Re: [MBZ] 1928 Rolls Royce lasts as long as a diesel Benz

2012-05-14 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
It's truly rust free. That's what really matters! W123 wagons are definitely worth the investment for the reasons you give! Sent from my iPhone On May 14, 2012, at 2:35 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: Well, I thank spokeperson for defending me but to be honest, the hood, roof and rear hatch are a

Re: [MBZ] 1928 Rolls Royce lasts as long as a diesel Benz

2012-05-14 Thread andrew strasfogel
Well, I thank spokeperson for defending me but to be honest, the hood, roof and rear hatch are all peeling badly so it's for my own pride more than anything else that I want to prettify it. That's prettify, not perfectify. Still, I have this feeling that the W123 wagons can only go up in value du

Re: [MBZ] 1928 Rolls Royce lasts as long as a diesel Benz

2012-05-14 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
Andrew's cah is clean as a whistle. Sent from my iPhone On May 14, 2012, at 10:41 AM, Allan Streib wrote: andrew strasfogel writes: I am now ready to have the car repainted so it's less of an embarrassment to be seen driving it. Do you have rust or is the paint just dead? A real repaint (wi

Re: [MBZ] 1928 Rolls Royce lasts as long as a diesel Benz

2012-05-14 Thread WILTON
disgust. His problem of course is that he just wanted it to work and threw money at problems rather than investigating... -Curt Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 18:28:12 -0400 From: Dan Penoff To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1928 Rolls Royce lasts as long as a diesel Benz Message-ID: Content-

Re: [MBZ] 1928 Rolls Royce lasts as long as a diesel Benz

2012-05-14 Thread Randy Bennell
On 14/05/2012 9:41 AM, Allan Streib wrote: andrew strasfogel writes: I am now ready to have the car repainted so it's less of an embarrassment to be seen driving it. Do you have rust or is the paint just dead? A real repaint (with all chrome, trim, glass and gaskets removed, proper prep work

Re: [MBZ] 1928 Rolls Royce lasts as long as a diesel Benz

2012-05-14 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
gt; don't know >>> more than that. >>> He owned it for something like a year, spent another $40k or so on >>> it and >>> sold it for something like $15k in disgust. >>> >>> His problem of course is that he just wanted it to work and threw &g

Re: [MBZ] 1928 Rolls Royce lasts as long as a diesel Benz

2012-05-14 Thread Allan Streib
andrew strasfogel writes: > I am now ready to have the car repainted so it's less of an > embarrassment to be seen driving it. Do you have rust or is the paint just dead? A real repaint (with all chrome, trim, glass and gaskets removed, proper prep work, etc.) will probably cost more than the c

Re: [MBZ] 1928 Rolls Royce lasts as long as a diesel Benz

2012-05-14 Thread Michael Canfield
'80s model but I don't > know > >> more than that. > >> He owned it for something like a year, spent another $40k or so on it > and > >> sold it for something like $15k in disgust. > >> > >> His problem of course is that he just wanted i

Re: [MBZ] 1928 Rolls Royce lasts as long as a diesel Benz

2012-05-14 Thread andrew strasfogel
and >> sold it for something like $15k in disgust. >> >> His problem of course is that he just wanted it to work and threw money at >> problems rather than investigating... >> >> -Curt >> >> Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 18:28:12 -0400 >> From: Dan Pe

Re: [MBZ] 1928 Rolls Royce lasts as long as a diesel Benz

2012-05-13 Thread OK Don
estigating... > > -Curt > > Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 18:28:12 -0400 > From: Dan Penoff > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1928 Rolls Royce lasts as long as a diesel Benz > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > I always thought

Re: [MBZ] 1928 Rolls Royce lasts as long as a diesel Benz

2012-05-13 Thread Curt Raymond
problem of course is that he just wanted it to work and threw money at problems rather than investigating... -Curt Date: Sun, 13 May 2012 18:28:12 -0400 From: Dan Penoff To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1928 Rolls Royce lasts as long as a diesel Benz Message-ID: Content-Type:

Re: [MBZ] 1928 Rolls Royce lasts as long as a diesel Benz

2012-05-13 Thread Dimitri Seretakis
reliability is like. As long as you're not looking for a Corniche convertible, they don't appear to be that expensive, relatively speaking. Dan WILTON wrote: Thanks. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Craig" To: Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 5:05 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 19

Re: [MBZ] 1928 Rolls Royce lasts as long as a diesel Benz

2012-05-13 Thread Allan Streib
Dan Penoff writes: > I always thought owning a Rolls would be cool, but I have often > wondered about how expensive the parts are and what the reliability is > like. Didn't their dealers coin the phrase "if you have to ask, you can't afford it" ?? Allan -- 1983 300D 1979 300SD ___

Re: [MBZ] 1928 Rolls Royce lasts as long as a diesel Benz

2012-05-13 Thread Rick Knoble
On May 13, 2012, at 5:28 PM, "Dan Penoff" wrote: > I always thought owning a Rolls would be cool, but I have often wondered > about how expensive the parts are and what the reliability is like. I had heard somewhere (probably this list or Banned) that to own a Roller, you need to budget appro

Re: [MBZ] 1928 Rolls Royce lasts as long as a diesel Benz

2012-05-13 Thread Dan Penoff
: >Thanks. > >Wilton > >- Original Message - >From: "Craig" >To: >Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 5:05 PM >Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1928 Rolls Royce lasts as long as a diesel Benz > > >> On Sun, 13 May 2012 14:47:08 -0400 "WILTON" wrote:

Re: [MBZ] 1928 Rolls Royce lasts as long as a diesel Benz

2012-05-13 Thread WILTON
Thanks. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Craig" To: Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 5:05 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1928 Rolls Royce lasts as long as a diesel Benz On Sun, 13 May 2012 14:47:08 -0400 "WILTON" wrote: I've seen photos of it, but I'd surely

Re: [MBZ] 1928 Rolls Royce lasts as long as a diesel Benz

2012-05-13 Thread Craig
On Sun, 13 May 2012 14:47:08 -0400 "WILTON" wrote: > I've seen photos of it, but I'd surely like to see them again. http://www.automotiverestorations.com/case-16-rr-picadilly.html Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.c

Re: [MBZ] 1928 Rolls Royce lasts as long as a diesel Benz

2012-05-13 Thread WILTON
I've seen photos of it, but I'd surely like to see them again. Wilton - Original Message - From: "andrew strasfogel" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2012 2:39 PM Subject: [MBZ] 1928 Rolls Royce lasts as long as a diesel Benz MAN

[MBZ] 1928 Rolls Royce lasts as long as a diesel Benz

2012-05-13 Thread andrew strasfogel
MAN OWNED & DROVE THE SAME CAR FOR 82 YEARS They certainly don't make them like that anymore. This man Owned & Drove Same Car for 82 YEARS. Can you imagine having the same car for 82 years! "How Long Have You Owned a Car?" Mr. Allen Swift ( Springfield , MA.) received this 1928 Rolls-Royce Piccad