Re: [MBZ] OT: Drag racing

Damned woman drivers. On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 9:17 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Midwest nationals were more exciting than usual. > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubsc

Re: [MBZ] Let the Martha'ing Commence!

You do that with no fluid? --FT Sent from iPhone > On Oct 15, 2020, at 10:01 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes > wrote: > > Dan, > When you change fluid in 4matic transfer case make sure you take it out & > do figure 8's. > Documented online. > > Dwight Giles Jr > 1982 300CD > 2005 E320 4matic

Re: [MBZ] Let the Martha'ing Commence!

Dan, When you change fluid in 4matic transfer case make sure you take it out & do figure 8's. Documented online. Dwight Giles Jr 1982 300CD 2005 E320 4matic Wickford RI On Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 1:51 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > Started in on the new E320 last night. Got the car vacuumed o

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 2003 E320 Mercedes Benz $1000 Chandler

On Thu, 15 Oct 2020 13:54:43 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > Sorry. I got this confused with the one in Chandler. It is in Chandler -- Chandler, Arizona, that is. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/arch

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: Mercedes-Benz 300TE

Green Whale for Max? Mitch https://vermont.craigslist.org/cto/d/burlington-mercedes-benz-300te/7206303724.html -- ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change del

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: Mercedes-Benz 300TE

Stick them in a barn for 10 years and get repaid with interest. On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 3:49 PM Frederick Moir via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > -- Forwarded message - > From: > Date: Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 3:03 PM > Subject: Mercedes-Benz 300TE > To: > > > fred4s...@

[MBZ] Fwd: Mercedes-Benz 300TE

-- Forwarded message - From: Date: Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 3:03 PM Subject: Mercedes-Benz 300TE To: fred4s...@gmail.com forwarded you this from craigslist: -- Mercedes-Benz 300TE https://vermont.craigslist.org/cto/d/burlington-mercedes-benz-300te/720630

Re: [MBZ] Let the Martha'ing Commence!

I was fixin to sell the 99E320 and of course the PS pump started groaning and the driver window started ignoring the Go Up command and the seat won’t go forward now. I think I got a new seat knackers switch for it, or Maybe that was the $500E300 I smashed. I guess I should go pull the switches a

Re: [MBZ] Mechnical interest/aptitude is not inherited

Yesterday I couldn't even spell enjiener, today I are one On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 1:12 PM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Engineers are born not made > > On Wed, Oct 14, 2020, 8:43 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > On the other

Re: [MBZ] W163 ML350 rear window regulator.

On 2020-10-15 13:05, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: Mitch Haley via Mercedes writes: The $27 ebay one seems to be the same as the $20 Rock auto ones. Rock will probaby make most of it up on the shipping charges. Nothing bigger than an ignition key ships for less than $7.99 at Rock. Sear

Re: [MBZ] Let the Martha'ing Commence!

>Only thing I’ve discovered so far is that the front passenger seat adjustment >seems wonky. May need a reset? Kind of like resetting the windows and sunroof after a battery disconnect. >. I need to pull a spark plug to see if it needs plugs, and order a crank >position sensor to proactively r

Re: [MBZ] Kleb Car Alert!!

I’d buy that. I have a nearly new set of kumhos for it, the other stuff is no biggie. Offer 4 Bens and take it home, fix it up and flip it for $2k --FT Sent from iPhone > On Oct 15, 2020, at 1:38 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > $350 for the car. > $150 for an Amazon conductor plate

Re: [MBZ] W163 ML350 rear window regulator.

Mitch Haley via Mercedes writes: > The $27 ebay one seems to be the same as the $20 Rock auto ones. Rock will probaby make most of it up on the shipping charges. Allan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] low miles S320

Because it's a Marzedees. On Thu, Oct 15, 2020, 1:54 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > Unrealistic expectations. Like they paid that much for it when they bought > it, or their mechanic/uncle/best friend, etc. told them it’s worth that > much. Ot they’re looking at one of the car valuation sit

Re: [MBZ] W163 ML350 rear window regulator.

I don't know when, if ever, I last opened that window. Driver's window gets used, pax front occasionally, rear popouts rarely. Finding odd things at Rock Auto. The cheap ones fit 1998-2002 The listings for my 2003 fit 1998-2005 but cost twice as much. The $27 ebay one seems to be the same as the

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 2003 E320 Mercedes Benz $1000 Chandler

Sorry. I got this confused with the one in Chandler. -D > On Oct 15, 2020, at 1:47 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > I thought the car posted was in AZ? > > Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes: > >> Hey, it's only Evansville, and you can take that fancy interstate they’ve >> been wanti

Re: [MBZ] low miles S320

Unrealistic expectations. Like they paid that much for it when they bought it, or their mechanic/uncle/best friend, etc. told them it’s worth that much. Ot they’re looking at one of the car valuation sites and rating it as Extra Super Special Happy Good Good condition. Hagerty has a tendency to

Re: [MBZ] W163 ML350 rear window regulator.

My local Ace Hardware had the right size rivets. Cheaper than the dealer, too. -D > On Oct 15, 2020, at 1:47 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > On 2020-10-15 12:30, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> If your use of the rear windows is limited, the generic Dorman is >> cheap and does the

[MBZ] Let the Martha'ing Commence!

Started in on the new E320 last night. Got the car vacuumed out and washed. Polished the headlights. Been cleaning carpets between meetings today. Later on I’ll start in on the hard surfaces in the interior and get the exterior clay’ed, polished and waxed. I need to pull a spark plug to see if i

Re: [MBZ] W163 ML350 rear window regulator.

Yes you will need rivets or bodge up some bolts. I have to do the same on the $700ML500. Amazon have all the bits not particularly expensive. I found a step-by-step pdf of the process, not hard. I’m not home so can’t send a link but search for it? Might have been on benzworld. There are some

Re: [MBZ] W163 ML350 rear window regulator.

On 2020-10-15 12:30, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: If your use of the rear windows is limited, the generic Dorman is cheap and does the job. I don’t know if this is one that’s riveted in place, if so, better have some big rivets and the appropriate tool to pop them. Looks like the rivets are 4

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 2003 E320 Mercedes Benz $1000 Chandler

I thought the car posted was in AZ? Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes: > Hey, it's only Evansville, and you can take that fancy interstate they’ve > been wanting to build for decades. I can’t forget all the trips I made from > Indy to Evansville for business purposes that were a full day just to

Re: [MBZ] low miles S320

I always wonder what motivates a really high initial asking price, considering that market value can be easily checked on KBB and similar websites (which report a max $3K private party price for that car). Allan Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes: > Ask is a bit outlandish as it’s an S320. If it wa

Re: [MBZ] Kleb Car Alert!!

Doesn’t look too bad Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 15, 2020, at 12:23 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/d/lutz-mechanics-special-2000-mercedes/7214452902.html > >

Re: [MBZ] Kleb Car Alert!!

(Raises hand) I just bought one. My 1999 E320 has bun warmers. You see a fair number of cars down here with them. I think my convertible (S500) is one of the dew R129s that didn’t have them as an option. They’re very common in convertibles. -D > On Oct 15, 2020, at 1:37 PM, Rick Knoble via Me

Re: [MBZ] Kleb Car Alert!!

$350 for the car. $150 for an Amazon conductor plate, fluid, etc. $500 for tires. $0 electrical t/s (I do it for fun). $150 brakes. $500 for transport to Chicagoland. $1650 total. No seat heaters, no sale. If you live where it gets below 40 farenheight, once you've had heated seats, they become

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 2003 E320 Mercedes Benz $1000 Chandler

Absolutely not. Smoking killed my Dad at 56. Just pointing out that there is a booming business across the river because of the cheap cigarettes (Kentucky is a major tobacco producer) and you see billboards all over Evansville about this. -D > On Oct 15, 2020, at 1:32 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wr

Re: [MBZ] Kleb Car Alert!!

$150 for 4 wheel brake pads + rotors? How about calipers? On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 1:33 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Most likely a bad conductor plate. With fluid and parts you would be under > $300. > > Tires, at least name brand ones, will set you back $500. I kn

Re: [MBZ] Kleb Car Alert!!

Most likely a bad conductor plate. With fluid and parts you would be under $300. Tires, at least name brand ones, will set you back $500. I know, I’m looking for a set for my new to me E320 right now. Brakes with MB OE parts, including rotors, are $150 if that. -D > On Oct 15, 2020, at 1:28 PM

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 2003 E320 Mercedes Benz $1000 Chandler

Are you a smoker? I wouldn't have guessed... On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 1:28 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Hey, it's only Evansville, and you can take that fancy interstate they’ve > been wanting to build for decades. I can’t forget all the trips I made from > Indy to

Re: [MBZ] W163 ML350 rear window regulator.

If your use of the rear windows is limited, the generic Dorman is cheap and does the job. I don’t know if this is one that’s riveted in place, if so, better have some big rivets and the appropriate tool to pop them. -D > On Oct 15, 2020, at 12:36 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > So,

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 2003 E320 Mercedes Benz $1000 Chandler

Hey, it's only Evansville, and you can take that fancy interstate they’ve been wanting to build for decades. I can’t forget all the trips I made from Indy to Evansville for business purposes that were a full day just to make the round trip. Ugh. Also, while you’re there you can go across the ri

Re: [MBZ] Kleb Car Alert!!

*"Transmission has been shifting strangely lately, probably needs an oil change. Just bought a new battery two weeks ago and now it won't start, so something is draining it. Needs tires and rear brakes."* Transmission replacement or rebuild - $2500 (?) Electrical troubleshooting - $500 ? New Tires

Re: [MBZ] low miles S320

Ask is a bit outlandish as it’s an S320. If it was an S500 maybe. On a good day, considering the miles and condition, it’s a $4k-$5k car. -D > On Oct 15, 2020, at 12:58 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > > https://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/d/sellersburg-1995-mercedes-s-k-miles/72

Re: [MBZ] low miles S320

Not paying 8 grand for a 25 y.o. car with an ugly dent in the left rear corner. On Thu, Oct 15, 2020 at 12:59 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > https://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/d/sellersburg-1995-mercedes-s-k-miles/7213048366.html > >

[MBZ] Kleb Car Alert!!

https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/d/lutz-mechanics-special-2000-mercedes/7214452902.html -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okieben

Re: [MBZ] Mechnical interest/aptitude is not inherited

Engineers are born not made On Wed, Oct 14, 2020, 8:43 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On the other hand, my son self-taught on how to transplant a 6 liter > engine + megasquirt into his Mazda Miata. I can barely change the oil and > only attempt "light" repai

[MBZ] low miles S320

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[MBZ] OT: Envisioning an 1800 lb. pumpkin

Grown in MA, no less. Required 50 gallons of H2O daily. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/10/14/lifestyle/1800-pound-pumpkin-descends-boston-public-market/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or ch

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 2003 E320 Mercedes Benz $1000 Chandler

Same in Indiana, but unfortunately it's way to far away to seriously consider. Mitch Haley via Mercedes writes: > We don't emissions test in Michigan. > I'd drive that for $1000 if that's the only thing wrong with it. > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

[MBZ] W163 ML350 rear window regulator.

So, I'm driving home from town, and hear the window behind me whistle. I tap the up button, nothing happens. Tap down then up, and now the wind is a roar, because the window is open 5-6" Get home, and I can lift the window a couple inches, let go and it drops back down. Oh, boy, looks like a p

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 2003 E320 Mercedes Benz $1000 Chandler

We don't emissions test in Michigan. I'd drive that for $1000 if that's the only thing wrong with it. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.co

[MBZ] Fwd: 2003 E320 Mercedes Benz $1000 Chandler

Got the parts laying around? Bob R Sent from my iPhone > > 2003 E320 Mercedes Benz $1000 Chandler > > https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/d/chandler-2003-e320-mercedes-benz-1000/7214156182.html > > Please go to the preferences page if you don't want to receive email-a-friend > messages