These were the main reasons I shied away from buying a VW for my last car purchase. Without some sort of maintenance records available the cars are a ticking time bomb.
That and the cost of OE parts - VW parts make MB OE parts look cheap. Dan --- On Wed, 12/22/10, Alex Chamberlain <apchamberl...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: Alex Chamberlain <apchamberl...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 4.5 Value > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Date: Wednesday, December 22, 2010, 10:18 AM > On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 7:09 AM, > Allan Streib <str...@cs.indiana.edu> > wrote: > > A few people have put VW TDI engines in. Still > probably not "reliable" > > by Mercedes diesel standards. > > The TDI's a great engine, if you change the timing belt on > schedule > and use a good synthetic oil. Of course both of those > things are too > difficult for the average owner to accomplish. > > Alex > > _______________________________________ > 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
