One needs, not only to be intelligent, but to care. I know people with Mercedes who don't really give a hoot about cars. They bought it for the prestige and the reputation of reliability. They never look under the hood and have no interest whatsoever in doing anything mechanically to it. They don't really care what the shop tells them. They want it to run when they turn the key and that is about it.
As an example, my accountant was complaining about the cost of some repairs to his vehicle. I suggested that most of what he had done was fairly simple and that he might save money if he did some of it himself. His response was, "I would rather shovel sh*t." He golfs, he runs etc, but he does not work on cars. I, on the other hand, do not golf or run and actually enjoy crawling around under vehicles. I spent half of my weekend replacing the cord on an old 1/2 drill. Took it apart and cleaned it etc. Not a real fun job but provides a sense of accomplishment upon completion. Randy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of LarryT Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 3:40 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] No clue owner of 93 S300D Geez, that guys scarey! It's a shame he was a Army doc - but it's good he's retired - with thought processes like that he's probably done a lot of damage in his lifetime. Hopefully he;s not in private practice now. Unless he;s treating celebrities. ;-) I wonder what made him bring it in for the work he was having done? I know he didn;t read the owners manual. Sadly, the people who own MBs (and other expensive cars) have some strange ideas about maintanence - I had a guy tell me(when I owned a MB Parts/accessory business) that an $80000 car shouldn't need an oil change! So he never changed his. Sadly, there's no use trying to explain things to these kinds of people - their preconceived notions are so ingrained that *nothing* will dislodge them. He's probably still wondering what "rodbender" means. It's nice to be surrounded by people who are pretty intelligent. ;-) Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D) www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil PORSCHE POSTERS! youroil.net Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs Porsche Road Test http://members.rennlist.com/roadtest/ . ----- Original Message ----- From: "wilton strickland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 4:23 PM Subject: [MBZ] No clue owner of 93 S300D > Talked to retired Army Dr. owner of 93 S300D at indie shop the other day. > I > was there getting belt, thermostat, idler pulley damper and leaking > injector > bypass lines replaced. > I have until recently done all of this stuff myself, but am unable to do > so > now. He was there getting leaking fuel lines replaced. I tried to tell > him > about the need to replace the injector bypass lines occasionally, but he > had > no clue what I was talking about. When I mentioned that his car has the > same engine as my 91 350SDL, he said, "Oh, no, mine's a 300." When I > tried > to tell him about the "rod-bender" engine and how they had changed the > nomenclature (number on the trunk) for 93 in an effort to make buyers feel > better, he said, "Well, I'm glad they fixed the problem." I replied, "No, > they just changed the number on the trunk." He has no clue. > > BTW, this message composed using voice-activated program, Dragon > NaturallySpeaking. > > Wilton Strickland > 91 350SDL (185kmi), 87 showroom 300D (101kmi) > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.16.7/619 - Release Date: 1/7/2007 > > _______________________________________ 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
