I know when I pull and replace a Mercedes engine, it takes me about a whole week to recover, physically. It takes longer than that for all of the oil to get from under my finger nails and keep my pillow case from getting dirty from all of the embedded oil and transmission fluid that I had wallowed in. I wouldn't do all of that work for $1500.00 for my OWNSELF!!! I charge me about $4500.00 for the labor and put it on credit and pay it off over time as the engine build up miles. But $1500.00 to do that for somebody else??????, when Mercedes dealers charge almost that much ($1500.00) to change your oil and brake fluid and wash your windows. I don't think so.

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