Baddad59
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- Your Mercedes
- 2001 W210 E Class E240
Afternoon all,
Thought id' sign up again after some time away, (not in prison) to tell of my 2001, W210, rust adventure.
I bought the car in 2018 with 54500 miles, looking as new, having been garaged and with minimal rust.
By Jan this year the rust was spreading despite being treated with rust killer and kept under a soft cover, so I decided to get it taken care of.
It took me several weeks research to find a body shop with a good reputation that would look at it and I booked it in. £1200 + vat not including new pattern part front wings.
1 week later (last week) it was ready. It looked great with 2 new (Taiwanese) ebay wings fitted, rear arches and boot lid fixed and a coat of Brilliant Silver.
But..
Tried to fold the mirrors, only to hear a grinding noise for n/s and no movement
Rear bumper larger gap on the o/s
o/s rear door handle came off in my hand when I tried to use it
No Waxoil applied as requested and paid for and a God awful stink in the interior!
I don't usually moan publicly, but, this level of service has become normal now days, 1 out of the 4 I could deal with but all this?
Taking it back in tomorrow for sorting and I'll post the results if anyone's interested.
Regards Allan.
Thought id' sign up again after some time away, (not in prison) to tell of my 2001, W210, rust adventure.
I bought the car in 2018 with 54500 miles, looking as new, having been garaged and with minimal rust.
By Jan this year the rust was spreading despite being treated with rust killer and kept under a soft cover, so I decided to get it taken care of.
It took me several weeks research to find a body shop with a good reputation that would look at it and I booked it in. £1200 + vat not including new pattern part front wings.
1 week later (last week) it was ready. It looked great with 2 new (Taiwanese) ebay wings fitted, rear arches and boot lid fixed and a coat of Brilliant Silver.
But..
Tried to fold the mirrors, only to hear a grinding noise for n/s and no movement
Rear bumper larger gap on the o/s
o/s rear door handle came off in my hand when I tried to use it
No Waxoil applied as requested and paid for and a God awful stink in the interior!
I don't usually moan publicly, but, this level of service has become normal now days, 1 out of the 4 I could deal with but all this?
Taking it back in tomorrow for sorting and I'll post the results if anyone's interested.
Regards Allan.