[MBZ] OT: Sad Day For Aviation
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Re: [MBZ] Transmission troubles?
On Tue, 8 Dec 2020 02:16:39 + (UTC) Curt Raymond wrote: > Changed the transmission fluid in it yet? > You might remember some years ago (more than 10) when my '96 Dodge > Dakota lost all gears except 1st and reverse. I put a pint or so of > Lucas transmission additive in and banged it around for an hour or so > and the gears all returned. I had the transmission fluid and filter > replaced a couple days later and drove it another 10 or 20 thousand > miles... -Curt Well, no, I don't remember that, sorry. As it was sitting in our Big Room for a protracted time, I did a lot of maintenance on it besides trying to track down the phantom current drain and secure the cooling system. Part of the maintenance was a new Mann filter and ATF. I'd guess it has about 250 miles on the new ATF and filter. 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] Heckflosse with man. trans. on BAT
SOLD for $16k On Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 12:56 PM Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > 220s - looks nice. > > > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1965-mercedes-benz-220s-2/?utm_source=dm_medium=email_campaign=2020-12-07220S. > > ___ 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] Flying today
Everybody is NOT all masked up. On Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 8:41 PM Clay Monroe via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > With all the draconian mandates and the plague of rats/tattles, there > should be absolutely no infections because everybody is masked up. Only > place you could be infected would be your own home, except if the mandates > demands you mask while in your own property boundaries as well. > > Anchorage mayor stand-in is a mask nazi herself. Oddly, she took a > tranche of tests (three negatives before the desired positive) then decided > to exile at home with her MD wife. Must have been the wife stepped out? > Banged a nurse? > > > Clay > > > inter urinas et faeces nascimur > > > On Dec 7, 2020, at 6:32 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I'm starting to doubt that masks really prevent spread, it seems more > likely that summertime, or maybe summertime behaviors prevent spread. The > places I go, which admittedly isn't all that often, people seem to be > pretty much wearing them. You see a few not wearing or with their nose > hanging out but they're definitely in the minority, yet the number of cases > keeps rising. > > I notice 5% of the population of the USA is known to have contracted > COVID, so presumably 10% or more have actually had it... > > > > *yawn* > > -Curt > > > > > >On Monday, December 7, 2020, 10:23:33 AM EST, Kaleb Striplin via > Mercedes wrote: > > > > Masks are a joke. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Dec 7, 2020, at 8:47 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> We were flying back from Texas yesterday and I noticed the very same > thing. I think I was one of about maybe a dozen people with their shade up. > And, the flight from Dallas to Phoenix was FULL. There were many people on > the flight who spent the entire two plus hour flight with a tiny bag of > chips in their hands, chomping on one little broken chip fragment every > twenty minutes or so, pretending to be eating so they didn’t have to have > their masks on. > >> > >> Bob R > >> > >> Sent from my iPad > >> > >>> On Dec 7, 2020, at 7:22 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> I am currently on a flight today and have noticed something that I > have actually been noticing for a while. It seems like 90-95% of people on > planes these days keep the window shade closed. I guess they would rather > stare at their electronic boxes that look at the passing scenery as they > fly over. I flu frequently but I still like to look out the window most of > the whole trip. I remember years ago when it was rare to see a window shade > down. > >>> > >>> Another big annoyance. When on a night flight, it is dark, you are > looking at the lights below or enjoying the dark and it never fails the > idiot next to you has to turn on his light and blind you. > >>> > >>> 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 > > > > > > ___ > > 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] Transmission troubles?
Changed the transmission fluid in it yet? You might remember some years ago (more than 10) when my '96 Dodge Dakota lost all gears except 1st and reverse. I put a pint or so of Lucas transmission additive in and banged it around for an hour or so and the gears all returned. I had the transmission fluid and filter replaced a couple days later and drove it another 10 or 20 thousand miles... -Curt On Monday, December 7, 2020, 9:06:20 PM EST, Craig via Mercedes wrote: I headed out to town this morning in our '93 300D when it was cold and found the transmission would shift into 1, 2, and 3 properly, but would not shift into 4. When I came back and it was warmer, the transmission shifted into 4 as it should have. Does this bode problems? Thank you, 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] Transmission troubles?
I headed out to town this morning in our '93 300D when it was cold and found the transmission would shift into 1, 2, and 3 properly, but would not shift into 4. When I came back and it was warmer, the transmission shifted into 4 as it should have. Does this bode problems? Thank you, 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] Flying today
With all the draconian mandates and the plague of rats/tattles, there should be absolutely no infections because everybody is masked up. Only place you could be infected would be your own home, except if the mandates demands you mask while in your own property boundaries as well. Anchorage mayor stand-in is a mask nazi herself. Oddly, she took a tranche of tests (three negatives before the desired positive) then decided to exile at home with her MD wife. Must have been the wife stepped out? Banged a nurse? Clay inter urinas et faeces nascimur > On Dec 7, 2020, at 6:32 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > I'm starting to doubt that masks really prevent spread, it seems more likely > that summertime, or maybe summertime behaviors prevent spread. The places I > go, which admittedly isn't all that often, people seem to be pretty much > wearing them. You see a few not wearing or with their nose hanging out but > they're definitely in the minority, yet the number of cases keeps rising. > I notice 5% of the population of the USA is known to have contracted COVID, > so presumably 10% or more have actually had it... > > *yawn* > -Curt > > >On Monday, December 7, 2020, 10:23:33 AM EST, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Masks are a joke. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 7, 2020, at 8:47 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> We were flying back from Texas yesterday and I noticed the very same thing. >> I think I was one of about maybe a dozen people with their shade up. And, >> the flight from Dallas to Phoenix was FULL. There were many people on the >> flight who spent the entire two plus hour flight with a tiny bag of chips in >> their hands, chomping on one little broken chip fragment every twenty >> minutes or so, pretending to be eating so they didn’t have to have their >> masks on. >> >> Bob R >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On Dec 7, 2020, at 7:22 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> I am currently on a flight today and have noticed something that I have >>> actually been noticing for a while. It seems like 90-95% of people on >>> planes these days keep the window shade closed. I guess they would rather >>> stare at their electronic boxes that look at the passing scenery as they >>> fly over. I flu frequently but I still like to look out the window most of >>> the whole trip. I remember years ago when it was rare to see a window shade >>> down. >>> >>> Another big annoyance. When on a night flight, it is dark, you are looking >>> at the lights below or enjoying the dark and it never fails the idiot next >>> to you has to turn on his light and blind you. >>> >>> 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 > > > ___ > 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] Flying today
On Mon, 7 Dec 2020 15:32:21 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > > On Monday, December 7, 2020, 10:23:33 AM EST, Kaleb Striplin via > > Mercedes wrote: > > Masks are a joke. > > I'm starting to doubt that masks really prevent spread, it seems more > likely that summertime, or maybe summertime behaviors prevent spread. https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/12/03/efficacy-of-surgical-masks.aspx Landmark Study Finds Masks Are Ineffective (continued on website) (refers to article below) https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M20-6817 Effectiveness of Adding a Mask Recommendation to Other Public Health Measures to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Danish Mask Wearers A Randomized Controlled Trial https://web.archive.org/web/20201126223119/https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2020/11/a-closer-look-at-u-s-deaths-due-to-covid-19 A closer look at U.S. deaths due to COVID-19 According to new data, the U.S. currently ranks first in total COVID-19 cases, new cases per day and deaths. Genevieve Briand, assistant program director of the Applied Economics master’s degree program at Hopkins, critically analyzed the effect of COVID-19 on U.S. deaths using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in her webinar titled “COVID-19 Deaths: A Look at U.S. Data.” (continued on website) https://www.jhunewsletter.com/article/2020/11/a-closer-look-at-u-s-deaths-due-to-covid-19 A closer look at U.S. deaths due to COVID-19 Editor’s Note: After The News-Letter published this article on Nov. 22, it was brought to our attention that our coverage of Genevieve Briand’s presentation “COVID-19 Deaths: A Look at U.S. Data” has been used to support dangerous inaccuracies that minimize the impact of the pandemic. We decided on Nov. 26 to retract this article to stop the spread of misinformation, as we noted on social media. However, it is our responsibility as journalists to provide a historical record. We have chosen to take down the article from our website, but it is available here as a PDF. (continued on website) This article discounts the well-known phenomenon of anybody and everybody being classified as a COVID death if they have antibodies but were otherwise healthy because a COVID death brings a $12,000 payment for treating a COVID patient. https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/study-absolutely-no-excess-deaths-from-covid-19new-data-no-excess-deaths-from-covid-19/ Study: Absolutely NO excess deaths from COVID-19 (continued on website) (refers to the John Hopkins study above) > I notice 5% of the population of the USA is known to have contracted > COVID, so presumably 10% or more have actually had it... It is not possible to "contain" nor eradicate a virus. The flu shot for this season has the 2009 H1N1 strain in it, so, although it is not a pandemic like it was in 2009, it is still with us. I had heard the 1918 Spanish flu strain and the 198x bird flu strain were in it, but I cannot find confirmation of that. See: https://www.fda.gov/vaccines-blood-biologics/lot-release/influenza-vaccine-2020-2021-season and https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/vaccine-selection.htm https://www.breakpoint.org/we-cant-control-covid-or-much-of-anything-else-%E2%80%A8/ We Can’t Control COVID (Or Much of Anything Else) In early March, the University of California San Francisco held a panel discussion of infectious disease specialists [1] on a new virus that had, at that point, killed 41 Americans. These experts not only estimated that 60 to 70 percent of America’s population would eventually contract the virus, but that our best attempts to contain it, either through lockdowns or contact tracing, would be, in their words, “basically futile.” (continued on website) [1] https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-150-million-americans-may-get-infected-2020-3 https://www.theportugalnews.com/news/2020-11-27/covid-pcr-test-reliability-doubtful-portugal-judges/56962 Covid PCR test reliability doubtful – Portugal judges The PCR test “is unable to determine, beyond reasonable doubt, that a positive result corresponds, in fact, to the infection of a person by the SARS-CoV-2 virus”, said the Lisbon Court of Appeal. https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/11/19/covid-testing-fraud-fuels-casedemic.aspx Asymptomatic 'Casedemic' Is a Perpetuation of Needless Fear ___ 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] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?
I traded a nice ten-speed Schwinn for a Super Beetle. I'd paid $100 for the bike, my brother had paid the same for the car, and shortly after that he wanted a bike and I needed a car, so we traded. It was an amazing car for what it was. I got a year or two of driving out of it before the brakes rusted out. Once it had no brakes, we used it as a woods car (in Wisconsin) and drove it around on logging roads for another couple years. Dec 7, 2020 10:56:04 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes : > You’re too old to have owned a “real” Beetle. At least not as a daily driver. > That was back in the day of $100-$200 cars. > > -D > > Max Dillon 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] Airport security theatre
Sounds like a good reason to drive instead of fly. Max Dillon Charleston SC Dec 7, 2020 11:25:56 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes : > I have TSA precheck and the last several trips the line just merges into the > regular line. In other words a complete waste of precheck. When they check > your ID they tell you to just tell the worker at the scanner belt that you > are precheck and they will not send you thru the body scanner deal and you > can leave your shoes on. Still make you take computer out of bag which you > are not supposed to have to do with precheck. I asked them about why the > precheck line has been closed and they said short staffed due to covid. > > On to Dallas. Seated in first class for this leg and they come over the > intercom asking if anybody owned a backpack that was left at the gate, or > around the gate, or plane or something. Nobody said it was theirs so they > started walking it up and down the isle. Still nobody claimed it. The whole > time I’m thinking they need to get that off the plane because it may contain > a bomb or something. > > 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
Re: [MBZ] Rich White Folks' Profligacy
On 2020-12-07 13:20, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: I can't believe someone just chucked it in a dumpster. It's probably like a $150 unit, so not a high-end thing, but still... Where I live, a good find is a stack of drywall mud buckets with lids (two of them hold a 35# bag of dog food), or 20 gallon plastic Roundup barrels (I took them both, and throw my recycling in them), or a 30 year old Stihl chain saw in the metal dumpster (I thought about that, then realized I already had non-running chain saws at home). ___ 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: who likes old Macs?
On 2020-12-07 13:36, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: and that seemed reasonable, figured I might offer $200 for it, even $250 doesn't seem too bad. I bought one of these on Black Friday for my neighbor, cost $230 then. Supposedly in Fedex's hands in Shanghai already. I'm not getting excited until I see it scanned in USA. https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-laptop-15z-ef100-touch-optional-8ze47av-1 ___ 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] Rich White Folks' Profligacy
You can't believe what a builder friend of mine told me about houses he was remodeling over there. Some rich dude buys it, his wife immediately wants it completely redone to suit her interests. So they would go in and take out EVERYTHING down to the studs -- granite kitchens with very high-end appliances and cabinetry, stone bathrooms, marble, granite, etc with fancy fixtures, fancy exotic wood flooring, all that stuff. He said he took his son 3000ft2 of solid cherry flooring that was like 2yo in this one house that had been redone then, last time it flipped. He had his guys salvage it. He lived over there too but was kind of a basic midwest guy, had been a Treasury agent doing forensic accounting, then did consulting work on that after he retired and made some good money, not really into a lot of fancy stuff, so he was astounded too. He usually let his crew take stuff and use it or sell it as a perk, unless he knew someone who wanted something (me! me!). Crazy. --FT On 12/7/20 2:33 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: This is why I belong to the RWF FB Marketplace group for a nearby development. Rich people’s trash/cast offs are usually pretty nice stuff. We scored a beautiful Kincaid cherry dining room table for the hacienda in Indiana a few weeks ago for $150. Ended up spending more on new chairs for it than the table, but it’s really nice and has two leafs (leaves?), too, so we can seat like 10 people. I was hoping to score a nice headboard or bedroom set for our guest bedroom up north before we left, but nothing came up, darn it. I’ve scouted out similar groups in Indianapolis but most are on the other side of town. I may still attempt to join a couple, however… -D On Dec 7, 2020, at 2:20 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: I went over yesterday in the $720ML500 (Benz Content!) to drop off some recycling and a bag of trash at the Kiawah Island Community Association place, they have a big recycle bin and a small dumpster there that is about a 6ft cube with a door on the side to put trash in. I opened it to put my bag of trash in it and there was a box sitting right there, looked new, a Sony stereo receiver. I opened it up and it looked like it had never been used, the remote was still in a plastic bag, the unit had been taken out of a foam sleeve but the cord was still wrapped with a wire tie. I threw it in the ML500 (Benz Content!) and brought it home. I have not hooked it up to speakers yet, I have some of those I got for nothing from a garage sale. I need to buy one of those little bluetooth dongles and can use it for a streaming system, play music off the internets or my phone or iPad. I can't believe someone just chucked it in a dumpster. It's probably like a $150 unit, so not a high-end thing, but still... -- --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 -- --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] Flying today
All the new trucks have blinding LEDs, a lot of the new foreign cars and SUVs too -- the lights are up high and quite blinding, add in the aux lights that are always on and it is dangerously blinding. Then you have the bubbas who have put them on their squatted 4x4s to be cool (no mufflers), and the of color community who seem to fancy 1000W LED light panels mounted on the front license plate frame and drive with no other headlights on, unless they have blue or pink headlight bulbs. [/curmudgeonrantoff/] --FT On 12/7/20 12:44 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: On 2020-12-07 09:59, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Yep, or SHMBO can’t put the phone down do you can see at night. Speaking of night driving I am amazed at the number of people now days that drive with their brights on all the time and won’t dim them. I am also amazed at even on low beams most modern cars seem to blind oncoming vehicles. So many cars have illegal (and impossible to focus) LED bulbs in them. When you see a 10 year old truck with glaring blue lights, you know it's illegal, but when you see a late model, is it modified or just bad? ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] OT: who likes old Macs?
After the discussion the other day I decided I need to get my laser cutter working again (the HDD in the old WinXP box crashed, I have not fooled with it again recently) so figured I might get a new computer to drive it. I looked for a macbook but those things are too spendy. Saw this https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/797405904408542/?ref=category_feed_code=undefined and that seemed reasonable, figured I might offer $200 for it, even $250 doesn't seem too bad. Put a VM on it to run Windows too, I have some design software that is Win only. I send the guy a message last week, he says yes it is still available so I ask when and where I could come look at it. I hear nothing... I think I am going to contact that outfit directly, see what the story is. It's no damn wonder the thing has not sold for 6 weeks, what is wrong with people? --FT On 12/7/20 1:45 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: https://lansing.craigslist.org/sys/d/lansing-macbook-pro/7238299001.html I tried selling my excess HP purchase this morning. So far some kid has offered me $200 for it. https://lansing.craigslist.org/sys/d/charlotte-hp-156-laptop-new-ryzen-16gb/7243129805.html On 2020-12-07 12:40, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Someone has been inhaling aromatics of some sort. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Rich White Folks' Profligacy
This is why I belong to the RWF FB Marketplace group for a nearby development. Rich people’s trash/cast offs are usually pretty nice stuff. We scored a beautiful Kincaid cherry dining room table for the hacienda in Indiana a few weeks ago for $150. Ended up spending more on new chairs for it than the table, but it’s really nice and has two leafs (leaves?), too, so we can seat like 10 people. I was hoping to score a nice headboard or bedroom set for our guest bedroom up north before we left, but nothing came up, darn it. I’ve scouted out similar groups in Indianapolis but most are on the other side of town. I may still attempt to join a couple, however… -D > On Dec 7, 2020, at 2:20 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > I went over yesterday in the $720ML500 (Benz Content!) to drop off some > recycling and a bag of trash at the Kiawah Island Community Association > place, they have a big recycle bin and a small dumpster there that is about a > 6ft cube with a door on the side to put trash in. I opened it to put my bag > of trash in it and there was a box sitting right there, looked new, a Sony > stereo receiver. I opened it up and it looked like it had never been used, > the remote was still in a plastic bag, the unit had been taken out of a foam > sleeve but the cord was still wrapped with a wire tie. I threw it in the > ML500 (Benz Content!) and brought it home. I have not hooked it up to > speakers yet, I have some of those I got for nothing from a garage sale. I > need to buy one of those little bluetooth dongles and can use it for a > streaming system, play music off the internets or my phone or iPad. > > I can't believe someone just chucked it in a dumpster. It's probably like a > $150 unit, so not a high-end thing, but still... > > -- > --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
[MBZ] Rich White Folks' Profligacy
I went over yesterday in the $720ML500 (Benz Content!) to drop off some recycling and a bag of trash at the Kiawah Island Community Association place, they have a big recycle bin and a small dumpster there that is about a 6ft cube with a door on the side to put trash in. I opened it to put my bag of trash in it and there was a box sitting right there, looked new, a Sony stereo receiver. I opened it up and it looked like it had never been used, the remote was still in a plastic bag, the unit had been taken out of a foam sleeve but the cord was still wrapped with a wire tie. I threw it in the ML500 (Benz Content!) and brought it home. I have not hooked it up to speakers yet, I have some of those I got for nothing from a garage sale. I need to buy one of those little bluetooth dongles and can use it for a streaming system, play music off the internets or my phone or iPad. I can't believe someone just chucked it in a dumpster. It's probably like a $150 unit, so not a high-end thing, but still... -- --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] Flying today
Oh, believe me, I know. I have done many of them. It blowsright outta ya bung hole. Bob R Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 7, 2020, at 10:44 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > On 2020-12-07 09:59, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >> Yep, or SHMBO can’t put the phone down do you can see at night. >> Speaking of night driving I am amazed at the number of people now days >> that drive with their brights on all the time and won’t dim them. I am >> also amazed at even on low beams most modern cars seem to blind >> oncoming vehicles. > > So many cars have illegal (and impossible to focus) LED bulbs in them. > When you see a 10 year old truck with glaring blue lights, you know it's > illegal, but when you see a late model, is it modified or just bad? > > > ___ > 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] Vw experience
I'll give you $500 for two of the rusty split window transporters. ___ 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: who likes old Macs?
https://lansing.craigslist.org/sys/d/lansing-macbook-pro/7238299001.html I tried selling my excess HP purchase this morning. So far some kid has offered me $200 for it. https://lansing.craigslist.org/sys/d/charlotte-hp-156-laptop-new-ryzen-16gb/7243129805.html On 2020-12-07 12:40, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Someone has been inhaling aromatics of some sort. ___ 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] Vw experience
Folks, We had a vw repair shop that started in the same space as my print shop ... the print shop was the name of the printing and the bug shop was the name of the vw operation We ran that from about 1977 to probably the mid 90s but we were done with air cooled stuff probably by 1990. I drove nothing but VW (busses mostly) from about 1970 to probably 1985 ... then switched to Peugeot then switched to Benz ... and I think I may be getting close to over 123 Benz ... I like the sprinter if I can keep up with the rust on mine Here is a link http://www.javaphoto.com/VWpage.html I thought there were photos, but they are gone as are the cars! Xx rick ___ 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: who likes old Macs?
Someone has been inhaling aromatics of some sort. Their prices for the Mac Pros are pretty silly, especially the 5,1 as it’s a single processor model. I just got a 4,1 single processor model for the price of shipping. -D > On Dec 7, 2020, at 1:35 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://lansing.craigslist.org/sys/d/muskegon-apple-laptop-computer/7237268315.html > > ___ > 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: who likes old Macs?
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Re: [MBZ] Decent 1999 Mercedes Benz E320 Wagon - $2, 000 (Germanton) 4Matic
You will not regret this. On Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 10:29 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I'm going up tomorrow to look at this car, probably buy it. Girl child > is going to give me her 124 E320 in swap so I will haul that back and > sell it, should come out OK on the deal and keep her mobile. She went > and looked at it Saturday, thought it was pretty nice, left the guy a > deposit to hold it. She said it was a bit bouncy but not too bad so the > spheres are probably not completely shot. I'll order a pair and her > local shop she found can put them on, not something I want to deal with > in an apartment parking lot. > > -_FT > > On 12/5/20 12:28 PM, Floyd Thursby wrote: > > > > $70 each from FCPEuro, not a hard fix. I'm trying to talk the girl > > unit into looking at it. She has a 124 E320 I might work some deal on > > > > --FT > > > > On 12/5/20 12:04 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > >> If the bad air cells are the same same as in the 126 cars and > >> 123/300TD wagons then this is neither expensive nor difficult to fix > >> > >> On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 10:46 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > >> mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > >> > >> My daughter was thinking about a wagon, she is not far from WS, I > >> might > >> send her over to take a look at it > >> > >> -_FT > >> > >> On 12/5/20 10:42 AM, Floyd Thursby wrote: > >> > Looks pretty good for the price, rear suspension needs fixing -- > >> > accumulators? > >> > > >> > > >> > https://winstonsalem.craigslist.org/ctd/d/germanton-1999-mercedes-benz-e320-wagon/7241524485.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 > >> > > -- > > --FT > > -- > --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
[MBZ] Heckflosse with man. trans. on BAT
220s - looks nice. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1965-mercedes-benz-220s-2/?utm_source=dm_medium=email_campaign=2020-12-07220S. ___ 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] Flying today
On 2020-12-07 09:59, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Yep, or SHMBO can’t put the phone down do you can see at night. Speaking of night driving I am amazed at the number of people now days that drive with their brights on all the time and won’t dim them. I am also amazed at even on low beams most modern cars seem to blind oncoming vehicles. So many cars have illegal (and impossible to focus) LED bulbs in them. When you see a 10 year old truck with glaring blue lights, you know it's illegal, but when you see a late model, is it modified or just bad? ___ 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] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?
I haven’t personally owned any air-cooled VW’s, but my Dad owned quite a few. I remember a 1967 Baja Bug with stinger exhaust that would backfire LOUDLY between shifts which scared me as a kid. Years later, he bought a 1973 Beetle for $500 that had rusted floors, and a 1964 Karmann Ghia that was hit in the front end that he bought as a project. I helped him cut the damaged nose off and hold the junkyard sheet metal in place so he could weld it. I also remember starting it with a ratchet which was pretty cool! We drove it around the neighborhood with no fenders as it sipped fuel from a coffee can just to see what it could do. My oldest Sister had a 1962 VW Ragtop Bus, boy would I LOVE to have that one now! Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 2019 Sprinter Passenger 144WB 1700 miles, Low Mileage Lutgart AKA Der DoodleWagen 1982 240D, High Mileage Hildegard Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 7, 2020, at 8:48 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Curt Raymond via Mercedes writes: > >> I keep my eye out for a Type III, either wagon or fastback. They're >> super cool but very rare these days. > > Friend of mine had a 411 wagon (it was his parent's car but he drove it > often). It had a gas heater, I remember thinking how odd and vaguely > hazardous that seemed. > > When I was a small child, the neighbors had a Type III fastback. It > started to rust, and they traded it in for a Chevy Vega wagon. > > Type IIIs are rare, for sure. > > Allan > > > ___ > 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] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?
Curt Raymond via Mercedes writes: > I keep my eye out for a Type III, either wagon or fastback. They're > super cool but very rare these days. Friend of mine had a 411 wagon (it was his parent's car but he drove it often). It had a gas heater, I remember thinking how odd and vaguely hazardous that seemed. When I was a small child, the neighbors had a Type III fastback. It started to rust, and they traded it in for a Chevy Vega wagon. Type IIIs are rare, for sure. Allan ___ 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] Flying today
Yep. Lots and lots of shitting. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 7, 2020, at 10:45 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > That will be a real delight compared to what you’re in for on Wednesday. > Let’s just say that you’re going to be very, very good friends with the > porcelain throne. > > -D > >> On Dec 7, 2020, at 11:42 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> I have my first COVID test today in preparation for a colonoscopy Thursday. >> The gal just barely inserted that swab into my nostrils and swished it >> around. No brain touching. >> >> Bob R >> >> Sent from my iPad >> On Dec 7, 2020, at 8:59 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>> >>> Yep, or SHMBO can’t put the phone down do you can see at night. >>> >>> Speaking of night driving I am amazed at the number of people now days that >>> drive with their brights on all the time and won’t dim them. I am also >>> amazed at even on low beams most modern cars seem to blind oncoming >>> vehicles. I think people now days need lights so bright it’s like daylight >>> otherwise they get scared. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> On Dec 7, 2020, at 9:36 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: Another big annoyance, is when you're driving at night, and the idiot sitting beside you fires up a video game on her cell phone with the brightness set at 'blind everybody in the car'... Mitch. >> On 2020-12-07 09:21, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > > Another big annoyance. When on a night flight, it is dark, you are > looking at the lights below or enjoying the dark and it never fails > the idiot next to you has to turn on his light and blind you. ___ 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 >> > > > ___ > 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] Flying today
That will be a real delight compared to what you’re in for on Wednesday. Let’s just say that you’re going to be very, very good friends with the porcelain throne. -D > On Dec 7, 2020, at 11:42 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > I have my first COVID test today in preparation for a colonoscopy Thursday. > The gal just barely inserted that swab into my nostrils and swished it > around. No brain touching. > > Bob R > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Dec 7, 2020, at 8:59 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Yep, or SHMBO can’t put the phone down do you can see at night. >> >> Speaking of night driving I am amazed at the number of people now days that >> drive with their brights on all the time and won’t dim them. I am also >> amazed at even on low beams most modern cars seem to blind oncoming >> vehicles. I think people now days need lights so bright it’s like daylight >> otherwise they get scared. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Dec 7, 2020, at 9:36 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> Another big annoyance, is when you're driving at night, and the idiot >>> sitting beside you fires up a video game on her cell phone with the >>> brightness set at 'blind everybody in the car'... >>> Mitch. >>> > On 2020-12-07 09:21, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Another big annoyance. When on a night flight, it is dark, you are looking at the lights below or enjoying the dark and it never fails the idiot next to you has to turn on his light and blind you. >>> >>> ___ >>> 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 > ___ 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] Flying today
I have my first COVID test today in preparation for a colonoscopy Thursday. The gal just barely inserted that swab into my nostrils and swished it around. No brain touching. Bob R Sent from my iPad > On Dec 7, 2020, at 8:59 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yep, or SHMBO can’t put the phone down do you can see at night. > > Speaking of night driving I am amazed at the number of people now days that > drive with their brights on all the time and won’t dim them. I am also amazed > at even on low beams most modern cars seem to blind oncoming vehicles. I > think people now days need lights so bright it’s like daylight otherwise they > get scared. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 7, 2020, at 9:36 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Another big annoyance, is when you're driving at night, and the idiot >> sitting beside you fires up a video game on her cell phone with the >> brightness set at 'blind everybody in the car'... >> Mitch. >> On 2020-12-07 09:21, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>> >>> Another big annoyance. When on a night flight, it is dark, you are >>> looking at the lights below or enjoying the dark and it never fails >>> the idiot next to you has to turn on his light and blind you. >> >> ___ >> 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] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?
I drove one that a friend was selling a couple years ago, it was my first (and only) time driving a beetle. Interesting car, more power than I'd expected. I wouldn't want to drive one across the country... -Curt On Monday, December 7, 2020, 11:35:25 AM EST, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: Yes. What a strange beast. I really never learned anything about its workings because I was 18 and never had to futz with it. Bob R Sent from my iPad > On Dec 7, 2020, at 8:29 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > Was that automatic the one with the manual transmission and automatic clutch > (touch the shifter and it declutches)? > >> On 2020-12-07 10:25, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: >> I feel most of us cut out teeth on Beetles. They were the “gateway” >> vehicle to “hard” vehicles (MB). Over the course of about ten years, I >> had two different ‘68 sedans, a ‘68 sedan with an auto transmission >> (for a girl purchase), and two ‘69 sedans. > > ___ > 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] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?
Yes. What a strange beast. I really never learned anything about its workings because I was 18 and never had to futz with it. Bob R Sent from my iPad > On Dec 7, 2020, at 8:29 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > Was that automatic the one with the manual transmission and automatic clutch > (touch the shifter and it declutches)? > >> On 2020-12-07 10:25, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: >> I feel most of us cut out teeth on Beetles. They were the “gateway” >> vehicle to “hard” vehicles (MB). Over the course of about ten years, I >> had two different ‘68 sedans, a ‘68 sedan with an auto transmission >> (for a girl purchase), and two ‘69 sedans. > > ___ > 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] Airport security theatre
I have TSA precheck and the last several trips the line just merges into the regular line. In other words a complete waste of precheck. When they check your ID they tell you to just tell the worker at the scanner belt that you are precheck and they will not send you thru the body scanner deal and you can leave your shoes on. Still make you take computer out of bag which you are not supposed to have to do with precheck. I asked them about why the precheck line has been closed and they said short staffed due to covid. On to Dallas. Seated in first class for this leg and they come over the intercom asking if anybody owned a backpack that was left at the gate, or around the gate, or plane or something. Nobody said it was theirs so they started walking it up and down the isle. Still nobody claimed it. The whole time I’m thinking they need to get that off the plane because it may contain a bomb or something. 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] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?
I might have been a beetle guy. Way back in the day my grandmother had a green beetle convertible she always used to say she was going to give me when I turned 16. She of course sold it and later bought a 115. She didn’t give that car to me but years later I ended up with it and still have it (waiting on engine swap since 1997). Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 7, 2020, at 9:56 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > You’re too old to have owned a “real” Beetle. At least not as a daily > driver. That was back in the day of $100-$200 cars. > > -D > >> On Dec 7, 2020, at 10:53 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> I my have never owned a VW beetle. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> On Dec 7, 2020, at 9:26 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: >>> >>> I feel most of us cut out teeth on Beetles. They were the “gateway” >>> vehicle to “hard” vehicles (MB). Over the course of about ten years, I had >>> two different ‘68 sedans, a ‘68 sedan with an auto transmission (for a girl >>> purchase), and two ‘69 sedans. >>> >>> Bob R >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> On Dec 7, 2020, at 5:10 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Hmm. Beetles I had: 1966 sedan 1968 convertible 1971 convertible 1959 barn door van 1971 Fastback At least those are the ones I recall. There may have been others. Rebuilt a few engines, did a fair amount of floor pan and rocker replacements. The 1959 barn door van was my all time favorite. Paid $200 for it in 1977. Can’t imagine what it would be worth today. -D >> On Dec 6, 2020, at 11:09 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes >> wrote: > > On Sun, 6 Dec 2020 10:29:50 -0800 > Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > >>> Wonder how many of us have air cooled engine experience? >> >> >> My parents had a beetle. Cold, and slow I remember. >> >> I replaced the rod and welded closed the hole in the block >> of my Ryobi garden tiller. Does that count? >> - > 58,61,64,65 Beetles. Rebuilt heads in 3 engines; one because I started it > with ether and it pulled the headbolts. Installed inserts in crankcase > for that reason. Did usual brake jobs on 2 or 3 and usual maintainence. > Bought 58 for $250 because owner couldn't find brake leak which was > between the double firewalls in the front of the cab and because one > cylinder was weak. Old version of Delo oil fixed the weak cylinder > (probably stuck rings) > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.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 >>> >>> ___ >>> 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 > ___ 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] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?
I might have been a beetle guy. Way back in the day my grandmother had a green beetle convertible she always used to say she was going to give me when I turned 16. She of course sold it and later bought a 115. She didn’t give that car to me but years later I ended up with it and still have it (waiting on engine swap since 1997). Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 7, 2020, at 9:56 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > You’re too old to have owned a “real” Beetle. At least not as a daily > driver. That was back in the day of $100-$200 cars. > > -D > >> On Dec 7, 2020, at 10:53 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> I my have never owned a VW beetle. >> Sent from my iPhone On Dec 7, 2020, at 9:26 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: >>> I feel most of us cut out teeth on Beetles. They were the “gateway” >>> vehicle to “hard” vehicles (MB). Over the course of about ten years, I had >>> two different ‘68 sedans, a ‘68 sedan with an auto transmission (for a girl >>> purchase), and two ‘69 sedans. >>> Bob R >>> Sent from my iPad On Dec 7, 2020, at 5:10 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Hmm. Beetles I had: 1966 sedan 1968 convertible 1971 convertible 1959 barn door van 1971 Fastback At least those are the ones I recall. There may have been others. Rebuilt a few engines, did a fair amount of floor pan and rocker replacements. The 1959 barn door van was my all time favorite. Paid $200 for it in 1977. Can’t imagine what it would be worth today. -D >> On Dec 6, 2020, at 11:09 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes >> wrote: > On Sun, 6 Dec 2020 10:29:50 -0800 > Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: >>> Wonder how many of us have air cooled engine experience? >> My parents had a beetle. Cold, and slow I remember. >> I replaced the rod and welded closed the hole in the block >> of my Ryobi garden tiller. Does that count? >> - > 58,61,64,65 Beetles. Rebuilt heads in 3 engines; one because I started it > with ether and it pulled the headbolts. Installed inserts in crankcase > for that reason. Did usual brake jobs on 2 or 3 and usual maintainence. > Bought 58 for $250 because owner couldn't find brake leak which was > between the double firewalls in the front of the cab and because one > cylinder was weak. Old version of Delo oil fixed the weak cylinder > (probably stuck rings) > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.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 >>> ___ >>> 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 ___ 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] Flying today
Yep, or SHMBO can’t put the phone down do you can see at night. Speaking of night driving I am amazed at the number of people now days that drive with their brights on all the time and won’t dim them. I am also amazed at even on low beams most modern cars seem to blind oncoming vehicles. I think people now days need lights so bright it’s like daylight otherwise they get scared. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 7, 2020, at 9:36 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > Another big annoyance, is when you're driving at night, and the idiot > sitting beside you fires up a video game on her cell phone with the > brightness set at 'blind everybody in the car'... > Mitch. > >> On 2020-12-07 09:21, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >> >> Another big annoyance. When on a night flight, it is dark, you are >> looking at the lights below or enjoying the dark and it never fails >> the idiot next to you has to turn on his light and blind you. > > ___ > 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] Flying today
It seems like there are more and more mandates happening yet supposedly the cases are going up. Doesn’t seem to add up. I do know that Tulsa recently added to their mandate where health department can fine a business or shut them down for not properly enforcing the masks. Here I am sitting in a mask in the middle of DFW about to start a sneezing fit. Seems to always happen when I have been wearing one for an hour or more at a time. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 7, 2020, at 9:33 AM, Curt Raymond wrote: > > > I'm starting to doubt that masks really prevent spread, it seems more likely > that summertime, or maybe summertime behaviors prevent spread. The places I > go, which admittedly isn't all that often, people seem to be pretty much > wearing them. You see a few not wearing or with their nose hanging out but > they're definitely in the minority, yet the number of cases keeps rising. > > I notice 5% of the population of the USA is known to have contracted COVID, > so presumably 10% or more have actually had it... > > *yawn* > > -Curt > > > On Monday, December 7, 2020, 10:23:33 AM EST, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Masks are a joke. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Dec 7, 2020, at 8:47 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > > wrote: > > > > We were flying back from Texas yesterday and I noticed the very same > > thing. I think I was one of about maybe a dozen people with their shade up. > > And, the flight from Dallas to Phoenix was FULL. There were many people on > > the flight who spent the entire two plus hour flight with a tiny bag of > > chips in their hands, chomping on one little broken chip fragment every > > twenty minutes or so, pretending to be eating so they didn’t have to have > > their masks on. > > > > Bob R > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > >> On Dec 7, 2020, at 7:22 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > >> wrote: > >> > >> I am currently on a flight today and have noticed something that I have > >> actually been noticing for a while. It seems like 90-95% of people on > >> planes these days keep the window shade closed. I guess they would rather > >> stare at their electronic boxes that look at the passing scenery as they > >> fly over. I flu frequently but I still like to look out the window most of > >> the whole trip. I remember years ago when it was rare to see a window > >> shade down. > >> > >> Another big annoyance. When on a night flight, it is dark, you are looking > >> at the lights below or enjoying the dark and it never fails the idiot next > >> to you has to turn on his light and blind you. > >> > >> 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 > ___ 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] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?
You’re too old to have owned a “real” Beetle. At least not as a daily driver. That was back in the day of $100-$200 cars. -D > On Dec 7, 2020, at 10:53 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > I my have never owned a VW beetle. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 7, 2020, at 9:26 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> I feel most of us cut out teeth on Beetles. They were the “gateway” vehicle >> to “hard” vehicles (MB). Over the course of about ten years, I had two >> different ‘68 sedans, a ‘68 sedan with an auto transmission (for a girl >> purchase), and two ‘69 sedans. >> >> Bob R >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On Dec 7, 2020, at 5:10 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hmm. Beetles I had: >>> >>> 1966 sedan >>> 1968 convertible >>> 1971 convertible >>> 1959 barn door van >>> 1971 Fastback >>> >>> At least those are the ones I recall. There may have been others. Rebuilt a >>> few engines, did a fair amount of floor pan and rocker replacements. The >>> 1959 barn door van was my all time favorite. Paid $200 for it in 1977. >>> Can’t imagine what it would be worth today. >>> >>> -D >>> > On Dec 6, 2020, at 11:09 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes > wrote: On Sun, 6 Dec 2020 10:29:50 -0800 Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: >> Wonder how many of us have air cooled engine experience? > > > My parents had a beetle. Cold, and slow I remember. > > I replaced the rod and welded closed the hole in the block > of my Ryobi garden tiller. Does that count? > - 58,61,64,65 Beetles. Rebuilt heads in 3 engines; one because I started it with ether and it pulled the headbolts. Installed inserts in crankcase for that reason. Did usual brake jobs on 2 or 3 and usual maintainence. Bought 58 for $250 because owner couldn't find brake leak which was between the double firewalls in the front of the cab and because one cylinder was weak. Old version of Delo oil fixed the weak cylinder (probably stuck rings) -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.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 >>> >> >> ___ >> 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] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?
I my have never owned a VW beetle. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 7, 2020, at 9:26 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > I feel most of us cut out teeth on Beetles. They were the “gateway” vehicle > to “hard” vehicles (MB). Over the course of about ten years, I had two > different ‘68 sedans, a ‘68 sedan with an auto transmission (for a girl > purchase), and two ‘69 sedans. > > Bob R > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Dec 7, 2020, at 5:10 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Hmm. Beetles I had: >> >> 1966 sedan >> 1968 convertible >> 1971 convertible >> 1959 barn door van >> 1971 Fastback >> >> At least those are the ones I recall. There may have been others. Rebuilt a >> few engines, did a fair amount of floor pan and rocker replacements. The >> 1959 barn door van was my all time favorite. Paid $200 for it in 1977. Can’t >> imagine what it would be worth today. >> >> -D >> On Dec 6, 2020, at 11:09 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes wrote: >>> >>> On Sun, 6 Dec 2020 10:29:50 -0800 >>> Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: >>> > Wonder how many of us have air cooled engine experience? My parents had a beetle. Cold, and slow I remember. I replaced the rod and welded closed the hole in the block of my Ryobi garden tiller. Does that count? - >>> 58,61,64,65 Beetles. Rebuilt heads in 3 engines; one because I started it >>> with ether and it pulled the headbolts. Installed inserts in crankcase for >>> that reason. Did usual brake jobs on 2 or 3 and usual maintainence. >>> Bought 58 for $250 because owner couldn't find brake leak which was between >>> the double firewalls in the front of the cab and because one cylinder was >>> weak. Old version of Delo oil fixed the weak cylinder (probably stuck rings) >>> >>> -- >>> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. >>> https://www.avg.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 >> > > ___ > 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] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?
“Automatic Stickshift”. Never had one, fixed a lot of them for friends that did. Contact on the bottom of the shifter would often get cruddy and no shift results. I also hated how if you rested your hand on the shifter and pushed it down, the contact would open and it would engage the clutch and the engine would freewheel. -D > On Dec 7, 2020, at 10:28 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > Was that automatic the one with the manual transmission and automatic clutch > (touch the shifter and it declutches)? > > On 2020-12-07 10:25, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: >> I feel most of us cut out teeth on Beetles. They were the “gateway” >> vehicle to “hard” vehicles (MB). Over the course of about ten years, I >> had two different ‘68 sedans, a ‘68 sedan with an auto transmission >> (for a girl purchase), and two ‘69 sedans. > > ___ > 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] Flying today
Another big annoyance, is when you're driving at night, and the idiot sitting beside you fires up a video game on her cell phone with the brightness set at 'blind everybody in the car'... Mitch. On 2020-12-07 09:21, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Another big annoyance. When on a night flight, it is dark, you are looking at the lights below or enjoying the dark and it never fails the idiot next to you has to turn on his light and blind you. ___ 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] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?
I never had an aircooled VW but I've been around them a little. My mother had a Type III fastback when I was born. A friend in high school got into dune buggies but never managed to get one roadworthy. Another friend I worked with in the '90s drives a campmobile. There's a guy around the corner that specializes in 'em. I keep my eye out for a Type III, either wagon or fastback. They're super cool but very rare these days. -Curt On Monday, December 7, 2020, 10:26:22 AM EST, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: I feel most of us cut out teeth on Beetles. They were the “gateway” vehicle to “hard” vehicles (MB). Over the course of about ten years, I had two different ‘68 sedans, a ‘68 sedan with an auto transmission (for a girl purchase), and two ‘69 sedans. Bob R Sent from my iPad > On Dec 7, 2020, at 5:10 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Hmm. Beetles I had: > > 1966 sedan > 1968 convertible > 1971 convertible > 1959 barn door van > 1971 Fastback > > At least those are the ones I recall. There may have been others. Rebuilt a > few engines, did a fair amount of floor pan and rocker replacements. The 1959 > barn door van was my all time favorite. Paid $200 for it in 1977. Can’t > imagine what it would be worth today. > > -D > >> On Dec 6, 2020, at 11:09 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> On Sun, 6 Dec 2020 10:29:50 -0800 >> Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: >> Wonder how many of us have air cooled engine experience? >>> >>> >>> My parents had a beetle. Cold, and slow I remember. >>> >>> I replaced the rod and welded closed the hole in the block >>> of my Ryobi garden tiller. Does that count? >>> - >> 58,61,64,65 Beetles. Rebuilt heads in 3 engines; one because I started it >> with ether and it pulled the headbolts. Installed inserts in crankcase for >> that reason. Did usual brake jobs on 2 or 3 and usual maintainence. >> Bought 58 for $250 because owner couldn't find brake leak which was between >> the double firewalls in the front of the cab and because one cylinder was >> weak. Old version of Delo oil fixed the weak cylinder (probably stuck rings) >> >> -- >> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. >> https://www.avg.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 > ___ 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] Flying today
I'm starting to doubt that masks really prevent spread, it seems more likely that summertime, or maybe summertime behaviors prevent spread. The places I go, which admittedly isn't all that often, people seem to be pretty much wearing them. You see a few not wearing or with their nose hanging out but they're definitely in the minority, yet the number of cases keeps rising. I notice 5% of the population of the USA is known to have contracted COVID, so presumably 10% or more have actually had it... *yawn* -Curt On Monday, December 7, 2020, 10:23:33 AM EST, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Masks are a joke. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 7, 2020, at 8:47 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > We were flying back from Texas yesterday and I noticed the very same thing. > I think I was one of about maybe a dozen people with their shade up. And, the > flight from Dallas to Phoenix was FULL. There were many people on the flight > who spent the entire two plus hour flight with a tiny bag of chips in their > hands, chomping on one little broken chip fragment every twenty minutes or > so, pretending to be eating so they didn’t have to have their masks on. > > Bob R > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Dec 7, 2020, at 7:22 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> I am currently on a flight today and have noticed something that I have >> actually been noticing for a while. It seems like 90-95% of people on planes >> these days keep the window shade closed. I guess they would rather stare at >> their electronic boxes that look at the passing scenery as they fly over. I >> flu frequently but I still like to look out the window most of the whole >> trip. I remember years ago when it was rare to see a window shade down. >> >> Another big annoyance. When on a night flight, it is dark, you are looking >> at the lights below or enjoying the dark and it never fails the idiot next >> to you has to turn on his light and blind you. >> >> 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 ___ 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] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?
Was that automatic the one with the manual transmission and automatic clutch (touch the shifter and it declutches)? On 2020-12-07 10:25, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: I feel most of us cut out teeth on Beetles. They were the “gateway” vehicle to “hard” vehicles (MB). Over the course of about ten years, I had two different ‘68 sedans, a ‘68 sedan with an auto transmission (for a girl purchase), and two ‘69 sedans. ___ 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] Decent 1999 Mercedes Benz E320 Wagon - $2, 000 (Germanton) 4Matic
I'm going up tomorrow to look at this car, probably buy it. Girl child is going to give me her 124 E320 in swap so I will haul that back and sell it, should come out OK on the deal and keep her mobile. She went and looked at it Saturday, thought it was pretty nice, left the guy a deposit to hold it. She said it was a bit bouncy but not too bad so the spheres are probably not completely shot. I'll order a pair and her local shop she found can put them on, not something I want to deal with in an apartment parking lot. -_FT On 12/5/20 12:28 PM, Floyd Thursby wrote: $70 each from FCPEuro, not a hard fix. I'm trying to talk the girl unit into looking at it. She has a 124 E320 I might work some deal on --FT On 12/5/20 12:04 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: If the bad air cells are the same same as in the 126 cars and 123/300TD wagons then this is neither expensive nor difficult to fix On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 10:46 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: My daughter was thinking about a wagon, she is not far from WS, I might send her over to take a look at it -_FT On 12/5/20 10:42 AM, Floyd Thursby wrote: > Looks pretty good for the price, rear suspension needs fixing -- > accumulators? > > https://winstonsalem.craigslist.org/ctd/d/germanton-1999-mercedes-benz-e320-wagon/7241524485.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 -- --FT -- --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] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?
I feel most of us cut out teeth on Beetles. They were the “gateway” vehicle to “hard” vehicles (MB). Over the course of about ten years, I had two different ‘68 sedans, a ‘68 sedan with an auto transmission (for a girl purchase), and two ‘69 sedans. Bob R Sent from my iPad > On Dec 7, 2020, at 5:10 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Hmm. Beetles I had: > > 1966 sedan > 1968 convertible > 1971 convertible > 1959 barn door van > 1971 Fastback > > At least those are the ones I recall. There may have been others. Rebuilt a > few engines, did a fair amount of floor pan and rocker replacements. The 1959 > barn door van was my all time favorite. Paid $200 for it in 1977. Can’t > imagine what it would be worth today. > > -D > >> On Dec 6, 2020, at 11:09 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> On Sun, 6 Dec 2020 10:29:50 -0800 >> Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: >> Wonder how many of us have air cooled engine experience? >>> >>> >>> My parents had a beetle. Cold, and slow I remember. >>> >>> I replaced the rod and welded closed the hole in the block >>> of my Ryobi garden tiller. Does that count? >>> - >> 58,61,64,65 Beetles. Rebuilt heads in 3 engines; one because I started it >> with ether and it pulled the headbolts. Installed inserts in crankcase for >> that reason. Did usual brake jobs on 2 or 3 and usual maintainence. >> Bought 58 for $250 because owner couldn't find brake leak which was between >> the double firewalls in the front of the cab and because one cylinder was >> weak. Old version of Delo oil fixed the weak cylinder (probably stuck rings) >> >> -- >> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. >> https://www.avg.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 > ___ 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] Flying today
Masks are a joke. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 7, 2020, at 8:47 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > We were flying back from Texas yesterday and I noticed the very same thing. > I think I was one of about maybe a dozen people with their shade up. And, the > flight from Dallas to Phoenix was FULL. There were many people on the flight > who spent the entire two plus hour flight with a tiny bag of chips in their > hands, chomping on one little broken chip fragment every twenty minutes or > so, pretending to be eating so they didn’t have to have their masks on. > > Bob R > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Dec 7, 2020, at 7:22 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> I am currently on a flight today and have noticed something that I have >> actually been noticing for a while. It seems like 90-95% of people on planes >> these days keep the window shade closed. I guess they would rather stare at >> their electronic boxes that look at the passing scenery as they fly over. I >> flu frequently but I still like to look out the window most of the whole >> trip. I remember years ago when it was rare to see a window shade down. >> >> Another big annoyance. When on a night flight, it is dark, you are looking >> at the lights below or enjoying the dark and it never fails the idiot next >> to you has to turn on his light and blind you. >> >> 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] Somebody needs this
What is that big tank thing in back? Hydraulic fluid? This looks like something used to drag trailers around a yard, not really a road-going truck --FT On 12/7/20 8:26 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: On 2020-12-06 22:43, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: What’s a “wet kit”? Something you typically see only in trucks. Oh, it is a medium duty truck. In that case, a wet kit is a PTO driven hydraulic system, like for running a tilt bed. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Flying today
Flew back from Indianapolis on SWA yesterday and the plane was maybe 1/3 -1/2 full. A flight to Baltimore boarded just before us and there were only 40 people on it. Mask wearing was complied with for the most part, I didn’t see anyone trying to “cheat” as we had on previous flights. Had a guy sitting in front of us on a previous flight who kept taking his mask off. Ratted him out once, after that the cabin crew kept an eye on him and nailed him a second time. They pretty much told the guy that if they caught him with his mask off again that he would be banned from SWA. -D > On Dec 7, 2020, at 9:46 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > We were flying back from Texas yesterday and I noticed the very same thing. I > think I was one of about maybe a dozen people with their shade up. And, the > flight from Dallas to Phoenix was FULL. There were many people on the flight > who spent the entire two plus hour flight with a tiny bag of chips in their > hands, chomping on one little broken chip fragment every twenty minutes or > so, pretending to be eating so they didn’t have to have their masks on. > > Bob R > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Dec 7, 2020, at 7:22 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> I am currently on a flight today and have noticed something that I have >> actually been noticing for a while. It seems like 90-95% of people on planes >> these days keep the window shade closed. I guess they would rather stare at >> their electronic boxes that look at the passing scenery as they fly over. I >> flu frequently but I still like to look out the window most of the whole >> trip. I remember years ago when it was rare to see a window shade down. >> >> Another big annoyance. When on a night flight, it is dark, you are looking >> at the lights below or enjoying the dark and it never fails the idiot next >> to you has to turn on his light and blind you. >> >> 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
[MBZ] Engine has 138000+ miles and ran excellent.....right in to a house thanks to my son
Making lemonade... https://charlotte.craigslist.org/pts/d/mooresville-2002-mercedes-c230/7243095113.html 2002 Mercedes c230 Kompressor-engine - $400(Mooresville) -- --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] the tint is pealing (must be the soft-core imagery) 1981 Mercedes 420 SEL - $2, 000
I can hear it from here! https://jacksonville.craigslist.org/cto/d/jacksonville-1981-mercedes-420-sel/7242795258.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] Barn find back again 1995 Mercedes E320 coupe - $650 (North Wilkesboro)
Out in the middle of Nowhere, NC. Seems like it might have "ran when parked" but it looks rode hard and put up wet -- odometer: *361811* https://hickory.craigslist.org/cto/d/lenoir-1995-mercedes-e320-coupe/7242888478.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
Re: [MBZ] Flying today
We were flying back from Texas yesterday and I noticed the very same thing. I think I was one of about maybe a dozen people with their shade up. And, the flight from Dallas to Phoenix was FULL. There were many people on the flight who spent the entire two plus hour flight with a tiny bag of chips in their hands, chomping on one little broken chip fragment every twenty minutes or so, pretending to be eating so they didn’t have to have their masks on. Bob R Sent from my iPad > On Dec 7, 2020, at 7:22 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > I am currently on a flight today and have noticed something that I have > actually been noticing for a while. It seems like 90-95% of people on planes > these days keep the window shade closed. I guess they would rather stare at > their electronic boxes that look at the passing scenery as they fly over. I > flu frequently but I still like to look out the window most of the whole > trip. I remember years ago when it was rare to see a window shade down. > > Another big annoyance. When on a night flight, it is dark, you are looking at > the lights below or enjoying the dark and it never fails the idiot next to > you has to turn on his light and blind you. > > 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] Flying today
I am currently on a flight today and have noticed something that I have actually been noticing for a while. It seems like 90-95% of people on planes these days keep the window shade closed. I guess they would rather stare at their electronic boxes that look at the passing scenery as they fly over. I flu frequently but I still like to look out the window most of the whole trip. I remember years ago when it was rare to see a window shade down. Another big annoyance. When on a night flight, it is dark, you are looking at the lights below or enjoying the dark and it never fails the idiot next to you has to turn on his light and blind you. 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] Somebody needs this
> In that case, a wet kit is a PTO driven hydraulic system, like for running a > tilt bed. Or a log splitter! :-) -- Jim ___ 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
On 2020-12-06 22:43, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: What’s a “wet kit”? Something you typically see only in trucks. Oh, it is a medium duty truck. In that case, a wet kit is a PTO driven hydraulic system, like for running a tilt bed. ___ 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
Sounds like I need it! --FT Sent from iPhone > On Dec 6, 2020, at 11:36 PM, G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > "Wet Kit" is a PTO driven hydraulic pump that allows the use of auxiliary > hydraulic equipment to be used on the trailer you hook to, such as a 20 ton > hydraulic winch, for example, or a trailer mounted crane.. etc etc..like a > roll back car trailer, for example. > > A Wet Kit is a pretty expensive add on, usually... at $1,500 buy price, the > wet kit salvage price would be near that value. > >> On Sun, Dec 6, 2020 at 8:43 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> What’s a “wet kit”? >> >> --FT >> Sent from iPhone >> >>> On Dec 6, 2020, at 9:45 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Mercedes benz 1525 >>> >>> >> https://kansascity.craigslist.org/grd/d/mayview-mercedes-benz-1525/7242960045.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 > ___ 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] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?
Hmm. Beetles I had: 1966 sedan 1968 convertible 1971 convertible 1959 barn door van 1971 Fastback At least those are the ones I recall. There may have been others. Rebuilt a few engines, did a fair amount of floor pan and rocker replacements. The 1959 barn door van was my all time favorite. Paid $200 for it in 1977. Can’t imagine what it would be worth today. -D > On Dec 6, 2020, at 11:09 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > On Sun, 6 Dec 2020 10:29:50 -0800 > Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > >>> Wonder how many of us have air cooled engine experience? >> >> >> My parents had a beetle. Cold, and slow I remember. >> >> I replaced the rod and welded closed the hole in the block >> of my Ryobi garden tiller. Does that count? >> - > 58,61,64,65 Beetles. Rebuilt heads in 3 engines; one because I started it > with ether and it pulled the headbolts. Installed inserts in crankcase for > that reason. Did usual brake jobs on 2 or 3 and usual maintainence. > Bought 58 for $250 because owner couldn't find brake leak which was between > the double firewalls in the front of the cab and because one cylinder was > weak. Old version of Delo oil fixed the weak cylinder (probably stuck rings) > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.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
