I wonder what would happen were you to go to any other dealership and ask for a radiator for a 35+ year old vehicle, even a 20 year old one?
On Thu, Oct 25, 2018 at 5:59 PM Dimitri via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > To follow-up, the classic center says that Mercedes no longer makes > radiators for this car and that I should go to the aftermarket. > > The dealership told me that I should take the car to a local Indy shop to > have it fixed since they can’t source the part. I wouldn’t take it to the > dealership anyway since I will fix myself but this only goes to show that > Mercedes just wants to cater to new cars and their owners. They make techno > gadget laden rolling computers which when they have something fail in 5-10 > years will tell the owner, sorry we can’t source the part so you’re on your > own. If they can’t fix the most simple and basic car like a 240D, imagine > what will happen when one of these techno crap cars breaks 10 years down > the line. This whole affair leaves me with very little faith in Mercedes as > a company. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Oct 25, 2018, at 9:43 AM, Dimitri via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > > Out of curiosity, I called my local dealership to see if they can > comment on whether a radiator is available for a manual tranny car and they > just flat out told me that Mercedes does not make a radiator for my car > anymore. I highly doubt that’s the case and so I will call the Classic > Center once they open. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Oct 24, 2018, at 11:35 PM, Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > >> > >> On Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:27:36 -0500 Curley McLain via Mercedes > >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >>> I don't have auto and 4 spd side by side any more so I can't go look. > >>> I am 95% sure you could make the A/T version work. They may have the > >>> same exterior dimensions. > >> > >> In order to fit the standard W123 body and standard 240D opening, they > >> MUST have the same exterior dimensions. > >> > >> The 300D radiator is wider than the 240D radiator by design because of > >> the additional heat load. In this case a panel is removed from the front > >> of a 240D to change the opening from one for a standard 240D radiator to > >> a one for a standard 300D radiator (and, I suspect, to standard 280E and > >> other model radiators). > >> > >> > >> Craig > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> 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 > > > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ 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
