Re: [MBZ] Mercedes 1972 280SE 4.5 V8 Parts Car Runs 108 Body - $1, 850 (Franklin, NC)

Here is some rust fix for you... $ $ $ $$$ Apply liberally... Look at the pics car

Re: [MBZ] OT dog pee

> Since the drywall was soaked through... With that amount of piss, before re-drywalling I'd consider slopping a coat of Killz on all the wood that is about to be covered up. Just as insurance. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives htt

Re: [MBZ] OT: Sharpening a lopper

I use a mill bastard file to great success. On the cut blade, follow the original angle of the blade grind and dress out any nicks. On the anvil blade, dress it as you would sharpening scissors, straight across the anvil with a slight relief angle away from the cut surface contact. [That would be t

Re: [MBZ] Stupid neighbors

You really need to dump this house. I know, the plan is three years. In three years, you're going to be doing this... again. Home buyers want fresh paint, fresh carpet, fresh appliances, fresh landscaping, etc. Do it now, sell it and be done. If property values drop again, you'll be waiting ano

[MBZ] Ponton project $5,900

https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwi/cto/d/crown-point-1957-mercedes-benz-220s/7191332440.html Allan ___ 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

Re: [MBZ] OT: Sharpening a lopper

I use a file. The lopper blade metal is surprisingly soft. > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of > Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2020 8:38 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Cc: Andrew Strasfogel > Subjec

Re: [MBZ] OT dog pee

I heard something about this and think it turns out the owner is scamming. He did the damage himself and has a go fund me that’s up to 48k or so. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 6, 2020, at 9:12 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > I give your bitch ass a place to when nobody else would g

[MBZ] Stupid neighbors

So at Okie Acres 1 aka rental house, a dude from Shitcago just built a house on the lot next door. I think I already talked about how he built his privacy fence at least 1-2 feet on my side. Since I have been over there all the time I observed he had an in ground pool and the whole area is built

[MBZ] I got high and wrote this ad

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3166202526983736/ --FT Sent from iPhone ___ 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

Re: [MBZ] OT dog pee

I give your bitch ass a place to when nobody else would give you a place to live. (that's your first hint that everybody else has a good reason for not renting to her) (language alert) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRRDbziHvxU Twitter comments are mostly against the homeowner https://twitter.co

Re: [MBZ] OT: Sharpening a lopper

I use a whetstone with medium grit on one,side & fine on the other side & sharpen it by hand. Used to watch my grandfather use a whetstone on his scythe Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Sun, Sep 6, 2020, 8:38 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I have a good quali

Re: [MBZ] OT: Sharpening a lopper

Use a 3/8” round grinding stone on a rotary tool and touch it up --FT Sent from iPhone > On Sep 6, 2020, at 8:38 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > I have a good quality lopper that easily cuts branches up to 1.5" but the > blades have become dull. Is there a specific sharpening

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes 1972 280SE 4.5 V8 Parts Car Runs 108 Body - $1, 850 (Franklin, NC)

"Anything can be fixed" Not rust on a W108/109 unless you replace all the sheet metal. Russian steel, well known for being horrible. Rusted badly even in Germany. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubs

Re: [MBZ] Nail gun

You need longer than 1.5”. 3/4 + 1/2 is 1 1/4 so that means there is only 1/4” into studs Go with 2” --FT Sent from iPhone > On Sep 6, 2020, at 7:58 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Went and got the 2 in 1 nail gun at HF. It said it does some sort of staples > and well as Brad

[MBZ] OT: Sharpening a lopper

I have a good quality lopper that easily cuts branches up to 1.5" but the blades have become dull. Is there a specific sharpening tool for this? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change deliv

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes 1972 280SE 4.5 V8 Parts Car Runs 108 Body - $1, 850 (Franklin, NC)

Anything can be fixed. On Sun, Sep 6, 2020 at 7:33 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Maybe the rust could be fixed? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 6, 2020, at 11:28 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > An honest description

Re: [MBZ] Like Beer?

Especially Budweiser. I don't get it/ On Sun, Sep 6, 2020 at 3:39 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > There is no accounting for taste. > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > > On Sun, Sep 6, 2020, 2:57 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > >

Re: [MBZ] FLAPS alternator options (non-MB)

>Finally got the MF-er out. Yay! Rick ___ 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] OT dog pee

>We went so far as to talk to our real estate attorney and look at some >contracts A retired co-worker has several rental properties. He screens his tenants, however he never meets them. When he shows up at a property, they only know he is the handyman/property manager. He has his attorney

Re: [MBZ] OT dog pee

Yep Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 6, 2020, at 6:57 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://www.netflix.com/title/60026600?preventIntent=true > > > Rick > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

[MBZ] Nail gun

Went and got the 2 in 1 nail gun at HF. It said it does some sort of staples and well as Brad nails. Anyway I got 1.5” brad nails to go with it. Holy heck it makes the job of attaching trim so easy. Last time I was using a hammer and small finish nails. That was a PIA to do. Sent from my iPhon

Re: [MBZ] OT dog pee

https://www.netflix.com/title/60026600?preventIntent=true Rick ___ 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.co

Re: [MBZ] OT dog pee

Well considering I’m about 6k in that is what has been happening. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 6, 2020, at 6:54 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > On Sun, September 6, 2020 7:38 pm, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >> In about 3 years we are looking to sell. >> > > Hopefully you w

Re: [MBZ] OT dog pee

After we cut out the drywall we might just do that to the studs. It had to be a massive amount of piss as in they just let their dogs pee in there for the last 3 years constantly. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 6, 2020, at 6:47 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > > Kaleb, > Have you tried using

Re: [MBZ] OT dog pee

On Sun, September 6, 2020 7:38 pm, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > In about 3 years we are looking to sell. > Hopefully you will have remediated the damage by then. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] OT dog pee

Kaleb, Have you tried using baking soda to take away the smell? Since the drywall was soaked through, the amount of dog piss had to be huge. I would suggest you lay a good layer of baking soda in the studs and across the floor and any area you can get it to stay... walk away for a couple days and

Re: [MBZ] OT dog pee

Yea the plan is the rent it again. In about 3 years we are looking to sell. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 6, 2020, at 2:07 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Are you still planning to rent again? > > Your stories have pretty much convinced me I never want to be a landlord. > Max Dillon

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes 1972 280SE 4.5 V8 Parts Car Runs 108 Body - $1, 850 (Franklin, NC)

Maybe the rust could be fixed? Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 6, 2020, at 11:28 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > An honest description. I would think the parts on this car would be worth > the price > > https://greenville.craigslist.org/pts/d/pickens-mercedes-se-45-v8-parts-car/71

Re: [MBZ] Kaleb! - Road Trip

Exactly --FT Sent from iPhone > On Sep 6, 2020, at 6:33 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > On Sun, September 6, 2020 5:42 pm, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> https://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/cto/d/irving-1979-mercedes-300cd-2dr-di >> esel/7191129693.html > > > It was family owned

Re: [MBZ] Kaleb! - Road Trip

On Sun, September 6, 2020 5:42 pm, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > https://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/cto/d/irving-1979-mercedes-300cd-2dr-di > esel/7191129693.html It was family owned for 42 years, then the seller bought it in 2020 and restored it in Oklahoma for a daily driver. Now offered on B

Re: [MBZ] Kaleb! - Road Trip

Nice Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 6, 2020, at 4:42 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/cto/d/irving-1979-mercedes-300cd-2dr-diesel/7191129693.html > > -D > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives h

[MBZ] Kaleb! - Road Trip

https://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/cto/d/irving-1979-mercedes-300cd-2dr-diesel/7191129693.html -D ___ 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/mail

Re: [MBZ] New S-class. Looks like a Hyundai

Floyd’s lawyer buddy’s S430 (W220) I had for a short tie was very much that. Pleather (pointed out with great disdain by my youngest son the first time he got into the car) along with a design that was soulless coupled with major league nanny electronics all added up to something I didn’t enjoy.

Re: [MBZ] Mercedes 1972 280SE 4.5 V8 Parts Car Runs 108 Body - $1, 850 (Franklin, NC)

GREEN!!! ...carpets, brown seats and door cards. - Max Charleston SC On Sun, Sep 6, 2020 at 12:28 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > An honest description. I would think the parts on this car would be > worth the price > > > https://greenville.craigs

Re: [MBZ] New S-class. Looks like a Hyundai

The W220 I drove for a few years was on par with upper end Hyundaia-eh owned by SWMBA. Hers was new, mine a few years old. Same plastics, same very thin leather, same look and feel, same fabric linings. Not sure how reliable the korean electronics were, as that car sold at five years old. I

Re: [MBZ] OT dog pee

When we were preparing to sell our former home we considered keeping it and renting it, as rentals are in high demand in this area and command some pretty decent prices. We would only be about six blocks away, so that would be a plus. We went so far as to talk to our real estate attorney and loo

Re: [MBZ] Like Beer?

There is no accounting for taste. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Sun, Sep 6, 2020, 2:57 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > This guy apparently does: > > > https://www.propertypanorama.com/4707-Lucerne-Lakes-Boulevard-102-Lake-Worth-FL-33467/unbranded?fbclid=IwAR0mA_Tl9PkGiGP2Qzb3EKdh-OwOtf46

Re: [MBZ] OT dog pee

It's like a script for a movie. I'm laughing but also feel bad for Kaleb. Really it's normally not that bad. Biggest thing is to never allow pets. They can do so much damage in the worst case. There's always the chance you get the tenant from hell though. That's why it's an investment: there's ri

Re: [MBZ] FLAPS alternator options (non-MB)

Finally got the MF-er out. I did have to unbolt the right side motor mount bracket, yank the engine forward as far as I could and it barely squeezed out. Off to Autozone to have it tested (pretty sure it's bad, I measured just barely 12V on a freshly charged battery with engine running and headlig

Re: [MBZ] OT dog pee

Are you still planning to rent again? Your stories have pretty much convinced me I never want to be a landlord. Max Dillon Charleston SC Sep 5, 2020 9:59:27 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes : > We are way too far down the rabbit hole for that.  We are sitting at about > $6k in materials so far. W

Re: [MBZ] Having kids is not worth it

That's what I was thinking. Max Dillon Charleston SC Sep 5, 2020 9:01:29 PM Frederick Moir via Mercedes : > Lear: > If she must teem, > Create her child of spleen, that it may live > And be a thwart disnatur'd torment to her! > Let it stamp wrinkles in her brow of youth, > With cadent tears fret

[MBZ] Like Beer?

This guy apparently does: https://www.propertypanorama.com/4707-Lucerne-Lakes-Boulevard-102-Lake-Worth-FL-33467/unbranded?fbclid=IwAR0mA_Tl9PkGiGP2Qzb3EKdh-OwOtf46cYOFAd1FXdCWjv9PHtaNnjubtAM

Re: [MBZ] FLAPS alternator options (non-MB)

Used?When my '98 Jetta was nearing the end of its life I couldn't stomach putting in a $400(!) new alternator. It wanted a 120a unit and reman was not available. I found a used one for $50. It gave 2 years of service, when it expired I decided it wasn't worth replacing and got a new car. -Curt

Re: [MBZ] Cheap Poos project Replacement cost for all 5 cylinders approximately $1, 600.

Pretend it's a coupe and drive it for 5 years until it becomes an "antique". On Sun, Sep 6, 2020 at 12:23 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://wilmington.craigslist.org/cto/d/southport-slk-230/7190971206.html > > -- > --FT > > > _

Re: [MBZ] CRACKHEAD ALERT The car have not been driven since 2005. The body is not in the best of condition

Probably hopes someone will offer $3k for the engine. On Sun, Sep 6, 2020 at 12:18 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > 1975 Mercedes-Benz - $6,000(Charleston) > > > https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/d/charleston-1975-mercedes-benz/7191199838.html > > 1975 Mer

[MBZ] Mercedes 1972 280SE 4.5 V8 Parts Car Runs 108 Body - $1, 850 (Franklin, NC)

An honest description.  I would think the parts on this car would be worth the price https://greenville.craigslist.org/pts/d/pickens-mercedes-se-45-v8-parts-car/7186347048.html -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz

[MBZ] Cheap Poos project Replacement cost for all 5 cylinders approximately $1, 600.

https://wilmington.craigslist.org/cto/d/southport-slk-230/7190971206.html -- --FT ___ 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

[MBZ] METH HEAD ALERT!!!! This is what the Clean title Says....., A Gazelle By Classic Motor Cars, Miami, Florida

Meth is prevalent in rural communities 1929 Mercedes Benz Convertable - $15,500(Inman, South Carolina) https://greenville.craigslist.org/cto/d/inman-1929-mercedes-benz-convertable/7191080077.html-- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list arch

[MBZ] CRACKHEAD ALERT The car have not been driven since 2005. The body is not in the best of condition

1975 Mercedes-Benz - $6,000(Charleston) https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/d/charleston-1975-mercedes-benz/7191199838.html 1975 Mercedes-Benz 450 SL. 125702 original miles. Two door hard top and soft top. The car have not been driven since 2005. The body is not in the best of condition

Re: [MBZ] So, after my Mercedes got wrecked...

Could probably get that with a salvage title --FT On 9/5/20 11:37 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: 1:57 ...ouch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOWn1WSYhVQ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubsc

Re: [MBZ] Chowdah Q XIII

Thanks. It wasn’t painful actually which is surprising. Would have never known if it wasn’t for the slight redness in my eye! Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 4, 2020, at 11:33 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Glad you healed, Dimitri. I once thrashed around in my sleep and litera

Re: [MBZ] Chowdah Q XIII

Yes never again without safety glasses. Lesson learned!! Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 5, 2020, at 3:43 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > > Never hit the on switch of a grinder without good safety glasses in > place... unless you want to walk your seeing eye dog with a white cane with > a red ti