Turnne1,

Well my '87 300SDL has an air bag ( 2 when my wife is in the car) and anti lock lock brakes. But I wonder if isn't too complicated and too new for me. I can't see I'd ever be getting a newer one.

The older 300SDs suit me just fine and I can maintain them myself. I have 3 of them and they all have over 200,000 miles. I don't worry about them possibly being not as safe as the newer ones. I don't even use the safety belts. In about 700,000 of driving, I never needed them. I know you say I am due, but stastically not any more than you are.

I think that the amount that repair shops charge is an out right ripoff. So the only way to beat them is to not use their overpriced services. But with the newer cars you are at their mercy. They have you by the balls and they know it and they like to squeeze. Where else can I make $50 and up an hour tax free by repairing my car myself?



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