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Problem resolved: Cut and paste in a new browser. sundown.me.uk/technology/mercedes-aa-class.mp4 Regards, Brian

I've always thought that using nitrogen in tyres was a con and not worth the effort. I have to change my mind. MB now recommends nitrogen and I had new tyres fitted to the CLK 4 months ago. Using an electronic gauge which is accurate to 0.25 lbs/sq/in to measure, the tyres are now the same...

During this week I had a look at a Peugeot 308 engine that is dismantled for a top end rebuild. The water jackets are beautifully designed to cool the cylinder walls and some real thought has gone into ensuring there are no hot spots in that area. Not so much though has gone into the plastic...

Greetings, My 2006 model CLK350 has a CD based Sat Nav. Updated CDs are not available through Mercedes-Benz so the maps are seriously out of date. The story goes that you have to buy a CD for each year at about $300 per CD and if you miss a year, and I have missed many, then the latest CD won't...

I called in at Repco today and bought some top-up oil. There is no point in paying $18 for a one litre container when the same Castrol Magnatec is $30 for 5 litres so I bought the latter. To my horror it came with a free oil filter so when I saw "Made in Indonesia for Repco" stamped on the side...

I spent a very fruitful day driving in the sun today; 3 of us - one Jaguar XK120 drophead, an early Porsche Spyder fitted with a 911 motor and Mr Fast and Furious. Great fun and Mr Fast and Furious acquitted himself very well indeed with the competition - he certainly had the Jaguar driver...

Soon might be the time to buy shares in VW. Shares are down 40% and bearish - maybe they will fall further in the coming months but they will rise so I consider them a sound long-term investment. Likewise, you might even pick up a free Diesel Golf....:eek: Regards, Brian

Many years ago I used to use Nulon E20 in my Lancia HiFi engine and had no problems with it. Did it do any good? Hard to say because that engine was bullet proof despite being an ex-works race motor - I got over 100,000 kms from it and it's still in use today as a rally car. Since then I have...

Isn't this a fantastic concept. So simple and so effective! https://www.youtube.com/v/ZetSRWchM4w Regards, Brian

This is worth reading: http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/putting-the-simple-back-into-viscosity/ Regards, Brian

http://www.retroautos.com.au/ This is worth bookmarking for future editions. You will find interesting reading here online - including the latest digital magazine with information on the 190SL. Regards, Brian

Greetings, You may be aware that Michelin reproduces most of the tyres it has ever manufactured and retails them through A specialist Michelin Classic Centre. Now this service is available in Australia through Stuckey Tyre Brokers - www.stuckey.com.au You will probably find that 14" tyres for...

Ok - it's not a Benz. It's the PV. Cruising along comfortably and then a loss of power traced to the exploding distributor cap - see the picture below. A quick call to Paradise and the car is again mobile with new rotor button and cap. The old one had been checked in the last service a week ago...

I had a play with a very nice car today - strange because much of the current MB range does not tick the right boxes for me. The car was an E400 sedan in Designo Magno Cashmere White (an extra $8400 for the colour? Get real!!!) and a Designo interior in dark red with lime wood trim. I don't know...

Gentlemen, When did an S280 (W140) become the second series? Is it safe to buy one without worrying about a biodegradable loom? Regards, Brian

http://issuu.com/retroautos Regards, Brian

You may like to read this here if you have not already seen it through a car club. Scroll through and there is an interesting Benz for you to find... Regards, Brian

Is anyone able to recommend a car carrier: Sydney-Perth-Sydney? I was NOT thinking of CEVA....:eek: Regards, Brian

Today's Fang around the wet roads in the country near Peats Ridge included a very nice 1978 Lincoln Continental - less than 30,000 miles on it and amazingly smooth and quiet - even if it did steer like I was driving a soggy breakfast cereal - the other was a 1954 Jaguar XK 140 with brand new...

Recently my 2007 CLK350 developed 2 issues. 1. The passenger side mirror would not drop down to view the gutter when reversing and would not fold into the car on parking. The fix? A new motor in the mirror housing. 2. The sunroom and windows should open or close in unison when depressing the...