Re: [MBZ] PnP goodness

2016-10-11 Thread clay via Mercedes 
The counter dame was under informed.  She had hassled me when I came back in 
with my tool box, trying to get me to pay entry again.  

I got the rubber seal that lives between the AC exchange and radiator, the 
plastic hinge covers for front seats and the panel for all of $12.59.  The 
panel should have cost $89.00 based on the price list.  Had I taken the whole 
1/4 panel, it would have been $178.00

clay

> On Oct 11, 2016, at 7:00 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> How much did they charge you?
> 
> --FT
> 
> 
> On 10/11/16 7:28 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote:
>> There was very little of the goodness this day.  I picked up a rental 
>> cordless sawzall to liberate the driver side rear fender to be able to 
>> repair the hole in Polei.  The yard I wanted to do the work in turned out to 
>> have scrapped the car the day before and placed an orange volvo from the 
>> early 70’s instead.  That meant I had to go to the overpriced jungle monkey 
>> yard that had the 350 SDL.
>> 
>> This bad yard is run by a mega local steel (steal) industry.  They have 
>> dames running the front end and they have no idea what they are selling.  
>> There is a corporate price list that is pretty steep and outlines just about 
>> anything that might be pulled from a car.   Down to t-shirts, coats and 
>> minutia.  This is for USED parts that are worn, not newer stuff I could get 
>> on FleaBay.  The pricing is almost comparable to the Fleabay price.  Why 
>> would I want a bust ass used part when I could pay retail?
>> 
>> The other drawback is that the denizens of the yard have very limited tool 
>> usage ability.  I think most tools are large rocks, sticks and impacts.  I 
>> am not joking.  Maybe they bring a crowbar, a BFH and a pocket full of 
>> gravel, based on the massive damage done to the valve cover and most of the 
>> engine bay on the poor car.  I found one window that still had unbroken 
>> glass, the lights were smashed, ripped interior and destroyed dash.  And 
>> that is typical of most of the cars in the lot!
>> 
>> I was able to fire up the saw, cut the metal with a modicum of ability so as 
>> to liberate a section large enough to cut down to size… then the blade 
>> broke.  I was sure I had spares in the tool box, but found I did not.  I did 
>> have a can of penetrating lube that had let go into the box which left a 
>> puddle of slop on my tools.  I had one inch to go to liberate the panel, and 
>> ended up doing it by hand with a hack saw blade.  I will clean the panel up 
>> and put weld through primer on it so it does not rust while awaiting 
>> installation.
>> 
>> 
>> clay
>> 
>> 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap
>> 1974 450sl -  Frosch - Two tone green
>> 1986 SDL - Polei
>> 
>> retired models-
>> 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery
>> 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran
>> 1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV
>> POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] PnP goodness

2016-10-11 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes 

How much did they charge you?

--FT


On 10/11/16 7:28 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote:

There was very little of the goodness this day.  I picked up a rental cordless 
sawzall to liberate the driver side rear fender to be able to repair the hole 
in Polei.  The yard I wanted to do the work in turned out to have scrapped the 
car the day before and placed an orange volvo from the early 70’s instead.  
That meant I had to go to the overpriced jungle monkey yard that had the 350 
SDL.

This bad yard is run by a mega local steel (steal) industry.  They have dames 
running the front end and they have no idea what they are selling.  There is a 
corporate price list that is pretty steep and outlines just about anything that 
might be pulled from a car.   Down to t-shirts, coats and minutia.  This is for 
USED parts that are worn, not newer stuff I could get on FleaBay.  The pricing 
is almost comparable to the Fleabay price.  Why would I want a bust ass used 
part when I could pay retail?

The other drawback is that the denizens of the yard have very limited tool 
usage ability.  I think most tools are large rocks, sticks and impacts.  I am 
not joking.  Maybe they bring a crowbar, a BFH and a pocket full of gravel, 
based on the massive damage done to the valve cover and most of the engine bay 
on the poor car.  I found one window that still had unbroken glass, the lights 
were smashed, ripped interior and destroyed dash.  And that is typical of most 
of the cars in the lot!

I was able to fire up the saw, cut the metal with a modicum of ability so as to 
liberate a section large enough to cut down to size… then the blade broke.  I 
was sure I had spares in the tool box, but found I did not.  I did have a can 
of penetrating lube that had let go into the box which left a puddle of slop on 
my tools.  I had one inch to go to liberate the panel, and ended up doing it by 
hand with a hack saw blade.  I will clean the panel up and put weld through 
primer on it so it does not rust while awaiting installation.


clay

2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap
1974 450sl -  Frosch - Two tone green
1986 SDL - Polei

retired models-
1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery
1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran
1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV
POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers








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[MBZ] PnP goodness

2016-10-11 Thread clay via Mercedes 
There was very little of the goodness this day.  I picked up a rental cordless 
sawzall to liberate the driver side rear fender to be able to repair the hole 
in Polei.  The yard I wanted to do the work in turned out to have scrapped the 
car the day before and placed an orange volvo from the early 70’s instead.  
That meant I had to go to the overpriced jungle monkey yard that had the 350 
SDL.

This bad yard is run by a mega local steel (steal) industry.  They have dames 
running the front end and they have no idea what they are selling.  There is a 
corporate price list that is pretty steep and outlines just about anything that 
might be pulled from a car.   Down to t-shirts, coats and minutia.  This is for 
USED parts that are worn, not newer stuff I could get on FleaBay.  The pricing 
is almost comparable to the Fleabay price.  Why would I want a bust ass used 
part when I could pay retail?

The other drawback is that the denizens of the yard have very limited tool 
usage ability.  I think most tools are large rocks, sticks and impacts.  I am 
not joking.  Maybe they bring a crowbar, a BFH and a pocket full of gravel, 
based on the massive damage done to the valve cover and most of the engine bay 
on the poor car.  I found one window that still had unbroken glass, the lights 
were smashed, ripped interior and destroyed dash.  And that is typical of most 
of the cars in the lot!

I was able to fire up the saw, cut the metal with a modicum of ability so as to 
liberate a section large enough to cut down to size… then the blade broke.  I 
was sure I had spares in the tool box, but found I did not.  I did have a can 
of penetrating lube that had let go into the box which left a puddle of slop on 
my tools.  I had one inch to go to liberate the panel, and ended up doing it by 
hand with a hack saw blade.  I will clean the panel up and put weld through 
primer on it so it does not rust while awaiting installation.


clay 

2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored chap
1974 450sl -  Frosch - Two tone green
1986 SDL - Polei

retired models-
1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery
1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran
1995 E300D - Gave her life to save me against a Dame in a SUV
POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers








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