was the 250 190D the red one? I yhought that was a parts car On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 8:12 PM Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> In my quest for cheap transportation the worst deal I ever had was that > $250 190D. It definitely proved the rule that "nothing is more expensive > than a cheap Mercedes." > OTOH the best I ever did was with my $1500 1998 Jetta TDI. I think that > might be my favorite car. It's too bad the tin worm was so bad to it. > > Hammie the $1500, and then $800 '83 240D was also a good value, both times > I owned it. > > -Curt > > On Thursday, November 25, 2021, 08:06:31 PM EST, Dwight Giles < > dwight.gi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > yes I grew up in a penny pinching family. my grandmother warned about > being "pennywise and pound foolish". > > On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 7:52 PM Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > I am. > > On Thursday, November 25, 2021, 01:57:21 PM EST, Dwight Giles via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > we are not all cheap bastards. > > On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 1:54 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Are these primo cars because if so I don’t think any of the cheap > bastards > > on this list will be interested. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Nov 25, 2021, at 12:33 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > About a half a mile up Villa Nueva away from my house, there’s a mid > > century slump block rancher with an inordinately large garage and a > large, > > enclosed carport that you access from the backyard off the golf course. > In > > true neighborhood creeper fashion, I’ve known (since about 1990) that > this > > garage and the carport are filled with all types of MBs. > > > I always was on the lookout for a time to strike up a conversation with > > the fellow, but he is elusive; he is either cloistered in his home out of > > the heat or he is in Deutschland. > > > Last spring, I noticed him out feebly trimming a palm tree and I wanted > > to stop but I was on my way to a call-out night shift at the old nuke > > plant. Figures. > > > On my way home the next morning I left him a note attached to his front > > door introducing myself as a fellow MB enthusiast and a neighbor eager to > > help him with home maintenance. > > > He called me later that afternoon and we talked for about a half an > hour > > and he told me the that next day they were leaving for Germany for the > > summer. He said that he has a man that watches his house but he > appreciate > > the offer and said that we would meet up once he returned in the fall. > > > Two days ago I noticed his pristine 500 SL parked in the driveway, so I > > knew he had returned. > > > Yesterday when I was driving by I saw that his garage door was up. As I > > looked over, I saw him pouring something into the fuel tank of his black > 61 > > 280 SE Coupe. > > > We talked for an hour. I saw his garage stable (560 SEL, 500SL, ML350, > > 280 SE Coupe, RR Silver Spur) but didn’t see the carport. He says he may > be > > thinning the herd a bit (he just sold his W126 coupe and his ‘60 190 SL). > > I called dibs on the rest for us. > > > > > > AZBob > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > _______________________________________ > > > 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
