Hey Kevin - I think I suggested that car to the list - a friends
daughter had gotten it as a hand me down. My friend used to work at
NASA and we met when Sailing from the same marina....
At least that sounds like the one...
Larry
On 9/13/2013 3:49 PM, Kevin Slater wrote:
Agreed it's phsycological, but in my case it ruined a working car. A nice
240D at that. We rescued it from down around Richmond, VA. (Me and the son
that drove it the most.) It was a total mess. Hadn't run for years and was
parked under or near some pine trees. We put a good new battery in it and
got it to start and drove it to a car wash to get off as much crap as
humanly possible. Then we drove back up to my B-I-L's place in Northern VA
to rest up before the drive back to Pittsburgh. It was quite the adventure.
The story on the car was that it was purchased by a mail carrier after he
retired. He kept it up for a good number of years and passed it onto to his
daughter. She drove it for 2 years and then parked it under some trees in
the next door neighbor's yard. I think we paid $500 for it. The tires were
either shot or dry rotted and it needed a new exhaust downpipe or header, I
can't remember which. But it had good power climbing back up to Breezewood
from the PRM (People's Republic of Maryland). My wife was driving and I
told her to keep her foot in it to loosen up and blow out any carbon. She
listened well enough.
On Sep 12, 2013 2:21 AM, "clay" <redgh...@comcast.net> wrote:
The need to get home has absolutely nothing to do with magic in the
driveway. It is the instinctive need to return to a safe place where you
can call upon your tribe mates or just die in said safe place. All
psychology. Same reason a man will crawl away after getting shot, knowing
full well there is another bullet with his name on it that will complete
his demise.
clay
On Sep 8, 2013, at 6:10 PM, Kevin Slater wrote:
I heard a Car Talk episode that discussed the feeling of "if I can just
get
home" as if there is some magic in your own driveway or garage. Where I
had
to leave the car was dangerous so after I made it back to my house I had
to
call a platform tow truck to get it back home. I had only paid $500 for
it
and it was mostly to give my oldest child a way to drive himself to /
from
High School.
On Sep 8, 2013 8:48 PM, "Kevin Slater" <ksla...@mheservices.com> wrote:
I seriously lament every week losing my 240D. Some guy came to buy it. I
was pretty sure the diesel motor was shot. It died in a snow storm. I
was
pretty close to home and trying to make it back. The engine just went
down
to no power and then quit altogether. I figured it was something
internal
to the engine. The guy that bought didn't care. It was a mostly rust
free
and in general good shape.
On Sep 4, 2013 10:42 PM, "Kevin Kraly" <kevinpadd...@gmail.com> wrote:
Just thought I would try to add some Mercedes content to the list. In
a
couple weeks, I'm going to start looking in earnest for my next rattly
Mercedes. Will it be a W115 220D, 240D or 300D, W116 300SD, W123 240D
or
300D sedan, coupe or wagon, turbo or NA, W124 1987 300D or a 1990-93
300D
2.5T, W126 SD or SDL? I've even seen a couple W201's out there. I
like
the 300tD's, but they either seem to be priced way too high even with
issues, or the rear SLS is shot or removed completely. I wouldn't
mind a
300CD NA or the extra power of a Turbbo Diesel since I liked the two NA
models I owned. I'm looking for one that's enjoyable, not to
expensive, one
without too much neglect, something to be the fun car. Do you think I
have the "sickness?" Seriously, any suggestions on what years/models
that
aren't too pricy, lots of bang for the buck?
Kevin, Mercedes Diesel-less in LaPorte, Colorado, moving back to
Hillsboro, Oregon next Friday
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