MB in U.K.

Might I suggest that this board may not be a "representative sampling" of MB owner-experiences? Like many such forums, a high percentage of folks come here with problems or repair advice. I do nearly all repairs on our family's various Mercedes and find them extremely well built machines that are a pleasure to work on (even compared to our BMW and Volvo).

commentary: you've probably got more to be wary with the dealer than with the cars :^)

Scott D

make sure and ask your boss something like "so if we're charging the customers £80 an hour for service ... how come i'm only getting paid £9 an hour?"

They are nice cars to work on (well, most of em) diagnostic software is pretty good and easy to pick up. WIS (workshop information) isn't very user friendly but once you get your head round it then you can usually find what you want.

Changing brands must seem pretty daunting, but don't be put off by the things you see posted here. Its very rare things go wrong on the newer models that require hours and hours of pulling your hair out to sort out and assuming you are going to be working with a decent bunch of technicians you should be fine.

Which dealership you going to?

Have a chat with the parts department. You will find out their best selling products (common probelmS).

Keith Beast E14 4NS Docklands

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