My first MB came from Minnesota, was very rusted. I got rid of it when I couldn't open the doors when one corner was jacked up ---
On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 9:04 PM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> wrote: > Sheesh! No way. I would rather be in a rusted out VW, BMW, or > preferably, MB than a new hunk of Detriot iron or asian iron if I were > going to be in a bad wreck. BTDT. That is why I say friends don't let > friends drive toadas. > > I realize that some people have never lived where they salt roads, but rust > never seriously hurt the structural integrity of an MB much, and certainly > never enough to brand it a "death trap". I look at new toadas as death > traps. > > My life was saved by a Karmann Ghia that was the rustiest car I ever saw or > owned. It crushed where it was supposed to , and didn't crush where it was > not supposed to, and that was a 1959 model, far before Detriot heard of > crush zones. > > But, like Yogi, I am not the average bear. A very rusty MB is not a death > trap. > -- OK Don Panic! (the national past time). _______________________________________ 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
