SWMBA seems morally against the marque. It clashes with her perceived identity as a nice person. That I gather to myself the bottom feeder sort of car, and those tend to require a reasonable investment to update, this is deemed to be a “waste” of money.
My perspective is otherwise. I see them as more fiscally responsible than paying for newer cars which will probably require a significant investment to keep them in good repair. The W220 was a decade old when it came my way. In the four years I drove it, repair costs equalled purchase price. At the point of SLS and cluster failure, I had tossed close to $5k in 12 months at it. Those repairs would have upped it to another $6k. Car would not meet KBB for those repairs. Dan may be very well versed in how to make the newer cars worth owning, but I am only capable of keeping simple old cars on the road with what little cash I have and a few band aids. clay monroe redgh...@comcast.net > On Nov 16, 2018, at 8:46 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > On 15/11/2018 10:45 PM, clay monroe via Mercedes wrote: >> I do not call the shots on this. I do cash, she does big money. My cars >> come to me for low money, engine repair is big money. Fresh “reliable” cars >> are big money too. The POS PITA W220 was supposed to be a good car. It was >> for a year and a half. >> >> clay monroe > Have you had a serious discussion with SWMBO? Is her dislike of your Mercedes > hobby tied to the troubles you have had with the cars or is it something else? > My guess is that she may not appreciate your customization of the cars. I > know my wife would not look favourably on the "hot wheels" car or the > imitation police car. > If you kept them stock looking, would they be less objectionable? A > reasonably shiny classic Mercedes is generally considered a nice car by most > folks who may have no clue about how old they are. > > RB > > _______________________________________ > 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
