Hi, my father's 1989 200D w124 has the steering locked, he can't turn the key. Does any one have any "quick" up their sleeves on how
this could be fixed? Would prefer to just remove the whole locking mechanism, don't care about security, nobody'd steal it.
TIA
cp

Is the Mercedes 190E 1985 (auto) a reliable car?  Anything I should
look out for?
Are there other Mercs in this price range that I should also consider?
Regards,

Can anybody please tell me the procedure for properly adjusting the
motor/cable assembly which opens/closes the sunroof.  The assembly is
mounted on the left quarterpanel in the trunk.  There is a metal setscrew
and below it is a plastic knob.

Hey there.
I'm looking for a K&N air filter for my '91 model 190E (1800cc) I have
checked K&Ns website and they list a filter for a 190 (carburetted) but not
the 190E (injected) anyone know if it will fit? The dimensions looked pretty

Almost like a daytime running lamp.

1984 190D
During the last cold spell (down in the 20s) turning the key after the glow
light went out it took about 4 or 5 seconds for the battery to make contact
with the starter. Once it did, it started instantly, as always. Once the

I'm thinking of buying a car from an out-of-state private seller.
But, I'm not sure what's the best way to go about it.
Any suggestions?  If things work out, I'm thinking of
having an auto transporter ship the car over.

These pads have no black graphite in them so they don't make your front
wheels black. I bought a set for $58 from coximport.com and they are a
steal! They have the same stopping power as o.e. pads and they make them for
all MB's. P.

Some joker has nicked the 3-pointed star off the bonent of my E320
(W210) - when I opened the bonnet a spring assembly fell out. Are these
readily available or have to go to MB directly?

I was driving a 2003(/8) E 320 CDI at low temperature (0 Celcius). At
low speed (60 to 100 km/h) the engine temperature raised to 100 Celcius,
going down to 95 when idling. The car had less than 10 000 km on the meter.
My own, 2003(/3) E 320 CDI engine temperature hardly reaches ...

My E320CDI(2000) sticks in Park sometimes. I can shift it by sticking a
pencil down the rear end of the gate (as recommended in the manual). However
I want to get to the mechanism to inspect/re-grease or whatever is
necessary. How do I get the panel surrounding the shift lever off? ...

im in the process of looking at a 1993 400e and wondered if there is
anything i should be interested in knowing about it before i buy. it has
130,000 on it and is a one owner. thanks john jr

My friend has a '75 MB 300D that has been stored in a garage for the
last 12 years. It has not been driven in all that time. Does anyone
have any idea as to the value of said car?  
Thanks,

Hi, I am looking to buy a Merc C class and am planning to spend around
£3500. I have seen a C230 Sport Komp (Nreg) with 121k miles on the
clock. Have had a good look over it and seen a couple of things,
however is there anything I should look out for? Any common faults?

( I am surprised that this works )
http://motoring.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/main.jhtml?xml=/motoring/2005/01/01/emf
mdi01.xml
Will we all be airheads one day?
(Filed: 01/01/2005)