Brian, I'm with you 100%. I cannot stand to 'follow the crowd', I'd much rather reach my own conclusion/bias. I don't know if this is a human condition or not, I prefer to think of it as great American Rugged Individualism. Making biodiesel appeals to me for the same reason; nothing to do with political correctness or saving the planet, everything to do with being self-reliant and economical and enjoying the fruits of my labor unhindered by overbearing government (he says as he sits in uniform sucking at Mother Navy's tit with NSA probably reading every word of this email....)
:) Very respectfully, /s/ Meade Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD 287k miles '85 190D 2.2 5 spd 106k miles '85 300TD Euro 5spd 327k miles *sold* -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zoltan Finks Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 1:34 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] New vs. Old Revisited Forgive me, Marshall Field, as I know this doesn't give you any information on the topic you asked about, but: Your question regarding window switches reminded me of an episode on that show "Real Housewives of Orange County". One of the families' daughter gets in her couple-of-year-old Mercedes coupe and tries to operate the window switch, and it's broken. She whines like a six year old: "I need a new car! I always get hand-me-downs!" Incidently, her mom also drives a Mercedes coupe, and at least one other character on the show does as well. This sort of speaks (indirectly) to the issue that was being talked about a few days ago on the list. The issue of new Mercedes vs. old was brought up. I guess this encapsulates most of the reason I don't really want a new Mercedes. It seems to be just sort of a generic, overly common car that folks buy because they are in a certain slot in society. The last few times I have gone out to California, I noticed that the freeways are crawling with them. And just very recently, I've noticed that that trend is finally hitting here in little ol' Rochester, MN. I get the feeling that 85% of the drivers of these new machines could just as likely have wound up in a Lexus or an Acura. I prefer to have something that you have to want to have - something that you couldn't have accidentally. Don't misunderstand, I know that there are a lot of folks that have new Mercedes' who are actually enthusiasts, and I'm not trying to step on their toes (though I think I did). Brian 83 240D _______________________________________ 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
