Re: 55 Patrician Conked Out While Idling, Won't Start

Posted by Trevor On 2017/3/8 6:33:54

So I've got two options on mechanics: one 10 minutes down the road who can't see it for maybe 3 weeks - but all he does is cars of this vintage - and one 30 minutes away who my father uses for his MG, but could potentially see the car much sooner.

I'm leaning towards waiting the 3 weeks for the closer guy because the other guy worked on my 1994 300D and 2013 S80 and both times he made the same mistake (didn't put in enough oil). Though both times he claimed confusion over the fact that both of those cars took more oil than American cars, I'm worried what else he might miss.

Not to impugn him, he's a really nice guy and has been in business longer than I've been alive.....but that could have been a serious situation had I not checked or the cars not warned me.

No matter, though, should be right as rain for early Spring, and it'll force me to finally get to work on my brakes on my 1985 380SE!