Time to add some comments!!

Is there anyone out there? Let's have some comments. I'd be particularly pleased to getting feedback from other W124 owners. These cars fall in the gap between the old collectors models and the more expensive (but maybe less well made) newer models. As far as I can see they can't be beat and there are plenty of owners out there.

Let's have some comment and maybe we can get a new bulletin board going......

Caversham Garage

My car has a couple of funny noises.

Firstly, there is a rubbing noise coming from somewhere. It might be the front offside wheel but I’m not really sure. It has been doing this for quite some time but I have decided that it is now time to get it looked at.

Secondly, I get this rumbling noise when I creep forwards and especially if I turn sharply right.

So…..I have decided to have them looked at it (if you can look at a noise!) and to that end I found a local garage in Caversham that I have not seen before. It is called John Griffiths and they specialise in Mercedes. I have been looking for a second tier MB workshop for quite a while and this one might just be the one. It is crammed into a small workshop in one of the narrow and busy streets in Caversham. There is hardly enough room to swing a cat but it seems to have all that is required. I think they have 2 work bays and a separate body shop somewhere else. They also seem willing to get involved; one of the blokes came for a short run for a listen…but it was inconclusive.
Anyhow I have booked it in for a detailed investigation in a couple of weeks and we shall see what they come up with.
They will also be looking round the bodywork and will maybe quote for any renovations they can do.
I hope none of this prevents my lunar landing later this year…….

So Little Time....so much to do....

At least that is my excuse. I see from looking back that I have written nothing since October.

Since then I have travelled to and fro to work and back and made several journeys up to the frozen north. Christmas has come and gone and now I can settle back to a form of normality.

My present mileage is.... 245534



January Mileage

Take a look at these by the way; not cars, but vehicles all the same.

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html

http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Cassini-Huygens/index.html