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My MIL bought a new Mercedes 320 about 10 years ago. She just does not deal with mechanics and they can sniff out a "mark" like her. All her life her husband took care of the cars himself until Alzheimer took him away.
Anyway she would always ask me to drop the car off for the service. I did not want to get in the middle of working on her car myself. I dropped the car off at the dealership and left my phone number to call me when done. It was in for just an oil change and 24,000 mile inspection. My MIL's first name is a magnet to crooks. With a name like Bertha they know she is not young. The dealership called and said the front brakes were shot, and the struts needed to be changed as well. I just held my temper and said do NOT do any of that. Just the oil change. I know the car has a brake pad monitoring and she was in no danger.
When I got the car home I did an inspection. The pads were almost new. She drives like an old lady. Very casual stops. She sold the car after 60,000 miles and those front brakes were still on there with pad left to go. She sold it because she could not find a mechanic in her small home town that really likes to work on them. She drives a Nissan now.
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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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