Yes, I love being exempt from emission testing. I am all for a clean
environment, but the long lines and rude employes who like to lean on your
car kinda suck.
Brian
On 6/6/07, Rick Knoble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> Makes me glad I live in Alabama.
>
> Indiana -- no emissions check, no saf
Makes me glad I live in Alabama.
Indiana -- no emissions check, no safety check. You pay your
registration fees and you can drive it.
Except in Clark, Lake and Porter Counties. I live in Porter County. Diesels
are exempt.
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
'87 190 DT
"Alex Chamberlain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I predict we'll be hearing a lot more of this kind of story with all
> the well-meaning but mechanically naive folks buying old M-Bs to run
> biodiesel and WVO, then finding that they don't have the mindset
> and/or aptitude to keep an old car runni
On 6/6/07, Zoltan Finks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Before any of you go reading her the riot act via email, take it easy - she
is really a nice lady, and nice and forthcoming with all the problems with
the car. She doesn't claim to know much about these cars, she's just sort of
a flower child, I
Zoltan Finks wrote:
Okay, guys, here is something y'all might be interested in - I know I am!
But I can't have it!
Look on craigslist under Charlottesville? Virginia. It's a 190D supposed
Euro with manual windows and manual sunroof, and a 2.2 5 speed. *BUT* it is
in very rough shape - you would
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>Or a BB in the line if it is a 617!
>
>On 6/5/07, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
>
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On Behalf Of John Freer
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 5:18 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Grey market issues
Or a BB in the line if it is a 617!
On 6/5/07, Mitch
Why bother? A bb in the vacuum line is WAY cheaper and faster.
At 05:12 PM 6/5/2007, you wrote:
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
>
> This same visual inspection procedure also prevents me from removing
> the EGR from my 300D. I'll be moving to another county where the
> rules are different any day no
OM 60x are included in that fix also
At 05:18 PM 6/5/2007, you wrote:
Or a BB in the line if it is a 617!
On 6/5/07, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Alex Chamberlain wrote:
> >
> > This same visual inspection procedure also prevents me from removing
> > the EGR from my 300D. I'l
My friend at cal state LA had NO problem passing LA smog check with
his Grey 6.9.It helped that he was a professor of power and
Mechanics, and his lab had all the toys, including dynos. He was a
true genius also. He knew every type of fuel injection system inside
and out, and designed
Same here, plus many do not have insurance. But I'll still take the good
with the bad.
Tom
www.kegkits.com
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From: Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: 06/06/07 12:59 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Grey ma
Just give Rusty the VIN, he can get anything. (as in 123.123.10.xx)
At 09:07 AM 6/5/2007, you wrote:
Identifying and procuring the correct parts can occasionally
be interesting, but I believe they're all generally available.
-- Jim
Loren Faeth
I had some weirdities with the title for the 230TE. It had a VIN
issued by the state of MA, not the manufacturer. But, I got it done.
Loren
only grey mkt car now is a 126 280SEL junker. Good Euro engine and
trans, if anyone is interested.
At 03:51 AM 6/5/2007, you wrote:
Does a car being
"Tom Hargrave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Makes me glad I live in Alabama.
Indiana -- no emissions check, no safety check. You pay your
registration fees and you can drive it.
Has its good and bad points. I occasionally see a car that absolutely
should NOT be on the road.
--
1983 300D
196
At least in Oklahoma.
On 6/5/07, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
not really.
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
"If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise
of fighting a foreign enemy."
-James Madison
'90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand V
not really.
Zoltan Finks wrote:
Does a car being a so-called grey market car present any issues to the owner
or buyer in terms of registering ownership or title? Are there any other
complications surrounding a grey market car?
Thanks
Brian
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On Behalf Of John Freer
Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 5:18 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Grey market issues
Or a BB in the line if it is a 617!
On 6/5/07, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Alex Chamberlain wrote:
> >
> > This same visua
On 6/5/07, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
>
> This same visual inspection procedure also prevents me from removing
> the EGR from my 300D. I'll be moving to another county where the
> rules are different any day now, though.
Seems like a solid copper EGR gasket
Or a BB in the line if it is a 617!
On 6/5/07, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
>
> This same visual inspection procedure also prevents me from removing
> the EGR from my 300D. I'll be moving to another county where the
> rules are different any day now, though.
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
>
> This same visual inspection procedure also prevents me from removing
> the EGR from my 300D. I'll be moving to another county where the
> rules are different any day now, though.
Seems like a solid copper EGR gasket would pass visual.
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
I didn't try that. Maybe I could have just swapped badges! But I
don't know if my SLC had the same emissions equipment to begin with as
a US-spec 280E. (Same M110 engine fundamentally, but the Euro
higher-compression version.) So even masquerading as a 280E it might
On 6/5/07, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
> The DEQ drones look up your car by make
> and model in a big book (now computerized, I think) and compare
> pictures of what's supposed to be there with your car. Since they
> couldn't find the SLC in their book, it a
Alex Chamberlain wrote:
> The DEQ drones look up your car by make
> and model in a big book (now computerized, I think) and compare
> pictures of what's supposed to be there with your car. Since they
> couldn't find the SLC in their book, it automatically failed.
I suppose telling them it was
--- Alex Chamberlain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 6/5/07, Zoltan Finks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > Are there any other
> > complications surrounding a grey market car?
> >
>
> Emissions, emissions, emissions.
The biggest problem I had with a gray market care was
getting the VIN sorted o
On 6/5/07, Zoltan Finks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Are there any other
complications surrounding a grey market car?
Emissions, emissions, emissions.
I will never again buy a gray-market car as long as I live in an area
that runs regular smog checks. Getting the 1980 280SLC I used to own
regi
Does a car being a so-called grey market car present any issues to the
owner
or buyer in terms of registering ownership or title?
None, usually. It's already in the system.
Are there any other complications surrounding a grey market car?
Identifying and procuring the correct parts can occa
Does a car being a so-called grey market car present any issues to the owner
or buyer in terms of registering ownership or title? Are there any other
complications surrounding a grey market car?
Thanks
Brian
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