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[Andy B]

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Have MB purposely made it difficult to maintain the car do you think?

It's not as user friendly as a Vauxhall

(eg Does the engine have a dip-stick... ?

Yes! Yippee! Though the car keeps telling me within a couple of miles on the motorway to check the oil level the next time I re-fuel and the level is right on the max ...... new level switch it seems. 

have you worked out a way of accessing the battery without removing the drivers seat?

No .... because I've not yet needed to. 

Have you had any more feedback about the gearbox life expectancy?)

The interweb has various stories about the 7 speed auto box, some good, some not so good ..... but the same applies to a V6 Omega 

[Andy H]

Have you had any more feedback about the gearbox life expectancy?)

The interweb has various stories about the 7 speed auto box, some good, some not so good ..... but the same applies to a V6 Omega 

Hmm, my 2.6 Elite has done 187,000 miles so far & I doubt that the gearbox oil has ever been changed. I probably need to attend to that if I want to get another year/18K out of it....

[Andy B]

Have you had any more feedback about the gearbox life expectancy?)

The interweb has various stories about the 7 speed auto box, some good, some not so good ..... but the same applies to a V6 Omega 

Hmm, my 2.6 Elite has done 187,000 miles so far & I doubt that the gearbox oil has ever been changed. I probably need to attend to that if I want to get another year/18K out of it....

In theory it's sealed for life ...... but in reality an oil change is going to be a good thing, especially if the car is a tow car.