LancsNeil
Active Member
Hi all, just a bit of general advise really, I am about to take my C200 in for its service, and there are a few things I want looking at on top of the normal service. I am going to ask the mechanic to look at:
The BAS/ASR warning light and ABS lights are on constantly (after a weekend 'interesting' moment where I had what I consider only a very slightly heavy foot in the wet weather when turning right which resulted in a disturbing Jeremy Clarkson car sideways moment) I think this needs sorting out as I quite enjoy my car looking nice and have never seen the attraction of ditches to be honest. (ps I have a very very light right foot normally)
The cruise control doesn't work either, which I would like sorting out also.
My double question is, on a car which because it only cost a thousand pounds, and has done 140k how much benefit is there from using a specialist over a normal garage? my friends think I am mad for considering a Merc specialist over a normal garage but I love my car....but at the end of the day if it is wasted money then I don't want to become impoverished for no reason! and secondly, roughly what do you think the cost would be for the servicing and the work that may need doing to get the two problems sorted out?
I have had my car for a few weeks now and to be honest I love it more every time I get in! I have already told my girlfriend that it has ruined me for cars for life, I would rather walk now than drive something without three stars on the bonnet!!!
thanks for any advice and I apologise in advance if my questions are in any way idiotic!
The BAS/ASR warning light and ABS lights are on constantly (after a weekend 'interesting' moment where I had what I consider only a very slightly heavy foot in the wet weather when turning right which resulted in a disturbing Jeremy Clarkson car sideways moment) I think this needs sorting out as I quite enjoy my car looking nice and have never seen the attraction of ditches to be honest. (ps I have a very very light right foot normally)
The cruise control doesn't work either, which I would like sorting out also.
My double question is, on a car which because it only cost a thousand pounds, and has done 140k how much benefit is there from using a specialist over a normal garage? my friends think I am mad for considering a Merc specialist over a normal garage but I love my car....but at the end of the day if it is wasted money then I don't want to become impoverished for no reason! and secondly, roughly what do you think the cost would be for the servicing and the work that may need doing to get the two problems sorted out?
I have had my car for a few weeks now and to be honest I love it more every time I get in! I have already told my girlfriend that it has ruined me for cars for life, I would rather walk now than drive something without three stars on the bonnet!!!
thanks for any advice and I apologise in advance if my questions are in any way idiotic!