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From: "R A Bennell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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So, it makes you wonder if they were ac
] 1980 240D advice
I was getting on 128 off 93N one morning, traffic was stop and go, some
idiot was jamming on her brakes trying to get the guy behind to hit
her. Not sure what started it, but when they hit a stop, they both got
out of their cars and were yelling at each other, she came at him and
on 8/9/08 9:34, Curt Raymond at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> but I think its "looking old" and in the case of my 240D pretty ratty, helped
> people put things into perspective.
Does not work around here, dude, perspective is long gone for anything
except GO FAST NOW. Everyone has either a new Japan
on 8/8/08 20:38, Zoltan Finks at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> The 240D has all the power to accelerate that is needed, except for up steep
> hills with a lot of cargo.
I think we can agree to see things differently here... I happen to live in
an area with a poorly planned urban expressway, where
ion List; Rich Thomas
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D advice
I never commuted on 128, I've driven fast on it at 2am though...
Commuting on 128 is a lot like walking on 128...
-Curt
--- On Sat, 8/9/08, Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Now That's my idea of Equal Rights!
Brian
Rich wrote:they both got
out of their cars and were yelling at each other, she came at him and
the guy punches her in the face, knocked her down right in the road.
She gets up takes a swing at him, he clocks her again, knocks her down.
She gets up again,
-Curt
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> --- On Sat, 8/9/08, Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D advice
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> Date: Saturday, August 9, 2008, 10:04 AM
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> Did yo
I never commuted on 128, I've driven fast on it at 2am though...
Commuting on 128 is a lot like walking on 128...
-Curt
--- On Sat, 8/9/08, Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1980 240D advice
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> driver. Sure I got flipped off occasionally and less frequently honked at but
> I think its "looking old" and in the case of my 240D pretty ratty, helped
> people put things into perspective.
>
> -Curt
>
> Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:38:02 -0700
> From: "Zoltan Fink
erspective.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 17:38:02 -0700
From: "Zoltan Finks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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I feel that unless one
I seem to remember a conversation while in your car.
Me: Do you have this thing floored?
Don: No, I do not want to loose Regina (driving a mid '90's 420SEL) and
Kaleb (driving John's '91or2 300D 2.5).
Luther
Wonko the Sane wrote:
> I occasionally have to drive on I-80 and I-35 in the Ames and D
I occasionally have to drive on I-80 and I-35 in the Ames and Des Moines
areas. Granted, we don't have any on-ramps with a 15 percent uphill grade,
but I've never had issues with getting up to respectable speed before
merging in my amazingly-slow 240D, and my particular vehicle is among the
slowest
I feel that unless one lives in an area where they are likely to be shot or
otherwise attacked, then the hard-charging drivers who tailgate can drive
off into oblivion and die, wasting fuel all the way.
The 240D has all the power to accelerate that is needed, except for up steep
hills with a lot o
on 8/8/08 9:15, Donald Snook at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Our summer law clerk is looking at a 1980 240D with 390,000 miles on it.
At that sort of mileage, much will depend on what's in the binder-full of
receipts.
The OM616s have to work pretty hard a lot of the time, in comparison with
the OM
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Our summer law clerk is looking at a 1980 240D with 390,000 miles on it.
His sister is selling it. It is a two owner car. The previous
On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 6:15 AM, Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I told him to be concerned about the transmission (its an auto)
He better give it a thorough test drive beforehand including some
freeway driving to see if he can deal with the lack of power---a W123
240D automatic really is
8:15 AM
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Subject: [MBZ] 1980 240D advice
Our summer law clerk is looking at a 1980 240D with 390,000 miles on it.
His sister is selling it. It is a two owner car. The previous owner was a
retired air force captain. They have a three ring binder full of service
records. The pre
i'm also worry about injection pump at this mileage.
On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 9:15 AM, Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Our summer law clerk is looking at a 1980 240D with 390,000 miles on it.
> His sister is selling it. It is a two owner car. The previous owner was a
> retired air force
Our summer law clerk is looking at a 1980 240D with 390,000 miles on it. His
sister is selling it. It is a two owner car. The previous owner was a retired
air force captain. They have a three ring binder full of service records. The
previous owner drove it for 370,000 miles. I told him to be
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