I thought this would be a fun topic. Who has paid the biggest repair bill at the dealer. (Non warranty, not body and paint). I am taking mine in tomorrow and want to feel better reading your posts.
Who emptied their wallet the most at the dealer? What was the repair? KH
Just bought a fuel filter from MB parts department costed $230. Then a friend told me same thing BOSCH for only $70+tax. Lucky the customer paid for it.
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How about touch-up paint for over $30!! Now, I know to ask "how much?"
Bill Ditmire Ditmire Motorworks,Inc.
425 White Horse Pike Absecon,NJ 08201technically speaking I paid 700 $ for a spark wire...
170$ diagnosis for blown head gasket 500$ replacing gasket 30$ for the spark wire...cause it wasn't the gasket"Kevin in San Diego" schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:VDqjb.82486$gv5.38924@fed1read05...
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I paid $600+ CDN to have my front brake pads changed and a relay replaced on my 93 E190 three years ago.
On the bright side though, they gave me a new demo Mercedes E320 to drive around for the day, "FREE" (Mercedes dealers never give out courteosy cars, you have to rent them)...
R Green
Most common expensive repair is an A/C condenser in a 126 body. About $3000 USD at an independent.
Lee
I believe Lee should have said "...evaporator replacement in 140 body cars..."
Bill Ditmire Ditmire Motorworks,Inc.
425 White Horse Pike Absecon,NJ 08201My Dealer gives out free loaner MB's They give you a ford taurus if they run out of the ML320s to rent. KH
"R Green WoWsat.com @wowsat.com>" I paid $600+ CDN to have my front brake pads changed and a relay replaced on
When my C280 was under warranty, the dealer service centers all said that everything was okay. They couldn't find what was wrong even though the cylinders misfired, the engine warnings lights went on like a christmas tree and I couldn't move forward when I stepped on the gas pedal. Three months later when it went out of warranty, they all said I needed a new harness for US$3,500. I got rid of the car.
Ricky
That is just wrong. Where is the dealer that did that? They should get some bad PR here. KH
ok...substract the 170 $
got it back from the dealer today...he was very sorry and hopes I will continue my services with him afterall
that's fair! I can even keep the vacuum hoses they replaced and making no difference :O)
Alex
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Doh! I did mean evaporator... I have not done a 140, so no answer there, but on a 126, you have to remove the entire interior! (Seats, dash, console...)
Lee
A couple of months ago I worked on a new CLK 270CDI which the customers girlfriend had filled with petrol and driven until it cut out. The whole fuel system had swarf in it and everything had to be replaced:
5 injectors High pressure fuel rail Diesel lift pump Diesel high pressure pump Fuel heat exchanger Fuel tank Fuel filter Interconnect pipesThat little lot and the labour came to about £5,500. Quite an expensive tank of petrol really...
You must trace the responsibility back date to last serivice. Anyway you sold the car.
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Why did they pay? Did a pump attendant fill your car?
The customer in this case claimed through his insurance on our advice, poor bloke must have nearly had a heart attack when he first got the phone call with the repair cost though ;-)
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