Max.Will your wife roll her eyes and say nothing? Then at some later date let you know, subtly, that she was not fooled?
Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. > Date: Thu, 6 Aug 2015 13:16:37 -0400 > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Subject: Re: [MBZ] This is bad > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > CC: dillonm...@gmail.com > > (Andrew: 1987 Mercedes-Benz 300TD, white with blue interior) > > Plan A has been rejected by both the Chair of the Finance Committee and the > Chair of the Social Committee aka COMHOMELANT aka SWMBO, so now I'm on Plan > B. Plan A was to order the MB tie rod assembly from MB Northlake for $55 > plus $10 shipping, and then swing by LKQ Knackers tonight after work and > see if I could scrounge a good used tie rod assembly. Replace the used > assembly with the new at a later date TBD. Plan B is to purchase two new > tie rod ends from local Autoparts warehouse (Moog) for $90 and install > those tonight after work. Plan C is to execute the first part of Plan B > (get the new ends in hand), hold on to the receipt, execute Plan A on the > sly (but pay an extra $10 for overnight shipping) and delay the > installation until Saturday p.m. or later, and then return the Plan B parts > on Monday. Confess my "modification of the plan" after I can show "Look > honey, I saved us $15!". > > ------------- > Max > Charleston SC _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com