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Originally Posted by intakexhaust
Rarity has nothing to do with it. There's exceptions but firstly, taking any vehicle of make or model, out of warranty or owner pay maintenance is going to cost at a dealer. GM is horrible. Example: Millions of vans made but a little cast pot-metal incorporated into a door handle is a common break item. $200 plus for the handle + 2 hr. labor.
So one has a 560SL. Aftermarket normal wear and tear parts are reasonable. Go to Autozone for your reman's, electrical, starters, brake pads, coolers, rad's and DIY. LIFETIME WARRANTY. Get the workshop PDF for free or order from your local library and keep borrowing it or as needed. I know a kid who has a clean but high mile 560SL w/ hard top, picked up for $2,800. He put a little time in it and a thorough sorting out. Apparently its been trouble free for 4 or 5 years and he loves it. Even if the fuel economy stinks, over those 5 years its ultra cheap and nice transportation.
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Why do people pay huge money to maintain air-cooled 911s, and whatnot? Not like those are (usually) complicated.
Rarity has everything to do with it. Your 560SL only got Autozone parts AFTER they depreciated to the DIY crowd. If no one knows anything about them, the ones that do charge more.
Fact of life.