Rustlady’s Benz

I have an 8-year-old MB 220CDI estate that has developed bubbling paintwork and underlying rust on the rear pillar by the tailgate opening. My local MB dealer sent a request to MB UK that they consider...

Scratching a leaving

Three years ago I purchased a new Mercedes CLS 320 from a local main dealer and was persuaded to utilise MB Finance as their rate was 3.5%. This seemed a very good deal against other options and there...

Gearless worrier

I have a three and a half year old Mercedes C Class. 3 times since year one I have reported a loss of upchanging of gears. Each service they said there was no fault found. My car has done 31,500 miles...

Ail List

Is a Mercedes A160 or A170CDI a good buy for a single mother of two who needs a good, reliable low maintenance car as a first time buyer. I also need to be able to use it everyday, so low petrol consumption...

ML from hell

Are you able to help me with an ongoing problem that my daughter has with her ML 320CDI. She purchased the car new from Mercedes Salisbury in July 2006 and since then the car has been back in the Mercedes...

Prize booker

I have just bought a 1996 E320 Cabriolet Mercedes Benz. The car does not have a user manual with it. Please can you advise me if you know how and where I can source a user manual to go with my nice new...

Legal A’d

We purchased a 2007/57 Mercedes A-Class demonstrator a year ago with 7,000 miles on the clock. We have had the car serviced by the main dealer on the due date, having completed only an additional 6,500...

Velocirapid

I tried Shell V-Power to see if it made any difference to mpg, largely because of your newspaper column. I drove back to the UK from Frankfurt in my 1998 Merc CL500 last week, averaged 136km per hour,...

Breaking point

I have a L-reg W124 Mercedes E220 coupe which has 100k on the clock. It’s red with full black leather interior. The car has given me no problems at all during four years of daily use and it was owned...

Mercedes blends

I am looking at buying a second-hand E Class Mercedes estate to replace a very old and dear friend. I have found an W211 E320 CDI Avantegard on a ‘54’ plate for about £10k with 60k on the clock (fully...