My eyesight is great. Photos not so much. On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 11:11 PM, WILTON via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com > wrote:
> My first thought, too, 'bout it's blackness, or darkness. Then I > realized, "Maybe, it's blue." Still sorta dark. > > Wilt > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes" < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: "Andrew Strasfogel" <astrasfo...@gmail.com> > Sent: Monday, July 10, 2017 3:36 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Escape From Okie Acres > > > A black car in Tampa? Or are you pulling up stakes and heading up to Alaska >> to start your New Life detailing Arctic Cats? >> >> On Mon, Jul 10, 2017 at 3:20 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> I looked around for diesel W210s but as we discussed I had a hard time >>> finding the later diesel model. Seems like the non-turbo (97) versions >>> were >>> around, but the turbo versions were scarce for the most part. >>> >>> I did learn that 1997 was a transitional year for the chassis and had >>> some >>> weird things going on that would suggest it was best to avoid this model >>> year. >>> >>> The steering wheel buttons are nice, but take some getting used to. As >>> with the W220 models of the same vintage, the buttons have issues with >>> the >>> coating breaking down on them, rendering the plastic like a LaBrea tar >>> pit >>> for one's fingers. The replacements are stupid expensive (+$200 for the >>> pair) yet finding a way to strip the nasty molasses-like coating on them >>> is >>> difficult at best, and often results in the paint and therefore the icons >>> being damaged or destroyed in the process. >>> >>> As this car has minimal needs I may break down and just buy a new set of >>> buttons for it. Some of the paint is already worn off as well, make me >>> more >>> prone to go for replacement. We'll see. >>> >>> -D >>> >>> > On Jul 10, 2017, at 3:04 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> > >>> > I sure wish they offered diesel 210s after 99, but if you have the >>> chance to get a 98-99 diesel, do it. The bumper, grille, and taillights >>> are >>> a little different and it does not have the steering wheel buttons but >>> otherwise they are the same. >>> > >>> > Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> 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 > > _______________________________________ 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
