PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - Tire store thought it was okay to jack car up by floor board

Jim B. · #7 12-13-2007, 02:25 PM

I met High Desert Benz from Schuman's on the way back to Reno.

He had a beautiful '82 300SD on the trailer.

http://www.schumanautomotive.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3859&d=1194273927

Here was the story:

It was beautiful, running great and the owner had brought it in for a simple oil change.

They put it up on the lift, and squashed the oil pan (from the lift cross member).

JUST LOOK AT THIS: the cause of death!!! ---

http://www.schumanautomotive.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3856&d=1194271961

Guy comes back, pays, drives off, 2-3 miles down the road, CLANK, CLANK, CLANK.

Takes it back there, the engine is dry, ruined.

The owner so mad, he comes back, throws the keys, and the pink slip, on the shops. office table, and storms out, never to return.

(I would have done something else!!!)

Shop owner then puts the car up on Craig's, for $700;

HDB wo has his own Mercedes diesel repair shop in Reno, sees the ad, buys it for $450, loads up his Ford diesel pickup and trailer, & hotfoots it down to Sacramento and, loads it up.

I met them near Auburn on their way back, and had lunch with them.

HDB had a spare diesel engine, for it out of a W116, back in Reno, too!!

Here's the story with some pictures, in his words:

http://www.schumanautomotive.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5017