What is the difference between a kleb car and a Martha car? Sent from my iPhone
> On May 26, 2016, at 1:15 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > From my original post in this thread: > >> Owner told me the car was originally purchased by a Florida resident with a >> connection to Chicago who drove the car round trip multiple times a year, >> hence the high mileage. They had the transmission rebuilt at some time >> during their ownership. It was sold to another owner who was either an MB >> person or mechanic who had the head rebuilt, who the PO owner bought it from >> roughly two years ago. > > I can assure you that having driven the car, there is no way the engine > hasn’t been touched. It’s clean and doesn’t smoke or nail under load. > Acceleration is good. > > As for proper maintenance, who knows since there is nothing to speak of on > the VMI until 2012? Whoever had it then appeared to go to great lengths to > maintain it, as the visits were all for maintenance stuff on a reoccurring > basis, such as fluids and filters. > > This is a Kleb car. It is not a Martha car - yet. The basic foundation of > it certainly appears to be good. It’s a calculated risk, but one I’ll take > if I can get it cheap. > > Dan > > > > >> On May 26, 2016, at 1:30 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> It's got over 400k and still runs >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On May 26, 2016, at 12:27 PM, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> As in, how do you know it was properly maintained? >>> >>>> On Thu, May 26, 2016 at 1:23 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> Not really >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On May 26, 2016, at 12:22 PM, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I must be missing something. Isn't a 400K+ mile engine sort of a "last >>>>> gasp", esp. for a diesel with a sketchy past? > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
