On Sun, 2 Nov 2014 20:59:01 -0500 Meade Dillon via Mercedes
wrote:
> We're down into the 30's for the second night, finally turned the heat
> on in the house.
>
> I plugged in the block heater on the White Whale, set on a timer to
> turn on at 5 a.m.
>
> The car will start just fine with out th
The rust-free shells, or any W123s for that matter, are getting harder to
find out here.
Bob R
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Is there a shortage of 140s in Florida or something?
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> On Nov 2, 2014, at 8:55 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I’m not going to challenge this, but I’ve seen the “I have a standing offer
> of $ for this, so if you don’t offer me more I have a plan B" so many
I’m not going to challenge this, but I’ve seen the “I have a standing offer of
$ for this, so if you don’t offer me more I have a plan B" so many times
it’s become tiresome.
I was trying to buy an S420 off a guy in Johnson City, TN a few months ago and
he kept pulling this line. The standi
99 percent of the the time sellers are lying when they brag about a
standing offer for more than I am willing to pay..
On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 9:25 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
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> On Sun, Nov 2, 2014, at 08:28 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
> > I'd more expec
I just finished watching Goldfinger. Great special effects but got a
little wearisome and started to drag from about the 1.5 hour mark.
I did wonder whether it's possible to crush a 1964 Lincoln down to the size
of a dormitory refrigerator. Anyone BTDT?
On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 9:21 PM, Kaleb C.
On Sun, Nov 2, 2014, at 08:28 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
> I'd more expect Bob from AZ to get such an offer from somebody who
> wants to export a rust free shell, but what's the scam? Either they
> give you cash and you give them title, or you say good-bye.
Sure cash is pretty safe. if y
Yea, this time of year sucks, especially when you still have about 25
more cars to move.
On 11/2/2014 8:14 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
I loved the extra hour of sleep but cursed the 4:30 sunset...
On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 8:10 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wr
Yeah, the youngster said something about washing his car after dinner, and I
pointed out that the light was already fading at 5:30…
Dan
> On Nov 2, 2014, at 9:14 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
>
> I loved the extra hour of sleep but cursed the 4:30 sunset...
>
I loved the extra hour of sleep but cursed the 4:30 sunset...
On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 8:10 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> That’s right - you guys in AZ don’t do DST, do you?
>
> Dan
>
>
> > On Nov 2, 2014, at 4:53 PM, G Mann wrote:
> >
> > Someone please advise me.
The best way to move it is eBay no reserve.
If you want to support a charity they and you are far better off
financially if you sell it and give them the money.
FWIW,
Karl
On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 2:49 PM, Robert Koziak via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I cannot wait much longer so I
We're down into the 30's for the second night, finally turned the heat on
in the house.
I plugged in the block heater on the White Whale, set on a timer to turn on
at 5 a.m.
The car will start just fine with out the block heater, but I really like
to make life easy for the car and also get warm a
That’s right - you guys in AZ don’t do DST, do you?
Dan
> On Nov 2, 2014, at 4:53 PM, G Mann wrote:
>
> Someone please advise me. What happens to all the daylight that is saved with
> daylight savings?
>
> Seems to me, we have been saving daylight for the past 40 summers now [except
> in Ar
On Nov 2, 2014 7:40 PM, "Mitch Haley via Mercedes"
wrote:
>
> Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
>
>> He said they had a few members who donated nice older cars that brought
very little, and the donors were not happy about it.
>
>
> It's a Mercedes, by golly. Expect them to sell it for $500-2000 in a
Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
He said they had a few members who donated nice older cars that brought very
little, and the donors were not happy about it.
It's a Mercedes, by golly. Expect them to sell it for $500-2000 in a charity
auction, I'm guessing $1200ish. For quite a while, I think
Make sure your expectations are low if you give the vehicle to a charity.
Tax laws have tightened up significantly in this area. My local NPR station
takes anything and everything as far as vehicles, boats, etc. When I was there
last year I was talking to one of their fundraising people about
Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:
Sadly I think it probably is a scam. I can't think of any way someone is
making money buying W123s at $2K and shipping them overseas. They just
aren't worth it. A W123 with rust and non-working AC is a sub $1,000 car
I think. Sorry to say, because I have one too.
Thanks Allan you are probably right. I would rather see the old girl go to a
good charity anyway! I will sell the collection of filters and extra parts on
Ebay.
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] *BEST O
Sadly I think it probably is a scam. I can't think of any way someone is
making money buying W123s at $2K and shipping them overseas. They just
aren't worth it. A W123 with rust and non-working AC is a sub $1,000 car
I think. Sorry to say, because I have one too.
Allan
On Sun, Nov 2, 2014, at 0
I cannot wait much longer so I am selling it to the best offer in the next
week. I reduced the asking price to $2,500 and was offered $2,000 last week.
The offer came from a buyer who said he ships these turbodiesel vehicles
overseas. He came to look at the vehicle so it's doesn't appear to b
CAIR... is that the same CAIR that was found to be funding and collecting
funds for numerous muslim terrorist orginizations world wide? That CAIR?
Al Taqyyia is the "lie blessed by allah". Per Quran and Hadiths, the use of
"Al Taqyyia is not only permitted but blessed by Allah" as long as the lie
Someone please advise me. What happens to all the daylight that is saved
with daylight savings?
Seems to me, we have been saving daylight for the past 40 summers now
[except in Arizona where I am and we have so much daylight we have no need
to "save it"]
Could this huge bank of daylight saved
Convert or die was used by the roman catholic church against protestants.
Edict of Worms (1521-an edict by Charles V
outlawing Martin Luther and all his writings with
death sentences and confiscatory penalties for
anyone, such as a printer, found with them in
their possession[1]) (wikipedia,
Bend copper? So you're makin' stills, now, for the moonshiners? ;<)
Wilton
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - another non-political B-52 tale - FINALE &
QUICKDEPARTURE
CAIR seem to be major
Isn't there some door rust on that 78 240D? Was starting when I sold it to
Curt.
On Nov 2, 2014 4:12 PM, "Curt Raymond via Mercedes"
wrote:
> Brakes are faster than body repair even if you have to replace all 4.
>
> I'll include the clutch slave cylinder I never installed. Maybe you can
> figure
CAIR seem to be major apologists for anything from the muslims from what
I have seen, but YMHMV.
The "fringe" element of the muslims is like 10%, which with over 1Bil+
adherents gives something like 100Mil+ fringe members, so that is
something of concern.
And, NO ONE EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQU
Brakes are faster than body repair even if you have to replace all 4.
I'll include the clutch slave cylinder I never installed. Maybe you can figure
out the strange clutch engagement. Its not bad, just odd. I *think* you might
need the slave as I didn't seem to have any clutch immediately after
I had the privilege to spend a short amount of time with the head of the local
CAIR organization when the local Muslim community was being pilloried by a
rather narrow minded school board candidate. It gave me a great deal of
insight into their religion, of which I knew little, and a much bette
Oh no another project!:)
Actually, a head swap on your 240D might be a quicker fix than the rust repair
on my 240D which I started - outside as my new garage is still under
construction!
I need to get the rust repair done before winter sets in but as it's snowing
now it may be too late!
So my 2
The Muslim leadership in most countries preaches tolerance and not convert or
die, its far to easy to lump the extremists in with the radical crazies.
If you'd like to play that game I'd point you to the Westboro Baptists...
-Curt
From: LarryT via Mercedes
To
Yeah, like when I woke up at 4:00 am this morning instead of 5:00 am. Grr.
Kitty was ready to get up and get moving. Tough time getting back to sleep…
On an unrelated topic, the youngest boy and I went to the range this afternoon
and blew through 50 rounds of ammo with a Barretta 3901 12 gauge
mao,
Wow - you really had to go a long way back to find that example. Got
anything newer? IMO, when the church began to be less managed by
monarchs interested in expanding territory and more managed by religious
types who read the Bible and realized Jesus has a forgiveness game plan
and not a
We were observing a period of silence to mourn the loss of Daylight Saving
Time . . . .
On Sun, Nov 2, 2014 at 2:02 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> You're early, I was just about to post :)
>
> -Curt
>
>
>
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OK Don
NSA: The only branch of government that actua
I got back from LA last night. Angie met me in Boston where we stayed at the
Intercontinental. Our room is normally $350/night but I got it for a mere
45,000 Holiday Inn points which is fine I had 180,000 and earned 10,000 more
over the last 2 weeks. Nice hotel. We had dinner at a fancy wine bar
!
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You're early, I was just about to post :)
-Curt
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That is the process, yes.
I think I paid $40 for mine a couple of months ago from an Amazon vendor.
There is an even better product they off, a “Platinum” version, that doesn’t
require that the system be evacuated and recharged. It has a desiccant built
into it so any moisture in the system g
Is this the one which you charge the can with refrigerant from the system,
then run it to suck the mixture back in?
I used it on my Suburban and it's still going strong (but it's also cold
here now). A local parts store I trusted told me it was the only one worth
using.
It was expensive for a lit
When I spoke to their engineer he was adamant that their sealant would not
affect AC equipment. I would call them if I were you and check to see if there
is a shelf life for the stuff, if that’s what you have.
You don’t want to go to the trouble only to not have it work.
While it’s too cool he
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