Merchant's Tire and Auto did a perfectly good job of aligning my 300SD a while back. I'm done with dealers unless I have an emergency that I can't get out of any other way. Even IF I could afford the labor rate, a past experience in which I paid over $100 just to get air cleaner mounts and windshield washer squirters for my 240D, and that was just at the parts counter --- has convinced me that I'd rather be mugged than pay a dealer.

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~Michael S.~
Past cars:

1986 300SDL
1987 300SDL
1982 240D
1982 300SD


Current:

1987 300SDL

I always figured that, from the dealer's perspective, every time I drove out of there in my old car it was a lost sale.

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1981 Mercedes 300TD, 1994 Honda Civic Del Sol
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When did this new 240D come about? Also don't see the 300TD in your signature anymore.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

Dealerships here in Florida really like to over charge for parts. When I need dealer only parts I call a dealership in Cali!

$35 for a patch!

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1995 E420 Schwarz
1995 E300 Weiss
#1987 300D Sturmmachine
#1991 300D Nearly Perfect
#1994 E320 Cabriolet
#1995 E320 Touring
#1985 300D Sedan
OBK #42

My local MB dealer just called asking if my 1980 Mercedes needs service scheduled to stay running like the factory intended. It's the same dealer that charged $160 for an alignment they had to re-do 3 times and gouged my car's rocker panel during a state safety. I declined...

When I was there for one alignment, they had given one customer another customer's car by accident, both silver S-classes. When I was there for the safety, three cars were stolen because the service advisers left keys on their tables.

It was interesting that my service adviser had sold my dad his first new car, a 1981 Mazda GLC.

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1980 240d
1999 SL500