Andrew, Driving a Mercedes should never be thought an embarrassment. Even a clapped out w123 has more class than a Kia. Or maybe you could rock a Yugo for a bit to compare.......
Hahahahaha. Mike On May 14, 2012 10:15 AM, "andrew strasfogel" <astrasfo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Very sad indeed. That's why I love my 123 wagons. They can be quite > imperfect yet still provide reliable transportation. > > BTW, the smoky toasty smell in my 1985 300TD only appears rarely now, > and then for only about 30 seconds before vanishing as mysteriously as > it came. This has been achieved after severa engine degreasing > efforts; there must still be a remnant patch of SLS fluid somewhere > that I haven't reached (it leaked out 4 liters in 2 months before I > found the pinhole in the line). I am now ready to have the car > repainted so it's less of an embarrassment to be seen driving it. > > Andrew > 1983 and 1985 300TD > > On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 10:36 PM, OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > A friend of mine got the Rolls bug when cars started to be a big thing on > > eBay - bought a '75 Rolls in CA, drove it home. The water pump was > leaking, > > he had to stop often to keep it cool. A new pump ws over $1,000, so he > took > > it to his Dad (a machinist, among other things), and they made new parts > > for the pump. Then the brake system needed work, at big bucks - it's two > > circuit to each wheel high pressure hydraulic system controled by the > brake > > pedal. I thin he scrounged parts for it and finely broke down and bought > > the special fliud, but has never finished fixing it. When I ask hom when > > I'm going to get a ride in the Rolls, he replies "Oh, you mean the > storage > > shelf in my garage?" > > > > On Sun, May 13, 2012 at 8:11 PM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > >> A friend of mine got a pile of money when his mom died. He bought a > >> Roller, spent like $40k on it, it was an early '80s model but I don't > know > >> more than that. > >> He owned it for something like a year, spent another $40k or so on it > and > >> sold it for something like $15k in disgust. > >> > >> His problem of course is that he just wanted it to work and threw money > at > >> problems rather than investigating... > >> > >> -Curt > >> > >> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 18:28:12 -0400 > >> From: Dan Penoff <lwb...@yahoo.com> > >> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1928 Rolls Royce lasts as long as a diesel Benz > >> Message-ID: <nlyy3g3rpphatcbmfav8mwt9.1336948092...@email.android.com> > >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > >> > >> I always thought owning a Rolls would be cool, but I have often wondered > >> about how expensive the parts are and what the reliability is like. > >> > >> As long as you're not looking for a Corniche convertible, they don't > >> appear to be that expensive, relatively speaking. > >> > >> Dan > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> 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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > OK Don > > 2001 ML320 > > 1992 300D 2.5T > > 1990 300D 2.5T > > 1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager > > _______________________________________ > > 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://mail.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://mail.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://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
