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Originally Posted by Craig
The days of the "auto parts store" are numbered anyway. Real parts are too specialized to be kept in stock by a local store; very few people do any work that involves anything more than oil filters; and people who do need real parts buy them on-line anyway. They will be replaced by the auto section of walmart within a few years.
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This is why I am planning a trip to France.
Why? well, you can buy zillions of MB parts such as solenoids etc because they are no longer required to keep them beyond a certain time period.
So I'm buying selected W123 and other parts by the dozen. That's the deal
- solenoids are 25,75 Euros each for W123-style Bosch starter (OEM)
- remember those plastic vacuum assemblies for the 722.xxx trannies? They are 10,05 Euros each and I have to buy 12, ok so what? Think I can sell or use those? Prolly.
- OM 616 aluminum thermostat housings are 18,90 Euros each, buying 5
- the guy has W123 5 cyl pumps but he wants 40,00 Euros each and wants me to buy 37. No room, no extra cash for that many.
Plus I have Citoren parts to buy.
My friend Joe and I are renting a camper, stopping at places, buying the stuff, then going to Germany to ship it to the US through APO, since I am eligible.
I hate to hoard things but it's the only way to avoid being p*mped nowadays.