I know. I was just being a smart ass! Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 16, 2019, at 4:43 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
