Put a few bucks and some time into the BMW, and I'm sure you'll be pleased with it. It's a big strong car that will go lots and lots of miles if given the same attention and care as a similar vintage mercedes would require.
Ed 300E 2009/8/30 OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> > Three points: > 1) Kaleb looks for and buys cars with problems, betting that he can fix > them. > 2) Kalebs loves "pulling your chain", & any one elses for that matter. > 3) Many of the members of this list are either religous, or obsessive about > the MB brand - don't expect rational discourse regarding rival marques. > Reminds me of orientation when I worked as an aide at a mental hospital - > "never argue with the patients". > > On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 8:52 PM, Donald Snook <dsn...@mtsqh.com> wrote: > > > Kaleb wrote: "you would be getting the short end of the stick" > > > > Do you think it is ironic that this is the most recent of several > > emails you have sent which predicts gloom and doom for the BMW that I > > just got and the other emails you sent in this digest are lamenting > > the fact that you are working on yet another Mercedes with serious and > > expensive major problems? > > > > Consider this: you have more than a few MBs with big problems - a 140 > > that has or will have bent rods, another 140 with serious engine > > problems, a slew of other MBs that require significant and extensive > > repairs. > > > > The Repairs today to my car cost $11. Even when I do have to replace > > the radiator, it will cost me less than $200. Plus, the car has > > 160,000 miles that's not too bad for a plastic radiator. Aren't there > > several MBs that have $1000 radiators? > > > > Sorry for the rant. > > > > Donald H Snook > > > > > > -- > > OK Don > > Pair of W124 300D 2.5 Turbos > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: < > http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090830/3165be36/attachment.html > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090830/78fecf04/attachment.html> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
