You should have asked them for a picture. Did they really mean hoses? Surely the flexi hoses going to the calipers are rubber or rubber sheathed? Or do they mean the fixed brake lines that the flexi hoses follow off?
You should have asked them for a picture. Did they really mean hoses? Surely the flexi hoses going to the calipers are rubber or rubber sheathed? Or do they mean the fixed brake lines that the flexi hoses follow off?
Its possible they are not referring to the 'flexi's' that connect to caliper then join to the braking system at the strut / inner wing..
they could be talking about the copper pipe work which runs prior to the flexi's then into the ABS block ?
making up brake pipes is a PITA with flaring tools and involves templating from what corroded or damaged pipes you have removed
That said its nowhere near that kind of money to do such a job
If it is just replacing flexi's (off shelf items) then bleeding system - yes they are taking the Pee
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Corroded brake lines are a known ‘issue’ on some mercs. That said I only use an independent specialist for mine and they are great (autoclass in Milton Keynes if you are nearby)
1700 is insane.
The joys of expensive cars, they would probably charge you a fortune just for a mirror or bulb.
Some of the latest MB cars have to have the whole headlamp cluster replaced I think. At a cost of £1000sOriginally Posted by xellos99
About 5-6 years ago I went in to the back of a brand new Mercedes on my off road bike - the high mudguard very slightly cracked the rear light cluster.
Although it was my fault - the lady driving pulled out of a junction, I was behind her, I looked right as she went just to check for any traffic - there was none but for some unknown reason she just stopped - dink
If I recall correctly the cluster was between £500 and £550
What did the brake pedal feel like once you run it up&down the drive a few times?
You should see how much all of the manufacturers charge for door mirrors £1000 is nothing
A friend who was head of aftersales department at Renault Netherlands in the late '90s, told me then that the manufacturer only set a 'base price' for a part. 'Countries' were free to charge what they want for parts, provided it was the 'base price' or more. Parts that were easily damaged are always overpriced for a good profit.
Later, with the development of the internet and online purchases, the prices were more or less leveled in all countries.
This from 10 years ago.
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I am surprised why anyone would buy a German car in this day and age. They are no longer up at the top of the reliability tables, the entire industry is geared up to screw the customer, EU member or not and the recent VW scandal over diesel emissions confirmed that they just lie through their teeth to cover up a massive illegal deception.
Japanese cars are more reliable, nothing goes wrong and the annual service is dirt cheap.
Lexus is the only mainstream Japanese luxury car. It's wonderfully reliable but rather bland in styling and - how shall I put it- rather plain to drive.
Other than that, you have Volvo, Jaguar, MB and BMW. End of. Of course, if that level of "luxury" is not on your requirements list, the offer is plentiful. But by definition people who buy those German cars do it for a reason.
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
I had a 1990 Mercedes C240 Estate with the superb Tiptronic auto gearbox, I ran it for 10 years without any problem and when I sold it, the exhaust was the original one. In my mind, the tail end of the 90’s was when the Mercedes build quality started dropping off (As the beancounters started having more sway than the engineers) and I did not replace it with another Merc just for that reason. It was a great old barge but it was my first and last Mercedes.
I agree with a lot of you say. I ran Jaguars for 22 years until I took early retirement. I decided to sell the Jag and buy a Honda Civic which does have the perception of being reliable but dull. I would accept that the Civic is indeed dull but they are just so reliable you forgive the dullness. Possibly that comes with getting older when sex on wheels is of lesser importance.
If you want sex on wheels, then buy a BMW or a Mercedes but you will have a good chance of unreliability, you will be screwed royal on services and can expect that they may try to deceive you over anything because it's in their culture. £1700.00 for fitting brake pipes is evidence of that.
what about Infinity and Acura, just not heavily pushed in the UK
There is also Acura and Infinti, though not sold in the UK. I think you forgot Audi?
Yep, sure looks rather bland in styling and - how shall I put it - rather plain to drive.
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