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December 09, 2009
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The worst thing about your best loved Mercedes van coughing its last breath is that you have loved this van and known it through thick and thin. You know all the things that are wrong with it and all the things that will need fixing next. So getting another second-hand van that you know nothing about is like taking a shot in the dark. It takes time to find out its secret foibles and idiosyncrasies. So don’t get rid of it then. There is an unquantifiable amount of time (and we know time = money) involved in getting to know a second-hand van. Although you can’t put a figure on it, it is definitely worth something. So off to the place that breaks Mercedes vans it is. The re-use of second-hand van parts is a pleasing experience. Firstly you get to help save the planet by recycling. Secondly the cost savings are huge. The access to a decent mechanic or being handy in that direction yourself is an absolute necessity but that’s true of van ownership in general. The van spares industry has come a long way in the last 10 years and most suppliers offer guarantees and are trustworthy. They have knowledgeable staff and can usually help you identify part numbers from your van because they know where the part numbers are stamped. They remove so many of these parts every day that they have an almost encyclopaedic knowledge of van spares and prices.
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