Hi everyone, first time poster here.
So I've had my Roadster since July 2013 and its been great to have at Uni! ...Mostly.
I've been having a recurring problem with the car, that so far has cost easily £1500+ or so.
The car seems to slip out of gear and into neutral, then displays 3 lines on the dashboard. The only was to get it working so far has been to turn the engine off and on again. It's sometimes very dangerous, as I've had numerous times when I've moved off from a roundabout, only to stop once I'm on it!
I took it to a Mercedes dealer in Tamworth last summer and the problem seemed to have been fixed... only to occur once again on the drive home from uni a week later! Approx £500
It then went straight to a Mercedes dealer in Milton Keynes, where again the problem seemed to have been fixed... only to occur once again on the drive home from the dealer! Approx £500 again...
It then went straight back to that same dealer in MK again a when the issue finally seemed solved! Approx £500 yet again...When it happened again last weekend when I was home. So I left the car at home and went back to uni.
Is there anyone that can recommend a mechanic that could help me out? Or does anyone have/know of anyone that has diagnostic equipment that could help determine the problem? I'm not massively knowledgeable with cars, but I have already read Evilution's page on the problem. http://www.evilution.co.uk/168 I live in Bedfordshire, on the Edge on Milton Keynes, so around that area would be great, but I don't mind travelling around to get this sorted!
Attached is a photo of what it looks like on the dash.
Thanks everyone! I'd love to fix the Roadster rather than try and sell it, as I love the car!
TL;DR
My Roadster falls out of gear and gets 3 lines on the dash constantly. 3 dealers later, it's still not fixed. As a uni student, I'm low on money, need help! I dont want to have to sell the car
So I've had my Roadster since July 2013 and its been great to have at Uni! ...Mostly.
I've been having a recurring problem with the car, that so far has cost easily £1500+ or so.
The car seems to slip out of gear and into neutral, then displays 3 lines on the dashboard. The only was to get it working so far has been to turn the engine off and on again. It's sometimes very dangerous, as I've had numerous times when I've moved off from a roundabout, only to stop once I'm on it!
I took it to a Mercedes dealer in Tamworth last summer and the problem seemed to have been fixed... only to occur once again on the drive home from uni a week later! Approx £500
It then went straight to a Mercedes dealer in Milton Keynes, where again the problem seemed to have been fixed... only to occur once again on the drive home from the dealer! Approx £500 again...
It then went straight back to that same dealer in MK again a when the issue finally seemed solved! Approx £500 yet again...When it happened again last weekend when I was home. So I left the car at home and went back to uni.
Is there anyone that can recommend a mechanic that could help me out? Or does anyone have/know of anyone that has diagnostic equipment that could help determine the problem? I'm not massively knowledgeable with cars, but I have already read Evilution's page on the problem. http://www.evilution.co.uk/168 I live in Bedfordshire, on the Edge on Milton Keynes, so around that area would be great, but I don't mind travelling around to get this sorted!
Attached is a photo of what it looks like on the dash.
Thanks everyone! I'd love to fix the Roadster rather than try and sell it, as I love the car!

TL;DR
My Roadster falls out of gear and gets 3 lines on the dash constantly. 3 dealers later, it's still not fixed. As a uni student, I'm low on money, need help! I dont want to have to sell the car

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