Just imagine what those pathetic losers driving their new cars must feel. On Feb 8, 2019 10:17 PM, "Dwight Giles via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> But that is the thrill of our game. > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > > On Feb 8, 2019 9:47 PM, "Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes" < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Great story. That’s totally me in the SL600. Completely paranoid. > > Especially after the thermostat sticking and the car getting hot. And > > the$500E300 too. Every old car! > > > > --R > > Sent from iPhone > > > > > On Feb 8, 2019, at 9:14 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > A funny story: > > > > > > Today I drove the 220SEb to work and then on to my headliner guy's shop > > so he could survey it in anticipation of doing the headliner and related > > items early next month. It's a roughly 20 mile drive one way to work, > half > > on surface streets and the other half on a reversible toll road with > > limited access/highway speeds (65 mph.) It's a combination of the two > over > > to the headliner shop of about 10 miles, making the return back to the > > house much the same of about 30 miles for a total of about 60 miles round > > trip. > > > > > > We've all been in my shoes - a relatively new (to you) unproven car, > > taking it out on the road, listening to every noise, vibration, hum, > > whatever, riding on the edge just waiting for something (bad) to happen. > > You hear something and start to freak out.... > > > > > > Drive to work - uneventful, maybe even fun. The toll road is a > > reversible with three lanes, no access for roughly 11 miles. Very nice > road > > surface, new and smooth as glass. The car ran flawlessly, in fact, it > found > > a sweet spot in the upper 60s that made it sound great and was really > > tracking and handling quite nicely, considering that I am in serious need > > of new front springs. Cool. Got to work without an issue. Whew! > > > > > > Drive to headliner shop - interstate and city streets, busy but the car > > did well again. Not a problem. > > > > > > Drive home, mostly interstate except for the last 10 miles or so, which > > is surface streets. Again, ran well, no problems. Even fired up the > > FrigiKing since it was nearly 80 and got some ice cubes running - well, > > plenty of cold air. About a mile from home I was turning through an > > intersection and it sounded like I ran over something small in the road. > > Hmm. No problem, car was running fine. Probably a big rock or some piece > of > > junk I didn't see. > > > > > > Pull into the garage. Need to straighten out the car a bit, so I put it > > in reverse. It continues to creep forward. Hmm. Put it in neutral. Creeps > > forward. OK, I'll just leave it here and I'll park the wife's SL500 so > she > > doesn't bang the door into my car, since it was encroaching into her > space > > a little. > > > > > > Get down on my hands and knees and take a look under the car. Yup. > > Transmission linkage bushing failed. Got a couple on their way from the > MB > > warehouse in Jacksonville. I totally trust this car now. > > > > > > Dan > > > _______________________________________ > > > 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
