Yes, perhaps next year he'll do that!
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From: "andrew strasfogel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 11:23 AM
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> You would think Rusty would rebate his tui
wrote:
I already did.
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From: "Bob Rentfro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 6:01 PM
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> Trampas typeth:
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> "I thought it was funny as I p
I already did.
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From: "Bob Rentfro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 6:01 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] MB myths
> Trampas typeth:
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> "I thought it was funny as I paid $2200 f
tom savage wrote:
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> Equally important is how the car is used. As an extreme example, UPS
> package cars are maintained like nothing else, but a Cummins 6BT is
> lucky to go 300k miles before it wears out; they're often toast at 250k.
> The Chebby 292s are only good for 120k (yeah, they've s
Trampas wrote:
I have always said it is more than just the car, it is if the owner can
afford the maintenance. I have seen a 1970 Oldsmobile go well over 350k
miles. I have seen Ford Escorts with 200k miles. Generally it all comes down
to keeping the car repaired and maintained. Most people that
A very well maintained Chevy 350 or derivative will slowly loose
compression after 200,00o miles due probably to valve wear, and if you
fix the heads, will promptly toss a rod due to crank wear. We
routinely get about 300,000 miles out of ours at work, but by that time
the body is usually in b
Trampas typeth:
"I thought it was funny as I paid $2200 for my car. Of course I have helped
put Rusty's kids through college... "
Rusty lives in Jawja where you don't have to pay to put kids through school
if they have earned good grades...
He must be socking it away to buy an island somewhere
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] MB myths
some do, some don't. back in my day the taxis were largely independently
owned and operated, but i can't say for sure this is the case anymore
On 2/13/07, Sunil Hari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> the taxis have the snot driven out o
larly hard on engines.
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Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] MB myths
Very true and one example is all those yellow taxicabs in NYC. Mostly gas
V-8s getting the crap driven out of them and they g
some do, some don't. back in my day the taxis were largely independently
owned and operated, but i can't say for sure this is the case anymore
On 2/13/07, Sunil Hari <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
the taxis have the snot driven out of them daily, but they also have good
maintenance facilities t
the taxis have the snot driven out of them daily, but they also have good
maintenance facilities that actually DO the maintenance on them on time.
Don't they?
On 2/13/07, Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
oh, yeah, stupid low reving big ovh engines, both in 8 and 6 cylinders
my dad's perso
oh, yeah, stupid low reving big ovh engines, both in 8 and 6 cylinders
my dad's personal favorite was some ancient Continental side valve six truck
motor. i've never seen one though.
On 2/13/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> < thousands of miles with minimal attention but me
> < thousands of miles with minimal attention but mercedes engines were
> "quality" but burn oil maniacally starting at 50k miles.>>
>
> This might be a bit strong but it's true (in my limited experience) years
> ago. My first MB was my '72 250, an off lease car from California which had
> about
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