Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ charges

2022-12-09 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
RMeuropean.com Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 9, 2022, at 2:42 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > I attempted to order a couple items from Autohaus AZ but they charge $15 > shipping for orders that exceed $100. FCP Euro doesn't carry what I am > looking for nor does Rock Auto.

[MBZ] Autohaus AZ charges

2022-12-09 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I attempted to order a couple items from Autohaus AZ but they charge $15 shipping for orders that exceed $100. FCP Euro doesn't carry what I am looking for nor does Rock Auto. Any recommendations for more modestly priced suppliers? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-23 Thread clay
http://www.apaindustries.com/uro/news/show/30 I wonder what this means clay On Mar 22, 2013, at 5:17 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: Dan Penoff wrote: I can get a URO mount for under $40 plus shipping. For that small of a difference, why bother? Not to mention I KNOW the quality of the part I am

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-23 Thread Jaime Kopchinski
Hm... that is interesting. It means they might be capable of making something of reasonable quality. But just because they're OE for some windshield washer grommet doesn't mean they're flex discs are any better! Jaime On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 4:47 AM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-23 Thread Mitch Haley
Jaime Kopchinski wrote: Hm... that is interesting. It means they might be capable of making something of reasonable quality. But just because they're OE for some windshield washer grommet doesn't mean they're flex discs are any better! Does anybody know what Our first OE project involves?

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-23 Thread Jaime Kopchinski
No idea... but it sounds like they're making something for Mercedes that was previously NLA. Maybe Tom Hanson can shed some light? Jaime On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Jaime Kopchinski wrote: Hm... that is interesting. It means they might be capable

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-23 Thread Mitch Haley
Jaime Kopchinski wrote: No idea... but it sounds like they're making something for Mercedes that was previously NLA. Maybe Tom Hanson can shed some light? Jaime I know, Grosser motor mounts and hydraulic cylinders! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-23 Thread Gerry Archer
Dan Penoff wrote: I can get a URO mount for under $40 plus shipping. For that small of a difference, why bother? Not to mention I KNOW the quality of the part I am getting from the dealer. You KNOW the quality of the URO part, too.

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-23 Thread Rusty Cullens
Message- From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net Sender: Mercedes mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:01:16 To: Mercedes Discussion Listmercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ Dan Penoff wrote: Interesting threads

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-23 Thread WILTON
Thanks, Rusty. 'Hope all is well. Don't forget us. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Rusty Cullens rustycull...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 1:19 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ WorldPac is phasing the FEQ and URO

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-23 Thread Craig
in the future. Craig - Original Message - From: Rusty Cullens rustycull...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, March 22, 2013 1:19 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ WorldPac is phasing the FEQ and URO lines out. They have incredible software

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-23 Thread Mitch Haley
Craig wrote: And the real problem is that the driveshaft is not the only part affected by a shredded flex disk. When the flex disk fails at highway speed, the driveshaft will whip around and take out who-knows-how-much stuff, including sheet metal. Yep, that's why I said it was the last part

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-23 Thread Craig
On Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:10:36 -0400 Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: BTW, good to hear your surgery was a success. Thank you! Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-23 Thread Bob Rentfro
The only time that I routinely got stuff from auto Haus was when they would allow me to drive over and pick it up at their desk. Now they don't allow people to drive and pick things up. So fuck them. Bob R On Mar 23, 2013 1:21 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote: On Sat, 23 Mar 2013

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-23 Thread Gerry Archer
On Sat, 23 Mar 2013 11:45:00 -0400 WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: Thanks, Rusty. 'Hope all is well. Don't forget us. ;) Yes, indeed. Please do not. Just because they ripped my neck open, tore out some stuff, and glued me back together doesn't mean I won't be reparing our Benzes in the

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-23 Thread Dan Penoff
Hey Bob, this isn't Banned Dan Sent from my iPad On Mar 23, 2013, at 4:45 PM, Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com wrote: The only time that I routinely got stuff from auto Haus was when they would allow me to drive over and pick it up at their desk. Now they don't allow people to drive and

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-23 Thread Bob Rentfro
Loops. Sorry. On Mar 23, 2013 2:25 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Hey Bob, this isn't Banned Dan Sent from my iPad On Mar 23, 2013, at 4:45 PM, Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com wrote: The only time that I routinely got stuff from auto Haus was when they would allow me to

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-23 Thread Bob Rentfro
Autocorrect is an odd thing On Mar 23, 2013 3:06 PM, Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com wrote: Loops. Sorry. On Mar 23, 2013 2:25 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Hey Bob, this isn't Banned Dan Sent from my iPad On Mar 23, 2013, at 4:45 PM, Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-23 Thread Bob Rentfro
And then quoting it each time I send an email is probably bad form too, huh. Bib R On Mar 23, 2013 3:06 PM, Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com wrote: Autocorrect is an odd thing On Mar 23, 2013 3:06 PM, Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com wrote: Loops. Sorry. On Mar 23, 2013 2:25 PM, Dan Penoff

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-22 Thread Mitch Haley
Dan Penoff wrote: I can get a URO mount for under $40 plus shipping. For that small of a difference, why bother? Not to mention I KNOW the quality of the part I am getting from the dealer. You KNOW the quality of the URO part, too.

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-22 Thread Dan Penoff
Interesting threads. I like how the APA/URO rep tries to defend himself, albeit unsuccessfully. Again, this comes back to a very dated post I made regarding window seals. I referenced a great article by the former owner of the House of Ghia who I met many years ago when I was into VWs and he

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-22 Thread Mitch Haley
Dan Penoff wrote: Interesting threads. I like how the APA/URO rep tries to defend himself, albeit unsuccessfully. Again, this comes back to a very dated post I made regarding window seals. I referenced a great article by the former owner of the House of Ghia who I met many years ago when I

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-22 Thread Dan Penoff
Just another data point for consideration: Rock Auto has the URO flex disc for under $40. No doubt that meets MB specs, I'll bet Dan Sent from my iPad ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-22 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Mar 22, 2013 1:54 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Just another data point for consideration: Rock Auto has the URO flex disc for under $40. At least Rock Auto is upfront about which supplier you're getting. Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-22 Thread Allan Streib
Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com writes: You might be interested in a casual non-scientific survey of Internet parts vendors I made a week ago. it was rather distressing to find that many suppliers offer substandard parts made offshore, the URO brand being one of the most prevalent suppliers. As I

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-22 Thread Craig
On Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:01:16 -0400 Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: If Lemforder is OEM, it looks like 50% cheaper than OE and 30% cheaper than OEM. There's a pic in a peachparts thread of a one year old shredded URO flex disc. Absolutely the last part on the whole car I'd buy URO, as

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-19 Thread Hans Neureiter
i HAD DECENT EXPERIENCES WITH THEM. On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 6:46 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote: I just ordered some parts from Autohauz AZ, I will let you know how it goes. __**_ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-19 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Me too. On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 6:52 AM, Hans Neureiter diese...@gmail.com wrote: i HAD DECENT EXPERIENCES WITH THEM. On Mon, Mar 18, 2013 at 6:46 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote: I just ordered some parts from Autohauz AZ, I will let you know how it goes.

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-19 Thread Jaime Kopchinski
The biggest issue I see with them is that many of their parts of low quality. For example, looking at suspension parts for a W123, I see lots of parts that are only available in the Uro brand. These should be avoided at all costs, the parts only last for a short time. Buyer beware. They do

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-19 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Also, their free std. shipping to the east coast takes a week. I appreciate that they disclose the brands of their parts, so I can avoid getting substandard stuff. On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 10:46 AM, Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.com wrote: The biggest issue I see with them is that many of

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-19 Thread Dan Penoff
Jaime, You might be interested in a casual non-scientific survey of Internet parts vendors I made a week ago. it was rather distressing to find that many suppliers offer substandard parts made offshore, the URO brand being one of the most prevalent suppliers. If you do some comparisons

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-19 Thread Mitch Haley
Dan Penoff wrote: if the difference in price is marginal, or I want the part tomorrow, I'll go to my dealer. It'll be interesting to see just what the dealer has in stock that fits a W140. I know from experience that there's no such thing as a W210 4Matic steering rack boot in the state of

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-19 Thread Jaime Kopchinski
You're absolute right Dan. I buy most of my stuff from the dealer as well and have worked out good pricing. Some things are just not reasonable, so I buy from Gary. He and I speak fairly often about quality of parts and he puts real effort into finding out who is really the current OEM to

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-19 Thread Dan Penoff
The closest MBUSA warehouse is in Jacksonville, which has pretty much everything. If I call him before 4:00 pm he can VOR the part and I have it by 8:00 am the next morning. Even piddly stuff like rubber bits or interior trim. How about a windshield? Had one in stock that was in TPA the next

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-19 Thread OK Don
Hence the wild success of Walmart and the decline of American manufacturing --- On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 11:13 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Jaime, You might be interested in a casual non-scientific survey of Internet parts vendors I made a week ago. it was rather distressing to find

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-19 Thread Jaime Kopchinski
I bought a fuel tank for my W109 from the dealer and it arrived overnight for not much more than a good refurbishment of the original one would have been. Their logistics are pretty amazing! Most stuff comes in a day or two, depending on how bad I need it. Stuff from Germany takes about a week,

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-19 Thread OK Don
The OKC dealer took three weeks to get one of the rubber hoses in the center of the M117 intake manifold -- you have a good resource! On Tue, Mar 19, 2013 at 12:32 PM, Jaime Kopchinski jaime...@gmail.comwrote: I bought a fuel tank for my W109 from the dealer and it arrived overnight for not

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-19 Thread Jaime Kopchinski
But Dan, what you did with your non-scientific survey is great! Its important that more people understand that all parts aren't created equally and installing the wrong ones could actually devalue the car. If we all start demanding higher quality parts, suppliers like AutohausAZ and

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-19 Thread Dan Penoff
No excuse for that under any circumstances. If it's in New Jersey or Jacksonville I can have it the next morning if I want it. I go to great lengths to make sure I order ahead so they can put my stuff on a stock order (2 days) whenever possible. That way when I really need something I don't

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-19 Thread Dan Penoff
You're not the only one.., As I have been reading through the posts in the W140 forum over at Benzworld I keep seeing references to a double tee in the cooling system that is rumored to be a weak spot that will fail without notice, emptying the contents of the cooling system in a matter of

Re: [MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-19 Thread Dieselhead
It helps to be that close to montvale. I bought a fuel tank for my W109 from the dealer and it arrived overnight for not much more than a good refurbishment of the original one would have been. Their logistics are pretty amazing! Most stuff comes in a day or two, depending on how bad I need

[MBZ] Autohaus AZ

2013-03-18 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
I just ordered some parts from Autohauz AZ, I will let you know how it goes. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: