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12-15-2005, 03:40 PM
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Phill got another supplier
Was over at HBL Mercedes in Tysons Corner (Vienna) VA picking up a needed Thermostat last night and ordering the K1 spring kit......(it really is a 3 piece kit) or individual parts and reading off the printout from this site the parts guy saw I was from the forum...he wouldn't give his username however.....he did say they just signed a contract with Phill at Fastlane for parts and was preparing an order to send out when I showed up.....its a small world...
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12-15-2005, 03:53 PM
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Yep
He is always looking for better suppliers, and deals.
 That makes him a good business man, and smart too. Not the reason I like him; great guy, honest, incredible knowledge of Mercedes parts. 
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12-15-2005, 03:59 PM
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I agree Phill is a great guy.....I'd invite him over for a beer if he ever found himself in my neck of the woods.
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12-15-2005, 03:59 PM
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Yep!
You are correct. MB Tyson's Corner is a new supplier for Fastlane. We're excited about it and so are they.
Since the beginning we have always sourced about 20% of our parts from M-B dealers. Tyson's Corner wants to be our exclusive supplier for OEM "dealer-only" parts.
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12-15-2005, 06:22 PM
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12-15-2005, 06:32 PM
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Worldpac or wherever our latest order came from did not pack it very well, as either they or UPS nearly destroyed the 5 liter can of brake fluid we ordered, I will take a pic soon, I have never seen a metal can get so bashed up and not leak!
 Its completely crushed on the bottom on one side, and the middle of the can itself looks like a car drove over it. The rest of the stuff was ok, but wasn't really damage-able anyways....just imagine what UPS would have done with 5 liters of brake fluid drooling from a big box....they'd have been running in circles....
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12-15-2005, 07:25 PM
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Good that means I don't have to wait for dealer parts coming from CA anymore.
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12-15-2005, 07:30 PM
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12-15-2005, 07:42 PM
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For $17 I might do it as preventative maint. I have to open the tranny up to replace the kickdown cable and a leaking hard fluid line anyway.
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12-15-2005, 07:43 PM
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A poke in the eye with a sharp stick is better than dealing with the brain-dead folks here in Waterloo for OEM-only parts.
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12-15-2005, 07:44 PM
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Its listed as a spring guide...actually the spring and 2 guide pieces, I pick mine up tomorrow..
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12-16-2005, 12:21 AM
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I buy my parts in Newington and they get some parts from MB, which dealer I don;t know. I also go to Alexandria MB for some parts. They're fairly close to my work location in Newington.
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