Ever fly or ride in an open cockpit plane?
Model A Fords with the windshield open were good air conditioning so
long as you didn't ingest any bees or wasps.
The slide back top on one of our early 1960s Beetles was the most
trouble free ragtop we ever owned. When the kids were little they would
stand on the back seat and have a great time when we went for drives.
No way they could fall out like from a regular convertible.
Once had a Chevy with tires that tended to separate. We were going
for a slow drive on a country road one day when the back of the car
started going up and down like a tire getting fat on one side.
Started fussing to my wife about those sorry tires when the kids on
the back seat burst out laughing. They had been bouncing up and down
in perfect rythym.
Gerry
From: "WILTON" <wilt...@nc.rr.com>
'Had my fill of wind in the face and whipping all around in '31, '37 and '49
Fords, '51, '53, '54, '55, '56, '57 Chevys, '61 Pontiac (which I stupidly
ordered new without AC and less than 6 months later, had it installed), '64
Karman Ghia, '64 Dodge Van, etc.
'Don't need anymore wind in the face and whipping around me; 'rather have it
quiet and cool (or warm as the case may require).
'Wouldn't give a hoot in Hell for car without a top or a car with a hole in
the top.
Wilton
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Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] S210 sunroof woes
I agree, mine is a 1991 and I doubt that will ever sell it. It drinks gas
like a pig but the ride makes up for it.
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] S210 sunroof woes
Sent: May 5, 2012 1:44 PM
126 coupes are the best.
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On May 5, 2012, at 1:04 PM, buymbpa...@gmail.com wrote:
I use mine all the time. I have driven rag tops since I was 16 and love the
wind. When I lower the windows and open the roof on my 126 coupe, it is
close to having no top. Great feeling.
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From: "WILTON" <wilt...@nc.rr.com>
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Date: Sat, 5 May 2012 12:56:21
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] S210 sunroof woes
And I hope you continue to enjoy it. 'Having grown with none, I enjoy
having automatic 'nitionin' in mine too much to mess around with a hole in
the roof.
Wilton
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From: "Dimitri Seretakis" <dsereta...@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2012 10:07 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] S210 sunroof woes
I open the manual sunroof on my 240D all the time!
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On May 5, 2012, at 9:52 AM, "WILTON" <wilt...@nc.rr.com> wrote:
I've had one of mine for 17 years, the other one for 8 years; I've never
opened either one of 'em - 'don't plan to. I think SWMBO has, though,
before I did some "remedial" training. 'Can't understand - some of the
world's supposedly finest engineers building a perfectly good steel,
waterproof top and, then, cutting a big, rectangular hole in it.
Wilton
----- Original Message ----- From: "OK Don" <okd...@gmail.com>
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Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 10:39 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] S210 sunroof woes
My rule is to NEVER open the sunroof on a used Mercedes - it's just begging
for trouble.
On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 6:52 PM, <buymbpa...@gmail.com> wrote:
I don't, but I just spent $900.00 on parts for mine. I am going to have
little chat with Tarek on Banned. They knew the roof was messed up. Oh
well. Live and learn.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net>
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Date: Fri, 04 May 2012 18:30:56
To: Mercedes Discussion List<mercedes@okiebenz.com>
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Subject: [MBZ] S210 sunroof woes
I assumed my '99 E320 wagon had an improved popup glass sunroof, not
susceptible
to the problems that make me afraid to use the sunroof in a 124 or newer
201.
Today, whatever mechanism moves the sunroof doesn't seem to be working on
the
left side. I opened it and it went halfway as usual, then when I hit the
switch
again to open it the rest of the way it jammed. When I got out of the car I
could see that it wasn't opened evenly, and I managed to shut it by
shoving the
left side forward by hand as I worked the switch. But when it closed, the
right
side rose up flush with the roof and left rear corner stayed down. I took
the
cover off the emergency crank hole and can see it turn when the motor
runs, so
the crank won't help me any.
How do I operate the mechanism that raises the left rear corner of the roof
panel, so I can get it sealed and leave it that way until I'm ready (if
ever) to
rebuild the roof?
Does anybody have the 210 roof .pdf file?
Mitch.
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