[W126 Coupe] Cost of Ownership

[David Fatovic]

Whats wrong with the kid wanting to learn how to do
something himself?  I have learned quite a bit on the
list that I wouldn't have been able to do on my own
before.  If he has questions that is what we are here
for.  Is it really that hard to delete e-mails you
don't want to read?

David

--- gary peck <gary.peck at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Guys
> There's a ton of other things of interest on this
> forum, just drop in to
> Best Buy get the dam radio installed and get on with
> life. Deleteing 25
> garbage e-mails on this subject every time I check
> my mail is really boring.
> I'm sure other members feel the same way. Sorry I
> just had to voice my
> personal opinion.
> 
> MBGary
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Shayegan, Richard" <rishayegan at davidson.edu>
> To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists"
> <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 7:23 AM
> Subject: RE: [W126 Coupe] Cost of Ownership
> 
> 
> Many years  spent nothing in repairs, but over the
> last three years I've
> been spending about $1000/year in addition to gas
> (itself about $900),
> oil ($60), and filters (anywhere from $15 for 3 oil
> filters and up for
> when things like air filters are due), but I don't
> think there are very
> many $1000 repairs left. Part of the thing adding to
> these costs is that
> when the fuel distributor went, my parents wouldn't
> let me fix it
> myself, turning what should have been a $400 fix
> into an $800 fix (well,
> should have been $700 but they found something else
> wrong while they had
> it so I just let them do it), and same goes for the
> water pump. Until
> about 4 years ago though, the total maintenance
> costs of all time for my
> 380 were somewhere in the area of $7000, not
> including gas or oil, but
> including filters (and the fact that 90% of
> maintenance was being done
> by the dealership).
> Richard
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com
> [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of
> Chris
> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 2:46 AM
> To: Jonathan Hodgman; Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] Cost of Ownership
> 
> Jonathan said: "I didn't think Eddie's costs seemed
> out of line."
> 
> I simply could not afford this car if it cost that
> much to maintain it.
> 
> Jim K said: "I have always been amazed on how
> inexpensive the SEC is to
> run.
> Of course, I do 90% of my own work.
> I buy a lot of parts from Rusty, etc., w/ a few from
> the local dealer,
> whose
> parts dept. is great.
> Most parts are crazy cheap for the quality they are.
> The thing about an
> SEC
> is it is so repairable. The bolts all work!
> 
> Mark Reimers said: "I averaged about $1,200 per year
> in maintenance and
> repair/upgrades."
> 
> I think these later comments are more inline with
> what one should
> expect.
> Drive the car 12 to 15K a year and stay on top of
> the maintenance for
> all
> systems spending 1 to 1.5K per year. This is for a
> car being used by an
> owner who does his own work and shops around for the
> parts.
> 
> Thanks to all,
> Chris
> 1988 560SEC
> 
> 
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