I had a friend back in about 67 or 68 who drove a 1966 Mercedes 190, not sure I remember the model
correctly, but it was the little four cylinder gas engine. Nice car. Retired to rural Fla and very well off, but
not flashy. He always would drive an hour up to the big Mercedes dealer in Jax to get all the service done
from day one. Followed the factory service recommendations to the letter, 100% at the dealer where he bought
it.
One time a couple years in to his ownership, they got back from lunch and the dealer said they were going to need
to keep the car, but that they would loan them a new Merc and that they should come back in something like
4-5 days, I forget exactly. The owner was really puzzled, quizzed them on why they needed to keep his car which
was running perfectly when he brought it in. They hemmed and hawed and finally said the something in the engine
"didn't meet specifications and it was necessary to replace it under warranty". They were surprised, it had been
running perfectly when they drove it an hour to the dealer. They shrugged, got the loaner car, came back in the allotted
time and got their car with a totally new engine. Never did exactly know what the heck was going on.
I always wondered if the mechs didn't drain the oil, take it for a test drive and damage the engine or something else
that they caused. The owner had the theory that Mercedes wanted a certain number of used engines to tear down to
see how they did in real world service and wanted only engines serviced 100% at the dealer to factory specs for their
study. Seemed possible.
Relax and enjoy the new rifle. They coulda told you to go piss up a lamppost.
Dumb mistake like sending the wrong mag is irritating, but not really a big deal. Some dork
always misses the brief.
By the way, they do not show .300 BLK on the web site as an available caliber. Wonder if
this somehow linked into the problem?
Bill