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That is not curmudgeonly-it is mean & nasty. Take it to banned. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Feb 2, 2018 3:10 PM, "Curley McLain via Mercedes" wrote: > Its ok. Curt has spent another week working for a bunch of jerks that > don't value him, so he is taking his frustration out on me. His se

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Curt is quite prickly to more than one of us, though I'm told by a mutual friend that he "means well". On Fri, Feb 2, 2018 at 3:10 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Its ok. Curt has spent another week working for a bunch of jerks that > don't value him, so he is ta

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Its ok. Curt has spent another week working for a bunch of jerks that don't value him, so he is taking his frustration out on me. His sense of humor is shorted out from work. doesn't matter. He forgot I earned the right to be a curmudgeon. Randy Bennell via Mercedes

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That’s funny. I was considering quotes around “up” when I wrote it! Kevin in Hillsboro, OR who prefers his Beetle TDI over the Lexus Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 1, 2018, at 7:17 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > > There, I fixed it. >> Kevin Kraly via Mercedes

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Tires have plenty of thread On 1/31/18 9:14 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: That looks better. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.c

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Come on, play nice. No reason to jump on Curley just because he does not like GM V6's. RB On 02/02/2018 11:02 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Don't get your panties in a bunch, I didn't say the engine was dead, the body was rusted out. These days I could have gotten a couple more years o

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Don't get your panties in a bunch, I didn't say the engine was dead, the body was rusted out. These days I could have gotten a couple more years out of it but back then in a 3rd floor walkup, no garage, no welder etc... I'm not sure if you intend to come off as a jerk but you're really good at it

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150k is a very poor lifespan for a "modern" engine. Engines designed in the 40s and 50s and built in the 40s - 70s could do that. GM v6s of that era (1980s) were crappy throwaway engines. I made the mistake of trying to help a friend do a valve job on wunna dem. The sharp edges on the part

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ay, February 01, 2018 9:20 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] I May Buy This... I dislike v-8s and despise v-6 engines.  A v6 is completely unnecessary.  There is no reason for a v6 over a straight 6.  They only add complexity over a simpler, well proven design. > Mitch

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engines. The Mercedes inline 6, the BMW inline 6, the AMC 4.0 straight six, etc are all fantastic engines. Don Snook -Original Message- From: Curley McLain [mailto:126die...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2018 9:20 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] I May Buy

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I dislike v-8s and despise v-6 engines. A v6 is completely unnecessary. There is no reason for a v6 over a straight 6. They only add complexity over a simpler, well proven design. Mitch Haley via Mercedes January 31, 2018 at 8:45 PM I'd rather have a V6 than

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There, I fixed it. Kevin Kraly via Mercedes January 31, 2018 at 8:35 PM Our friend/driver had a 2001 SLK320 with 84K miles that she sold for just north of $5K a few months ago. She moved down to a 2006 Lexus SC430 hardtop Convertible, more power and a back seat f

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Glad to hear the tires have lots of threads!! Must be his first car. "This the best car I ever had having a comfortable, handling and engine response" Dan Penoff via Mercedes January 31, 2018 at 7:27 PM But this just popped up: https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil

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W210 quality. Chrysler hadn’t gotten ahold of Daimler at that time. More plastic than earlier models, but these have the reliability and longevity of the W210 chassis’ cars for the most part. 2003 and later were W220 build quality. -D > On Feb 1, 2018, at 10:50 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Merce

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The yellow might appeal in the beginning but it will get old fast. The red is stunning. On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 10:40 PM, clay monroe via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Same w220 quality there Dan. > > clay > > 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green > 1986 SDL - Polei > 1982 300 SD -

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Same w220 quality there Dan. clay 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green 1986 SDL - Polei 1982 300 SD - Allen retired models- 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap 1976 300D - Blei Vanst - it looks silvery 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran 1995 E300D - Gave her life t

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> On January 31, 2018 at 9:35 PM Kevin Kraly via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Our friend/driver had a 2001 SLK320 with 84K miles that she sold for just > north of $5K a few months ago. She moved up to a 2006 Lexus SC430 hardtop > Convertible, more power and a back seat for her doggie. I'd rathe

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Buy them both and swap trannies - - our son did just that with a pair of 190D's he bought from Kaleb. On Wed, Jan 31, 2018 at 8:24 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Not common on these, but I wouldn’t say they’re rare. Maybe 25% of them > had sticks. Seems like they

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Our friend/driver had a 2001 SLK320 with 84K miles that she sold for just north of $5K a few months ago. She moved up to a 2006 Lexus SC430 hardtop Convertible, more power and a back seat for her doggie. Kevin in Hillsboro, OR Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 31, 2018, at 6:21 PM, Dwight Giles via

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Buy them both & switch them over. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Jan 31, 2018 9:24 PM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" wrote: > Not common on these, but I wouldn’t say they’re rare. Maybe 25% of them > had sticks. Seems like they were more common in the later years based on > what I’ve seen so fa

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Not common on these, but I wouldn’t say they’re rare. Maybe 25% of them had sticks. Seems like they were more common in the later years based on what I’ve seen so far. Not a lot of people can drive a stick these days. Dang, I love that yellow one. Too bad it’s got a slushbox. -D > On Jan

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Aren't sticks rare? Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Jan 31, 2018 9:18 PM, "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" wrote: > Worst case I can use the price on the red one to beat the yellow one down. > > -D > > > > On Jan 31, 2018, at 9:17 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: > > > > I’m not keen about the red, but it’s a s

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Worst case I can use the price on the red one to beat the yellow one down. -D > On Jan 31, 2018, at 9:17 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: > > I’m not keen about the red, but it’s a stick. That’s a huge plus. > > -D > > >> On Jan 31, 2018, at 9:14 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> That lo

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I’m not keen about the red, but it’s a stick. That’s a huge plus. -D > On Jan 31, 2018, at 9:14 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > That looks better. > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > '87 300TD > '95 E300 > > On January 31, 2018 8:27:43 PM EST, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: >>

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That looks better. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On January 31, 2018 8:27:43 PM EST, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >But this just popped up: > >https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/6480155524.html > >Nice. > >-D > >> On Jan 31, 2018, at 8:00 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote

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But this just popped up: https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/6480155524.html Nice. -D > On Jan 31, 2018, at 8:00 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > ...over the weekend: > > https://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/cto/6479747981.html > > They fixed the top and raised the price $300. I’m th

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A friend of mine in LA has (had?) one, I rode in it once, rode nice... -Curt On Wednesday, January 31, 2018, 8:00:42 PM EST, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: ...over the weekend: https://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/cto/6479747981.html They fixed the top and raised the price $300.  I’m th

[MBZ] I May Buy This...

...over the weekend: https://tampa.craigslist.org/hdo/cto/6479747981.html They fixed the top and raised the price $300. I’m thinking of going with cash in hand and offering them $3000, as they offered it to me last week after the top was repaired for $3600. It looks like fun. -D _