George of Leatherique fame was a RR person for some years. He told me at length on several occasions about the nightmares involved in maintaining these cars, especially the difficulty and expense of sourcing parts.
I heard enough from him that convinced me I would never own one. I’m just into self-abuse to that extreme. -D > On Mar 30, 2018, at 10:12 AM, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks, Dan. That helps a little. > > > >> On Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 10:09 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> I would not wish one of those abortions on my worst enemy. You must not >> know much about RRs - chassis hydraulics and brakes alone can cost you >> better than the finest 300TD you could find. And there’s little or no >> aftermarket suppliers for parts, either. >> >> I can’t think of a parallel to the phrase about there not being a cheap >> Mercedes - a RR would be far over the top of that. >> >> -D >> >> > On Mar 30, 2018, at 9:50 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes >> > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> > >> > OMG stop me. >> > >> > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1978-rolls-royce-silver-wraith-4/?utm_source=dailymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2018-03-30 >> > _______________________________________ >> > 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
