Hi, I still have a 1976 Ford LTD full size wagon with 145k miles on a 400m w/c6. Original miles on the trans and never rebuilt. The engine developed a hot off highway thrust bearing noise at 70k and I installed a new set of bearing inserts and an oil pump. Great car even after putting it in Lake Rathbun for 30 minutes. (1999) When nothing starts the wagon sitting out always starts. It gets 12mpg ! Ed in Chicago
Timothy Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'll never forget about 1978 I had to pick up a German couple at the airport. I was driving a Lincoln TownCar, the last year of the 460 cu in V8. They remarked about how nice the American cars were, how much more "plush" were the interiors than the German autos. That's something I remember. Sorry, but the Lincoln was a POS and six months after purchase and 48 miles out of warranty (12K mile warranties at the time) when the transmission gave trouble I dumped it vowing never again to buy an American vehicle. The "status of Mercedes Benz" later became popular (Perhaps it was that JR Ewing drove one on "Dallas?"). Still, I remember first impression that the Germans car (interiors) seemed rather spartan compared to the "frufru of velour" on the American sedans. > From: Mitch Haley > Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List > Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:14:12 -0500 > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Gotta love MB > > > > Hendrik & Fay wrote: >> Roadside assistance, yeah dream on unless you buy a new MB or pay a >> squillion bucks a year. > > Back in the day, our cars cost as much in $US as the German models > (with fewer standard features) cost in Deutchmarks. > For example, my 1979 300SD was a $27,000 car, my 1986 2.3-16 was a > $35,000 car. I like to think that our exorbitant prices at the time > earned us more standard features and special services like free > roadside assistance, as well as substandard horsepower. (my 2.3-16 > was rated at 167HP, not 185PS) > > How much did the cars cost over there 20-30 years ago? > > Speaking of car prices, what would it cost to import a used German > car from UK to AU? The lovely S124 300TE that they destroyed on BBC's > Top Gear was purchased from a used car dealer for 795 Sterling > if I recall correctly, at a time when it equaled about $1200 US. > (now 800 Sterling = 1600 US, but a 124 gasser wagon is probably > worth 500-600 Sterling now) > >> the average yank can't even >> remember that their car runs on fuel and needs this replenished at >> regular intervals? One day they'll forget to fill the space shuttle. > > That would be one way to keep it from exploding. > > Mitch. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
