MB Dealer service Labor Rates?
#51
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With everything on YT nowadays, there's really no reason for bringing your car to a mechanic for work like oil changes, brake work (fluid and replace pads/rotors) and transmission fluid changes to name few
Recently wife's BMW needed brakes so I looked up YT, felt confortable enough and did the job myself.
My E55 was choking up when stomped on the gas, trouble shot the problem to fuel system (fuel pump vs filter), looked it up on YT, replaced the filter and bingo, car runs like a banshee now
Don't let the car intmidate you.
Garage lyft really helps tremendiously.
Last edited by Faast; 08-18-2024 at 12:41 PM.
#52
Super Member
That's my 2002 E55, wish I had bought a 500E when I had an oppurtunity of buying one few years ago with 10K miles for 55K.
With everything on YT nowadays, there's really no reason for bringing your car to a mechanic for work like oil changes, brake work (fluid and replace pads/rotors) and transmission fluid changes to name few
Recently wife's BMW needed brakes so I looked up YT, felt confortable enough and did the job myself.
My E55 was choking up when stomped on the gas, trouble shot the problem to fuel system (fuel pump vs filter), looked it up on YT, replaced the filter and bingo, car runs like a banshee now
Don't let the car intmidate you.
Garage lyft really helps tremendiously.
With everything on YT nowadays, there's really no reason for bringing your car to a mechanic for work like oil changes, brake work (fluid and replace pads/rotors) and transmission fluid changes to name few
Recently wife's BMW needed brakes so I looked up YT, felt confortable enough and did the job myself.
My E55 was choking up when stomped on the gas, trouble shot the problem to fuel system (fuel pump vs filter), looked it up on YT, replaced the filter and bingo, car runs like a banshee now
Don't let the car intmidate you.
Garage lyft really helps tremendiously.
“With everything on YT nowadays, there's really no reason for bringing your car to a mechanic for work like oil changes, brake work (fluid and replace pads/rotors) and transmission fluid changes to name few…”
You’re completely overlooking those of us who have neither the skills nor the desires to do our own car work.
Don't let the car intmidate you.
Way too late. Scared me off 75 years ago.
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Last edited by Newbyloub; 08-18-2024 at 02:32 PM.
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#53
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I just changed oil on my E63s first time and to be quite honest, it's way simpler than my kids camry, seriously. Gave me confidence to tackle the engine solenoid wiring harnesses and on to taking air tubes out on to changing the air filters etc.
The key is to have a lyft, makes things so much eaiser.
But I do understand where you are coming from.
#54
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But…I don’t want to lol. I have lots of things to do that quite frankly earn me enough to pay people to do stuff like that for me.
#55
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2001 S600 V12 Sold, 2011 Jaguar XFR Sold, 2017 S550 4-Matic, 2018 S63 AMG Sedan
I had zero skills up until few years ago and i am still at 3 on a scale of 1-10, but honestly there's nothing a human mind can't do. I will not tackle anything that I don't feel comfortable doing so I would watch the YT step by step until i feel sure I can do it and then game on
I just changed oil on my E63s first time and to be quite honest, it's way simpler than my kids camry, seriously. Gave me confidence to tackle the engine solenoid wiring harnesses and on to taking air tubes out on to changing the air filters etc.
The key is to have a lyft, makes things so much eaiser.
But I do understand where you are coming from.
I just changed oil on my E63s first time and to be quite honest, it's way simpler than my kids camry, seriously. Gave me confidence to tackle the engine solenoid wiring harnesses and on to taking air tubes out on to changing the air filters etc.
The key is to have a lyft, makes things so much eaiser.
But I do understand where you are coming from.
You are blessed to have that in yoru garage.
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#56
Super Member
The pixels in my E55 dash have gone bad, could easily send it out for repair but what fun would that be.
Some love driving their cars and some love working on them, I am the second kind but at the end of the day, we are all car nuts enjoying our cars.
Having said that, If i had a good local Indy shop I probably would not have started working on my cars either
I needed to buy new lenses for my E55 but then I thought what would people do in other countries where they can't afford new pair of lenses--- watched few YT channels and here we go
Step by step I am gaining confidence in doing varying degrees of car challenges knowing if I screw it, I can always buy new items or take it to the shop.
Please don't take me wrong, I am not bragging about myself. All i am saying is with YT, we all can enjoy the DIY part of the car ownership too.
God Bless
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This is how the headlights looked prior to refnishing them
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Step 1--sanding process (nervous as hell)
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Step 2-- continue the sanding process --Oh my!
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Final product--- Love it
Last edited by Faast; 08-19-2024 at 10:32 PM.
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TexaS560 (08-19-2024)
#57
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If you enjoy that, thats great...I just don't have any interest in that.
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