Twelve step program for acquiring more Benz? clay
> On Aug 16, 2016, at 7:21 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > You are a crack head. You have an addiction. You are among fellow travelers. > > --R (sent from my miniPad) > > On Aug 16, 2016, at 9:14 PM, clay via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I went to PnP to pick up a tail light for Mom, who backed into a Suburban. > > As I was driving in to the entry lane, a pair of white MB sedans caught my > eye. Builders sales lot… cars too nice to get stripped. The 95 S420 was a > great 20 footer. Fellow working the lot was alone on his first day and could > not get data on the car, or find keys. Called to the main office and found > out they picked it up for $100, make offer sale, I said $500, he countered > with $600. Hook was set, all that was needed to reel me in, would have been > keys to be able to give it a crank. NO ATF stick, and the oil stick brought > up brown emulsion. Interior was pretty nice, no tool kit in the trunk, odd > pitting in the paint at the rear door curve to the fender. > > The two and a half hours I played with cars in the yard, that W140 was > calling my name. Must be what a crack head feels waiting to score another > fix. I want a white car so I can repaint it in Polizei colors. I seem to be > looking for some crafty thing to fill my spare time. > > I got the tail light for Mom. Could not remember what it looked like so got > one older than her car, and one the year after. One should work. Found a > pair of ’95 grilles and some other fun bits, like the passenger side wipers > for W140. Dealer cost for each is $150. Number 1 son had to get new for his > car, so may as well have spares, or something to sell on. Found a nice W124 > switch panel in zebrano. > > After planning where to store the W140, how to get it there, timing of the > events, how to get a key and registration, I went back to see if they would > take a payment to hold the car until I could get it. Found out the engine > was blown, that is why it was there. Sales guy thought it may be something > like sprung timing chain smacked the valves. From the oil, looks like it was > overheated and blew the head gasket. SO, that means sourcing a M119. Add > that to the list of things. > > Drove home with my haul, without purchase of the car. Dropped the grilles at > my indy, who was able to persuade me to walk away. Just take a deep breath > and let it go. Guess I save my cash to hit the BC Stars Show and Shine end > of this month. > > > > > clay > > 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap > 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green > 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery > 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran > 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV > POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________ 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
