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let your fingers do the walking .. remember the ad from yellow Pages.... well E bay is my first stop these days. I try to source most things out of Hong Kong.... freight free. Today a pair of Multi Grips $12 but from Melbourne ! Free postage and good quality ... not Snap On but not Super Cheap...

Just watched a disassembly video of the 7 speed Duel clutch Auto. Brilliant, complex design. But be afraid be very afraid ! It is mind boggling complex, and far from trouble free. Also a similar video on the 1.4 Turbo Engine. Very sophisticated to obtain the Power and fuel economy. Eg two...

Picking up on something Styria said. I have just finished a very interesting Book which traces the History of our development from Hunter Gatherers through Farming to Fossil Fuel dependent societies. I have one disagreement to a conclusion put forward,,it is that we have lost the ability to...

Remember the Mercedes Add... a used Mercedes is better than a New anything else( at the same price) Little Wifey has been making noise about replacing our now 6 year old C Class. Vw Passat has had a good reports, A road test for $43000 soon convinced that the add was right. not a patch on the C...

:confused:http://www.knowyourparts.com/technical-articles/more-modules-than-you-can-shake-a-stick-at/ Mr Goggle to the rescue. a broad understanding on what is going on behind the scenes. The last bit about miss diagnosis is very relevant. Also the bit about the short comings of some of the...

A Luddite ? I hope not. Current Mercedes Electronics are becoming more and more mysterious to me. I wonder if Helmet could be persuaded to shine some light on the subject. A Trade night or a week end afternoon perhaps. Please raise your hands if this appeals.

I have have had to replace two Tires on our 2010 C Class in the past month. Both from side wall damage. It seems that any bump on the side wall will be terminal. Are these modern wide tires on a weight saving exercise to compensate for the now heavy wide alloy wheels ? Side walls used to be...

Just received my Renewal for 2015 VW Golf. Up $190 something from last year. Quotes all over the place . best by far NRMA for $547. I arranged the cover at the Chatswood Office which was cheaper than their online Quote. But the renewal for my C Class 2010 was much higher with NRMA. Also, when I...

Well it is very good news for Styria....and very bad news for Bentley. Current survey from U. K. advises buy Far East Cars. No. 1 is Honda and no. 99 is Bentley. Also taken into account is cost of repairs if needed. Mercedes, along with the others from the Father Land , have nothing to be...

it used to be that a guide Tool to locate the wheel when changing a Wheel was in the Tool Kit. Not with our C Class 204 ( 2010 ) With two damaged tires lately it is very difficult to mount the wheel without a 14 mm guide pin. The lip to centre the wheel is very shallow. Guide Pins from Amazon...

Canberra would give Kings School event a run for its money. Not in sheer size but in the variety of pre and immediate post War models . A row of Lagondas and Armstrong Siddleys for instance. Plus many others. well worth the over night trip.

Not vintage or Classic just yet, but I'm puzzled about a single ,small cloud of light blue smoke, on cold starts ,from our 2010 1.8 Turbo C Class at 45,000Ks. Does not use oil from one end of the year to the other, about 8,000Ks. per year. Otherwise no other issues. Turbo or V/stem Seals...

In Brisbane last week I was sad to hear from my old Transmission Shop that they are closing the doors after 50 years. Overhauling Automatics over 5 years old costs more than most of the cars are worth. So the work has dried up. Mostly repairs only, and mostly on worn out valve bodies. Caused...

I spent a couple of hours today trawling the Net on the History of Twin Clutch Manual Automatics. Designed before World War 11 and developed by many others over the years untill now. I did not know ,for instance ,that Ricardo in the UK designed and make the Twin Clutch Automatic for the...

:confused:I know we can all check the accuracy of ODOs against the kilometres markers on the Motorways. But can the fuel usage readout be believed ? I know we can brim the Tank and then back to the same Pump, but with accurate electronics measuring fuel ( Petrol ) being injected, it should not...

Looks like the prediction posted in Topklasse has come to fruition with news that Audi is to fit an eight speed Auto Box to the A4. Probably a ZF. Will be repeated across all the VW , Porsche , etc., line up eventually.

I would like to help a neighbour out. His Car needs a Boot Lid ( white ) and also has the bottom lip above the top of the bumper repaired, pushed in on one spot about an inch. The local Wreckers want way too much, $350/400 in the wrong colour. Anyone know of one being wrecked ?

For Sale, but it won't start. Was driving ok ... the radio was left on and now the battery is completely Dead. It's the same Car that Brian was perhaps interested in a while back. The Husband is immobilised with plaster on his foot, little Wifey wants it gone! Needs someone who knows...

Do you have a Dyno Helmet , to individually tailor each ECU, or are you Flashing a set program via the OBD11 ? My Daughter has a new Turbo Diesel Hyundai. I will have a Tuning Box from Germany soon, for my Turbo Petrol Golf, and would like to run a before and after Test. They claim a 15%...

Never again do I want to test the Air Bags. Goggle Mobileye and let me have your thoughts. Their Web Site is very comprehensive. Including a how to fit video. It is a forward warning buzzer system to wake up drivers not paying proper attention. Now OEM to Audi etc. etc., etc. and available as an...