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jay_bob · #12 01-02-2019, 06:02 AM

I am currently having no issues getting anything I need for my W210 at the dealer. I just have to wait a couple days for them to get it in for me.

I have noticed that they stock nothing for this car beyond the basics (wiper blade, filters, etc) and everything needs to be ordered. I think they have a US East and US West warehouse. The US East warehouse is in Jacksonville FL so we get things in about 2 days.

It’s a little better for my 2008 W211 and W164. More things on hand but still have to wait for the more unusual parts. Had to recently replace the two fuel hoses landing on the fuel filter as one of them was weeping, probably from too many removal/replacement cycles. Hose is perfectly molded to the application and no tolerance to trim off and re-terminate. They had one hose in stock but the other one they had to order.

Over the years I have bought many parts from the sponsor but since everything has to come from California, I have found the dealer will usually beat the delivery date to SC. The MBCA 10% discount helps as they are a little more expensive. It also makes my life at tax time easier, we have to declare all out of state purchases and pay our local 8% tax on our state income tax return at the end of the year. Hoping that giving the dealer the business is my little contribution to keeping the interest on the older models alive.