Re: [MBZ] Do Your Brain a Favor, Ditch the GPS
I love to look up where I want to go on maps either on-line or on paper. Then I put my destination into the GPS, go my way and watch it flail around trying to tell me which way I should be going and continually recalculating as it tries to correct my wrong turns. Lots of fun and keeps me entertained while driving. MG, with a small mind and simple pleasures Craig via Mercedes wrote: So now they say GPS receivers are ruining our brains. Craig https://www.truckinginfo.com/334599/do-your-brain-a-favor-ditch-the-gps The timing on this could not have been better. Earlier this week Rand McNally announced https://www.truckinginfo.com/334268/rand-mcnally-updates-motor-carriers-road-atlas-1 that the 2020 edition of its legendary Motor Carriers' Road Atlas was available. A couple of days later, I came across an opinion piece in the Washington Post postulating that driving with GPS might be ruining our brains. Back when I was driving for a living, GPS wasn't even a twinkle in Rand McNally's eye — or anyone else's for that matter. (Continued on website) https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/ditch-the-gps-its-ruining-your-brain/2019/06/05/29a3170e-87af-11e9-98c1-e945ae5db8fb_story.html?noredirect=on It has become the most natural thing to do: get in the car, type a destination into a smartphone, and let an algorithm using GPS data show the way. Personal GPS-equipped devices entered the mass market in only the past 15 or so years, but hundreds of millions of people now rarely travel without them. These gadgets are extremely powerful, allowing people to know their location at all times, to explore unknown places and to avoid getting lost. But they also affect perception and judgment. When people are told which way to turn, it relieves them of the need to create their own routes and remember them. They pay less attention to their surroundings. And neuroscientists can now see that brain behavior changes when people rely on turn-by-turn directions. (Continued on website) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1250096960/ Wayfinding: The Science and Mystery of How Humans Navigate the World In this compelling narrative, O'Connor seeks out neuroscientists, anthropologists and master navigators to understand how navigation ultimately gave us our humanity. Biologists have been trying to solve the mystery of how organisms have the ability to migrate and orient with such precision―especially since our own adventurous ancestors spread across the world without maps or instruments. O'Connor goes to the Arctic, the Australian bush and the South Pacific to talk to masters of their environment who seek to preserve their traditions at a time when anyone can use a GPS to navigate. O’Connor explores the neurological basis of spatial orientation within the hippocampus. Without it, people inhabit a dream state, becoming amnesiacs incapable of finding their way, recalling the past, or imagining the future. Studies have shown that the more we exercise our cognitive mapping skills, the greater the grey matter and health of our hippocampus. O'Connor talks to scientists studying how atrophy in the hippocampus is associated with afflictions such as impaired memory, dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, depression and PTSD. Wayfinding is a captivating book that charts how our species' profound capacity for exploration, memory and storytelling results in topophilia, the love of place. "O'Connor talked to just the right people in just the right places, and her narrative is a marvel of storytelling on its own merits, erudite but lightly worn. There are many reasons why people should make efforts to improve their geographical literacy, and O'Connor hits on many in this excellent book―devouring it makes for a good start." ― Kirkus Reviews ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Do Your Brain a Favor, Ditch the GPS
On Sat, 29 Jun 2019 23:18:24 -0500 fmiser via Mercedes wrote: > > Craig wrote: > > > So now they say GPS receivers are ruining our brains. > > No - blindly following turn-by-turn directions is. > > GPS is NOT at fault here!! My opinion. Yes, I should have said, "So now they say using the directions GPS receivers provide are ruining our brains." Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Do Your Brain a Favor, Ditch the GPS
On Sun, 30 Jun 2019 08:05:35 -0400 MG via Mercedes wrote: > I love to look up where I want to go on maps either > on-line or on paper. Then I put my destination into the > GPS, go my way and watch it flail around trying to tell > me which way I should be going and continually > recalculating as it tries to correct my wrong turns. > Lots of fun and keeps me entertained while driving. > > MG, with a small mind and simple pleasures I have looked at that as annoying. Perhaps I should make it a game like you have and have some fun ... Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Do Your Brain a Favor, Ditch the GPS
When Class 8 drivers follow their GPS into illegal places, is that because of flaws in the software or is that because they tried to save money with a consumer GPS? Mitch ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Do Your Brain a Favor, Ditch the GPS
On Sun, 30 Jun 2019 09:15:23 -0400 (EDT) Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > When Class 8 drivers follow their GPS into illegal places, is that > because of flaws in the software or is that because they tried to save > money with a consumer GPS? Most often, I think, it is because they are using a consumer GPS, though it is also due flaws in the software and road data of a trucking GPS. When we drove our Peterbilt 386 to Dallas, I programmed our Rand McNally trucking GPS with a vehicle height of 13' 6". It routed me under a bridge which had 13' 6" of clearance. Fortunately, our tractor was less than 13' 6" and had no problem going under the bridge. In the future I will program our vehicle height as 13' 8" or 13' 10". Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Finnie Fun
Got the firewall material all cleaned off and replaced. Looks nice, I think. http://penoff.com/1965_220SEb_Blog/Entries/2019/6/30_Up_Against_a_(Fire)Wall.html -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Evapectomy
strong work! Waytago! Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote on 6/29/19 8:36 PM: Almost done. White Whale is back together, new evaporator and re-used the vacuum pods from Wilton's 300D. Vacuumed the AC system, then charged with dry CO2 at 120 psi as a test. I need more parts to finish: receiver / dryer, and foam tubes for the condensate drain from the heater box. Pick that stuff up tomorrow and finish the job. About 12 hours total over two days so far. Only one mystery part left over, a big washer. One "Oh s#*t!". I removed the left front speaker in order to get at some wires below it, and it popped out with enough force to crack the windshield. Windshield was already toast, a big rock strike left a divot that will surely start cracking with enough heat cycles. That will be a task for later ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Do Your Brain a Favor, Ditch the GPS
Haha! Manfred, I like your sense of humor! Sometimes I will do that for entertainment too. The funniest one was when I was riding with my daughter, and she was using gps to find some house to put a for sale sign up. We knew it was up off of MS 15, which was built after katrina. As soon as we turn off I 10, onto hwy 15, the gps screen shows nothing but timber, and the aussie boy voice keeps saying to "turn around immediately, you have left the road!" He kept getting more strident. It was quite funny! I rarely use the thing and often find it does not know its way, but they are getting better. MG via Mercedes wrote on 6/30/19 7:05 AM: I love to look up where I want to go on maps either on-line or on paper. Then I put my destination into the GPS, go my way and watch it flail around trying to tell me which way I should be going and continually recalculating as it tries to correct my wrong turns. Lots of fun and keeps me entertained while driving. MG, with a small mind and simple pleasures Manfred, I like your sense of humor! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Evapectomy
There are a few mistakes in the service manual procedures that slowed me down a bit. The glove box must be removed to disconnect the right front speaker, the small suction motor for the interior temp. sensor, and the light for the vent control. Removing the glove box (or the airbag on later models) is not even discussed. Toward the end of the heater box take-apart, second to last step (or there abouts) says remove some fasteners and then pull off top piece to expose the evap, but the next step says to remove more fasteners, that second step needs to be completed to pull off the top piece. In order to get at the expansion valve, the cowling ductwork at the bottom of the windscreen needs to be removed, that step is also omitted. I used a bunch of small ziploc bags, labeled with each assembly, to hold all the fasteners for those assemblies, that kept all the assorted nuts and screws in order. The most troublesome connectors were little plastic pins with a four-cornered push-snap connection, usually very awkwardly placed, that hold the various vacuum pod arms to the levers they move. I'm sure there is some special tool that makes removal easy, but I don't have it. I used plumber's putty to substitute the factory seal between the heater box and the body (hole in the firewall), which was very similar (still somewhat malleable after 32 years). - Max Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Evapectomy
THanks! I'll add that to Wilton's instruction. Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote on 6/30/19 10:51 AM: There are a few mistakes in the service manual procedures that slowed me down a bit. The glove box must be removed to disconnect the right front speaker, the small suction motor for the interior temp. sensor, and the light for the vent control. Removing the glove box (or the airbag on later models) is not even discussed. Toward the end of the heater box take-apart, second to last step (or there abouts) says remove some fasteners and then pull off top piece to expose the evap, but the next step says to remove more fasteners, that second step needs to be completed to pull off the top piece. In order to get at the expansion valve, the cowling ductwork at the bottom of the windscreen needs to be removed, that step is also omitted. I used a bunch of small ziploc bags, labeled with each assembly, to hold all the fasteners for those assemblies, that kept all the assorted nuts and screws in order. The most troublesome connectors were little plastic pins with a four-cornered push-snap connection, usually very awkwardly placed, that hold the various vacuum pod arms to the levers they move. I'm sure there is some special tool that makes removal easy, but I don't have it. I used plumber's putty to substitute the factory seal between the heater box and the body (hole in the firewall), which was very similar (still somewhat malleable after 32 years). - Max Charleston SC __ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Evapectomy
I do the ziploc bag thing whenever I take anything that’s remotely complex apart, and I take pictures as I go along. For example, when I did the firewall material on the finnie yesterday, the “before” pictures helped me to identify where the holes would be for the wiring harness clamps, as they weren’t punched in the material. -D > On Jun 30, 2019, at 12:11 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > THanks! I'll add that to Wilton's instruction. > > Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote on 6/30/19 10:51 AM: >> There are a few mistakes in the service manual procedures that slowed me >> down a bit. >> >> The glove box must be removed to disconnect the right front speaker, the >> small suction motor for the interior temp. sensor, and the light for the >> vent control. Removing the glove box (or the airbag on later models) is >> not even discussed. >> >> Toward the end of the heater box take-apart, second to last step (or there >> abouts) says remove some fasteners and then pull off top piece to expose >> the evap, but the next step says to remove more fasteners, that second step >> needs to be completed to pull off the top piece. >> >> In order to get at the expansion valve, the cowling ductwork at the bottom >> of the windscreen needs to be removed, that step is also omitted. >> >> I used a bunch of small ziploc bags, labeled with each assembly, to hold >> all the fasteners for those assemblies, that kept all the assorted nuts and >> screws in order. >> >> The most troublesome connectors were little plastic pins with a >> four-cornered push-snap connection, usually very awkwardly placed, that >> hold the various vacuum pod arms to the levers they move. I'm sure there >> is some special tool that makes removal easy, but I don't have it. >> >> I used plumber's putty to substitute the factory seal between the heater >> box and the body (hole in the firewall), which was very similar (still >> somewhat malleable after 32 years). >> - >> Max >> Charleston SC >> __ > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] OT: Tyrrany in Kiwi land
"Those pesky kiwis are standing against our tyranny!" "As most gun owners realize, registration historically always comes before confiscation, and confiscation always comes before formerly free people are forced on their knees in front of a ditch because they foolishly gave up their guns." From "Rebellion against New Zealand Gun Ban bigger then anyone expected" https://www.americangunnews.com/rebellion-against-new-zealand-gun-ban-bigger-than-anyone-expected/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] There is no mechanical or cosmetical problems
Outta my price range but looks nice https://myrtlebeach.craigslist.org/cto/d/myrtle-beach-mercedes-benz-cl500-amg/6923128167.html -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] OT so my friend bought a car yesterday
I had taken her around to look at these little s*boxes, Versas and Foci and whatnot. We were at this lot looking at a Versa, and the guy also had a Subaru Forester for not a lot more money, it was really nice. She drove it and of course compared to the little s*boxes she fell in love with it. It was a bit higher than what she wanted to spend so we left it as we would come back. Yesterday morning we went to look at another Forester or two at this guy's lot who sells only Subarus. He had a couple but they were in same price range as the one we had looked at Friday but not as nice and he wouldn't haggle as he was moving those things right out. She called the other guy, we were going back to get the one we saw on Friday, but someone had just come to buy it. Bah. So she starts looking on her phone, finds one in Savannah in the same price range, looks OK in the pics. So we head to Savannah, about 2hr away. (Benz content: I drove the $500E300, it never missed a beat, but the AC is still wonky and sometimes works great then decides not to. I think there might be some sensor on the compressor speed or something as a change in speed or rpm seems to kick the cooling off, will have to look into that again) We get to the lot, the guy was gonna meet us but his wife had some crisis so he took off. Vehicle was not as nice and similar price, and this kinda orange color which she didn't like. So she looks again and finds another one listed about a mile away at another little lot. So we go there, the car was a lot cheaper but had lots more miles, was OK though but the miles put her off. We looked around, they had this Nissan Rogue in decent condition, 150k miles, $5200 which was less than the Subie. So we drove that, it was pretty nice, she decided she liked it, so we bought it. I got the guy to knock off $200, we were out of there. So she got a vehicle, she likes it, seems decent, will need tires which she is getting this week. But saved her about $2k over the other ones we were looking at so that made her feel pretty good. Some money for tires and whatever other things it might need in the near term, and if anything goes bad. I knew nothing about these vehicles, but seems OK, AWD, is the higher end model with some extra options, was very clean, carfax showed it had been dealer maintained most always. This guy bought his cars from dealers as trade-ins, never at auction, this one came from where it had been serviced, the owner had traded it in on a new one. So that is a bit comforting, but who knows... Score one for FT! Rewards likely coming my way nudgenudgewinkwink... -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] torks converter?
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/392907371328143/ -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Evapectomy
Yes on pictures! I took a bunch as it all came apart, helped a lot during reassembly. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC On June 30, 2019 12:14:53 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >I do the ziploc bag thing whenever I take anything that’s remotely >complex apart, and I take pictures as I go along. > >For example, when I did the firewall material on the finnie yesterday, >the “before” pictures helped me to identify where the holes would be >for the wiring harness clamps, as they weren’t punched in the material. > >-D > > >> On Jun 30, 2019, at 12:11 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: >> >> THanks! I'll add that to Wilton's instruction. >> >> Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote on 6/30/19 10:51 AM: >>> There are a few mistakes in the service manual procedures that >slowed me >>> down a bit. >>> >>> The glove box must be removed to disconnect the right front speaker, >the >>> small suction motor for the interior temp. sensor, and the light for >the >>> vent control. Removing the glove box (or the airbag on later >models) is >>> not even discussed. >>> >>> Toward the end of the heater box take-apart, second to last step (or >there >>> abouts) says remove some fasteners and then pull off top piece to >expose >>> the evap, but the next step says to remove more fasteners, that >second step >>> needs to be completed to pull off the top piece. >>> >>> In order to get at the expansion valve, the cowling ductwork at the >bottom >>> of the windscreen needs to be removed, that step is also omitted. >>> >>> I used a bunch of small ziploc bags, labeled with each assembly, to >hold >>> all the fasteners for those assemblies, that kept all the assorted >nuts and >>> screws in order. >>> >>> The most troublesome connectors were little plastic pins with a >>> four-cornered push-snap connection, usually very awkwardly placed, >that >>> hold the various vacuum pod arms to the levers they move. I'm sure >there >>> is some special tool that makes removal easy, but I don't have it. >>> >>> I used plumber's putty to substitute the factory seal between the >heater >>> box and the body (hole in the firewall), which was very similar >(still >>> somewhat malleable after 32 years). >>> - >>> Max >>> Charleston SC >>> __ >> >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > >___ >http://www.okiebenz.com > >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT: Tyrrany in Kiwi land
All the guns were lost in a deep water boating accident Officer, thank goodness I had my Obama phone so I could call you to come draw chalk lines around these people that got into a gun fight on my property and killed each other. I didn't see anything, I was hiding as soon as I heard shooting, I'm scared of guns. I just called my lawyer, he should be here soon and then I plan to give you my statement. You will want to go speak with my lawyers scheduling gal, Helen Waite, On Sun, Jun 30, 2019 at 9:21 AM Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > "Those pesky kiwis are standing against our tyranny!" > > "As most gun owners realize, registration historically always comes > before confiscation, and confiscation always comes before formerly free > people are forced on their knees in front of a ditch because they > foolishly gave up their guns." From "Rebellion against New Zealand > Gun Ban bigger then anyone expected" > > > https://www.americangunnews.com/rebellion-against-new-zealand-gun-ban-bigger-than-anyone-expected/ > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Do Your Brain a Favor, Ditch the GPS
It's especially fun if you change the voice to the Aussie womans voice and listen to the weird pronunciations of the streets and road names. MG Craig via Mercedes wrote: On Sun, 30 Jun 2019 08:05:35 -0400 MG via Mercedes wrote: I love to look up where I want to go on maps either on-line or on paper. Then I put my destination into the GPS, go my way and watch it flail around trying to tell me which way I should be going and continually recalculating as it tries to correct my wrong turns. Lots of fun and keeps me entertained while driving. MG, with a small mind and simple pleasures I have looked at that as annoying. Perhaps I should make it a game like you have and have some fun ... Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Looks Like a Good Deal
And pretty low mileage, too: https://sarasota.craigslist.org/cto/d/venice-mb-diesel-cyl-4-valve/6923906039.html -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Finnie Fun
Nice. A real important detail. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Sun, Jun 30, 2019, 10:08 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Got the firewall material all cleaned off and replaced. Looks nice, I > think. > > > http://penoff.com/1965_220SEb_Blog/Entries/2019/6/30_Up_Against_a_(Fire)Wall.html > > -D > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Looks Like a Good Deal
Some of these engines have been found to run over a million miles -FT On 6/30/19 5:37 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: And pretty low mileage, too: https://sarasota.craigslist.org/cto/d/venice-mb-diesel-cyl-4-valve/6923906039.html -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Diesel finny
Mercedes Benze 190DC diesel car 190dc https://stlouis.craigslist.org/pts/d/edwardsville-mercedes-benze-190dc/6923999646.html Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Diesel finny
I’d drive that Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 30, 2019, at 9:54 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Mercedes Benze 190DC diesel car 190dc > > https://stlouis.craigslist.org/pts/d/edwardsville-mercedes-benze-190dc/6923999646.html > > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Somebody needs this
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Re: [MBZ] OT so my friend bought a car yesterday
What model year? On Sun, Jun 30, 2019 at 1:31 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I had taken her around to look at these little s*boxes, Versas and Foci > and whatnot. We were at this lot looking at a Versa, and the guy also > had a Subaru Forester for not a lot more money, it was really nice. She > drove it and of course compared to the little s*boxes she fell in love > with it. It was a bit higher than what she wanted to spend so we left > it as we would come back. Yesterday morning we went to look at another > Forester or two at this guy's lot who sells only Subarus. He had a > couple but they were in same price range as the one we had looked at > Friday but not as nice and he wouldn't haggle as he was moving those > things right out. > > She called the other guy, we were going back to get the one we saw on > Friday, but someone had just come to buy it. Bah. So she starts > looking on her phone, finds one in Savannah in the same price range, > looks OK in the pics. So we head to Savannah, about 2hr away. (Benz > content: I drove the $500E300, it never missed a beat, but the AC is > still wonky and sometimes works great then decides not to. I think > there might be some sensor on the compressor speed or something as a > change in speed or rpm seems to kick the cooling off, will have to look > into that again) > > We get to the lot, the guy was gonna meet us but his wife had some > crisis so he took off. Vehicle was not as nice and similar price, and > this kinda orange color which she didn't like. So she looks again and > finds another one listed about a mile away at another little lot. So we > go there, the car was a lot cheaper but had lots more miles, was OK > though but the miles put her off. We looked around, they had this > Nissan Rogue in decent condition, 150k miles, $5200 which was less than > the Subie. So we drove that, it was pretty nice, she decided she liked > it, so we bought it. I got the guy to knock off $200, we were out of > there. So she got a vehicle, she likes it, seems decent, will need > tires which she is getting this week. But saved her about $2k over the > other ones we were looking at so that made her feel pretty good. Some > money for tires and whatever other things it might need in the near > term, and if anything goes bad. > > I knew nothing about these vehicles, but seems OK, AWD, is the higher > end model with some extra options, was very clean, carfax showed it had > been dealer maintained most always. This guy bought his cars from > dealers as trade-ins, never at auction, this one came from where it had > been serviced, the owner had traded it in on a new one. So that is a > bit comforting, but who knows... > > Score one for FT! Rewards likely coming my way nudgenudgewinkwink... > > -- > --FT > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Diesel finny
What's with the funky seating? On Sun, Jun 30, 2019 at 11:07 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I’d drive that > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jun 30, 2019, at 9:54 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Mercedes Benze 190DC diesel car 190dc > > > > > https://stlouis.craigslist.org/pts/d/edwardsville-mercedes-benze-190dc/6923999646.html > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Finnie Fun
I replaced the firewall on my modified 280SE 3.5 coupe. I had to make a few slits to fit around some grommets, but notwithstanding a couple details it was a hugely satisfying project. On Sun, Jun 30, 2019 at 6:43 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Nice. A real important detail. > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > > On Sun, Jun 30, 2019, 10:08 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Got the firewall material all cleaned off and replaced. Looks nice, I > > think. > > > > > > > http://penoff.com/1965_220SEb_Blog/Entries/2019/6/30_Up_Against_a_(Fire)Wall.html > > > > -D > > > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Somebody needs this
That one is pretty rough. Rick Original Message https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/340627506861770/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
