Feller up the street a ways has a blue dodge pick me up. Same year as
the take over at chrysler. He installed a star on the trunk and uses
the hub caps in the same color as the truck. Took me forever to figure
out what he had done and why it may be ok for him to have done that.
On
Curt Raymond wrote:
I'd like to have one but have been told that almost nobody can afford to keep
an old Saab.
Aside from the Bosch k-jetronic problems, most of which usually don't happen to
cars that
are driven regularly, where did you get that idea? Very easy cars to work on,
and
the parts
That must be an early product of the Daimler Chrysler merger.
Hendrik
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Jim Cathey wrote:
No, I heard
Had another look at the pic and noticed the little stickers near the rear
vision mirror.
Hendrik
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Jim
Of the seven that have owned me, six had/have sunroofs, and three
leaked miserably. Blowing/cleaning out the drains on the 115 cars was
a temporary fix. The SLC is about to make me mad ---
On 3/23/06, Marshall Booth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Potter, Tom E wrote:
Why anyone would cut a hole in
John Ervine wrote:
Any idea what the silhouettes of vehicles on the driver's door mean?
Just curious..
Honestly, I was laughing too hard to make it across the road to check it out.
They remind me of the insignia you see painted on WWII-era aircraft, to
signify kills.
I always thought sunroofs were silly until I had a car with one. Now
I'm pretty fond of them. I've had two cars with one, a Honda Civic and
my 300D. Neither of them have ever leaked, even in high-pressure car
washes. I've heard speculation that the culprit when it comes to leaky
sunroofs
I agree with both sides. As much as I enjoy an open sunroof, they are a
maintenance PITA.
What I really miss is the sunroof on an old Saab 99 I once owned.
It was a modern sliding steel hatch, but it had no mechanisms, no cables, no
motors, almost nothing to fail. To open it, you just reach up,
On w123 cars and earlier, some of them (240D's and 300TD's come to mind) had
manual sliding roofs - just lower the latch, spin around to unlock, and
slide back. Reverse to close and lock shut. Really really simple, very
robust. No tricks to latch shut, either.
Swedish engineering - ha!
On
On Mar 23, 2006, at 10:56 PM, ned kleinhenz wrote:
Compared to new Saabs, that old one was so simple and robust.
Guess it is
the same situation for Mercedes.
Ned Kleinhenz
'95 E300D x2
'85 300D
'80 300TD
Doesn't your TD have a manual sunroof?
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I
Sunil Hari wrote:
Swedish engineering - ha!
I discovered a while back that 'Swedish engineering' has the same
connotations for Finns that 'Polish engineering' would for us English
speakers.
I do kinda prefer the Swedish 'pull up on the ring' reverse lock-outs to
the German 'push down
On 3/23/06, David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I do kinda prefer the Swedish 'pull up on the ring' reverse lock-outs to
the German 'push down on the shift lever' ones, although the former are
admittedly much harder to operate when wearing mittens.
I loved the front seatbelt buckles in
Doesn't your TD have a manual sunroof?
The 1980 300TD - NO Sunroof. Is that unusual?
Ned Kleinhenz
'95 E300D x2
'85 300D
'80 300TD
Ned,
My 1980 300TD has a manual sunroof. Works great, locks in place.
Neal
1980 300TD 375K, but getting tired
ned kleinhenz wrote:
Doesn't your TD have a manual sunroof?
The 1980 300TD - NO Sunroof. Is that unusual?
Ned Kleinhenz
'95 E300D x2
'85 300D
'80 300TD
On Mar 24, 2006, at 8:32 AM, ned kleinhenz wrote:
The 1980 300TD - NO Sunroof. Is that unusual?
Ned Kleinhenz
Yes, although I have one 1984 300TD without and had a 1982 purchased
in South Carolina without one too. I can't even count how many TDs
have passed through my hands (I
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Sunil Hari wrote:
Swedish engineering - ha!
I discovered a while back that 'Swedish engineering' has the same
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I loved the front seatbelt buckles in my late lamented 1980 Saab 900,
which
consisted of a sort of swinging arm, at the top of a fixed post next
ned kleinhenz wrote:
Doesn't your TD have a manual sunroof?
The 1980 300TD - NO Sunroof. Is that unusual?
Most 1980 300TDs delivered in the US came with a sunroof (mine did).
Later (by 1982 when I bought another new 300TD) the sunroof was standard
equipment, but in 1980 it might not have
Perhaps you mericans make a habit of welding up sunroofs.
Bondo is a helluva lot cheaper than new gaskets.
RLE
If the sunroof leaks, check for a deteriorated drain pan or plugged
drains (all four corners, drains out the doorposts. The sunroof
gasket is a fiber faced thing, it does NOT seal out water. The water
is collected by the drain pan and drained out four plastic pipes to the
ground. If they
(aka leaky rust initiators)
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Perhaps you mericans make a habit of welding up sunroofs.
Bondo
Potter, Tom E wrote:
Why anyone would cut a hole in the top of a perfectly good vehicle is
beyond me!
I did find them handy here in Texas. When you first get in the vehicle,
you can open the sunroof to let the hot air out quickly. You then have
to close it so you can operate the AC.
I've
Servicing ONE of them is more than I want. I see it as just another
useless, expensive option with which M-B saddled Americans. I notice
that M-B did not inflict this nuisance on their neighbors in Europe.
Leave them closed, service them not. Unplug the connector. Voila!
DBAG would build
Potter, Tom E wrote:
Doc,
Servicing ONE of them is more than I want. I see it as just another
useless, expensive option with which M-B saddled Americans. I notice
that M-B did not inflict this nuisance on their neighbors in Europe.
Not saddled at all! Mercedes offered all the US models at
I strongly disagree! A sliding roof is one of the great joys of Mercedes
optiondom. Nothing beats it for ventilation, esp. on a hot day when the
temp. can exceed 160 inside a car parked in the sun. In fact, it's almost a
necessity. [flames sure to follow].
On 3/23/06, Marshall Booth [EMAIL
Were you the one guy?
Did the idiot sell MBs for a living?
No, I heard about it on a Unimog mailing list. I think it
was just a snob.
-- Jim
Jim Cathey wrote:
No, I heard about it on a Unimog mailing list. I think it
was just a snob.
As long as we are talking about Daimler-Chrysler trucks that should or should
not have three-pointed stars on them, I snapped this photo 2 years ago at the
Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance:
That picture made me laugh so hard, I peed a little.
On 3/23/06, John Ervine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jim Cathey wrote:
No, I heard about it on a Unimog mailing list. I think it
was just a snob.
As long as we are talking about Daimler-Chrysler trucks that should or
should
not have
John,
Your website is great.. Can relate to the pix of the 300SD..
Any idea what the silhouettes of vehicles on the driver's door mean?
Just curious..
Chuck
Phoenix AZ
1986 190E 2.3 16V
1980 300SD
On Mar 23, 2006, at 3:57 PM, John Ervine wrote:
Jim Cathey wrote:
No, I
Chuck Landenberger wrote:
John,
Your website is great.. Can relate to the pix of the 300SD..
Glad you like it!
Any idea what the silhouettes of vehicles on the driver's door mean?
Just curious..
Honestly, I was laughing too hard to make it across the road to check it
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