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Originally Posted by strelnik
I agree.
I talk to many MB mechanics wearing coveralls when I go into dealerships for parts that I install.
That's when I found out that one local dealer charges $265/hour for work.
Some stuff is overdone. A guy I know went into a dealership to get the AC checked since the cooling power was a little low. This was on a 1980 240D. It cost him $3800!
That's more than the car's worth. I would have told them that they did work not required and requested. They supposedly replaced the AC compressor but it didn't look replaced when I saw it a week later.
The guy took it to the state's Bureau of Automotive Regulation.
We'll see what happens.
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Your freind took a 1980 240D to a dealer for A/C work and they didnt refuse? Thats quite a hard pill to swallow. They shoo away W210 owners now, I cannot imagine them agreeing to wrench on a W123 chassis.
The price of repair of brakes would be similar to any other car I believe, If you think this is spendy - try pricing out good brake replacements for a toyota/lexus. As mentioned above this can be averted if you keep on top of brake fluid flushes.