Another update: Local dealers are selling the same part for $275 and $325, less 10 percent MB Club discount!
On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 1:21 PM, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Update: MB Classic Center's best price for hatch seal is $191, probably > not including shipping. How can they charge $20 more than a dealer? > > On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 6:44 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> I have two hoses like this, “contractor grade” that were bought at Sears >> years ago and were not cheap. One is green and just about done, as it’s >> breaking down from UV exposure. The other, a sort of orangish thing, lays >> in the side yard on the ground and gets moved maybe once a month when I >> water, if necessary. It’s heavy and not terribly flexible, but still in >> good condition. >> >> I need to replace the green one, as it’s just about ready to fall apart. >> I think I’ve gotten my money’s worth out of it. >> >> Dan >> >> >> > On May 11, 2016, at 11:10 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> > >> >>> That doesn't mean I don't get cheap stuff though, I bought a new >> garden hose at Harbor Freight the other day, its excellent... >> >> >> >> Very best garden hose I've ever had is one I bought at the >> >> local industrial hose shop. They had a big bin out front >> >> of 25' black rubber garden hoses, with machined fittings, >> >> that they'd made up. I bought three, put them on the hose reel. >> >> They weren't that much more than big-box hoses of the 'better' >> >> quality. Goodyear USA rubber, IIRC. >> >> >> >> They're maybe 10yo, still look and act like new. Heavy! >> >> >> >> -- Jim >> > >> > When I went to Koll-edge I bought a good quality green goodyear rubber >> hose at the local hardware store. I was tired of cheap hoses and all the >> problems they caused. I used that expensive hose the whole time in that >> house, moved it several times until I built a new house. after about 15 >> years, it was getting stiff, but was still useable. After about 25 years, >> I got rid of it. It was too stiff to be practical. In the early years it >> laid outside in the sun on a concrete slab. In later years, I stored it >> mostly inside. RIP. >> > >> > There are good hoses available. A good 50' hose will cost $50 to $100. >> > >> > _______________________________________ >> > 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 >> > >> > >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 >> >> > _______________________________________ 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
