[MBZ] 300CD wanted

2018-05-24 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Anybody know of one for sale? I have a friend looking for one. Dwight Giles Jr. 1982 300CD 2005 E320 4matic Wickford RI ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Hit and run plus catch

2018-05-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
No, old white trash lady On 5/24/2018 9:25 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: Sounds like one of our "guest workers"  (otherwise known as wetbacks) Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: The last time I had somebody hit one of our cars turns out they did not have insurance. Told cops who

Re: [MBZ] Hit and run plus catch

2018-05-24 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Sounds like one of our "guest workers" (otherwise known as wetbacks) Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: The last time I had somebody hit one of our cars turns out they did not have insurance. Told cops who did the accident report. They did nothing about it.

Re: [MBZ] Anybody close to this?

2018-05-24 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Rodbender? Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On May 24, 2018 10:19 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Looks like a decent project to me. I would be interested but I think its > too far away. > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/1991-Mercedes-Benz-300-Series/22298 >

[MBZ] Anybody close to this?

2018-05-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Looks like a decent project to me.  I would be interested but I think its too far away. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1991-Mercedes-Benz-300-Series/222986131260?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649 --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com

Re: [MBZ] Road Trip!

2018-05-24 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
On your return trip, if you can get to the I-80 truckstop at walcott, IA, it has the world's largest truckstop and I think ht e world's largest chrome shop. It is big, at any rate, and they have a huge selection of truck accessories. It is just west of Davenport. Craig via Mercedes wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Hit and run plus catch

2018-05-24 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
BT WRONG! Professional liars have NO shame! Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: I think he has already been shamed enough by having been apprehended by a couple funeral home dudes. PUT IT IN THE NEWSPAPER for his "friends" to read! ___

Re: [MBZ] Hands free phone device question

2018-05-24 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Get a blue parrot 250 series headset. Throw the phone where ever you want. It'll cost you a Ben, but you won't regret it. I made business calls all over creation on mine, and people I asked how it sounded could not believe I was not on a land line. They are made to sound professional over

Re: [MBZ] Hit and run plus catch

2018-05-24 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
You got pictures of him and his mistress? (assuming he has a wife.) If not call the cops and your ins. Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: That's what I was thinking but was too embarrassed to write. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] Hit and run plus catch

2018-05-24 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Well, do you think you know all the slick tricks a professional liar knows? He HAD planned to hit and run, remember? I realize you work for the gooberment, but this shyster is in a different league. You might also ask the copper if driving through private property to escape a light is an

Re: [MBZ] My brother's W140 For Sale

2018-05-24 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Have no idea. Just passing it on. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On May 24, 2018 9:52 PM, "Curley McLain via Mercedes" wrote: > HA! 116 OWNERS SAY IT IS THE LAST HAND BUILT! I've heard the 126 > described as the last hand built or hand finished MB. But I have never >

Re: [MBZ] My brother's W140 For Sale

2018-05-24 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
HA! 116 OWNERS SAY IT IS THE LAST HAND BUILT! I've heard the 126 described as the last hand built or hand finished MB. But I have never hear a 140 described as hand built. It was robotically fitted and welded. There may have been an inspector who ran a gloved hand over it, but that

Re: [MBZ] I could spend less than half the amount poos wants and have lower miles and it’s local

2018-05-24 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
OBO the,seller, Kaleb. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On May 24, 2018 9:41 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Check out what I found on Facebook Marketplace. > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/565248993861319 > > > Sent from my iPhone > >

[MBZ] I could spend less than half the amount poos wants and have lower miles and it’s local

2018-05-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Check out what I found on Facebook Marketplace. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/565248993861319 Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go

Re: [MBZ] eBay Feedback?

2018-05-24 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Really? Geez, I haven’t been paying much attention there but I didn’t notice this… -D > On May 24, 2018, at 5:29 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > >> On May 24, 2018 at 5:12 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes >> wrote: >> Is this new? > >

Re: [MBZ] eBay Feedback?

2018-05-24 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On May 24, 2018 at 5:12 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > Is this new? 10-15 years ago IIRC. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

[MBZ] eBay Feedback?

2018-05-24 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I was just looking at some auctions on eBay and scrutinizing the seller’s feedback profile to see what their history was like. Imagine my surprise when I realized that the current feedback rating is based solely on the last 12 months of transactions, NOT the lifetime transactions of the

Re: [MBZ] 1993 400E is Now For Sale

2018-05-24 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Yup. Guess I’m not “golden” like some of the sellers. -D > On May 24, 2018, at 2:17 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > You have sold 2 cars there haven’t you? Guess you are not getting your crack > fix this time. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May

Re: [MBZ] 1993 400E is Now For Sale

2018-05-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
You have sold 2 cars there haven’t you? Guess you are not getting your crack fix this time. Sent from my iPhone > On May 24, 2018, at 12:16 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > BAT won’t take it. I started there. While I couldn’t get a reason from > them, as

Re: [MBZ] 1993 400E is Now For Sale

2018-05-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Maybe I should have been buying them when they were 2-3k Sent from my iPhone > On May 24, 2018, at 11:37 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > “Near perfect" is a stretch, but it is very solid and has great provenance, > so whoever ends up with it if it’s sold will

Re: [MBZ] 600 Garage Find on BAT

2018-05-24 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
"The seller reports that a brief attempt to turn the 6.3-liter M100 V8 over was unsuccessful, and no further attempts were made to start it." I'm with the commenter who pointed that out and said he groaned so loud when he read it that it caught his wife's attention. And who's this Fffrank

Re: [MBZ] 1993 400E is Now For Sale

2018-05-24 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Quite true. However, these are indy car dealer/repair shop guys, so who knows how stupid they are? We’ll see. I can probably get down there on Tuesday and check it out. If anything, it’s just another opportunity to familiarize myself with the model, too. -D > On May 24, 2018, at 1:59 PM,

Re: [MBZ] 1993 400E is Now For Sale

2018-05-24 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Yeah, let them stew on it for a week or so. Like I say - these are not exactly flying off the lot at that price. On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 1:55 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I wrote a very concise note in the application (they give you a place to > do such things)

Re: [MBZ] 1993 400E is Now For Sale

2018-05-24 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I wrote a very concise note in the application (they give you a place to do such things) explaining that I realized it wasn’t a perfect car but it would be a good opportunity to bring in potential buyers who would otherwise look away due to the sorts of prices cars were commanding these days -

Re: [MBZ] 1993 400E is Now For Sale

2018-05-24 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Those b*st*rds! Maybe you need to more explicitly explain the provenance... The 280SE L won't sell on a used car lot for that price. If the AC doesn't work and the "leather" is vinyl, tell them to knock off 30 percent and you will drive it away. On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 1:16 PM, Dan Penoff via

Re: [MBZ] 1993 400E is Now For Sale

2018-05-24 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
BAT won’t take it. I started there. While I couldn’t get a reason from them, as they don’t typically tell you why they don’t want to list it, I suspect the mileage wasn’t acceptable to them. Who know? I presented it as a “value” sort of auction that would allow a lot of people who couldn’t

Re: [MBZ] 1993 400E is Now For Sale

2018-05-24 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Put it on BaT? That will boost the "Finnie Fund" up to where you can afford what you want... Martha And sell... Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] 600 Garage Find on BAT

2018-05-24 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
$100k of deferred maintenance? Easy. -D > On May 24, 2018, at 12:32 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > Looks like 18 years of use left it needing a lot, and then 34 years of > parking left it needing just about everything else. > Mitch. > >> On May 24, 2018

Re: [MBZ] 1993 400E is Now For Sale

2018-05-24 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
“Near perfect" is a stretch, but it is very solid and has great provenance, so whoever ends up with it if it’s sold will get a car that they know exactly what it needs and what’s been done. I could pick nits and find a bunch of things that could still be done on it, but there comes a point

Re: [MBZ] 600 Garage Find on BAT

2018-05-24 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Looks like 18 years of use left it needing a lot, and then 34 years of parking left it needing just about everything else. Mitch. > On May 24, 2018 at 11:51 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Already bid to $23,500. > >

Re: [MBZ] 1993 400E is Now For Sale

2018-05-24 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Yeah, it boggles my mind that after all that work you're willing to unload a near perfect 400 E for so reasonable a price. On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 12:19 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I see Andrew is looking at my For Sale listing: > > > > > > On May 24, 2018, at

Re: [MBZ] 1993 400E is Now For Sale

2018-05-24 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I see Andrew is looking at my For Sale listing: > On May 24, 2018, at 11:24 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Let me go dig behind the couch cushions and see what I can find. > > -D > > >> On May 24, 2018, at 10:53 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes >>

[MBZ] 600 Garage Find on BAT

2018-05-24 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Already bid to $23,500. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1966-mercedes-benz-600/?utm_source=dailymail_medium=email_campaign=2018-05-24 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] Somebody needs to save this SL

2018-05-24 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Nice looking gauges. Ought to be worth something to a working graveyard, On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 11:09 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > Upon close inspection of the drivers door pic, it appears the door gap is > intact at the A pillar and the B pillar door handle

Re: [MBZ] 1993 400E is Now For Sale

2018-05-24 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Let me go dig behind the couch cushions and see what I can find. -D > On May 24, 2018, at 10:53 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Throw in some cash and you might have a deal. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 24, 2018, at 9:34 AM, Dan Penoff via

Re: [MBZ] 1993 400E is Now For Sale

2018-05-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Just as Trump promised, we will win so much we will get tired of winning. Sent from my iPhone > On May 24, 2018, at 9:51 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Thanks, but I’m done with projects for now, unless they would be a Finnie or > W108 6 cylinder sedan.

Re: [MBZ] 1993 400E is Now For Sale

2018-05-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Throw in some cash and you might have a deal. Sent from my iPhone > On May 24, 2018, at 9:34 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Nope, just not selling at Okie Acres prices, that’s all. The offer to swap > for the W124 cabriolet still stands - I’ll even deliver

Re: [MBZ] 1993 400E is Now For Sale

2018-05-24 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Thanks, but I’m done with projects for now, unless they would be a Finnie or W108 6 cylinder sedan. I’ve gotten sidetracked too many times on my search, and I’m starting to freak out over prices I’m seeing for these cars. I hate to say it, but I sort of wish the economy would tank (a little)

Re: [MBZ] 1993 400E is Now For Sale

2018-05-24 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Max has a cab. You’d have to push it back though. --R Sent from iPhone > On May 24, 2018, at 10:34 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Nope, just not selling at Okie Acres prices, that’s all. The offer to swap > for the W124 cabriolet still stands - I’ll even

Re: [MBZ] 1993 400E is Now For Sale

2018-05-24 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Nope, just not selling at Okie Acres prices, that’s all. The offer to swap for the W124 cabriolet still stands - I’ll even deliver the car. Since the prices on them are falling, you better get it while you can….or before Regina gets a hold of it and destroys it. -D > On May 24, 2018, at

Re: [MBZ] 1993 400E is Now For Sale

2018-05-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Seller is on crack Sent from my iPhone > On May 24, 2018, at 8:44 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Details here: > > http://penoff.com/1993_400E_For_Sale.html > > > Make me a reasonable offer (not Okie offer) and

[MBZ] 1993 400E is Now For Sale

2018-05-24 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Details here: http://penoff.com/1993_400E_For_Sale.html Make me a reasonable offer (not Okie offer) and it’s yours. -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] Hands free phone device question

2018-05-24 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
This is what I used in my W210 with the leather covered mount: https://tinyurl.com/yc8gl82w I used double sided tape to anchor it to the flat surface of the mount. It’s been there since last year and hasn’t shown any indication that it’s coming off. It’s worked quite well and does exactly

[MBZ] OT - Home Network Security

2018-05-24 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Just saw this come across the wire from US-CERT and thought it might be helpful to folks here. A good read and a lot of really simple things to do to harden your home networks and computers. If you have questions about what their talking about, drop me a PM or ask here. Many of these action

Re: [MBZ] Hands free phone device question

2018-05-24 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Dwight, maybe you could glue the steel plate on the inside of the case? - Max Charleston SC On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 10:26 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Thanks Max. Think I need a,clam shell one as I have decorative case on my > phone. It also

Re: [MBZ] OT: Trucks

2018-05-24 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Congrats! -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On May 23, 2018 9:07:22 PM EDT, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: >Got the final offer on the wrecked truck today, $18,734 and I keep the >truck. That means >my Cummins/tranny combo, low miles, cost about $1,300