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May 10, 2009

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Joe

Gorgeous!

Rick Garcia

I bought the '83 300 TD wagon about six years ago, and loved it! It drove great, and there's something kind of cool about staring at the star on the front hood while driving along. It cost about 3 grand also. I was told that as long as I changed the oil regularly it would last forever. I had a great Mercedes mechanic (Dieters of Oxnard CA) who was an old german guy that really knew his Benzes.

Then came the Shell Rapid Lube incident.

I took it in for an oil change, which was done by a Shell Rapid Lube that doesn't exist anymore. They didn't put the oil filter on right, all the oil leaked out and the engine blew up.

I almost cried. I figured that I would have that car until my kids got out of college, and now I was out. I had to sue the rapid lube dealer, and after just about a year, I get a $10,000 check. The lawyer and legal fees took their chunk out, and I bought an '89 MB Wagon which looked pretty sharp but never really worked as well, which I sold last summer for a 2002 Xterra, the first car I've ever owned that had a cup holder.

I miss that wagon. Good luck with your ride.

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