[gpit]

Our brand new E280 was delivered 3 days ago, so now the beloved W202 C180 has a mate......Over a number of years the sales+service people at our local have been unfaulted, but on Friday the sales rep astonished me by strongly recommending that we do not used "burned" CD's (to use his phrase) in the in-dash 6-stacker or the single-slot.

Claimed that the sometimes poor QC of blank CD's resulted in the ever-so-slightly thicker ones jamming occasionally, as the auto audio systems had narrower tolerances in the CD carrier.

Trouble is, once is enough - disassembling a new dash is not a nice thing to do - so its not as if I would want to test it....

At first I considered an RIAA conspiracy re MP3's :>)) But seriously, maybe he has something, though I've never heard of it happening. So, to the readership out there - has anyone experienced it, heard of it or have a comment?

Further to MP3's, for obvious reasons outlined above, I have not confirmed that the audio decks of current E Class deliveries in our area will even play MP3. Should, but who knows - and no-one around here can tell me.

Regards, Graham P