Mercedes makes cars that do reach the limits of their components lifetimes. They also remain worth keeping on the road past those components. There are many cars I see at the PnP that have single component failures and that sends them to the knacker. The benz I find have multiple failures that cumulatively doom the cars. AC failure, rust, windows, then the trans fails, the power steering goes, or water pump.
clay On May 11, 2014, at 10:10 PM, OK Don wrote: > Mercedes is one of the few makes that last long enough to find the lifespan > of the non-mechanical parts. Some thing is going to fail first - it's a > waiting game to find out what. > > > On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 9:51 PM, Hendrik and Fay <heni...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Is the GL the new 140, great when working? >> <SNIP> > > Electrics have always been an Achilles heel of sorts for MB (and others I > suppose) OVP relays, EZL units, climate control units, electronic control > in 722.5/6 boxes,etc. > Now we have more complex systems than ever before and I don't think these > things are that reliable. > The magic chicken ride system in the new S sounds scary complex. > > Hendrik > > > > -- > OK Don > > NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who > learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence > for themselves." > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > 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.
