Yes, I did have some disagreements with Dr. Booth. But I recall they were about fundamentals of engine design and operation, not about anything specific on a car. I did have some issues with the idea that anything the dokor said was gold, never to be questioned. But he did alot of good things for all of us, and spread alot of good information... but he wasn't right about everything, and even a suggestion that he might be wrong caused problems.
I was ahead of my time, and short on resources, to make dieseltech (and any real serious projects of my own) work. I've been on these lists for a long time... 10-12 years? I bought my first mercedes in 1998, a year after being able to legally drive. I grew up in a W123 and learned to drive in a W126. I'm in my 30s now. I'm an engineer and I work in the automotive industry, as some of you may know. (Which is why I took the attack on the engineers who design these cars personally) I've been working on many Mercedes project cars over the years and most of them I've never mentioned here. I feel that there is no interest in any real restoration or preservation work. The posts I do make are largely ignored. This isn't the fault of the list, its my fault for not finding a more suitable audience. I'm a big believer that original is best. Something Dr. Booth and I had in common. I enjoy these cars because they bring me and my passengers an experience of what things were like when they were new 20-30+ years ago. I take pride in making them operate as originally intended, design flaws and all. As I get older, I feel stronger and stronger about this. The projects I take on are usually nice cars that have been neglected. I bring them back to reliable daily service, and sell them off (rarely for profit, always because I enjoy doing it). I'm working on my third one this year right now and usually own 4-5 cars at a time. I'll be unsubscribing here shortly, but I wanted to set things straight before leaving. Whats written above is how I feel. You might not agree, and you're entitled to that opinion. As I said before, I'm pretty shocked by the reaction my comment has had. Once again, sorry if I offended any of you. Jaime On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 11:30 AM, Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> wrote: > Ah, yes. Herr Doktor Booth and young Jaime had their disagreements back in > the day, which would have predated young Walt by several years. Herr Doktor > was of the 'stock is best' school of thought, which held the theory that > Daimler-Benz spent millions every year on engineers who were paid to know > something about the cars they designed. Those engineers clearly knew more > than you or I, so why would we ever dream of trying to improve on their > designs? _______________________________________ 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
