So what did you pay then? On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 3:09 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I called autohausaz and they told me to collapse the original > manufacturer’s box (which is required to be returned) and try to stuff both > the collapsed box and alternator into a priority mail flat rate which is > what I did and it all just barely fit! The alternator in the manufacturer’s > box would not fit into the flat rate box as is. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Feb 14, 2020, at 2:12 PM, dan--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > > Won’t it fit in a Priority Mail flat rate box? At best that would set > you back $20. > > > > -D > > > >> On Feb 14, 2020, at 1:57 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> You've got a two pronged problem, its relatively heavy for its size and > you need to ship it pretty far. This is one of the reasons you're usually > better of buying something like an alternator locally. If its a reman you > get the same alternator, you don't pay shipping and you don't have to pay > to return the core... > >> -Curt > >> > >> On Friday, February 14, 2020, 1:50:37 PM EST, Dimitri Seretakis via > Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> I went to mail the alternator core back to Autohauz az today. Its value > is $45, post office wants to charge me $50 to mail it. Is this for real? I > told them that I’m throwing it right in the garbage. Would UPS be cheaper. > I’m only going to try once more before it really goes in the trash. My time > has some value here. > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >>>> On Feb 12, 2020, at 9:17 PM, Curley McLain <126die...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>> > >>> See, I am the opposite. I don't do bodywork. Since nothing on the > larrymobile was visible in normal use, I'm ok with hack and tack on that. > >>> > >>> On each generation of MBs, what should be simple jobs like changing > the alternator gets more difficult. I like 240Ds. If I'd ever driven a > 123 300D, I'm sure I'd like them but I got spoiled with the OM603 and hyd. > lifters. > >>> > >>>> Dimitri Seretakis February 12, 2020 at 6:21 PM > >>>> Thank you for all your advice and as always, I was cursing the whole > time and telling myself how much I prefer bodywork! > >>>> > >>>> Sent from my iPhone > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >> _______________________________________ > >> 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 > > _______________________________________ 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
