my poor mom
well, if your dumb enough to take it to the dealer, your dumb and rich enough to not care, there are tons of german specialty shops that do it for cheaper and probably better. seeing is how they will do it more often
My girl used to get charged $500+ every time when she went to the dealer until I met her. The last time they tried to do the bushings and all that crap and I told them no. They wanted to do the fron brakes for $1200. I told them I'll take my chance at them going out 
I just did the front rotors, pads and wear sensor yesterday. It was a pain but it only cost $150 for all the parts.
I just did the front rotors, pads and wear sensor yesterday. It was a pain but it only cost $150 for all the parts. shes got the sl500 with a v8, so i guess it has 16 plugs? didnt know that.
i was just reading those articles from install university, i have a c240 so its nice to know how to do that stuff. pretty sure you wrote the oil change article... i can tell by the camaro in the pic lol
i was just reading those articles from install university, i have a c240 so its nice to know how to do that stuff. pretty sure you wrote the oil change article... i can tell by the camaro in the pic lol
I wanted one after I saw his, but after finding out how much maintenance was, I said forget it.
I don't think women should walk into a dealership by themselves, unless they are knowledgeable and are not easy to influence.
Don't tell mom she fucked up, that will add insult to injury. Just let her know next time you'll take the car in for her.
Don't tell mom she fucked up, that will add insult to injury. Just let her know next time you'll take the car in for her.
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I'm a Benz tech and I've seen spark plugs on a V12 (cl600, s600) go for over $1K.
24 plugs at $20 each = $480 and about 3 to 4 hours labor at $143 = $429 - $572.
And they're quite the bitch to do. No wires just one huge spark rail on each bank that holds 12 plugs. You've got to shimmy that thing off without bending any of the pipes that run to the plugs.
24 plugs at $20 each = $480 and about 3 to 4 hours labor at $143 = $429 - $572.
And they're quite the bitch to do. No wires just one huge spark rail on each bank that holds 12 plugs. You've got to shimmy that thing off without bending any of the pipes that run to the plugs.
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yea i hear you. either me or my dad usually go with her. i think the major stuff is covered by warrenty though