Re: [MBZ] My 240D adventure

[Ed Booher via Mercedes]

Ad already gone? Sold in 3 days, that's pretty good yeah?

On Sun, Jul 3, 2016 at 7:03 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Try this
>
>
>
> 1983 MERCEDES 240D W123 4 dr sedan
> http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/5660753347.html
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jul 3, 2016, at 5:59 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > Does this mean you’re not buying Walt’s W140 diesel now?
> >
> > Seller took the ad down (that’s a first!)
> >
> > No pictures, it didn’t happen.
> >
> > Dan
> >
> >
> >> On Jul 3, 2016, at 6:41 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I bought this today. The car that Jaime said he would be all over when
> it was priced at $3500 or whatever. Anyway it is very very clean, no rust
> at all. It is very simple 240d, the mice chewed the glow plug wiring
> harness and the wiring at the ac drier. That appears to be it as far as I
> can tell so far. It is currently wired with a button to activate the glow
> plugs. The battery was dead so we jump started it and it fired right up.
> Everything works except the ac and the fan does not turn on. Got to sort
> that out. It has cruise which works great. All lights and gauges work. I
> had forgotten how slow 240s are. Wow. Drove it back the 120 mile trip back
> home (not home yet stopped to eat). It needs tires very bad as these are
> old and dry rotted, which is my biggest fear with driving it but so far so
> good, they just vibrate a lot. I opted to take the back road highway
> instead of the turnpike where I would have to keep it to the floor to drive
> 80mph turnpike speed. Kept it to 65 most of the way. When we got to Tulsa
> by then I had remembered how to drive a 240d so keeping up with normal city
> traffic was doable but would have been difficult if not impossible for your
> normal driver today. When we made the stop I turned the car off but was not
> sure if it would start and it did, but with the key turned off the charge
> light stays on, and goes off when you turn the key on. So something is
> amiss there which is probably why the batter goes dead. I unhooked the
> battery to make sure it did not go dead while we are eating.
> >>
> >> So I will get these small issues sort and see what happens. At the
> moment I am in nostalgia mode but I have a feeling I may get bored and sell
> it. This is the car you 240d fans would drool over I'm sure. I do not think
> I have seen a 123 with this interior color before.
> >>
> >> 1983 MERCEDES 240D W123 4 dr sedan
> >> http://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/5660753347.html
> >>
> >> via cPro for Craigslist
> >> iOS: http://tinyurl.com/cPro-iDevice
> >> Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android
> >>
> >>
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Re: [MBZ] My 240D adventure

[Craig via Mercedes]

On Sun, 3 Jul 2016 22:37:55 -0500 fmiser via Mercedes
 wrote:

> > Kaleb wrote:
> > 
> . No way you can pass then in a 240d,
> 
> Sure you can.
> 
> Down hill, with a tail wind and knowing the road well enough
> to know when a passing zone is approaching are all almost
> essential.

And then holding back a distance from the car ahead and zooming ahead
toward it, timed to get to it just as you reach the passing zone.


Craig

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Re: [MBZ] My 240D adventure

[fmiser via Mercedes]

> Kaleb wrote:
> 
. No way you can pass then in a 240d,

Sure you can.

Down hill, with a tail wind and knowing the road well enough
to know when a passing zone is approaching are all almost
essential.

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Re: [MBZ] My 240D adventure

[Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes]

The paint is great!

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> On Jul 3, 2016, at 9:24 PM, Craig via Mercedes  wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 3 Jul 2016 17:41:58 -0500 "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes"
>  wrote:
> 
>> I bought this today. The car that Jaime said he would be all over when
>> it was priced at $3500 or whatever.
> 
> How is the paint? We had a '64 190Dc in that color and the paint had
> failed something awful. I thought it was the color from the input
> received then (1976) but maybe it was just how it was treated.
> 
> 
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Re: [MBZ] My 240D adventure

[Craig via Mercedes]

On Sun, 3 Jul 2016 17:41:58 -0500 "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes"
 wrote:

> I bought this today. The car that Jaime said he would be all over when
> it was priced at $3500 or whatever.

How is the paint? We had a '64 190Dc in that color and the paint had
failed something awful. I thought it was the color from the input
received then (1976) but maybe it was just how it was treated.


Craig

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Re: [MBZ] My 240D adventure

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

I had a 1980 300D - anthracite gray with the same color interior - SIENNA.

On Sun, Jul 3, 2016 at 8:19 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Btw now that I am used to driving one of these again I can get this 240d
> moving pretty quick. The only problem is being stuck on a 2 lane highway
> behind somebody going 55 and you want to go 65. No way you can pass then in
> a 240d, or at least I did not want to try it.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jul 3, 2016, at 6:59 PM, WILTON via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > ATTABOY!
> >
> > Wilton
> >
> > - Original Message - From: "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> > Cc: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <ka...@striplin.net>
> > Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2016 7:03 PM
> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] My 240D adventure
> >
> >
> >> Try this
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 1983 MERCEDES 240D W123 4 dr sedan
> >> http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/5660753347.html
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >>> On Jul 3, 2016, at 5:59 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Does this mean you’re not buying Walt’s W140 diesel now?
> >>>
> >>> Seller took the ad down (that’s a first!)
> >>>
> >>> No pictures, it didn’t happen.
> >>>
> >>> Dan
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> On Jul 3, 2016, at 6:41 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> I bought this today. The car that Jaime said he would be all over
> when it was priced at $3500 or whatever. Anyway it is very very clean, no
> rust at all. It is very simple 240d, the mice chewed the glow plug wiring
> harness and the wiring at the ac drier. That appears to be it as far as I
> can tell so far. It is currently wired with a button to activate the glow
> plugs. The battery was dead so we jump started it and it fired right up.
> Everything works except the ac and the fan does not turn on. Got to sort
> that out. It has cruise which works great. All lights and gauges work. I
> had forgotten how slow 240s are. Wow. Drove it back the 120 mile trip back
> home (not home yet stopped to eat). It needs tires very bad as these are
> old and dry rotted, which is my biggest fear with driving it but so far so
> good, they just vibrate a lot. I opted to take the back road highway
> instead of the turnpike where I would have to keep it to the floor to drive
> 80mph turnpike speed. Kept it to 65 most of the way. When we got to Tulsa
> by then I had remembered how to drive a 240d so keeping up with normal city
> traffic was doable but would have been difficult if not impossible for your
> normal driver today. When we made the stop I turned the car off but was not
> sure if it would start and it did, but with the key turned off the charge
> light stays on, and goes off when you turn the key on. So something is
> amiss there which is probably why the batter goes dead. I unhooked the
> battery to make sure it did not go dead while we are eating.
> >>>>
> >>>> So I will get these small issues sort and see what happens. At the
> moment I am in nostalgia mode but I have a feeling I may get bored and sell
> it. This is the car you 240d fans would drool over I'm sure. I do not think
> I have seen a 123 with this interior color before.
> >>>>
> >>>> 1983 MERCEDES 240D W123 4 dr sedan
> >>>> http://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/5660753347.html
> >>>>
> >>>> via cPro for Craigslist
> >>>> iOS: http://tinyurl.com/cPro-iDevice
> >>>> Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android
> >>>>
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Re: [MBZ] My 240D adventure

[Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes]

Btw now that I am used to driving one of these again I can get this 240d moving 
pretty quick. The only problem is being stuck on a 2 lane highway behind 
somebody going 55 and you want to go 65. No way you can pass then in a 240d, or 
at least I did not want to try it.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 3, 2016, at 6:59 PM, WILTON via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
> ATTABOY!
> 
> Wilton
> 
> - Original Message - From: "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" 
> <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> Cc: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <ka...@striplin.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2016 7:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] My 240D adventure
> 
> 
>> Try this
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 1983 MERCEDES 240D W123 4 dr sedan
>> http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/5660753347.html
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Jul 3, 2016, at 5:59 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Does this mean you’re not buying Walt’s W140 diesel now?
>>> 
>>> Seller took the ad down (that’s a first!)
>>> 
>>> No pictures, it didn’t happen.
>>> 
>>> Dan
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Jul 3, 2016, at 6:41 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> I bought this today. The car that Jaime said he would be all over when it 
>>>> was priced at $3500 or whatever. Anyway it is very very clean, no rust at 
>>>> all. It is very simple 240d, the mice chewed the glow plug wiring harness 
>>>> and the wiring at the ac drier. That appears to be it as far as I can tell 
>>>> so far. It is currently wired with a button to activate the glow plugs. 
>>>> The battery was dead so we jump started it and it fired right up. 
>>>> Everything works except the ac and the fan does not turn on. Got to sort 
>>>> that out. It has cruise which works great. All lights and gauges work. I 
>>>> had forgotten how slow 240s are. Wow. Drove it back the 120 mile trip back 
>>>> home (not home yet stopped to eat). It needs tires very bad as these are 
>>>> old and dry rotted, which is my biggest fear with driving it but so far so 
>>>> good, they just vibrate a lot. I opted to take the back road highway 
>>>> instead of the turnpike where I would have to keep it to the floor to 
>>>> drive 80mph turnpike speed. Kept it to 65 most of the way. When we got to 
>>>> Tulsa by then I had remembered how to drive a 240d so keeping up with 
>>>> normal city traffic was doable but would have been difficult if not 
>>>> impossible for your normal driver today. When we made the stop I turned 
>>>> the car off but was not sure if it would start and it did, but with the 
>>>> key turned off the charge light stays on, and goes off when you turn the 
>>>> key on. So something is amiss there which is probably why the batter goes 
>>>> dead. I unhooked the battery to make sure it did not go dead while we are 
>>>> eating.
>>>> 
>>>> So I will get these small issues sort and see what happens. At the moment 
>>>> I am in nostalgia mode but I have a feeling I may get bored and sell it. 
>>>> This is the car you 240d fans would drool over I'm sure. I do not think I 
>>>> have seen a 123 with this interior color before.
>>>> 
>>>> 1983 MERCEDES 240D W123 4 dr sedan
>>>> http://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/5660753347.html
>>>> 
>>>> via cPro for Craigslist
>>>> iOS: http://tinyurl.com/cPro-iDevice
>>>> Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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Re: [MBZ] My 240D adventure

[Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes]

Yes it's burgandy, very unusual in a 123 I think. I like it. Now to get it 
sorted out. Just arrived home after driving thru a storm. Glad the wipers 
worked. 

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> On Jul 3, 2016, at 6:20 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> What color is the interior? Burgundy?
> 
> Love the exterior color, but wow!  I’m not sure I’m good with that interior 
> color combination.  It’s almost monochromatic.
> 
> Otherwise, looks nice.  And now that you have it, you’ve decided you really 
> didn’t want another 240D after all, right?
> 
> I’ll give you $500 for it.  OK, $600, but you have to have the title in hand.
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
>> On Jul 3, 2016, at 7:03 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Try this
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 1983 MERCEDES 240D W123 4 dr sedan
>> http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/5660753347.html
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
> 
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Re: [MBZ] My 240D adventure

[WILTON via Mercedes]

ATTABOY!

Wilton

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Sent: Sunday, July 03, 2016 7:03 PM
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Try this



1983 MERCEDES 240D W123 4 dr sedan
http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/5660753347.html



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On Jul 3, 2016, at 5:59 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


Does this mean you’re not buying Walt’s W140 diesel now?

Seller took the ad down (that’s a first!)

No pictures, it didn’t happen.

Dan


On Jul 3, 2016, at 6:41 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:


I bought this today. The car that Jaime said he would be all over when 
it was priced at $3500 or whatever. Anyway it is very very clean, no 
rust at all. It is very simple 240d, the mice chewed the glow plug 
wiring harness and the wiring at the ac drier. That appears to be it as 
far as I can tell so far. It is currently wired with a button to 
activate the glow plugs. The battery was dead so we jump started it and 
it fired right up. Everything works except the ac and the fan does not 
turn on. Got to sort that out. It has cruise which works great. All 
lights and gauges work. I had forgotten how slow 240s are. Wow. Drove it 
back the 120 mile trip back home (not home yet stopped to eat). It needs 
tires very bad as these are old and dry rotted, which is my biggest fear 
with driving it but so far so good, they just vibrate a lot. I opted to 
take the back road highway instead of the turnpike where I would have to 
keep it to the floor to drive 80mph turnpike speed. Kept it to 65 most 
of the way. When we got to Tulsa by then I had remembered how to drive a 
240d so keeping up with normal city traffic was doable but would have 
been difficult if not impossible for your normal driver today. When we 
made the stop I turned the car off but was not sure if it would start 
and it did, but with the key turned off the charge light stays on, and 
goes off when you turn the key on. So something is amiss there which is 
probably why the batter goes dead. I unhooked the battery to make sure 
it did not go dead while we are eating.


So I will get these small issues sort and see what happens. At the 
moment I am in nostalgia mode but I have a feeling I may get bored and 
sell it. This is the car you 240d fans would drool over I'm sure. I do 
not think I have seen a 123 with this interior color before.


1983 MERCEDES 240D W123 4 dr sedan
http://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/5660753347.html

via cPro for Craigslist
iOS: http://tinyurl.com/cPro-iDevice
Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android


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Re: [MBZ] My 240D adventure

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

What color is the interior? Burgundy?

Love the exterior color, but wow!  I’m not sure I’m good with that interior 
color combination.  It’s almost monochromatic.

Otherwise, looks nice.  And now that you have it, you’ve decided you really 
didn’t want another 240D after all, right?

I’ll give you $500 for it.  OK, $600, but you have to have the title in hand.

Dan


> On Jul 3, 2016, at 7:03 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Try this
> 
> 
> 
> 1983 MERCEDES 240D W123 4 dr sedan
> http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/5660753347.html
> 
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 


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Re: [MBZ] My 240D adventure

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

What color is the interior? Burgundy?

Love the exterior color, but wow!  I’m not sure I’m good with that interior 
color combination.  It’s almost monochromatic.

Otherwise, looks nice.  And now that you have it, you’ve decided you really 
didn’t want another 240D after all, right?

I’ll give you $500 for it.  OK, $600, but you have to have the title in hand.

Dan


> On Jul 3, 2016, at 7:03 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Try this
> 
> 
> 
> 1983 MERCEDES 240D W123 4 dr sedan
> http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/5660753347.html
> 
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 


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Re: [MBZ] My 240D adventure

[Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes]

Try this



1983 MERCEDES 240D W123 4 dr sedan
http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/5660753347.html



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> On Jul 3, 2016, at 5:59 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Does this mean you’re not buying Walt’s W140 diesel now?
> 
> Seller took the ad down (that’s a first!)
> 
> No pictures, it didn’t happen.
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
>> On Jul 3, 2016, at 6:41 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> I bought this today. The car that Jaime said he would be all over when it 
>> was priced at $3500 or whatever. Anyway it is very very clean, no rust at 
>> all. It is very simple 240d, the mice chewed the glow plug wiring harness 
>> and the wiring at the ac drier. That appears to be it as far as I can tell 
>> so far. It is currently wired with a button to activate the glow plugs. The 
>> battery was dead so we jump started it and it fired right up. Everything 
>> works except the ac and the fan does not turn on. Got to sort that out. It 
>> has cruise which works great. All lights and gauges work. I had forgotten 
>> how slow 240s are. Wow. Drove it back the 120 mile trip back home (not home 
>> yet stopped to eat). It needs tires very bad as these are old and dry 
>> rotted, which is my biggest fear with driving it but so far so good, they 
>> just vibrate a lot. I opted to take the back road highway instead of the 
>> turnpike where I would have to keep it to the floor to drive 80mph turnpike 
>> speed. Kept it to 65 most of the way. When we got to Tulsa by then I had 
>> remembered how to drive a 240d so keeping up with normal city traffic was 
>> doable but would have been difficult if not impossible for your normal 
>> driver today. When we made the stop I turned the car off but was not sure if 
>> it would start and it did, but with the key turned off the charge light 
>> stays on, and goes off when you turn the key on. So something is amiss there 
>> which is probably why the batter goes dead. I unhooked the battery to make 
>> sure it did not go dead while we are eating. 
>> 
>> So I will get these small issues sort and see what happens. At the moment I 
>> am in nostalgia mode but I have a feeling I may get bored and sell it. This 
>> is the car you 240d fans would drool over I'm sure. I do not think I have 
>> seen a 123 with this interior color before.
>> 
>> 1983 MERCEDES 240D W123 4 dr sedan
>> http://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/5660753347.html
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Re: [MBZ] My 240D adventure

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Does this mean you’re not buying Walt’s W140 diesel now?

Seller took the ad down (that’s a first!)

No pictures, it didn’t happen.

Dan


> On Jul 3, 2016, at 6:41 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> I bought this today. The car that Jaime said he would be all over when it was 
> priced at $3500 or whatever. Anyway it is very very clean, no rust at all. It 
> is very simple 240d, the mice chewed the glow plug wiring harness and the 
> wiring at the ac drier. That appears to be it as far as I can tell so far. It 
> is currently wired with a button to activate the glow plugs. The battery was 
> dead so we jump started it and it fired right up. Everything works except the 
> ac and the fan does not turn on. Got to sort that out. It has cruise which 
> works great. All lights and gauges work. I had forgotten how slow 240s are. 
> Wow. Drove it back the 120 mile trip back home (not home yet stopped to eat). 
> It needs tires very bad as these are old and dry rotted, which is my biggest 
> fear with driving it but so far so good, they just vibrate a lot. I opted to 
> take the back road highway instead of the turnpike where I would have to keep 
> it to the floor to drive 80mph turnpike speed. Kept it to 65 most of the way. 
> When we got to Tulsa by then I had remembered how to drive a 240d so keeping 
> up with normal city traffic was doable but would have been difficult if not 
> impossible for your normal driver today. When we made the stop I turned the 
> car off but was not sure if it would start and it did, but with the key 
> turned off the charge light stays on, and goes off when you turn the key on. 
> So something is amiss there which is probably why the batter goes dead. I 
> unhooked the battery to make sure it did not go dead while we are eating. 
> 
> So I will get these small issues sort and see what happens. At the moment I 
> am in nostalgia mode but I have a feeling I may get bored and sell it. This 
> is the car you 240d fans would drool over I'm sure. I do not think I have 
> seen a 123 with this interior color before.
> 
> 1983 MERCEDES 240D W123 4 dr sedan
> http://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/5660753347.html
> 
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