Why am I only getting 15,000 miles from a set of tyres on my 2008 Mercedes-Benz C-Class?

On retirement three years ago I bought myself a new C-Class Sport Mercedes-Benz and have done 30,000 miles. Its just had its first MOT and failed because of splits on the rear tyres. This is the third...

Why do drivers want 'sport' suspension and large wheels?

Our other car is a 2010 Mercedes-Benz C220CDI Estate Auto (CO2 emissions 154 g/km). It is brilliant. For the test drive, Mercedes-Benz produced a car with sport suspension and 19-inch wheels. I found that...

How can I get my dealer to program my Mercedes-Benz sat nav for UK postcodes?

I have recently read your comments on sat navs not accepting UK postcodes. I have this problem on my Mercedes-Benz plus another fault. In spite of pursuing this situation with the Mercedes-Benz dealer...

Winter Tyres/Steel Rims

I recently purchased winter tyres from "Mytyres" for Merecedes C Class estate. Rim size 205/55/16 & 225/50/16. At the time and in order to reduce costs, I only purchased tyres. Unfortunately "Mytyres"...

Collecting a Mercedes-Benz from the factory in Stuttgart and driving back

I am collecting a Mercedes C250CDI from Stuttgart and driving it back to the UK. Given that this will mainly be motorway miles how long (time or distance) should I stay in the rev band ranges as advised...

Would you recommend a Mercedes-Benz B-Class or Honda Jazz to replace my C-Class?

I would like your advice regarding replacing my Mercedes-Benz C-Class for a more wheelchair friendly vehicle. I had test driven the Mercedes B-Class and liked the high driving position and large boot for...

New company car

I'm about to order a new company car. We are re-imbursed for petrol on a sliding scale, so >2 litres gives 30% extra per mile. I object to the Mondeo and S-MAX 2.2 engines only being a £5K option as you...

Why are snow socks wearing prematurely on our Skoda Octavia and Mercedes-Benz C200 estate?

I purchased 2 pairs of snow socks, one pair for my Skoda Octavia (front) and the other pair for my wife’s Mercedes-Benz C200 estate (rear). After approximately 30 miles over four days the Skoda socks have...

Is the Mercedes-Benz C-Class SE diesel suitable for lots of short journeys?

I often read your positive comments about the Mercedes-Benz C200CDI Classic SE base model, and your thoughts that this is a solid car probably good for 1,000,000 miles. I am also aware that it is not advisable...

Thanks for your help regarding my Mercedes-benz C320CDI's sat nav problem.

I was interested to read of the difficulties JG of London, SW5 is having with the Command sat nav on his Mercedes-Benz C320CDI. I also bought a 2009 320CDI and the satnav would only handle some UK postcodes....