Pick me up of the floor

[mountfuji20]

What do you think of this lot then (I love my SL 500)
Bill from MB.

Leaking water in the boot:
77676801,Left seal on upper inside C-pillar for Vario replaced =£136.50
77676901,Right seal on upper part of C-pillar for Vario replaced =£136.50
67499101,Lower seal on rear window replaced =£68.25
MA230 790 09 98 Seal =£105.09
MA230 790 10 98 Seal =£105.09
MA230 790 27 98 609362/SEAL =£66.10
MA001 989 31 20 609362/SEAL COMPOUND =£13.70
MA170 795 11 98 Seal =£2.07
MA230 793 01 36 609362/END PIECE =£11.26
MA230 793 02 36 609362/END PIECE =£11.26
MA230 793 03 30 609362/COVERING =£31.51
MA230 793 04 30 609362/COVERING =£31.51
MA002 990 44 50 609362/NUT 4 OFF =£1.04 EACH
MA170 795 11 98 609369/SEAL 4 =£8.28EACH
MA230 790 03 04 609378/SUPPORT =£35.46
MA230 790 04 04 609378/SUPPORT =£35.46
MA230 987 01 20 609382/PLASTIC SECTION =£1.86

NET £800
VAT £140.16
TOTAL £941.10

I love my SL500 Still crying in my soup now

my next bill from MB will follow shortly :x

 

[type49]

What about labour?

 

[eric242340]

Pick me up off the floor

What about labour?

Better dont ask.

 

[Parrot of Doom]

I'm betting that all those components have a huge markup, and that many of the parts they replaced could have been re-used.

 

[stats007]

I would write to DCUK at Milton Keynes and request a contribution - the problem is well known to them and really should have been fixed under warranty.

 

[mountfuji20]

Thanks for the feed back do you know the DCUK Address or where can I find it.

Thats why I asked before why no recall to fix this problems if so common

 

[television]

I would write to DCUK at Milton Keynes and request a contribution - the problem is well known to them and really should have been fixed under warranty.

We have had 4 SLK's with the same problem where the expenive SAM must be replaced, but can be solved by a mod to the wiring, in these cases the mod that is quite cheap could have saved the owners over £1k. When the car goes in for service one would have thought that MB could have given the owner the choice of the mod and saved him the in eccess of a 4 figure bill, and the agro of have the car not lock or start in some cases.

It also bugs me when MB have to charge full retail for these mods that should have been done under a re call, they just want to take,take take.
They are greedy Bastards for most of the time.

Malcolm

 

[Flying Scot]

We have had 4 SLK's with the same problem where the expenive SAM must be replaced, but can be solved by a mod to the wiring, in these cases the mod that is quite cheap could have saved the owners over £1k. When the car goes in for service one would have thought that MB could have given the owner the choice of the mod and saved him the in eccess of a 4 figure bill, and the agro of have the car not lock or start in some cases.

It also bugs me when MB have to charge full retail for these mods that should have been done under a re call, they just want to take,take take.
They are greedy Bastards for most of the time.

Malcolm

greedy b******ds Malcolm would you have a look at your PM's please

 

[stats007]

Thanks for the feed back do you know the DCUK Address or where can I find it.

Thats why I asked before why no recall to fix this problems if so common

Daimler Chrysler UK Ltd.
Tongwell
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK15 8BA

 

[mountfuji20]

Thanks stats007 and again you guys will knock up a letter tonight and keep you informed on outcome

Cheers guys

 

[mioba]

just read the initail post here,
seems like the dealers thought cant isolate the exact problem, lets change every possible we can find.

there seems to have been a few posts about the dealers charging silly money lately, how can the service people sleep at night, dont know they know we have wife and child to feed and home.

 

[television]

Having the same car, I have checked off some of the rubbers changed.

http://www.detali.ru/cat/oem_mb2.as...GA=722.633&CT=F&cat=65P&SID=79&SGR=055&SGN=02

Items 300 to 360 are the rubbers, ok they have got new part numbers now, a rubber seal 6" long costing £85+ is stupid, more so as the model is in current production.

I took my heater air intake today,its all like new down there,thank god I can do all of these jobs myself,including the rubbers if I had to.

I do have the service assist papers here and what is checked, but I feel its a little late now in your case.

The prices are nothing short of horrific.

Malcolm