Well I guess if you got to pay somebody to replace a shift cable on a
126 you probably should not own one.
Steve MacSween wrote:
There are no reasonably priced competent wrenches left in my area for the
older cars. The only shop that is left has a shop rate of $90 per hour and
they take bookings for two weeks down the road.
They charged me $440 (P & L) to replace the shift cable on my w126. Nay nay.
I'm turning 50 this year and have an older house that also demands my time,
so I'm too old and tired to spend time on old cars anymore, except as a
hobby. I did keep my w111 and my cherry Texan w123 240d, both of which need
engines.
But driving a newer car with no issues is SO much more relaxing, in daily
driver terms. I paid my dues over decades with old used Volvos and then
Benzes, now I've 'retired' to Chrysler.
You do know that the 300/Magnum/Charger were developed off Benz chassis,
right?
The Magnum is a nice piece of work. They eat them up in Europe, apparently.
Mac
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Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 91 300E, 89 560SEL,
89 300E, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84 190D x2,
84 300D euro manny, 81 240D, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D,
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