Buggin, thanks for the help man all the info is much appreciated.

Rudy, let me rephrase it. I didnt actually say FU to the guy, but I sure was thinking it. I did have to argue on why they doubled the price for me maybe he misquoted me on the phone who knows? Point being the parts manager was civil about it and we ended up resolving the issue. He asked if I needed sealant I said I was getting the RTV stuff, but insisted to use the mercedes sealant to which he threw it in for free which was very cool of him to do it.

As for the $300 overnight gasket shipping ur right i needed to elaborate on that which was a box of stuff. Not a dig at Rob or anything. I have and will do business with Rob he is a great asset to the community hands down.

With that said my engine is now a sexy beast with all the powdercoated parts.

 

This type of transaction happens at my local MB dealer parts counter too. They give me a price, I tell them it's more than double what I can get it for over the internet from another MB dealer. They lower the price "a bit" every time. Sometime I get the Istanbul Bazar experience without the airfare.

Les

 

Les, its because they think people will walk right in and pay for whatever price they say lol. If the dude would of told me $47 on the phone, well, it looked like I would of had to pay it. When the price doubled in a day def not cool.