X4 for "safety" reasons.
Lord help anyone within 100 yards of her......
Lord help anyone within 100 yards of her......
Sp!ke
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Wondering if these "brake failures" happen to people that drive an automatic using both feet instead of one?
I witnessed an elderly staff member at work do just this in the company car park a number of years ago. (she wrote off about 5 cars reversing out of her spot)
I witnessed an elderly staff member at work do just this in the company car park a number of years ago. (she wrote off about 5 cars reversing out of her spot)
BardLucyHume_XI
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Probably worth letting the dealer have a check on the Park Assist there.
My MIL recently bought a SMART with the MHD gearbox. Her previous weapon was a Micra automatic (proper auto box). The MB salesman brought the car to her house as she wouldn't drive their to get it.
He gave her the full demo (several times) and left.
She didn't drive the car for 2 days as she was wary of it and when she did take it out, she couldn't make it go. The reason
wait for it ....
When the salesman told her all she had to do was put her foot on the brake to start the car and then drive normally, he didn't tell her that she should take her foot off the brake when she wanted to go. The result was that the eco-mode would kick in and stop the engine.
Even better was when MB phoned up to see how she was getting on, she told them that the Salesman was very good but hadn't told her that she should release the brake to drive the car - in my view they should have come straight back round and taken the car away from her.
And what's even worse is my other half is getting more like that every day
