The local dealer - despite lousy customer service - repaired my 300TD central locking system w/o even telling me, and accurately diagnosed some other serious issues, while charging me the shop minimum. I then had my indy make the repairs at a fraction of what the dealership would have charged.
On Wed, Jan 1, 2020 at 6:45 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Despite my snarkiness, I am in total agreement with Jaime. Yes, both of us > have “deals” with *our* dealers, but even taking that out of the equation > when the factory part isn’t that much more cost-wise *and* far superior in > construction then the aftermarket alternative, why wouldn’t you buy from > the dealer? > > That and because this is a mission critical part. You sure as heck don’t > want an LCA, bushings or ball joint coming unglued while you’re flying down > the highway… > > -D > > > > On Jan 1, 2020, at 6:34 PM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Yes, the dealer. It’s crazy not to use them, considering the price and > > quality. > > > > On Wed, Jan 1, 2020 at 6:25 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> “Genuine 400E LCAs” > >> > >> I would assume that’s the stealership. > >> > >> -D > >> > >> > >>> On Jan 1, 2020, at 5:52 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Where did you get them? What brand? > >>> > >>> --FT > >>> > >>> On 1/1/20 5:36 PM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes wrote: > >>>> Lemforder lower control arms are now made in Taiwan. I just returned > a > >> set > >>>> for that reason. I put genuine 400E LCAs on instead. Only a few > bucks > >>>> more and superior. > >>>> > >>>> Jaime > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Wed, Jan 1, 2020 at 4:51 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes < > >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Lemforder, or MB. BTW, you might call the local stealers or visit > >>>>> their website in search of a LCA. Since the same one fits many > >> models, > >>>>> they are likely to have one on the shelf. > >>>>> > >>>>>> Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >>>>>> January 1, 2020 at 12:49 AM > >>>>>> Yeah I forgot which flavor is most favored currently but the > 500eboard > >>>>>> is a > >>>>>> good place to search. Some of the ball joint brands are really > crappy > >> and > >>>>>> fail quickly. > >>>>>> > >>>>> _______________________________________ > >>>>> 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 > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>> Jaime Kopchinski > >>>> http://www.jaimekop.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 > >>>> > >>>> > >>> -- > >>> --FT > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> 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 > >> > >> -- > > Jaime Kopchinski > > http://www.jaimekop.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
