there it is! i knew as soon i mentioned the J**p or Toyota i could count
on you not being able to restrain your hard-on for those; i'm surprised
it didn't show up before now!
for what it's worth, we've only run into one part so far that was
NLA for either of those vehicles from the dealer; a rear hatch latch
button for the J**p. and as you pointed out, aftermarket support for
them has been great; much as i'd hope otherwise, we've found it much
better than for the W123.
it's not news that any vehicle can/will break. the thing that makes
the difference for us is whether you can still get parts for it or not
while you're on the road.
regards,
e
On 04/Jan/15 20:09, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote:
Cathey, Fred, whatever,.. that's all great, but perhaps you missed
the part where i said i want a car, not a hobby..?
i want a car for the utility it provides, and have no interest in
locking myself into any car just for the sake of the challenge of
keeping it running.
with Mercedes no longer being the Mercedes of old, i'll certainly
not be buying a new Mercedes any time soon; MBUSA has made that a
certainty.
cheers!
e
Cheeps break too, as do every asian car, and every NA car, and every
european car and every indian and african built car. If you want
reliable trans, ride a bus or fly a airline seat.
Or walk.
How many parts for 30 year old cheeps does cheep dealer have? How
many parts for a 30 year old toada does the toada dealer have? Not
many, I'd guess. But that does not mean that you can't get parts.
I don't consider my cars a hobby. But they are fairly cheap and easy
to keep running. The MB mechanically injected Diesel is inherently
reliable.
You can buy what you want. As for me and mine, we will buy old MBs as
long as we can find them and keep them running.
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