I don't know much about them, but I would be interested in any affordable (relative - MB's will always be more $) MB that is built on the basis of HIGH QUALITY (what I'm willing to pay extra for) and not on conspicuous consumption, 87 zone climate controls, heated AND chilled seats, and 24 position head rests. A diesel Smart, with roll down windows, manual seat adjustment and made TO LAST - in THAT, I would be interested. Chris (not holding breath)
R A Bennell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: So what do you all think? Is that our future? Next Q - where is the competition? I can't recall seeeing anything that suggests anyone else is working on a similar vehicle to offer us. One might think that with current fuel price trends, there will be more interest in very efficient vehicles. These little 800cc diesels do pretty well on fuel in town and out. The little thing will go too. I followed one on the highway going to the lake last summer that was running along at about 115 kph which would translate to about 70 plus MPH. There was an article in the local paper here a while back about a fellow who uses a Smart to deliver newspapers over a route that extends from Winnipeg east to at least the Ontario border which is about 90 miles out from Winnipeg. He apparently packs the vehicle full of papers and drives that every day. Randy B -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bill Gallagher Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 10:50 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Smart cars coming to US Build your own Smart Car: Cost is nothing .....See a lot of them in Canada MB dealer has them on display..... http://smartcarusa.digitaldistrict.de/index.php?id=126 Bill 1981 300 TD _______________________________________ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -2005 Blue Point Siamese, "Rose" -1987 300TD, 151K, "Rotkäppchen" -1985 300SD, 212K, "Wulf" -1972 Jacobsen 21" Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, Snowcaster, "One Banger" --------------------------------- Yahoo! Mail Bring photos to life! 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From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Mar 21 18:12:03 2006 Received: from web30004.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.200.67]) by server5.arterytc5.net with smtp (Exim 4.52) id 1FLlKs-0003sO-Dw for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tue, 21 Mar 2006 18:12:03 +0000 Received: (qmail 7548 invoked by uid 60001); 21 Mar 2006 18:11:58 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:In-Reply-To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=1FwZN3T6GZ2wgQRw74yF6lTiB20VStOq6H5/q4VnPS7gHThGj6YPTTET9sKoIE8lm8kFLK7Hwo1wu3CCpTjG12jOKDJJFMBWl6t8HdNPTyXqDZ9yXsHugpV9VZxCzCjAd1xz5gjPRDoVPR/T7pljlU23gvZ1LquDfoqOofo/ZxA= ; Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from [67.52.19.222] by web30004.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:11:58 PST Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:11:58 -0800 (PST) From: Christopher McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.6 Subject: Re: [MBZ] Escort 8500 X50 Radar Detector X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net> List-Unsubscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net> List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 18:12:03 -0000 Cool. That clinches it for me. THANK YOU! Chris Sunil Hari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: My cousin did his own comparison - had a new Valentine and a new Escort side-by-side on his dash in Houston. Valentine would consistently pick up radar/laser up to 1/4 mile before the Escort unit. Also was better about filtering out garbage. He returned the Escort and actually said why. On 3/21/06, Loren Faeth wrote: > > What I want is a radar detector with remote pickups for front and rear, > and > a head unit that is easily hidden or stowed. Preferably with either heads > up display or audible only. Maybe one disguised in a GPS unit would be > the > best. I'd rather Smoky has no clue there is a radar detector > present. Stealth mode is the best. > > I got nailed in MT by a State trooper chick with instant on radar, coming > over a hill, in spite of the Escort in my Escort. I was going 75 on the > interstate (55 mph years = Upyers jimmy caatah, the worst president in > history) Fortunately, MT was up to playing the game with the Feds. They > gave out speeding tickets..... for $5 and no stain on your record. When > she told me that I almost wanted to hug a state trooper! I sent back the > Escort for a refund. I was moving the car to Hawaii and figured i'd have > little use for the radar detector there. They only used handhelds at the > time, and most of the time there was too much traffic to speed if you > wanted to. > > At 09:08 AM 3/21/2006, you wrote: > >hmm. > > > > How do you know it's better than an Escort? Have you compared them > > some how? Seriously considering it, although it looks like something > out > > of a 40 year old space capsule (transistors and vacuum tubes?). > > Appearance in this case is not important, however. > > > > Thanks, Chris > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I second that, mines 4 years old and still > >stomps on the Escort > > > >69 280 SEL 120,000 Miles > >72 350SL 108,000 Miles > >2004 VW Passat 4 Motion > >1999 Mazda Miata > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Dave M. > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 16:56:15 -0700 > >Subject: Re: [MBZ] Escort 8500 X50 Radar Detector > > > > > >Bah. Get a Valentine-1. > > > >http://www.valentine1.com/ > > > >:) > > > >-dm > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:22:25 -0800 (PST) > > > From: Christopher McCann > > > Subject: [MBZ] Escort 8500 X50 Radar Detector > > > > > > > > > This is always advertised in the Star. Looks good. Anybody here have > > > feedback on it? > > > > > > http://www.escortradar.com/x50.htm > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Chris > > > >_______________________________________ > >http://www.striplin.net > >For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > >For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > >___________________________________________________ > >Try the New Netscape Mail Today! > >Virtually Spam-Free | More Storage | Import Your Contact List > >http://mail.netscape.com > >_______________________________________ > >http://www.striplin.net > >For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > >For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > > > >Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri > >-2005 Blue Point Siamese, "Rose" > >-1987 300TD, 151K, "Rotkäppchen" > >-1985 300SD, 212K, "Wulf" > >-1972 Jacobsen 21" Turbo Vent > >-1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, Snowcaster, "One Banger" > > > >--------------------------------- > > Yahoo! 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