[MBZ] Turning a Page
Sent my '80 240D off to Yuma last night. The fellow wanted a project. The was pulling it home to Yuma (about 160 miles from my house) with a clapped early 80's Astro van and a car trailer that looks like Columbus brought it over. Of course the 240D, which had been sitting since before Thanksgiving, started right up. Bless its heart. So now, for the first time since 1983, I am without a W123 in the drive. I can't seem to convince my neighbor he needs to give his 1960 190SL garage queen so I reckon I will have to keep my eye peeled for something I can have as a true projectsomething I will not have to rely on daily to get me to the old nuclear plant. Just sold my house and now I'm going to find something with a Jaime-type garage so I can have the room I crave. Boo-yah! Bob R 2005 E320 149K 2006 Jetta TDI 169K 2008 CLK350 44K ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Turning a Page
Trust me, you want nothing to do with a 190SL unless it's a garage queen. Those things are major PITAs to work on at every turn. Congrats on moving on. Now you'll be able to find something a little newer than a W123 to putter around with. You could move up to a W126 and experience the true luxury of the times in a car that's like sitting on your family room couch as you cruise down the road. Dan On Jan 25, 2014, at 1:14 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote: Sent my '80 240D off to Yuma last night. The fellow wanted a project. The was pulling it home to Yuma (about 160 miles from my house) with a clapped early 80's Astro van and a car trailer that looks like Columbus brought it over. Of course the 240D, which had been sitting since before Thanksgiving, started right up. Bless its heart. So now, for the first time since 1983, I am without a W123 in the drive. I can't seem to convince my neighbor he needs to give his 1960 190SL garage queen so I reckon I will have to keep my eye peeled for something I can have as a true projectsomething I will not have to rely on daily to get me to the old nuclear plant. Just sold my house and now I'm going to find something with a Jaime-type garage so I can have the room I crave. Boo-yah! Bob R 2005 E320 149K 2006 Jetta TDI 169K 2008 CLK350 44K ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Turning a Page
Guess you don't need that seat then :) I'd always thought about making it into a chair. Guess now I will. Anybody know what size the bolts are that hold the back to the base? -Curt Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 11:14:45 -0700 From: Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] Turning a Page Message-ID: CAKOy=fV9ZOVKnj+fi=r3aqqqo3rw8qr_ykm5rzk835bnbnf...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sent my '80 240D off to Yuma last night. The fellow wanted a project. The was pulling it home to Yuma (about 160 miles from my house) with a clapped early 80's Astro van and a car trailer that looks like Columbus brought it over. Of course the 240D, which had been sitting since before Thanksgiving, started right up. Bless its heart. So now, for the first time since 1983, I am without a W123 in the drive. I can't seem to convince my neighbor he needs to give his 1960 190SL garage queen so I reckon I will have to keep my eye peeled for something I can have as a true projectsomething I will not have to rely on daily to get me to the old nuclear plant. Just sold my house and now I'm going to find something with a Jaime-type garage so I can have the room I crave. Boo-yah! Bob R 2005 E320 149K 2006 Jetta TDI 169K 2008 CLK350 44K ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Turning a Page
Maybe it's Heckflosse time? Yeah, right. I almost bought one in 1993. I probably don't have enough extra money laying around to throw at a project yet. Boo. Bob R Guess you don't need that seat then :) I'd always thought about making it into a chair. Guess now I will. Anybody know what size the bolts are that hold the back to the base? -Curt Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 11:14:45 -0700 From: Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] Turning a Page Message-ID: CAKOy=fV9ZOVKnj+fi=r3aqqqo3rw8qr_ykm5rzk835bnbnf...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sent my '80 240D off to Yuma last night. The fellow wanted a project. The was pulling it home to Yuma (about 160 miles from my house) with a clapped early 80's Astro van and a car trailer that looks like Columbus brought it over. Of course the 240D, which had been sitting since before Thanksgiving, started right up. Bless its heart. So now, for the first time since 1983, I am without a W123 in the drive. I can't seem to convince my neighbor he needs to give his 1960 190SL garage queen so I reckon I will have to keep my eye peeled for something I can have as a true projectsomething I will not have to rely on daily to get me to the old nuclear plant. Just sold my house and now I'm going to find something with a Jaime-type garage so I can have the room I crave. Boo-yah! Bob R 2005 E320 149K 2006 Jetta TDI 169K 2008 CLK350 44K ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Turning a Page
They are not that bad (in terms of $) to keep running as a driving car. To get them to showroom condition is another matter. Same as any 50 year old car. Somebody needs to save this one. Maybe it's Heckflosse time? Yeah, right. I almost bought one in 1993. I probably don't have enough extra money laying around to throw at a project yet. Boo. Bob R Guess you don't need that seat then :) I'd always thought about making it into a chair. Guess now I will. Anybody know what size the bolts are that hold the back to the base? -Curt Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 11:14:45 -0700 From: Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] Turning a Page Message-ID: CAKOy=fV9ZOVKnj+fi=r3aqqqo3rw8qr_ykm5rzk835bnbnf...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sent my '80 240D off to Yuma last night. The fellow wanted a project. The was pulling it home to Yuma (about 160 miles from my house) with a clapped early 80's Astro van and a car trailer that looks like Columbus brought it over. Of course the 240D, which had been sitting since before Thanksgiving, started right up. Bless its heart. So now, for the first time since 1983, I am without a W123 in the drive. I can't seem to convince my neighbor he needs to give his 1960 190SL garage queen so I reckon I will have to keep my eye peeled for something I can have as a true projectsomething I will not have to rely on daily to get me to the old nuclear plant. Just sold my house and now I'm going to find something with a Jaime-type garage so I can have the room I crave. Boo-yah! Bob R 2005 E320 149K 2006 Jetta TDI 169K 2008 CLK350 44K ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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You obviously are wealthy enough to purchase one of my superfluous 300TD wagons. On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 9:27 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: They are not that bad (in terms of $) to keep running as a driving car. To get them to showroom condition is another matter. Same as any 50 year old car. Somebody needs to save this one. Maybe it's Heckflosse time? Yeah, right. I almost bought one in 1993. I probably don't have enough extra money laying around to throw at a project yet. Boo. Bob R Guess you don't need that seat then :) I'd always thought about making it into a chair. Guess now I will. Anybody know what size the bolts are that hold the back to the base? -Curt Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 11:14:45 -0700 From: Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] Turning a Page Message-ID: CAKOy=fV9ZOVKnj+fi=r3aqqqo3rw8qr_ykm5rzk835bnbnf...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sent my '80 240D off to Yuma last night. The fellow wanted a project. The was pulling it home to Yuma (about 160 miles from my house) with a clapped early 80's Astro van and a car trailer that looks like Columbus brought it over. Of course the 240D, which had been sitting since before Thanksgiving, started right up. Bless its heart. So now, for the first time since 1983, I am without a W123 in the drive. I can't seem to convince my neighbor he needs to give his 1960 190SL garage queen so I reckon I will have to keep my eye peeled for something I can have as a true projectsomething I will not have to rely on daily to get me to the old nuclear plant. Just sold my house and now I'm going to find something with a Jaime-type garage so I can have the room I crave. Boo-yah! Bob R 2005 E320 149K 2006 Jetta TDI 169K 2008 CLK350 44K ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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andrew sez: my superfluous 300TD wagons. Huh? Superfluous? I thought you loved your wagons. You worked so hard to get a matched set! I liked having a matched set of 124 wagons. It was nice having 2 nice SDLs for a while Then there was the set of 3 burgundy MBs 107, 123 and 126 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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I love them both but bad choice of words. Maybe should have written surplus or unneeded. On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 10:42 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: andrew sez: my superfluous 300TD wagons. Huh? Superfluous? I thought you loved your wagons. You worked so hard to get a matched set! I liked having a matched set of 124 wagons. It was nice having 2 nice SDLs for a while Then there was the set of 3 burgundy MBs 107, 123 and 126 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Superfluous and unneeded are interchangeable to me. I thought you used them both. I am shocked you consider them superfluous. Actually we had a set of 123 wagons too. 230TE and 300TD Not matched color, but a pair of 123 wagons still. Not a long period. I sold both to capture a rare 124 300TD. SWMBO loved the gold 230TE, but later came to love the 124 300TD. I love them both but bad choice of words. Maybe should have written surplus or unneeded. On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 10:42 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: andrew sez: my superfluous 300TD wagons. Huh? Superfluous? I thought you loved your wagons. You worked so hard to get a matched set! I liked having a matched set of 124 wagons. It was nice having 2 nice SDLs for a while Then there was the set of 3 burgundy MBs 107, 123 and 126 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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One, just repainted, is too beautiful to get wet or expose to the sun On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 11:00 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: Superfluous and unneeded are interchangeable to me. I thought you used them both. I am shocked you consider them superfluous. Actually we had a set of 123 wagons too. 230TE and 300TD Not matched color, but a pair of 123 wagons still. Not a long period. I sold both to capture a rare 124 300TD. SWMBO loved the gold 230TE, but later came to love the 124 300TD. I love them both but bad choice of words. Maybe should have written surplus or unneeded. On Sat, Jan 25, 2014 at 10:42 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: andrew sez: my superfluous 300TD wagons. Huh? Superfluous? I thought you loved your wagons. You worked so hard to get a matched set! I liked having a matched set of 124 wagons. It was nice having 2 nice SDLs for a while Then there was the set of 3 burgundy MBs 107, 123 and 126 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
