What do you mean by "knowing these cars"? The S600 forum community has a wealth of DIY information.
YOu should be able to do all that yourself......one would hope, but knowing these cars, probably not.
6 hour labor is pushing $1000 at a stealership.....hehe
Thought I'd give you a general update.
It has a minor coolant leak. Seems to be originating from the radiator. A radiator for the car is basically $250...no biggie. The kicker is labor to install is 6 hours. Bumper needs to come off, headlights removed, splash shields removed, etc. Point is basic parts costs aren't bad, the labor will kill ya.
So that is a boring update on the life of the S600.
If anybody is bored, they can go find another thread. Have you seen my MR2 build thread yet? We don't bore that easily. :awe:
I was mostly looking at suspension and coil failures. I believe there's a coil spring conversion if the ABC system fails, but it seems a shame to remove it instead of fixing it (though it would potentially be a lot cheaper).
YOu should be able to do all that yourself......one would hope, but knowing these cars, probably not.
6 hour labor is pushing $1000 at a stealership.....hehe
IIRC, to replace the suspension on the S600 is around $16k at the dealer.
It's around 2K from my reading. Most of my musings are conjecture at this point since there is quite an overlap reading up on w220/221 type stuff. W221 is improved in a lot places (obviously not trim...).
I have the workshop manual headed my way (was like $12, shhh) so that will be fun reading.
As for the suspension, there are two versions. Airmatic and ABC. Airmatic uses air. ABC uses hydraulics. Either or you are looking at about $1K a strut.
Anyways, just sharing my ownership experience. If you really want to explore big bucks...go the AMG route.
I wasn't too far off and I bet they could find something else in there to ding you for while they have it in to make up the difference.
I let my two teenagers drive it around the block. Daughter: Adjusted seat, mirrors, paranoid as hell..
We have a new C300, our first MB. We let my daughter drive it. She gets behind the wheel and says, "Does this mean I can drive like an asshole?" Ah, kids say the darndest things.
Actually required or the damn thing starts beeping at you.
We have a new C300, our first MB. We let my daughter drive it. She gets behind the wheel and says, "Does this mean I can drive like an asshole?" Ah, kids say the darndest things.
What do you mean by "knowing these cars"? The S600 forum community has a wealth of DIY information.
Yeah they really do. Your post is quite evident of that.
Plus it probably requires a special coolant that costs 5x what normal coolant costs. Might as well replace all the hoses while you're in there, that's another $500 and there's no way a Mercedes dealership will put in a Rock Auto radiator. They'll install an OEM radiator which probably costs $1000. So, you're looking at three grand for this repair... at the dealership (this is my estimate). D:
Not sure if serious
http://www.mbca.org/forum/w220-s-class-encyclopedia-start-here
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w220-s-class/1508080-w220-s-class-encyclopedia-start-here.html
I would copy/paste a massive wall of text, but I don't want to disrupt the thread's viewability.
Jesus, reading thru that thread is depressing. Now way in hell I would touch a car like that with a 100 foot pole.
No thanks
As for radiator, you see, reason #534232 why buying cars like this sucks. Radiator is usually a routine/easy maintenance item. I have never EVER looked up any directions/how to while doing a radiator on ANY of my cars (I've done radiator swaps at least 5 times/all different vehicles).
I know for sure that working on these cars or swapping a radiator is NOT exactly routine and as with most German high end cars, overly complex and complicated for no apparent reason.
The reason why these cars are dirt cheap 3-4 years after they were new is simply because.....drum roll.....no body in their right mind wants them.
As I said, there's a lot of information out there.
Nobody's making you buy one - other than your penchant for bitching, I'm not sure why you're even in this thread.
You;No way in hell I would touch a car like that with a 100 foot pole.
No thanks
no body in their right mind wants them.
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You;
because you don't drive this
You know you would drive a V12 if you could.
That's about right.
Unless you do stuff yourself (and even then things get expensive really fast with these cars) owning just about ANY luxury/expensive car = 2-3k each time something goes wrong.
Especially the German ones....
Thus my general advice of "your wallet WILL hate you, just a matter of time"
Eh, he probably drives a Camry and has given up on life.
I drive a Camry but it's only because I commute nearly 70 miles a day.