I had this problem with my Mercedes under warranty. I ended up taking it to an indy to have the work done right, and paying to do it outside of warranty.
I swore off Mercedes cars (for a while), and still would rather own a new Audi than Mercedes, ... and their quality isn't what it used to be either.
An older Mercedes I can justify having repaired by an indy or myself, just pissed me off to have to pay for same when my car was new.
I'll drive a 20-year-old car and enjoy working on it when I can, but still feel okay taking it in when I'm pressed for time or the tools are too much. It'll probably be going in for a rear wheel bearing soon, not a DIY job I'm told here.
Ya pick your fights with these things. Using your justification backwards, I can have a lot of work done on my old faithful for two car payments worth.
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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy
If you need to bring a 20 year old car to a dealer for major work you have no business driving a 20 year old car. You can buy a new E350 for about $600 a month, thats one minor repair at the dealer.
To make it practical to own an old car you need to be able to fix it yourself.
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05-14-2007, 11:30 PM
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