I called the local dealer today to schedule an appointment, inorder to see what they would say about an annoying noise my car has. The dealer told me that they don't work on 82's. The reason given is that all their mechanics who work on that age car have retired. The dealer gave me the telephone number of an independent shop in the City.

I'm surprised that the supposedly lifelong Mercedes mark allows their dealers refuse treatment to the senior autos.

Funny how, I want the freedom to not use a dealer, but I feel slighted when the dealer says they have the freedom not to work on older cars.