Clarification: the advantages Rusty provided along with good prices. Dan
On Mar 7, 2013, at 7:53 AM, Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> wrote: > While I think it has already been said, the advantages Rusty provided weren't > price, but the understanding of what was acceptable as a quality part and > what wasn't. I don't have an issue paying more for a quality part - I have > been amazed as I have re-entered the MB world with the 140 and seen the flood > of substandard, rather, crappy parts, that are coming out of China, such as > those under the URO brand. > > Do consider that there are some online parts suppliers that give you a > choice, such as Rock Auto, but their support is marginal at best, and they > often attempt to pad their margins with outlandish shipping charges. > > Case in point: I have a discount voucher from Rock Auto for something I > bought for one of the Focuses. I thought I might see what a set of front > brake rotors would cost for the 140. I found the same brand that I would buy > from Rusty, which was close to the same price as Rusty's web site. From Rusty > there was no shipping cost. Rock Auto wanted over $40 for shipping!!! > > I will give Rusty's replacement the benefit of the doubt and see how he does, > as I am sure others will. I would also expect that fellow list members will > share their experiences here so we can properly vet him and also help him > assimilate into our world. > > We can take advantage of his newbie-ness to help him understand what our > expectations are and how he can best meet our needs. > > Dan > > On Mar 7, 2013, at 7:38 AM, Jon Agne <jonag...@gwi.net> wrote: > >> YES!!! Avoid MTC. I learned my lesson after 3 MTC monovalve failures in 2 >> months, and an MTC aux pump that leaked most of my coolant in downtown >> Chicago! In the case of the aux pump, the screws that held the pump case to >> the motor kept loosening resulting in an engine compartment coated with >> anti-freeze......usually halfway between Maine and New York City. >> >> >> On Mar 6, 2013, at 8:40 PM, Jaime Kopchinski wrote: >> >>> Same with MTC... avoid it all. >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
