@Sharp_Coyote:
Heh! Most mass marketing cars would accomplish a simple procedure when it comes to a simple repair.
But with high end vehicles, it’s a whole different story and someone starts batting an eye that costs an arm and a leg.
@W0LFB3AT5:
Vulfy, you have shown remarkable restraint and planning to be able to afford an entry-level luxury car as what, your 2nd vehicle?
I am glad to see that you have it in mind as to the financial ... challenges, of ownership that can be.
Once that factory MB warranty is up, trading up to something like a nice RX350 with ECP coverage might not be so bad a plan lol
W0LFB3AT5 said:
@Sharp_Coyote: with high end vehicles, it’s a whole different story and someone starts batting an eye that costs an arm and a leg.
Yep, and high-end vehicles are high-end vehicles, no matter the age. Like the 2001 Lexus LS430 I mention in my ramblings below, it probably started life as a $90K car. Just because someone bought it 3rd-hand for $15K does not mean it suddenly stops having $90,000 car repair and maintenance costs; it just has luxury-car repair costs with limited to no parts availability :(
People don't sell cars just on a whim (unless they be wealthy and eccentric), it is often because they are tired of fixing them, or can no longer afford necessary fixes (and then get trapped in leases because it seems cheaper on the surface).
