If he ever tosses in the towel on it I’ll take it off his hands and see if I can sort it out. It’s in pretty good shape and I’ve got a fair number of parts ready to go on it that would make it nice and better than it currently is. Son has all of this available to him but won’t lift a finger, so it’s on him if it pukes.
-D > On Feb 17, 2020, at 2:42 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Wow that’s pretty cheap even with that many miles. If the kid would take care > it car will probably last a long time. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Feb 17, 2020, at 1:41 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> I paid $1800-$2000, something like that. It was dealer maintained from the >> start until about 317k, so the doofus I bought it from only had 10k to screw >> it up. >> >> -D >> >> >> >>> On Feb 17, 2020, at 2:39 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Remind is how much this car cost to purchase. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>>> On Feb 17, 2020, at 1:33 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Not really. The car had nearly 330k on the clock when I bought it for >>>> him. It’s solid, but definitely something you wouldn’t want to sink a lot >>>> of $$ into. A couple of the injectors are leaking, so it’s trying to do >>>> the Black Death thing again. Now that I’ve done this and have the tools, >>>> it’s not a big deal, but it’s a PITA that will most likely never end. >>>> >>>> -D >>>> >>>>> On Feb 17, 2020, at 1:41 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Too bad he is ruining a CDI. >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>>>> On Feb 16, 2020, at 7:34 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >>>>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Agreed. I am always keeping half an eye out for such cars. Camry, >>>>>> Altima, Civic, in no particular order. When the E320 CDI grenades, there >>>>>> is no doubt it will be my responsibility to deal with the fallout and >>>>>> produce a resolution. I kick myself for not doing it the last round. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -D >>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Feb 16, 2020, at 8:05 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes >>>>>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> So now I wait for the car to grenade. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I don't know whether you will shop for another vehicle for him or not, >>>>>>> but I will relate that the best cars for surviving neglect are Toyota >>>>>>> Camrys and Toyota Corollas. Let Curly and Dimitri say what they will, >>>>>>> these things are cockroach cars. If you maintain them, Mercedes are the >>>>>>> best. If you neglect them the will bite your wallet every time. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Rick >>>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>>> 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 >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> 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
