A secondhand bargain?
Mice ate the end of my throttle cable. A temporary repair has lasted over a year now, but I thought I'd price out a replacement. I'd just had an e-mail from one of these on line car breaker groups, so I filled in the request. I filled in the registration number as requested, and the website came back immediately to tell me my ML doesn't exist. That being the case, I should save a lot on tax and insurance this year. However, I persevered and eventually received a couple of quotes, one of which was £75 including carriage and VAT, with 3 months warranty on the part. I contacted my local MB dealer. A new part cost £37.75 excluding VAT with 12 months warranty. The reason for this epistle is to suggest that getting bits from a breaker might not always give the price saving you expect, and it's worth checking the price from the dealer for a genuine part before you hand over your hard earned cash.