Im sorry to have to say this, but people that stupid should just be put out of their missery.
--- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730-Tulsa FSBO Supervisor ----- Original Message ----- From: "Timothy Robinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 12:18 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mechanics lean - need advise > Gee... > > For some reason this reminded me of a story.. as an electrical contractor. > > Couple bought a house. After moving in the wife discovered the freezer in > the basement had quit working and the contents had spoiled. (Not a large > loss.) She tells the husband who discovers that none of the electrical > receptacles in that area of the basement were working. The rather > "dominant" > wife (SWMBO) incites the husband. Rather than simply look into the > homeowner's warranty, they go straight for the "big guns" and have their > attorney send registered letters to the real estate agents. Communication > is > pretty much broken down with no attempt to simply solve the problem first. > > The previous owners have moved out of town but the new homeowners try to > engage the original builder with accusations of "faulty wiring" etc. Never > mind that the house now two years old passed all inspections. As a favor > to > the general contractor I agreed to make a polite service call just to see > if > there was a simple solution. The homeowners wouldn't allow me to enter on > the first trip but insisted that both real estate agents had to be > present. > The new homeowners are satisfied with nothing less than "we'll sue!!!" > > What did I discover? It was obvious that code would require a GFIC device > on > the receptacles with the unfinished concrete floor. I located it hidden > behind stacks of moving boxes. The husband had plugged an extension cord > into an outdoor receptacle which was protected by the same device. When he > had plugged his block heater in on his diesel the frayed cord on the car > had > caused the device to trip. > > I was amused! All that was necessary was to press the reset button on the > device. Imagine everyone's response, the appetite for "crow" ..his > pennance > of having to live with that "barracuda." > > What added to the amusement was that the husband didn't realise that the > hard cold morning starts were related to his block heater not getting > electricity and was blaming the mechanic, trying to hold him liable for > the > problem with the car. > >> From: "Gary Hurst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:49:32 -0500 >> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mechanics lean - need advise >> >> the M16 just never works out in this modern age. you just get dragged >> off >> to jail and/or the looney bin. people you don't even remember ever >> meeting >> come of of the woodwork and tell the news how they knew hans would snap >> long >> ago. the shop still keeps your car. >> >> due to the bimby business, i have had some contact with mechanics of the >> sort who do not actually practice their trade as a professional business. >> as they have no tax id number, most wholesale houses will not sell to >> them. >> or perhaps they buy in such small volume that they can still buy cheaper >> from us than from the wholesaler. >> >> i've had the following conversation on more than one occassion. >> >> "yeah, i need a fuel distributor for that car i've been working on" >> "why do you think that?" >> "well, i replaced a, b and c and that didn't fix it, so it has to be the >> fuel distributor" >> "no it doesn't, but i'll send you one anyway" >> >> ok, so then he installs the fuel distributor and it doesn't help. but he >> has 500 in that part and his customer has 800 in it. so he actually does >> the >> work and really figures out what the problem is. costs $3 to fix. car >> runs >> great. customer has spend $1500 for a part requiring a $3 part and 2 >> hours >> of real diagnostics and thinks his mechanic is a genius. >> >> i cant tell you a one of stories like this. >> >> auto repair is a pretty crooked enterprise. know who you are dealing >> with >> and pay attention. >> >> On Jan 23, 2008 12:31 AM, Hans Neureiter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> Gary; you are right. >>> This kind of thing happened to me some 20 years ago. >>> Alfa Romeo Giulia sprint GT Veloce (what a machine). >>> Rebuilt the motor, but I could not get the damned thing to run right. >>> Took >>> it to Forristalls. Drove it there. >>> They insisted it need s a rebuild. 2 weeks later I had to pay their >>> labor >>> and expenses, some $ 2500 (in 1986, mind you) and had to get a tow truck >>> to >>> get it home. They broke the front cover by standing on the alternator. >>> After I replaced the front engine cover a buddy of mine made a small >>> adyustmet to the IP rack and the thing took off like a rocket. >>> I sued. The Court notified me that the Constable could not serve the >>> papers. >>> "No body here with this name". >>> I think it's time to load the M16 >>> >>> >>> On 1/22/08, Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>> we all know, hans, that you are being robbed. you have been the victim >>> of >>>> a >>>> con and will probably need legal help to thwart their attempts to >>>> successfully extort from you. >>>> >>>> On Jan 22, 2008 9:47 PM, Hans Neureiter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> One of the items that alarmed me. >>>>> I asked for the used parts last Thursday: "but they are no longer >>>>> accessible. Discarded. Should have asked me earlier". >>>>> Texas law requires the shop to have the parts available on demand. >>>>> Time for a lawyer and a rental car. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 1/22/08, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Allan Streib wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Possession is 9/10 of the law. Then negotiate payment for the >>> parts >>>>>>> they actually installed. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'd sure want to see proof of the MBZ total rebuild kit that was >>>>> delivered >>>>>> to them while they had Han's car. I'd also like to see the totally >>>>> toasted >>>>>> bands/clutch disks that came out of the car. The latter would be his >>>>> right >>>>>> in Michigan, but I think TX is a bit less strict. >>>>>> >>>>>> The moral of the story is take it to another shop for a 2nd opinion >>>> any >>>>>> time somebody wants to rebuild your tranny. Corrolary to that >>> theorem >>>> is >>>>>> that there a lot more people who think they can build a Benz engine >>> or >>>>>> tranny than there are people who can actually get it right. Seems >>> like >>>>>> if they did the bench work right they wouldn't be messing with the >>>>>> valve body after they put it in the car. >>>>>> >>>>>> In this case, the tranny apparently worked until a control cable >>> fell >>>>> off. >>>>>> 99% chance it would have worked as well as before once the cable was >>>>>> fixed. >>>>>> >>>>>> Mitch. >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>> 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 >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX >>>>> '82 300SD, '95 E300D >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> 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 >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX >>> '82 300SD, '95 E300D >>> _______________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 > > > _______________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________ 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
