I was told the new bugs and VW's in general nowadays were very prone to breakdown and bad dealer support. The fact that my parents' Jetta was a TOTAL LEMON didn't help that. I like the TDI bugs, what can you tell us about your experience? Chris
Bob Rentfro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Here's the current lineup: '77 300D 147K (you know) '87 Acura Legend 167K '01 VW Beetle TDI 59K Bob Rentfro ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher McCann" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 9:09 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] VWTD Bob, what other cars do you have that we don't know about? Chris Bob Rentfro wrote: Luther typed: "Be nice Chris, that means he would have been procreating at JBU......" Whoa.....how could he be doing that? I believe they had a strict every-date-must-be-chaperoned rule. Bible College students had to be very creative. List content: I really dig my Beetle TDI...almost bought a new Quantem in '81 I believe...but The Queen of All Time, Space and Dimension has a cousin who sold Fords...so I got a Fiesta instead. Bob Rentfro (a one time creative, always getting detentions for long hair bible college student) '77 300D 147K Litchfield Park, AZ _______________________________________ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -2005 Blue Point Siamese, "Rose" -1987 300TD, 151K, "Rotkäppchen" -1985 300SD, 210K, "Wulf" -1976 240D, ?K, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen) -1972 Jacobsen 21" Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, Snowcaster, "One Banger" --------------------------------- Yahoo! Photos Got holiday prints? See all the ways to get quality prints in your hands ASAP. _______________________________________ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net _______________________________________ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -2005 Blue Point Siamese, "Rose" -1987 300TD, 151K, "Rotkäppchen" -1985 300SD, 210K, "Wulf" -1976 240D, ?K, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen) -1972 Jacobsen 21" Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, Snowcaster, "One Banger" --------------------------------- Yahoo! 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From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Jan 12 17:02:24 2006 Received: from xproxy.gmail.com ([66.249.82.206]) by server5.arterytc5.net with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1Ex5qC-0001E2-KE for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Thu, 12 Jan 2006 17:02:24 +0000 Received: by xproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id s11so397836wxc for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Thu, 12 Jan 2006 09:02:22 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=CXlg3toY3IJnIHSkSGf5IQlHgy06cIhISwbjwPNr5mXPb58+eGQJMJjvYMWEDkCYMhApy3f/CltorgS0vhfOV8pnQJAH99Y95zQw8mPFMIoXUNkNhN+Ht1Gl9c7D7SXnX5Bpu7ECPciK9Wdj7AuavUt4Dz/6g50gDtmsH0sOs6o= Received: by 10.70.122.14 with SMTP id u14mr2552438wxc; Thu, 12 Jan 2006 09:02:22 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.70.65.10 with HTTP; Thu, 12 Jan 2006 09:02:22 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 11:02:22 -0600 From: Hans Neureiter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.6 Subject: Re: [MBZ] button under gas pedal X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net> List-Unsubscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net> List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 17:02:24 -0000 You mean a Fartcan? Didn't know they sound good on a diesel. On 1/12/06, Bob Rentfro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And then a coffee can on your exhaust.... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Hans Neureiter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 9:41 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] button under gas pedal > > > > Yes. Next thing on my to-do list is to install an airdam and a F1 rear > > spoiler. > > > > On 1/12/06, Bob Rentfro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> Now you'll be able to fly! > >> > >> Bob Rentfro > >> '77 300D 147K > >> Litchfield Park, AZ > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Hans Neureiter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 9:35 AM > >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] button under gas pedal > >> > >> > >> > Found the culprit. There was a rotten piece of rubber cover for the > >> > switch. > >> > Ripped it out and it works now, even though the pedal just barely > >> > pushes > >> > the > >> > button. > >> > > >> > On 1/12/06, Hans Neureiter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> Thanks all. Just wanted to make sure I was looking at this the righ= t > >> way. > >> >> I'll start digging. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> On 1/12/06, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> > > >> >> > > Whit the pedal to the floor, there is still a gap between the > >> >> > > pedal arm and the switch. > >> >> > > >> >> > Something is out of whack. Pull all the carpeting and see > >> >> > if it makes more sense. The bottom of the pedal where the > >> >> > rod goes in should contact the top of the switch. If it > >> >> > doesn't, either somebody has the wrong pedal in there, or > >> >> > the bottom pivot rusted off and it's been put back in the > >> >> > wrong place, somebody moved the switch, or the linkage has > >> >> > been moved somehow. > >> >> > > >> >> > -- Jim > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > _______________________________________ > >> >> > http://www.striplin.net > >> >> > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > >> >> > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> >> > > >> >> > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> >> > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX > >> >> '82 300SD, '95 E300D > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX > >> > '82 300SD, '95 E300D > >> > _______________________________________ > >> > http://www.striplin.net > >> > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > >> > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > > >> > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.striplin.net > >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX > > '82 300SD, '95 E300D > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.striplin.net > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > -- Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX '82 300SD, '95 E300D
