I spent six hours at the dealer last week in an attempt to fix an airmatic issue. For one thousand $$$ I learned that my indy used an out of spec part and that would be the only viable fix. This will be resolved in the morning (01/14).
While sucking down free coffee and watching the morning show elevate POTUS, I wandered into the show room. I think the sales rats were hoovering up coffee instead of working. Nobody stirred while I walked around the AMG or other floor cars. BUT, I sit in the new S and the low man on the totem pole comes over to see if he can roust me from the driver seat. I was not dressed properly, so he thought I was not Benz material. I asked him if these new models were any more reliable than the S I was having them try to fix? He would neither affirm nor deny and walk back to his hole. clay On Jan 14, 2016, at 12:06 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: >> It has to do with the quality of the parts used to make the car. Newer >> models are made with low grade parts. Old cars were made of stouter stuff. >> This makes them more dependable than the plastic and computer sort. The >> gorilla knob on Gump lived for 35 years. The replacement knob was garbage >> and broke in two years. Stealership sold me two of these before I just went >> to the PnP and took a quality knob home for $1, not the $18 the dealer >> wanted. Dealer must have been selling URO part >> >> >> >> clay >> >> 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap >> 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green >> 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery >> 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran >> 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV > POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers > > Got a call late this morning that the speedo parts were in at the stealer. > I was near, so I went to get them Price was quoted over the phone at order > as $14. Parts guy led me with the parts and bill to the cashier. (parts > can't even run a CC now) The cashier laid the bill for $25 where I could see > it and stalled me. I walked back to parts and told the female now at the > parts computer (I think this was the 4th person in parts I talked to) that > the invoice was higher than what I had been quoted on the phone when I > ordered. She printed out a new invoice with the original prices and carried > it up to the cashier. I paid the $14 for 2 cheep prastic parts for the > speedo drive. > > On the way out I looked at the GLA and a couple of SLKs. NO sales drones > moved from their conversations amongst themselves or stopped playing solitare > on their computer to attempt a sale. > > I walked out, then to the back of the building where my trusty rusted out SDL > waited. I drove away past the front of their lot and around the building, > Displaying my SDL for them, but AFIK, nobody looked. > > I wonder how dealers became known as stealers? I did not coin the term, but > I will claim Catheyesque as a descriptor for low cost repairs, often > involving microwaves or shoogoo. > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
