hi John!
we've gotten almost 7 years out of a severely abused Optima (Red
Top) in our J**p, but that's about it. (we have another with almost that
much time on it in there now with no indication of it getting tired,...
yet.)
if people are actually getting 10 years out of them, i haven't
On Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:09:16 -0500 L Mark Finch
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> "Quality" doesn't mean much of anything by itself. It requires a
> modifier, such as "high," "poor" or "questionable." When somebody speaks
> of "a real quality item" it drives the editor in me right up the wall.
The quality of Ford'
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> > I was in the area, so stopped off at one of my
On 12/11/2009 9:07 AM, Mitch Haley wrote:
I don't get that. Plastic ratchet pawls and/or sectors in a highly
stressed and important area? Those ratchets usually see a few hundred
pounds of force.
I don't get it either... If nothing else, it should be a more
substantial piece of plastic than w
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> That word "quality" has too many definitions to be meaningful. So I
> don't b
Kaleb wrote: "they are talking about the CDI, not the Bluetec."
Yea, I figured that out. I thought the CDI had the Urea thing also. I forgot
that was a newer emission component to make it 50 state compliant under the new
standard.
Donald H. Snook
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John Robbins wrote:
and a few months ago the plastic piece that ratchets the parking brake
broke.
I don't get that. Plastic ratchet pawls and/or sectors in a highly stressed and
important area? Those ratchets usually see a few hundred pounds of force.
Reminds me of the ratcheting nylon clutc
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That word "quality" has too many definitions to be meaningful. So I
don't blame MBZ for not talking about it.
To some people, quality describes how many defects a new example
includes.
To other people (most o
That word "quality" has too many definitions to be meaningful. So I don't
blame MBZ for not talking about it.
To some people, quality describes how many defects a new example includes.
To other people (most of us) it describes how durable a particular model is.
And still to other people quality
they are talking about the CDI, not the Bluetec.
Donald Snook wrote:
John F. wrote: "I too, love my 05 E320 CDI and have never had a better car. Just had
to replace the glow plugs last month and that is it."
I do think the CDI looks like a very nice car. I wish I could find a used one
with
John Freer wrote:
You actually have two batteries and the one on my 05 CDI which
services the accessories went out at 50K and 4 years, still under
warranty.
Yep, according to the manual, the error message I'm seeing can be caused
by three things: alternator, battery control module, or accessor
Donald Snook wrote:
How has the urea injection thing worked out? Is that something you
have to refill every once in a while? Where you do get the stuff? How
does it work? Inquiring minds want to know.
If you get a 2005 or 2006 you don't have that system. :) It is only the
BlueTec 2007+ model
John F. wrote: "I too, love my 05 E320 CDI and have never had a better car.
Just had to replace the glow plugs last month and that is it."
I do think the CDI looks like a very nice car. I wish I could find a used one
with enough miles to make it reasonably priced. I was a little concerned
th
John,
you actually have two batteries and the one on my 05 CDI which
services the accessories went out at 50K and 4 years, still under
warranty.
I too, love my 05 E320 CDI and have never had a better car. Just had
to replace the glow plugs last month and that is it.
John
On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at
LarryT wrote:
Thx Ed - appreciate you keeping us aware of new MBs. My only problem, I
feel cars should be judged after they have 100K miles or so on them
before making any judgements about quality.
My 2005 CDI has 101k on it. Still drives fantastic! :) The fit and
finish is still excellent
Weber Parts or Porsche Posters?
www.youroil.net
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Hi Larry,
I still dream about an old 6.3.
gave me the opportunity to learn about this twist.
>
> LarryT
> 91 300D
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> OilAnalysis Time?
> Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters?
> www.youroil.net
>
>
>
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> Sent: Thursday
M
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Subject: [MBZ] trip to the local dealer
I was in the area, so stopped off at one of my local dealers today, for a
peek around. I do these little dealer showroom updates for those who
don't
have a dealer nearby to see what's new on the flo
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Subject: [MBZ] trip to the local dealer
I was in the area, so stopped off at one of my local dealers today, for a
peek around. I do these little dealer showroom updates for those who don't
have a dealer nearby to see what's new on the floor.
Anyway, I know there's isn&
I was in the area, so stopped off at one of my local dealers today, for a
peek around. I do these little dealer showroom updates for those who don't
have a dealer nearby to see what's new on the floor.
Anyway, I know there's isn't a lot of interest on the list with newer
models, but looking at th
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