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  • Robustness – Most common defects?

    Background : For about 4 years I have been travelling around EurAsia with a Chinese ‘G-verschnitt’ about 70,000km. However, I am more than dissatisfied with the robustness and reliability of the Fzg, which is why I might want to buy a G… My question: What about the robustness and reliability of the G, especially on a poor base? Is there anything better in this regard? And where are the ‘wound points’ of the G in terms of robustness and reliability? who or what is the most common? And how does the G eg cut compared to the Defender? I am grateful for every helpful hint… yongshi

  • 350 Bluetec engine in G 350 BT

    Good day to the round, I have a question that no one has ever been able to say to me, but there are apparently no questions that you don’t get answered here. So why did the 350 BT diesel in the G 350 read 47 hp less in all other MB models (only 211 hp versus 258 in the ML 350 BT etc) ?

  • G400 CDI for Africa trip

    Hello together, I’m just about to get a G-Class, because I have an 8 week trip through Africa. However, I would like to have this car not only for this trip, but would also like to use it in Germany. For this reason I tend to a G400 CDI, because it also offers me a lot of “Germany suitability”. Does anyone have experience like it is to tour through Africa with a 400 CDi? Repairs, first-hand supply, susceptibility with high load I would be very happy about tips or experiences. Greeting Christian

  • New purchase G350BT – Questions about Mopf and Distronic Plus

    Dear G-meinde A new G is about to be a diesel, a 350BT again. If I order in Dec, it will be there in May 2014 (Switzerland).Do you know when the next model change (Mopf) will take place and what changes are planned? New engine (Diesel)? Is it worth waiting with the order? Another question about the Distronic Plus – what are your experiences with it? Is this worth it? Thank you for your information / advice!

  • Purchase advice Seat Leon 1.4 TSI DSG Blackline

    Hello together, after many comparisons and offers I have now focused on the following Seat Leonhttps://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeug/details.html?id=247462072 find the black-line package would be very appealing in this case DSG – I have already heard a negative about DSG. What do you think about the choice? I could press the price still at 26,000 – the dealer pointed me to the current favorable leasing factors Since I want to drive the car without a doubt only 3 years I have a n leasing offer. 300 EUR at 20,000 km / a without deposit incl. maintenance package. Greetings

  • Company car or salary increase – 1% or 0.5% regulation – clever motors in the hybrid

    Hello together, I’m also trying to find out / calculate whether a company car (VW) is worth it or not. I have calculated my expected net for a salary increasehttps://www.behalt.de/https://www.nettolohn.de/https://www.handelsblatt.com/brutto-netto-computer/https://www.jobware.de/Sales Calculator.html/https://www.n-heydorn.de/Sales Calculator.html/ and “against” the cost of a company car including the cost of a private car.https://www.nettolohn.de/rec hner/firmenwagenrechner.htmlhttps://www.handelsblatt.com/firmenwagenrechner/ My result is that it only pays off if it becomes a plug-in hybrid, with the 0.5% regulation. At the moment I drive a quite cheap KIA BJ 2016 / 100tKM, which was still nothing and which only insurance me 260 EUR per year (300 EUR SB at VK, 150 EUR SB at TK). In my calculations I took into account insurance, taxes, tires, tyre storage, inspection + parts, TÜV, refueling and value loss. Yes, the KIA doesn’t last forever and problems + costs are to be expected. The company car would bring me a portion of safety as I would be rid of all car worries. The gasoline price development would not meet me. I have only a very short way to work (3 km), which speaks for a company car. Privately I am currently not driving much, which speaks against a company car. And it must be a VW, which speaks against a company car, see below. If someone still has good approaches / tips / Li nks / Ideas?! The coalition agreement says “hidden” that the 0.5 % regulation should be removed from plug-ins. Does anyone know if this will also apply retroactively?! If I now pick up a company car with 0.5% and in 6 months comes the change … And where we are at the topic: Why is there not the VW Tiguan Allspace as a hybrid? (Question to VW or the dear God) And why are there no clever motors at VW Plug-In Hybrids? e.g. these here as a hybrid with 100 HP more by electro) 200 hp diesel (2.0 TDI SCR 4Motion DSG) 245 PC gasoline (2.0 TSI 4Motion DSG) Mazda brings new 6-cylinder diesel and gasoline and plug-in hybrid! Thanks for feedback!

  • Car financing with low pension legal?

    Hello, a friend bought a car from a car dealership chain. He gets around 920€ early pension and can’t handle money at all. Now his old car has broken and he thought he could buy a new one at the car dealership. There he was offered a Hyndai i20 for around 21000€. The rate is 230€. The car seller looked at the financial situation and the loan was granted. A month later my friend realized that he couldn’t afford it. He wanted to return the car, which would only have been possible for a fee of 4000€. Now I wonder if all this is legal at all. I mean, any person who can handle money will immediately realize that this financing cannot work.

  • Demonstration car as a new car in the contract?

    Hello together! I hope that I’m right here. Shouldn’t be legal advice, but looking for a few tips. I recently signed a contract and ask myself if this is all so OK. It’s about a car, which is now difficult to get at all (chip shortage, delivery times at least 6 months). Accordingly, the new car prices went up strongly, up to 250€ above the list price or price on the website of the manufacturer. 3 months old demonstration car decided with 1400km mileage. However, I did not pay attention to the contract (it is actually a serious dealer). In the contract is just new car purchase. Neither km performance, nor other concrete data about the actual vehicle. However, the concrete data are in the contract for the warranty extension. The price is the list price of the new car – with transfer etc. Purely pricey I find the deal ok, especially because you just get nothing – od He just overpriced. But that the contract is about a new car – without reference to the actual car makes me stutzig. What could happen there and we can do best? Request a new contract? Hope there is someone who can help. Thanks in advance.

  • MB fills ATF instead of SAE80 in the gearbox and drove 80T KM.

    Servus together! on the manual gearbox of my 208d from 1993 with 230T KM stands at the filling screw SAE80 and thus this or better a 75W-80 should be filled. Gear transmission is a 5speed 711,110. This year the transmission (or maybe I too) sometimes worked a little bad so that I switched off about 5 times and the gears with gear collars. On the bill of a MB workshop that changed the gear oil before approx. 80T KM stood “gear oil ATF” and thus f I recently enveloped the LM1200 ATF. About the 200KM driven so far, the gearbox turned clean and soft. But as I learned the ATF is definitely the wrong OIL!!!!! On the magnet of the drain screw it looked like this, see picture. Very fine abrasion with a few pieces 1-2,5 mm large which look like tooth flanks. Can you explain to me what an ATF oil does wrong in my gearbox? Why does an ATF come in in most 711 gears? Thanks in advance.

  • W221 S320CDI OM642 Air turbulence/looping/rumbling while driving

    Good day, I drive a S320 CDI built in 2008 at 247000km engine OM642… And I have the following problem…and that’s standing while gasting and also during the ride usually so between 1500-2000 revolutions the car makes such a funny noise. I was so far in 9 different workshops and unfortunately nobody could help me any more. The turbo was suspected but this has neither game on the shaft nor is the one from the inside. I also did not have any power loss or black smoke The vehicle has often gone into emergency running yesterday replaced the AGR valve and now the vehicle is running much better but this noise or grinding or the air turbulence that arises there is still there and slowly gets on my nerves and so far no workshop could tell me what that is. When you stand in front of the engine you hear that comes from the right side of the engine. The MKL is not on and when reading out it shows no errors at all. n. And while driving the vehicle is jerking. I am currently at a loss. Did not find anything in the net that resembles the problem.. am currently at a loss I ask for help ???????????