Posted on 08/20/2019 9:55:42 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
It’s a serious upgrade, but come on. You can’t give me a Mercedes with a spy in it that has been dead for 40 years.
In need a fresh spy. Preferably one that gets very fresh.
ROFL!
ROFLMAO!!
That’s EXTREME??
not injury or sickness.
them not getting paid!
“them not getting paid!”
that’s exactly what they said in the article!
I KNOW!
But I didn’t make the connection between the two comments in the article.
You pointed it out and that’s hysterical!!
In a former life, between other jobs, I was a counterman at a NAPA store. A garageman came in asking for a “Jesus Pin” IIRC. I was stumped. He said it was a teeny part for a certain carburetor, and he called it a “come to Jesus” pin; so tiny that if you ever drop it, just say, “Go to h**l” because you’ll never find it again. Some of those mechanics were pretty rough around the edges. But I learned a few things, too.
You can’t give me a Mercedes with a spy in it that has been dead for 40 years.
no caps, this is on the downlo
she is not dead, that is a cover
colonel klebb is working a double-secret operation for hilaryc.
If after you purchase you still would like a personal spy, Jamal from outside sales will gladly escort you in your search. Friday evenings and paydays are best.
Just sign here and we will make all the necessary arrangements.
It is such a deal!
There was nothing in the headline about purchasing.
It said “there’s a spy in my mercedes”. That means someone has given me a mercedes with a spy.
And if they plan on giving me a spy that’s bee dead for 40 years or a 120 live mummy, either way, I think I’ve got grounds for a lawsuit.
If Ms Chastain is the Mercedes, a lawsuit is off the table, I can have the Mercedes towed if necessary.
That means someone has given me a Mercedes with a spy.
Not to worry!
Mr. Jamal from outside sales can arange most secret desires.
He won’t take you around the world, but he can arrange one if you like.
NB: Ben Franklin famously said ‘In the night all cats are gray”. Clearly, he understood your issues.
Benjamin Franklin, Advice: https://www.swarthmore.edu/SocSci/bdorsey1/41docs/51-fra.html
Yes, we want you to be a happy Mecerdees owner!
We buy, we sell, we trade!
New, used, wholesale and retail!
Ninty days same as cash to qualified buyers!!!
Such a deal!
Tell Mr. Jamal I don’t want a hot car. I want a hot spy. The car is just icing on the cake.
Tell Mr. Jamal I don’t want a hot car.
Not to worry, the air condition of your new Mercedes is made to US standards, with fine Greman engineering. To keep you cool under most demanding conditions.
Please mark your calendar, we will be on limited hours for Saint Stanislaus day.
At M-B motors we Mean Business!
A friendly reminder Col.Klebb is in fact very spry!
And I wouldn’t make her hot, under any circumstances.
If you like, we can arrange an easy credit plan!
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So Let’s Get You Signed Up and on Your way!
I think you’ve confused MB with Audi.
VW and Audi (and some Porsches) share a lot of parts. I’ve bought parts for my daughter’s VW Jetta at the Porsche dealer. Funny thing though—Porsche counter guys refuse to look up VW parts so you must have the part number!
I’ve worked on both and a lot of other things too. MBs are really nice to DIY. VW, not so much. Everything under the VW hood is made from plastic which crumbles when it ages. I swear the parts cost more than MB too.
My remark really wasn’t based on interchangeable parts, etc. It was just based on their both being German products. And I don’t need “prestige” badly enough to spring for the name and the emblem. No biggie.
But Mercedes customers who buy cars through the official financial arm give their permission when signing lengthy terms and conditions — which often go unread.
We’ve got a baby Mercedes SUV. It’s the best car we’ve owned and the service is WAY above any service we’ve ever received from Ford, Volvo or Toyota. The car is solid as a rock. We have an assigned personal service advisor so that person is always familiar with our car. We get the best loaners from them when the car is in the shop. We’ve had it about four years and we’ve only had a couple of minor parts fail which were covered under warranty. Now if only Mercedes would quit using German engineers to design the user interface on their entertainment system and car controls. That’s the biggest Yuck factor in the car.
In no way am I saying Mercedes are bad cars. I’m saying that repairs may be somewhat costly. They have great warranty service. It’s one reason why people buy them.
However, I’d never buy one used without a bumper to bumper warranty, and I’d sell it before the warranty ran out. It’s why their resale value is so low, relatively speaking.
I have a friend that just traded in his Mercedes for another new one. It needed some simple repairs (at least they would have been in a Toyota or Ford) that were going to be so costly, he just moved on. But he can afford it.
The funny part is that my billionair brother’s daily driver is a Cadillac, about five years old. Of course he also has a fairly large 4x4 for tooling around the 50k acres, and he has a countach and first year corevette in his garage. But I think the latter two are really just investments. I don’t fit in the Lambo, BTW.
Repairs on all cars at dealers are obscene now. A $100 “diagnostic fee” that no longer counts toward the repair. My 2014 Expedition had a failed sunroof track — $3,100! Then a few months ago, the rear CC lines corrodes away and leaked — $1,300. Fortunately, I bought an extended warranty for $1,100 so I was only out $200 for deductibles.
It’s bad, but still not as bad as Mercedes. That’s the problem. Dealers are expensive. Mercedes dealers are obscenely expensive. (BMW too).
My buddy sold european cars in Seattle for about 40 years. Mostly Mercedes, BMW, and Audi. He told me that you NEVER want to find yourself in a position where you own any of those brands out of warranty. They are great cars, but owning one will cost you, both in purchase price as well as maintenance. Of course they treat you nice at the dealership, but so does Toyota and Honda.
And Cadillacs are glorified Chevys.
I realize that I am merely an unwashed philistine, but I have always considered a Benz to be a glorified Volkswagen.
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