Re: [MBZ] I think this is already getting overpriced

2020-11-27 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Yes Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 27, 2020, at 8:21 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes > wrote: > > Is that red factory color? > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > >> On Fri, Nov 27, 2020, 8:51 PM Max Dillon via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> That damaged right front fender takes all the wind out of

Re: [MBZ] I think this is already getting overpriced

2020-11-27 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Ok thanks. Seems a bit red for MB Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Fri, Nov 27, 2020, 9:29 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On 2020-11-27 21:20, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: > > Is that red factory color? > > Was originally Imperial Red, just what you need if you

Re: [MBZ] I think this is already getting overpriced

2020-11-27 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2020-11-27 19:57, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Where did they get that superwide black duct tape? 2" is normal width. You can see the layers at the top edge of the fender. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.c

Re: [MBZ] I think this is already getting overpriced

2020-11-27 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2020-11-27 21:20, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: Is that red factory color? Was originally Imperial Red, just what you need if your Porsche is Guards Red http://mb-teilekatalog.info/view_DatacardAction.php?lang=E&vin=WDBEB31EXSC093315 https://www.paintscratch.com/touch_up_paint/Merce

Re: [MBZ] OT: my new laptop

2020-11-27 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2020-11-27 21:11, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: Firmware is listed here so it probably works. Intel stuff is a pretty safe bet. https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/05511/network-and-i-o/wireless.html Looks like you'll need to be running a fairly recent kernel, so

Re: [MBZ] I think this is already getting overpriced

2020-11-27 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Is that red factory color? Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Fri, Nov 27, 2020, 8:51 PM Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: > That damaged right front fender takes all the wind out of the sails. > > I do love the color. > > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > > > Nov 27, 2020 7:18:07 PM Kaleb Striplin via M

Re: [MBZ] VW body kit

2020-11-27 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2020-11-27 20:31, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: I posted one a few weeks ago uncompleted project for cheap. There’s another one for sale somewhere around I have seen too. They seem to pop up frequently. I don’t think they’re a VW kit though? Most of them aren't. The vast majority wer

Re: [MBZ] OT: my new laptop

2020-11-27 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Firmware is listed here so it probably works. Intel stuff is a pretty safe bet. https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/05511/network-and-i-o/wireless.html Looks like you'll need to be running a fairly recent kernel, so that rules out using CentOS unless you deliberately use

Re: [MBZ] I think this is already getting overpriced

2020-11-27 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I was wanting to be in it around $600. As it stand now with fees it’s hitting the $900 mark. If I want it bad enough I may have to bid my $1k limit and see what happens. At that I think it would be too much but the rare color and the fact that my buddy owned it new makes in interesting. Sent f

Re: [MBZ] I think this is already getting overpriced

2020-11-27 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Well it has a salvage title. In a case of it being a small world, a friend of mine actually bought this car new in VA and then later moved here. Sold it to the dealer here with 40k miles and now it turns up on copart. It is a really rare color combo. Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 27, 2020, at

Re: [MBZ] VW body kit

2020-11-27 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
That one looks like it's on a old air-cooled VW chassis. You can see the twin exhaust pipes and what looks like a heat exchanger under the rear fender in one of the photos. Allan Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes writes: > I posted one a few weeks ago uncompleted project for cheap. There’s another

Re: [MBZ] I think this is already getting overpriced

2020-11-27 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
That damaged right front fender takes all the wind out of the sails.  I do love the color. Max Dillon Charleston SC Nov 27, 2020 7:18:07 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes : > Current bid $575 and auction does not start for 4 days > > https://www.copart.com/lot/53496690 > > > Sent from my iPhon

Re: [MBZ] I am an idiot but I am going to get this derelict 380SEC

2020-11-27 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
So where are the pics?  No pics, no video, it never happened. Max Dillon Charleston SC Nov 26, 2020 8:23:20 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes : > 5hr drive but for $200, and SEC's worth of parts and bits. velour interior, I > wonder if it was a Euro version > > Merry Thanksgiving to me! > > --

Re: [MBZ] VW body kit

2020-11-27 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I posted one a few weeks ago uncompleted project for cheap. There’s another one for sale somewhere around I have seen too. They seem to pop up frequently. I don’t think they’re a VW kit though? --FT Sent from iPhone > On Nov 27, 2020, at 3:32 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > >  > ht

Re: [MBZ] 05 Mercedes E500 4matic. Bad transmission

2020-11-27 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
That would have been a good snag. I wonder if the 4M had air suspension too. --FT Sent from iPhone > On Nov 27, 2020, at 8:21 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Hm. So it is. > > Was asking $1,200. Had like 137,000 miles, said it was his daily driver > until the transmission "went o

Re: [MBZ] 05 Mercedes E500 4matic. Bad transmission

2020-11-27 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Hm. So it is. Was asking $1,200. Had like 137,000 miles, said it was his daily driver until the transmission "went out." Everything else worked, no rust but peeling clear coat on the hood. Allan Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes writes: > Deleted. What did it say? > > The 722.6 is pretty solid,

Re: [MBZ] I think this is already getting overpriced

2020-11-27 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Where did they get that superwide black duct tape? On Fri, Nov 27, 2020 at 7:33 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Wow looks really clean. > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > > > On Nov 27, 2020, at 7:18 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

Re: [MBZ] I think this is already getting overpriced

2020-11-27 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Wow looks really clean. --FT Sent from iPhone > On Nov 27, 2020, at 7:18 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Current bid $575 and auction does not start for 4 days > > https://www.copart.com/lot/53496690 > > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > ht

[MBZ] I think this is already getting overpriced

2020-11-27 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Current bid $575 and auction does not start for 4 days https://www.copart.com/lot/53496690 Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail

Re: [MBZ] I am an idiot but I am going to get this derelict 380SEC

2020-11-27 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Each way --FT Sent from iPhone > On Nov 27, 2020, at 11:30 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > On 26/11/2020 5:56 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: >> 5hr drive but for $200, and SEC's worth of parts and bits. velour interior, >> I wonder if it was a Euro version >> >> Merry Th

Re: [MBZ] 05 Mercedes E500 4matic. Bad transmission

2020-11-27 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Deleted. What did it say? The 722.6 is pretty solid, there are probably 20million of the out there. --FT Sent from iPhone > On Nov 27, 2020, at 4:41 PM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes > wrote: > > Isn't it a 722.6 tranny? > > Dwight Giles Jr. > Wickford RI > >> On Fri, Nov 27, 2020, 4:21 PM Al

Re: [MBZ] 05 Mercedes E500 4matic. Bad transmission

2020-11-27 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Isn't it a 722.6 tranny? Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Fri, Nov 27, 2020, 4:21 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Conductor plate came to mind but I didn't know if that was an issue on > this particular model. Seems the 4MATIC used the 5 speed automatic not > the 7

Re: [MBZ] 05 Mercedes E500 4matic. Bad transmission

2020-11-27 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Conductor plate came to mind but I didn't know if that was an issue on this particular model. Seems the 4MATIC used the 5 speed automatic not the 7 speed (7G-TRONIC) trans according to Wikipedia. Allan Meade Dillon via Mercedes writes: > Bad conductor plate? Needs a fluid and filter change?

Re: [MBZ] 05 Mercedes E500 4matic. Bad transmission

2020-11-27 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Bad conductor plate? Needs a fluid and filter change? "Lifetime" fluid fill has reached lifetime of the transmission which is now out of warranty and it must be replaced / rebuilt at owner's expense? - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Nov 27, 2020 at 3:40 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mer

Re: [MBZ] OT: my new laptop

2020-11-27 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2020-11-27 14:11, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: Linux is pretty good these days. Issues, if any, likely will be with things like WiFi/Bluetooth, which tend to be cheaply sourced from vendors who don't care to provide Linux drivers, or things like battery management, suspend/sleep/resume wh

Re: [MBZ] 05 Mercedes E500 4matic. Bad transmission

2020-11-27 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Wonder what the symptoms are? Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Fri, Nov 27, 2020, 3:40 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Would this possibly be an easy fix? > > > https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/pts/d/martinsville-2005-mercedes-e500-4matic/7223935093.html > > Alla

Re: [MBZ] OT new laptops

2020-11-27 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Costco seems to do this a lot. Same thing with their "special offers" on major appliances, e.g. dishwashers. On Fri, Nov 27, 2020 at 2:01 PM Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Mitch had provided a link earlier to Costco's sale on this laptop: > > https://www.newegg.com/a

[MBZ] 05 Mercedes E500 4matic. Bad transmission

2020-11-27 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Would this possibly be an easy fix? https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/pts/d/martinsville-2005-mercedes-e500-4matic/7223935093.html Allan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

[MBZ] VW body kit

2020-11-27 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
https://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/d/la-grange-1929-gazelle/7237238987.html ___ 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/mer

Re: [MBZ] OT: my new laptop

2020-11-27 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Mitch Haley via Mercedes writes: > On 2020-11-27 12:00, Craig via Mercedes wrote: >> Does it run Linux properly? > > Do new PCs have problems with that? > Is it reasonable to assume a AMD 4700U in a proprietary HP motherboard > with proprietary BIOS would run Linux? Linux is pretty good these d

Re: [MBZ] OT: my new laptop

2020-11-27 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Mitch Haley via Mercedes writes: > Then I read a review of this exact model, claiming the memory was > soldered to the motherboard. It's becoming more common for laptops to not be upgradable at all. Allan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archiv

[MBZ] OT new laptops

2020-11-27 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Mitch had provided a link earlier to Costco's sale on this laptop: https://www.newegg.com/aluminum-silver-hp-17-by2053cl/p/1TS-000D-0CA13 Costco no longer offer this on their website, but my local store had 16 in stock a couple days ago, I think I'm going to get one today, on sale for $480. Foun

Re: [MBZ] OT: my new laptop

2020-11-27 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Mitch, I'm suspecting that because HP is too cheap to include a memory door, they declare the memory to not be upgradable by a user. Another possibility: HP did not include a memory door because the HP warranty will be voided if a mere user opens up the case; they can charge you more $$ and instal

Re: [MBZ] OT: my new laptop

2020-11-27 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2020-11-27 12:00, Craig via Mercedes wrote: On Fri, 27 Nov 2020 11:48:41 -0600 Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: At this point, I'm about ready to cancel the 8GB one or sell it to somebody else, and pay the premium for the one with 16GB already installed. Anybody want a $700 computer for $442

Re: [MBZ] OT: my new laptop

2020-11-27 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 27 Nov 2020 11:48:41 -0600 Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: > At this point, I'm about ready to cancel the 8GB one or sell it to > somebody else, and pay the premium for the one with 16GB already > installed. Anybody want a $700 computer for $442 with express shipping? Does it run Linux

Re: [MBZ] OT: my new laptop

2020-11-27 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2020-11-27 11:17, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: On Fri, Nov 27, 2020 at 10:08 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: So, does that mean the review I read was FOS? https://www.notebookcheck.net/HP-Pavilion-15-refreshed-with-AMD-Ryzen-4000-series-Renoir-CPUs.494975.0.html

Re: [MBZ] OT: my new laptop

2020-11-27 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2020-11-27 11:21, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: My sig. oth. wants her new laptop to have TONS of storage for all her photos. Will this model suffice? If you're willing to pay through the nose for the larger SSD from HP, or if you're willing to rip the thing apart to replace the SS

Re: [MBZ] OT: my new laptop

2020-11-27 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2020-11-27 11:30, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: Seagate Backup Plus 5TB Portable Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services Good point. And the Pavilion comes with 10GB/s USB ports. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okie

Re: [MBZ] OT: my new laptop

2020-11-27 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Seagate Backup Plus 5TB Portable Hard Drive with Rescue Data Recovery Services https://www.costco.com/seagate-backup-plus-5tb-portable-hard-drive-with-rescue-data-recovery-services.product.100510586.html Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: November 27, 2020 11:22 AM To: mercedes@okiebenz.co

Re: [MBZ] OT: my new laptop

2020-11-27 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
My sig. oth. wants her new laptop to have TONS of storage for all her photos. Will this model suffice? On Fri, Nov 27, 2020 at 12:18 PM OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > On Fri, Nov 27, 2020 at 10:08 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > So, does that mean the revie

Re: [MBZ] OT: my new laptop

2020-11-27 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
On Fri, Nov 27, 2020 at 10:08 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > So, does that mean the review I read was FOS? > > https://www.notebookcheck.net/HP-Pavilion-15-refreshed-with-AMD-Ryzen-4000-series-Renoir-CPUs.494975.0.html > You read it on the internet - it must be tr

Re: [MBZ] OT WHAT COULD GO WRONG???? 1987 Jaguar XJ12 Sedan 4D, $1, 000

2020-11-27 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Rare 2 door sedan. On Fri, Nov 27, 2020 at 10:25 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/381846033089955/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined > > -- > --FT > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com >

Re: [MBZ] 2008 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E 320 BLUETEC Sedan 4D,$2,200

2020-11-27 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Would any of these scenarios generate a check engine light? On Fri, Nov 27, 2020 at 10:24 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I wonder what would cause this. Looks pretty nice > > > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2761890984034485/?ref=search&referra

Re: [MBZ] I am an idiot but I am going to get this derelict 380SEC

2020-11-27 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 26/11/2020 5:56 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: 5hr drive but for $200, and SEC's worth of parts and bits. velour interior, I wonder if it was a Euro version Merry Thanksgiving to me! 5 hours each way, or round trip? RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.c

Re: [MBZ] OT: my new laptop

2020-11-27 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
And now I download the service manual, which shows me how to replace the socketed (not soldered) DIMMs. http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c06148960 So, does that mean the review I read was FOS? https://www.notebookcheck.net/HP-Pavilion-15-refreshed-with-AMD-Ryzen-4000-series-Renoir-CPUs.49497

Re: [MBZ] OT: my new laptop

2020-11-27 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2020-11-27 07:56, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-pavilion-laptop-15z-eh000-touch-optional-9yv59av-1 I assumed I could order it with 8GB and upgrade later. Then I read a review of this exact model, claiming the memory was soldered to the motherboard. So I r

[MBZ] 08 Mercedes Benz E350 Home Boby second owner since 2012

2020-11-27 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Not encouraging to see a scanner plugged into it https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/399590228019602/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or ch

[MBZ] OT WHAT COULD GO WRONG???? 1987 Jaguar XJ12 Sedan 4D,$1,000

2020-11-27 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/381846033089955/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined -- --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.

[MBZ] 2008 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E 320 BLUETEC Sedan 4D,$2,200

2020-11-27 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I wonder what would cause this.  Looks pretty nice https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2761890984034485/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined Seller's description… Engine runs but bad. Has no power. Compression ring maybe blown. Leaking oil. Nice paint and body. Interior in go

[MBZ] 1984 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Roadster 2D,$15,500

2020-11-27 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
wow.  this is amazing.  Kinda high but it is gorgeous https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/406540437143430/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe

[MBZ] 1989 Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz 600 SEC,$12,500,Vehicles

2020-11-27 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Uh no, it;s a 560SEL (?) looks brand new https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/684593169117755/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change del

[MBZ] Someone put illicit drugs in my gravy

2020-11-27 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
and I posted this ad 2001 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E 320 Sedan 4D $5,200 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/125924242463396/?ref=search&referral_code=undefined -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

[MBZ] OT: my new laptop

2020-11-27 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
https://store.hp.com/us/en/pdp/hp-pavilion-laptop-15z-eh000-touch-optional-9yv59av-1 I wanted a 17" with SSD, HDD, and DVD writer. Ended up with a 15" with a tiny SSD (to be upgraded), but it came with a high end CPU (Ryzen 7 4700U) and was only $410 plus tax with optional upgrades to the displ