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My MIL bought a new Mercedes at the local dealer. She would drive down the 90 miles from her place to spend the night with us, and "let" me take it to the dealership for the warranty work and service work. One time I left it, but the service order was written up in her name. Bertha is not the name of young women of today. They called me that afternoon and asked for Bertha, and I told them I was the one that brought it in and was her designated person to get the car serviced. The guy on the phone started reading the list of issues, and said the brakes and front struts were shot, and it was going to cost a few grand to fix. I told them do not touch the brakes, or any of that, just do the service for that interval.
When I got her car home I pulled the wheels and inspected the brakes and they had 80% of the pad. The struts were fine. She drove the car a total of 75,000 miles before selling it and getting a different vehicle. It still had those OEM brakes on it and the light for worn brakes still had not come on. That service writer was just trying to make money off of a old lady.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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