Re: [MBZ] Good or bad snake?
Hard to be sure from photo but I'd guess garter snake https://herpsofnc.org/eastern-garter-snake/ or less common ribbon snake https://herpsofnc.org/eastern-ribbon-snake/ , both non toxic. The toxic snakes in the US are the coral snakes and vipers, which include cotton mouth, copper head, and several rattle snakes. Several harmless snakes resemble the coral snake but corral snakes have the distinctive "red-on-yellow kill a fellow" color pattern. The vipers have a wide head and (of course) rattlers rattle, usually. https://wildlifeinformer.com/venomous-snakes-in-the-united-states/ -Original Message- From: Mercedes On Behalf Of Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2021 9:38 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Buggered Benzmail Subject: Re: [MBZ] Good or bad snake? Venomous --FT Sent from iFōn > On Nov 25, 2021, at 2:49 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes > wrote: > > Looks like a good snake to me. There are very few poisonous snakes > in North America. > > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes On Behalf Of Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2021 1:27 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List ; > okiet...@okiebenz.com > Cc: Kaleb Striplin > Subject: [MBZ] Good or bad snake? > > > > > 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] W210 with M112
It does have a balance shaft but I've not heard of any design/manufacturing defects with it in that model engine. The ones to watch out for are the M272/273 engines. Allan On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, at 11:42 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > Our son is going to look at a 2002 E320 4matic tomorrow. I gather that it > has the M112 V6 - is this the one with the balance shaft problems? > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher > Von Braun > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > ___ > 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] W210 with M112
No, very reliable and economical engine. On 11/25/2021 10:42 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: Our son is going to look at a 2002 E320 4matic tomorrow. I gather that it has the M112 V6 - is this the one with the balance shaft problems? ___ 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] W210 with M112
Our son is going to look at a 2002 E320 4matic tomorrow. I gather that it has the M112 V6 - is this the one with the balance shaft problems? -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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] 1998 ML320 - 256k miles - $2,900
Maybe a bit overpriced but looks fairly decent. https://huntington.craigslist.org/cto/d/huntington-1998-mercedes-benz-ml320/7412631922.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
Re: [MBZ] OT: How long have you been here? Csn you remember?
I was on the mbz.org diesel list before this list. Seem to recall there was some sort of catastrophic server or disk failure and when recovery didn't seem to be happening, Kaleb started okiebenz and many people migrated over. mbz.org eventually/partly came back on line for a while with some of the articles but I don't think the lists ever did. On Wed, Jun 5, 2019, at 6:14 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes wrote: > I came to the list via the W108 discussion groups some years back. My > 108 has been gone a few years now — mostly gone below the belt line, > fenders, doors, suspension mounts, trunk floor, rockers, passenger > floor. It was fun while it lasted! > > Guess I’ve been around at least ten years, maybe 15 since I had the > W108 when my 300D got totalled. > > Peter >> On Jun 5, 2019, at 11:52 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> I am not entirely sure how long I have been reading this forum. I looked >> back, and determined that I acquired the 76 300D in July 2005. I think I >> joined this list soon after that. >> I might have done so before I bought the car as it was something I >> considered doing for a long while. I had participated in a list run by John >> Meister out of Snohomish WA for a while. He was the character that was into >> Jeeps big time as well as diesel Mercedes. He was also into photography and >> posted a lot of good photos on his website. Wagoneers.com, I believe but I >> think he sold the domain name later. >> >> In any event, here I am, about 14 years later with the same car and no >> extras kicking about like many of you have. I would like to have more but I >> lack space etc. >> >> RB >> >> On 04/06/2019 5:28 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote: >>> I recall not when I washed up on this list, but Dickarde and his watches >>> were a hot topic at the time. That would have been the precursor to the >>> Okie list. I think it was due to being banned from the snitter/fleasly >>> list a few times, as well as another, for being liberal with my >>> condemnation of the garbage cars coming out of Mercedes at the time. >>> >>> >>> clay monroe >>> I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for what I'm looking for didn't fall out. >>> >>> On Jun 3, 2019, at 5:44 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: I had to think back - I joined the Joe Amelia SL list in 1998 when I bought the SLC, then migrated here when Joe sold his SL for a sailboat and gave his list to Kaleb. Been here ever since. I guess that since I traded the Mercedes addiction for an airplane addiction, I should leave, but you guys are just too entertaining ... -- OK Don >> >> >> ___ >> 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] My New Friend
I call dibs On 11/25/2021 8:29 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: The 560 SEL is beautiful. The perfect green over tan. AZBob Sent from my iPhone On Nov 25, 2021, at 6:46 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: was the 250 190D the red one? I yhought that was a parts car On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 8:12 PM Curt Raymond wrote: In my quest for cheap transportation the worst deal I ever had was that $250 190D. It definitely proved the rule that "nothing is more expensive than a cheap Mercedes." OTOH the best I ever did was with my $1500 1998 Jetta TDI. I think that might be my favorite car. It's too bad the tin worm was so bad to it. Hammie the $1500, and then $800 '83 240D was also a good value, both times I owned it. -Curt On Thursday, November 25, 2021, 08:06:31 PM EST, Dwight Giles < dwight.gi...@gmail.com> wrote: yes I grew up in a penny pinching family. my grandmother warned about being "pennywise and pound foolish". On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 7:52 PM Curt Raymond wrote: I am. On Thursday, November 25, 2021, 01:57:21 PM EST, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: we are not all cheap bastards. On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 1:54 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Are these primo cars because if so I don’t think any of the cheap bastards on this list will be interested. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 25, 2021, at 12:33 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: About a half a mile up Villa Nueva away from my house, there’s a mid century slump block rancher with an inordinately large garage and a large, enclosed carport that you access from the backyard off the golf course. In true neighborhood creeper fashion, I’ve known (since about 1990) that this garage and the carport are filled with all types of MBs. I always was on the lookout for a time to strike up a conversation with the fellow, but he is elusive; he is either cloistered in his home out of the heat or he is in Deutschland. Last spring, I noticed him out feebly trimming a palm tree and I wanted to stop but I was on my way to a call-out night shift at the old nuke plant. Figures. On my way home the next morning I left him a note attached to his front door introducing myself as a fellow MB enthusiast and a neighbor eager to help him with home maintenance. He called me later that afternoon and we talked for about a half an hour and he told me the that next day they were leaving for Germany for the summer. He said that he has a man that watches his house but he appreciate the offer and said that we would meet up once he returned in the fall. Two days ago I noticed his pristine 500 SL parked in the driveway, so I knew he had returned. Yesterday when I was driving by I saw that his garage door was up. As I looked over, I saw him pouring something into the fuel tank of his black 61 280 SE Coupe. We talked for an hour. I saw his garage stable (560 SEL, 500SL, ML350, 280 SE Coupe, RR Silver Spur) but didn’t see the carport. He says he may be thinning the herd a bit (he just sold his W126 coupe and his ‘60 190 SL). I called dibs on the rest for us. AZBob 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] This doesn’t look too bad
It’s a 4 matrix too --FT Sent from iFōn > On Nov 25, 2021, at 2:13 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > He is selling it for parts because it has a Canadian title. > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/429792858493515/ > > > 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] Good or bad snake?
Venomous --FT Sent from iFōn > On Nov 25, 2021, at 2:49 PM, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes > wrote: > > Looks like a good snake to me. There are very few poisonous snakes in North > America. > > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes On Behalf Of Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2021 1:27 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List ; okiet...@okiebenz.com > Cc: Kaleb Striplin > Subject: [MBZ] Good or bad snake? > > > > > 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] Turkey day food coma before listing a car with miss matched interior. Gets 40mpg though.
Turbo dirsel --FT Sent from iFōn > On Nov 25, 2021, at 3:26 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > 40 mpg of dirsel. > >> On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 2:08 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/934568220821703/ >> >> >> 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] OT: How long have you been here? Csn you remember?
I was heavily recruited back in '00 and offered a six figure signing bonus, which I turned down to avoid the envy of my peers. On Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 9:29 PM Peter Frederick via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I came to the list via the W108 discussion groups some years back. My 108 > has been gone a few years now — mostly gone below the belt line, fenders, > doors, suspension mounts, trunk floor, rockers, passenger floor. It was > fun while it lasted! > > Guess I’ve been around at least ten years, maybe 15 since I had the W108 > when my 300D got totalled. > > Peter > > On Jun 5, 2019, at 11:52 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I am not entirely sure how long I have been reading this forum. I looked > back, and determined that I acquired the 76 300D in July 2005. I think I > joined this list soon after that. > > I might have done so before I bought the car as it was something I > considered doing for a long while. I had participated in a list run by John > Meister out of Snohomish WA for a while. He was the character that was into > Jeeps big time as well as diesel Mercedes. He was also into photography and > posted a lot of good photos on his website. Wagoneers.com, I believe but I > think he sold the domain name later. > > > > In any event, here I am, about 14 years later with the same car and no > extras kicking about like many of you have. I would like to have more but I > lack space etc. > > > > RB > > > > On 04/06/2019 5:28 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote: > >> I recall not when I washed up on this list, but Dickarde and his > watches were a hot topic at the time. That would have been the precursor > to the Okie list. I think it was due to being banned from the > snitter/fleasly list a few times, as well as another, for being liberal > with my condemnation of the garbage cars coming out of Mercedes at the time. > >> > >> > >> clay monroe > >> > >>> I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for > what I'm looking for didn't fall out. > >> > >> > >>> On Jun 3, 2019, at 5:44 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > >>> > >>> I had to think back - I joined the Joe Amelia SL list in 1998 when I > bought > >>> the SLC, then migrated here when Joe sold his SL for a sailboat and > gave > >>> his list to Kaleb. Been here ever since. > >>> I guess that since I traded the Mercedes addiction for an airplane > >>> addiction, I should leave, but you guys are just too entertaining ... > >>> > >>> -- > >>> OK Don > > > > > > ___ > > 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] My New Friend
The 560 SEL is beautiful. The perfect green over tan. AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 25, 2021, at 6:46 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes > wrote: > > was the 250 190D the red one? I yhought that was a parts car > >> On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 8:12 PM Curt Raymond wrote: >> >> In my quest for cheap transportation the worst deal I ever had was that >> $250 190D. It definitely proved the rule that "nothing is more expensive >> than a cheap Mercedes." >> OTOH the best I ever did was with my $1500 1998 Jetta TDI. I think that >> might be my favorite car. It's too bad the tin worm was so bad to it. >> >> Hammie the $1500, and then $800 '83 240D was also a good value, both times >> I owned it. >> >> -Curt >> >> On Thursday, November 25, 2021, 08:06:31 PM EST, Dwight Giles < >> dwight.gi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> yes I grew up in a penny pinching family. my grandmother warned about >> being "pennywise and pound foolish". >> >> On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 7:52 PM Curt Raymond wrote: >> >> I am. >> >> On Thursday, November 25, 2021, 01:57:21 PM EST, Dwight Giles via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> >> we are not all cheap bastards. >> >> On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 1:54 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >>> Are these primo cars because if so I don’t think any of the cheap >> bastards >>> on this list will be interested. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> On Nov 25, 2021, at 12:33 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: About a half a mile up Villa Nueva away from my house, there’s a mid >>> century slump block rancher with an inordinately large garage and a >> large, >>> enclosed carport that you access from the backyard off the golf course. >> In >>> true neighborhood creeper fashion, I’ve known (since about 1990) that >> this >>> garage and the carport are filled with all types of MBs. I always was on the lookout for a time to strike up a conversation with >>> the fellow, but he is elusive; he is either cloistered in his home out of >>> the heat or he is in Deutschland. Last spring, I noticed him out feebly trimming a palm tree and I wanted >>> to stop but I was on my way to a call-out night shift at the old nuke >>> plant. Figures. On my way home the next morning I left him a note attached to his front >>> door introducing myself as a fellow MB enthusiast and a neighbor eager to >>> help him with home maintenance. He called me later that afternoon and we talked for about a half an >> hour >>> and he told me the that next day they were leaving for Germany for the >>> summer. He said that he has a man that watches his house but he >> appreciate >>> the offer and said that we would meet up once he returned in the fall. Two days ago I noticed his pristine 500 SL parked in the driveway, so I >>> knew he had returned. Yesterday when I was driving by I saw that his garage door was up. As I >>> looked over, I saw him pouring something into the fuel tank of his black >> 61 >>> 280 SE Coupe. We talked for an hour. I saw his garage stable (560 SEL, 500SL, ML350, >>> 280 SE Coupe, RR Silver Spur) but didn’t see the carport. He says he may >> be >>> thinning the herd a bit (he just sold his W126 coupe and his ‘60 190 SL). >>> I called dibs on the rest for us. AZBob 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] OT: How long have you been here? Csn you remember?
I came to the list via the W108 discussion groups some years back. My 108 has been gone a few years now — mostly gone below the belt line, fenders, doors, suspension mounts, trunk floor, rockers, passenger floor. It was fun while it lasted! Guess I’ve been around at least ten years, maybe 15 since I had the W108 when my 300D got totalled. Peter > On Jun 5, 2019, at 11:52 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > I am not entirely sure how long I have been reading this forum. I looked > back, and determined that I acquired the 76 300D in July 2005. I think I > joined this list soon after that. > I might have done so before I bought the car as it was something I considered > doing for a long while. I had participated in a list run by John Meister out > of Snohomish WA for a while. He was the character that was into Jeeps big > time as well as diesel Mercedes. He was also into photography and posted a > lot of good photos on his website. Wagoneers.com, I believe but I think he > sold the domain name later. > > In any event, here I am, about 14 years later with the same car and no extras > kicking about like many of you have. I would like to have more but I lack > space etc. > > RB > > On 04/06/2019 5:28 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote: >> I recall not when I washed up on this list, but Dickarde and his watches >> were a hot topic at the time. That would have been the precursor to the >> Okie list. I think it was due to being banned from the snitter/fleasly list >> a few times, as well as another, for being liberal with my condemnation of >> the garbage cars coming out of Mercedes at the time. >> >> >> clay monroe >> >>> I turned my computer upside down and shook it, but the bookmark for what >>> I'm looking for didn't fall out. >> >> >>> On Jun 3, 2019, at 5:44 PM, OK Don via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> I had to think back - I joined the Joe Amelia SL list in 1998 when I bought >>> the SLC, then migrated here when Joe sold his SL for a sailboat and gave >>> his list to Kaleb. Been here ever since. >>> I guess that since I traded the Mercedes addiction for an airplane >>> addiction, I should leave, but you guys are just too entertaining ... >>> >>> -- >>> OK Don > > > ___ > 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] My New Friend
was the 250 190D the red one? I yhought that was a parts car On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 8:12 PM Curt Raymond wrote: > In my quest for cheap transportation the worst deal I ever had was that > $250 190D. It definitely proved the rule that "nothing is more expensive > than a cheap Mercedes." > OTOH the best I ever did was with my $1500 1998 Jetta TDI. I think that > might be my favorite car. It's too bad the tin worm was so bad to it. > > Hammie the $1500, and then $800 '83 240D was also a good value, both times > I owned it. > > -Curt > > On Thursday, November 25, 2021, 08:06:31 PM EST, Dwight Giles < > dwight.gi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > yes I grew up in a penny pinching family. my grandmother warned about > being "pennywise and pound foolish". > > On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 7:52 PM Curt Raymond wrote: > > I am. > > On Thursday, November 25, 2021, 01:57:21 PM EST, Dwight Giles via Mercedes > wrote: > > > we are not all cheap bastards. > > On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 1:54 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Are these primo cars because if so I don’t think any of the cheap > bastards > > on this list will be interested. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Nov 25, 2021, at 12:33 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > About a half a mile up Villa Nueva away from my house, there’s a mid > > century slump block rancher with an inordinately large garage and a > large, > > enclosed carport that you access from the backyard off the golf course. > In > > true neighborhood creeper fashion, I’ve known (since about 1990) that > this > > garage and the carport are filled with all types of MBs. > > > I always was on the lookout for a time to strike up a conversation with > > the fellow, but he is elusive; he is either cloistered in his home out of > > the heat or he is in Deutschland. > > > Last spring, I noticed him out feebly trimming a palm tree and I wanted > > to stop but I was on my way to a call-out night shift at the old nuke > > plant. Figures. > > > On my way home the next morning I left him a note attached to his front > > door introducing myself as a fellow MB enthusiast and a neighbor eager to > > help him with home maintenance. > > > He called me later that afternoon and we talked for about a half an > hour > > and he told me the that next day they were leaving for Germany for the > > summer. He said that he has a man that watches his house but he > appreciate > > the offer and said that we would meet up once he returned in the fall. > > > Two days ago I noticed his pristine 500 SL parked in the driveway, so I > > knew he had returned. > > > Yesterday when I was driving by I saw that his garage door was up. As I > > looked over, I saw him pouring something into the fuel tank of his black > 61 > > 280 SE Coupe. > > > We talked for an hour. I saw his garage stable (560 SEL, 500SL, ML350, > > 280 SE Coupe, RR Silver Spur) but didn’t see the carport. He says he may > be > > thinning the herd a bit (he just sold his W126 coupe and his ‘60 190 SL). > > I called dibs on the rest for us. > > > > > > AZBob > > > 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] My New Friend
In my quest for cheap transportation the worst deal I ever had was that $250 190D. It definitely proved the rule that "nothing is more expensive than a cheap Mercedes."OTOH the best I ever did was with my $1500 1998 Jetta TDI. I think that might be my favorite car. It's too bad the tin worm was so bad to it. Hammie the $1500, and then $800 '83 240D was also a good value, both times I owned it. -Curt On Thursday, November 25, 2021, 08:06:31 PM EST, Dwight Giles wrote: yes I grew up in a penny pinching family. my grandmother warned about being "pennywise and pound foolish". On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 7:52 PM Curt Raymond wrote: I am. On Thursday, November 25, 2021, 01:57:21 PM EST, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: we are not all cheap bastards. On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 1:54 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Are these primo cars because if so I don’t think any of the cheap bastards > on this list will be interested. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Nov 25, 2021, at 12:33 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > About a half a mile up Villa Nueva away from my house, there’s a mid > century slump block rancher with an inordinately large garage and a large, > enclosed carport that you access from the backyard off the golf course. In > true neighborhood creeper fashion, I’ve known (since about 1990) that this > garage and the carport are filled with all types of MBs. > > I always was on the lookout for a time to strike up a conversation with > the fellow, but he is elusive; he is either cloistered in his home out of > the heat or he is in Deutschland. > > Last spring, I noticed him out feebly trimming a palm tree and I wanted > to stop but I was on my way to a call-out night shift at the old nuke > plant. Figures. > > On my way home the next morning I left him a note attached to his front > door introducing myself as a fellow MB enthusiast and a neighbor eager to > help him with home maintenance. > > He called me later that afternoon and we talked for about a half an hour > and he told me the that next day they were leaving for Germany for the > summer. He said that he has a man that watches his house but he appreciate > the offer and said that we would meet up once he returned in the fall. > > Two days ago I noticed his pristine 500 SL parked in the driveway, so I > knew he had returned. > > Yesterday when I was driving by I saw that his garage door was up. As I > looked over, I saw him pouring something into the fuel tank of his black 61 > 280 SE Coupe. > > We talked for an hour. I saw his garage stable (560 SEL, 500SL, ML350, > 280 SE Coupe, RR Silver Spur) but didn’t see the carport. He says he may be > thinning the herd a bit (he just sold his W126 coupe and his ‘60 190 SL). > I called dibs on the rest for us. > > > > AZBob > > 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] My New Friend
yes I grew up in a penny pinching family. my grandmother warned about being "pennywise and pound foolish". On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 7:52 PM Curt Raymond wrote: > I am. > > On Thursday, November 25, 2021, 01:57:21 PM EST, Dwight Giles via Mercedes > wrote: > > > we are not all cheap bastards. > > On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 1:54 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Are these primo cars because if so I don’t think any of the cheap > bastards > > on this list will be interested. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > On Nov 25, 2021, at 12:33 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > About a half a mile up Villa Nueva away from my house, there’s a mid > > century slump block rancher with an inordinately large garage and a > large, > > enclosed carport that you access from the backyard off the golf course. > In > > true neighborhood creeper fashion, I’ve known (since about 1990) that > this > > garage and the carport are filled with all types of MBs. > > > I always was on the lookout for a time to strike up a conversation with > > the fellow, but he is elusive; he is either cloistered in his home out of > > the heat or he is in Deutschland. > > > Last spring, I noticed him out feebly trimming a palm tree and I wanted > > to stop but I was on my way to a call-out night shift at the old nuke > > plant. Figures. > > > On my way home the next morning I left him a note attached to his front > > door introducing myself as a fellow MB enthusiast and a neighbor eager to > > help him with home maintenance. > > > He called me later that afternoon and we talked for about a half an > hour > > and he told me the that next day they were leaving for Germany for the > > summer. He said that he has a man that watches his house but he > appreciate > > the offer and said that we would meet up once he returned in the fall. > > > Two days ago I noticed his pristine 500 SL parked in the driveway, so I > > knew he had returned. > > > Yesterday when I was driving by I saw that his garage door was up. As I > > looked over, I saw him pouring something into the fuel tank of his black > 61 > > 280 SE Coupe. > > > We talked for an hour. I saw his garage stable (560 SEL, 500SL, ML350, > > 280 SE Coupe, RR Silver Spur) but didn’t see the carport. He says he may > be > > thinning the herd a bit (he just sold his W126 coupe and his ‘60 190 SL). > > I called dibs on the rest for us. > > > > > > AZBob > > > 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] [Okietalk] This car told the hood stack cars to hold his beer
Shades of the Rotsun. -Curt On Thursday, November 25, 2021, 03:16:17 PM EST, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes wrote: Because Roadkill. On Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 9:14 AM Kaleb Striplin via Okietalk < okiet...@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 1978 Mercedes 300D > > > https://stlouis.craigslist.org/pts/d/saint-peters-1978-mercedes-300d/7401003692.html > > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/okietalk_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] My New Friend
I am. On Thursday, November 25, 2021, 01:57:21 PM EST, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: we are not all cheap bastards. On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 1:54 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Are these primo cars because if so I don’t think any of the cheap bastards > on this list will be interested. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Nov 25, 2021, at 12:33 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > About a half a mile up Villa Nueva away from my house, there’s a mid > century slump block rancher with an inordinately large garage and a large, > enclosed carport that you access from the backyard off the golf course. In > true neighborhood creeper fashion, I’ve known (since about 1990) that this > garage and the carport are filled with all types of MBs. > > I always was on the lookout for a time to strike up a conversation with > the fellow, but he is elusive; he is either cloistered in his home out of > the heat or he is in Deutschland. > > Last spring, I noticed him out feebly trimming a palm tree and I wanted > to stop but I was on my way to a call-out night shift at the old nuke > plant. Figures. > > On my way home the next morning I left him a note attached to his front > door introducing myself as a fellow MB enthusiast and a neighbor eager to > help him with home maintenance. > > He called me later that afternoon and we talked for about a half an hour > and he told me the that next day they were leaving for Germany for the > summer. He said that he has a man that watches his house but he appreciate > the offer and said that we would meet up once he returned in the fall. > > Two days ago I noticed his pristine 500 SL parked in the driveway, so I > knew he had returned. > > Yesterday when I was driving by I saw that his garage door was up. As I > looked over, I saw him pouring something into the fuel tank of his black 61 > 280 SE Coupe. > > We talked for an hour. I saw his garage stable (560 SEL, 500SL, ML350, > 280 SE Coupe, RR Silver Spur) but didn’t see the carport. He says he may be > thinning the herd a bit (he just sold his W126 coupe and his ‘60 190 SL). > I called dibs on the rest for us. > > > > AZBob > > 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] What kind of plug is this?
Yep forgot to attach Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 25, 2021, at 3:03 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > Did you post a photo of the plug on the lift that you are trying to match? I > am not seeing anything but the 2 plugs that you say don't work. > >> On 25/11/2021 12:50 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >> This was the plug on the alignment lift. It says it’s a 20 amp 125/250 plug. >> I bought an outlet that I thought was it but it’s not. What I bought was >> this: >> >> https://www.lowes.com/pd/Eaton-20A-250V-Industrial-Receptacle-BL/1002943846 >> >> But that’s not it. So I looked at 20 amp 125/250 and they all have 4 prongs. >> >> https://www.lowes.com/pd/Eaton-20A-125-250V-Industrial-Receptacle-Orange/1002943798 >> >> I wonder if this is some sort of obsolete plug or something proprietary? I’m >> having a hard time connecting the 3 separate wires together with wire nuts >> so I thing I will just swap out this plug for the 250 volt 3 prong version. >> > > > ___ > 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] What kind of plug is this?
Did you post a photo of the plug on the lift that you are trying to match? I am not seeing anything but the 2 plugs that you say don't work. On 25/11/2021 12:50 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: This was the plug on the alignment lift. It says it’s a 20 amp 125/250 plug. I bought an outlet that I thought was it but it’s not. What I bought was this: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Eaton-20A-250V-Industrial-Receptacle-BL/1002943846 But that’s not it. So I looked at 20 amp 125/250 and they all have 4 prongs. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Eaton-20A-125-250V-Industrial-Receptacle-Orange/1002943798 I wonder if this is some sort of obsolete plug or something proprietary? I’m having a hard time connecting the 3 separate wires together with wire nuts so I thing I will just swap out this plug for the 250 volt 3 prong version. ___ 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] Turkey day food coma before listing a car with miss matched interior. Gets 40mpg though.
40 mpg of dirsel. On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 2:08 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/934568220821703/ > > > 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] Good or bad snake?
I meant a garter snake On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 3:23 PM Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > Looks like an Oklahoma garden snake > > On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 2:49 PM Scott Ritchey via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Looks like a good snake to me. There are very few poisonous snakes in >> North >> America. >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Mercedes On Behalf Of Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2021 1:27 PM >> To: Mercedes Discussion List ; >> okiet...@okiebenz.com >> Cc: Kaleb Striplin >> Subject: [MBZ] Good or bad snake? >> >> >> >> >> 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] Good or bad snake?
Looks like an Oklahoma garden snake On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 2:49 PM Scott Ritchey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Looks like a good snake to me. There are very few poisonous snakes in > North > America. > > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes On Behalf Of Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2021 1:27 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List ; > okiet...@okiebenz.com > Cc: Kaleb Striplin > Subject: [MBZ] Good or bad snake? > > > > > 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] [Okietalk] This car told the hood stack cars to hold his beer
Because Roadkill. On Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 9:14 AM Kaleb Striplin via Okietalk < okiet...@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 1978 Mercedes 300D > > > https://stlouis.craigslist.org/pts/d/saint-peters-1978-mercedes-300d/7401003692.html > > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/okietalk_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] Good or bad snake?
Looks like a good snake to me. There are very few poisonous snakes in North America. -Original Message- From: Mercedes On Behalf Of Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2021 1:27 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List ; okiet...@okiebenz.com Cc: Kaleb Striplin Subject: [MBZ] Good or bad snake? 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
[MBZ] This doesn’t look too bad
He is selling it for parts because it has a Canadian title. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/429792858493515/ 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
[MBZ] Turkey day food coma before listing a car with miss matched interior. Gets 40mpg though.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/934568220821703/ 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
[MBZ] Yet another ruined car
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Re: [MBZ] My New Friend
I wouldn’t mind the 560SEL Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 25, 2021, at 12:59 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > I explained that dynamic to him. He said he likes making money but he also > wants each and everyone of those vehicles to go to a good home. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 25, 2021, at 11:54 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Are these primo cars because if so I don’t think any of the cheap bastards >> on this list will be interested. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> On Nov 25, 2021, at 12:33 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: >>> >>> About a half a mile up Villa Nueva away from my house, there’s a mid >>> century slump block rancher with an inordinately large garage and a large, >>> enclosed carport that you access from the backyard off the golf course. In >>> true neighborhood creeper fashion, I’ve known (since about 1990) that this >>> garage and the carport are filled with all types of MBs. >>> I always was on the lookout for a time to strike up a conversation with the >>> fellow, but he is elusive; he is either cloistered in his home out of the >>> heat or he is in Deutschland. >>> Last spring, I noticed him out feebly trimming a palm tree and I wanted to >>> stop but I was on my way to a call-out night shift at the old nuke plant. >>> Figures. >>> On my way home the next morning I left him a note attached to his front >>> door introducing myself as a fellow MB enthusiast and a neighbor eager to >>> help him with home maintenance. >>> He called me later that afternoon and we talked for about a half an hour >>> and he told me the that next day they were leaving for Germany for the >>> summer. He said that he has a man that watches his house but he appreciate >>> the offer and said that we would meet up once he returned in the fall. >>> Two days ago I noticed his pristine 500 SL parked in the driveway, so I >>> knew he had returned. >>> Yesterday when I was driving by I saw that his garage door was up. As I >>> looked over, I saw him pouring something into the fuel tank of his black 61 >>> 280 SE Coupe. >>> We talked for an hour. I saw his garage stable (560 SEL, 500SL, ML350, 280 >>> SE Coupe, RR Silver Spur) but didn’t see the carport. He says he may be >>> thinning the herd a bit (he just sold his W126 coupe and his ‘60 190 SL). >>> I called dibs on the rest for us. >>> >>> AZBob >>> 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] My New Friend
I thought that was a requirement for membership. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 25, 2021, at 12:57 PM, Dwight Giles wrote: > > > we are not all cheap bastards. > >> On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 1:54 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> Are these primo cars because if so I don’t think any of the cheap bastards >> on this list will be interested. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> > On Nov 25, 2021, at 12:33 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes >> > wrote: >> > >> > About a half a mile up Villa Nueva away from my house, there’s a mid >> > century slump block rancher with an inordinately large garage and a large, >> > enclosed carport that you access from the backyard off the golf course. In >> > true neighborhood creeper fashion, I’ve known (since about 1990) that this >> > garage and the carport are filled with all types of MBs. >> > I always was on the lookout for a time to strike up a conversation with >> > the fellow, but he is elusive; he is either cloistered in his home out of >> > the heat or he is in Deutschland. >> > Last spring, I noticed him out feebly trimming a palm tree and I wanted to >> > stop but I was on my way to a call-out night shift at the old nuke plant. >> > Figures. >> > On my way home the next morning I left him a note attached to his front >> > door introducing myself as a fellow MB enthusiast and a neighbor eager to >> > help him with home maintenance. >> > He called me later that afternoon and we talked for about a half an hour >> > and he told me the that next day they were leaving for Germany for the >> > summer. He said that he has a man that watches his house but he appreciate >> > the offer and said that we would meet up once he returned in the fall. >> > Two days ago I noticed his pristine 500 SL parked in the driveway, so I >> > knew he had returned. >> > Yesterday when I was driving by I saw that his garage door was up. As I >> > looked over, I saw him pouring something into the fuel tank of his black >> > 61 280 SE Coupe. >> > We talked for an hour. I saw his garage stable (560 SEL, 500SL, ML350, 280 >> > SE Coupe, RR Silver Spur) but didn’t see the carport. He says he may be >> > thinning the herd a bit (he just sold his W126 coupe and his ‘60 190 SL). >> > I called dibs on the rest for us. >> > >> > AZBob >> > 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] My New Friend
I explained that dynamic to him. He said he likes making money but he also wants each and everyone of those vehicles to go to a good home. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 25, 2021, at 11:54 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Are these primo cars because if so I don’t think any of the cheap bastards > on this list will be interested. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 25, 2021, at 12:33 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> About a half a mile up Villa Nueva away from my house, there’s a mid >> century slump block rancher with an inordinately large garage and a large, >> enclosed carport that you access from the backyard off the golf course. In >> true neighborhood creeper fashion, I’ve known (since about 1990) that this >> garage and the carport are filled with all types of MBs. >> I always was on the lookout for a time to strike up a conversation with the >> fellow, but he is elusive; he is either cloistered in his home out of the >> heat or he is in Deutschland. >> Last spring, I noticed him out feebly trimming a palm tree and I wanted to >> stop but I was on my way to a call-out night shift at the old nuke plant. >> Figures. >> On my way home the next morning I left him a note attached to his front door >> introducing myself as a fellow MB enthusiast and a neighbor eager to help >> him with home maintenance. >> He called me later that afternoon and we talked for about a half an hour and >> he told me the that next day they were leaving for Germany for the summer. >> He said that he has a man that watches his house but he appreciate the offer >> and said that we would meet up once he returned in the fall. >> Two days ago I noticed his pristine 500 SL parked in the driveway, so I knew >> he had returned. >> Yesterday when I was driving by I saw that his garage door was up. As I >> looked over, I saw him pouring something into the fuel tank of his black 61 >> 280 SE Coupe. >> We talked for an hour. I saw his garage stable (560 SEL, 500SL, ML350, 280 >> SE Coupe, RR Silver Spur) but didn’t see the carport. He says he may be >> thinning the herd a bit (he just sold his W126 coupe and his ‘60 190 SL). I >> called dibs on the rest for us. >> >> AZBob >> 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] My New Friend
we are not all cheap bastards. On Thu, Nov 25, 2021, 1:54 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Are these primo cars because if so I don’t think any of the cheap bastards > on this list will be interested. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Nov 25, 2021, at 12:33 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > About a half a mile up Villa Nueva away from my house, there’s a mid > century slump block rancher with an inordinately large garage and a large, > enclosed carport that you access from the backyard off the golf course. In > true neighborhood creeper fashion, I’ve known (since about 1990) that this > garage and the carport are filled with all types of MBs. > > I always was on the lookout for a time to strike up a conversation with > the fellow, but he is elusive; he is either cloistered in his home out of > the heat or he is in Deutschland. > > Last spring, I noticed him out feebly trimming a palm tree and I wanted > to stop but I was on my way to a call-out night shift at the old nuke > plant. Figures. > > On my way home the next morning I left him a note attached to his front > door introducing myself as a fellow MB enthusiast and a neighbor eager to > help him with home maintenance. > > He called me later that afternoon and we talked for about a half an hour > and he told me the that next day they were leaving for Germany for the > summer. He said that he has a man that watches his house but he appreciate > the offer and said that we would meet up once he returned in the fall. > > Two days ago I noticed his pristine 500 SL parked in the driveway, so I > knew he had returned. > > Yesterday when I was driving by I saw that his garage door was up. As I > looked over, I saw him pouring something into the fuel tank of his black 61 > 280 SE Coupe. > > We talked for an hour. I saw his garage stable (560 SEL, 500SL, ML350, > 280 SE Coupe, RR Silver Spur) but didn’t see the carport. He says he may be > thinning the herd a bit (he just sold his W126 coupe and his ‘60 190 SL). > I called dibs on the rest for us. > > > > AZBob > > 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] My New Friend
Are these primo cars because if so I don’t think any of the cheap bastards on this list will be interested. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 25, 2021, at 12:33 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > About a half a mile up Villa Nueva away from my house, there’s a mid century > slump block rancher with an inordinately large garage and a large, enclosed > carport that you access from the backyard off the golf course. In true > neighborhood creeper fashion, I’ve known (since about 1990) that this garage > and the carport are filled with all types of MBs. > I always was on the lookout for a time to strike up a conversation with the > fellow, but he is elusive; he is either cloistered in his home out of the > heat or he is in Deutschland. > Last spring, I noticed him out feebly trimming a palm tree and I wanted to > stop but I was on my way to a call-out night shift at the old nuke plant. > Figures. > On my way home the next morning I left him a note attached to his front door > introducing myself as a fellow MB enthusiast and a neighbor eager to help him > with home maintenance. > He called me later that afternoon and we talked for about a half an hour and > he told me the that next day they were leaving for Germany for the summer. He > said that he has a man that watches his house but he appreciate the offer and > said that we would meet up once he returned in the fall. > Two days ago I noticed his pristine 500 SL parked in the driveway, so I knew > he had returned. > Yesterday when I was driving by I saw that his garage door was up. As I > looked over, I saw him pouring something into the fuel tank of his black 61 > 280 SE Coupe. > We talked for an hour. I saw his garage stable (560 SEL, 500SL, ML350, 280 SE > Coupe, RR Silver Spur) but didn’t see the carport. He says he may be thinning > the herd a bit (he just sold his W126 coupe and his ‘60 190 SL). I called > dibs on the rest for us. > > AZBob > 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] What kind of plug is this?
This was the plug on the alignment lift. It says it’s a 20 amp 125/250 plug. I bought an outlet that I thought was it but it’s not. What I bought was this: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Eaton-20A-250V-Industrial-Receptacle-BL/1002943846 But that’s not it. So I looked at 20 amp 125/250 and they all have 4 prongs. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Eaton-20A-125-250V-Industrial-Receptacle-Orange/1002943798 I wonder if this is some sort of obsolete plug or something proprietary? I’m having a hard time connecting the 3 separate wires together with wire nuts so I thing I will just swap out this plug for the 250 volt 3 prong version. 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
[MBZ] My New Friend
About a half a mile up Villa Nueva away from my house, there’s a mid century slump block rancher with an inordinately large garage and a large, enclosed carport that you access from the backyard off the golf course. In true neighborhood creeper fashion, I’ve known (since about 1990) that this garage and the carport are filled with all types of MBs. I always was on the lookout for a time to strike up a conversation with the fellow, but he is elusive; he is either cloistered in his home out of the heat or he is in Deutschland. Last spring, I noticed him out feebly trimming a palm tree and I wanted to stop but I was on my way to a call-out night shift at the old nuke plant. Figures. On my way home the next morning I left him a note attached to his front door introducing myself as a fellow MB enthusiast and a neighbor eager to help him with home maintenance. He called me later that afternoon and we talked for about a half an hour and he told me the that next day they were leaving for Germany for the summer. He said that he has a man that watches his house but he appreciate the offer and said that we would meet up once he returned in the fall. Two days ago I noticed his pristine 500 SL parked in the driveway, so I knew he had returned. Yesterday when I was driving by I saw that his garage door was up. As I looked over, I saw him pouring something into the fuel tank of his black 61 280 SE Coupe. We talked for an hour. I saw his garage stable (560 SEL, 500SL, ML350, 280 SE Coupe, RR Silver Spur) but didn’t see the carport. He says he may be thinning the herd a bit (he just sold his W126 coupe and his ‘60 190 SL). I called dibs on the rest for us. AZBob 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] 2005 Mercedes mint collectors item
It has all new parts which have transformed it --FT On 11/25/21 11:40 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: Truly one of the rarest Mercedes https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/cto/d/cincinnati-mercedes-benz-2005-mint/7412498126.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] The Dutch Kaleb, or, What We All Aspire To
Warning -- the music is incredibly annoying Barnfinds !!! Mercedes W126 W124 collection!!! and much more !! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cs6vHswvFGo -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] OT Dear Santa
For clearing weeds and other manly stuff https://palmettostatearmory.com/exothermic-technologies-pulsefire-lrt-flamethrower-od-green-pf-lrt.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] 2005 Mercedes mint collectors item
Truly one of the rarest Mercedes https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/cto/d/cincinnati-mercedes-benz-2005-mint/7412498126.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
Re: [MBZ] What would you think this might be worth offering -- 2007 Mercedes Benz S550 - $8, 000 (Jacksonville)
only if the transmission shifts and lets me drive by --FT On 11/25/21 10:58 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: For $6k you can become King of the Lowlands; your subjects will genuflect as you drive by. On Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 10:28 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: Guy says trans slips in 3rd gear which probably suggests it (722.9) does need to be rebuilt or a "new" one thrown in unless there is some other fault like a solenoid or something. First year for these so maybe there are issues, this one has pretty low miles (91.5kmi), looks very nice. No one seems to want it, he dropped the price $500 and reached out again asking if I was interested. I'm thinking $6k. Looks like a UCD so he probably picked it up cheap at auction and just wants to get it out of there. I wonder if a little road trip might be fun the next coupla days, never been to JAX. https://www.auto-plug.com/ BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL! Mechanic special, transmission needs to be rebuilt. Clean title vehicle with only 91,500 miles! Retail value $16,000 Slips in 3rd gear. That's legitimately all. I just don't have the time/money to repair it https://jacksonville.craigslist.org/ctd/d/jacksonville-2007-mercedes-benz-s550/7412394558.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 ___ 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] What would you think this might be worth offering -- 2007 Mercedes Benz S550 - $8, 000 (Jacksonville)
For $6k you can become King of the Lowlands; your subjects will genuflect as you drive by. On Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 10:28 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Guy says trans slips in 3rd gear which probably suggests it (722.9) does > need to be rebuilt or a "new" one thrown in unless there is some other > fault like a solenoid or something. First year for these so maybe there > are issues, this one has pretty low miles (91.5kmi), looks very nice. > No one seems to want it, he dropped the price $500 and reached out again > asking if I was interested. I'm thinking $6k. > > Looks like a UCD so he probably picked it up cheap at auction and just > wants to get it out of there. I wonder if a little road trip might be > fun the next coupla days, never been to JAX. > > https://www.auto-plug.com/ > > > BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL! > > Mechanic special, transmission needs to be rebuilt. > Clean title vehicle with only 91,500 miles! > Retail value $16,000 > > > Slips in 3rd gear. > > That's legitimately all. I just don't have the time/money to repair it > > > https://jacksonville.craigslist.org/ctd/d/jacksonville-2007-mercedes-benz-s550/7412394558.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 > > ___ 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] What would you think this might be worth offering -- 2007 Mercedes Benz S550 - $8, 000 (Jacksonville)
Guy says trans slips in 3rd gear which probably suggests it (722.9) does need to be rebuilt or a "new" one thrown in unless there is some other fault like a solenoid or something. First year for these so maybe there are issues, this one has pretty low miles (91.5kmi), looks very nice. No one seems to want it, he dropped the price $500 and reached out again asking if I was interested. I'm thinking $6k. Looks like a UCD so he probably picked it up cheap at auction and just wants to get it out of there. I wonder if a little road trip might be fun the next coupla days, never been to JAX. https://www.auto-plug.com/ BLACK FRIDAY SPECIAL! Mechanic special, transmission needs to be rebuilt. Clean title vehicle with only 91,500 miles! Retail value $16,000 Slips in 3rd gear. That's legitimately all. I just don't have the time/money to repair it https://jacksonville.craigslist.org/ctd/d/jacksonville-2007-mercedes-benz-s550/7412394558.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] This car told the hood stack cars to hold his beer
1978 Mercedes 300D https://stlouis.craigslist.org/pts/d/saint-peters-1978-mercedes-300d/7401003692.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
[MBZ] Ebay is a scam
Just be aware, selling cars on ebay is a scam. If you have the high bidder non pay, all you can do is basically cancel the sale and relist it. No leaving bad feedback, nothing. Only option, cancel order. No incentive at all for bidder to pay. If you want to list the vehicle again, you will pay the listing fee again, apparently you do not get to relist it for free. Ebay gets their money every time you run it regardless if it sells, is paid for etc. ___ 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
