JohnCoffey wrote:
I had this discussion a year or so ago with Mrs JC about our Mini when it needed a few things done. Over the space of two years it had had new ball joints, new brakes, two engine sensors and a steering lock sensor. Oh, and four new tyres. However, thankfully I was able to convince her that these are all pretty much wear and tear items and hey, we'd just replaced them all so we would be mad to sell it because we'd only be passing the new reliability onto some one else, who then wouldn't have to lift a finger.
That's kind of where I'm at with the Merc, but I haven't totally made my mind up yet
In a way it'd be a shame to have spent three months or so getting the thing absolutely perfect, just to get rid of it 'cause it's pissed me off in the process. (And it hasn't actually cost me any extra money, because the dealer who sold it to me has put everything right without question, it's just been a lot of faffing about and phone calls and suchlike.)
Assuming the Parktronic gets fixed tomorrow (which is the last thing wrong with it), I'll give it another three months (the rest of the 'warranty'), and if it behaves itself for those three months, I think it'll make it onto the standard issue 'keep for 18-24 months' list - and then we'll see how it goes from there.