No donuts No Coffee, White walls, Cheap white tiles floor, White Celling, Black Fake leather futon, Some mercedes watches key chain and a poster of all of the mercedes cars ever produced and few other mercedes posters and a small view for watching mercedes are getting repaired... overall ITS DULL!!! But if you go to the showroom its a whole new world!!!!

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Current Garage
2008 Mercedes GL320 CDI 188k mi Repair/Work in progress
1994 S350 160k mi Garage Queen & prepping for repairs
2005 E320 CDI 203k mi Healthy & Daily Driver
1994 S350 357k mi Retried as parts car
1984 300TD 214k mi Blown OM617 Poss OM603 Swap??

Sold
1987 300SDL 200K+
1994 S320 181K mi
2008 E320 Bluetec 127k mi
1999 S420 130K mi
1980 240D 360k mi
15+ Others that has come, stay and gone

GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
1995 E320 SE 220k mi
1984 300SD 350k mi

That part of West Putnam Ave makes me laugh every time. Theres a Dunkin Donuts wedged in between the Bentley dealership and the Mercedes dealer with a McDonalds across the street. Oh yeah, that's classy



Surprisingly the Hartford dealership isn't half bad. The lounge is very big with a bar type seating area as well as the normal large leather chairs facing the TV and circling a table. There are also a few desks with internet access. Free coffee of the "choose your flavor and brew one cup" is available. There used to be pots of coffee until not that long ago, it was a nice change. Their is also hot chocolate and tea to choose from. Biscotti or mints are about the only thing to munch on though. And of course cloths racks and glass display cases loaded with many different items to choose from. They also built a new glassed in room to house many of these items.

The parts department is easy to find. One of the guys kinda gets on my nerves but I'm really cool with the rest of them and we always end up converseing. They actually know what i'm talking about as well (Which is nice) Sadly though the son of the owner recently became the manager and started give "Genius ideas" like having the phones answered "Its a wonderful day at -Dealer Name- how can I help you?" Seriously, how annoying is that? And now its time for me to shut up because i'm over there all the time and everyone knows who I am

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

Well I have to say that the new Valenca MB dealership(they own a beemer dealership across the street). Is very new and nice with all the amenities and the parts counter and the service cashier are in an L shape and of course a lot of MB gear all around. I get on great with the Parts manager and I get a discount. I made the mistake of asking where there was a Soda machine and he informed ne that all the goodies in the waiting room were for all the customers, not just the service patrons....So I grabbed a nice cup of some weird flavor coffee(pretty good actually) and a bottle of their own water when I left. Pretty cool.
I even called the parts guy the other day and he gave me a radio code over the phone...then asked jokingly "you didn't steal that radio did you?" and busted out laughing. Neat place and there is a McLaren SLR in the showroom next door.

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1986 Euro 500SEC "RUF" 9:1CR, "Rose"
1985 Euro 500SEC Cabriolet AMG Widebody
1982 Euro 500SEL "Blue"
2001 Texas Heeler (Aussie/Queensland X) "Sulphie",
2012 Queensland Red Heeler "Squeak"
Best dogs I've ever had.

The parts counter is pretty good, the lady that knows what she is doing (I can't remember for the life of me her name) remembered me the second time I went in there, and that was like 6 months later! The waiting area just sucks...it's a couple of chairs and a muted tv in the middle of the showroom. I was offered a water which came out of the employee lounge after waiting for 2 hours (waiting for my alignment). Very disappointed.

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My Primary Driver - '85 300CD - 4-speed conversion, 2.47 rear, lowered, euro headlights, rebuilding (not restoring so much)

Wife's - '08 Saab Sportcombi Aero

Riding a '03 Yamaha Warrior

something like this... but with less color.

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Funny.

But it does bring up a good point. I say we try to collectt as many photos as we can of our respective lounges and then vote on which one we think is the best.

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1982 300GD Carmine Red (DB3535) Cabriolet Parting Out
1990 300SEL Smoke Silver (Parting out)
1991 350SDL Blackberry Metallic (481)

"The thing is Bob, its not that I'm lazy...its that I just don't care."

mine is a metal counter with old parts on the floor on the counter... its a GMC truck/ Buick place along with MB... the prices are a little high but the parts guys have always been very helpful