It was a weird explanation from the dealer. Daughter had spend thousands with the dealer since the car was new. Dealer probably thought she would pay any bill without question just like she had always done. Gerry
"Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > Why in the world would they be putting chains in when it was brought in for a > simple oil change? Wow. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 31, 2016, at 6:43 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I think I wrote about it before the case was settled. > > > > There was nothing wrong with the engine. Daughter took it in for routine > > oil change; nothing else. > > For some reason, mechanic went into the engine, put the chain back wrong, > > cranked it up, and destroyed the engine; according to dealer. > > Dealer billed her $15K plus $2000 for brake repairs (no engine or brake > > trouble lights had come on). > > I hooked her up with Continental Imports, an indy I've known for a long > > time, they put in a new engine, and it has run fine since then. > > Gerry > > > > "Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > >> Have we heard this story? I don't remember it. What was the deal with the > >> engine? > > > >>> On Jul 31, 2016, at 5:32 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes > >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Thanks, Larry. That seems to be a growing racket on programs that are > >>> periodically renewed. It happened to me on www.malwarebytes.com > >>> Malwarebytes kept my CC number and charged it the following year without > >>> my permission. Neither the bank nor Visa wanted to make them refund. > >>> I asked the bank twice, and both times they promised to get a refund, but > >>> they never have. > >>> > >>> I've thought about getting a late model Mercedes to replace my two 123's, > >>> but since a Mercedes dealers mechanics mistake destroyed the engine in my > >>> daughters '08 GL320cdi, told her she needed a new engine, and charged her > >>> $2000 for repairing the brakes; (both the engine and the brakes were > >>> working quite well after a 100 mile highway trip to the dealer when she > >>> went in for a scheduled oil change.); I've decided to keep the 123s or > >>> switch to another make. > >>> Daughter hired a lawyer who made the dealer pay for a new engine from a > >>> German owned Indy who had it shipped from Germany, and refund the $2000 > >>> which she had not approved, but she was still out $1500 paid to the > >>> lawyer plus the time, trouble, and travel. > >>> > >>> Gerry > >>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >>> Larry T wrote: > >>>> Hi All, > >>>> I just got a shock - my credit card was charged $75 for a "Membership" > >>>> in the Parts Program at MB. Don't know about the others but I joined to > >>>> gain access to their Parts Diagrams. I just learned the program is being > >>>> managed by a different company which will no longer offer the "Free" > >>>> subscriptions. The problem is, they have our credit cards on file and I > >>>> found out they are not shy about charging the cards without much (any?) > >>>> pre-authorization. At least they didn't in my case. I found my CC had > >>>> been charged $75 to renew the "Free" membership only when I saw it on my > >>>> bank statement. As those who created memberships know, they required a > >>>> CC to confirm something or other. > >>>> > >>>> Anyway, if you have memberships, be sure you cancel or whatever before > >>>> they charge your card unless the parts diagrams are that important to > >>>> you to pay $75/year for membership. > >>>> > >>>> Now, I am trying to get the $75 refunded. > >>>> > >>>> I hope everyine is having a great weekend? > >>>> > >>>> LarryT > >>>> 91 300D > >>>> Let your engine tell you how healthy it is! 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