I may need to call Roadside to unfreeze the door locks in my1985 300TD. I tried copious amounts of de-icer solution but it didn'tt work. I can finally insert the key into the driver's door lock, but it won't turn. What puzzles me is that it isn't even that cold in D.C. but it rained a ton yesterday, then dipped below freezing last night.
What else can I do without wrecking my brand new door handle? Andrew 300TDs - 1983 and '85 On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 12:48 AM, E M <pokieba...@gmail.com> wrote: > Alignments do provide revenue for a dealer, and good revenue. If they > didn't, we'd still be driving cars with solid rear axles and non-adjustable > front ends. (same reason Ferrari dealers never really complained to the > engineers to much about having to take the engine out of a Testarossa to > change the water pump) > > If you are getting a full alignment at the dealer, and your car is 10-15 > years old, expect several of the rubber bits to require replacement, with > dealer parts. I'm not suggesting you or anyone should pass on needed > replacement items, or put off properly servicing a car. I'm just saying, > most likely by the time you have done a proper full alignment at the dealer > on your older car, you will have well earned, and dare I say, paid for, your > "free" Roadside Assistance. > > Dealers do not operate as charities for those of us who have a thing for > German iron. > > Ed > 300E > > On 12 December 2010 00:07, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Getting your car aligned at the stealer does nothing for MB. Assuming the >> stealership is not gaming the system (that is a stretch), buying parts from >> the stealer does help MB. >> >> >> You don't think the premium you will pay for your dealer alignment isn't >>> in >>> part going towards covering your "free" roadside assist? Nothing in life >>> is >>> free. MB is a for profit business (which I'm all for), so if they're >>> giving >>> you something, you're paying for it one way or another. >>> >>> Hey, I'm not knocking Benz dealers, or the good ones. I buy most of my >>> parts from them, and have offered to let them find and sell me cars on two >>> occasions (OK, they fell through on both occasions). But I'm fully aware >>> that part of the price of those oil filters and other bits I buy, just >>> like >>> your alignment, is helping to pay for the "free" stuff. ;-) >>> >>> Ed >>> 300E >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 >> > _______________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
