Re: [MBZ] Car for poosy

2015-02-17 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
remember these lessons. I keep seeing BMW 750's (v12) that are > CHEAP. But, I have heard horror stories that rival the costs of repairs on > Jags and exceed those on the V12 Mercedes. > > Don Snook > > -Original Message- > From: OK Don [mailto:okd...@gmail

Re: [MBZ] Car for poosy

2015-02-17 Thread Donald Snook via Mercedes
es. Don Snook -Original Message- From: OK Don [mailto:okd...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 2:05 PM To: Dan Penoff; Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Car for poosy I have a friend who bought a '75 Rolls via eBay. flew to California and drove it home. IIRC

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2015-02-16 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
In talking with George, the Leatherique guy, who had several Rolls-Royces over the years, I quickly learned I wanted no part of that nightmare. Lots and lots of very unique parts and assemblies that are very, very expensive and often single sourced. Beautiful cars, but not my idea of fun. Dan

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2015-02-16 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
I have a friend who bought a '75 Rolls via eBay. flew to California and drove it home. IIRC, he paid $5000 for it. He found out on the drive back to OK that it needed a water pump. He ended up working with his father to machine a new part for the water pump in addition to installing new bearings an

Re: [MBZ] Car for poosy

2015-02-16 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
g it for $3k in disgust just to get away from it... > -Curt > > From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes > To: Mercedes List > Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 7:27 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Car for poosy > > If there was a marque that was more expensive and troublesome to maintai

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2015-02-16 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2015 7:27 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Car for poosy If there was a marque that was more expensive and troublesome to maintain, it would be Rolls-Royce. There was a late 70s Rolls in a BAT auction recently. I think it brought about $3k. Why? One reason - it needed brakes

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2015-02-16 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
If there was a marque that was more expensive and troublesome to maintain, it would be Rolls-Royce. There was a late 70s Rolls in a BAT auction recently. I think it brought about $3k. Why? One reason - it needed brakes. Now, the average person would think, "Brakes? How bad could that be?" $7,0

[MBZ] Car for poosy

2015-02-15 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Here are the cars for sale at "All Prestige Automotive (a repair shop) on U.S. 19 north of Crystal River, Florida. There was heavy dew at night and I couldn't get all the data looking at the For Sale signs through the windshields in some cars. The owner: 1-352-795-7000 will provide complete inf

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2015-02-13 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
>> >> On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 12:58 PM, Donald Snook via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >>> And me >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Dan Penoff [mailto:d...@penoff.com] >>> Sent: Friday,

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2015-02-13 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
] Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 4:26 AM To: Mercedes List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Car for poosy Maybe. Tell me more. Dan On Feb 12, 2015, at 10:02 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: No thanks. I want a long wheelbase model. Dan Interested in a white 560 SEL?

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2015-02-13 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
riginal Message- > From: Dan Penoff [mailto:d...@penoff.com] > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 4:26 AM > To: Mercedes List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Car for poosy > > Maybe. Tell me more. > > Dan > > > > On Feb 12, 2015, at 10:02 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes <

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2015-02-13 Thread Donald Snook via Mercedes
And me -Original Message- From: Dan Penoff [mailto:d...@penoff.com] Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 4:26 AM To: Mercedes List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Car for poosy Maybe. Tell me more. Dan > On Feb 12, 2015, at 10:02 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > >> No thanks

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2015-02-13 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
No not any 140 is lwb, there are plenty of San Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 13, 2015, at 4:25 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Any W140 chassis is a long wheelbase. A W126 chassis would be badged as an > "SEL" to be a long wheelbase. The early W140s had this designation as well. >

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2015-02-13 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Maybe. Tell me more. Dan > On Feb 12, 2015, at 10:02 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > >> No thanks. I want a long wheelbase model. >> >> Dan > > Interested in a white 560 SEL? Not showroom, but mechanically sound. needs > martha to be up to your standards. > > ___

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2015-02-13 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Any W140 chassis is a long wheelbase. A W126 chassis would be badged as an "SEL" to be a long wheelbase. The early W140s had this designation as well. Thanks, Dan > On Feb 13, 2015, at 4:49 AM, archer75--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > What would be the number for an LWB model? 600? > I can c

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2015-02-13 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
What would be the number for an LWB model? 600? I can check the Indy where you looked at one previously if you like. Gerry Dan wrote: > >No thanks. I want a long wheelbase model. > > Interested in a white 560 SEL? Not showroom, but mechanically sound. > needs martha to be up to your standards. >

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2015-02-12 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
No thanks. I want a long wheelbase model. Dan Interested in a white 560 SEL? Not showroom, but mechanically sound. needs martha to be up to your standards. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscrib

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2015-02-12 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
No thanks. I want a long wheelbase model. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Feb 12, 2015, at 9:31 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > 89 mercedes- benz 300se > http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/cto/4889283322.html > > via cPro Craigslist App > iOS: http://bit.ly/CL_iOS > Android:

[MBZ] Car for poosy

2015-02-12 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
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