It was the fact that a couple weeks ago the starter on my 240D went out, and my local indie (who is a great guy and *extremely* accommodating) gets $600 out of me for the part, labor and tow bill. *sighs* That is a lot of money, no matter how you slice it.
EdB On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 11:33 AM, Rich Thomas < [email protected]> wrote: > Benzes actually seem to be designed for reasonably easy maintenance, though > there are always some special tools called for that can usually be bodged up > somehow. Given where a lot of them end up, self-repairs are rather common. > Most of the issues seem to be in diagnosis, the repair is usually not very > difficult with some basic tools, ramps, jacks/jackstands, etc., at least on > the older cars. And parts are quite reasonably available, new or used. The > manuals help quite a bit, once you decipher where to find what you want. > > --R > > > On 7/29/2010 8:39 AM, Ed Booher wrote: > >> >> Thank you for all the information. It will be very useful, I think. I am >> starting to realize that owning a Mercedes is like owning a Harley. You'd >> better be able to work on it yourself or have very deep pockets. >> >> EdB >> >> >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- "I've come to your planet on a Class IV Intergalactic Doom Freighter." - Adrian Monk _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
