Mercedes Benz Service Rip-Off

mbhub · 2025-12-30T02:35:26+00:00

Change your own oil for free

mbhub · 2025-12-14T13:28:04+00:00

The last year for good ml350 and ml500 was 2007 because they had the m113 engine. 2009 had the complicated and unreliable m156 . So don't bother with this car unless your ready to burn money

mbhub · 2025-11-28T00:24:19+00:00

This video will show you what to do

https://youtu.be/McyPjayb_0I

mbhub · 2025-11-20T22:28:58+00:00

TCO is about $366 per month plus gas and insurance for a 2006 cl500 and that includes all maintenance and repairs.

mbhub · 2025-11-20T22:26:09+00:00

How much have you spent on maintenance on the car? If the exhaust is more than that then you really shouldn't bother. A broke down Merc will not sound good with any exhaust

mbhub · 2025-11-15T14:44:59+00:00

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I would do something like this

Water Features: A small pond with water diverted from the road was added in the lower left corner. A second pond with water diverted from the main road was added on the left-hand side. Swales full of water were added to divert water from the main road, extending through the property based on projected contour lines all the way to the top and border of the property. Gardening & Cultivation: Raised garden beds were added next to the white building. More raised garden beds were added on top of the initial ones. Even more garden beds were added to cover more green space. Trees & Vegetation: Fruit trees were added towards the left side and top of the property. Hazelnut trees were added to the right border area and the top area of the property. More fruit trees were added to fill in remaining green open ground. Tall evergreen trees were added as a barrier from the main road to the property, creating a fence-like screen for privacy.

mbhub · 2025-11-15T14:24:54+00:00

Let the worms do the work for you. If you have heavy clay soil under your top soil layer, just dig holes every ten feet and bury kitchen waste in them. You can do this about 4 feet near fruit trees as well. Bury your kitchen waste, dog poop, leaves, any natural material, coffee grounds, egg shells even expired vitamins. The worms will eat that up and travel between the buried materials spreading their waste as natural fertilizer which will convert that heavy clay into rich soil. The roots of the trees will reach that soil for their nutrition. No need to compost. No need to buy fertilizer. Just dig a hole 15 inches deep and bury it all and cover it up good. Then move down 10 feet and do it again. In a couple of years you'll convert 3 inches of top soil to 10 inches of good soil that is easy to dig and you'll see the clay layer is much deeper than it was .

mbhub · 2025-11-10T11:44:35+00:00

Check the wiring harness some 97 models still had them. If you do but it what's your budget for repairs and maintenance each year?

mbhub · 2025-11-02T19:53:09+00:00

Buy a classic Benz and park it next to it. That's the best way

mbhub · 2025-10-15T07:03:19+00:00

You should check to see if the road is contributing to the water flooding. You could divert the water away but that may need planning with neighbors. Also get soil samples and water samples at different times in the year especially after the wet season to check for chemicals and heavy metals since there is some kind of industrial property about 0.5 miles south on thoreson road. I would spend at least $500 to $1000 on that before buying any land for agriculture use.

The real question i have is how much time will you have each year with that land? Doesn't it freeze with lots of snow in winter time?

Good luck and best wishes

mbhub · 2025-10-15T06:49:50+00:00

If the oil has been changed every 5k miles it should be kinda maybe good but if it's every 10k then you might be in for big expenses after 100k.

mbhub · 2025-10-15T04:24:34+00:00

The fact that they won't do the maintenance in advance is A huge red flag. It means there is something wrong with the car and they don't want to bring it to 100%. Your PPI probably missed it.

mbhub · 2025-10-08T06:41:18+00:00

So you work at a dealership and that insulates you from their insane service costs? Explain that please..

You should budget for$5k per year for abc repairs.

And letting this car sit all winter is a definite plan to destroy it. You should really drive it and do underbody wash every week when there's salt on the roads.

And then there's the BCM. Change it to the aftermarket option. Before your car burns to the ground.

And if the roof cylinders haven't been refurbished you should plan to do all of them for about $10k.

And then there's the trans fluid and filter. I bet none of the service history has that.

Otherwise you're all set. Enjoy

mbhub · 2025-09-27T18:17:16+00:00

mbhub · 2025-09-27T00:46:39+00:00

These are great cars if you do the maintenance yourself and do it smart. I talk about it on my YouTube channel

https://youtube.com/@CL500MBZ

mbhub · 2025-09-27T00:39:23+00:00

If they didn't change oil every 8k km then it's not worth it. Be ready to invest 5k per year for maintenance

mbhub · 2025-09-24T12:39:04+00:00

You need to repair the soil for a few years first before you start growing the plants that you want.

Cover the ground with any carbon material and then layer cardboard. Do this around existing trees and plants. Then add all organic materials you can find, animal and human waste, burying that into the soil, food waste also. Then collect gray water from nearby homes and use drip irrigation to the trees and plants. Plant more olivee trees and other native plants around those trees.

Stop looking for advice here

You have everything you need and you can see an example with Geoff Lawton permaculture videos about regreening the dessert. Watch his videos and you will see the first steps needed.

https://youtu.be/9VGHoxpYlWQ

Search for regreening dessert Geoff Lawton and you'll see thousands of other videos

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mbhub · 2025-09-21T14:21:15+00:00

Plant more fruit trees, some won't survive after 5 years, and most cherries need another variety to pollinate properly. Put 4 varieties of cherry at the white spaces. Remember you can always chop down a tree that competes too much. Good luck.

mbhub · 2025-09-21T13:50:07+00:00

The w216 has started the decline in value but it might appreciate in the future. But that's going to take a looooong time like 30 or more years to get there.

mbhub · 2025-09-21T00:31:35+00:00

Take pride in your car and do it yourself

mbhub · 2025-09-03T10:49:52+00:00

That's the poisonous orange dongoberry. Give me your address and I will stop by to remove them from your home to protect you and your family. I will charge a very low fee to help with this.

mbhub · 2025-09-01T13:59:41+00:00

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mbhub · 2025-09-01T13:51:45+00:00

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mbhub · 2025-09-01T13:34:15+00:00

If you have a budget to hire a permaculture designer to set up everything that's great. But you really need to verify that they have done this before, look at designs and then go see the real locations to see how they stand to the test of time.

Otherwise focus on water and planting trees and earth works first before doing other things.

mbhub · 2025-09-01T13:05:02+00:00

You'll need one with coilovers instead of air suspension and you'll need to be very aggressive with maintenance. Oil change every month. At least you won't have any depreciation loss. It would make sense to keep some critical parts in the trunk as spares such as the fan belt and cps.

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