On Sat, 6 Jul 2019 20:03:40 -0500 OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> True, and I really liked the double A arm front suspension - much better > than that in the W123. They were very nice driving cars - I had a '70 > 220D and two '76 300Ds. Yes, I do remember the quality driving, something I seem to miss in later cars. Craig > On Sat, Jul 6, 2019 at 6:12 PM Craig via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > On Sat, 6 Jul 2019 15:20:12 -0500 OK Don via Mercedes > > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > That was the one feature that I was jealous of when I was driving a > > > W115 - oh, and the easy to replace fan motor ... > > > > Yes, the W115 '72 220D we had did not have the straight up hood > > feature. > > > > The hood would, however, very nicely hold a two-tube, four-foot > > fluorescent shop light fixture with a length of zip cord tied to its > > two ends, thus bathing the engine compartment with light. > > > > The battery mounted in the left front of the engine compartment was > > very handy, too. Quite unlike trying to get a battery out of a W123 > > or W124 ... > > > > > > Craig > > > > _______________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few > who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric > fence for themselves." > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > _______________________________________ > 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 > Craig ---------------------------------- Present: '93 E300D/2.5 Turbo 354 kmi '89 Chevrolet G20 Beauville 210 kmi (the Big Red Van, BRV) '00 Kenworth W900 Helmut 943 kmi Past: '90 E300D/2.5 Turbo 265 kmi RIP '07 Peterbilt 386 Bruno 885 kmi '82 240D/3.0 Bluebell 286 kmi '95 E320 Sebastian 135 kmi RIP '94 E420 Oskar 127 kmi RIP '87 Dodge Grand Caravan RIP '86 190E/2.3 '72 220/8 '61 Willys Utility Wagon '59 Willys Utility Wagon '67 Volkswagen Fastback '64 190Dc Emma '72 220D/8 Herman 186 kmi '69 Lotus Europa '64 Alfa Romeo Turrisimo Internationale '59 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spyder Veloce _______________________________________ 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
