Yes, the brakes and exhaust were the only major expenses. Th brake (shoes and rums??) cost roughly triple what my Mercedes pads cost to replace and lasted fewer miles than MB pads. IIRC we had a glove box and door (we had the upgraded coupe model, not the Scooter). The hatchback was neat for hauling junk with the rear seat folded down. All in all, it was 70s high tech at its mundane best. I went to Midas and recall replacing exhaust components several times under warranty.
On Feb 7, 2008 10:19 AM, E M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I remember the weak bits being the brakes and exhaust. Mine was subjected > to lots of stop and go city driving, which isn't the best for either part. > But the engine and tranny would just go forever with nothing more than oil > changes once in awhile. GM worked very hard to remind you how little you > paid. The thing that always got me was no glovebox door. Reason being, > was > to keep costs down. lol. If one was fitted to the standards of other > interior bits, it wouldn't have used more plastic than a recyclable milk > jug > and 5 seconds of time to install it. As I said, they constantly wanted to > remind you how little you paid, or maybe they were just trying to help > promote Japanese cars in that segment at the time. It worked. lol > > Ed > 300E > > On 07/02/2008, andrew strasfogel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Drove a brand new 1976 Chevette off the lot without even attempting to > > bargain with JKJ Motors in Tysons Corner, VA. Talk about naive! The > > salesman was in such shock that he voluntarily threw in free > rustproofing. > > Well, the car performed so reliably we kept it until 1982, by which time > > we > > had saved enough by not making car payments to afford our first > Mercedes, > > a > > blue 1973 280. Great car! We sold it a year later for $1500 more than > we > > paid, although we put that much into repairs during the year we owned > it. > > This was the first of 10 that we have owned over the years. > > > > On Feb 6, 2008 11:30 PM, Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 15:14:12 -0500 "E M" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > I had one, and it was pretty hard to fault. What did break, cost > > > > nothing to fix. How can you grumble about rotor wear when new ones > > cost > > > > $20 or less. lol My girlfriend at the time preferred it over my > > > > porsche. You had to try pretty hard to blow one of the engines up > > too. > > > > I know several guys with all stock ones with over 500,000 kms on > them. > > > > I miss my old Shove-it, it never let me down. I have thought about > > > > getting one and restoring it, just for old times sake. :-) Oh, > reason > > I > > > > bought it in the first place, only small car I could find with rear > > > > wheel drive, so I could throttle steer it in the rain and snow, AND, > > the > > > > ONLY car I ever got a speeding ticket in!!!! Go figure. LOL > > > > > > The generator set I built has a propane-fired Chevette engine as the > > prime > > > mover. > > > > > > > > > Craig > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > > 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 > > > _______________________________________ > 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
