Re: [MBZ] Copart

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

Yes I looked at it in person, detailed in the first post. Copart cancelled the 
bids I guess because seller didn’t respond. It’s up again in a couple of days. 

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> On Jan 4, 2022, at 12:03 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> On 2022-01-04 09:13, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
>> I think this one has run thru several times, but not sure. I had it
>> saved for a while but did pay that close of attention to it. Still
>> awaiting seller response. Will see what happens.
> 
> Have you checked it out yet?
> Secondary damage mechanical, and it doesn't have the Runs and Drives flag or 
> Engine Start Guarantee.
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Re: [MBZ] Copart

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On 2022-01-04 09:13, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:

I think this one has run thru several times, but not sure. I had it
saved for a while but did pay that close of attention to it. Still
awaiting seller response. Will see what happens.



Have you checked it out yet?
Secondary damage mechanical, and it doesn't have the Runs and Drives 
flag or Engine Start Guarantee.


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Re: [MBZ] Copart

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

I think this one has run thru several times, but not sure. I had it saved for a 
while but did pay that close of attention to it. Still awaiting seller 
response. Will see what happens. 

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> On Jan 4, 2022, at 7:48 AM, mitch--- via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> I was looking at a Saturn Ion, not really damaged, clean title, runs and 
> drives but 180k and looked like it was not taken care of.
> Starting bid $200 BIN 650.
> Last week it went $200, and didn't sell.
> This week it had a $200 prebid, and as soon as the auction went live, the 
> seller has released the minimum bid, and whoever kept bidding on it got it 
> for $200.
> 
> Just keep being the high bidder for 2-3 weeks, and the seller will give up 
> and let you have it.
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Re: [MBZ] Copart

[mitch--- via Mercedes]

I was looking at a Saturn Ion, not really damaged, clean title, runs and 
drives but 180k and looked like it was not taken care of.

Starting bid $200 BIN 650.
Last week it went $200, and didn't sell.
This week it had a $200 prebid, and as soon as the auction went live, 
the seller has released the minimum bid, and whoever kept bidding on it 
got it for $200.


Just keep being the high bidder for 2-3 weeks, and the seller will give 
up and let you have it.


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[MBZ] Copart

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

I finally broke down and paid the $59 for a membership that would allow 
me to bid. I wanted to bid on this:


https://www.copart.com/lot/66367701

I put in a prebid of $2200 (min bid) with a max of $3k.  Probably too 
much but if it turns out to be decent and not need an engine like that 
other one I had, might not be a bad deal.  Anyway, auction was today so 
I watched it online.  It was odd some turd cars were selling for big 
bucks and others I figured would bring a lot had hardly any action.  
What I still can't figure out is there are bidders from all these 3rd 
world countries throwing out big bids on these cars.  Most of the 
bidders were from somewhere else.  Honduras, Nigeria, UAE, Russia, every 
country you can think of.  Some of these bids I do not see how they 
would make any money on them locally much less shipping them all over 
the world.


Anyway, my prebid of $2200 was the only bid, its awaiting seller 
response as they have a buy it now of $4000.  No way this is worth that 
as it would be $5k after copart fees.  I went and looked at it in person 
today.  It needs tires, some interior cleaning, and of course a rear 
glass but the engine looks clean without oil blowing everywhere, coolant 
looks good, oil level good.   Battery completely dead.  No mention if it 
runs or not but I would say there is a good chance it does.



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Re: [MBZ] Copart

[Rick Knoble via Mercedes]

Save up cash for the crash. Bargains galore!


Rick

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Yes, they are. I have been doing a lot of buy back campaigns for dealers as 
well. I have seen several deals where a customer buys a car and drives it for a 
couple of weeks or a month and decides they do not like it. They then trade it 
back in for something else or just sell it outright for more than they paid. It 
is insane. We are in for a huge crash when the bubble bursts.

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> On Jun 27, 2021, at 6:54 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
>
> The way the used market is these days that’s no surprise. I just read an 
> article about how dealers are even trolling FB and CL for cars to buy and 
> resell.
>
> -D
>
>> On Jun 26, 2021, at 9:43 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>>
>> Copart has now changed their membership to require a annual fee of something 
>> like $59 per year.  They dropped mine down to the new free version which I 
>> guess lets you search cars but you can't have saved searched, or bid on 
>> anything of course.  I guess I am done with Copart now.  It has probably 
>> been at least a year since anything has been selling for anything remotely 
>> reasonable.  If things were normal and you could still find decent deals 
>> there I might consider paying the $59, but not now.
>>
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Re: [MBZ] Copart

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Yes, they are. I have been doing a lot of buy back campaigns for dealers as 
well. I have seen several deals where a customer buys a car and drives it for a 
couple of weeks or a month and decides they do not like it. They then trade it 
back in for something else or just sell it outright for more than they paid. It 
is insane. We are in for a huge crash when the bubble bursts. 

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> On Jun 27, 2021, at 6:54 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> The way the used market is these days that’s no surprise. I just read an 
> article about how dealers are even trolling FB and CL for cars to buy and 
> resell.
> 
> -D
> 
>> On Jun 26, 2021, at 9:43 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Copart has now changed their membership to require a annual fee of something 
>> like $59 per year.  They dropped mine down to the new free version which I 
>> guess lets you search cars but you can't have saved searched, or bid on 
>> anything of course.  I guess I am done with Copart now.  It has probably 
>> been at least a year since anything has been selling for anything remotely 
>> reasonable.  If things were normal and you could still find decent deals 
>> there I might consider paying the $59, but not now.
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] Copart

[dan penoff.com via Mercedes]

The way the used market is these days that’s no surprise. I just read an 
article about how dealers are even trolling FB and CL for cars to buy and 
resell.

-D

> On Jun 26, 2021, at 9:43 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Copart has now changed their membership to require a annual fee of something 
> like $59 per year.  They dropped mine down to the new free version which I 
> guess lets you search cars but you can't have saved searched, or bid on 
> anything of course.  I guess I am done with Copart now.  It has probably been 
> at least a year since anything has been selling for anything remotely 
> reasonable.  If things were normal and you could still find decent deals 
> there I might consider paying the $59, but not now.
> 
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[MBZ] Copart

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

Copart has now changed their membership to require a annual fee of 
something like $59 per year.  They dropped mine down to the new free 
version which I guess lets you search cars but you can't have saved 
searched, or bid on anything of course.  I guess I am done with Copart 
now.  It has probably been at least a year since anything has been 
selling for anything remotely reasonable.  If things were normal and you 
could still find decent deals there I might consider paying the $59, but 
not now.



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[MBZ] COPART - OKLAHOMA CITY -- I Bought the Cheapest Run and Drive Mercedes S63 AMG in the World!! PT 1

[Floyd Thursby via Mercedes]

Kaleb needs to know this guy.  Think of the mischief...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op78-LbA-ps

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Re: [MBZ] Copart

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

On 2021-01-04 14:14, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote:


Do you have a dealer's license? If not, how did that work?


FLUAPS (since retired and closed the business) gave me his login info. 
If I bought a car, I called him for the total CoPart cost, and took him 
$$ for CoPart+$300+TTL.

Then he'd pay CoPart and print out pickup papers for me.
I'd fetch the car and the title from the CoPart yard (the 2000 mile 
Cruze in Cleveland was a bit of a journey in the ML350) and he'd process 
the title after I gave it to him. The time I bought salvage, he sat on 
the title until I had it repaired and inspected, that way it went 
straight from salvage titled to Farmer's to Rebuilt titled to me.


There are buying services (brokers) who do similar for you, but it 
usually involves a three digit upfront fee to register you as a bidder 
for their business.


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Re: [MBZ] Copart

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Mitch Haley via Mercedes  writes:

> The only possible saving grace is if the fees get rid of the amateur 
> fools who bid the cars past retail prices. But I suspect the fees will 
> get rid of those who only bid when they want some specific car, like me. 
> I bought three cars in 2017, one in my account and two that required a 
> dealer's license. Haven't bought anything since.

Do you have a dealer's license? If not, how did that work?

Allan

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Re: [MBZ] Copart

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Aren't you exempt since you are already a dealer?

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> I have run into cases where a car I was interested in I would have had to
> use a broker, but didn’t explore it because I did not feel it was worth the
> cost.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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> > On Jan 4, 2021, at 8:55 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 2021-01-03 18:01, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
> >> I am probably about done with copart.  There have not been any deals
> >> there for a while, prices getting bid up way too high.  You can't bid
> >> very much or else the fees push it up way over what the car is worth.
> >
> > The only possible saving grace is if the fees get rid of the amateur
> fools who bid the cars past retail prices. But I suspect the fees will get
> rid of those who only bid when they want some specific car, like me. I
> bought three cars in 2017, one in my account and two that required a
> dealer's license. Haven't bought anything since.
> >
> > Should I ask for my deposit back now, or wait until May?
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Re: [MBZ] Copart

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

I have run into cases where a car I was interested in I would have had to use a 
broker, but didn’t explore it because I did not feel it was worth the cost. 

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> On Jan 4, 2021, at 8:55 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> On 2021-01-03 18:01, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
>> I am probably about done with copart.  There have not been any deals
>> there for a while, prices getting bid up way too high.  You can't bid
>> very much or else the fees push it up way over what the car is worth.
> 
> The only possible saving grace is if the fees get rid of the amateur fools 
> who bid the cars past retail prices. But I suspect the fees will get rid of 
> those who only bid when they want some specific car, like me. I bought three 
> cars in 2017, one in my account and two that required a dealer's license. 
> Haven't bought anything since.
> 
> Should I ask for my deposit back now, or wait until May?
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Re: [MBZ] Copart

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

On 2021-01-03 18:01, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:

I am probably about done with copart.  There have not been any deals
there for a while, prices getting bid up way too high.  You can't bid
very much or else the fees push it up way over what the car is worth.


The only possible saving grace is if the fees get rid of the amateur 
fools who bid the cars past retail prices. But I suspect the fees will 
get rid of those who only bid when they want some specific car, like me. 
I bought three cars in 2017, one in my account and two that required a 
dealer's license. Haven't bought anything since.


Should I ask for my deposit back now, or wait until May?

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Re: [MBZ] Copart

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

I am probably about done with copart.  There have not been any deals 
there for a while, prices getting bid up way too high.  You can't bid 
very much or else the fees push it up way over what the car is worth.


On 1/3/2021 5:52 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:

On 2021-01-03 17:38, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:

I got an email from Copart about renewing my basic membership. It says
the new basic membership is $59 per year and gives me more features
than my current free basic membership . The only difference I see is
it allows bids up to $1200 without deposit. Does this mean Copart is
now charging to be a member?  WTF?



Thanks for the heads-up.
I rarely read emails from CoPart when they came to my main email, and 
now I don't even see them unless I go looking for them.


Your Basic Membership is about to expire on 5/17/2021, which means 
it's time to renew. Don’t lose out on the ability to bid and buy 
vehicles.


Looks like I'm OK until after tax season.
Woopie, I can pay for the privilege of bidding 20% more without a 
deposit, when I already have a deposit that lets me bid more than that.
And bonus, I get to watch multiple auctions, I thought I could already 
do that too.

And I get to pay them money for not bidding on cars, that part's new.

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Re: [MBZ] Copart

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

On 2021-01-03 17:38, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:

I got an email from Copart about renewing my basic membership. It says
the new basic membership is $59 per year and gives me more features
than my current free basic membership . The only difference I see is
it allows bids up to $1200 without deposit. Does this mean Copart is
now charging to be a member?  WTF?



Thanks for the heads-up.
I rarely read emails from CoPart when they came to my main email, and 
now I don't even see them unless I go looking for them.


Your Basic Membership is about to expire on 5/17/2021, which means it's 
time to renew. Don’t lose out on the ability to bid and buy vehicles.


Looks like I'm OK until after tax season.
Woopie, I can pay for the privilege of bidding 20% more without a 
deposit, when I already have a deposit that lets me bid more than that.
And bonus, I get to watch multiple auctions, I thought I could already 
do that too.

And I get to pay them money for not bidding on cars, that part's new.

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[MBZ] Copart

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

I got an email from Copart about renewing my basic membership. It says 
the new basic membership is $59 per year and gives me more features than 
my current free basic membership . The only difference I see is it 
allows bids up to $1200 without deposit. Does this mean Copart is now 
charging to be a member?  WTF?



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Re: [MBZ] Copart update

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Some states don’t allow private bidders to bid on cars, or certain types of 
auctions.

-D

> On Apr 23, 2020, at 11:07 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> How would you be ineligible other than a complete lack of funds?
> 
> On Wed, Apr 22, 2020 at 7:05 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
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> 
>>  I notice today that copart has added a new feature to their website.
>> When you are looking at a listing they now have a spot that you can
>> click to tell you if you are eligible to bit on that particular car.
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] Copart update

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How would you be ineligible other than a complete lack of funds?

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>   I notice today that copart has added a new feature to their website.
> When you are looking at a listing they now have a spot that you can
> click to tell you if you are eligible to bit on that particular car.
>
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[MBZ] Copart update

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

 I notice today that copart has added a new feature to their website.  
When you are looking at a listing they now have a spot that you can 
click to tell you if you are eligible to bit on that particular car.



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Re: [MBZ] CoPart

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Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
They want $4300 for this? They are on serious crack. 


And they're selling it at copart where it's hard to inspect/test.
Any bets on rodbending?

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Re: [MBZ] CoPart

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

They want $4300 for this? They are on serious crack. 

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> On Jan 14, 2020, at 11:19 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Very desirable in these parts. Helps keep the innards of the car cooler.
> 
> -D
> 
> 
>> On Jan 14, 2020, at 12:10 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> I have one of those in my w211 and have never used it, but then i am a neo
>> Luddite
>> 
>> Dwight Giles Jr.
>> Wickford RI
>> 
>>> On Tue, Jan 14, 2020, 8:37 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Forgot to add:
>>> Electric rear window blind
>>> https://www.copart.com/lot/61527529
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Re: [MBZ] CoPart

[Dwight Giles via Mercedes]

Ah OK. I have used windshield sun blockers.

Dwight Giles Jr.
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> Very desirable in these parts. Helps keep the innards of the car cooler.
>
> -D
>
>
> > On Jan 14, 2020, at 12:10 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > I have one of those in my w211 and have never used it, but then i am a
> neo
> > Luddite
> >
> > Dwight Giles Jr.
> > Wickford RI
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> > On Tue, Jan 14, 2020, 8:37 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes <
> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> Forgot to add:
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> >> https://www.copart.com/lot/61527529
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Re: [MBZ] CoPart

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Very desirable in these parts. Helps keep the innards of the car cooler.

-D


> On Jan 14, 2020, at 12:10 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> I have one of those in my w211 and have never used it, but then i am a neo
> Luddite
> 
> Dwight Giles Jr.
> Wickford RI
> 
> On Tue, Jan 14, 2020, 8:37 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes <
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>> 
>> Forgot to add:
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>> https://www.copart.com/lot/61527529
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Re: [MBZ] CoPart

[Dwight Giles via Mercedes]

I have one of those in my w211 and have never used it, but then i am a neo
Luddite

Dwight Giles Jr.
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>
> Forgot to add:
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Re: [MBZ] CoPart

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Forgot to add:
Electric rear window blind
https://www.copart.com/lot/61527529

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[MBZ] CoPart

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

ML250 Blutec, I'd drive it as-is:
https://www.copart.com/lot/60873529

Would not drive this one as-is:
https://www.copart.com/lot/58461179

Do we like green SECs?
How about 888 Teal with peeling clearcoat?
It's a 1991:
https://www.copart.com/lot/60320909

Okie W164:
https://www.copart.com/lot/59082439

Green and tan project car for Kevin:
https://www.copart.com/lot/60265209

Is Utah too far for Craig?
https://www.copart.com/lot/54011759

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Re: [MBZ] CoPart

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

IAA was recently spun off from Kar Auction Group, the same company that owns 
Adesa. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jan 2, 2020, at 6:24 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> "Copart dominates the salvage auction market, with a market value 250% 
> greater than its closest competitor, IAA Inc."
> 
> It's been my experience that if I can search Copart and find two of 
> something, I can search IAA and find five or ten of them. Let's see if that 
> changed. I'll try ML55s. Hmmm, two at Copart, zero at IAA. 
> OK, let's see how many GL350s they have. 31 Copart, 19 IAA. 
> Wow, looks like something's changed in the last couple of years. Copart's got 
> more cars.
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[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

"Copart dominates the salvage auction market, with a market value 250% greater 
than its closest competitor, IAA Inc."

It's been my experience that if I can search Copart and find two of something, 
I can search IAA and find five or ten of them. Let's see if that changed. I'll 
try ML55s. Hmmm, two at Copart, zero at IAA. 
OK, let's see how many GL350s they have. 31 Copart, 19 IAA. 
Wow, looks like something's changed in the last couple of years. Copart's got 
more cars.

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[Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes]

https://apple.news/AX8ugU53CRhyKDqOb1RcfYA

--FT
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Re: [MBZ] Copart

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

The situation as it was would probably have lead a person looking at it 
casually to think head gasket. 

It does need to be sorted out as it appears to have been sitting a while. I 
know the blower motor needs to be fixed and the ac does not kick on. As far as 
cap goes not sure if it’s the right one or if it’s working. It will probably 
get replaced anyway 

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> On Jun 18, 2019, at 5:27 PM, G Mann via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> From what you are seeing, I would likely rule out head gasket also. Pretty
> quick test so cheap to do.
> 
> Looks like it just needs to be sorted out a bit. Does it have the correct
> pressure cap on the radiator for that vehicle? , and is the cap working
> correctly.
> 
> On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 3:19 PM Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
>> I really do not think it has a blown head gasket.  I pulled the cap on
>> the expansion tank and they had it filled completely to the top, no room
>> for expansion.  With it pulled I started it up and got it up to temp.
>> The level rose that 1/2" from where it was to the very top of the
>> opening.  I saw no bubbles, no steam like you would see with a leaking
>> gasket.  When you rev it up, no bubbles and it does not blow coolant
>> out.  When you let off the pedal and it returns to idle, the level of
>> coolant would surge up slightly with some flowing out the opening
>> because it is overfull.  This seems normal to me as the flow of coolant
>> slows down and surges up for a second.  With the cap off the hose never
>> got hard, which one would expect.  Next step will be to drain some of
>> the coolant out to where the tank is at the half way mark where it
>> should be and see what it does.
>> 
>>> On 6/18/2019 3:39 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
>>> It didn’t seem to get hot. It did get up to temp fairly quickly. It ran
>> warmer than my other one does, but I think it’s got a stuck open thermostat
>> and always runs colder than it should. After it cools off later on I will
>> open the cap and see what it does. On my 94 6.5 diesel I know for sure it’s
>> for a blown or cracked head. Within a couple of minutes of starting it hose
>> is rock hard and it will start blowing coolant out of the cap.  Pic below.
>> I’m assuming it still has the factory 190 degree thermostat
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
 On Jun 18, 2019, at 3:18 PM, G Mann via Mercedes 
>> wrote:
 
 Simple check for head gasket leak.
 Remove radiator cap, start engine, run it at fast idle till it warms
>> up, if
 it takes that long.
 If you have a head gasket leak, you will get bubbles and surging of
>> coolant
 out of the fill neck as you advance throttle, the surges of coolant
 will increase in volume.
 At low idle, coolant will bubble and gurgle over the fill neck... If it
 doesn't, likely head gaskets are good.. maybe.
 
 What happened with engine temps when you drove it? Typically, combustion
 gas in coolant will cause high engine coolant temp also.. another
>> indicator.
 
 On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 1:02 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
 mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
 
> I might have found reason the truck was at copart. It was donated but
> listed as mechanical. I pulled it off the trailer and drove it a
>> couple of
> miles up and down the road. It runs great and drives very smooth with
>> no
> rattles like my other suburban has. Feels about as close to a new
>> truck as
> you can get. Got back home and I noticed the upper radiator hose is
>> pretty
> much rock hard. My other suburban you can squeeze the hose in half. It
> could potentially have a leaking head gasket or head issue. For the
>> 6.5 new
> heads are fairly cheap.
> 
> Also, this one is a bit of a mystery. Truck has a CA title and carfax
> shows 2 owners always in CA. Last carfax entry was from 03, nothing
>> since
> then. Tires on it look brand new but have 07 date. I see an old mouse
>> nest
> under the hood but no damage to anything.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jun 17, 2019, at 6:06 PM, Kaleb Striplin 
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Just depends on the state. In OK I can buy clean and salvage title
> vehicles, MO only clean titles, TX is salvage title only. I have also
> bought a couple from Louisiana. Both were clean title cars but I think
>> you
> can buy both there.
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Jun 17, 2019, at 5:55 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>> So you can buy stuff directly?  Only in Okieland or elsewhere?
>>> 
>>> I need to buy a 211 E500 wreck to scavenge air suspension bits. There
> are a few listed close by at IAA and copart
>>> --FT
>>> Sent from iPhone
>>> 
 On Jun 17, 2019, at 6:49 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
 Do you mean 

Re: [MBZ] Copart

[G Mann via Mercedes]

From what you are seeing, I would likely rule out head gasket also. Pretty
quick test so cheap to do.

Looks like it just needs to be sorted out a bit. Does it have the correct
pressure cap on the radiator for that vehicle? , and is the cap working
correctly.

On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 3:19 PM Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I really do not think it has a blown head gasket.  I pulled the cap on
> the expansion tank and they had it filled completely to the top, no room
> for expansion.  With it pulled I started it up and got it up to temp.
> The level rose that 1/2" from where it was to the very top of the
> opening.  I saw no bubbles, no steam like you would see with a leaking
> gasket.  When you rev it up, no bubbles and it does not blow coolant
> out.  When you let off the pedal and it returns to idle, the level of
> coolant would surge up slightly with some flowing out the opening
> because it is overfull.  This seems normal to me as the flow of coolant
> slows down and surges up for a second.  With the cap off the hose never
> got hard, which one would expect.  Next step will be to drain some of
> the coolant out to where the tank is at the half way mark where it
> should be and see what it does.
>
> On 6/18/2019 3:39 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
> > It didn’t seem to get hot. It did get up to temp fairly quickly. It ran
> warmer than my other one does, but I think it’s got a stuck open thermostat
> and always runs colder than it should. After it cools off later on I will
> open the cap and see what it does. On my 94 6.5 diesel I know for sure it’s
> for a blown or cracked head. Within a couple of minutes of starting it hose
> is rock hard and it will start blowing coolant out of the cap.  Pic below.
> I’m assuming it still has the factory 190 degree thermostat
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Jun 18, 2019, at 3:18 PM, G Mann via Mercedes 
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Simple check for head gasket leak.
> >> Remove radiator cap, start engine, run it at fast idle till it warms
> up, if
> >> it takes that long.
> >> If you have a head gasket leak, you will get bubbles and surging of
> coolant
> >> out of the fill neck as you advance throttle, the surges of coolant
> >> will increase in volume.
> >> At low idle, coolant will bubble and gurgle over the fill neck... If it
> >> doesn't, likely head gaskets are good.. maybe.
> >>
> >> What happened with engine temps when you drove it? Typically, combustion
> >> gas in coolant will cause high engine coolant temp also.. another
> indicator.
> >>
> >> On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 1:02 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
> >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I might have found reason the truck was at copart. It was donated but
> >>> listed as mechanical. I pulled it off the trailer and drove it a
> couple of
> >>> miles up and down the road. It runs great and drives very smooth with
> no
> >>> rattles like my other suburban has. Feels about as close to a new
> truck as
> >>> you can get. Got back home and I noticed the upper radiator hose is
> pretty
> >>> much rock hard. My other suburban you can squeeze the hose in half. It
> >>> could potentially have a leaking head gasket or head issue. For the
> 6.5 new
> >>> heads are fairly cheap.
> >>>
> >>> Also, this one is a bit of a mystery. Truck has a CA title and carfax
> >>> shows 2 owners always in CA. Last carfax entry was from 03, nothing
> since
> >>> then. Tires on it look brand new but have 07 date. I see an old mouse
> nest
> >>> under the hood but no damage to anything.
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>
>  On Jun 17, 2019, at 6:06 PM, Kaleb Striplin 
> wrote:
> 
>  Just depends on the state. In OK I can buy clean and salvage title
> >>> vehicles, MO only clean titles, TX is salvage title only. I have also
> >>> bought a couple from Louisiana. Both were clean title cars but I think
> you
> >>> can buy both there.
>  Sent from my iPhone
> 
> > On Jun 17, 2019, at 5:55 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
> >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> > So you can buy stuff directly?  Only in Okieland or elsewhere?
> >
> > I need to buy a 211 E500 wreck to scavenge air suspension bits. There
> >>> are a few listed close by at IAA and copart
> > --FT
> > Sent from iPhone
> >
> >> On Jun 17, 2019, at 6:49 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
> >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >> Do you mean broker? I don’t use one.
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >>> On Jun 17, 2019, at 5:36 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
> >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>> What outfit do you use to buy these vehicles?
> >>>
> >>> --FT
> >>> Sent from iPhone
> >>>
>  On Jun 17, 2019, at 5:54 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
> >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>  Last week I won a 95 Suburban 6.5 diesel off Copart for $950. From
> >>> the photos it looked pretty clean, 

Re: [MBZ] Copart

[Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes]

I will trade you straight across for the ML.  Oh wait, nevermind, I 
would be getting the short end of the deal.


On 6/18/2019 5:23 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:

It’s bad. I’ll give you $500 for it since I’m a nice guy and I don’t want to 
see you with such a POS.

-D


On Jun 18, 2019, at 6:19 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
 wrote:

I really do not think it has a blown head gasket.  I pulled the cap on the expansion 
tank and they had it filled completely to the top, no room for expansion.  With it 
pulled I started it up and got it up to temp.  The level rose that 1/2" from 
where it was to the very top of the opening.  I saw no bubbles, no steam like you 
would see with a leaking gasket.  When you rev it up, no bubbles and it does not 
blow coolant out.  When you let off the pedal and it returns to idle, the level of 
coolant would surge up slightly with some flowing out the opening because it is 
overfull.  This seems normal to me as the flow of coolant slows down and surges up 
for a second.  With the cap off the hose never got hard, which one would expect.  
Next step will be to drain some of the coolant out to where the tank is at the half 
way mark where it should be and see what it does.

On 6/18/2019 3:39 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:

It didn’t seem to get hot. It did get up to temp fairly quickly. It ran warmer 
than my other one does, but I think it’s got a stuck open thermostat and always 
runs colder than it should. After it cools off later on I will open the cap and 
see what it does. On my 94 6.5 diesel I know for sure it’s for a blown or 
cracked head. Within a couple of minutes of starting it hose is rock hard and 
it will start blowing coolant out of the cap.  Pic below. I’m assuming it still 
has the factory 190 degree thermostat


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Re: [MBZ] Copart

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

It’s bad. I’ll give you $500 for it since I’m a nice guy and I don’t want to 
see you with such a POS.

-D

> On Jun 18, 2019, at 6:19 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> I really do not think it has a blown head gasket.  I pulled the cap on the 
> expansion tank and they had it filled completely to the top, no room for 
> expansion.  With it pulled I started it up and got it up to temp.  The level 
> rose that 1/2" from where it was to the very top of the opening.  I saw no 
> bubbles, no steam like you would see with a leaking gasket.  When you rev it 
> up, no bubbles and it does not blow coolant out.  When you let off the pedal 
> and it returns to idle, the level of coolant would surge up slightly with 
> some flowing out the opening because it is overfull.  This seems normal to me 
> as the flow of coolant slows down and surges up for a second.  With the cap 
> off the hose never got hard, which one would expect.  Next step will be to 
> drain some of the coolant out to where the tank is at the half way mark where 
> it should be and see what it does.
> 
> On 6/18/2019 3:39 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
>> It didn’t seem to get hot. It did get up to temp fairly quickly. It ran 
>> warmer than my other one does, but I think it’s got a stuck open thermostat 
>> and always runs colder than it should. After it cools off later on I will 
>> open the cap and see what it does. On my 94 6.5 diesel I know for sure it’s 
>> for a blown or cracked head. Within a couple of minutes of starting it hose 
>> is rock hard and it will start blowing coolant out of the cap.  Pic below. 
>> I’m assuming it still has the factory 190 degree thermostat


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Re: [MBZ] Copart

[Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes]

I really do not think it has a blown head gasket.  I pulled the cap on 
the expansion tank and they had it filled completely to the top, no room 
for expansion.  With it pulled I started it up and got it up to temp.  
The level rose that 1/2" from where it was to the very top of the 
opening.  I saw no bubbles, no steam like you would see with a leaking 
gasket.  When you rev it up, no bubbles and it does not blow coolant 
out.  When you let off the pedal and it returns to idle, the level of 
coolant would surge up slightly with some flowing out the opening 
because it is overfull.  This seems normal to me as the flow of coolant 
slows down and surges up for a second.  With the cap off the hose never 
got hard, which one would expect.  Next step will be to drain some of 
the coolant out to where the tank is at the half way mark where it 
should be and see what it does.


On 6/18/2019 3:39 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:

It didn’t seem to get hot. It did get up to temp fairly quickly. It ran warmer 
than my other one does, but I think it’s got a stuck open thermostat and always 
runs colder than it should. After it cools off later on I will open the cap and 
see what it does. On my 94 6.5 diesel I know for sure it’s for a blown or 
cracked head. Within a couple of minutes of starting it hose is rock hard and 
it will start blowing coolant out of the cap.  Pic below. I’m assuming it still 
has the factory 190 degree thermostat





Sent from my iPhone


On Jun 18, 2019, at 3:18 PM, G Mann via Mercedes  wrote:

Simple check for head gasket leak.
Remove radiator cap, start engine, run it at fast idle till it warms up, if
it takes that long.
If you have a head gasket leak, you will get bubbles and surging of coolant
out of the fill neck as you advance throttle, the surges of coolant
will increase in volume.
At low idle, coolant will bubble and gurgle over the fill neck... If it
doesn't, likely head gaskets are good.. maybe.

What happened with engine temps when you drove it? Typically, combustion
gas in coolant will cause high engine coolant temp also.. another indicator.

On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 1:02 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


I might have found reason the truck was at copart. It was donated but
listed as mechanical. I pulled it off the trailer and drove it a couple of
miles up and down the road. It runs great and drives very smooth with no
rattles like my other suburban has. Feels about as close to a new truck as
you can get. Got back home and I noticed the upper radiator hose is pretty
much rock hard. My other suburban you can squeeze the hose in half. It
could potentially have a leaking head gasket or head issue. For the 6.5 new
heads are fairly cheap.

Also, this one is a bit of a mystery. Truck has a CA title and carfax
shows 2 owners always in CA. Last carfax entry was from 03, nothing since
then. Tires on it look brand new but have 07 date. I see an old mouse nest
under the hood but no damage to anything.

Sent from my iPhone


On Jun 17, 2019, at 6:06 PM, Kaleb Striplin  wrote:

Just depends on the state. In OK I can buy clean and salvage title

vehicles, MO only clean titles, TX is salvage title only. I have also
bought a couple from Louisiana. Both were clean title cars but I think you
can buy both there.

Sent from my iPhone


On Jun 17, 2019, at 5:55 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <

mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

So you can buy stuff directly?  Only in Okieland or elsewhere?

I need to buy a 211 E500 wreck to scavenge air suspension bits. There

are a few listed close by at IAA and copart

--FT
Sent from iPhone


On Jun 17, 2019, at 6:49 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <

mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

Do you mean broker? I don’t use one.

Sent from my iPhone


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What outfit do you use to buy these vehicles?

--FT
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On Jun 17, 2019, at 5:54 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <

mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

Last week I won a 95 Suburban 6.5 diesel off Copart for $950. From

the photos it looked pretty clean, only has 122k miles which is extremely
low for one of these, but not listed as running. After fees it’s about
$1380. The interior is very clean but will need paint as it is falling off
like GM vehicles do. Truck has a CA title but was in the Springfield MO
sale. Anyway I picked it up today and after they set it on the trailer and
I strapped it down I thought I would see if it would start. I turned the
key, we had power, glow plug light went off, turned key and it fired right
up. I can’t believe they did not list it as running. As it sits it’s at
least a $4k truck. With a Maaco paint job on it it’s probably a $6-7k
truck.

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It didn’t seem to get hot. It did get up to temp fairly quickly. It ran warmer 
than my other one does, but I think it’s got a stuck open thermostat and always 
runs colder than it should. After it cools off later on I will open the cap and 
see what it does. On my 94 6.5 diesel I know for sure it’s for a blown or 
cracked head. Within a couple of minutes of starting it hose is rock hard and 
it will start blowing coolant out of the cap.  Pic below. I’m assuming it still 
has the factory 190 degree thermostat 





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> On Jun 18, 2019, at 3:18 PM, G Mann via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Simple check for head gasket leak.
> Remove radiator cap, start engine, run it at fast idle till it warms up, if
> it takes that long.
> If you have a head gasket leak, you will get bubbles and surging of coolant
> out of the fill neck as you advance throttle, the surges of coolant
> will increase in volume.
> At low idle, coolant will bubble and gurgle over the fill neck... If it
> doesn't, likely head gaskets are good.. maybe.
> 
> What happened with engine temps when you drove it? Typically, combustion
> gas in coolant will cause high engine coolant temp also.. another indicator.
> 
> On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 1:02 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
>> I might have found reason the truck was at copart. It was donated but
>> listed as mechanical. I pulled it off the trailer and drove it a couple of
>> miles up and down the road. It runs great and drives very smooth with no
>> rattles like my other suburban has. Feels about as close to a new truck as
>> you can get. Got back home and I noticed the upper radiator hose is pretty
>> much rock hard. My other suburban you can squeeze the hose in half. It
>> could potentially have a leaking head gasket or head issue. For the 6.5 new
>> heads are fairly cheap.
>> 
>> Also, this one is a bit of a mystery. Truck has a CA title and carfax
>> shows 2 owners always in CA. Last carfax entry was from 03, nothing since
>> then. Tires on it look brand new but have 07 date. I see an old mouse nest
>> under the hood but no damage to anything.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Jun 17, 2019, at 6:06 PM, Kaleb Striplin  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Just depends on the state. In OK I can buy clean and salvage title
>> vehicles, MO only clean titles, TX is salvage title only. I have also
>> bought a couple from Louisiana. Both were clean title cars but I think you
>> can buy both there.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
 On Jun 17, 2019, at 5:55 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
 
 So you can buy stuff directly?  Only in Okieland or elsewhere?
 
 I need to buy a 211 E500 wreck to scavenge air suspension bits. There
>> are a few listed close by at IAA and copart
 
 --FT
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> On Jun 17, 2019, at 6:49 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
> Do you mean broker? I don’t use one.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jun 17, 2019, at 5:36 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>> 
>> What outfit do you use to buy these vehicles?
>> 
>> --FT
>> Sent from iPhone
>> 
>>> On Jun 17, 2019, at 5:54 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Last week I won a 95 Suburban 6.5 diesel off Copart for $950. From
>> the photos it looked pretty clean, only has 122k miles which is extremely
>> low for one of these, but not listed as running. After fees it’s about
>> $1380. The interior is very clean but will need paint as it is falling off
>> like GM vehicles do. Truck has a CA title but was in the Springfield MO
>> sale. Anyway I picked it up today and after they set it on the trailer and
>> I strapped it down I thought I would see if it would start. I turned the
>> key, we had power, glow plug light went off, turned key and it fired right
>> up. I can’t believe they did not list it as running. As it sits it’s at
>> least a $4k truck. With a Maaco paint job on it it’s probably a $6-7k
>> truck.
>>> 
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Simple check for head gasket leak.
Remove radiator cap, start engine, run it at fast idle till it warms up, if
it takes that long.
If you have a head gasket leak, you will get bubbles and surging of coolant
out of the fill neck as you advance throttle, the surges of coolant
will increase in volume.
At low idle, coolant will bubble and gurgle over the fill neck... If it
doesn't, likely head gaskets are good.. maybe.

What happened with engine temps when you drove it? Typically, combustion
gas in coolant will cause high engine coolant temp also.. another indicator.

On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 1:02 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I might have found reason the truck was at copart. It was donated but
> listed as mechanical. I pulled it off the trailer and drove it a couple of
> miles up and down the road. It runs great and drives very smooth with no
> rattles like my other suburban has. Feels about as close to a new truck as
> you can get. Got back home and I noticed the upper radiator hose is pretty
> much rock hard. My other suburban you can squeeze the hose in half. It
> could potentially have a leaking head gasket or head issue. For the 6.5 new
> heads are fairly cheap.
>
> Also, this one is a bit of a mystery. Truck has a CA title and carfax
> shows 2 owners always in CA. Last carfax entry was from 03, nothing since
> then. Tires on it look brand new but have 07 date. I see an old mouse nest
> under the hood but no damage to anything.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jun 17, 2019, at 6:06 PM, Kaleb Striplin  wrote:
> >
> > Just depends on the state. In OK I can buy clean and salvage title
> vehicles, MO only clean titles, TX is salvage title only. I have also
> bought a couple from Louisiana. Both were clean title cars but I think you
> can buy both there.
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On Jun 17, 2019, at 5:55 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> So you can buy stuff directly?  Only in Okieland or elsewhere?
> >>
> >> I need to buy a 211 E500 wreck to scavenge air suspension bits. There
> are a few listed close by at IAA and copart
> >>
> >> --FT
> >> Sent from iPhone
> >>
> >>> On Jun 17, 2019, at 6:49 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Do you mean broker? I don’t use one.
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>
>  On Jun 17, 2019, at 5:36 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
>  What outfit do you use to buy these vehicles?
> 
>  --FT
>  Sent from iPhone
> 
> > On Jun 17, 2019, at 5:54 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > Last week I won a 95 Suburban 6.5 diesel off Copart for $950. From
> the photos it looked pretty clean, only has 122k miles which is extremely
> low for one of these, but not listed as running. After fees it’s about
> $1380. The interior is very clean but will need paint as it is falling off
> like GM vehicles do. Truck has a CA title but was in the Springfield MO
> sale. Anyway I picked it up today and after they set it on the trailer and
> I strapped it down I thought I would see if it would start. I turned the
> key, we had power, glow plug light went off, turned key and it fired right
> up. I can’t believe they did not list it as running. As it sits it’s at
> least a $4k truck. With a Maaco paint job on it it’s probably a $6-7k
> truck.
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[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

I might have found reason the truck was at copart. It was donated but listed as 
mechanical. I pulled it off the trailer and drove it a couple of miles up and 
down the road. It runs great and drives very smooth with no rattles like my 
other suburban has. Feels about as close to a new truck as you can get. Got 
back home and I noticed the upper radiator hose is pretty much rock hard. My 
other suburban you can squeeze the hose in half. It could potentially have a 
leaking head gasket or head issue. For the 6.5 new heads are fairly cheap. 

Also, this one is a bit of a mystery. Truck has a CA title and carfax shows 2 
owners always in CA. Last carfax entry was from 03, nothing since then. Tires 
on it look brand new but have 07 date. I see an old mouse nest under the hood 
but no damage to anything. 

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> On Jun 17, 2019, at 6:06 PM, Kaleb Striplin  wrote:
> 
> Just depends on the state. In OK I can buy clean and salvage title vehicles, 
> MO only clean titles, TX is salvage title only. I have also bought a couple 
> from Louisiana. Both were clean title cars but I think you can buy both 
> there. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jun 17, 2019, at 5:55 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> So you can buy stuff directly?  Only in Okieland or elsewhere?
>> 
>> I need to buy a 211 E500 wreck to scavenge air suspension bits. There are a 
>> few listed close by at IAA and copart 
>> 
>> --FT
>> Sent from iPhone
>> 
>>> On Jun 17, 2019, at 6:49 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Do you mean broker? I don’t use one. 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
 On Jun 17, 2019, at 5:36 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes 
  wrote:
 
 What outfit do you use to buy these vehicles?
 
 --FT
 Sent from iPhone
 
> On Jun 17, 2019, at 5:54 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Last week I won a 95 Suburban 6.5 diesel off Copart for $950. From the 
> photos it looked pretty clean, only has 122k miles which is extremely low 
> for one of these, but not listed as running. After fees it’s about $1380. 
> The interior is very clean but will need paint as it is falling off like 
> GM vehicles do. Truck has a CA title but was in the Springfield MO sale. 
> Anyway I picked it up today and after they set it on the trailer and I 
> strapped it down I thought I would see if it would start. I turned the 
> key, we had power, glow plug light went off, turned key and it fired 
> right up. I can’t believe they did not list it as running. As it sits 
> it’s at least a $4k truck. With a Maaco paint job on it it’s probably a 
> $6-7k truck. 
> 
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Just depends on the state. In OK I can buy clean and salvage title vehicles, MO 
only clean titles, TX is salvage title only. I have also bought a couple from 
Louisiana. Both were clean title cars but I think you can buy both there. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jun 17, 2019, at 5:55 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> So you can buy stuff directly?  Only in Okieland or elsewhere?
> 
> I need to buy a 211 E500 wreck to scavenge air suspension bits. There are a 
> few listed close by at IAA and copart 
> 
> --FT
> Sent from iPhone
> 
>> On Jun 17, 2019, at 6:49 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Do you mean broker? I don’t use one. 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Jun 17, 2019, at 5:36 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> What outfit do you use to buy these vehicles?
>>> 
>>> --FT
>>> Sent from iPhone
>>> 
 On Jun 17, 2019, at 5:54 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
  wrote:
 
 Last week I won a 95 Suburban 6.5 diesel off Copart for $950. From the 
 photos it looked pretty clean, only has 122k miles which is extremely low 
 for one of these, but not listed as running. After fees it’s about $1380. 
 The interior is very clean but will need paint as it is falling off like 
 GM vehicles do. Truck has a CA title but was in the Springfield MO sale. 
 Anyway I picked it up today and after they set it on the trailer and I 
 strapped it down I thought I would see if it would start. I turned the 
 key, we had power, glow plug light went off, turned key and it fired right 
 up. I can’t believe they did not list it as running. As it sits it’s at 
 least a $4k truck. With a Maaco paint job on it it’s probably a $6-7k 
 truck. 
 
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[Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes]

So you can buy stuff directly?  Only in Okieland or elsewhere?

I need to buy a 211 E500 wreck to scavenge air suspension bits. There are a few 
listed close by at IAA and copart 

--FT
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> On Jun 17, 2019, at 6:49 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Do you mean broker? I don’t use one. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Jun 17, 2019, at 5:36 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> What outfit do you use to buy these vehicles?
>> 
>> --FT
>> Sent from iPhone
>> 
>>> On Jun 17, 2019, at 5:54 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Last week I won a 95 Suburban 6.5 diesel off Copart for $950. From the 
>>> photos it looked pretty clean, only has 122k miles which is extremely low 
>>> for one of these, but not listed as running. After fees it’s about $1380. 
>>> The interior is very clean but will need paint as it is falling off like GM 
>>> vehicles do. Truck has a CA title but was in the Springfield MO sale. 
>>> Anyway I picked it up today and after they set it on the trailer and I 
>>> strapped it down I thought I would see if it would start. I turned the key, 
>>> we had power, glow plug light went off, turned key and it fired right up. I 
>>> can’t believe they did not list it as running. As it sits it’s at least a 
>>> $4k truck. With a Maaco paint job on it it’s probably a $6-7k truck. 
>>> 
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[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

OK doesn’t require a broker, I believe.

Many states, like FL, do, however. I drive by the local CoParts yard all the 
time, but never bother to look. For what I would pay a broker it’s rarely worth 
it. Probably cheaper to get a dealer’s license.

-D

> On Jun 17, 2019, at 6:49 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
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> Do you mean broker? I don’t use one. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Jun 17, 2019, at 5:36 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> What outfit do you use to buy these vehicles?
>> 
>> --FT
>> Sent from iPhone
>> 
>>> On Jun 17, 2019, at 5:54 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Last week I won a 95 Suburban 6.5 diesel off Copart for $950. From the 
>>> photos it looked pretty clean, only has 122k miles which is extremely low 
>>> for one of these, but not listed as running. After fees it’s about $1380. 
>>> The interior is very clean but will need paint as it is falling off like GM 
>>> vehicles do. Truck has a CA title but was in the Springfield MO sale. 
>>> Anyway I picked it up today and after they set it on the trailer and I 
>>> strapped it down I thought I would see if it would start. I turned the key, 
>>> we had power, glow plug light went off, turned key and it fired right up. I 
>>> can’t believe they did not list it as running. As it sits it’s at least a 
>>> $4k truck. With a Maaco paint job on it it’s probably a $6-7k truck. 
>>> 
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Do you mean broker? I don’t use one. 

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> On Jun 17, 2019, at 5:36 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> What outfit do you use to buy these vehicles?
> 
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> Sent from iPhone
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>> On Jun 17, 2019, at 5:54 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Last week I won a 95 Suburban 6.5 diesel off Copart for $950. From the 
>> photos it looked pretty clean, only has 122k miles which is extremely low 
>> for one of these, but not listed as running. After fees it’s about $1380. 
>> The interior is very clean but will need paint as it is falling off like GM 
>> vehicles do. Truck has a CA title but was in the Springfield MO sale. Anyway 
>> I picked it up today and after they set it on the trailer and I strapped it 
>> down I thought I would see if it would start. I turned the key, we had 
>> power, glow plug light went off, turned key and it fired right up. I can’t 
>> believe they did not list it as running. As it sits it’s at least a $4k 
>> truck. With a Maaco paint job on it it’s probably a $6-7k truck. 
>> 
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Kaleb says:

>Well just because it started does not mean it drives. I’m sure the got ya will 
>turn up at some point

Crap.
That means...

Back forty. 

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What outfit do you use to buy these vehicles?

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> On Jun 17, 2019, at 5:54 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Last week I won a 95 Suburban 6.5 diesel off Copart for $950. From the photos 
> it looked pretty clean, only has 122k miles which is extremely low for one of 
> these, but not listed as running. After fees it’s about $1380. The interior 
> is very clean but will need paint as it is falling off like GM vehicles do. 
> Truck has a CA title but was in the Springfield MO sale. Anyway I picked it 
> up today and after they set it on the trailer and I strapped it down I 
> thought I would see if it would start. I turned the key, we had power, glow 
> plug light went off, turned key and it fired right up. I can’t believe they 
> did not list it as running. As it sits it’s at least a $4k truck. With a 
> Maaco paint job on it it’s probably a $6-7k truck. 
> 
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[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

Well just because it started does not mean it drives. I’m sure the got ya will 
turn up at some point 

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> On Jun 17, 2019, at 5:04 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> How much do you want?
> Or is this one for the back 40?
> 
> Rick
> 
> From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Sent: June 17, 2019 4:54 PM
> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com
> Cc: ka...@striplin.net
> Subject: [MBZ] Copart
> 
> Last week I won a 95 Suburban 6.5 diesel off Copart for $950. From the photos 
> it looked pretty clean, only has 122k miles which is extremely low for one of 
> these, but not listed as running. After fees it’s about $1380. The interior 
> is very clean but will need paint as it is falling off like GM vehicles do. 
> Truck has a CA title but was in the Springfield MO sale. Anyway I picked it 
> up today and after they set it on the trailer and I strapped it down I 
> thought I would see if it would start. I turned the key, we had power, glow 
> plug light went off, turned key and it fired right up. I can’t believe they 
> did not list it as running. As it sits it’s at least a $4k truck. With a 
> Maaco paint job on it it’s probably a $6-7k truck.
> 
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Re: [MBZ] Copart

[Rick Knoble via Mercedes]

How much do you want?
Or is this one for the back 40?

Rick

From: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: June 17, 2019 4:54 PM
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
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Cc: ka...@striplin.net
Subject: [MBZ] Copart

Last week I won a 95 Suburban 6.5 diesel off Copart for $950. From the photos 
it looked pretty clean, only has 122k miles which is extremely low for one of 
these, but not listed as running. After fees it’s about $1380. The interior is 
very clean but will need paint as it is falling off like GM vehicles do. Truck 
has a CA title but was in the Springfield MO sale. Anyway I picked it up today 
and after they set it on the trailer and I strapped it down I thought I would 
see if it would start. I turned the key, we had power, glow plug light went 
off, turned key and it fired right up. I can’t believe they did not list it as 
running. As it sits it’s at least a $4k truck. With a Maaco paint job on it 
it’s probably a $6-7k truck.

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Re: [MBZ] Copart

[Craig via Mercedes]

On Mon, 17 Jun 2019 16:54:26 -0500 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
 wrote:

> Last week I won a 95 Suburban 6.5 diesel off Copart for $950. From the
> photos it looked pretty clean, only has 122k miles which is extremely
> low for one of these, but not listed as running. After fees it’s about
> $1380. The interior is very clean but will need paint as it is falling
> off like GM vehicles do. Truck has a CA title but was in the
> Springfield MO sale. Anyway I picked it up today and after they set it
> on the trailer and I strapped it down I thought I would see if it would
> start. I turned the key, we had power, glow plug light went off, turned
> key and it fired right up. I can’t believe they did not list it as
> running. As it sits it’s at least a $4k truck. With a Maaco paint job
> on it it’s probably a $6-7k truck. 

CONGRATULATIONS!!!


Craig

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Re: [MBZ] Copart

[Randy Bennell via Mercedes]

On 17/06/2019 4:54 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:

Last week I won a 95 Suburban 6.5 diesel off Copart for $950. From the photos 
it looked pretty clean, only has 122k miles which is extremely low for one of 
these, but not listed as running. After fees it’s about $1380. The interior is 
very clean but will need paint as it is falling off like GM vehicles do. Truck 
has a CA title but was in the Springfield MO sale. Anyway I picked it up today 
and after they set it on the trailer and I strapped it down I thought I would 
see if it would start. I turned the key, we had power, glow plug light went 
off, turned key and it fired right up. I can’t believe they did not list it as 
running. As it sits it’s at least a $4k truck. With a Maaco paint job on it 
it’s probably a $6-7k truck.



Don't let your wife drive it!


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[MBZ] Copart

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

Last week I won a 95 Suburban 6.5 diesel off Copart for $950. From the photos 
it looked pretty clean, only has 122k miles which is extremely low for one of 
these, but not listed as running. After fees it’s about $1380. The interior is 
very clean but will need paint as it is falling off like GM vehicles do. Truck 
has a CA title but was in the Springfield MO sale. Anyway I picked it up today 
and after they set it on the trailer and I strapped it down I thought I would 
see if it would start. I turned the key, we had power, glow plug light went 
off, turned key and it fired right up. I can’t believe they did not list it as 
running. As it sits it’s at least a $4k truck. With a Maaco paint job on it 
it’s probably a $6-7k truck. 

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Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500

[Curt Raymond via Mercedes]

 I saw something like that outside of Dallas some years ago. They had built a 
whole town and then the market went bust. There were developments all over the 
place but no body living there. Very light traffic and importantly to me no 
restaurants.Strangely the only hotel was an extended stay. I don't remember 
which chain but it was a pretty nice hotel.
-Curt

On Wednesday, May 1, 2019, 5:15:30 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
 wrote:  
 
 Sounds much the same as I recall.

What I found weird was that you could head out to the “suburbs” and would be 
surrounded by all this developed property that had empty buildings on it. I  
distinctly recall seeing national chains like Wendy’s all boarded up, yet the 
buildings and property looked like it was brand new. It was almost creepy.

And then as quickly as suburbia ended you would see the classic AK shack on a 
piece of property with the weathered cedar and the elk or moose rack fastened 
to the gable above the front door and the beater pickup truck parked in front.

The contrasts were surreal.

-D


> On May 1, 2019, at 5:07 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> The same boom/bust cycle is going on today.
> 
> While dragging her dog around the neighborhood (walking the dog) I pick up a 
> flyer on a house for sale.  No pricing, just the normal realtor gibberish.  
> SWMBA gets home and all excited that we should troll the interwebz to learn 
> more about the six homes featured on the slip.  The bulk of them have been on 
> the market for about a year and dropped prices by 10-15%.  The homes all 
> needed “attention”.  The newer (80’s/90s) home sport original features (not 
> renovated), the older homes have good bones but were last upgraded about 30 
> years ago when somebody was flush with cash, or had spruced it up before 
> selling around the time of the Exxon Valdez spill.
> 
> There is no crush or demand for commercial space.  Lots of for lease signage 
> all over town.  Lots of empty store fronts in the CBD.  Very minimal new 
> construction going on, but for the few extended stay chains.  There is even 
> an arsonist who likes to target defunct sushi shops and other empty spaces.  
> What commercial space there is looks very long in the tooth.  Aged strip 
> malls with long time, low rent tenancy, or big box stores that have been 
> there for a long time and are begging for updating.
> 
> 
> clay monroe
> 
> 
> 
>> On May 1, 2019, at 4:31 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Going to the GABC is a right of passage for the first visit to ANC. It 
>> harkens back to the days of the pipeline and the gold rush mentality of 
>> those times.
>> 
>> I can recall being up there in the 80s after the pipeline was completed, and 
>> how badly the economy crashed. You would drive out into the ‘burbs of ANC 
>> and see block after block of empty office buildings, shuttered businesses, 
>> etc.  It was almost post apocalyptic looking.
>> 
>> -D
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[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Sounds much the same as I recall.

What I found weird was that you could head out to the “suburbs” and would be 
surrounded by all this developed property that had empty buildings on it. I  
distinctly recall seeing national chains like Wendy’s all boarded up, yet the 
buildings and property looked like it was brand new. It was almost creepy.

And then as quickly as suburbia ended you would see the classic AK shack on a 
piece of property with the weathered cedar and the elk or moose rack fastened 
to the gable above the front door and the beater pickup truck parked in front.

The contrasts were surreal.

-D


> On May 1, 2019, at 5:07 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> The same boom/bust cycle is going on today.
> 
> While dragging her dog around the neighborhood (walking the dog) I pick up a 
> flyer on a house for sale.  No pricing, just the normal realtor gibberish.  
> SWMBA gets home and all excited that we should troll the interwebz to learn 
> more about the six homes featured on the slip.  The bulk of them have been on 
> the market for about a year and dropped prices by 10-15%.  The homes all 
> needed “attention”.  The newer (80’s/90s) home sport original features (not 
> renovated), the older homes have good bones but were last upgraded about 30 
> years ago when somebody was flush with cash, or had spruced it up before 
> selling around the time of the Exxon Valdez spill.
> 
> There is no crush or demand for commercial space.  Lots of for lease signage 
> all over town.  Lots of empty store fronts in the CBD.  Very minimal new 
> construction going on, but for the few extended stay chains.  There is even 
> an arsonist who likes to target defunct sushi shops and other empty spaces.  
> What commercial space there is looks very long in the tooth.  Aged strip 
> malls with long time, low rent tenancy, or big box stores that have been 
> there for a long time and are begging for updating.
> 
> 
> clay monroe
> 
> 
> 
>> On May 1, 2019, at 4:31 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Going to the GABC is a right of passage for the first visit to ANC. It 
>> harkens back to the days of the pipeline and the gold rush mentality of 
>> those times.
>> 
>> I can recall being up there in the 80s after the pipeline was completed, and 
>> how badly the economy crashed. You would drive out into the ‘burbs of ANC 
>> and see block after block of empty office buildings, shuttered businesses, 
>> etc.  It was almost post apocalyptic looking.
>> 
>> -D
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Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500

[Dwight Giles via Mercedes]

As long as we are talking about off topic and not relevant emails I think
this one should be flagged too.
YMMV
Dwight
Dwight E. Giles Jr.
Wickford RI


On Wed, May 1, 2019 at 5:08 PM Clay Monroe via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> The same boom/bust cycle is going on today.
>
> While dragging her dog around the neighborhood (walking the dog) I pick up
> a flyer on a house for sale.  No pricing, just the normal realtor
> gibberish.  SWMBA gets home and all excited that we should troll the
> interwebz to learn more about the six homes featured on the slip.  The bulk
> of them have been on the market for about a year and dropped prices by
> 10-15%.  The homes all needed “attention”.  The newer (80’s/90s) home sport
> original features (not renovated), the older homes have good bones but were
> last upgraded about 30 years ago when somebody was flush with cash, or had
> spruced it up before selling around the time of the Exxon Valdez spill.
>
> There is no crush or demand for commercial space.  Lots of for lease
> signage all over town.  Lots of empty store fronts in the CBD.  Very
> minimal new construction going on, but for the few extended stay chains.
> There is even an arsonist who likes to target defunct sushi shops and other
> empty spaces.  What commercial space there is looks very long in the
> tooth.  Aged strip malls with long time, low rent tenancy, or big box
> stores that have been there for a long time and are begging for updating.
>
>
> clay monroe
>
>
>
> > On May 1, 2019, at 4:31 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes 
> wrote:
> >
> > Going to the GABC is a right of passage for the first visit to ANC. It
> harkens back to the days of the pipeline and the gold rush mentality of
> those times.
> >
> > I can recall being up there in the 80s after the pipeline was completed,
> and how badly the economy crashed. You would drive out into the ‘burbs of
> ANC and see block after block of empty office buildings, shuttered
> businesses, etc.  It was almost post apocalyptic looking.
> >
> > -D
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[Clay Monroe via Mercedes]

The same boom/bust cycle is going on today.

While dragging her dog around the neighborhood (walking the dog) I pick up a 
flyer on a house for sale.  No pricing, just the normal realtor gibberish.  
SWMBA gets home and all excited that we should troll the interwebz to learn 
more about the six homes featured on the slip.  The bulk of them have been on 
the market for about a year and dropped prices by 10-15%.  The homes all needed 
“attention”.  The newer (80’s/90s) home sport original features (not 
renovated), the older homes have good bones but were last upgraded about 30 
years ago when somebody was flush with cash, or had spruced it up before 
selling around the time of the Exxon Valdez spill.

There is no crush or demand for commercial space.  Lots of for lease signage 
all over town.  Lots of empty store fronts in the CBD.  Very minimal new 
construction going on, but for the few extended stay chains.  There is even an 
arsonist who likes to target defunct sushi shops and other empty spaces.  What 
commercial space there is looks very long in the tooth.  Aged strip malls with 
long time, low rent tenancy, or big box stores that have been there for a long 
time and are begging for updating.


clay monroe



> On May 1, 2019, at 4:31 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes  wrote:
> 
> Going to the GABC is a right of passage for the first visit to ANC. It 
> harkens back to the days of the pipeline and the gold rush mentality of those 
> times.
> 
> I can recall being up there in the 80s after the pipeline was completed, and 
> how badly the economy crashed. You would drive out into the ‘burbs of ANC and 
> see block after block of empty office buildings, shuttered businesses, etc.  
> It was almost post apocalyptic looking.
> 
> -D

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Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500

[Dan--- via Mercedes]

Going to the GABC is a right of passage for the first visit to ANC. It harkens 
back to the days of the pipeline and the gold rush mentality of those times.

I can recall being up there in the 80s after the pipeline was completed, and 
how badly the economy crashed. You would drive out into the ‘burbs of ANC and 
see block after block of empty office buildings, shuttered businesses, etc.  It 
was almost post apocalyptic looking.

-D

> On May 1, 2019, at 3:30 AM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Been past, tried to get my now adult child to go see it.  The quality of 
> performer on display outside was not much better than the raggedy homeless 
> womyn on the roadways of SEA
> 
> clay 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Apr 30, 2019, at 3:25 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> That would be the “Great Alaskan Bush Company” for those familiar with the 
>> area.
>> 
>> http://www.akbushcompany.com
>> 
>> BTDT but did not get a T-shirt.
>> 
>> -D
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[archer75--- via Mercedes]

 OK Don wrote:
> >  Another approach that Clay might )or might not) use would be to 
> >  announce
>  that since he doesn't have an old Mercedes to work on, he's going down to
>  the local titty bar for a few hours and beers ...
.
>From what we've heard about the missus, that could be dangerous to life and 
>limb.
Gerry

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Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500

[Clay Monroe via Mercedes]

Been past, tried to get my now adult child to go see it.  The quality of 
performer on display outside was not much better than the raggedy homeless 
womyn on the roadways of SEA

clay 



> On Apr 30, 2019, at 3:25 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> That would be the “Great Alaskan Bush Company” for those familiar with the 
> area.
> 
> http://www.akbushcompany.com
> 
> BTDT but did not get a T-shirt.
> 
> -D

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[Clay Monroe via Mercedes]

I fully appreciate all your advice.  I am trying to be as well kempt as 
allowable.  I am supposed to go out to dinner for Wednesday.  I inquired as to 
dress code.  She says I will be fine.  I want to know the caliber of the 
establishment, as it will be a meal with another attorney chum of hers.  I 
figure formal.  I should dress well.  Alaska is the land of hiking boots, jeans 
and fleece jackets.  But twice she has tried to wrangle me into black tie 
events with assurance that there will not really be black ties.  There were no 
tails, but ties and tuxedo were very evident.  I had to leave my very formal 
wear back home, so it was business suit.  Even got a new shirt and bow tie.

As for old cars, she is not interested.  Very practical gal.  And sort of 
clueless at times.  Blue collar upbringing and offended by the class 
distinctions she is now expected to conform to.  Living in the bush seems to 
fit her better than hob nobbing with the powerful in a Tech Town like Seattle 
where there were people with money and the need to dress well.

I will return to my bottom feeder cars and she can drive her camper

clay.

>> 
> 
> I believe I suggested all of this to you before, but I will say it again as a 
> reminder.
> 
> She is a lawyer. She works with people who judge her by the way she dresses 
> and what she drives, and where she lives, etc.
> 
> If you want to collect old Mercedes, then they need to be objects of beauty. 
> You need to stop creating green police cars and such.
> 
> Find a good example of a big Mercedes sedan that can be made to look like it 
> has real significant value. Black or Silver are likely preferred colors.
> 
> It needs to evoke respect. You do not want to appear to be a bottom feeder. 
> You need to appear to be the sort of gentleman who has impeccable taste, and 
> prefers classic vehicles rather than the present throw away vehicles. Dress 
> the part as well. You need to appear to be either coming or going to or from 
> the country club or the yacht club. Tweed jacket, penny loafers etc. If you 
> have never read the book, Dress for Success, then find a copy and read it. I 
> believe the writer's name was John Molloy and he did research into the 
> attitudes of people based upon the way they dressed etc. I believe he wrote 
> subsequent books - Dress for Success for Women and Live for Success or some 
> such that also looked at vehicle colors etc. You may not agree with all that 
> he suggests but I suspect it will go a long way toward sorting out the issues 
> with your wife if you try to see the situation from her point of view and 
> work towards a goal of having her appreciate your affection for classic 
> Mercedes. It will no doubt also improve her level of respect for you.
> 
> She needs you to appear to be dignified and respectable. If she can share 
> with her friends and co-workers, that her husband collects classic Mercedes 
> Benz, then that will have value to her. She does not want to tell folks about 
> your hobby because she is embarrassed by your bottom feeder cars. You need to 
> move on beyond free junkers unless you are prepared to quickly invest enough 
> in them to make them appear to be respectable classic vehicles. That means 
> good paint and upholstery etc.
> 
> Randy
> 
> 
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Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500

[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

let your hair and beard grow, practice saying  "my name Jose Jimenez"  
"No ingles" and asylum, (and acting like you don't understand anything)  
and everything will be handed to you on a platter in seattle.   Practice 
talking in farsi, borg or Klingon or such as a good touch.


Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote on 4/30/19 4:14 PM:

You would be welcomed as homeless in Seattle. Gopher it!

--FT




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[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

I would sure like to know what Wilton thinks. 

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> On Apr 30, 2019, at 6:55 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Methinks you’re right.
> 
> -D
> 
> 
>> On Apr 30, 2019, at 7:45 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Coco and Dazzle might be dudes.
>> 
>>> On 4/30/2019 6:41 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote:
>>> One of the “girls” looks like “she” could be a dude. Just sayin...
>>> 
>>> --FT
>>> Sent from iPhone
>>> 
 On Apr 30, 2019, at 7:25 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
  wrote:
 
 That would be the “Great Alaskan Bush Company” for those familiar with the 
 area.
 
 http://www.akbushcompany.com
 
 BTDT but did not get a T-shirt.
 
 -D
 
 
> On Apr 30, 2019, at 7:19 PM, OK Don via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Another approach that Clay might )or might not) use would be to announce
> that since he doesn't have an old Mercedes to work on, he's going down to
> the local titty bar for a few hours and beers ...
> 
> On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 5:35 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
>> Randy,
>> 
>> Just an observation on my part….
>> 
>> I totally understand where you’re coming from, but the likelihood that
>> Clay’s spouse works in an oak paneled office with associates wearing 
>> three
>> piece tailored suits and Italian loafers or Allen Edmonds wingtips is 
>> slim,
>> based on my experience working in Alaska. Even more so as they’re not in 
>> a
>> “major metropolis”, like Anchorage. I’m betting the dress code at her 
>> place
>> of business is far more relaxed. Alaska is a very, very different place
>> than the Lower 48 or for that matter, any Canadian province (excluding 
>> the
>> Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, of course.)
>> 
>> And while I’m not one to judge, my wife may or may not approve of my
>> hobbies at times, but she understands that they’re something I get great
>> pleasure and enjoyment out of and she accepts that. Granted, I don’t have
>> 2-3 older Mercedes in need of work or repairs other than my finnie, but 
>> if
>> we lived in a place where I could have such things, I would and she would
>> be accepting of it (as long as they weren’t parked on the front lawn, of
>> course.) I might even go for the green and white W126 German police car
>> replica….
>> 
>> -D
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Apr 30, 2019, at 5:56 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
 On 30/04/2019 3:54 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote:
 Hers.
 
 Played upon her deathly fear of my car collecting.  Both ends of the
>> OCD spectrum.  I collect, she needs things retentively clean and tucked
>> away.
 My paranoia tells me she wants to cash out my home and leave me in a
>> rusting out SD on the streets of Seattle.
 clay
>>> I believe I suggested all of this to you before, but I will say it again
>> as a reminder.
>>> She is a lawyer. She works with people who judge her by the way she
>> dresses and what she drives, and where she lives, etc.
>>> If you want to collect old Mercedes, then they need to be objects of
>> beauty. You need to stop creating green police cars and such.
>>> Find a good example of a big Mercedes sedan that can be made to look
>> like it has real significant value. Black or Silver are likely preferred
>> colors.
>>> It needs to evoke respect. You do not want to appear to be a bottom
>> feeder. You need to appear to be the sort of gentleman who has impeccable
>> taste, and prefers classic vehicles rather than the present throw away
>> vehicles. Dress the part as well. You need to appear to be either coming 
>> or
>> going to or from the country club or the yacht club. Tweed jacket, penny
>> loafers etc. If you have never read the book, Dress for Success, then 
>> find
>> a copy and read it. I believe the writer's name was John Molloy and he 
>> did
>> research into the attitudes of people based upon the way they dressed 
>> etc.
>> I believe he wrote subsequent books - Dress for Success for Women and 
>> Live
>> for Success or some such that also looked at vehicle colors etc. You may
>> not agree with all that he suggests but I suspect it will go a long way
>> toward sorting out the issues with your wife if you try to see the
>> situation from her point of view and work towards a goal of having her
>> appreciate your affection for classic Mercedes. It will no doubt also
>> improve her level of respect for you.
>>> She needs you to appear to be dignified and respectable. If she can
>> share with her friends and co-workers, that her husband collects classic
>> Mercedes Benz, then that will have 

Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Methinks you’re right.

-D


> On Apr 30, 2019, at 7:45 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Coco and Dazzle might be dudes.
> 
> On 4/30/2019 6:41 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote:
>> One of the “girls” looks like “she” could be a dude. Just sayin...
>> 
>> --FT
>> Sent from iPhone
>> 
>>> On Apr 30, 2019, at 7:25 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> That would be the “Great Alaskan Bush Company” for those familiar with the 
>>> area.
>>> 
>>> http://www.akbushcompany.com
>>> 
>>> BTDT but did not get a T-shirt.
>>> 
>>> -D
>>> 
>>> 
 On Apr 30, 2019, at 7:19 PM, OK Don via Mercedes  
 wrote:
 
 Another approach that Clay might )or might not) use would be to announce
 that since he doesn't have an old Mercedes to work on, he's going down to
 the local titty bar for a few hours and beers ...
 
 On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 5:35 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
 mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
 
> Randy,
> 
> Just an observation on my part….
> 
> I totally understand where you’re coming from, but the likelihood that
> Clay’s spouse works in an oak paneled office with associates wearing three
> piece tailored suits and Italian loafers or Allen Edmonds wingtips is 
> slim,
> based on my experience working in Alaska. Even more so as they’re not in a
> “major metropolis”, like Anchorage. I’m betting the dress code at her 
> place
> of business is far more relaxed. Alaska is a very, very different place
> than the Lower 48 or for that matter, any Canadian province (excluding the
> Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, of course.)
> 
> And while I’m not one to judge, my wife may or may not approve of my
> hobbies at times, but she understands that they’re something I get great
> pleasure and enjoyment out of and she accepts that. Granted, I don’t have
> 2-3 older Mercedes in need of work or repairs other than my finnie, but if
> we lived in a place where I could have such things, I would and she would
> be accepting of it (as long as they weren’t parked on the front lawn, of
> course.) I might even go for the green and white W126 German police car
> replica….
> 
> -D
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Apr 30, 2019, at 5:56 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>> On 30/04/2019 3:54 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote:
>>> Hers.
>>> 
>>> Played upon her deathly fear of my car collecting.  Both ends of the
> OCD spectrum.  I collect, she needs things retentively clean and tucked
> away.
>>> My paranoia tells me she wants to cash out my home and leave me in a
> rusting out SD on the streets of Seattle.
>>> clay
>> I believe I suggested all of this to you before, but I will say it again
> as a reminder.
>> She is a lawyer. She works with people who judge her by the way she
> dresses and what she drives, and where she lives, etc.
>> If you want to collect old Mercedes, then they need to be objects of
> beauty. You need to stop creating green police cars and such.
>> Find a good example of a big Mercedes sedan that can be made to look
> like it has real significant value. Black or Silver are likely preferred
> colors.
>> It needs to evoke respect. You do not want to appear to be a bottom
> feeder. You need to appear to be the sort of gentleman who has impeccable
> taste, and prefers classic vehicles rather than the present throw away
> vehicles. Dress the part as well. You need to appear to be either coming 
> or
> going to or from the country club or the yacht club. Tweed jacket, penny
> loafers etc. If you have never read the book, Dress for Success, then find
> a copy and read it. I believe the writer's name was John Molloy and he did
> research into the attitudes of people based upon the way they dressed etc.
> I believe he wrote subsequent books - Dress for Success for Women and Live
> for Success or some such that also looked at vehicle colors etc. You may
> not agree with all that he suggests but I suspect it will go a long way
> toward sorting out the issues with your wife if you try to see the
> situation from her point of view and work towards a goal of having her
> appreciate your affection for classic Mercedes. It will no doubt also
> improve her level of respect for you.
>> She needs you to appear to be dignified and respectable. If she can
> share with her friends and co-workers, that her husband collects classic
> Mercedes Benz, then that will have value to her. She does not want to tell
> folks about your hobby because she is embarrassed by your bottom feeder
> cars. You need to move on beyond free junkers unless you are prepared to
> quickly invest enough in them to make them appear to be respectable 
> classic
> vehicles. That means good 

Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500

[Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes]

Coco and Dazzle might be dudes.

On 4/30/2019 6:41 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote:

One of the “girls” looks like “she” could be a dude. Just sayin...

--FT
Sent from iPhone


On Apr 30, 2019, at 7:25 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
wrote:

That would be the “Great Alaskan Bush Company” for those familiar with the area.

http://www.akbushcompany.com

BTDT but did not get a T-shirt.

-D



On Apr 30, 2019, at 7:19 PM, OK Don via Mercedes  wrote:

Another approach that Clay might )or might not) use would be to announce
that since he doesn't have an old Mercedes to work on, he's going down to
the local titty bar for a few hours and beers ...

On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 5:35 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


Randy,

Just an observation on my part….

I totally understand where you’re coming from, but the likelihood that
Clay’s spouse works in an oak paneled office with associates wearing three
piece tailored suits and Italian loafers or Allen Edmonds wingtips is slim,
based on my experience working in Alaska. Even more so as they’re not in a
“major metropolis”, like Anchorage. I’m betting the dress code at her place
of business is far more relaxed. Alaska is a very, very different place
than the Lower 48 or for that matter, any Canadian province (excluding the
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, of course.)

And while I’m not one to judge, my wife may or may not approve of my
hobbies at times, but she understands that they’re something I get great
pleasure and enjoyment out of and she accepts that. Granted, I don’t have
2-3 older Mercedes in need of work or repairs other than my finnie, but if
we lived in a place where I could have such things, I would and she would
be accepting of it (as long as they weren’t parked on the front lawn, of
course.) I might even go for the green and white W126 German police car
replica….

-D





On Apr 30, 2019, at 5:56 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes <

mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

On 30/04/2019 3:54 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote:
Hers.

Played upon her deathly fear of my car collecting.  Both ends of the

OCD spectrum.  I collect, she needs things retentively clean and tucked
away.

My paranoia tells me she wants to cash out my home and leave me in a

rusting out SD on the streets of Seattle.

clay

I believe I suggested all of this to you before, but I will say it again

as a reminder.

She is a lawyer. She works with people who judge her by the way she

dresses and what she drives, and where she lives, etc.

If you want to collect old Mercedes, then they need to be objects of

beauty. You need to stop creating green police cars and such.

Find a good example of a big Mercedes sedan that can be made to look

like it has real significant value. Black or Silver are likely preferred
colors.

It needs to evoke respect. You do not want to appear to be a bottom

feeder. You need to appear to be the sort of gentleman who has impeccable
taste, and prefers classic vehicles rather than the present throw away
vehicles. Dress the part as well. You need to appear to be either coming or
going to or from the country club or the yacht club. Tweed jacket, penny
loafers etc. If you have never read the book, Dress for Success, then find
a copy and read it. I believe the writer's name was John Molloy and he did
research into the attitudes of people based upon the way they dressed etc.
I believe he wrote subsequent books - Dress for Success for Women and Live
for Success or some such that also looked at vehicle colors etc. You may
not agree with all that he suggests but I suspect it will go a long way
toward sorting out the issues with your wife if you try to see the
situation from her point of view and work towards a goal of having her
appreciate your affection for classic Mercedes. It will no doubt also
improve her level of respect for you.

She needs you to appear to be dignified and respectable. If she can

share with her friends and co-workers, that her husband collects classic
Mercedes Benz, then that will have value to her. She does not want to tell
folks about your hobby because she is embarrassed by your bottom feeder
cars. You need to move on beyond free junkers unless you are prepared to
quickly invest enough in them to make them appear to be respectable classic
vehicles. That means good paint and upholstery etc.

Randy




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Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500

[Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes]

One of the “girls” looks like “she” could be a dude. Just sayin...

--FT
Sent from iPhone

> On Apr 30, 2019, at 7:25 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> That would be the “Great Alaskan Bush Company” for those familiar with the 
> area.
> 
> http://www.akbushcompany.com
> 
> BTDT but did not get a T-shirt.
> 
> -D
> 
> 
>> On Apr 30, 2019, at 7:19 PM, OK Don via Mercedes  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Another approach that Clay might )or might not) use would be to announce
>> that since he doesn't have an old Mercedes to work on, he's going down to
>> the local titty bar for a few hours and beers ...
>> 
>> On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 5:35 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Randy,
>>> 
>>> Just an observation on my part….
>>> 
>>> I totally understand where you’re coming from, but the likelihood that
>>> Clay’s spouse works in an oak paneled office with associates wearing three
>>> piece tailored suits and Italian loafers or Allen Edmonds wingtips is slim,
>>> based on my experience working in Alaska. Even more so as they’re not in a
>>> “major metropolis”, like Anchorage. I’m betting the dress code at her place
>>> of business is far more relaxed. Alaska is a very, very different place
>>> than the Lower 48 or for that matter, any Canadian province (excluding the
>>> Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, of course.)
>>> 
>>> And while I’m not one to judge, my wife may or may not approve of my
>>> hobbies at times, but she understands that they’re something I get great
>>> pleasure and enjoyment out of and she accepts that. Granted, I don’t have
>>> 2-3 older Mercedes in need of work or repairs other than my finnie, but if
>>> we lived in a place where I could have such things, I would and she would
>>> be accepting of it (as long as they weren’t parked on the front lawn, of
>>> course.) I might even go for the green and white W126 German police car
>>> replica….
>>> 
>>> -D
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
 On Apr 30, 2019, at 5:56 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
 
> On 30/04/2019 3:54 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote:
> Hers.
> 
> Played upon her deathly fear of my car collecting.  Both ends of the
>>> OCD spectrum.  I collect, she needs things retentively clean and tucked
>>> away.
> 
> My paranoia tells me she wants to cash out my home and leave me in a
>>> rusting out SD on the streets of Seattle.
> 
> clay
 
 I believe I suggested all of this to you before, but I will say it again
>>> as a reminder.
 
 She is a lawyer. She works with people who judge her by the way she
>>> dresses and what she drives, and where she lives, etc.
 
 If you want to collect old Mercedes, then they need to be objects of
>>> beauty. You need to stop creating green police cars and such.
 
 Find a good example of a big Mercedes sedan that can be made to look
>>> like it has real significant value. Black or Silver are likely preferred
>>> colors.
 
 It needs to evoke respect. You do not want to appear to be a bottom
>>> feeder. You need to appear to be the sort of gentleman who has impeccable
>>> taste, and prefers classic vehicles rather than the present throw away
>>> vehicles. Dress the part as well. You need to appear to be either coming or
>>> going to or from the country club or the yacht club. Tweed jacket, penny
>>> loafers etc. If you have never read the book, Dress for Success, then find
>>> a copy and read it. I believe the writer's name was John Molloy and he did
>>> research into the attitudes of people based upon the way they dressed etc.
>>> I believe he wrote subsequent books - Dress for Success for Women and Live
>>> for Success or some such that also looked at vehicle colors etc. You may
>>> not agree with all that he suggests but I suspect it will go a long way
>>> toward sorting out the issues with your wife if you try to see the
>>> situation from her point of view and work towards a goal of having her
>>> appreciate your affection for classic Mercedes. It will no doubt also
>>> improve her level of respect for you.
 
 She needs you to appear to be dignified and respectable. If she can
>>> share with her friends and co-workers, that her husband collects classic
>>> Mercedes Benz, then that will have value to her. She does not want to tell
>>> folks about your hobby because she is embarrassed by your bottom feeder
>>> cars. You need to move on beyond free junkers unless you are prepared to
>>> quickly invest enough in them to make them appear to be respectable classic
>>> vehicles. That means good paint and upholstery etc.
 
 Randy
 
 
 
 
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Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500

[Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes]

That would probably be a good idea.

On 4/30/2019 6:19 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:

Another approach that Clay might )or might not) use would be to announce
that since he doesn't have an old Mercedes to work on, he's going down to
the local titty bar for a few hours and beers ...

On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 5:35 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


Randy,

Just an observation on my part….

I totally understand where you’re coming from, but the likelihood that
Clay’s spouse works in an oak paneled office with associates wearing three
piece tailored suits and Italian loafers or Allen Edmonds wingtips is slim,
based on my experience working in Alaska. Even more so as they’re not in a
“major metropolis”, like Anchorage. I’m betting the dress code at her place
of business is far more relaxed. Alaska is a very, very different place
than the Lower 48 or for that matter, any Canadian province (excluding the
Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, of course.)

And while I’m not one to judge, my wife may or may not approve of my
hobbies at times, but she understands that they’re something I get great
pleasure and enjoyment out of and she accepts that. Granted, I don’t have
2-3 older Mercedes in need of work or repairs other than my finnie, but if
we lived in a place where I could have such things, I would and she would
be accepting of it (as long as they weren’t parked on the front lawn, of
course.) I might even go for the green and white W126 German police car
replica….

-D





On Apr 30, 2019, at 5:56 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes <

mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

On 30/04/2019 3:54 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote:

Hers.

Played upon her deathly fear of my car collecting.  Both ends of the

OCD spectrum.  I collect, she needs things retentively clean and tucked
away.

My paranoia tells me she wants to cash out my home and leave me in a

rusting out SD on the streets of Seattle.

clay

I believe I suggested all of this to you before, but I will say it again

as a reminder.

She is a lawyer. She works with people who judge her by the way she

dresses and what she drives, and where she lives, etc.

If you want to collect old Mercedes, then they need to be objects of

beauty. You need to stop creating green police cars and such.

Find a good example of a big Mercedes sedan that can be made to look

like it has real significant value. Black or Silver are likely preferred
colors.

It needs to evoke respect. You do not want to appear to be a bottom

feeder. You need to appear to be the sort of gentleman who has impeccable
taste, and prefers classic vehicles rather than the present throw away
vehicles. Dress the part as well. You need to appear to be either coming or
going to or from the country club or the yacht club. Tweed jacket, penny
loafers etc. If you have never read the book, Dress for Success, then find
a copy and read it. I believe the writer's name was John Molloy and he did
research into the attitudes of people based upon the way they dressed etc.
I believe he wrote subsequent books - Dress for Success for Women and Live
for Success or some such that also looked at vehicle colors etc. You may
not agree with all that he suggests but I suspect it will go a long way
toward sorting out the issues with your wife if you try to see the
situation from her point of view and work towards a goal of having her
appreciate your affection for classic Mercedes. It will no doubt also
improve her level of respect for you.

She needs you to appear to be dignified and respectable. If she can

share with her friends and co-workers, that her husband collects classic
Mercedes Benz, then that will have value to her. She does not want to tell
folks about your hobby because she is embarrassed by your bottom feeder
cars. You need to move on beyond free junkers unless you are prepared to
quickly invest enough in them to make them appear to be respectable classic
vehicles. That means good paint and upholstery etc.

Randy




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Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

That would be the “Great Alaskan Bush Company” for those familiar with the area.

http://www.akbushcompany.com

BTDT but did not get a T-shirt.

-D


> On Apr 30, 2019, at 7:19 PM, OK Don via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Another approach that Clay might )or might not) use would be to announce
> that since he doesn't have an old Mercedes to work on, he's going down to
> the local titty bar for a few hours and beers ...
> 
> On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 5:35 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
>> Randy,
>> 
>> Just an observation on my part….
>> 
>> I totally understand where you’re coming from, but the likelihood that
>> Clay’s spouse works in an oak paneled office with associates wearing three
>> piece tailored suits and Italian loafers or Allen Edmonds wingtips is slim,
>> based on my experience working in Alaska. Even more so as they’re not in a
>> “major metropolis”, like Anchorage. I’m betting the dress code at her place
>> of business is far more relaxed. Alaska is a very, very different place
>> than the Lower 48 or for that matter, any Canadian province (excluding the
>> Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, of course.)
>> 
>> And while I’m not one to judge, my wife may or may not approve of my
>> hobbies at times, but she understands that they’re something I get great
>> pleasure and enjoyment out of and she accepts that. Granted, I don’t have
>> 2-3 older Mercedes in need of work or repairs other than my finnie, but if
>> we lived in a place where I could have such things, I would and she would
>> be accepting of it (as long as they weren’t parked on the front lawn, of
>> course.) I might even go for the green and white W126 German police car
>> replica….
>> 
>> -D
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Apr 30, 2019, at 5:56 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> On 30/04/2019 3:54 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote:
 Hers.
 
 Played upon her deathly fear of my car collecting.  Both ends of the
>> OCD spectrum.  I collect, she needs things retentively clean and tucked
>> away.
 
 My paranoia tells me she wants to cash out my home and leave me in a
>> rusting out SD on the streets of Seattle.
 
 clay
>>> 
>>> I believe I suggested all of this to you before, but I will say it again
>> as a reminder.
>>> 
>>> She is a lawyer. She works with people who judge her by the way she
>> dresses and what she drives, and where she lives, etc.
>>> 
>>> If you want to collect old Mercedes, then they need to be objects of
>> beauty. You need to stop creating green police cars and such.
>>> 
>>> Find a good example of a big Mercedes sedan that can be made to look
>> like it has real significant value. Black or Silver are likely preferred
>> colors.
>>> 
>>> It needs to evoke respect. You do not want to appear to be a bottom
>> feeder. You need to appear to be the sort of gentleman who has impeccable
>> taste, and prefers classic vehicles rather than the present throw away
>> vehicles. Dress the part as well. You need to appear to be either coming or
>> going to or from the country club or the yacht club. Tweed jacket, penny
>> loafers etc. If you have never read the book, Dress for Success, then find
>> a copy and read it. I believe the writer's name was John Molloy and he did
>> research into the attitudes of people based upon the way they dressed etc.
>> I believe he wrote subsequent books - Dress for Success for Women and Live
>> for Success or some such that also looked at vehicle colors etc. You may
>> not agree with all that he suggests but I suspect it will go a long way
>> toward sorting out the issues with your wife if you try to see the
>> situation from her point of view and work towards a goal of having her
>> appreciate your affection for classic Mercedes. It will no doubt also
>> improve her level of respect for you.
>>> 
>>> She needs you to appear to be dignified and respectable. If she can
>> share with her friends and co-workers, that her husband collects classic
>> Mercedes Benz, then that will have value to her. She does not want to tell
>> folks about your hobby because she is embarrassed by your bottom feeder
>> cars. You need to move on beyond free junkers unless you are prepared to
>> quickly invest enough in them to make them appear to be respectable classic
>> vehicles. That means good paint and upholstery etc.
>>> 
>>> Randy
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500

[OK Don via Mercedes]

Another approach that Clay might )or might not) use would be to announce
that since he doesn't have an old Mercedes to work on, he's going down to
the local titty bar for a few hours and beers ...

On Tue, Apr 30, 2019 at 5:35 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Randy,
>
> Just an observation on my part….
>
> I totally understand where you’re coming from, but the likelihood that
> Clay’s spouse works in an oak paneled office with associates wearing three
> piece tailored suits and Italian loafers or Allen Edmonds wingtips is slim,
> based on my experience working in Alaska. Even more so as they’re not in a
> “major metropolis”, like Anchorage. I’m betting the dress code at her place
> of business is far more relaxed. Alaska is a very, very different place
> than the Lower 48 or for that matter, any Canadian province (excluding the
> Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, of course.)
>
> And while I’m not one to judge, my wife may or may not approve of my
> hobbies at times, but she understands that they’re something I get great
> pleasure and enjoyment out of and she accepts that. Granted, I don’t have
> 2-3 older Mercedes in need of work or repairs other than my finnie, but if
> we lived in a place where I could have such things, I would and she would
> be accepting of it (as long as they weren’t parked on the front lawn, of
> course.) I might even go for the green and white W126 German police car
> replica….
>
> -D
>
>
>
>
> > On Apr 30, 2019, at 5:56 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 30/04/2019 3:54 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote:
> >> Hers.
> >>
> >> Played upon her deathly fear of my car collecting.  Both ends of the
> OCD spectrum.  I collect, she needs things retentively clean and tucked
> away.
> >>
> >> My paranoia tells me she wants to cash out my home and leave me in a
> rusting out SD on the streets of Seattle.
> >>
> >> clay
> >
> > I believe I suggested all of this to you before, but I will say it again
> as a reminder.
> >
> > She is a lawyer. She works with people who judge her by the way she
> dresses and what she drives, and where she lives, etc.
> >
> > If you want to collect old Mercedes, then they need to be objects of
> beauty. You need to stop creating green police cars and such.
> >
> > Find a good example of a big Mercedes sedan that can be made to look
> like it has real significant value. Black or Silver are likely preferred
> colors.
> >
> > It needs to evoke respect. You do not want to appear to be a bottom
> feeder. You need to appear to be the sort of gentleman who has impeccable
> taste, and prefers classic vehicles rather than the present throw away
> vehicles. Dress the part as well. You need to appear to be either coming or
> going to or from the country club or the yacht club. Tweed jacket, penny
> loafers etc. If you have never read the book, Dress for Success, then find
> a copy and read it. I believe the writer's name was John Molloy and he did
> research into the attitudes of people based upon the way they dressed etc.
> I believe he wrote subsequent books - Dress for Success for Women and Live
> for Success or some such that also looked at vehicle colors etc. You may
> not agree with all that he suggests but I suspect it will go a long way
> toward sorting out the issues with your wife if you try to see the
> situation from her point of view and work towards a goal of having her
> appreciate your affection for classic Mercedes. It will no doubt also
> improve her level of respect for you.
> >
> > She needs you to appear to be dignified and respectable. If she can
> share with her friends and co-workers, that her husband collects classic
> Mercedes Benz, then that will have value to her. She does not want to tell
> folks about your hobby because she is embarrassed by your bottom feeder
> cars. You need to move on beyond free junkers unless you are prepared to
> quickly invest enough in them to make them appear to be respectable classic
> vehicles. That means good paint and upholstery etc.
> >
> > Randy
> >
> >
> >
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Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Randy,

Just an observation on my part….

I totally understand where you’re coming from, but the likelihood that Clay’s 
spouse works in an oak paneled office with associates wearing three piece 
tailored suits and Italian loafers or Allen Edmonds wingtips is slim, based on 
my experience working in Alaska. Even more so as they’re not in a “major 
metropolis”, like Anchorage. I’m betting the dress code at her place of 
business is far more relaxed. Alaska is a very, very different place than the 
Lower 48 or for that matter, any Canadian province (excluding the Yukon, 
Northwest Territories and Nunavut, of course.)

And while I’m not one to judge, my wife may or may not approve of my hobbies at 
times, but she understands that they’re something I get great pleasure and 
enjoyment out of and she accepts that. Granted, I don’t have 2-3 older Mercedes 
in need of work or repairs other than my finnie, but if we lived in a place 
where I could have such things, I would and she would be accepting of it (as 
long as they weren’t parked on the front lawn, of course.) I might even go for 
the green and white W126 German police car replica….

-D




> On Apr 30, 2019, at 5:56 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> On 30/04/2019 3:54 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote:
>> Hers.
>> 
>> Played upon her deathly fear of my car collecting.  Both ends of the OCD 
>> spectrum.  I collect, she needs things retentively clean and tucked away.
>> 
>> My paranoia tells me she wants to cash out my home and leave me in a rusting 
>> out SD on the streets of Seattle.
>> 
>> clay
> 
> I believe I suggested all of this to you before, but I will say it again as a 
> reminder.
> 
> She is a lawyer. She works with people who judge her by the way she dresses 
> and what she drives, and where she lives, etc.
> 
> If you want to collect old Mercedes, then they need to be objects of beauty. 
> You need to stop creating green police cars and such.
> 
> Find a good example of a big Mercedes sedan that can be made to look like it 
> has real significant value. Black or Silver are likely preferred colors.
> 
> It needs to evoke respect. You do not want to appear to be a bottom feeder. 
> You need to appear to be the sort of gentleman who has impeccable taste, and 
> prefers classic vehicles rather than the present throw away vehicles. Dress 
> the part as well. You need to appear to be either coming or going to or from 
> the country club or the yacht club. Tweed jacket, penny loafers etc. If you 
> have never read the book, Dress for Success, then find a copy and read it. I 
> believe the writer's name was John Molloy and he did research into the 
> attitudes of people based upon the way they dressed etc. I believe he wrote 
> subsequent books - Dress for Success for Women and Live for Success or some 
> such that also looked at vehicle colors etc. You may not agree with all that 
> he suggests but I suspect it will go a long way toward sorting out the issues 
> with your wife if you try to see the situation from her point of view and 
> work towards a goal of having her appreciate your affection for classic 
> Mercedes. It will no doubt also improve her level of respect for you.
> 
> She needs you to appear to be dignified and respectable. If she can share 
> with her friends and co-workers, that her husband collects classic Mercedes 
> Benz, then that will have value to her. She does not want to tell folks about 
> your hobby because she is embarrassed by your bottom feeder cars. You need to 
> move on beyond free junkers unless you are prepared to quickly invest enough 
> in them to make them appear to be respectable classic vehicles. That means 
> good paint and upholstery etc.
> 
> Randy
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500

[Randy Bennell via Mercedes]

On 30/04/2019 3:54 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes wrote:

Hers.

Played upon her deathly fear of my car collecting.  Both ends of the OCD 
spectrum.  I collect, she needs things retentively clean and tucked away.

My paranoia tells me she wants to cash out my home and leave me in a rusting 
out SD on the streets of Seattle.

clay


I believe I suggested all of this to you before, but I will say it again 
as a reminder.


She is a lawyer. She works with people who judge her by the way she 
dresses and what she drives, and where she lives, etc.


If you want to collect old Mercedes, then they need to be objects of 
beauty. You need to stop creating green police cars and such.


Find a good example of a big Mercedes sedan that can be made to look 
like it has real significant value. Black or Silver are likely preferred 
colors.


It needs to evoke respect. You do not want to appear to be a bottom 
feeder. You need to appear to be the sort of gentleman who has 
impeccable taste, and prefers classic vehicles rather than the present 
throw away vehicles. Dress the part as well. You need to appear to be 
either coming or going to or from the country club or the yacht club. 
Tweed jacket, penny loafers etc. If you have never read the book, Dress 
for Success, then find a copy and read it. I believe the writer's name 
was John Molloy and he did research into the attitudes of people based 
upon the way they dressed etc. I believe he wrote subsequent books - 
Dress for Success for Women and Live for Success or some such that also 
looked at vehicle colors etc. You may not agree with all that he 
suggests but I suspect it will go a long way toward sorting out the 
issues with your wife if you try to see the situation from her point of 
view and work towards a goal of having her appreciate your affection for 
classic Mercedes. It will no doubt also improve her level of respect for 
you.


She needs you to appear to be dignified and respectable. If she can 
share with her friends and co-workers, that her husband collects classic 
Mercedes Benz, then that will have value to her. She does not want to 
tell folks about your hobby because she is embarrassed by your bottom 
feeder cars. You need to move on beyond free junkers unless you are 
prepared to quickly invest enough in them to make them appear to be 
respectable classic vehicles. That means good paint and upholstery etc.


Randy




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Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500

[Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes]

You would be welcomed as homeless in Seattle. Gopher it!

--FT
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> On Apr 30, 2019, at 4:54 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Hers.  
> 
> Played upon her deathly fear of my car collecting.  Both ends of the OCD 
> spectrum.  I collect, she needs things retentively clean and tucked away.
> 
> My paranoia tells me she wants to cash out my home and leave me in a rusting 
> out SD on the streets of Seattle.
> 
> clay
> 
>> On Apr 30, 2019, at 11:08 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Yours or hers?
>> 
>> -D
>> 
>>> On Apr 30, 2019, at 2:46 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> I found the CoParts yard in town.  That will spell disaster.  SWMBA was 
>>> driving and I saw the sign, I exclaimed in a most happy manner, which 
>>> caught her attention.  I had to explain what a superb find this was, as I 
>>> could now find all manner of damaged cars to drag home for a mere pittance. 
>>>  That when she sells my Seattle home, we would get some vacant land for me 
>>> to play with the cars.
>>> 
>>> I think I caused some involuntary bladder leakage.  
> 
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Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500

[Clay Monroe via Mercedes]

I have been banned from working on the cheep.  She accosted me last night 
because I had the hood up with the battery on the charger.  Just trying to keep 
it functional so #2 boy will be able to find a summer job when he comes back 
from university in a week.

Her crazy plan is to sell the cheep and replace it with some pop up camper 
thing.  That it would fit in her garage.  The Cheep has a hard time fitting 
now.  Removing the unused work out equipment and stack of winter tires will not 
fit a Great White North pickem-up vehicle in that tiny space.  A chubby 
suburban would be nose at the man door and tail keeping the big door from 
closing

clay


> On Apr 30, 2019, at 12:37 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> ya only need to explain it was a source for parts for her (POS) Cheep that 
> got ya excited.


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Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500

[Clay Monroe via Mercedes]

Hers.  

Played upon her deathly fear of my car collecting.  Both ends of the OCD 
spectrum.  I collect, she needs things retentively clean and tucked away.

My paranoia tells me she wants to cash out my home and leave me in a rusting 
out SD on the streets of Seattle.

clay

> On Apr 30, 2019, at 11:08 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Yours or hers?
> 
> -D
> 
>> On Apr 30, 2019, at 2:46 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> I found the CoParts yard in town.  That will spell disaster.  SWMBA was 
>> driving and I saw the sign, I exclaimed in a most happy manner, which caught 
>> her attention.  I had to explain what a superb find this was, as I could now 
>> find all manner of damaged cars to drag home for a mere pittance.  That when 
>> she sells my Seattle home, we would get some vacant land for me to play with 
>> the cars.
>> 
>> I think I caused some involuntary bladder leakage.  


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Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500

[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

ya only need to explain it was a source for parts for her (POS) Cheep 
that got ya excited.


Dan--- via Mercedes wrote on 4/30/19 2:08 PM:

Yours or hers?

-D


On Apr 30, 2019, at 2:46 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes  
wrote:

I found the CoParts yard in town.  That will spell disaster.  SWMBA was driving 
and I saw the sign, I exclaimed in a most happy manner, which caught her 
attention.  I had to explain what a superb find this was, as I could now find 
all manner of damaged cars to drag home for a mere pittance.  That when she 
sells my Seattle home, we would get some vacant land for me to play with the 
cars.

I think I caused some involuntary bladder leakage.

clay


On Apr 30, 2019, at 9:52 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes  
wrote:

Wasn't in great condition before the wreck by the looks of it.
https://www.copart.com/lot/30005399

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Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

> On April 30, 2019 at 2:46 PM Clay Monroe via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> I found the CoParts yard in town. 

I just found out they now let anybody watch the auctions without logging in. 

https://www.copart.com/auctionDashboard?auctionDetails=113-A

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Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500

[Floyd Thursby via Mercedes]

I saw that one.  Might not be too badly damaged for cheap.  Hood, fender 
bumper might fix it up, though of course those parts are not 
particularly cheap.  The top is probably not working so it has gotten 
ratty inside.  Fixed up it might be worth $3k if the top is toast, and 
no hardtop.


--FT

On 4/30/19 1:52 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:

Wasn't in great condition before the wreck by the looks of it.
https://www.copart.com/lot/30005399

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Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500

[Dan--- via Mercedes]

Yours or hers?

-D

> On Apr 30, 2019, at 2:46 PM, Clay Monroe via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> I found the CoParts yard in town.  That will spell disaster.  SWMBA was 
> driving and I saw the sign, I exclaimed in a most happy manner, which caught 
> her attention.  I had to explain what a superb find this was, as I could now 
> find all manner of damaged cars to drag home for a mere pittance.  That when 
> she sells my Seattle home, we would get some vacant land for me to play with 
> the cars.
> 
> I think I caused some involuntary bladder leakage.  
> 
> clay
> 
>> On Apr 30, 2019, at 9:52 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Wasn't in great condition before the wreck by the looks of it. 
>> https://www.copart.com/lot/30005399
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Re: [MBZ] Copart SL500

[Clay Monroe via Mercedes]

I found the CoParts yard in town.  That will spell disaster.  SWMBA was driving 
and I saw the sign, I exclaimed in a most happy manner, which caught her 
attention.  I had to explain what a superb find this was, as I could now find 
all manner of damaged cars to drag home for a mere pittance.  That when she 
sells my Seattle home, we would get some vacant land for me to play with the 
cars.

I think I caused some involuntary bladder leakage.  

clay

> On Apr 30, 2019, at 9:52 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Wasn't in great condition before the wreck by the looks of it. 
> https://www.copart.com/lot/30005399
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[MBZ] Copart SL500

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

Wasn't in great condition before the wreck by the looks of it. 
https://www.copart.com/lot/30005399

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Re: [MBZ] Copart crack

[Clay Monroe via Mercedes]

No market for them in the great white north.  Seattle seems to be flush with 
people selling w116 as the original owners croak

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 Apr 19, 2019, at 8:45 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> I looked at this car last week. It is very rough and rusty. Gasser 116s are 
> worth this much now? I crushed several decent whole 450s because you couldn’t 
> give them away. 
> 
> https://www.copart.com/lot/32248989

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Re: [MBZ] Copart crack

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

I guess I need to sell some of the 116s I have rotting around here 

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> On Apr 19, 2019, at 1:16 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> and fees and such brings it up to over $1000?  That is serious crackhead 
> behavior.
> 
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> 
>> On 4/19/19 2:12 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
>> It sold for the 725 on approval.
>> 
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>>> On Apr 19, 2019, at 12:55 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Apr 19, 2019 at 12:53 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>> 
 I figured it would be a $200 car if that
 
>>> Well, to be fair it does have Euro A/C controls.
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Re: [MBZ] Copart crack

[Floyd Thursby via Mercedes]

and fees and such brings it up to over $1000?  That is serious crackhead 
behavior.


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On 4/19/19 2:12 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:

It sold for the 725 on approval.

Sent from my iPhone


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On Fri, Apr 19, 2019 at 12:53 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


I figured it would be a $200 car if that


Well, to be fair it does have Euro A/C controls.
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Re: [MBZ] Copart crack

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It sold for the 725 on approval. 

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> On Fri, Apr 19, 2019 at 12:53 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
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>> I figured it would be a $200 car if that
>> 
> 
> Well, to be fair it does have Euro A/C controls.
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On Fri, Apr 19, 2019 at 12:53 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I figured it would be a $200 car if that
>

Well, to be fair it does have Euro A/C controls.
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I figured it would be a $200 car if that 

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> On Apr 19, 2019, at 12:50 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> It's a donated vehicle so some charity thinks they can make big money off a 
> merzaydeez.  Someone probably got tired of dealing with it when it wouldn't 
> start or run so just donated it with some story about it being valuable.
> 
> Primary Damage: MECHANICAL
> 
> Starting Bid: $725 USD
> 
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>> On 4/19/19 12:45 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
>> I looked at this car last week. It is very rough and rusty. Gasser 116s are 
>> worth this much now? I crushed several decent whole 450s because you 
>> couldn’t give them away.
>> 
>> https://www.copart.com/lot/32248989
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] Copart crack

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It's a donated vehicle so some charity thinks they can make big money 
off a merzaydeez.  Someone probably got tired of dealing with it when it 
wouldn't start or run so just donated it with some story about it being 
valuable.


Primary Damage: MECHANICAL

Starting Bid: $725 USD

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On 4/19/19 12:45 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:

I looked at this car last week. It is very rough and rusty. Gasser 116s are 
worth this much now? I crushed several decent whole 450s because you couldn’t 
give them away.

https://www.copart.com/lot/32248989


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[MBZ] Copart crack

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

I looked at this car last week. It is very rough and rusty. Gasser 116s are 
worth this much now? I crushed several decent whole 450s because you couldn’t 
give them away. 

https://www.copart.com/lot/32248989


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Re: [MBZ] Copart car

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My Polei might be a good candidate for OM603.  Runs and drives with a very 
strong engine and transmission.  Transmission shop who did the adjustment was 
surprised by her response.  Something about a Raped Ape at highway speeds.   
Low four fig

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> On Apr 12, 2019, at 5:20 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes 
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> 
> interesting!  Now that I have an engine from the SDL to use, all the 350SDL 
> rodbenders with bent rods have dried up.   A 124 300D with a bad engine would 
> be a good candidate too.   Maybe in a  year I might have time to do an engine 
> swap.   Too many projects ahead of it now.
> 
> Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote on 4/12/19 1:47 PM:
>> I went and looked at this car yesterday. I put in my max bid at 475. It sold 
>> for $8xx. Car was clean and the low miles looks correct but it is listed as 
>> mechanical. Battery was not dead but unknown if it would start. Also, not 
>> shown in the pics is a huge dent in the rear where they must have ran it 
>> into sometime after the photos were taken.
>> 
>> https://www.copart.com/lot/27831929
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] Copart car

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yes agreed. for 500 to 750, it'd be worth it maybe.

Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote on 4/12/19 8:48 PM:

I’m not really sure what the deal was with this car. The oil was way too high 
in the dipstick, like half way up it. Coolant looked dirty but no oil in. It 
has a salvage title. With auction fees car was close to $1300. That seems 
pretty steep for a salvage title car that has unknown mechanical issues or if 
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Re: [MBZ] Copart car

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I’m not really sure what the deal was with this car. The oil was way too high 
in the dipstick, like half way up it. Coolant looked dirty but no oil in. It 
has a salvage title. With auction fees car was close to $1300. That seems 
pretty steep for a salvage title car that has unknown mechanical issues or if 
it even runs.

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> On Apr 12, 2019, at 8:20 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> interesting!  Now that I have an engine from the SDL to use, all the 350SDL 
> rodbenders with bent rods have dried up.   A 124 300D with a bad engine would 
> be a good candidate too.   Maybe in a  year I might have time to do an engine 
> swap.   Too many projects ahead of it now.
> 
> Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote on 4/12/19 1:47 PM:
>> I went and looked at this car yesterday. I put in my max bid at 475. It sold 
>> for $8xx. Car was clean and the low miles looks correct but it is listed as 
>> mechanical. Battery was not dead but unknown if it would start. Also, not 
>> shown in the pics is a huge dent in the rear where they must have ran it 
>> into sometime after the photos were taken.
>> 
>> https://www.copart.com/lot/27831929
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] Copart car

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interesting!  Now that I have an engine from the SDL to use, all the 
350SDL rodbenders with bent rods have dried up.   A 124 300D with a bad 
engine would be a good candidate too.   Maybe in a  year I might have 
time to do an engine swap.   Too many projects ahead of it now.


Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote on 4/12/19 1:47 PM:

I went and looked at this car yesterday. I put in my max bid at 475. It sold 
for $8xx. Car was clean and the low miles looks correct but it is listed as 
mechanical. Battery was not dead but unknown if it would start. Also, not shown 
in the pics is a huge dent in the rear where they must have ran it into 
sometime after the photos were taken.

https://www.copart.com/lot/27831929






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[MBZ] Copart car

[Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes]

I went and looked at this car yesterday. I put in my max bid at 475. It sold 
for $8xx. Car was clean and the low miles looks correct but it is listed as 
mechanical. Battery was not dead but unknown if it would start. Also, not shown 
in the pics is a huge dent in the rear where they must have ran it into 
sometime after the photos were taken. 

https://www.copart.com/lot/27831929


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Re: [MBZ] copart

[Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes]

I wonder why those are ran they a late night auction separate from the normal 
auction the different locations usually has? It is almost like maybe they are 
leftover cars gathered from different places they run thru to try and get rid 
of. 

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> On Nov 9, 2018, at 6:43 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes  
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> 
> The main feature of the 9pm auctions is the speed with which the cars don't 
> sell. 
> 2-3 cars a minute, almost always with reserve not met. 
> It's like they held a sale and no serious buyers came, or the sellers all 
> have silly expectations. 
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The main feature of the 9pm auctions is the speed with which the cars don't 
sell. 
2-3 cars a minute, almost always with reserve not met. 
It's like they held a sale and no serious buyers came, or the sellers all have 
silly expectations. 
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[MBZ] copart

[Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes]

What is the deal with this copart auctions at night?  For example there 
is one going right now that just started that is central region or 
something like that.  Cars do not all appear to be at the same location. 
I guess this is some sort of special auction? I see them all the time, I 
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[MBZ] CoPart ML63

[Mitch Haley via Mercedes]

Clean title repairable.
Went for $3500, reserve not met.
Should I have bid on it for Regina?
https://www.copart.com/lot/35916118

A few minutes later another W164 sold for $4150.
https://www.copart.com/lot/37265418

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Re: [MBZ] CoPart weirdness

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What I don’t get is that in TX only dealers or brokers can bid on TX CT cars, 
yet in the past I have bought several cars from the CAN donation auction down 
there that had CT. 

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> wrote:
> 
> 
> In theory, I should be able to bid on the MI clear titles and not on the MI 
> clear title dealer only cars. But it doesn't work that way in practice, even 
> though I overheard one of the counter gals telling another customer that he 
> could bid on any car that was CT. 
> 
> But what about a MI clear title car that I can bid on one day and not bid on 
> another day, which is the case with the SL500 I was talking about?
> 
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Re: [MBZ] CoPart weirdness

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No idea 

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> On May 26, 2018, at 9:42 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> In theory, I should be able to bid on the MI clear titles and not on the MI 
> clear title dealer only cars. But it doesn't work that way in practice, even 
> though I overheard one of the counter gals telling another customer that he 
> could bid on any car that was CT. 
> 
> But what about a MI clear title car that I can bid on one day and not bid on 
> another day, which is the case with the SL500 I was talking about?
> 
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Re: [MBZ] CoPart weirdness

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In theory, I should be able to bid on the MI clear titles and not on the MI 
clear title dealer only cars. But it doesn't work that way in practice, even 
though I overheard one of the counter gals telling another customer that he 
could bid on any car that was CT. 

But what about a MI clear title car that I can bid on one day and not bid on 
another day, which is the case with the SL500 I was talking about?

Mitch.

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That is true

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> On May 26, 2018, at 8:56 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
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> 
> Understood,  But if I’m bottom feeding, $200 might make the difference 
> between whether or not it’s worth it.
> 
> Good to know.  Thanks for pointing that out.
> 
> Too bad their system doesn’t seem to discern what your status is as a bidder, 
> or if it does, not until you try and place a bid.
> 
> -D
> 
> 
>> On May 26, 2018, at 9:46 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Well if it’s something worth pursuing that you are interested in, you just 
>> bid thru one of the brokers and they charge a couple hundred for that. 
>> 
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>>> On May 26, 2018, at 8:31 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Screw that.  So the rules are based on where the vehicle is titled?
>>> 
>>> Otherwise, I’m out. Makes no sense to use a broker for the stuff I would be 
>>> interested in.
>>> 
>>> -D
>>> 
>>> 
 On May 26, 2018, at 9:20 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
  wrote:
 
 That is correct. You would have to use a broker or have a dealer license 
 
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> On May 26, 2018, at 8:13 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Interesting.  For Florida it says “broker” for private individuals.  That 
> would suggest that I can’t bid on anything titled in Florida unless I use 
> a broker?  Or am I misinterpreting this?
> 
> -D
> 
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[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Understood,  But if I’m bottom feeding, $200 might make the difference between 
whether or not it’s worth it.

Good to know.  Thanks for pointing that out.

Too bad their system doesn’t seem to discern what your status is as a bidder, 
or if it does, not until you try and place a bid.

-D


> On May 26, 2018, at 9:46 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Well if it’s something worth pursuing that you are interested in, you just 
> bid thru one of the brokers and they charge a couple hundred for that. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On May 26, 2018, at 8:31 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Screw that.  So the rules are based on where the vehicle is titled?
>> 
>> Otherwise, I’m out. Makes no sense to use a broker for the stuff I would be 
>> interested in.
>> 
>> -D
>> 
>> 
>>> On May 26, 2018, at 9:20 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> That is correct. You would have to use a broker or have a dealer license 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
 On May 26, 2018, at 8:13 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
  wrote:
 
 Interesting.  For Florida it says “broker” for private individuals.  That 
 would suggest that I can’t bid on anything titled in Florida unless I use 
 a broker?  Or am I misinterpreting this?
 
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Well if it’s something worth pursuing that you are interested in, you just bid 
thru one of the brokers and they charge a couple hundred for that. 

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> On May 26, 2018, at 8:31 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Screw that.  So the rules are based on where the vehicle is titled?
> 
> Otherwise, I’m out. Makes no sense to use a broker for the stuff I would be 
> interested in.
> 
> -D
> 
> 
>> On May 26, 2018, at 9:20 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> That is correct. You would have to use a broker or have a dealer license 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On May 26, 2018, at 8:13 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Interesting.  For Florida it says “broker” for private individuals.  That 
>>> would suggest that I can’t bid on anything titled in Florida unless I use a 
>>> broker?  Or am I misinterpreting this?
>>> 
>>> -D
>>> 
>>> 
 On May 26, 2018, at 9:07 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
  wrote:
 
 You really need to review the license requirement page.  It will list who 
 can bid on what based on state and based on what sort of title it has.  In 
 some states, public can bid on anything. In other states, public can only 
 bid if it has a clear title.  In others, public can only bid if it has a 
 salvage title.  This does not seem to depend on what state the auction if 
 physically located in, it depends on what state the vehicle is titled in.  
 For example, I once had a car I was bidding on in Texas which public can 
 only bid on salvage title vehicles.  This vehicle had a clear Oklahoma 
 title so I was able to bid even though it Texas I could not.  I could bid 
 because the title was in OK.  I ended up getting outbid though.
 
 https://www.copart.com/Content/US/EN/Licensing/LicensingOverview
 
 
> On 5/26/2018 7:50 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
> A week ago I put a test bid on an SL500 to see if it was open to public 
> bidding.
> 
> Yesterday, when the same car came up for live bidding, complete with the 
> big red thumbs down symbol to show that I've been outbid on this lot, it 
> says 'you are not eligible to bid on this item'. Huh? It was a dealer 
> only sale and they let me place preliminary bids on it?
> 
> This was the Ionia auction site, where I bought my ML350 on a preliminary 
> bid last summer, but I was able to bid on the ML during the live auction 
> too.
> 
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