I am yet again thankful that I am able to buy parts from Rusty. His prices for the ignition lock I recently purchased are $ 208.00 retail and $ 156.93 our price.
I recently got an email from Rock Auto, the place where I bought the Bosch rubber caps to fix vacuum door lock actuators, reminding me of a discount coupon that would soon expire. I went to their site and looked at prices for parts for our '82 240D/3.0 (admittedly, their focus is domestic and not foreign, but ...) and found that their selling price for the same part is $336.79! To be fair, they do list the MANN Part # PF10551X oil filter for $7.51 while Rusty lists a Mann filter for $ 8.81. They also list MANN Part #WK716 Fuel Filter: Spin on for $6.37 while Rusty lists Fuel Filter Mahle for $7.77 and Fuel Filter Bosch for $8.19. Comparing apples to apples, however, Rock Auto lists BOSCH Part #74012 {Fuel Filter #1457434153} Secondary fuel filter for $9.54. For air filters, Rusty is cheaper at $11.44 versus Rock Auto's $11.61. For wheel lug bolts, Rusty lists, Lug Bolt Febi (steel wheel) $ 1.51, and, Lug Bolt Febi (alloy wheel) $ 3.47. Rock Auto lists FEBI Part #2014010270 {Wheel Bolt For steel wheel} $1.00 and FEBI Part # 1264010670F {Wheel Bolt For alloy wheel #1264010670} $2.54. Interesting. Craig _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com