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Old Oct 4, 2006 | 08:05 PM
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Question Be carefull who you ask

The SRS code came up on my "03 C230K coupe.
I took it to a mega dealer,(name on request) in Marin County,outside SF.

Got the rich guy treatment,wash,maybe a little wax and shuttle home & back.
When I arrived to pick it up it was glowing in the sunshine.I had planned to take my sweet patootie for a drive along the coast up to Point Reyes national park.
They called & said that the airbags had been replaced.Italso had it's 40,000 mile B service.
WE got in,I turned the key,she fired up......and the SRS lite came up!!!
Got out of the car and reported it to a dispatcher.My SR was off.She said, "don't worry, it takes three days for it to recycle." So we did the hairpin loop-de-loops on the Pacific hiway.When I called my SA she had a cow. No such thing as a three day recycle period! I was airbagless for my jaunt!
Except for the luxury treatment & the warrenty, I would have had a cow.

Also, 5 miles before taking it in,I had filled the tank. When I picked it up it was down an eighth! I asked about that too. Some test drive. I had left it over the week end, so I suspected that she had been on a cruise without me.
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 05:34 PM
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I had the same experience, lots of cows in Marin and Sonoma county, what's up with that? That's the #1 reason my kid left SSU, she doesn't like cows.
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 06:01 PM
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Talking I think I remember you.........

Are you the same Buelwinkle who used to post on MBKLASS?
Are you in this area?
If so, can you reccomend an independent shop for after my warrenty runs out?
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 06:22 PM
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Originally Posted by zada
Are you the same Buelwinkle who used to post on MBKLASS?
Are you in this area?
If so, can you reccomend an independent shop for after my warrenty runs out?
The only independent shop I know in the Bay Area is in Santa Clara. Not sure if that's too far out of your way.
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Old Oct 5, 2006 | 06:31 PM
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No, I'm in Laguna Niguel like it says in my profile, no cows here and I have yet to find an independant that's any better or cheaper than the dealer.
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Old Oct 6, 2006 | 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Blake P
The only independent shop I know in the Bay Area is in Santa Clara. Not sure if that's too far out of your way.
Can you give the info on that independent shop?

Thanks.
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