Anti social media = 240D dead - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

whunter · #1 03-22-2013, 04:33 AM

Thursday 10:00 AM.
I went to "Tim Hortons" to meet a young man needing help with a 240D.

He was in his car texting - laughing.

I tapped on the window, and tried to introduce myself.
He opened the window and told me to get a coffee so he could finish.

I grabbed my reading book, got a beverage and relaxed.
My phone went off an hour later, he had forgotten me and driven off.

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Not a big deal for me, rescheduled for 12:30 PM.

I went to "Tim Hortons" to meet him.

He was in his car texting.

I tapped on the window, and tried to introduce myself.
He opened the window and told he would be right in.

I grabbed my laptop, got a beverage went to work.
My phone was going nuts, 20 technical calls in an hour.

Finished the last call, looked out in the parking lot (wait for it) and his car was gone.

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I called him = sorry, voice mail not setup.

Managed to text, asking him to call.
Claimed urgent business and rescheduled for 3:00 PM.

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He is in "Tim Hortons" texting + coffee.
I went in gave an MBCA membership application to one of the employees, walked over and sat down across from him.
After fifteen minutes of being ignored, I got up and walked out.

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Half hour later I got a call, asking how much longer before I would arrive???
The employees vouched for the fact that I had been there.
I rescheduled for 10:00 PM at a different location.

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I received a call at 9:30 PM.
The radiator side brackets failed.
The aluminum fan blade ate the radiator, just prior to throwing a blade through the hood.

He tried to make the next exit 2 miles with no cooling system.
His exact words "Something bad happened as I went up the ramp", "it was a sort of deep shivery crunch".

I drove over to look at it.

The harmonic and part of the crankshaft fell off when I tried to put a ratchet on it.

The engine block/upper oil pan is missing a hand size chunk, between the rear of the injection pump and bell housing.

Unfortunately the few phone pictures I took are unusable black, even after processing.

Between texting, he was harassing me for a repair estimate.
I suggested compensation for my time and (50 mile round trip) fuel, causing him to ROFLMAO.

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Personally I felt abused, and did not give a repair estimate.

I drove away thinking how social media is creating and/or exacerbating rude self centered behavior.

It is likely I would have saved the engine earlier in the day, if he had focused on the car and me for a few minutes.

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