I'd bet the engine runs fine. It was at very high rev for only very short
time - maybe 5 seconds or so. I was reaching for key to turn it off
immediately as I stopped. I was still holding brake on HARD to try to tame
it, but my foot must have been askew on the pedal so that I was pressing on
accelerator, too.
Wilt
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From: "Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 10:17 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] NC mini Q
I got to thinking that it was never opened given how the latch pin was bent
and the latch still intact, never could have got it together like that
closing it. $20 HF recip saw cut right through it though, "soft" steel
which also deformed but stayed intact. Good German chinee steel and
engineering!
It is rather impressive, the hit was just in front of the left front wheel
and pushed the left front fender/frame over maybe 6-8" while the RF is
pushed over maybe 3". The engine looks moved asunder laterally a coupla
inches too, will have to look to see if nothing is broken in there but
probably just the frame deformation. Looks like the LF strut top was
pushed off the upper fender mount, hence the LF wheel knocked over.
Wheel/tire is fine, just the strut mount, looks like Max has a good set of
spares. The PS pump/reservoir was broken from the front sheet metal
hitting it but nothing else behind looks affected. The oil cooler is
broken off and one line sheared. We were hoping the engine is OK in that
it did not run long without oil as there is none on the dipstick. probably
fine, Max is going to get some oil and bypass the cooler and get it going
to make sure.
Nothing behind the firewall is deformed, I guess that is the design for
the front to crush/deform leaving the passenger pod intact. In any case,
somewhat impressive. Maybe we can just cut off the front, find another
clip, and get the welder going...
I'll take some pics later and send them along.
Wilton if it is some consolation, even if you had been 0.1 second/4ft
earlier getting in front of the idiot blowing the red light, you would
have been well-protected in that car. Maybe a bit banged up but it
clearly could have taken a more direct hit without compromising the pass
compartment too much. That is why we drive Benzes, it did its job.
--BB
On 5/17/16 9:52 AM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote:
Tow driver never touched the hood. It remained closed during the
accident. Now, I'm thinking that the evaluator/appraiser never even
looked under the hood, other than peeking through cracks. I began to
think that after I tried to open it yesterday.
Wilton
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Cc: "Max Dillon" <dillonm...@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 11:23 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] NC mini Q
It was great to see you again Wilton, wish it could have been under
different circumstances. Really a shame that such a nice car was taken
out by that distracted driver. Rich and I were looking under the hood,
briefly considered trying to bring your sedan back to life, but the
damage really is quite severe.
By the way, we had to cut the hood latch with a saw-z-all, I have no
idea how that tow truck driver got that hood closed. We both tried with
pry bars, could not open that hood with brute force.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300
On May 16, 2016 2:50:24 PM EDT, WILTON via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
Max met me near Dunn, NC, to collect his "new" acquisition - a slightly
used
'87 300D (146 kmi). Note the sad face on the white-headed guy.
Wilt
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