On 27/06/2013 1:39 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
The savings in the Smart are in its low maintenace cost and cheap OEM
parts, which are all so small/insignificcant that they cost nearly
nothing.
Sort of like having an old Chevy?
Randy
When the Smart came out with its poor numbers, and a
2000 Jetta TDI did 50-55 MPG
On Saturday, June 29, 2013, Gerry Archer wrote:
On 27/06/2013 1:39 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
The savings in the Smart are in its low maintenace cost and cheap OEM
parts, which are all so small/insignificcant that they cost nearly
nothing.
Sort of like
Dieselhead wrote:
I got 28 to 32 mpg in my 1962 190Dc! FORTY years ago! A 5 seat sedan.
No A/c but i could set the heat seperately right or left. I could set
the fan speed anywhere I wanted it, and the NAcc always worked!
My mom's 62 Rambler did it on gasoline.
Mitch.
Any time someone mentions a Smart, I think back to the BMW Isetta which was
somewhat smaller than the Smart. They were popular with some students at
the university until one came down Main Street going pretty fast, hit a curb
(someone said), and went airborne; landing on the other side of of a
The passenger compartment is also surprisingly roomy.
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On Jun 26, 2013, at 11:15 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
They are surprisingly fun to drive. Seats are firm, you sit high, and they
are peppy and handle nimbly.
On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 6:31 PM,
Any time someone mentions a Smart, I think back to the BMW Isetta
which was somewhat smaller than the Smart. They were popular with
some students at the university until one came down Main Street
going pretty fast, hit a curb (someone said), and went airborne;
landing on the other side of of
On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 4:21 AM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
The passenger compartment is also surprisingly roomy.
Are we talking about the same car? The one time I drove a Smart I felt
like I was in a phone booth on wheels. I expected it to feel like a VW
Microbus with nothing behind the
That was a different, crappy Smart. The good ones are very roomy and fun
to drive.
On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 9:51 AM, Alex Chamberlain
apchamberl...@gmail.comwrote:
On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 4:21 AM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
The passenger compartment is also surprisingly roomy.
Are we
He must have driven the Remedial
--R
On 6/27/13 10:15 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
That was a different, crappy Smart. The good ones are very roomy and fun
to drive.
On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 9:51 AM, Alex Chamberlain
apchamberl...@gmail.comwrote:
On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 4:21 AM,
We see a lot of them here, even passing us at over 70 on the interstates.
If they got better mileage than the Passat, we would have considered one,
but the Passat is three times the size -- --
--
OK Don
2013 F150, 19 mpg
2012 Passat TDI DSG, 45 mpg
1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph!
Fuel economy is not spectacular, around 28 mpg in-town using high test.
On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 11:05 AM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
We see a lot of them here, even passing us at over 70 on the interstates.
If they got better mileage than the Passat, we would have considered one,
but the
Fuel economy is not spectacular, around 28 mpg in-town using high test.
So, right around what you get in an SDL.
Something that size ought to be 38, or 48.
I think I'll wait!
-- Jim
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Maintenance costs are tiny, though. The 10K servicing cost like $150.
On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 11:16 AM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
Fuel economy is not spectacular, around 28 mpg in-town using high test.
So, right around what you get in an SDL.
Something that size ought to be
On Jun 27, 2013 8:17 AM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
Fuel economy is not spectacular, around 28 mpg in-town using high test.
So, right around what you get in an SDL.
Something that size ought to be 38, or 48.
The diesel Smart gets 50+ mpg; of course they don't sell that one in
On 27/06/2013 11:14 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
The Smart Electric is coming, tough. I may have to give that serious
consideration if I sell my white wagon...
I think I would rather have a Prius if it came to that.
The cab drivers around here say you cannot wear them out.
Randy
The Smart Electric is coming, tough. I may have to give that serious
consideration if I sell my white wagon...
On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Alex Chamberlain
apchamberl...@gmail.comwrote:
On Jun 27, 2013 8:17 AM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
Fuel economy is not spectacular,
No not a Prius. That's a tree hugger pussymobile!
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On Jun 27, 2013, at 12:40 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
On 27/06/2013 11:14 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
The Smart Electric is coming, tough. I may have to give that serious
consideration if I sell my white
And an electric Smart car is not
Randy
On 27/06/2013 1:13 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
No not a Prius. That's a tree hugger pussymobile!
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On Jun 27, 2013, at 12:40 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote:
On 27/06/2013 11:14 AM, Andrew Strasfogel
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Fuel economy is not spectacular, around 28 mpg in-town using high test
probably even convince the people she rents space from to put in an
outside outlet for her, it would be good PR for the office.
-Curt
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 11:40:11 -0500
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Fuel economy is not spectacular, around 28 mpg in-town using high test.
On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 11:05 AM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote
Fiesta, use regular gas
and get BETTER highway mileage while having twice the car...
-Curt
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 11:08:46 -0400
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On 27/06/2013 1:39 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
The savings in the Smart are in its low maintenace cost and cheap OEM
parts, which are all so small/insignificcant that they cost nearly nothing.
Sort of like having an old Chevy?
Randy
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On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Alex Chamberlain
apchamberl...@gmail.comwrote:
The diesel Smart gets 50+ mpg; of course they don't sell that one in the
USA.
I saw a TV ad (!) for a diesel (!) Chevy (!) Cruze.
Given the amount of TV I've seen this year they must be running it pretty
] On Behalf Of Curt
Raymond
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Electric cars make a lot of sense if you have a short commute and can keep
another car around for longer drives. We've oft considered one for Angie's
20 mile round trip. Keep
On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 4:11 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Does anyone know the long-term issues of the batteries in these cars? When
will the battery require replacement? What does that cost? What are the
I don't know specifically for the newer cars, but per the folks who
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The savings
The measure where the Smart wins is cute, though that one is in the eye
of the beholder ---
On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
So buy a cheap Hyundai with the long warranty, get better fuel
economy, more room, etc. though parking might
On Jun 27, 2013 11:39 AM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote:
The savings in the Smart are in its low maintenace cost and cheap OEM
parts, which are all so small/insignificcant that they cost nearly
nothing.
I don't understand why Smart parts should be any cheaper than parts for
Because they are proportionately smaller.
On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 7:52 PM, Alex Chamberlain
apchamberl...@gmail.comwrote:
On Jun 27, 2013 11:39 AM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com
wrote:
The savings in the Smart are in its low maintenace cost and cheap OEM
parts, which are all
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Fuel economy is not spectacular, around 28 mpg in-town using high test.
On Thu, Jun 27, 2013 at 11:05 AM, OK Don okd
On Jun 27, 2013 8:17 AM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
Fuel economy is not spectacular, around 28 mpg in-town using high test.
So, right around what you get in an SDL.
Something that size ought to be 38, or 48.
The diesel Smart gets 50+ mpg; of course they don't sell that one
BZZZTTT! Wrong, 28mpg in a car that size that requires premium SUCKS.
For basically the same money you could have Ford Fiesta, use regular
gas and get BETTER highway mileage while having twice the car...
-Curt
Hear hear!
I got 28 to 32 mpg in my 1962 190Dc! FORTY years ago! A 5 seat
On Jun 25, 2013 10:49 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
It is such a shame because the front
of 124, 126 and all earlier MB looked
great, and were so often emulated.
I have to agree. I don't understand the current M-B styling motif,
especially the front ends. Compare it especially
There was a post on the MBCA forums recently complaining about a torn seam in a
2010 C- class driver's seat. The current interiors will never match the older
cars in durability. I did a quality comparison some months ago of MB vs BMW
interiors- basically I was dealer hopping. The BMW interiors
I have a 02 S430 getting PPI today. Drove up to the shop to pick up seller,
and I initially wondered why there was a oriental car parked in front of the
shop. It was the W220. That was a shock.
clay
On Jun 25, 2013, at 11:09 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On Jun 25, 2013 10:49 PM, Dieselhead
I have a 02 S430 getting PPI today. Drove up to the shop to pick up
seller, and I initially wondered why there was a oriental car parked
in front of the shop. It was the W220. That was a shock.
clay
Well i believe the oriental cars are knock-off of the MB has been the
case in the past.
Bruno Sacco design instead of the new wind tunnel lemon head egg shapes.
Sort of Ruebenesque
clay
I might put a star on SWMBA hyundai and see if anybody notices
On Jun 26, 2013, at 11:47 AM, Dieselhead wrote:
I have a 02 S430 getting PPI today. Drove up to the shop to pick up seller,
Huh? I think there are enough carry over exterior design elements on the
W220 (especially before the redesign), that it is still recognizable as
a Mercedes. The same person that designed your W124, oversaw the design
of the W220 after all (yes, Bruno Sacco).
Prefer the early W220 myself
2013 13:47:37 -0500
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I have a 02 S430 getting PPI today. Drove
The Smart was designed by Swatch, who brought in MB for manufacturing
assistance, tehn sold the whole thing to MB.
The Mini is another one that is different
On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 5:06 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
I would posit that the Smart car is a fairly innovative
I have seen a couple of them for sale used. For a little go-kart they
are might dear. A used one 2-3yo was more than a new Focus I looked at.
--R
On 6/26/13 6:12 PM, OK Don wrote:
The Smart was designed by Swatch, who brought in MB for manufacturing
assistance, tehn sold the whole thing to
They are surprisingly fun to drive. Seats are firm, you sit high, and they
are peppy and handle nimbly.
On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 6:31 PM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
I have seen a couple of them for sale used. For a little go-kart they are
might dear. A used one
Smart thinking. I have a friend who had an A4 2002 Jetta TDI. Doing the timing
belt required removing a good portion of the front of the car, from what he
said.
Rick
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On Jun 24, 2013, at 1:56 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
If I were to buy an older car I'd
The wabbit was a whole lot easier to change timing belt on than the
frod escort diesel. I am SOO happy to only have MB diesels
again. Changing a timing chain on an MB is easiest of all. (yes,
you have to be meticulous, but any engine work needs to be meticulous)
MB is advertising
On Jun 25, 2013 1:55 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
MB is advertising $199/mo leases for
the cheap class.
Not so cheap anymore. I rode a few days ago in the newest MB I've been in,
a 2011 C350, and I was amazed at the quality of the interior. All the
surfaces felt and looked
On Jun 25, 2013 1:55 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
MB is advertising $199/mo leases for
the cheap class.
Not so cheap anymore. I rode a few days ago in the newest MB I've been in,
a 2011 C350, and I was amazed at the quality of the interior. All the
surfaces felt and looked
I concur. I am going to have to wait out for a long while future purchases
until DBAG reworks the design ethic they have. I am pretty sure I could stick
a star on the hood of SWMBA car and 80% of people would have no idea it was not
German.
clay
On Jun 25, 2013, at 2:40 PM, Dieselhead
From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com
MB is advertising $199/mo leases for the cheap class. What happened to
the bowtie guys thinking that the US market is ONLY FOR luxury cars did
they change their mind?
Article said MB profits are 'way down since the Chinese economy went into
recession
I concur. I am going to have to wait out for a long while future
purchases until DBAG reworks the design ethic they have. I am
pretty sure I could stick a star on the hood of SWMBA car and 80% of
people would have no idea it was not German.
clay
Parked my heap next to a SL550 today at the
mechanic.
-Curt
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 07:30:52 -0500
From: Hans Neureiter diese...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
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FYI - Kiplinger's:
12 'Best in Class' car values for 2013
Cars $20,000 - $25,000: Volkswagen Jetta TDI
*Sticker price*: $23,785 (manual)
*Invoice price*: $22,866
*TrueCar national average price*: $22,873
*Resale value*: 3-year: 59%; 5-year: 44%
*MPG*: City: 30; Hwy: 42
Volkswagen's compact
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I beg to differ. Just did the job on my 2001 Beetle (Jetta 1.9L is
identical).
Parts kit, incl
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FYI - Kiplinger's:
12 'Best in Class' car values for 2013
Cars $20,000 - $25,000: Volkswagen Jetta TDI
On Mon, 24 Jun 2013 11:42:11 -0700 (PDT) Curt Raymond
curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
Still I'm thinking to buy another old clunker and save the extra money
to make a nice down payment on a new car in maybe 2 years and not have
to mortgage my soul so bad.
Not mortgaging your soul is a good idea.
On 24/06/2013 5:54 PM, Craig wrote:
On Mon, 24 Jun 2013 11:42:11 -0700 (PDT) Curt Raymond
curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
Still I'm thinking to buy another old clunker and save the extra money
to make a nice down payment on a new car in maybe 2 years and not have
to mortgage my soul so bad.
Not
Speaking of tdi I drove a jetta tdi today, 2012 with manny
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On Jun 24, 2013, at 5:54 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
On Mon, 24 Jun 2013 11:42:11 -0700 (PDT) Curt Raymond
curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
Still I'm thinking to buy another old clunker and save the
On Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:24:41 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin
ka...@striplin.net wrote:
Speaking of tdi I drove a jetta tdi today, 2012 with manny
So what did you think?
Craig
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On Jun 24, 2013, at 6:31 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
On Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:24:41 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin
ka...@striplin.net wrote:
Speaking of tdi I drove a jetta tdi today, 2012 with manny
So what did you think?
of southern Vermont like
this but sonofa it sure can...
Torque makes me smile.
-Curt
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:24:41 -0500
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Speaking of tdi I drove a jetta tdi today, 2012 with manny
Sent
I would be a little interested.
SWMBA and I spent yesterday hunting down an E300 replacement. Checked a few
diesels. They were turds. I guess the people that hold onto them, take care,
but the ones for sale this month were rode hard, put away wet, and rarely saw a
loving hand.
Looks like a
On Mon, 24 Jun 2013 18:51:04 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin
ka...@striplin.net wrote:
It was not a Mercedes that's for sure
A nice, definitive, technical description :-)
So what did you think?
Craig
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No I just drove it around the dealers
I like my fleabay clunker junker. 425k+ mile 300SDL I did find the
missing spring on Saturday. Idles smoother now, so it must have had
a bad delivery valve seal. 6 new GPs, and viton orings in the IP. I
freed up the hood latched in B100 fuel, and put them back in.
checked the
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
Or will there always be some out there, like Wilton's 350SDL,
that just don't show the symptoms and will always be an unknown quantity?
I thought Wilton's 350 had a valve job, milled head, and new head gasket?
Or is that Walt Lasher? No, I think Walt has a crate
Have a 01 New Beetle 1.9L TDI. Can't hear the turbo. TB replacement ran ~ $
800. It included water pump,thermostat. serpentine belt and tensioner
idlers.
On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
Rats, more research seems to indicate its a failing turbo, sounds
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Alex Chamberlain wrote:
Or will there always be some out there, like Wilton's 350SDL,
that just don't show the symptoms and will always be an unknown quantity?
I thought Wilton's 350 had
for a home mechanic.
-Curt
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2013 07:30:52 -0500
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Another vote for only new in VWs, used in MBs. I would not have bought a
used VW - and could not afford a new MB, so have the (was) new VW.
I don't hear the turbo at all in the 2012 TDI - run, don't walk from that
Jetta.
On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 7:31 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
clay
Very important to check that they used NEW stretch bolts whenever they touch
the timing belt or water pump because the engine mount is integral to that
whole procedure. If not you will find your engine on the GROUND sometime
thereafter. Many, many, many reports on tdiclub.com of dealers not
On a 98 Jetta? I don't see where an engine mount has to be disturbed in the
process.
Curt
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On Jun 23, 2013, at 1:25 PM, David Bruckmann bruckma...@transcontinental.ca
wrote:
Very important to check that they used NEW stretch bolts whenever they touch
the timing belt or
Maybe not on a 98, but on Hans' 2001 TDI it is definitely involved.
On 2013-06-23, at 10:45, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
On a 98 Jetta? I don't see where an engine mount has to be disturbed in the
process.
Curt
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On Jun 23, 2013, at 1:25 PM, David
The TB on the '98 is easier. Once you get good a the A4 chassis they can
be done pretty quickly but the process is definitely different than on the
A3.
On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 11:56 AM, David Bruckmann
bruckma...@transcontinental.ca wrote:
Maybe not on a 98, but on Hans' 2001 TDI it is
Somebody mentioned how the engine in the Beetle sits up under the windshield.
On the Jetta it's pretty well out in the open. Not like a 240D, more like a 190.
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On Jun 23, 2013, at 1:56 PM, David Bruckmann bruckma...@transcontinental.ca
wrote:
Maybe not on a 98, but on
All the 99.5 and later TDIs (Golf, Jetta, Beetle are all on the same platform)
have this issue with single-use stretch bolts not being replaced and failing.
At 2:48 PM -0400 6/23/13, Curt Raymond wrote:
Somebody mentioned how the engine in the Beetle sits up under the windshield.
On the Jetta
Which explains the high cost of his TB replacement vs what I would expect.
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On Jun 23, 2013, at 2:53 PM, David Bruckmann bruckma...@transcontinental.ca
wrote:
All the 99.5 and later TDIs (Golf, Jetta, Beetle are all on the same
platform) have this issue with single-use
Anybody here got any experience with a Jetta TDI?
I went to look at a '98 today, 177,xxx miles. Its got a bunch of little issues
but seems fundamentally sound. The only thing I wondered about is a bit of
turbo whine when you really get into it. I didn't spend enough time looking at
the intake
Rats, more research seems to indicate its a failing turbo, sounds just like
this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B68ANvEma4U
Looks like a new replacement is $600+, used more like $300.
The car was advertised at $3500, I got him down to $3000. I figure all the
other issues its got, together,
Curt Raymond wrote:
Rats, more research seems to indicate its a failing turbo, sounds just like
this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B68ANvEma4U
Looks like a new replacement is $600+, used more like $300.
The car was advertised at $3500, I got him down to $3000. I figure all the other issues
Some other poor sucker will buy it. And no, I doubt if it will make a
difference unless you can beat him down to maybe $2500.
--R
On 6/22/13 5:07 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
I wonder if telling him the turbo whine is real bad will make a difference?
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On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 2:07 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
Rats, more research seems to indicate its a failing turbo, sounds just
like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B68ANvEma4U
Yeeesh, they definitely aren't supposed to sound like that. My ex has a
2000 New Bug TDI
The 1998 is a lot more tinny than the 2000. Water pump is aux belt driven
on the '98 but timing belt driven on the '00. Rotary pump, electronically
controlled. Rear drum brakes. All in all I liked the 2000 better than the
1998. Drove each for a few years.
On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 4:34 PM,
I have cousins who sells VW. He advises strongly against purchasing used, as
they are as expensive as a Benz and the quality of a Yugo to keep running.
clay
On Jun 22, 2013, at 11:10 AM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Anybody here got any experience with a Jetta TDI?
I went to look at a '98 today,
clay wrote:
I have cousins who sells VW. He advises strongly against purchasing used, as
they are as expensive as a Benz and the quality of a Yugo to keep running.
The one Curt was talking about seemed to be a VW price, but well into W210
territory by the time all the known and unknown
2013 15:34:39 -0700
From: Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Any TDI folks here?
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On Sat, Jun 22
, the CEL is on,
parking brake inop...
In 2003 for $1500 I could buy a pretty nice car that wouldn't really need
anything for 10,000 miles.
-Curt
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 20:31:03 -0400
From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Any TDI
I was just joking with the inlaws about all the cars we bought for under $1000
years ago.
I can recall buying some pretty decent cars for $500.
Dan pinin' for the days of cheap cars and even cheaper gas
On Jun 22, 2013, at 9:07 PM, Curt Raymond wrote:
Actually this is an exceptionally bad
Oooh, Aspen Green over Saddle leather, my favorite!
I bet clay would be all over this one if it were in Seattle.
http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=344895354
Those don't look like 'always garaged' headlight lenses to me.
Of course, if it was a daily driver,
Mitch Haley wrote:
Oooh, Aspen Green over Saddle leather, my favorite!
I bet clay would be all over this one if it were in Seattle.
http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.xhtml?listingId=344895354
False alarm?
The interior pics look more like Parchment to me.
Mitch.
On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 6:20 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Mitch Haley wrote:
Oooh, Aspen Green over Saddle leather, my favorite!
I bet clay would be all over this one if it were in Seattle.
http://www.autotrader.com/**cars-for-sale/vehicledetails.**
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