How Much!!!!!!!!!

[stwat]

I've been after some parts for my 190e for a while now(auto selecter gate and plastic suround) so when i saw one being broken for spares on ebay i enquired how much it would be for the bits i needed. £25 was the reply!!!! So i thought id compare the price with the stealership to see how much more they would be.............


Well i could not beleive my ears when the parts man told me they were only £8!!!!!!!! And that was after VAT!!!!!!

Now how on earth can some idiot try and charge £25 for the same bits second hand?????!!!??!?!?!?!?!??

Ebay madnes!!!!!! The thing is, someone will proberbly pay the idiot what he's asking

And the lesern learned today is, Dont be such a skinflint and check out the dealers prices first

Stu.

 

[Benzowner]

Sooooo true, they are not always $tealers

 

[Aletank]

And the lesern learned today is, Dont be such a skinflint and check out the dealers prices first

I've always said check the Dealer for prices first !!

I've had some good prices for stuff from the Dealer

£2.50 - Oil Filler Cap
£32 - 4 Mud Flaps
£20ish 3 Aluminium Pedals

I was quoted £120 & £100 by 2 Independents for a Job,when the Dealer done it for £54.

 

[Tan]

The most common one that I have heard of is the Bonnet Star, they go for silly prices on e-bay but a cheap at the "dealers"...guess its not fair to call them the stealership in this instance.

 

[uumode]

I've always said check the Dealer for prices first !!
£20ish 3 Aluminium Pedals

Snap... well about £28
not bad for MB original

 

[Shude]

Everyone simply assumes the stealership will cost more, the only thing you can guarantee will cost more from the stealership is labour, practically everything else they are very competitive on.

 

[Dieselman]

Everyone simply assumes the stealership will cost more, the only thing you can guarantee will cost more from the stealership is labour, practically everything else they are very competitive on.

I agree here.

I buy all my bits from the dealer as they are generally the cheapest. They usually beat ECP and are genuine parts not copies.

 

[DITTRICH]

I bought a rear brake light bulb for £0.62 from the MB $tealership on the Isle of Dogs. I had got out a fiver to pay and then had to turn my pockets out for small change. Without a doubt its the smallest invoice I've ever had!
Regards
Les

 

[Ralph]

Are MB the cheapest for a pair of Aerotwin wiper blades? £39.50.
(These are the new style blades on new models)

 

[Shude]

Are MB the cheapest for a pair of Aerotwin wiper blades? £39.50.
(These are the new style blades on new models)

I just looked the blades up, according to the DC online parts website they're 26.89 Euro each, that works out as £17.74, but you can add about 10% onto that due to the exchange rates when the prices were converted to pounds by DC UK. In other words, they're prolly about £39.50, assuming you don't get any discount.

 

[nontechmike]

Do you know if you can get aerotwin blades as an aftermarket upgrade for a 2001 SLK?
Do you have to buy new arms as well or just the blades?
PS What's the web address for DC Online?

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

I bought a rear brake light bulb for £0.62 from the MB $tealership on the Isle of Dogs. I had got out a fiver to pay and then had to turn my pockets out for small change. Without a doubt its the smallest invoice I've ever had!
Regards
Les

Went to GSF yesterday, and after I'd paid for my order, I remembered that I needed a brake light bulb - the guy gave it to me!!. Great customer service!!

My dealer reluctantly gives me a coffee - maybe that's becuase they think of me as being a member of staff, given I'm there so often!!