I went to the Fairfield CT Mercedes dealer to get a $3 clutch slave cyl gasket and the place is first class! Nice decor, granite parts counter. Refreshment room with machine to brew fresh cup of coffee or tea, good selection of pastries to munch on. Are all Mercedes dealer parts department like that? This was just parts/service, a separate building from the showroom a mile away!

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85 300D turbo pristine w 157k when purchased 161K now
83 300 D turbo 297K runs great. SOLD!
83 240D 4 spd manual- parted out then junked

I've got two MB dealers near me, and both are pretty sparse. no coffee or doughnuts. nice seating area, leather "desk chairs" and a good showroom of MB goodies. footballs, golf bags, tees, etc.

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Leather lounge chairs, granite counters, Fox news blaring.

The parts counter is not as glamorous, but it is an older dealer.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

mine is a pretty small room with one counter. I always get wholesale prices on eveything so its all good.

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1985 300TD Turbo Euro-wagon
1979 280CE 225,200 miles
1985 300D Turbo 264,000 miles
1976 240D 190,000 miles
1979 300TD 220,000

GONE but not forgotten
1976 300D 195,300 miles
1983 300D Turbo 175,000 miles

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...e485-1-2-1.jpg

Stainless steel from what I can remember.....

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

One particular old Chevy dealership (also started selling BMWs in the late '80s) had all their office chairs, waiting room chairs, tables, desks, EVERYTHING of the eames era, and REAL Herman Miller office equipment/lounge chairs. They were style icons and probably quite expensive when they bought them in the 70s.



A few years ago, they yanked them for some cheap stuff. Shortly after I found a rosewood one at a church sale (the people had no idea what it was) and I snatched it up.

It sits in my basement. Sadly the ottoman was missing.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

MF'er Tyler!! Now that is a bigscreen!!!!!!!!!

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

and the bottom row of that glass TV stand... I'll let you guess what DVD collection has filled it.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

^^^either XXXX or star trek

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1985 300TD Turbo Euro-wagon
1979 280CE 225,200 miles
1985 300D Turbo 264,000 miles
1976 240D 190,000 miles
1979 300TD 220,000

GONE but not forgotten
1976 300D 195,300 miles
1983 300D Turbo 175,000 miles

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e3...e485-1-2-1.jpg

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Jimmy L.
'05 Acura TL 6MT
2001 ML430 My Spare

Gone:
'95 E300 188K "Batmobile" Texas Unfriendly Black
'85 300TD 235K "The Wagon" Texas Friendly White
'80 240D 154K "China" Scar engine installed
'81 300TD 240K "Smash"
'80 240D 230K "The Squash"
'81 240D 293K"Scar" Rear ended harder than Elton John

my parts counter is a wood counter with all kinds of mercedes toys and stuff on it. Next to it is a bunch of "mercedes" shirts and cleaning products right next to a half million dollar Mayback which is sitting right next to a Mclaren SLR

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1981 300SD 512k OM603

wants

The parts desk at the Saint Louis dealer I go to is pretty much the standard new office type stuff, pretty nice though. The MB dealer part is new, and they have the granite surfaces, leather seating, fox news blaring on multiple plasma T.Vs, Mercedes stuff everywhere, and the best part, the european coffee maker, free, of course.

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1980 240d
1999 SL500

Our dealer moved and built a whole new building a couple years ago. Massive upgrade, the building is enormous, has an indoor service center with a road and parking spaces in front of each "company" (MB, Volvo, VW) and the parts area is across the road, with the service area around behind that...its huge. The waiting room is always stocked with cookies, coffee, tea, and a few vending machines. Its pretty fancy, big plasma TV with CNN on it too.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

The parts counter at the dealer that I frequent the most is VERY sparse. Metal counter, two computers, wooden bench, trashcan, greasy guys who come in for real parts and not boutique pieces, a MB sign, that's about it.

Now, the dealer where we hold the MBCA Houston board meetings is oh so plush. Wood accents, leather seats, guys in blazers at the parts counter with a glass display case filled with accessories, free fountain drinks, etc...

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'81 MB 300SD, '82 MB 300D Turbo (sold/RIP), '04 Lincoln Town Car Ultimate

Sooner or later every car falls apart, ours does it later!
-German Narrator in a MB Promotion Film about the then brand new W123.