Very upset with my dealer..... - Page 2

01-03-2006, 05:30 AM

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glojo

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E-class E300e Estate, Sprinter (stretched limo)

Quote:

Originally Posted by IllCDI

John,

You have been lucky... .

NOOooooooo I haven't

You have been unlucky. Your posts reflect your annoyance (understandably so)

It is easy for anyone to generalise... Oh, I have a good car, so they are all good, or I have a bad one so they must all be bad!!

Forums are a place where folks can complain, we are all adults, so we must surely take that into account?

You keep citing breakdowns and the highest rate etc etc.

Now be honest

How many 211 E-class have you actually seen YOURSELF broke down at the side of the road?

How many 211 E-class have YOU seen being towed?

JDPower counts an intermittant failure of the garage door opening button as a 'car breakdown'!!! Now it naturally follows that if you have not got this option then it is not likely to break???

However I do NOT consider that to be a breakdown, annoying yes, but breakdown no. The figures that you are using have no meaning what soever regarding actual breakdowns. The figures you dismiss because you don't want to listen, actually relate to the very topic you are talking about..... Car breakdowns. Does the AAA produce figures? Publish those and if the E-class is even in the Top Ten, I will eat humble pie and eat my registration document

What will you do if they are not featured in the top ten????

You are clearly paranoid (worried) about your CDI breaking down. My advice would be to sell it.

Take no notice of the fact that over here the vehicle goes 20,000 miles between servicing (oil changes etc)

Take no notice our emergency services thrash the living daylights out of them for 300,000 miles before selling them(at the same service intervals)

Take no notice of the fact that Sprinter CDI vans are by far the most popular van that sells in the UK and these things are now regularly clocking up in excess of 400,000 miles in three years and again each mile is hard earned.

The 320CDI is one of the best engines diesel engines on the market. The 535 3ltr BMW is faster, but oh so delicate. You are clearly unhappy with your car and life is far, far to short. Stop moaning, enjoy yourself, be happy, flog the car and buy a Lexus.

By the way I like the bit about how you say your old car was reliable, the alternator BROKE and you still managed to drive 500 miles

If the alternator broke on your CDI you would be screaming from the rafters???

Quote:

Originally Posted by CDIKen

Your public profile says you were born in 1982.

On a very basic diesel powered vehicle you could drive forever without an alternator. On a conventional vehicle though you would travel for as far as the battery would allow (on the 320CDI that would not be a great distance)

On a final note, the alternator is NOT a Mercedes-Benz product.
Have a happy new year,

John

A foggy morning in Torquay

Last edited by glojo; 01-03-2006 at 05:32 AM.

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