My body shop just got two new front fenders for my 300CD from MB.. Rusty had said earlier he could still get them. now I have to find sunroof cable & tube for it. On Sep 9, 2013 8:45 PM, "Jaime Kopchinski" <jaime...@gmail.com> wrote:
> You can still get genuine body parts from MB for the W124... I bought a > hood and fender for mine at one point. W123 too, last time I looked... I > need a fender for my 83 300D. I really have to get around to ordering > that. > > Jaime > > > > On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 8:36 PM, clay <redgh...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Make what? The part or the car? > > > > Right now, the prime owner does not give a rip, as he will be rid of the > > car long before it craps out. The second owner, who will have purchased, > > not leased the car, will be footing a large repair and replacement bill > to > > keep the car going. > > > > SWMBA purchased a 95 civic from the dealer in 97. Just back from lease, > > no problems with the car. Dang well should not have any on a two year > old > > car. Drove it for five years and in that time things took to > > deteriorating. Nothing big, just aging out and wearing down. She sold > it > > after purchasing the E300 as an eight year old car. The repairs to that > > car filled a folder before we bought. We added significantly to the > folder > > in the next ten years. I think we paid as much to repair, as we did to > > purchase over that decade. > > > > There are a number of low quality aftermarket parts to keep the car > going. > > Trying to get a quality body repair is nigh impossible, as there are no > OE > > parts. Aftermarket is dirt cheap and garbage that does not fit, so your > > labor cost to modify to fit is plain waste. > > > > clay > > > > On Sep 7, 2013, at 6:24 AM, MG wrote: > > > > > Yeah but who is going to make them. > > > > > > Manfred > > > > > > Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2013 20:46:02 -0400 > > > From: "Scott Ritchey" <ritche...@nc.rr.com> > > > > > > > > > Maybe MBUSA needs to rethink this? In my mind, the Mercedes reputation > > for > > > longevity and parts availability was a big part of what made them > > special. > > > If Mercedes plans to become just another ordinary car but at twice the > > > price, I think their business model needs work. > > > > > > Scott > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > http://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 > > > > 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 > > > > > > -- > Jaime Kopchinski > http://www.jaimekop.com/ > _______________________________________ > http://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 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
