On Monday, December 23, 2019 at 10:57:23 PM UTC-5, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Mon, 23 Dec 2019 22:00:28 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

On 12/23/2019 9:29 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
On Mon, 23 Dec 2019 16:00:59 -0500, micky
wrote:

In alt.home.repair, on Mon, 23 Dec 2019 14:13:18 -0500,
wrote:

On Mon, 23 Dec 2019 09:23:50 -0800 (PST), trader_4
wrote:

On Monday, December 23, 2019 at 11:56:49 AM UTC-5, wrote:
On Mon, 23 Dec 2019 02:02:12 -0500, micky
wrote:


Car is in a traffic accident,

Body shop won't return the car for 4 months because they ordered a new
seat belt and it's not avaibable anywhere in the US, has to come from
some other country. Takes 4 months.

Have you ever heard that a body shop can't return a car if a seat belt
is missing?

Why couldn't they get a seatbelt from a junkyard, at least temporarily.


They didn't say what kind of car.

Thank the Traders of the world for that.
It is that "keep us safe, no matter what" thinking.

You are right, go to a junk yard and get one.

Actually, if it takes 4 months to get a seat belt, maybe it's being
caused by one of Trump's trade wars. Notably lacking is any mention
of what kind of car this is, how old, etc.

I didn't hear about the trade war with Japan or Korea.

And the replacement parts would have been made the same year or soon
after the original belts were made, long before the stupid tariffs.

No, in many cases parts like replacement seat belts are made less
than 3 months from the time they are sold. In many cases they are not
stocked in quantity in North American warehouses and are supplied on
an as-needed basis - assembled and shipped from overseas suppliers.

I know they edit these tv court programs but what they showed didn't
include a word about junk yards. I think a lot of customers don't know
about them, especially the middle-aged woman who was suing. Of course
she had a rental and reason to think the other side would pay for the
rental.

(She wanted her car rental paid for by the guy who hit her, and his
insurance company wanted someething from the repair shop that said they
coudlnt' get the seat belt for 4 months. The repair shop claimed. oh,
it was Mercedes, only mentioned in passing, that Mercedes had sent them
the proper document, but I guess they were claiming they didn't get it,
or it wasn't enough. )

Mercedes
Anyone with any sense owning a Mercedes (or other similar high end
import) has a "second car" that they use for out of town trips, foul
weather driving, and for the interminable waits for repairs and
spares.
That's what Chevys and Fords are made for - - - -


One reason I bought a luxury car was comfort on out of town trips. If I
take off for a couple of thousand miles I'm not taking a beater. I only
have one car.
But it's not "CHERMIN" or French or Italian. (or a Cadillac)
I know quite a few people who owned Mercedes, BMW, Jag and Cadillac
cars who gave up on driving them long distances,

What nonsense. If they gave up on them, then it's either because they
are stupid or they bought fifteen year old ones with 250K miles on them.
The idea that MB, BMW, Cadillac are unfit for long distance travel
is patently absurd.





ond ones with
Maseratis, Farraris and Lambos who never even attempted taking them
on long trips and eventually just replaced them (not the Farrari and
Lambo) with Lexus that they could drive around town AND enjoy on the
highway. The one Caddy knew every dealer between Waterloo Ontario and
southern Florida - another every dealer between Waterloo and Anne
Arbor Michigan. The third Caddy owner went through 3 Caddies in 2
years - never had either one out of the shop for more than 3 months
and I don't think any one of those three got more than 150 miles from
home. Caddy number one's backup was a Lincoln Continental. Caddy #2's
backup was a Lexus (and it's replacement first an Avalon, then a
Lexus) and the third one was backed up by a Camry and a fleet of
pickup trucks.

The family with the jags, Ferarri and Lambo had a fleet of Impalas for
long distance drives. The Ferarri and Lambo were just for polishing
and dusting and the odd "night on the town" and the Jags were the
wives cars