sounds to me like it is time for a new tranny. a good independant should be able to rebuild it for less than $2000. My mechanic charged me $1400 to do mine.

My GF refuses to drive my car...

She drives a honda, but she keeps it clean and maintains it very well. oil and filter every 2000 miles, interior always clean, car washed at minimum once a week. She managed to get 70k miles out of the original tires!

I found a keeper, sooner or later I'll get her into a benz of her own. She drove my car once and didn't like the heavy steering. She lived in germany for 5 years and drove on the autobahn, and she knows how to drive.

It's hard to find a good one, but when you do keep it.

From what it sounds like to me about your GF is that she has no appreciation for the car or any car for that matter. I feel bad for the poor car, sounds like a nice one.

Alon

Heh.
My ex girlfriend drives a 89 325i Convert. (BMW for those non savvy)
Until I met her, the only thing she did was change the oil (I have to give her that).
SInce then, we have:
Repaired Ellipsoid Headlight
Fixed 3rd Brake Light
Fixed Seats
Replaced Trim Parts
Fixed Electric Door Locks (NOT EASY!!!)
Engine Sensor Repairs
New Rear Shocks
Turned Front Disks (warped)
Ran Injector Cleaner
Revved the Car Over 3500RPM For Once
Fixed ABS Sensors
Repaired Front Valence
Cleaned Engine
Repaired Shifter Illumination Lamp (automatic)
Reparied Window Switches
etc...etc...etc

I treat my friends too good sometimes *shug*
Most of this work I did, with her assistance, but I did it myself.
And in the end...they still dump you :rolleyes:

I help a friend of mine keep her 79 rabbit on the road...she is SUPER savvy now :)
Also helping a friend get her 74 Squareback VW on the road
Looking for a Super Beetle curved windshield for another friend for her 74 bug
Help a guy with his El Camino when it has electrical problems
Helped a girl from school with her van (tech support :))
Helped restore a 66 bug for a friend.
I work on a girls 73 Camper bus (brakes, engine work, electrical, suspension, etc)
Worked on a friends toyota pickup
Worked on someons Jeep Cherokee (waterpump, fuel pump)
I work on my own cars (69 bug and 81 300SD)

My mom, "Do your friends appreciate you?"
Me, "Probably not."
Her, "Oh."

So far, in exchange for allllllllll this stuff I have got these things:
-A cake
-Money for the brakes on the campuer bus and some for the jeep (he sold it)
-A slice of pie from shaires a time or two (BMW)
-Some free food from a fast food resturant that the girl with the rabbit works at.
-And the occasional hug...or someone to talk to and not be a hobo in my room all the time (even if it means wrenching on their crap).

I am the versital, all in one, amazing "pocket brandon" as it was once coined.

I do things for people becuase I am nice...I don't really get much back...but maybe I will some day.

Interesting outlook for a 18 year old huh?

:thinking2

same boat?
 

I think we are in the same boat...I have a 1992 500e and just bought the girlfriend a 1995 e420...hahahaha!

How you doin' lately John?

Listen...your GF likes the solid W124 right? Smart woman....so get her into a 300D or TE...kinda hard to get in trouble with something like that wouldn't ya' agree...and less $$$ maint I would suspect. :rolleyes:

No woman should drive a V8 around everyday...that's just crazy in my book. :eek:

i have 2 girls driving benzes on one island... had similar trans problem
 

Long Island

so there!


1990 300sd black
1990 300te persian


the 300te started slipping also, but after I changed the trans filter and flushed many times, it went away. I think the girl may be better than yours, when it comes to taking care of the car.

My wife insisted on buying a Land Rover. I insisted that she keep her Volkswagon so that she would have something to buy when the Rover is in the shop. So far keeping the Volkswagon was the best idea about buying a Rover.

:)

Oh no, don't think anyone else but yourself should drive that absolutely GORGEOUS silver E500!

I've seen your car and you around Newbury a few times. I always have to stop (if driving) or just stand and stare.

BTW, I drive a Black e420 with Evo wheels (not anymore - put the 15s on for winter).

ps, tried Hatch for advice maybe? So far they've done good work with my car...

Solenoid....Ding ding Ding- yer right!
 

Yeah I think you are right because it seems it happens only when I start the car- I think it has more to do with the spring that pops the key back once started. Of course it only does it in Park.

No more tranny problems...................for now.

Has she ever checked her ATF fluid level or asked a gas station guy to look at it ? NO....will she ever....no....

I watched her car mileage go past the 3000 mile mark since her last oil change. That was over 2 months ago.

I bug her every day that she needs to change the oil...or she won't have a car anymore.

Thankfully I thought well enough to put Mobil 1 in her car last oil change. But the filter is likely about to clog.

I do have an idea as to what to do. I think a Deisel is the right choice for her.
Or perhaps a fully electric car (thinking Corbin Sparrow...ha ha ha ha.). She likes the V8 when she needs it- but likely I could switch her into a 300E or perhaps even a diesel and most of the time she would not know the difference.

One good thing though- her + her 3 kids fight each other like crazy screaming in the car all the time.

Thankfully....there is no room for them in my 2 + 2 seating in my E500!

obviosly somebody has BALLS, never let women get between you and your things

also send that hottie to be around me for sometime, i'll screw her good and give what she really wants, she takes it all on poor little
E420 because someone isnt man enough for her, ohhh, i am not joking either