Well that is a bit disconcerting. I will still find a way! Sent from my iPhone
> On Jan 4, 2015, at 7:52 PM, ernest breakfield via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > most recently, something as critical as a Vacuum Amplifier, and even > something as simple as a Fuel Gauge Sender Unit. > when even the Classic Center can't provide these, it's not a good sign. > > > cheers! > e > >> On 04/Jan/15 16:43, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: >> I've never had problems getting parts for a w123. What parts are hard to >> find? >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jan 4, 2015, at 7:29 PM, ernest breakfield via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> people seem to love to say this; but the long lists of parts we've needed >>> to replace on our MBZs seems to imply that these cars are definitely not >>> "bulletproof", as does the fact that there are local junkyards that they >>> have so many of them that they won't take them unless you tow them to their >>> doorstep and sign them over to them. they definitely are not "bulletproof'; >>> the appeal (to us) used to be that they were reliable and perpetually >>> maintainable while running B100, but the parts availability has changed to >>> where that's not even any longer the case. sad, because we enjoyed over >>> 125,000 miles on our 300D running almost exclusively BioDiesel (without any >>> troubles related to the fuels), and don't know what we're going to get to >>> replace it. >>> >>> in fact, we have a 20 year old J**p that's done far more severe duty and >>> has more miles on it and has been cheaper to keep (even including all the >>> modifications) than our MBZs, and an early 90's Toyota Corolla with over >>> 325K miles on it that puts both of those to shame while still getting over >>> 30MPG. sadly, we haven't had anywhere near as much trouble getting parts >>> for either of those as we now do for the old W123. >>> >>> >>> cheers! >>> e >>> >>> >>>> On 04/Jan/15 13:55, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: >>>> The main joy in driving Mercedes diesels is that these cars are >>>> bulletproof, which is something to enjoy regardless of where fuel prices >>>> happen to be. >>>> >>>> On Sat, Jan 3, 2015 at 11:24 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes < >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Amen. >>>>> On Jan 3, 2015 11:23 PM, "OK Don via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> The fuel prices will continue to flip around for years to come. Do not >>>>> make >>>>>> long term plans, or regret past decisions based on the current aberration >>>>>> or variations in prices. >>>>>> Enjoy the Diesel engine for the technical master piece that it is, and >>>>> that >>>>>> it is not the same as every other engine on the street. >>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>> 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. 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