Yes you should be ashamed of yourself driving a car that needs a paint job:)
Sent from my iPhone On May 14, 2012, at 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
