You wrote:<<I don't mind paying good money for something so long as I get
what I pay for.>>
Couldn't agree more. You know, ATs have been built in the same basic
configuration for something like 60-75 years. I would have hoped than in
all that time they would have refined the methods of construction and found
all the weak points and engineered them away. But this doesn;t seem to be
the case. Perhaps I am over-simplifying things? Some shop should be able
to rebuild a AT to where it is as good as it left the factory -
I know technology has evolved dramatically over the past 50 years but all
that electronics should make life easier, not more difficult.
And, unfortunately, some things break before their time (IMHO) even if they
are maintained properly.
Am I being unreasonable? Shouldn;t the transmission on a $50,000 car (new
price) last for 300K or 500K without being opened for work? And of course,
the W140s cost twice that much when new - and they have things like wiring
harnesses that self-destruct? Shouldn;t that be a dealer repair regardless
of who owns the car when the problem surfaces? Also, regardless of the
miles. Afterall, wire is not something that *wears out*. How many of us
have wiring in our house that 30,50 or 80 years old? Except for a poor
choice of materials at some times, it lasts and lasts. Unless you own a
Mercedes, then it destroys itself.
Sorry about the rant - should I expect *less* of a MB or more?
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
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----- Original Message -----
From: "R A Bennell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 5:38 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] WAS 91 350SDL SEEMS TO BE AT Repair Cost
Let us just hope that they did a good job of it. I had a Chevy tranny
rebuilt to the tune of $1200 (incl r & r) and
it didn't last 50K miles before it needed it again. I don't mind paying
good money for something so long as I get
what I pay for. If you get someone who knows what they are doing and does
it conscientiously, then it will be worth
it in the long run.
Randy
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Sunil Hari
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 4:16 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 91 350SDL
OW.
On 6/7/07, wilton strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
'Just had 91 350SDL tranny rebuilt at Griffin's Tranny Ser, Raleigh, NC.
$2231 parts & labor.
Wilton
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