Absolutely. But that’s out of his budget range, unfortunately. -D
> On Oct 16, 2019, at 1:43 PM, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Ok, I have the perfect vehicle for your son! Are you ready? Ok, here goes: > > A vintage G-wagen! > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Oct 16, 2019, at 1:29 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> AH - the dealer. Last time I took the F150 to the dealer for a recall >> (reprogramming the shift down computer, the second time), the techs told me >> I needed new brakes REAL soon. I said thank you, drove home, pulled two >> wheels and measured the pads - they were barely worn from new specs. The >> time before that, another recall visit, they told me that the battery was >> almost dead and needed to be replaced before it stranded me somewhere. That >> I partly believed because the truck sits most of the time - I drive it on >> average every 10 days or so - and I had not been putting it on a charger. I >> now use batteryminder >> <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Q3CM2QY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1> >> on it every time after I drive it - the six year old battery is still doing >> fine. >> So - I would ALWAYS at least get a second opinion on any service/repair >> offered by the dealer. >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 5:53 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >>> Sounds more like "Manfred's cars last a long time" than "Toyota pickups >>> last a long time". >>> But we can't read a lot into individual cars anyway, like "Manfred's Taco >>> went 300k", or "the transmission in Byron's Taco didn't make 150k", or even >>> "the transmission in Mitch's W140 didn't make 150k", although with >>> additional knowledge we can say "the connector that had an oil related >>> failure in Mitch's W140 trans at 145k is a common failure point for 722.6 >>> and a cheap fix if caught early". For all I know, a Toyota enthusiast would >>> have fixed Byron's truck with a $15 part and 2 gallons of ATF, like my S420 >>> trans. >>> >>> Mitch. >>> >>> >> -- >> OK Don >> >> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to >> pause and reflect." 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 >> > > > _______________________________________ > 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
