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Originally Posted by 300holst
Are you sure those parts need replacement? Maybe a second opinion is needed. At that low mileage I'd be surprised if all those parts needed replacement. The belt probably and the tensioner, maybe. I've never had any make of car, even Ford, require that much front end work at that mileage. 
My '86 300E, with 160,000 miles, still has all the original front steering parts in good shape with only the damper replaced. The tensioner is original too. I'd hope that the durability of the MB hasn't gotten that much worse. |
He said that the idler arm bushings are busted, the boots on the tie rods are busted and requires new drag link to be installed, and lower control arms are busted (I assume this means the bushings).
I bought the car 3 years ago from the proverbial little old lady (this one was for real). In 2005 (94 model) it only had 41k miles. I put 41k more on it in less than the last 3. So, the dry rubber parts were somewhat brittlish and my harder usage has precipitated this is my guess.
But, no, I've not had a 2nd opinion. The car is, though, 14 years old even though it only has 82k miles on it.