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ksing44 · #11 07-10-2007, 05:36 AM

From what I have seen, everyone is just in too big of a hurry. That may be OK for a very experienced mechanic, but it definitely isn't good for someone less experienced. I suppose they have to move on to the next thing to make enough money.

I do worry about getting my car fixed properly, once I decide to do the head gasket and the front timing cover. I just wonder if they will take enough time or have enough experience to get the things done properly. If I ever have to get the evaporator replaced, then that will really be scary.

For me, I think that is the real liability of hanging onto my car rather than just getting some newer Honda or whatever. If I knew I could get an experienced honest mechanic to take his time and fix things properly, I'm sure I could keep this car forever. I am willing to pay. That is why I was originally willing to hang in there with the Dealer. I rather liked the way they simply replaced things with new parts whenever there was a problem and I thought they had very experienced mechanics. Unfortunately, it turned out that the dealer doesn't really have mechanics that are experienced with my "old" Benz. The shop foreman actually told me that during my last visit about a year ago when I had my shift flair. He told me there would be lots of beautiful cars like mine in the junk yard because they are just too expensive to repair.

Thanks to the forums, I learned about the vacuum modulator and fixed the thing myself with a simple adjustment.

I have a very honest indy, but the shop has changed from father to son ownership and I think there is more and more work being done by less experienced mechanics that work in the shop. The boys are great and I really trust them, but they are not Benz specialists and they may not even be the ones that work on my car. They were not willing to mess with the transmission when I asked about the shift flair. There is also a Benz specialist near by, but I'm not sure I could ever feel as comfortable with him as I do with my present indy. I 'm sure he knows my car, but I wonder about other things.