The wife still has her 2005 Mazda 6S, but that's it. Everything else is an MB. 2 - W140s, 1 - R129, 1 - W124.
I can understand the concerns about the W140s from the time of the original 'Q, but enough time has passed that there is so much information out there in DIYLand that it's made the repairs much more accessible. Half the battle is knowing what to expect. I was showing the S420 to a friend last night and he was amazed at the condition for the age and mileage, as well as the cost. "I need to go out and buy some old Mercedes', too!" he said. I quickly cautioned him that while they were fairly inexpensive to maintain, if he had to pay someone he would be better off buying a new car. I just put in a new window regulator (>$50 from FLAPS) and a lumbar bladder in the driver's seat (about $35 from dealer) this afternoon. Total time for the labor, maybe an hour, and that's stretching it. Under $80 for the parts. Last thing to do is to sort out the rear sunshade, which has decided to stop in the up position. This is a common failure mode which requires removal of the shade and motor. No parts needed, just some cleaning and tweaking to the motor. Back seat and parcel shelf have to come out, which will not be fun. This will be an ordeal, which is why I did the regulator and lumbar bladder first. Ge the easy stuff out of the way..... Dan On Sep 20, 2014, at 2:00 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Original Message > From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes > Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2014 12:35 PM > To: Mercedes List > Reply To: Dan Penoff > Subject: [MBZ] Window Regulator Replacement > > >> Gawd, I love these cars.... > > > Really? > > Do you have any domestic, or Asian auto's left? > > Prices on 123s and 124s seem really high compared to 140s and 210s. > > Rick > Who forgot to ad the list as a recipient to his other reply. > > > _______________________________________ > 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.
