[MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-21 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I'm thinking this guy is going to be back to me in a couple of weeks, ready to take $500 for this car I saw that he just updated the CL listing for it instead of creating a new listing. Not a bright idea, as it will stay way, way down the list and not be current. And he's asking $950, not

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-21 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Geez poos just buy it already! Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 21, 2014, at 6:01 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > I'm thinking this guy is going to be back to me in a couple of weeks, ready > to take $500 for this car > > I saw that he just updated the CL listing for it instead of

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-21 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I don't really need it at this point, but if I could get it for $500 I would jump on it. The car has some potential for a decent driver but not a big money flip. After I got the tank coated and the rest of the car cleaned up I could probably get $1500 for it around here. Any more than $500 an

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-21 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
you sh ould move to lakeland as there is plenty of room On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 7:09 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I don't really need it at this point, but if I could get it for $500 I > would jump on it. The car has some potential for a decent driver but not a

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-21 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Yea I would have thought there would be plenty of less rusty cars much closer to you. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 21, 2014, at 6:09 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > I don't really need it at this point, but if I could get it for $500 I would > jump on it. The car has some potential

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-21 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I wish I was closer, I'd be into it in the $500 range too. Of course I need another project like I need a hole in the head. -Curt From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes To: Mercedes List Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2014 7:01 PM Subject: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surr

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-21 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
he battery terminals, reattached the cables and mower starts right up. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes List" Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2014 7:01 PM Subject: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender I'm thinking this guy is going to

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-21 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
WILTON via Mercedes wrote: Shonuff, 'removed the mower battery cables, cleaned the cable ends and the battery terminals, reattached the cables and mower starts right up. Wilton Attaboy! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okie

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-21 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
nt: Thursday, August 21, 2014 8:13 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender Speaking of starting reminds me:  Coupla weeks ago, I had just made one pass at curb across front yard with JD riding mower when painting crew working on outside of the house pulled up to curb after lunch.  I cut th

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-21 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
ctors. > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of > WILTON via Mercedes > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2014 8:14 PM > To: Dan Penoff; Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender > > Speaking of starting reminds

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-21 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
..@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of >> WILTON via Mercedes >> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2014 8:14 PM >> To: Dan Penoff; Mercedes Discussion List >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender >> >> Speaking of starting reminds me: Coupla weeks ago, I had just made one

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-21 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Did you move all your cars to the new place? Max Dillon, Charleston SC On Aug 21, 2014 8:27 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I'm fixing to buy a diesel tractor for the ranch. Probably new. Probably Kubota. > ___ http://ww

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-21 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
site: Tractorbynet.com > -Original Message- > From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Kaleb > C. Striplin via Mercedes > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2014 9:27 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender > &g

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Uh, right. I move to Lakeland for an hour commute one way and get meth lab and grow house neighbors. No thanks. Sent from my iPad > On Aug 21, 2014, at 7:13 PM, Gary Hurst wrote: > > you sh ould move to lakeland as there is plenty of room > > > >> On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 7:09 PM, Dan Peno

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-22 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
you're mowers a looser --R On 8/21/14 8:13 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: That's when I learned about loose and/or corroded battery cables. Shonuff, 'removed the mower battery cables, cleaned the cable ends and the battery terminals, reattached the cables and mower starts right up. __

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
It's a mute point. Give him a brake. Sent from my iPad > On Aug 22, 2014, at 8:40 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes > wrote: > > you're mowers a looser > > --R > > >> On 8/21/14 8:13 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: >> That's when I learned about loose and/or corroded battery cables. >> >> Shonuf

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-22 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
What was that point again? I didn't here it. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 8:54 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender It's a mute point. Give him a bra

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-22 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
So, you got the place already? Have you moved in yet? Where are all the cars??? On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 8:27 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I'm fixing to buy a diesel tractor for the ranch. Probably new. Probably > Kubota. > > OK Don NSA: The only branch of

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Have not closed yet, I figure early next week. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 22, 2014, at 4:29 PM, OK Don wrote: > > So, you got the place already? Have you moved in yet? Where are all the > cars??? > > >> On Thu, Aug 21, 2014 at 8:27 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> I'm fixi

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-23 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
it's only much of it where there are meth labs. lakeland is an up and coming small city with a great downtown that will build a huge high tech corridor along I4. it IS the future On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 5:43 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Uh, right. > > I move to

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-23 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
If it's so great, why aren't you living there? Poos > On Aug 23, 2014, at 10:34 AM, Gary Hurst wrote: > > it's only much of it where there are meth labs. lakeland is an up and coming > small city with a great downtown that will build a huge high tech corridor > along I4. it IS the future >

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-23 Thread Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes
@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of > >> WILTON via Mercedes > >> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2014 8:14 PM > >> To: Dan Penoff; Mercedes Discussion List > >> Subject: Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender > >> > >> Speaking of starting reminds me: Coupla weeks ago,

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-23 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
Patience, poos, patience On Aug 23, 2014 11:35 AM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" wrote: > If it's so great, why aren't you living there? > > Poos > > > On Aug 23, 2014, at 10:34 AM, Gary Hurst wrote: > > > > it's only much of it where there are meth labs. lakeland is an up and > coming small city w

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-23 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Well, I find it odd that you're constantly promoting Lakeland but after all this time you're still not living there, for that matter, you're not even living close to it. Just confusing with the mixed messages. And for what it's worth, I made the 1:30 race at Derby Lane today. Won $80. Not ba

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-23 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
t; >> >> -Original Message- >> >> From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of >> >> WILTON via Mercedes >> >> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2014 8:14 PM >> >> To: Dan Penoff; Mercedes Discussion List >> >>

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-23 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
problem in the utility tractor community is bad >>>> battery cables. In these cases the conductor fails (corrosion) under the >>>> insulation where it's not visible such that the cable (and the end >>>> terminals) still looks fine. >>>> >

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-24 Thread Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes
t;> > > >> > Mercedes content: These are Diesel tractors. > >> > > >> >> -Original Message- > >> >> From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of > >> >> WILTON via Mercedes > >> >&g

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-24 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
on problem in the utility tractor community is bad >> >> > battery cables. In these cases the conductor fails (corrosion) under >> >> > the >> >> > insulation where it's not visible such that the cable (and the end >> >> > terminals)

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-24 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
Yeah but you'll have 15 acres covered by junk Benzes soon enough. --R On 8/23/14 10:37 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Is that the small sub compact or the compact? Did you buy one of those package deals with the tractor, trailer, ect? How much was your cost? How much land do you h

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-24 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote: Yeah but you'll have 15 acres covered by junk Benzes soon enough. Get the lawn tractor sized Kubota and with the savings he should get a good strimmer to mow around the cars? http://www.stihlusa.com/products/trimmers-and-brushcutters/professional-trimmers/fs24

Re: [MBZ] 1984 500SEL Surrender

2014-08-24 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
I wonder if that's similar to a Mercedes looking over priced when compared to VW? Don't you really want cattle or sheep to "mow" 20 acres? On Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 7:49 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I saw a JD package deal and theirs was about $22k, which