Re: [MBZ] Watch and Live!

2015-12-22 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
RB wrote: One thing that struck me is how different they were. Today, all cars look pretty much the same. +1 mao They all get the spy photos of what MB is doing, and boing! we have cars coming from japan, china, korea, mexico, brazil, the usa, and yurp, all looking like the newest ugly

Re: [MBZ] Pretty awesome 300TD in rare color

2015-12-22 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Kleb sez: At half the price everything should be working perfectly. Must had taken a speed ball before posting this ad. On 12/22/2015 9:34 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Drool worthy, except that the "AC was disconnected to improve fuel economy." Yeah, right. Pictures are 7 yrs ol

Re: [MBZ] Interesting Burial Site

2015-12-22 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Tue, 22 Dec 2015 22:39:01 -0500 Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote: > The mark is right in the middle of the runway Well, not right in the middle of the runway, more to the north edge. And when you remove the marker, there are two rectangles of different color than the runway. So what's up with

[MBZ] bunch of cheap cars

2015-12-22 Thread Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes
https://savannah.craigslist.org/search/sss?sort=rel&query=mercedes%20300td thanks, xx rick Rick Hawkins ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okieben

Re: [MBZ] Do I have enough of these already?

2015-12-22 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
That is the question --R On 12/22/15 10:38 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Frank who? On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 10:34 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Who is Frank? --R On 12/22/15 4:50 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: Was 1996 the electronic 5sp?

Re: [MBZ] Merry Holiday, just divested myself of used MB parts

2015-12-22 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
Canadian, Kenyan, what difference, at this point, does it make? --R On 12/22/15 10:30 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Cruz wants to be our first Canadian president. On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 5:11 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Curt wrote: Paul at least

Re: [MBZ] Do I have enough of these already?

2015-12-22 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Frank who? On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 10:34 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Who is Frank? > > --R > > > On 12/22/15 4:50 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > >> Was 1996 the electronic 5sp? >> Blue I don't mind, but that's a lot of peeling clearcoat. >> http://lansing

Re: [MBZ] Interesting Burial Site

2015-12-22 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
The mark is right in the middle of the runway --R (who had to drive 2 hours to Savannah one night when the wife had the choice of going to the Myrt or Savannah when USAir decided they couldn't go to CHS for some reason not entirely clear) On 12/22/15 7:57 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:

Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-12-22 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I know. As soon as I hit "send" the msg. showed up in my inbox. On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 8:33 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: > Yep > > Wilt > > - Original Message - From: "Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes" < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" > Cc: "Andrew Strasfoge

Re: [MBZ] Do I have enough of these already?

2015-12-22 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
Who is Frank? --R On 12/22/15 4:50 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: Was 1996 the electronic 5sp? Blue I don't mind, but that's a lot of peeling clearcoat. http://lansing.craigslist.org/cto/5357918738.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archiv

Re: [MBZ] Merry Holiday, just divested myself of used MB parts

2015-12-22 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Cruz wants to be our first Canadian president. On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 5:11 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Curt wrote: > > Paul at least knows something about the constitution and doesn't believe > we can violate it at will. > > Shall we do birth certificate again

Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-12-22 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
Yep Wilt - Original Message - From: "Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Cc: "Andrew Strasfogel" Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 4:32 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] ? DId anyone see my post about the orient red 300TD for sale on ebay on which the seller had di

[MBZ] Interesting Burial Site

2015-12-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Check out these grave markers next time you take off or land at Savannah International on runway 10: Lat: 32° 7'43.69”N Long: 81°12'24.82”W Or: https://www.google.com/maps/place/32%C2%B007'43.7%22N+81%C2%B012'24.8%22W/@32.1288,-81.2074445,251m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0 Dan _

Re: [MBZ] Home Audio Supplies

2015-12-22 Thread Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes
For anyone who is a fan of the Connelly novels, their Bosch series is really good. Titus Welliver does a really fine job in the leading role. And there is some very cool vacuum tube audio equipment with vinyl going round and round in his house. A more recent series is The Man in the High Castle, a

Re: [MBZ] Do I have enough of these already?

2015-12-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
It was, and that is a very common issue. Dan > On Dec 22, 2015, at 5:58 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > Need to check the codes. > IIRC it was you who told me the code on my 1997 indicated the connector on the > outside of the trans. > My trans computer was dry, I replaced the $10

Re: [MBZ] Do I have enough of these already?

2015-12-22 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On December 22, 2015 at 4:55 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Yup. The change from the mechanical to electronic transmission took place > between MY 95 and MY 96. > > $200 and a couple hours of work and it will be driving just fine, I’ll bet. Need to check the codes. IIRC it was

Re: [MBZ] Merry Holiday, just divested myself of used MB parts

2015-12-22 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
Curt wrote: > Paul at least knows something about the constitution and doesn't believe we > can violate it at will. Shall we do birth certificate again? - natural born mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ T

Re: [MBZ] Watch and Live!

2015-12-22 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
RB wrote: > One thing that struck me is how different they were. Today, all cars look > pretty much the same. +1 mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://

Re: [MBZ] Do I have enough of these already?

2015-12-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
If it’s a late 96 it could very well have the electronic tranny. Get a VIN and we can check for sure. Dan > On Dec 22, 2015, at 4:52 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > No that started in 97 I believe. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 22, 2015, at 3:50 PM, Mitch Haley via M

Re: [MBZ] Do I have enough of these already?

2015-12-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Yup. The change from the mechanical to electronic transmission took place between MY 95 and MY 96. $200 and a couple hours of work and it will be driving just fine, I’ll bet. Wait and see what the others say, as I haven’t done much with transmissions on W140s, but I’m willing to bet it’s a bad

Re: [MBZ] Do I have enough of these already?

2015-12-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
No that started in 97 I believe. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 22, 2015, at 3:50 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > Was 1996 the electronic 5sp? > Blue I don't mind, but that's a lot of peeling clearcoat. > http://lansing.craigslist.org/cto/5357918738.html > > _

Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-12-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I did. Dan > On Dec 22, 2015, at 4:32 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > > DId anyone see my post about the orient red 300TD for sale on ebay on which > the seller had disconnected the AC "to improve fuel economy"? > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search l

[MBZ] Do I have enough of these already?

2015-12-22 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Was 1996 the electronic 5sp? Blue I don't mind, but that's a lot of peeling clearcoat. http://lansing.craigslist.org/cto/5357918738.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery opt

Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-12-22 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
DId anyone see my post about the orient red 300TD for sale on ebay on which the seller had disconnected the AC "to improve fuel economy"? On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 3:36 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Me too. > > > On Dec 22, 2015, at 3:17 PM, Greg Fiorentino via Merc

Re: [MBZ] Pretty awesome 300TD in rare color

2015-12-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
At half the price everything should be working perfectly. Must had taken a speed ball before posting this ad. On 12/22/2015 9:34 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Drool worthy, except that the "AC was disconnected to improve fuel economy." Yeah, right. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercede

Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-12-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Me too. > On Dec 22, 2015, at 3:17 PM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes > wrote: > > I'm in agreement with Andrew and Wilton. > > Greg > > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Andrew > Strasfogel via Mercedes > Sent: Tuesday, December 22,

Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-12-22 Thread Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes
I'm in agreement with Andrew and Wilton. Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2015 12:14 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Andrew Strasfogel Subject: Re: [MBZ] ? I think so.

Re: [MBZ] ?

2015-12-22 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I think so. On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 3:13 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: > > ___ > 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/listi

[MBZ] ?

2015-12-22 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
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[MBZ] Pretty awesome 300TD in rare color

2015-12-22 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Drool worthy, except that the "AC was disconnected to improve fuel economy." Yeah, right. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercedes-Benz-300-Series-wagon-/272082254070?forcerrptr=true&hash=item3f595db8f6:g:sFgAAOSwT5tWHBZI&item=272082254070#viTabs_0 ___ http://www.okieb