So in the end...they would have charged you $1600 and said there is still more wrong and continued to replace part after part.

Had a friend with a 600 with an A/C issue. Took it to the dealer for service and asked to have it looked at. Quote was over $3,000 to fix it. He didn't have the time to leave it, went to the office, maintenance person said give me the keys....turned out to be a fuse.

When the manager was contacted with the information, he was honest enough and said we would have charged you the quoted price and then gone hunting.

(shaking head) its a scary world out there.

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1980 300TD-T (82 Turbo and Trans) 159,000 Miles "Jackie-O"
1983 300SD 272,000 Miles "Aristotle"
1987 Jeep Wagoneer Limited - keeps the MB's off the ice and out of the snow
1994 BMW 530it