Congrats on your new/old MB.

However, I think your uncle made a mistake blocking off the heater. Despite summer heat, it CAN get cold in SoCal. And not having heat will really compromise your range -- and driving pleasure -- on long cold drives.

And if you ever hope to get a woman to ride with you while she freezes here a$$ off, forget it. My .02.

If your uncle specializes in MBs, he can fix the heater properly.

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'91 300D 2.5 Turbo 330K
'00 VW TDI Golf, 190K
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