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Originally Posted by rob300SD
How can you smell anything over the smog in LA? 
Yeah if you can afford to pay somebody else to repair the car then I'm sure it would be great. Paying a qualified mechanic $120 an hour (Going rate here for an indie Mercedes mechanic) for the 100 hours of work I've had to do so far wasn't in my budget.
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I did laugh out loud to that one maybe all my senses have been dulled or maybe the ocean breeze makes the rose colored glasses that much rosier.
As to a 100 hours. Unless your a mechanic by trade I'm guessing the pros cut that number significantly. I do a lot of DIY stuff to all sorts of things and I guess my first try takes at least 60% longer than my second. I expect to spend 1000-1500 a year on repairs and that number is more often lower than it is higher.
I wouldn't call my love of the w116 300sd rose colored. I just base it on a real good ownership and driving experience. It's more about owning a cool old car than it is about owning a Mercedes for me.