gbjeppm
MB Enthusiast
- Joined
- Oct 31, 2006
- Messages
- 1,782
- Location
- Surrey
- Car
- C207 E Coupe 350cdi, W166 ML 250 Cdi Sport, R171 SLK 350, Suzuki V Strom DL650
Credit where credit is due, MB of Worcester have looked after my dad very well.
My dad has a 2000 W210 E320 which has only done 40k miles, is looked after and garaged. He bought it approx 3 years ago as a signature used car, and it has been very good.
Anyway thanks to this forum, I became aware that there was a problem with the 210 and rust. About 3 months ago, I checked his car out, and there was the telltale signs of rust starting to come through on both the inner wheel arch rims.
A bit more research here, and I told him to ring Mercedes and ask them to inspect the problem, anyway he took it in, they inspected it, and said no problem sir, we will book it in and sort it out. (Incidentally the last service was done by the local independent, there was no issue or mention of not having FMBSH).
Anyway he took it in last monday, was given a brand new A150 as courtesy car (Ok a CLS320 CDI was perhaps too much to ask for
), and they returned his car 4 days later, with 2 new front wings and resprayed, and I have to say looking very good.
He was quite surprised that they replaced the wings, but the dealer said that they did not want it to come back and replacement was the only sure way.
So a big :bannana: to MB Worcester and MB UK who I assume picked up the bill.
My dad has a 2000 W210 E320 which has only done 40k miles, is looked after and garaged. He bought it approx 3 years ago as a signature used car, and it has been very good.
Anyway thanks to this forum, I became aware that there was a problem with the 210 and rust. About 3 months ago, I checked his car out, and there was the telltale signs of rust starting to come through on both the inner wheel arch rims.
A bit more research here, and I told him to ring Mercedes and ask them to inspect the problem, anyway he took it in, they inspected it, and said no problem sir, we will book it in and sort it out. (Incidentally the last service was done by the local independent, there was no issue or mention of not having FMBSH).
Anyway he took it in last monday, was given a brand new A150 as courtesy car (Ok a CLS320 CDI was perhaps too much to ask for

He was quite surprised that they replaced the wings, but the dealer said that they did not want it to come back and replacement was the only sure way.
So a big :bannana: to MB Worcester and MB UK who I assume picked up the bill.