On Wed, July 1, 2020 12:09 pm, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > I saw that theyâve had issues with shock mounts and rust, but > everything I would consider thatâs down here would be Florida cars. > > Are you aware of any issues between first and second gen models? That is, > are first gens better than second gens? >
I'm not aware of which is better, other than I'd assume 2gen is stiffer and more crashworthy. Just pointing out that 2008-2010 is two different cars. Shortly after they bought it, before it had 100 megameters on the odo, the glass hatch hinges failed. I got a good deal from a dealer out of state, paid about $140 for the pair. The main hatches are good, apparently the hinges that hold the glass to the hatch are not durable (you can either open the hatch, or open the glass window in the hatch). I'd hope 2G fixed the bad hinges. Aside from sunroof leaks, hatch hinges, and rust, it was a pretty good car for the five years they used it. I don't think it was really acceptable for the sunroof and hatch to fail when they did. They bought a 2017 Subaru last month. 10k miles, the selling dealer put new tires on it and changed the oil as part of used car prep. Originally registered in NYC, so 10k must include a lot of idling if it was a daily driver. I've never seen new tires on an Outback with less than 11k on the odo before. I hope they put 0W20 in it when they changed the oil. _______________________________________ 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
