Re: [MBZ] 2007 S550 - 122k miles - $9,000

2022-05-30 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
AMG logos are cheap on eBay My S550 has AMG front bumber, side skirts, and wheels but that’s the extent of it — tarted up some. It does look nice though. No loud exhaust or badge. —FT Sent from my iPad > On May 29, 2022, at 9:59 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Hm. AMG badge, b

Re: [MBZ] 2016 S550e Hybrid/Electric - 65k miles - $45,995

2022-05-30 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Interesting. I Might have seen one around a time or two Sent from my iPad > On May 29, 2022, at 9:56 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Realtor spec, but sounds like it's been taken care of. Way more than I'd > spend but I think this is the first MB hybrid I've seen on CL. > > http

Re: [MBZ] 2007 S550 - 122k miles - $9,000

2022-05-30 Thread mitch--- via Mercedes
On 2022-05-30 08:42, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: AMG logos are cheap on eBay My S550 has AMG front bumber, side skirts, and wheels but that’s the extent of it — tarted up some. It does look nice though. No loud exhaust or badge. Anything on the build info to indicate it had an AMG ap

Re: [MBZ] 2007 S550 - 122k miles - $9,000

2022-05-30 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Yeah mine has the bumber/trim and wheels options. You have to get the vin and check —FT Sent from my iPad > On May 30, 2022, at 9:08 AM, mitch--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > On 2022-05-30 08:42, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: >> AMG logos are cheap on eBay >> My S550 has AMG front bumbe

[MBZ] So tempting... 2008 Mercedes S550 (title missing) transmission needs fix $2000 OBO - $2, 000 (Charlotte)

2022-05-30 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Car works great, transmission went out and it's just been sitting in my driveway https://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/d/harrisburg-2008-mercedes-s550-title/7490025345.html -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/

[MBZ] 1 - 2002 Mercedes bens 180k mille. Runs bud need some work. 3 used cars - $3, 000 (Jacksonville)

2022-05-30 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
*2002 mercedes benz c320/* ALL TREE FOR $ 3000.00 https://jacksonville.craigslist.org/cto/d/jacksonville-used-cars/7489878570.html -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

[MBZ] Get ready for more price increases and fuel shortages

2022-05-30 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
https://m.youtube.com/watch?fbclid=IwAR1E2kw7h9zIAP1a1H20ajbQEaWuDkEm18ftWFZZmAhwuMG5QMOZ7XyKM_U&v=P7EFCIOwexg&feature=youtu.be&fs=e&s=cl Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

[MBZ] No paperwork, no keys. Last owner said that it runs, idk. 2007 Mercedes-Benz e-class E 350 4MATIC Sedan 4D, $1, 000

2022-05-30 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Parts car no cats nice Mercedes rims sunroof etc. Very nice car for the money . Interior mint condition https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1173941260111330 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ T

Re: [MBZ] Get ready for more price increases and fuel shortages

2022-05-30 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Yep. The next twelve to thirty six months is going to suck. Hopefully it doesn't continue for another decade. Cascading consequences. Shut down the world economy, and bad things happen. I'm grateful to have some spare parts for these old Mercedes (MB content). Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com S

Re: [MBZ] Get ready for more price increases and fuel shortages

2022-05-30 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Not sure I understand what they are complaining about. The guy talks about “cars” being shipped, is he speaking of rail cars of fuel? I didn’t listen to the whole thing, but I didn’t quite understand what he was explaining. Someone want to enlighten me? -D > On May 30, 2022, at 10:59 AM, Kaleb

Re: [MBZ] Get ready for more price increases and fuel shortages

2022-05-30 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
The railroad is cutting shipments by 25-50%. Over 70% of commercial DEF is shipped by rail. That's bad. Real bad. Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: May 30, 2022 11:48 AM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: d...@penoff.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Get ready for more pr

Re: [MBZ] Just got home from my cruise

2022-05-30 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
"Where's my dinner?" "We find it is easier not to." There's always a handle. But if one of the parents is too squeamish to do their duty, well, the world needs parasites too! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.co

Re: [MBZ] Just got home from my cruise

2022-05-30 Thread mitch--- via Mercedes
On 2022-05-30 13:19, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: There's always a handle. But if one of the parents is too squeamish to do their duty, well, the world needs parasites too! I haven't heard much on the parent's track record on parasites lately. Is it 2 for 2 or 1 for 2?

Re: [MBZ] Get ready for more price increases and fuel shortages

2022-05-30 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Thanks, That was sort of what I was getting, just wanted to be sure. He was talking about “cars” and DEF, so I was a bit confused. Doesn’t seem to take much these days…. I have a much better understanding of how much stuff moves by rail these days, as Flagstaff has one of the main east/west rai

Re: [MBZ] Get ready for more price increases and fuel shortages

2022-05-30 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Railroad cars full of diesel, DEF, and gasoline. Pilot is a huge company that dominates the trucking industry coast to coast with billion$ in sales per year. What I do not understand are the metrics of the railroad cutting off scheduled shipments of tank car loads of diesel, DEF, Gasoline, Biodiese

Re: [MBZ] Just got home from my cruise

2022-05-30 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
I think a lot of it is just your inborn nature. Growing up, my parents never really had chores for me. I volunteered to cut the grass, then started doing it for money around the neighborhood. Got a paper route on my own. Got my first "real" job with a paycheck when I was 16. Bought a clapped out

Re: [MBZ] Get ready for more price increases and fuel shortages

2022-05-30 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
> What I do not understand are the metrics of the railroad cutting off > scheduled shipments of tank car loads of diesel, DEF, Gasoline, Biodiesel, > Ethanol, and engine oils to Pilot. I didn't watch the video, but in general the railroads are suffering the same problem as many other employers:

Re: [MBZ] MB diesel education and advice

2022-05-30 Thread MG via Mercedes
Don't you need a nice large roofed over area to keep your cars under? When I did mine the cost of the 24x32 south angled solar support structure was included in the gov rebates. Also happens to keep the rain off the cars or any projects I am working on. MG Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Get ready for more price increases and fuel shortages

2022-05-30 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
They are being shorted train car loads of fuel and DEF. Get ready for even higher fuel prices. Sent from my iPhone > On May 30, 2022, at 11:48 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > Not sure I understand what they are complaining about. The guy talks about > “cars” being shipped, is

Re: [MBZ] Crack smoker -- 2000 Mercedes E-320 Wagon Excellent Condition - $14, 000 (Charleston, SC)

2022-05-30 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Honey you need to sell that car. Ok dear I’ll put it up on cl and see what happens --FT Sent from iFōn > On May 29, 2022, at 1:22 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > On 2022-05-29 12:26, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: >> https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/d/charleston-2000-mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Get ready for more price increases and fuel shortages

2022-05-30 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Yes. People better wake up to what we have going on. Sent from my iPhone > On May 30, 2022, at 12:17 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > The railroad is cutting shipments by 25-50%. Over 70% of commercial DEF is > shipped by rail. > > That's bad. > > Real bad. > > > Rick > > From

Re: [MBZ] Get ready for more price increases and fuel shortages

2022-05-30 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I think I liked it the way it was before. Sent from my iPhone > On May 30, 2022, at 12:46 PM, G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > Railroad cars full of diesel, DEF, and gasoline. > Pilot is a huge company that dominates the trucking industry coast to coast > with billion$ in sales per year. Wha

Re: [MBZ] Get ready for more price increases and fuel shortages

2022-05-30 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
It’s all going well, I’m really pleased with how things are getting better. It’s what I was hoping for. --FT Sent from iFōn > On May 30, 2022, at 2:22 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > I think I liked it the way it was before. ___ http://www.ok

Re: [MBZ] MB diesel education and advice

2022-05-30 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Yeah but not where the panels would need to be. It’s a conundrum --FT Sent from iFōn > On May 30, 2022, at 2:13 PM, MG via Mercedes wrote: > > Don't you need a nice large roofed over area to keep your cars under? > > When I did mine the cost of the 24x32 south angled solar support structure

Re: [MBZ] MB diesel education and advice

2022-05-30 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
I have the typical gabled roof, 6/12 pitch except over the front porch, and the peak runs roughly north/south. So half the roof gets sun in the morning, the other half gets sun in the afternoon. To get sun all day I'd have to put solar panels on a separate support structure in the back yard. No

Re: [MBZ] Get ready for more price increases and fuel shortages

2022-05-30 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I preferred sub $2 gas. Sent from my iPhone > On May 30, 2022, at 1:31 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > It’s all going well, I’m really pleased with how things are getting better. > It’s what I was hoping for. > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > >> On May 30, 2022, at 2:22 PM, Kal

Re: [MBZ] MB diesel education and advice

2022-05-30 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
The solar co-op in Flagstaff has already contacted me and said my property looks like a good candidate. I think not based on my knowledge of the trees and where the sun falls throughout the day on the roof of the house. That said, my (detached) garage has a very clear view of the sky through mos

Re: [MBZ] MB diesel education and advice

2022-05-30 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Never heard of insurance canceling because of the age of the roof. I've also had roofs redone a couple of times and never informed the insurance company. Who is your insurance with? On Mon, May 30, 2022, at 3:28 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: > The solar co-op in Flagstaff has already c

Re: [MBZ] MB diesel education and advice

2022-05-30 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Heh. Don’t come to Florida. That’s the first thing they’ll go after. If you’ve got a roof that’s more than about 10-12 years old you’ll have a tough time getting a policy. The roof on the Flagstaff house is 20 years old and definitely worn. It’s asphalt shingles and a relatively low pitch. They

Re: [MBZ] OT: anyone using an under-counter water filter?

2022-05-30 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
We have a Multi-Pure https://www.multipure.com/products/drinking-water-systems/ Just a single stage, I think multi-stage would be most useful if you had turbidity which we don't. I change the filter every year and a half to 2 years when the water flow slows down enough to be annoying. It was exp

[MBZ] Teenage American Spitfire pilot

2022-05-30 Thread mitch--- via Mercedes
Unarmed reconnaissance flights over Germany. Special teen enlisted pilot program in Army Air Corps. They painted recon planes sky blue and carried extra fuel instead of guns and ammo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie3SrjLlcUY ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] MB diesel education and advice

2022-05-30 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
I went with mortgage company affiliate insurance once. Put the cars on it as well for an even better deal. It was cheap, but two months in I could not get them to give me insurance cards for the cars or even a clear list of what our coverages were. I got fed up and went back to State Farm. On

Re: [MBZ] Carfax reports

2022-05-30 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
This one is about $8 a month for unlimited reports. On 5/30/2022 8:30 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: That Russian site with the sales records will do one for $3 --FT Sent from iFōn On May 30, 2022, at 9:16 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: The software I use at work has an

[MBZ] 1991 350SDL - 247k miles - $7,400

2022-05-30 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
I guess if it's made it to almost 250k miles, it probably doesn't have bent rods. https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/cto/d/cincinnati-1991-mercedes-350-sdl/7490124061.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

[MBZ] 1992 500SL - 113k miles - $2,500

2022-05-30 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Doesn't start, no title. "No games. If you want it, come buy it." https://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/d/nashville-mercedes-500-sl-convertible/7489986029.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe

Re: [MBZ] 1992 500SL - 113k miles - $2,500

2022-05-30 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Why is it on a flatbed? --FT Sent from iFōn > On May 30, 2022, at 9:54 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Doesn't start, no title. > > "No games. If you want it, come buy it." > > https://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/d/nashville-mercedes-500-sl-convertible/7489986029.html >