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| ![]() maybe the localization is the culprit here? (im not sure if the c220 is a CKD or a CBU) so MB might be using substandard parts on some of its variants to save on costs? Compared to the CBU's which are relatively reliable? |
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Generally Merc does not do whole lot of local tuning because they feel customers like the 'Germaness' of their cars even though their top markets are China, USA, Germany, Middle-east I recall a friend with a W140 in the late 90s also had repeated AC failures. Last edited by Mpower : 4th January 2010 at 18:43. | ||
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| ![]() As usual an excellent thread by GTO. I regret my self about the desiciion I took to sell my Ikon 1.6 a year back. |
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| ![]() Many moons back I witnessed a SBK owner addressing a crowd at a local auto rally and display (had all sorts of vintage, new, 4-wheeled, 2-wheeled kinds) that one is not supposed to ask about the maintenance cost of such vehicles. They are owned for style, verve and substance that they carry. It is understandable that ordinary people can not maintain them and hence the exclusivity that arises from it. He even sneered "CD100 kharido bhai". I found that to be a strange line at that time and gave a shrug and walked off thinking 'talk about walking on the clouds'! Now I wonder whether these luxury brands do try to exploit this warped thinking amongst the owners of such luxury vehicles to milk them and line their pockets? Its time they started facing the music. And that will happen when owners start asking why I should really have to keep paying for the inferior parts in my luxury vehicle which keep breaking down ever so often when similar parts in a vehicle far down the ranks keep performing flawlessly year after year. Last edited by Zappo : 5th January 2010 at 01:38. |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() Umm, turns out it wasn't the evaporator after all ![]() Cost = Zero. My earlier criticism was probably a tad too harsh. But then, there have been numerous other part replacements too. |
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| ![]() GTO, You jumped the gun, it seems ![]() The brand value and image of Daimler Benz lives on to fight another day! Regards |
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| ![]() Phew that was a close shave! May you have a trouble free merc ![]() |
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So, maybe every two years, this cleaning of sockets is required instead of changing the evaporator ? The dealer, in all probability, will change the evaporator and do the cleaning ?? |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Peace of might is what one would want. Proactive repair/replacement and swift work is what any car owner would want be it Swift or Merc. GTO's Merc is 5 year. Newer Merc's are better right? That is, they dont have this rate of part failure ? Merc of Germany = Tata of India ![]() Correct me here. Resale value of C/3/A4 is better than of Camry/Accord/Teana. |
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Senior - BHPian ![]() | ![]() Uhh, the Camry and Teana have no resale value at all when you consider the prices they are sold at. |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() Sighhhhhhhhhhh.....the air-con has conked off yet again. Evaluation pending, but I'm back to my suspicion of the evaporator conking off. |
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this new year hasn't been kind on your Car's a/c, its the second time, (the goa drive back and now) phew! i know you don't change cars often but just maybe the upcoming 5 series is calling you ![]() | |
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