General Car Conversation 2024 - part 1
#4384
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Can't tell for sure without checking those tires' specs, but, at first glance, they don't look large enough to safely handle a fully-loaded truck of that size.
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Which might be a problem if they were actually going to drive somewhere like that. I'm sure they're more than sufficient for moving it from where the lift is to where the trailer is.
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So I heard from the dealer. This is what I was told (the car was promised Friday, and then today):
So that means...next week lol
I asked him how much it would have cost out of warranty:
From what I have found online its a 24 hour book job, so $225 an hour times 24 hours plus the parts means this is a $9K job at the dealer...for leaking valve covers...
So...no warranty...no S Class folks lol
Hey Steve, I talked to the tech its at the point of coming back together but he cant give me a time frame. So unfortunately i don't know if it will be tomorrow or just before the end of the week.
I asked him how much it would have cost out of warranty:
Yeah i wasnt sure myself how big of job it was. Basically the whole front end comes off. Just in parts alone it upwards of $3000 so it would be a pretty penny out of pocket with parts and labor. Im glad we caught it before you were out of warranty
So...no warranty...no S Class folks lol
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Apparently there are a bunch of hoses that also need to be replaced because they can’t be reused once they are removed? There’s a whole kit they had to order from MB. It’s a liquid gasket, not a physical gasket.
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I bet you'll have the GLS until Monday.
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Good golly, it's just a valve cover gasket.
What other expensive repairs should an owner expect, who knows. Lol
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My W12 doesn't but the 4.0 does, the 3.0 is still using traditional method but it's super easy to access that one.
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