Are Forum's bad for your health?

[Blobcat]

Since joining this forum my car is now a rust bucket with serious electrical & mechanical problems. Prior to this I was very happy with it and have had 3 years of driving joy.

Is ignorance bliss?

Case in point - Saw my MB service manger in supermarket car park tonight, he in an a new E280 estate. He commented on how well my car looked and I agreed the 102K miles and 5 yrs have been kind. As I went to start the car and drive off the ABS, BAS & ESR lights all came on doh!

 

[Stulc]

In a word..........






Yep!!...

 

[shayes]

. As I went to start the car and drive off the ABS, BAS & ESR lights all came on doh!

And i thought they did that before you turn the key to the extreme - not having a senior moment I trust?

Guilty of that I have to admit.
When I returned to Stansted Airport late one Summer night, got into the SEC - car wouldn't start. Bl****y funny as plenty of power in the battery, lights all worked? Mobile security came by and I explained couldn't get car to start. Called AA and local Garage sent the Towing lorry. Wandering around feeling somewhat foolish, and even more so, when it dawned on me that I had not touched the immobiliser!
Oh well, put myself up for a bit of ribbing on this one! (and I was sober)

 

[littlebrooklyn]

Yeah I agree too, you come here and read about problems you didn't even know existed before

 

[television]

It should be the brake light switch, All you need is a 17mm spanner,10 mins and £8.75.

Is ignorance bliss, too hard to say,it depends on if you are buying or selling, or coming or going.

malcolm

 

[Blobcat]

Hi Stuart,

Not quite that senior yet, what I meant is that they came on after the car had started along with lots of flashing msg's about going to visit my friendly MB dealer

 

[Blobcat]

Hi Malcolm,

After getting home left it for 1/2 hr and it's now 'fixed' again.
BTW where is the switch that I need to apply my 17mm spanner to, just in case it fails again

 

[jberks]

I'll answer this one - top of the brake pedal - and it will happen again! Still for a tenner who cares!

 

[Blobcat]

Thanks for that

My original question still stands, sooner or later I will look for a replacement and like the new E320cdi (3.0V6) or CLS with the same engine. Reading all the issues makes me think about the 1988 380SE I saw parked up in my village this week. Don't know how that would stand up to the almost 30K p.a I cover though.

 

[jberks]

Beautifully I suspect, though what you save against a new 320cdi would be spent on repairs and fuel. The 380se did 15-20mpg when new. We had one in '86. 18months old, 15k on the clock and my dad would let me drive it from time to time. Mercs are a lot more common these days but the looks I got back then as a spotty 19 year old picking the girlfriend up in a 380se were priceless. Oh happy days.

 

[Blobcat]

Whatever my next one is it won't be a new one. £40k+ is well over what I can afford. My current 'E' was 2 yrs old with 17K miles and not even close to run in. List was £35K with the options and I paid £22k with 1 yr of MB warranty left. I did however spend 9 months looking for the car I wanted. (Orion Grey Leather and Memory Seats). I wasn't too concerned about the exterior colour as I spend all my time in the drivers seat.

 

[philharve]

Are Forums Bad for Ones Health?

Hi All

One thing this Forum taught me very early on was that late model Mercedes DO RUST! Until then I was under the impression that if you bought wisely, a Mercedes could last a lifetime.

Yes, I do worry about what the future holds for my car, rust-wise. Worry arises from stress so I guess my health has been affected long term.

But I worry more about paying off my balance on credit cards each month that I do on the Merc'. Of course, one is linked with the other and running a Mercedes doesn't come cheap.

REGARDS Phil