Old Nov 20, 2008 | 06:20 AM
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Default Re: Please help ! - car shuts down at slow speeds and sometimes wont start

Originally Posted by onehundred80
Why would you be surprised that the part was originally made for MB? With a considerable amount of this car being sourced from the MB parts bin you should expect it. If you had ordered the part from Chrysler, an order from the parts department would have gone out to the MB dealer and you would have ended up with the same part you now have. Dealers keep only the minimal amount of frequently used spares on the shelf as it costs money just to have it sit there in the hope that someone will buy it, cash flow is what it is called. Now that the Xfire is a product of a broken marriage, I hope someone has some spares in the future and it is not going to be abandoned by both parents. No divorce settlement for us I am sure.
Geez, YOU THINK Most all of us are well aware of the relationship between the US and German Auto giants. I was being sarcastic !
However you would absolutely be amazed how many folk do not know that you can pretty much buy any replacement part for this car from their local Mercedes dealer !!! People have waited weeks for parts to come in from Chrysler when they could have picked up the same part off the shelf from MB. Peace Out !
 
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