Re: [MBZ] O.T. The Fastest Possible Way to Spend/Lose Money

2024-02-15 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
It's been sitting so long that even the patina has come loose. On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 5:58 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Thu, 15 Feb 2024 22:15:14 + "dan penoff.com via Mercedes" > wrote: > > > > https://youarecurrent.com/2015/10/20/still-rolling-bentley-dealership-finds-niche-in-zions

Re: [MBZ] O.T. The Fastest Possible Way to Spend/Lose Money

2024-02-15 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Thu, 15 Feb 2024 22:15:14 + "dan penoff.com via Mercedes" wrote: > https://youarecurrent.com/2015/10/20/still-rolling-bentley-dealership-finds-niche-in-zionsville/ There is something wrong with that article! It says, When Hermann died at age 62 in October 2002, That means Herman

Re: [MBZ] O.T. The Fastest Possible Way to Spend/Lose Money

2024-02-15 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
LOL, in a 1989 Tucker Sno-Cat. The dash panels on the machine are all flat sheets attached to a welded steel frame. The heater vents are circular similar to a W123 but held together with a thin spring that doesn't stay clipped in place for crap. These things vibrate terribly in the best of time

Re: [MBZ] O.T. The Fastest Possible Way to Spend/Lose Money

2024-02-15 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Where is your spirit of adventure? Randy On 15/02/2024 12:45 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: I don't think it stops at the drive train. IIRC everything about that car is "special" like the window winders, door closers, brakes, etc on and on and on. I've also read, but never had confirme

Re: [MBZ] O.T. The Fastest Possible Way to Spend/Lose Money

2024-02-15 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I don't think it stops at the drive train. IIRC everything about that car is "special" like the window winders, door closers, brakes, etc on and on and on. I've also read, but never had confirmed, that working on the wiring on those is a nightmare because when a design change comes through they

Re: [MBZ] O.T. The Fastest Possible Way to Spend/Lose Money

2024-02-15 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
No doubt, there would be other hurdles, but if you just wanted the look of the Rolls, you could likely solve the problems without rebuilding a Rolls. I am sure I must have told the story about my mechanic son working on a vintage Rolls that essentially had no brakes. If I recall correctly it

Re: [MBZ] O.T. The Fastest Possible Way to Spend/Lose Money

2024-02-15 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
True, but how do you address the hydraulic suspension? Or does this model have it? -D > On Feb 15, 2024, at 10:19 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > On 15/02/2024 10:59 AM, Robert Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: >> >> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/355549924090599/ >> >> In

Re: [MBZ] O.T. The Fastest Possible Way to Spend/Lose Money

2024-02-15 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Not to mention the “ran when parked 18 years ago”, which, properly translated, means “Bring large amounts of cash to resolve any and all issues.” -D On Feb 15, 2024, at 9:59 AM, Robert Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/355549924090599/ In storage 18 years.

Re: [MBZ] O.T. The Fastest Possible Way to Spend/Lose Money

2024-02-15 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 15/02/2024 10:59 AM, Robert Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/355549924090599/ In storage 18 years. I can’t even imagine what PRK would charge to get a pink slip for that. If a boat is a hole in the water you throw money into, this is a hole in the earth