Re: [MBZ] Bad car names

Zeitgeist wrote: I like TuRD much better. Dodge adds the acronym SLT to some of its trucks...anyone care to guess what that works out to in my juvenile little mind? Salt? -- John L. Ervine 1981 240D 4-spd 270+kmi 1980 300TD 175+kmi 1980 300SD 277+kmi 1977 280S 4-spd 81+kmi 1976 350SE 4-spd 16

[MBZ] Bad car names

Hi, All. Was following a dark blue Chevrolet Cobalt today and thought "Hmmm cobalt, one of three magnetic materials, attractive color, and horribly toxic, just like a Chevrolet!" Up yur moose! Fred Moir Lynn MA "Oh Lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz" Janis Joplin --

Re: [MBZ] Got a new phone

Cool I will do that. Rick Knoble '85 300 CD '87 190 DT - Original Message - From: "Russ Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 7:53 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Got a new phone Rick, You can use this web site to upload it

Re: [MBZ] 95 E300D St. Louis $3500

BZZZT, WRONG Rick Knoble wrote: http://stlouis.craigslist.org/car/157409100.html This one is probably gone already Rick Knoble '85 300 CD '87 190 DT ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For use

Re: [MBZ] 95 E300D St. Louis $3500

let me know, its been pulled tom savage wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doesn't $3500 seem awfully cheap? Might there be something wrong with it?? You mean like it needs an evaporator, wiring harness, and head removal because a glowplug is broken off in the head? Perish the thought!

Re: [MBZ] Boxster engine cover

<> The covers over the top of the Boxster's engine can be removed in about five minutes. It's a requirement in PCA Concours. RLE

[MBZ] Autobahn crash

http://www.marax.at/funpix/porsche_mega_crash.html

[MBZ] Street racing in Dubai

http://www.marax.at/funpix/arab_street_racing.htm

Re: [MBZ] Street racing in Dubai

Pretty cool, but aren't the men 'sposed to gouge their eyes out or something after they have seen a woman clad like that? Rick Knoble '85 300 CD '87 190 DT - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 9:00 PM Subject: [MBZ] Street rac

Re: [MBZ] The Wave - Focus US vs. Euro

BillR wrote: Just after I got my 'first year' Focus [which gave me 50 wonderful trouble free miles prior to the first breakdown] I chatted with a guy in London that had one that certainly looked identical to mine, though the wheel was on the right side, of course. What was different about it - ot

Re: [MBZ] Autobahn crash

On Fri, 5 May 2006 21:57:51 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > http://www.marax.at/funpix/porsche_mega_crash.html Mega crash is certainly appropriate. I wonder what caused him to lose control. You can see in the fourth picture that he was driving along a straight road and then swerved to the right. I

Re: [MBZ] Street racing in Dubai

I think they are supposed to, but they could just go buy new eyes. Seems like there is metric butt-loads of moola flowing around thereand I bet you and I helped pay for some of those sweet rides with the $3.199 #2 we're buying lately. Bob Rentfro - Original Message - From: "Rick

Re: [MBZ] Heat/AC Fan speed switch

On Wed, 3 May 2006 23:10:36 -0700 Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If that's the case, it's TOTALLY different from my '82 240D. The fan > > switch controls just the fan. There are two sliders just below the > > dash vent that control the air to the defrosters and floor vents. > > We're t

Re: [MBZ] Heat/AC Fan speed switch

I have a three-dial jobbie, too, as the attached photograph shows. It has two sliding levers for the vents and a temperature wheel for controlling the A/C. I've seen that one before in the junkyards. Looks like the two sliding levers' actions are combined in my car, and my mechanical AC thermos

Re: [MBZ] Heat/AC Fan speed switch

Funny: The wife and I have become real users of the outside air shutoff feature (talking about her Honda CRV). We so dislike cigarette smoke (and it seems that her CRV has a more pronounced tendency to inhale outside fumes) that when someone in the car infront of us is smoking, or someone standing

Re: [MBZ] Bad car names

No, but I must say that when DSL came out in the world of computers, I had to LMAO. Brian On 5/5/06, John Ervine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Zeitgeist wrote: > I like TuRD much better. Dodge adds the acronym SLT to some of its > trucks...anyone care to guess what that works out to in my juven

Re: [MBZ] The Wave - Focus US vs. Euro

Thanks - I have slept since then and was hoping my memory was not that bad. Sounds like they did so poorly with the first year car here [though it was in use in Europe before then] they decided not to try the second time. I still think it was a nice car to drive as long as you were not personally

Re: [MBZ] Street racing in Dubai

Seems like there is metric butt-loads of moola flowing around thereand I bet you and I helped pay for some of those sweet rides with the $3.199 #2 we're buying lately. Bob Rentfro One of my 'favorite' stories from a lady who was working over there had to do with the penchant for not re

[MBZ] Why a W126 is a good thing

Last weekend, 1800 miles to go to the Fuel Meet in Bristol, TN. 3 Guys, Cooler and stuff. Satellite radio on the Oldies station 75/80 mph, steady as a rock, 25.6 mpg average. This is a great road car. -- Regards, Peter T. Arnold 1987 300SDL 242 KMI 1995 F-250 PowerChoke 193Kmi 1954 Metr

Re: [MBZ] Why a W126 is a good thing

Amen. Say "Autobahn-mobile!" :-) My 300TD wagon is also extremely stable at higher cruising speeds, FYI...but a totally different feel comapred to a 126. I really like both, but they are apples and oranges...very different. CM - whose SD is out of commission for 24 hours until the RTV dr

Re: [MBZ] Belching smoke...

Marshall said Every Mercedes diesel I've ever owned (12 or 13 of them) would occasionally belch a black cloud after being driven gently in the city for weeks or months or after idling for a LONG period. --- I first discovered the joys of being able to belch smoke "on demand" with my first d

Re: [MBZ] Autobahn crash

Doesn't say what injuries the occupants suffered but the passenger compartment certainly looks like this was highly survivable - IMHO. I'm no expert, but it looks like they could have walked away without injuroes - except for being shook-up perhaps.. Also, I believe this is a cabriolet with t

Re: [MBZ] Bad car names (was: Re: The Wave)

YeahCoolBut still a very strange name. Mike - Original Message - From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 9:07 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Bad car names (was: Re: The Wave) A ponton is a style of Merc

Re: [MBZ] car names

"Kia Speculum" Really? No way! Mike - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 4:06 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] car names Kia Speculum RLE ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see offici

Re: [MBZ] Autobahn crash

He or She? Looks like mostly women standing around there. Mike - Original Message - From: "Craig McCluskey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 10:53 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Autobahn crash On Fri, 5 May 2006 21:57:51 EDT [E

Re: [MBZ] Non-Project 240D in Washington

May 5, 2006 Though there have been enqueries, still no sale. With the warmer weather the car's starting a lot easier. Filled up the car again, 40 gallons over only 835 miles. 21 MPG, not too good even for around town driving. May 6, 2006 Poor mileage? Reluctant starting? Time to do a bit m

Re: [MBZ] Street racing in Dubai

you wrote:< road and bought a new one. >> Along a similar vein - in Saudia Arabia the Brits and US both had contacts to supply and maintain military aircraft - but the Americans had a better spin - the Brits would be seen busily maintaining aircraft of all types in uge hangers - looks normal,

Re: [MBZ] Street racing in Dubai

...and I was thinking a RR was expensive ... BillR -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 1:30 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Street racing in Dubai you wrote:< road and bought a

Re: [MBZ] Street racing in Dubai

Bob Rentfro wrote: I think they are supposed to, but they could just go buy new eyes. Seems like there is metric butt-loads of moola flowing around thereand I bet you and I helped pay for some of those sweet rides with the $3.199 #2 we're buying lately. I'm only contributing at $2.75/gal

Re: [MBZ] The Wave - Focus US vs. Euro

BillR wrote: Thanks - I have slept since then and was hoping my memory was not that bad. Sounds like they did so poorly with the first year car here [though it was in use in Europe before then] they decided not to try the second time. I still think it was a nice car to drive as long as you were

Re: [MBZ] Bad car names

Mike Canfield wrote: YeahCoolBut still a very strange name. Then there's the Volvo Amazon...

Re: [MBZ] Non-Project 240D in Washington

Do the starters not have a Kilowatt rating stamped right on them? I seem to recall that it was pretty standard to replace the 240 with a 300 starter for extra "oomph" And of course, check and clean all connections, especially the main ground! Jeff Zedic Toronto 87 300TD

Re: [MBZ] Non-Project 240D in Washington

Rusty's site shows the same part number for the 240D and the 300D (123) - but there is are light duty and heavy duty versions (with the same part number). Looks like the heavy duty version came with the turbo models. On 5/6/06, Jeff Zedic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Do the starters not have a Kil

Re: [MBZ] Heat/AC Fan speed switch

On Sat, 6 May 2006 00:22:02 -0700 Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a three-dial jobbie, too, as the attached photograph shows. > > It has two sliding levers for the vents and a temperature wheel for > > controlling the A/C. > > I've seen that one before in the junkyards. Looks li

Re: [MBZ] Autobahn crash

On Sat, 6 May 2006 11:17:11 -0400 "Mike Canfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > He or She? Looks like mostly women standing around there. The generic third-person pronoun that covers both sexes and cases where one doesn't know the true gender of the driver. Craig

Re: [MBZ] Porsche autobahn crash

<> First, it's her, not him. You notice the bandaged female and two others, one sitting on the ground in one photo. The rear seatbacks are up because that area was occupied. The interesting thing is that only the car ends are literally shredded but the cabin is almost unbent, except fot the co

Re: [MBZ] Belching smoke...

You've not seen diesel smoke until you've driven a Volvo TD with a bad IP -- smoke isn't the word! Before I got the IP fixed (the last time, it's out of use again...), downshifting the automatic on the highway would result in a black cloud that completely obscured the car behind. They ALWAYS

Re: [MBZ] Autobahn crash

<> That car was too old to have ceramic brakes. But, I've seen brake discs broken in pieces like a dropped dinner plate. In those cases the car had been airborne after shedding the wheel assembly. Twenty minutes after one of these track incidents, I picked up a piece of shattered disc and burn

Re: [MBZ] Street racing in Dubai

Guys, guys, surely you jest!! Who told you any of this!? Eye gouging! Dumping cars by the side of the road, gifting Jumbo Jets!! It sure makes for a lovely fantasy! Some of the sadest cars are driven there on daily basis, they would be declared illegal to drive here in a heartbeat!! As for the c

Re: [MBZ] Porsche autobahn crash

RLE wrote:>> That must have been a huge impact - which speaks volumns about the strength of these cars. I've spent a bit of time browsing junk yards and the MB's I saw nearly always had intact people compartments. Rarely did it look like the passengers would have not survived. Hav