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Old 10-18-2004, 01:14 AM
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Originally Posted by 123c
My advice is try doing most of the work yourself, and try to get a mechanically inclined buddy to help you aren't. You can save lots of money doing it yourself, and will save money on parts, by not paying the indies parts mark-up.
GREAT advice. If you can't work on these cars yourself, they can and will eat you alive in labor costs. None of this work is terribly hard if you can read a manual and turn a wrench. Dirty, frustrating, and time consuming, yes, but not really all that HARD. Besides, you have at your disposal the greatest collection of Mercedes diesel knowlege I know of right here in these forums. When you run into trouble, post here and all kinds of kind folks will offer great advice... as above!

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