Re: [MBZ] 408 Camper

2008-09-26 Thread Curt Raymond
] Subject: Re: [MBZ] 408 Camper To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed so other than that how big a POS is it? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see

Re: [MBZ] 408 Camper

2008-09-26 Thread Curt Raymond
In Chicago? I dunno I'm not familiar enough with that city. In Boston it'd have a family of 5 living in it by morning... -Curt --- On Thu, 9/25/08, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] 408 Camper To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mercedes Discussion List

Re: [MBZ] 408 Camper

2008-09-25 Thread Curt Raymond
to talk to my highschool drama teacher again (no way) that car hasn't run since '90 at the latest. -Curt Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:45:29 -0500 From: Wonko the Sane [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] 408 Camper To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID:     [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [MBZ] 408 Camper

2008-09-25 Thread Mitch Haley
Curt Raymond wrote: That said I'd like to find one around here in good condition. What about your Quantum? I thought you flew out to Iowa last month and drove it home? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor:

Re: [MBZ] 408 Camper

2008-09-25 Thread Curt Raymond
that you can't lock. We had a nice dinner with Don and his family, stayed in a nice hotel, saw all the sights of Jefferson and flew home... -Curt --- On Thu, 9/25/08, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] 408 Camper To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] 408 Camper

2008-09-25 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] 408 Camper To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Thursday, September 25, 2008, 10:47 AM Curt Raymond wrote: That said I'd like to find one around here in good condition. What about your Quantum? I thought you flew out

Re: [MBZ] 408 Camper

2008-09-25 Thread OK Don
Why would you bother to lock the doors on a car like that? Who's going to bother it? On Thu, Sep 25, 2008 at 9:49 AM, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I wondered how long it would take to someone to ask. I didna buy it. Its a $1500 car but not a $1501 car... Don hadn't mentioned that at

Re: [MBZ] 408 Camper

2008-09-24 Thread Rolf
A VW is no MBZ and I will never own another water cooled VW in my life if I can help it. -Rolf Allan Streib wrote: $12,000 for a VW Westy turbodiesel? I thought they were at least twice that if in decent condition. Especially for a turbodiesel conversion. Allan -- 1983 300D (for sale)

Re: [MBZ] 408 Camper

2008-09-24 Thread Allan Streib
Rolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A VW is no MBZ and I will never own another water cooled VW in my life if I can help it. VW is no MBZ, I'll agree with that. My '91 Jetta was one of the best cars I ever owned. Never had any trouble with the cooling system outside of a few leaky flanges that

Re: [MBZ] 408 Camper

2008-09-24 Thread Wonko the Sane
My VW Quantum diesel has 213,360 on the clock and is running strong. Starts much quicker than my 240D in cold temps. I'd put it up against ANY Benz for fun and reliability. Loren babied it, the next owner trashed it, I've (after a rebuild) driven it, and soon the pending Okie owner will thrash it.

Re: [MBZ] 408 Camper

2008-09-24 Thread Loren Faeth
I always called the Quantum the poor man's Mercedes. In interior and drivability, fun and so forth, i imagined it to somewhat like driving a euro trim 201 190d, perhaps the 190D 2.5 Turbo. The ONLY thing lacking was the quality of the outside door handles, but the inside handles were never

Re: [MBZ] 408 Camper

2008-09-24 Thread Wonko the Sane
I fixed your starting issue! :-) [Leak in the fuel line -- 6'4 is a challenge crawling around in a Quantum trunk!] On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 9:20 PM, Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: All I ever had to do in taking the quantum from 100k to 200k was change oil, change tires, a new battery

Re: [MBZ] 408 Camper

2008-09-22 Thread Dan Weeks
On Sep 21, 2008, at 9:37 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://hartford.craigslist.org/rvs/841393191.html I need a cold shower. -Rolf Rolf: For that money, you can get a nice VW Westfalia turbodiesel camper that will get 27 mpg and go 70, as opposed to 55. Also sleeps four, and drives

Re: [MBZ] 408 Camper

2008-09-22 Thread Allan Streib
$12,000 for a VW Westy turbodiesel? I thought they were at least twice that if in decent condition. Especially for a turbodiesel conversion. Allan -- 1983 300D (for sale) On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:24:55 -0500, Dan Weeks [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: On Sep 21, 2008, at 9:37 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]