I am a true bottom feeder. Scouring Goodwill for wonders is a hobby. I am not in the mood to pay the State of Washington $65 for the pleasure of collector plates, so I snagged some off Fleabay for a Jackson. No more annual payments to keep her on the road as a collectable.
Rattle can paint is coming along. I tried to use by many power toys to clean her, but they bought the farm. The pressure washer, the upholstery cleaner, and I fear the vacuum cleaner crapped out. clay 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1986 SDL - Polei retired models- 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 > On Sep 4, 2016, at 12:48 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Clay is a world class bottom feeder. No one on the list has even come close > to his bottomfeedingness. He definitely deserves some sort of recognition in > this legendary low price group. > > An award in the form of a loving cup or faux sheepskin should be created and > presented to him at the upcoming international event in New England; in > absentia if he can't be there; or at a future event if there isn't time for > this one. > > In the spirit of true conservatism, the set of principles which give rise to > bottomfeedingness, I for one will be searching Goodwill and similar stores > for an appropriate cup that can be erased and inscribed with a eulogy to > Clay. In view of the bald tires, borderline brakes, and other risks > associated with very low priced old Mercedes, a eulogy would be most > appropriate; just in case. > > Gerry > > Andrew Strasfogel wrote: >> Please post a slide show with at least 30 pix. > >>> $600 >>> Dirt cheap and in drivable condition >>> clay > > Kaleb wrote: >>>> Hopefully you did not pay much for it > > clay wrote: >>>>> The new to me SDL. It has 314k on the clock. Tires are balder than a >>>>> baby’s backside, some rust through in places, paint is toast, front seat >>>>> covers are toast but seats move, fan and heat are good, did not check AC, >>>>> sunroof works, engine runs, brakes work-ish, it was wet and bald tires do >>>>> not grip. Engine bay had thick residue, battery pan is rusty, under the >>>>> pan, mice had a home and that made rust through. Window do not lower… >>> might be wire issue or ??? Will attach 12v to test it all. PO did a bunch >>> of work to keep it running, so not all bad. I have yet to go through the >>> two cases of parts and bits that were in the back seat. I will pressure >>> wash Sunday to really get the crud off then whip out the sander to get a >>> surface for the filler/primer to adhere. Major alligatoring of the paint >>> and rusty spots all over. I am turning it into a Polizei car, so hood, >>> doors and trunk lid are getting green paint. > Rattle can white — of the very cheapest will be used to coat the rest of >>> the car. The really really cheapo $0.99 a can stuff. > clay > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > _______________________________________ > 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
