Yeah, I worked for them as sales manager from 1976 till 1985. We have a less than amicable relationship. Not many folks still there from when I was, but the owner, Mrs. Shelton has a real long memory. Oh well. I have never heard of Jarek's, when did he open up?
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Hall Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 12:16 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Kettle, pot, black, this is getting old real quick Jarek's Car Service in Knoxville - we buy most of our parts from GAP in Atlanta - no doubt you've heard of them. Mike On 10/24/06, Rusty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Mike, what is the name of your dad's shop and where is it? I might know > him. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Hall > Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 11:18 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Kettle, pot, black, this is getting old real quick > > > Glad you asked. I started working on MB's when I was 8 years old - > thats > about the time my dad, who was trained in Europe as a mechanic, started > working on MB's part time at our house. By the time I was 12, I could > do > (and did do) almost any type of maintence on 123, 126, 201, 124, and 107 > chassis. I have worked at my father's shop 50-60 hours a week every > summer > since I was 15, diagnosing, repairing, and test driving MB's. That adds > up > to about 4,000 hours of MB repair. I have attended training seminars > and > conferences related to MB repair - my most recent certification is for > CAN > bus diagnostics and repair and engine diagnostics and repair on 111, > 112, > 113, 137, 271, 272, 275, & 648 motors. I have rebuilt 616's, 617's, > 603's, > 602's, 103's, 104's, 11 7's, 116's, 119's, 111's, 112's, and 113's. > I've > done core evaporators on 123's, 124's, 107's, 129's, 126's, 210's, and > 140's. Although we outsource most of our tranny rebuilds because we > don't > have a dyno, I have done a complete soft parts on my personal 722.3. > I've > also dismantled 123, 124, 126, 210, and 140 chassis cars for parting > out. > > Lest you think I'm some meathead mechanics son, I also maintained a 4.0 > in > highschool and scored a 1570 on my SAT's, which landed me at the Mass. > Institute of Technology (MIT) where I spent 2 years studying engineering > before transfering back home to the University of Tennessee, where I'm > currently studying Finance and Statistics, (while working part time at > my > dads shop to pay for my education). I also own my own small business > that > specializes in online automotive sales. > > Now that I think about it, I'm probably not qualified enough to say > anything > related to the repair, diagnostics, or operation of Mercedes. > > Oh well, > Mike > _______________________________________ > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
