Do you ever try to get a discount from the dealer? Mbca membership used to get you I think 10% off on parts and labor.
On Thu, Jan 14, 2021, 4:27 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Another reason why I just buy them for the stealership. Yeah, they’re more > expensive than aftermarket, but they’re very high quality and I never have > to work about them fitting or having a pile of little plastic adapter > things I have to sort through to find the right one. > > -D > > > On Jan 14, 2021, at 4:13 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I used to do the same and then got a run of truly awful wipers. The > mid-range ones seem pretty terrible too, Angie bought some a year or so > ago, I can't remember what brand but they were junk right out of the box. > Thats when I started buying Bosch, I've never had a bad set of them. > > One thing I was thinking of after I sent my last message, have you guys > noticed that wipers don't seem to degrade, they just fail. The last few > sets I've had worked good until suddenly they didn't work hardly at all. > Used to be I could wipe my knife blade down a wiper and get a week or two > more but not now. > > -Curt > > > > On Thursday, January 14, 2021, 3:52:58 PM EST, Allan Streib via > Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I never found that the expensive wipers lasted any longer than the cheap > > ones. So for years I have bought the cheapest I can find, and keep a > > spare set handy. > > > > Maybe the high-end wipers are better now? > > > > Good tip on RA closeouts. I will have to remember to check them. Just > > recently got closeout brake pad set for the Focus, normally $35 got them > > for $7.93. > > > > Allan > > > > Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > > > >> Can you get much more than a year out of your wipers? On the one hand > your wipers aren't called upon to move the weight of snow that ours are, on > the other hand Florida does get significant rain storms. Plus all the sun > you get has to be hard on 'em. > >> -Curt > >> > >> On Thursday, January 14, 2021, 3:21:57 PM EST, Dan Penoff via > Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> I think I mentioned some time ago that I was consistently getting OE > brand wipers from RA as inventory closeouts for pennies on the dollar. > There seemed to be a constant flow of the things into their system. Many > that I got were branded NAPA wipers but were Bosch or one of the other > major brands, not junk. > >> > >> Any more I just get the Mercedes ones for the MBs, as they’re not all > that bad considering how often they have to be replaced. I think the W210 > wipers are around $18 my cost, so I just keep one on the shelf. > >> > >> -D > >> > >> > >>> On Jan 14, 2021, at 3:16 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Took my Dodge pickup for its yearly safety inspection yesterday. The > guy passed it but mentioned it was going to need a tie rod soon. Since the > tires are only a couple months old I figured I ought to actually fix the > tie rod. He said he couldn't tell if it was inner or outer, they're not too > expensive so I figured I'd just do both, its probably the outer but while > I'm there... > >>> Anyway while I was at it I checked on wiper blades. Last year when I > bought wipers (Bosch Evolution) at FLAPS they were like $20-$25 apiece. For > 3 cars that adds up quick but bad wipers are the worst, especially in snow. > >>> From Rock Auto they're $6-$8 each. I know where I'll be buying wipers > from now on.... > >>> -Curt > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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
