Rejecting a faulty from new Mercedes-Benz M Class

From new, my now 18 months old has a gearbox fault , my Mercedes dealer has had the car several times, the last was for 4 weeks. They have admitted that they still cannot find the problem. I have told...

4x4 reliability and Winter/Snow tyres

Is either of 2007 BMW X3 3.0d and 2006 ML320CDI likely to be appreciably more reliable than the other? For driving one of the above on road in bad winter weather and snow, should I use winter tyres or...

Buying winter tyres

I own a 2008 Mercedes-Benz ML500. I tried to get a set of alloys plus winter tyres in November 2010 from a Mercedes dealer but they could not supply, and the same seems to be happening this year. Last...

In diesel exposure

I have a 2009 Mercedes ML 320CDI still under warranty. If I leave it for over a day, when I come to start, it misfires very badly. When it does start, the car is engulfed in fumes. It has been back to...

Juddernaut

My Mercedes ML320CDI has covered a relatively trouble free 165,000 miles. At its last service my local MB dealer says that there is a judder in second gear (it is the 7 speed model) that is likely to prove...

Suitable tow cars

We used to own a Rover Landrover 3 (from new) but after 3 years and as soon as warranty had run out we changed it for a BMW 5 series touring model 520 diesel SE, a pre registered model with auto gearbox. We...

Resale/Trade-in value of optional extras

I'm probably trading in a Mercedes ML 320 CDI Sport on 06-plates for a VW Golf estate. It has £5,400 worth of optional extras on it from new. What sort of value can I expect from the car, which is in...

Can you recommend a pick-up workhorse to replace my 1994 Isuzu Bighorn?

I own an 1994 Isuzu Bighorn 3.1TD LWB that has served me well for about 10 years now, used on our small farm for the occasional heavy towing task (livestock in a trailer to slaughter, hauling baled hay...

I am being spuriously charged for damage after returning a leased Mercedes-Benz ML320CDI.

Hi, my wife and I had our 30-month-old Mercedes-Benz ML320CDI collected the other week following a lease we took out. The car had only covered around 16,000 miles against an allowance of 25,000. The car...

Can you recommend a vehicle which is easier to get in and out of than my BMW 530 Touring?

I have always had BMW saloons or estate cars but, due to increasing hip problems, I am finding it more and more difficult and painful to get in and out of my beloved 10-year-old 530 Touring. I don't like...