How I saved money- NOT- fixing my MB's!

Apr 09, 2004 4 Replies
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Thought I'd share this with you folks..



I bought and replaced the hood ornament on my '97 E320- saving dealer labor of $20 (for 10 seconds of work!) I also bought and replaced the rear washer nozzle and cap my '98 ML320- my guess an hour of labor ($99 p/h) since I had to take apart the rear door cover, dig out the broken tube, etc.. So all in all, I guess I saved about $120 plus tax right?



They got me anyway! Both in for service.. I hadn't noticed the rear brake light was out on the ML320... bulb- $2.25, labor $12.95! To change a bulb...



I just have to laugh....13 bucks to change a bulb!


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Thats how people get rich.

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How many mechanics did it take to change the bulb?

Seriously, though, my shop does it free -- no charge for either the bulb or the labor.

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I thought thats how they get on milk cartons.

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Hanz und Franz down at Heavy Carl's do change the bulbs for free. But they do charge for them and there have been no bulbs which cost less than $12. So I guess you might want to watch parts cost vs labour cost. Of course I realy did get a kick out of it when they charged two hours labor to identify and change a bad coil on top of a plug as they were doing the big plug change checkup!

mcbrue coiledly under the bridge in the trailer down by the river

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