If the dealer service advisor runs the CAR VIN he will realize the work hasn't been done, but also that this is a 49 state version 300TD.
If he runs the ENGINE VIN he will realize that the campaign was consummated in the 90s, in VA. Solution: Bribe the service rep with a jar of 2012 vintage pepper jelly.. On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 6:42 PM, Max Dillon <meadedil...@bellsouth.net>wrote: > I think that Andrew's concern is that the dealer will run the VIN, and the > VIN will show that the campaign-covered work was already performed, and > then Andrew will have some 'splanin to do... > > If I wanted to keep a relationship with that dealer, I wouldn't want to > have to do any 'splanin... > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston, SC > > > -------- Original Message -------- > From: Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> > Sent: April 13, 2014 5:36:04 PM EDT > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Andrew whine - why? W123 300TD > > My thoughts exactly. Unless there was something unusual about the engine > I can't imagine them going to the trouble of trying to read the engine > serial number. If it's like the M119 it's pretty much impossible to get to > in frame. > > Dan > > > On Apr 13, 2014, at 5:31 PM, OK Don wrote: > > > Isn't the engine s/n stamped on the block below the head at the rear of > the > > engine (I could be thinking of the M117)? They're more likely to look for > > the engine s/n by cross referencing to the chassis s/n. > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > _______________________________________ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
