I doubt I will ever buy a new vehicle again, short of winning the lottery. Spending $30k-$40k for a vehicle and having that monthly payment is just something I don't want to be burdened with. Just doesn't make a lot a sense to me, especially when you figure in the depreciation.
Dan --- On Sun, 4/11/10, Kaleb C. Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> wrote: From: Kaleb C. Striplin <ka...@striplin.net> Subject: Re: [MBZ] New Mercedes To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Date: Sunday, April 11, 2010, 11:01 PM Yep, the plain jane pickup trucks are 25k, with few options. Get some options, a diesel, something like that and you are over 50k. Get a Tahoe or something with nav, dvd etc and your are close to 60 Dieselhead wrote: > uh, ever looked at the price tags on plain old Detriot iron? I looked at a > Chuby PEEckup last week. Sticker was a very Mercedes-like $50K. I told the > sales lizard that for $50k, I would buy a REAL Mercedes Benz. Crazy! > > The Cheep class MB are what the yuppie larvae (wanna-bees) lease. They are > all over. A few years ago I thought about picking up an off-lease one for > SWMBO, cause A C230 mit Kompressor could be had for $10 K. > > I saw a 66 Frod pickup yesterday, driving around. It looked all original, > even the paint and hubcaps. If I could find something like that, and put in > an OM603 or even a 606, if they don't have to have too much electonics > hangin on, that would make a nice vehicle for hauling and towing. Take out > the junk frod seat, and put in a couple of Volvo seats, or better, Bostrom > air-ride seats, and it would even be comfortable for long trips. I have been > thinking a mid-sixties Detriot pickup, or better yet, one ton with a low > ratio rear end, would be way better than any of this new crap. > > 65 to 67 frod pickups had thick sheet metal, as did the dodges of about the > same time frame. But I'd take 64 chevy pickup just for sentimentality .... > if I could find one that was not rusty and I had the $$. > > >> I was shocked at the price tag on these new cheap class cars. WOW. What I >> was seeing was low 40's prices on those. >> >> Dwight E. Giles, Jr wrote: >>> Yes, I stopped at a dealer on my way home from an out of town meeting last >>> Friday-I agree about not being turned on--but if I found a 2005 cdi-I would >>> put it on my lottery wish list-this dealer said unobtainum. Seems as if >>> around here I see mostly new C-class-not my class. A friend of mine just >>> bought a 2005 E320 gasser and it does drive like an E-class-solid, >>> responsive, etc. >>> Dwight E. Giles, Jr. >>> 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K + miles. 1990 300D 2.5t 170K miles. >>> Wickford, RI >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] >>> On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin >>> Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2010 8:10 PM >>> To: Banned List; mercedes Mailing List >>> Subject: [MBZ] New Mercedes >>> >>> We were in town today close to the MB dealer so I decided to stop by and >>> look at the new/newer models. Nothing did a thing for me at all. I just >>> dont find new MB models in the least bit interesting. I think up to about >>> 99 is as new as I care for. I do kind of like the mid 2k CDI >>> >>> >> >> -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK >> 95 E300, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 350SDL, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, >> 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 76 >> 240D, 76 300D, http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> 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 > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.801 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2804 > - Release Date: 04/11/10 01:32:00 > > -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 95 E300, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 350SDL, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 76 240D, 76 300D, http://www.okiebenz.com _______________________________________ 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 _______________________________________ 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
