Soon after purchasing my '83 300SD back in 2003 I was on a trip back from Nebraska during the Saturday night/Sunday morning time, somewhere in southern Missouri on Hwy 71. The pedal was to the floor...cruising along the LONG multi-mile stretch that is flat and straight. I was somewhere in the low triple digits, but I'm not sure exactly where since the dash light fuse had not been replaced yet. I noticed a pair of headlights in my rearview mirror, and about a minute or so later they were closer. Sure enough, the blue lights came on and I rolled to a stop. The state trooper asked for license/registration/insurance and didn't say anything else. He went back to his car, and returned about 60-90 seconds later. He handed me my info back and said this, "I know how easy and fun it is to get a big and heavy car cruising like that, but we have a lot of deer in this area. So, slow it down and have a safe morning." I about had a heart attack I was so shocked.
Luther On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:41:03 -0600, Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mitch wrote: > > > "In 300 miles, I probably got passed 10-20 times, but there were two > vehicles that blew past me. #1 was on the outskirts of Kalamazoo during > rush hour, young black woman with the wheel in her left hand and a > mascara brush (!) in her right hand." > > > My grandfather died a few years back and I had my old 71 250 (with a TON > of miles). My dad called me and told me and wanted me to get to the > Mississippi gulf coast from Springfield, Missouri as fast as I could, so > that we could all fly out to New Jersey together. Anyway, I borrowed a > friends car (the 250 got about 10 mpg back then) and was driving his > Toyota celica through Arkansas when I was passed by a Dodge Stealth. I > was going over 90 mph at the time. I had a radar detector and so did he, > so I gunned it and followed it him. We were going about 115 weaving in > and out of traffic for over 100 miles. It made me very nervous, but I > did make great time. He finally pulled off at an exit and gave me a > wave goodbye. When I slowed down to 80, it felt like I could run that > fast. > > > > Donald H. Snook > > > -- Luther KB5QHU Alma, Ark '87 300SDL (272,xxx mi) head case '85 Ford F250 6.9 diesel (x58,xxx mi) '82 300CD (166 kmi) '82 300D (74 kmi) getting donor engine-sold '85 300D (280,176) parts car sans engine _______________________________________ 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
