Mileage? On Sun, Oct 5, 2014 at 10:00 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I believe. > On Oct 5, 2014 9:57 PM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com > > > wrote: > > > Nice! Its fun to tell non-believers about a long trip in an older car. My > > coworkers are amazed that we did a 1500 mile trip last summer in my '98 > > Jetta. I imagine they'd never believe you did 1200 in an '82... > > > > -Curt > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > To: "mercedes@okiebenz.com" <Mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > Sent: Sunday, October 5, 2014 8:40 PM > > Subject: [MBZ] 1982 300td travel > > > > > > Folks > > > > I went on another jaunt in the 82 300td that we recently reattached the > > mini folds on and rebuilt the turbo and replaced the oil pan and turbo > > drain seals etc. > > > > Left friday afternoon for washington dc hauling a load of valuable > > paintings and prints from a recent art show here. Went to somewhere in > the > > shenandoah valley, fri nite (maybe harrisonburg). Slept in a crummy motel > > fri nite. Got going about noon went to DC and dropped the art. Left DC > > about 6 pm in a mess of traffic saturday. I intended to stay with a > friend > > in richmond, but he was fighting with his wife or something, so he met me > > at the interstate in richmond about 8.30 pm (actually the bus station, > > right off of i-95 where i gave him a couple of HIS paintings that were > in > > the show, then i decided to push on to athens, ga …. only about another > 480 > > miles. > > > > I reached athens about 5.30 am. > > > > I ran about 62 to 72 mph indicated (depending on speed limits). I was > > dragging a trailer the entire way and hauling about 60 gallons of WVO on > > that since the car was full of art. > > > > So yesterday i ran about 750 miles all at the speed limit on WVO dragging > > a trailer. > > > > The car used no oil and all i did on the 1200 mile round trip was check > > the oil a few times > > > > And i was paid a pile of $$ for the trip. > > thanks, > > > > xx rick > > Rick Hawkins > > > > www.javaphoto.com > > www.javacycles.com > > LETTERPRESSES FOR SALE > > www.ricktheprinter.com > > www.letterpressmachinery.com > > _______________________________________ > > http://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 > > > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > _______________________________________ > > http://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 > > > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > > > _______________________________________ > http://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 > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > _______________________________________ http://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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
