Most expensive part known to man!!!!

sheerwater · Jan 7th, 2003, 17:58

A friend of mine who owns a Merc recently broke a wing mirror. The quote for repair was over £900 !!!!!! for a mirror + plastic case. This represents 4% of the cost of the brand new car!!!! Anyone got any other horror stories for parts costing the national debt of Paraguay ?????? Cheers Nige

Paul Wildsmith · Jan 7th, 2003, 19:31

Only the other extreme - needed a new foot mat clip thingy to hold it to the floor, bought the kit (couple of clips and metal bracket bit) from dealer for 12p. I presume there must be some mistake in the pricing!

Jan 7th, 2003, 21:48

The day will come when you need to replace the whole car because the indicator bulb is gone. I dispair!

George

Resident near Leuven in Belgium

'87 745 GLE Turbo Diesel Intercooler (D24TIC/M46, 200k)
'88 745 Turbo Intercooler (B230FT/M46, 270k)
'88 745 GL (B200E/M47, 200k)
'89 440 GL (B17, 90k)

sheerwater · Jan 8th, 2003, 09:38

Hi,
What do you mean George.. ''have to replace the car when the indicator bulb has gone'' I always change mine when the ashtray is full !!!!!!!! Have you seen the LED cluster displays on the new Range Rovers. They must have a loan application form pasted on the inside. On a similar vein the new Renault Espaces in France have an almost flat back with no noticeable bumper so if you have even the smallest rear end shunt the damage will be enormous. Cheers Nige

Jan 7th, 2003, 17:58	#1
sheerwater Master Member Last Online: Feb 24th, 2019 17:59 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Northampton	Most expensive part known to man!!!! A friend of mine who owns a Merc recently broke a wing mirror. The quote for repair was over £900 !!!!!! for a mirror + plastic case. This represents 4% of the cost of the brand new car!!!! Anyone got any other horror stories for parts costing the national debt of Paraguay ?????? Cheers Nige

Jan 7th, 2003, 19:31	#2
Paul Wildsmith Register Keeper Last Online: Yesterday 21:14 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Bristol	RE: Most expensive part known to man!!!! Only the other extreme - needed a new foot mat clip thingy to hold it to the floor, bought the kit (couple of clips and metal bracket bit) from dealer for 12p. I presume there must be some mistake in the pricing! __________________ Paul VOC 90's SPARK

Jan 7th, 2003, 21:48	#3
George Holmer Guest Location:	RE: Most expensive part known to man!!!! The day will come when you need to replace the whole car because the indicator bulb is gone. I dispair! George Resident near Leuven in Belgium '87 745 GLE Turbo Diesel Intercooler (D24TIC/M46, 200k) '88 745 Turbo Intercooler (B230FT/M46, 270k) '88 745 GL (B200E/M47, 200k) '89 440 GL (B17, 90k)

Jan 8th, 2003, 09:38	#4
sheerwater Master Member Last Online: Feb 24th, 2019 17:59 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Northampton	RE: Most expensive part known to man!!!! Hi, What do you mean George.. ''have to replace the car when the indicator bulb has gone'' I always change mine when the ashtray is full !!!!!!!! Have you seen the LED cluster displays on the new Range Rovers. They must have a loan application form pasted on the inside. On a similar vein the new Renault Espaces in France have an almost flat back with no noticeable bumper so if you have even the smallest rear end shunt the damage will be enormous. Cheers Nige

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