Thanks - very interesting. Reminds me of my own personal health VMI, which my new primary doctor bought up on the computer a couple weeks ago. She said it was 150 pages long - and I don't have any exceptional health issues
On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 10:11 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Vehicle Master Inquiry > > Any time an MB touches a dealer, no matter how minor, even if no work is > performed, it’s recorded. The dealers use the VMI to “see” the history of > the car as it relates to Mercedes. My 1998 W210 wagon had an eight page > VMI. The text on these is really small, like maybe 10 point font, so > there’s a lot of information on eight pages. That means that the car “saw” > a dealer a LOT. > > If you go to a dealer and ask to see a VMI it’s likely you’ll get a blank > stare or a refusal, even if it’s your car, as VMIs are internal MB > documents. My dealer is pretty cool about them and if you’re the owner > will share them with you. There’s nothing secret on them, in fact, a great > deal of the entries don’t even have explanations or very few details, as > everything is coded to operation numbers. Where there are text entries it > does give you some insight into the operation that was performed. Most > importantly for MB, warranty work is listed in the VMI in detail. > > -D > > > > On Feb 5, 2018, at 10:04 AM, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > What's VMI? > > > > On Mon, Feb 5, 2018 at 9:50 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > Had the dealer run the VMI this morning. I’ve set another record > according to the dealer - the VMI is 14 pages! > > > > Third brake light housing is still available, thank goodness, and just > my luck, the only color left in MB inventory is blue. Nice. > > > > Shipper should be there tomorrow we’re hoping, so it should be here by > the end of the week at the latest, maybe a day after they pick it up. > > > > -D > > > > > > > On Feb 4, 2018, at 9:49 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > > > > > Talked to the owner again today. Resolved a few minor questions. > > > > > > Headlight wipers are in the trunk. They got taken off for cleaning > some time ago and didn’t get reinstalled. > > > > > > For the parts I need, like window regulator, hood pad, etc., I’ve yet > to find anything that’s more than about $50. Amazing how cheap some of the > parts are for this car. Third brake light assembly completely shattered > when they tried removing it to replace the bulb. Yeah, I’ve seen that > happen more times than I like. A new one is like $125, probably the most > expensive part on the car. And they’re only available in a couple of > colors, so it will probably have to be painted. Heck, a new interior rear > view mirror is only $54.00 from Mercedes. Dang. > > > > > > -D > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com <http://www.okiebenz.com/> > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ < > http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com < > 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
