Either I will perform all future work on my car or the dealership will do so. I have a very reliable mechanic at the local dealership and they have never overcharged me.

I got tired of the rattle in my rear passenger door. Same door that the INDY had fixed the plastic guide on the window regulator and charged me $100. I disassembled door today. All clips on panel were good. Then I discovered his crappy work. When he reinstalled the window regulator, he allowed the teeth on the motor to get misalined with the other teeth and thus the mouning holes for the regulator did not match up with holes in the door. Were about 1/4inch off. He forced the bolts into the regulator anyway!!!!

The bolts had worked loose and the regulator was banging inside the door. All is good now. That was the most annoying DIY repair I have ever done on the 82 300sd.

Stay away from the Mercedes/Volkswagon mechanic in Wilson, N.C. He does shoddy work.

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1982 300SD Light Blue
2002 Honda Accord SE
1974 Toro Wheel Horse Tractor
2000 Toyota Tundra Pickup

Sometimes ya gotta do it yorself to get it done right....
This is how people come to love their MB's.... they put the effort into making it the way it should be.

Yo MTU.
From whence cometh thy handle?
Do you have, like, a motor yacht?
I have an affinity for MTU stuff, especially that which is, in whole or in part, DDC stuff.

I also agree that car work is best done by thyself, provided that one has the smarts to do so.

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Now you're suckin' Diesel!

'88 300SEL
'92 300D 2.5 Turbo
'96 Lincoln Town Car. The Jazzmobile.

Sometimes it is not worth the while to DIY. Sometimes I do DIY. It all depends. I won't DIY a coolant flush because it makes a mess and the dogs might get at it sepecially if it is done in the winter. For that, I use the dealership.

When I do use them or ANYBODY, I am always there watching. To me, leaving my car to get worked on is like having sex. I want to see what is happening. If they don't agree with my philosophy, I find another facility.

Edit: Having my car worked on is like having sex. I want to be there to see.

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow

Ahem.

Well Aklim, I always thought that you were a bit "out there", but, you have now confirmed it.

BTW, which dealer do you go to???

ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

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'82 300SD - 361K mi - "Blue"

"Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement."

listen, look, .........and duck.

Zimbrick European. Gilly used to be the tech. We never had sex.

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01 Ford Excursion Powerstroke
99 E300 Turbodiesel
91 Vette with 383 motor
05 Polaris Sportsman 800 EFI
06 Polaris Sportsman 500 EFI
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Red
03 SeaDoo GTX SC Yellow
04 Tailgator 21 ft Toy Hauler
11 Harley Davidson 883 SuperLow