Holding stuff up is B*tch work, thats what I call it, but once you get past it, its not so bad. Handing wrenches while someone is under the car is fine, but not when they are standing next to the tool box. I was very involved. I was told when I was ten, go take the driveshaft out, then take the tranny out, call me if you need help. So I was very independent when i worked on cars. I restored a 1965 Corvette with my dad frame off when I was 8-10, then my dad and I drove it to the grand canyon from san diego the day after we got it finished.

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Current Stable:
1994 S500 v140, 210k miles, white with grey.

Former Mercedes in the Stable:
1983 300CD Turbo diesel 515k mi sold (rumor has it, that it has 750k miles on it now)
1984 300CD Turbo Diesel 150 k mi sold
1982 300D Turbo Diesel 225 sold
1987 300D Turbo Diesel 255k mi sold
1988 300 CE AMG Hammer 15k mi sold
1986 "300E" Amg Hammer 88k mi sold (it was really a 200, not even an E (124.020)
1992 500E 156k mi sold
etc.