What is the most you spent on a single repair?
 

What is the most you have ever spent on a single repair for the Benz? It can be parts/labor or any combo.

$2500 to replace the #1 piston on the 86 SDL. Ran the car for 100,000 mileas afte that and was starting to develop low compression on #1 again. I think the previous owner hit the oil pan hard and caused the front seciton of the crank to be slightly out. the #1 piston had indications of oscilating on the bore. But that car is gone.

Dave

Rear wheel bearing $900 just labor. Parts extra

$150 for B2 piston,trans filter and fluid...

Oh yeah, another $150 for new windshield that got smashed by a guy with his skateboard after I punched him out when he shoved me at a gas station after a verbal altercation. Lucky I had my young son with me or the fury of it would have likely led me to running him down with the car as he was skating away and going to jail for vehicular homicide...

about 2K to completely rebuild my 617

So far, $650 for oil coolar and lines.

$1200 to rebuild the head on my 190E 2.6 after the timing chain broke. This included new crank bearings and an oil pump.

I also paid $1100 to rebuild the trans on my '86 300SDL. I haven't driven it yeat as the engine still need rebuilding.

$450 to replace the back glass.

Darn kids and their BB guns.

$1,200 for a complete A/C system rebuild on my last 300D.

$800 for a complete A/C system rebuild on my current 300D. I learned alot on this board in the meantime.

$2250 just for the ignition module on the E420, $1600 for a subframe mount, chain, rails, a cam & its lifters on the 420SEL, $1600 (+installation) for a rebuilt 617, and $1100 on the 280SE for a trans rebuild.

Dang it! Now that I see all of the $$ on black and white, I want to hurl.

$1200 for rebuilt transmission, torque converter and vacuum valve.

P E H

ACC repair.......Needed a Servo....servo amp and Aux water pump as all were history......

About $995 more or less.

there is a Benz shop here in Atlanta that allows me to buy parts and they'll install if they can't find certain parts.

recently i paid
$500 used transmission
$500 to install

last year
$400 starter and installed
$140 ignition switch

14 cents for those damn little washers on the oil filter cover.

you think thats bad.
i paid $1.80 for those damn little o-rings at the base of the oil filter rod.
at the local MB Stealership. :D

24K plus tax and licencing on my C280 when I totaled it. That is what the E300 TD cost so I figure that is what it cost me to repair the C280. :D

whats the most i should be looking to spend on front and rear brakes? and with rotors?

300DT-

$2300-Full suspension rebuild.

Next to that, probabaly the climate control & AC system-
New climate control push button unit, compressor, radiator expansion tank, A/C conversion to R134A, thermostat, new many new hoses etc. -$1300

C280-

$3200

New Transmission

Roughly 600 bucks (canadian) for parts + labourf for full 168 km maintenance. I bought all the parts and my indy mechanic did the job. So far not a single problem. (knock on wood)


PS: when I went over our 95 E300D records from new, total the PO spent $5500 on maintenance and small repairs over the 9 years that he had the car from new.

$3800 for new top half of engine, plus new vacuum pump.

300sdl 171500
190D 300500

Take a look at Fastlane and price out the parts, then add labor if you will have it done.

Back to the show.

Do upgrades count? My wheels ran me $1,100, but they sure look nice. :D

$250 for a radiator-but I'm dreading the rebuild to get all of my compression back :eek:

$4500 for a low mileage engine installed

$3000 overhaul + R/R transmission by shop.

$1000 labor Front end rebuild, I supplied the parts at a cost of $400, shop installed and performed 4 wheel alignment after.

This seems like a lot of money, but what do I expect for a 20+ year old car that I am the fourth owner of. I now have the unenviable task of extracting a frozen ignition lock tumbler. Wish me luck. I do not want to give that job to a pro, it might cost almost as much as one of the above jobs.

Dieselheads >>>>>>>> Rejoice
 

$2,000 total for every rubber suspension part and every part to rebuild my 84 300D smudgepot. The car itself was a gift from a friend. I love it.

But..... I built a 640 HP 590 FPT 427 Chevy big block, (Venolia pistons, Carrillo rods, Isky roller, CSC crank, Holley 1050, Edlebrock manifold, Vertex mag, Milodon oil pump and girdle, and dry sump) for less money than it costs for a single set of Mahle pistons and cylinders for a 3.5 liter Porsche :eek:

And in 1980 I had to buy the rear cylinder head for a 1972 Lamborgini Miura.
Only $8,800. Bare head.

Italian cars ....... be afraid..... be very afraid.

im up to about $200 for a B2 piston replacement, havent even touched the car yet....i just went and got most of the stuff ill need to get it done today...$153 for all but 2 of the parts i need...$47 for the floor jack and jack stands...still need a spring kit and a bushing seal and fluid....factor in the beer and some random tool ill have to go buy when i get halfway through the job, and im looking at close to $250....probably couldve had it done for me for not much more than that...

i have another issue too, with the front end...ill post a pic on here in the next day or so and let you guys be the judge of what itll cost to fix it...i dont think ill be able to tackle this one on my own....doesnt look like your run of the mill R&R job...might have to break out the welder on this one...only problem is, i dont have a welder, or know how to weld :(