Re: [MBZ] Wow, 210s are getting cheap

2008-07-29 Thread andrew strasfogel
Not cheap if the transmission is going. The 4 matics from that vintage (1999 - 2001) are real money pits.. On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 1:26 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > wow that is cheap > > Alex Chamberlain wrote: > > Lately I've seen a lot of tempting '94-'95 E320s for $4-5K, b

Re: [MBZ] Wow, 210s are getting cheap

2008-07-29 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
wow that is cheap Alex Chamberlain wrote: > Lately I've seen a lot of tempting '94-'95 E320s for $4-5K, but this > is the first 210 in that range: > http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/car/771068751.html > > Who here knows anything about the 210 chassis? I know the first ones > have a bad rep for

Re: [MBZ] Wow, 210s are getting cheap

2008-07-29 Thread Gary Hurst
i'm sticking to 124s and then rethinking it when the 211s get cheap On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 12:49 PM, Alex Chamberlain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Lately I've seen a lot of tempting '94-'95 E320s for $4-5K, but this > is the first 210 in that range: > http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/car/771068

[MBZ] Wow, 210s are getting cheap

2008-07-29 Thread Alex Chamberlain
Lately I've seen a lot of tempting '94-'95 E320s for $4-5K, but this is the first 210 in that range: http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/car/771068751.html Who here knows anything about the 210 chassis? I know the first ones have a bad rep for build quality, but had they worked the bugs out by '99

[MBZ] Wow

2008-07-02 Thread R A Bennell
You have been a prolific bunch over the past few days. I have been away from the computer since Friday and may never get to read all of the posts since then. Randy ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/

Re: [MBZ] WOW! I really like this car.

2008-05-15 Thread tom savage
On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 8:34 AM, Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would love to have that car, but it is not a daily driver. It would be a > third car just for beautiful Saturdays and Sundays. I have to drive out to > Western Kansas too often. It would be sin to drive that car out

Re: [MBZ] WOW! I really like this car.

2008-05-15 Thread Redghost
I too lust after a white w113 this one will go for over 25k clay On 14 May 2008, at 14:32, Donald Snook wrote: > http://tinyurl.com/5ajv43 > > > Donald H. Snook > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts

Re: [MBZ] WOW! I really like this car.

2008-05-15 Thread Donald Snook
Loren Faeth wrote: "Down boy! Careful, this is a 99k odometer. Get a real history or look at it up close an personal. A real 99k 280SL taken care of will have a nice patina and not need "restored" Might be ok, but might not. Look at back issues of the Star for similar pagoda SLs. That is

Re: [MBZ] WOW! I really like this car.

2008-05-15 Thread Donald Snook
Dwight wrote: "Yes, this is the Mercedes model for which I lust in my heart. A pagoda. I wouldn't care if it were 230sl, 250sl, or 280sl. You should go for it-enough of this Buick business." I would love to have that car, but it is not a daily driver. It would be a third car just for beautif

Re: [MBZ] WOW! I really like this car.

2008-05-15 Thread Jim Cathey
> Hendrik, with no concourse cars I have none either. Plenty of con_verse_ cars, of course! It was a pretty little thing, and I wouldn't kick it out of the garage for eating crackers... -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list spons

Re: [MBZ] WOW! I really like this car.

2008-05-15 Thread Hendrik & Fay
If it is an restoration it must be an older one because there is paint missing in the boot and that code plate looks very tired, also the woodwork on the dash does not seem to line up, which may indicate the use of cheap components. Nowhere near concourse...yet Hendrik with no concourse

Re: [MBZ] WOW! I really like this car.

2008-05-14 Thread Loren Faeth
Donald, Forgot to add, the Pagodas are beautiful cars and fun to drive. If you buy it, I'll give ya $500 for it next year when you are tired of it! If you want to see a true low mile Pagoda, I have a friend in the Davenport, IA area who I could probably persuade to show you his. NO, you can

Re: [MBZ] WOW! I really like this car.

2008-05-14 Thread Loren Faeth
Down boy! Careful, this is a 99k odometer. Get a real history or look at it up close an personal. A real 99k 280SL taken care of will have a nice patina and not need "restored" Might be ok, but might not. Look at back issues of the Star for similar pagoda SLs. That is a reasonable price

Re: [MBZ] WOW! I really like this car.

2008-05-14 Thread Jim Cathey
> And who wouldn't like to have the best of the SL > models there is? That's a pretty subjective opinion. I've seen a few of the pre-107's, and decided that the 107 was more to my taste than any of the other SL's. But I expect that others would have differing opinions. > Nice job on this car, i

Re: [MBZ] WOW! I really like this car.

2008-05-14 Thread OK Don
Second best - it's an auto. On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 4:47 PM, LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And who wouldn't like to have the best of the SL > models there is? > -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics." -Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark T

Re: [MBZ] WOW! I really like this car.

2008-05-14 Thread Allan Streib
Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > http://tinyurl.com/5ajv43 That is a beauty! -- 1983 300D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or chan

Re: [MBZ] WOW! I really like this car.

2008-05-14 Thread Dwight E. Giles, Jr
160K miles. Wickford, RI -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Donald Snook Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 5:33 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] WOW! I really like this car. http://tinyurl.com/5ajv43 Donald H.

Re: [MBZ] WOW! I really like this car.

2008-05-14 Thread Rich Thomas
Wonder what the reserve price is? > > Randy > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Donald Snook > Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 3:33 PM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Subject: [MBZ] WOW! I really like this car

Re: [MBZ] WOW! I really like this car.

2008-05-14 Thread R A Bennell
Very Nice. I wonder how good it really is? And how much it may sell for? Wonder what the reserve price is? Randy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Donald Snook Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 3:33 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] WOW

Re: [MBZ] WOW! I really like this car.

2008-05-14 Thread Bill R
Don - that is a pretty car. Why not go for that and impress the clients? It would sure impress me/. BillR -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Donald Snook Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 5:33 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] WOW! I

Re: [MBZ] WOW! I really like this car.

2008-05-14 Thread LWB250
And who wouldn't like to have the best of the SL models there is? Nice job on this car, if it's a restoration. Dan --- Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://tinyurl.com/5ajv43 > > > Donald H. Snook > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new pa

[MBZ] WOW! I really like this car.

2008-05-14 Thread Donald Snook
http://tinyurl.com/5ajv43 Donald H. Snook ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listi

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 91 300E with 9K miles

2008-03-26 Thread Tom Hargrave
plin Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 11:50 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] WOW! 91 300E with 9K miles its probably a sunlight thing John Robbins wrote: > Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: >> Its clean but I dont buy it. The carfax shows the 96 whatever miles in >> 07, no mil

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 91 300E with 9K miles

2008-03-26 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
its probably a sunlight thing John Robbins wrote: > Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: >> Its clean but I dont buy it. The carfax shows the 96 whatever miles in >> 07, no miles shown before that yet it was registered every year. That, >> plus the fact that the odo looks like it was messed with. > > Do

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 91 300E with 9K miles

2008-03-26 Thread Alex Chamberlain
> John Robbins wrote: > > > > Do the needles turn yellow on their own or is that a sunlight thing? > Sunlight, I think. My 124 was a SoCal car and shows significant sun damage to the interior and paint. When I got it, the needles and the numbers/markings on the instruments themselves were faded

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 91 300E with 9K miles

2008-03-26 Thread Mitch Haley
John Robbins wrote: > > Do the needles turn yellow on their own or is that a sunlight thing? So much for all original and always garage kept. Reconditioned instrument cluster 9k miles ago? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: h

[MBZ] WOW! 91 300E

2008-03-26 Thread wilton strickland
Ed, my 300D does still look much the same as it did 4, and even 21, years ago. It still has no dings, scratches, stains, smudges, tears, rubs, cracks, etc., but I really haven't been able to keep it as clean and waxed, etc., as I would like. Coupla yrs ago, I had to resort to just running it thro

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 91 300E

2008-03-26 Thread E M
If you give as much attention to your cars as you do to building clocks, I'm sure your 300D looks much the same today as it did 4 years ago. Ed 300E On 26/03/2008, wilton strickland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > My 87 300D looked like that when I found it 4 years ago. Paid $9700 for > it > and

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 91 300E with 9K miles

2008-03-26 Thread John Robbins
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > Its clean but I dont buy it. The carfax shows the 96 whatever miles in > 07, no miles shown before that yet it was registered every year. That, > plus the fact that the odo looks like it was messed with. Do the needles turn yellow on their own or is that a sunlight t

[MBZ] WOW! 91 300E

2008-03-26 Thread wilton strickland
My 87 300D looked like that when I found it 4 years ago. Paid $9700 for it and VERY pleased. BTW, get CARFAX, then bid. Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [MBZ] WOW! 91 300E with 9K miles

2008-03-26 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Its clean but I dont buy it. The carfax shows the 96 whatever miles in 07, no miles shown before that yet it was registered every year. That, plus the fact that the odo looks like it was messed with. Donald Snook wrote: > No affiliation, etc. > > http://tinyurl.com/2nhk5s > > > Donald H. Sn

[MBZ] WOW! 91 300E with 9K miles

2008-03-26 Thread Donald Snook
No affiliation, etc. http://tinyurl.com/2nhk5s Donald H. Snook http://www.mtsqh.com/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Fake Craiglist ad gives away man's stuff.

2008-03-25 Thread Zoltan Finks
Actually, I would relish the chance to give my dog practice defending its territory - yippeee! Yeah, I know, law suits. Brian On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 10:30 AM, Zoltan Finks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I agree, Mitch. > The showed this story on our local news. I was shocked (well, actually > not

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Fake Craiglist ad gives away man's stuff.

2008-03-25 Thread Zoltan Finks
I agree, Mitch. The showed this story on our local news. I was shocked (well, actually nothing shocks me about human behavior anymore) that the people there ravaging for loot actually were refusing to leave without their booty when the owner confronted them!! How does a person become so convinced

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Fake Craiglist ad gives away man's stuff.

2008-03-24 Thread Mitch Haley
LarryT wrote: > > I hope they find the person who placed the ads and prosecute *them*!! > The homw owner made some mean - and creative - enemies - I was just thinking about the victim's status as "independent contractor". Did he leave a home improvement customer unhappy over a large and expensive

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Fake Craiglist ad gives away man's stuff.

2008-03-24 Thread LarryT
-8601 Weber Carb Info http://members.rennlist.com/webercarbs - Original Message - From: "Mitch Haley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 6:11 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] WOW! Fake Craiglist ad gives away man's stuff.

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Fake Craiglist ad gives away man's stuff.

2008-03-24 Thread Mitch Haley
Rolf wrote: > > What does this classify as under homeowners insurance? I need to make > sure I am *covered*. I believe that is called larceny. And fortunately, that's how the cops are treating it, if they can find any of the people who ransacked the home. ___

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Fake Craiglist ad gives away man's stuff.

2008-03-24 Thread John Robbins
Rolf wrote: > What does this classify as under homeowners insurance? I need to make > sure I am *covered*. No kidding! Does homeowners typically cover vandalism? I'm sure that is what this amounts too... John ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see o

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Fake Craiglist ad gives away man's stuff.

2008-03-24 Thread Rolf
Not the first time this has happened. Some lady in FL came home to find everything missing including the kitchen sink. People had ripped out wiring and pipes in the walls even. What does this classify as under homeowners insurance? I need to make sure I am *covered*. -Rolf Donald Snook wrote: >

[MBZ] WOW! Fake Craiglist ad gives away man's stuff.

2008-03-24 Thread Donald Snook
http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_032408_news_craigslist_hoax.1ffb2c9c.html Donald H. Snook http://www.mtsqh.com/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Low mileage SDL in Wichita

2008-01-22 Thread Mitch Haley
Allan Streib wrote: > > * If its been maintained so well why did it need a new tranny with > only 70K miles on the odometer? > * Why did it need a new exhaust so soon? They normally last a LONG > time. > * Why did it need a new windshield? Maybe the car has 300k on it and the repl

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Low mileage SDL in Wichita

2008-01-22 Thread Allan Streib
"R A Bennell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Very nice but $14K for an 87 sounds a bit rich even for a nice one. We, I don't know. It is a lot. But if the miles are true and as claimed: * Service records * Mercedes Dealer maintained * Service completed per MBZ dealer books and oil change

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Low mileage SDL in Wichita

2008-01-22 Thread R A Bennell
Very nice but $14K for an 87 sounds a bit rich even for a nice one. Randy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Donald Snook Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 10:46 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] WOW! Low mileage SDL in Wichita

[MBZ] WOW! Low mileage SDL in Wichita

2008-01-22 Thread Donald Snook
WOW! Here's a 1986 SDL with only 70K miles right here in Wichita! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1986-300SDL-Turbo-RARE_W0QQitemZ130191248 880QQihZ003QQcategoryZ6330QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Ebay Item # 130191248880 I wish I was in the market for another car. This one look

Re: [MBZ] WOW

2007-07-29 Thread Jim Cathey
> http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/car/383992986.html I'm in love... $22k and you only get one picture? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscri

Re: [MBZ] WOW

2007-07-29 Thread degcoast
I.m in lust. Says car is in RI. Dwight Curt Raymond <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/car/383992986.html I'm in love... > > -Curt > > > - > Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. > Play Sim

[MBZ] WOW

2007-07-29 Thread Curt Raymond
http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/car/383992986.html I'm in love... -Curt - Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story. Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new p

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Gas mileage

2007-06-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
9:14 -0500 > From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MBZ] WOW! Gas mileage > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > So where is Maine did you go? &g

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Gas mileage

2007-06-16 Thread Curt Raymond
2007 07:59:14 -0500 From: "Kaleb C. Striplin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] WOW! Gas mileage To: Mercedes Discussion List Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed So where is Maine did you go? Curt Raymond

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Gas mileage

2007-06-16 Thread Peter Frederick
The difference is quite real, especially in a diesel -- gassers tend to burn more fuel at light load than diesels so, so actual hp output has more effect on diesel consumption. When the speed limit was lower on the interstate, I routinely got 32 mpg with the Volvo or the 300D, both almost exact

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Gas mileage

2007-06-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
So where is Maine did you go? Curt Raymond wrote: > On our recent vacation to Maine I kept it to 65mph at almost all times and my > Dodge Dakota 5.2 v8 turned in 20mpg which is pretty good for what it is. Day > to day around town its more like 15. > If I keep the 190D down to 65mph it'll do 43mp

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Gas mileage

2007-06-16 Thread Curt Raymond
e on my 55 mile commute) and I feel more refreshed and less stressed when I do arrive. -Curt Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:49:42 -0700 (PDT) From: LWB250 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] WOW! Gas mileage To: Mercedes Discussion List Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: t

Re: [MBZ] WOW! Gas mileage

2007-06-15 Thread LWB250
I have made a number of local all-highway trips running at 55 mph as opposed to the 70 mph that is the posted limit. I keep my mileage and records religiously, and in comparison with driving at the speed limit, I gain about 2-3 mpg by driving 55 mph. Dan --- Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wr

[MBZ] WOW! Gas mileage

2007-06-15 Thread Donald Snook
I had to drive about three hours for a hearing this morning. I left at 6:30 am and drove on a nice flat straight four lane highway. I left a little earlier than I needed to, so I set the cruise at 70 mph. I did not need the air conditioning on. It was a beautiful drive. I filled up right befor

Re: [MBZ] WOW! This is a nice 300CD

2007-05-17 Thread BillR
is worth. BillR -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Donald Snook Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 9:38 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] WOW! This is a nice 300CD If I had my sold now, I would buy this CD. I LOVE the red

[MBZ] WOW! This is a nice 300CD

2007-05-17 Thread Donald Snook
If I had my sold now, I would buy this CD. I LOVE the red. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&item= 110125904164 It has a lot of miles, but looks like somebody has taken care of it. Donald H. Snook 1990 300SEL 137K

Re: [MBZ] WOW!!

2007-03-03 Thread dave walton
Pull the head now and check. You can replace a bent rod for less if you catch it in time. The current revision of the head gasket is a good thing to have anyway. The original ones have a tendency to fail and blow oil into the #1 cylinder. I would not recommend this car to anyone not willing to ge

Re: [MBZ] WOW!

2007-02-03 Thread Rich Thomas
No, plastic surgeons, keep em all looking young then they die and go right to the undertaker. --R Dwight E. Giles, Jr wrote: Do they even have nursing homes in Beverly Hills? Dwight

Re: [MBZ] WOW!

2007-02-03 Thread Dwight E. Giles, Jr
Do they even have nursing homes in Beverly Hills? Dwight Bissell Cove Quahog & Auto Salvage Co Dwight E. Giles, Jr. Wickford RI 02852 A nursing home in Beverly Hills would be abetter bet than one in Tuscaloosa. > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > ___ http://w

Re: [MBZ] WOW!

2007-02-03 Thread andrew strasfogel
A nursing home in Beverly Hills would be abetter bet than one in Tuscaloosa. On 2/2/07, Bob Rentfro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I hate you Bob R - Original Message - From: "Donald Snook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 9:17 AM Subjec

Re: [MBZ] WOW!

2007-02-02 Thread Bob Rentfro
I hate you Bob R - Original Message - From: "Donald Snook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 9:17 AM Subject: [MBZ] WOW! I was at the bank last week and I saw an elderly gentleman get out of a VERY nice 123 300D. I was right behind hi

Re: [MBZ] WOW!

2007-02-02 Thread David Brodbeck
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > That's better than watching the obituaries. > For getting big old heaps, gently driven, with low mileage, it's hard to beat making friends with someone who works at a nursing home.

Re: [MBZ] WOW!

2007-02-02 Thread LarryT
cussion List" Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 12:05 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] WOW! Yea. Maybe I should just hang out at the bank looking for old guys in nice benzes. I go to the bank. In the Frankenheap. Prolly not quite old enough, either! -- Jim __

Re: [MBZ] WOW!

2007-02-02 Thread Jim Cathey
Yea. Maybe I should just hang out at the bank looking for old guys in nice benzes. I go to the bank. In the Frankenheap. Prolly not quite old enough, either! -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] WOW!

2007-02-02 Thread Donald Snook
nald Snook Subject: Re: [MBZ] WOW! That's better than watching the obituaries. Dwight Giles Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was at the bank last week and I saw an elderly gentleman get out of a > VERY nice 123 300D. I was right behind him in line and we had a few >

Re: [MBZ] WOW!

2007-02-02 Thread degcoast
That's better than watching the obituaries. Dwight Giles Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was at the bank last week and I saw an elderly gentleman get out of a > VERY nice 123 300D. I was right behind him in line and we had a few > minutes to talk because the line was moving VERY

Re: [MBZ] WOW!

2007-02-02 Thread R A Bennell
om: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Donald Snook Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 10:18 AM To: Mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] WOW! I was at the bank last week and I saw an elderly gentleman get out of a VERY nice 123 300D. I was right behind him in line and we had a few

Re: [MBZ] WOW!

2007-02-02 Thread Sunil Hari
GO FOR IT! You'll never see another like it. On 2/2/07, Donald Snook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I was at the bank last week and I saw an elderly gentleman get out of a VERY nice 123 300D. I was right behind him in line and we had a few minutes to talk because the line was moving VERY slow. I

[MBZ] WOW!

2007-02-02 Thread Donald Snook
I was at the bank last week and I saw an elderly gentleman get out of a VERY nice 123 300D. I was right behind him in line and we had a few minutes to talk because the line was moving VERY slow. I asked him about his car and he seemed very pleased that someone asked about it. We continued our dis

Re: [MBZ] WOW, I don't think I have seen a 115 this rusty

2006-12-27 Thread Ed Booher
On 12/20/06, Dwight E. Giles, Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Well it is from Northern MA. There and upstate NY use a lot of salt. Roads are white all winter-not from snow but salt. There is a guy who lives near my parents that owns a 108 that I swear has enough rust in it that if you gave a good

Re: [MBZ] WOW, I don't think I have seen a 115 this rusty

2006-12-26 Thread Redghost
Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin, Cox Auto Trader Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 7:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] WOW, I dont think I have seen a 115 this rusty http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1975

Re: [MBZ] WOW, I dont think I have seen a 115 this rusty

2006-12-21 Thread Loren Faeth
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 7:52 PM Subject: [MBZ] WOW, I dont think I have seen a 115 this rusty > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1975-Mercedes-Benz-Parts-car_W0QQitemZ180066290070QQihZ008QQcategoryZ6783QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > _

Re: [MBZ] WOW, I dont think I have seen a 115 this rusty

2006-12-21 Thread MICHAEL ESH
Kaleb, Have you never been to a Michigan junk yard? That's all there is! Mike - Original Message - From: "Kaleb C. Striplin, Cox Auto Trader" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 7:52 PM Subject: [MBZ] WOW, I dont t

Re: [MBZ] WOW, I dont think I have seen a 115 this rusty

2006-12-21 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
hahahahaha Loren Faeth wrote: Klebie, For that subject line, I am going to send you pictures of the 76 I am scrapping. The one you refer to is pristing in comparison. When i drove it home, the LR fender was flapping in the breeze and every time I went over a bump, pieces fell off. I dro

Re: [MBZ] WOW, I dont think I have seen a 115 this rusty

2006-12-21 Thread andrew strasfogel
It doesn't even have a "tittle". On 12/21/06, Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Klebie, For that subject line, I am going to send you pictures of the 76 I am scrapping. The one you refer to is pristing in comparison. When i drove it home, the LR fender was flapping in the breeze and ev

Re: [MBZ] WOW, I dont think I have seen a 115 this rusty

2006-12-21 Thread Loren Faeth
Klebie, For that subject line, I am going to send you pictures of the 76 I am scrapping. The one you refer to is pristing in comparison. When i drove it home, the LR fender was flapping in the breeze and every time I went over a bump, pieces fell off. I drove it 750 miles that way. I was

Re: [MBZ] WOW, I dont think I have seen a 115 this rusty

2006-12-21 Thread OK Don
My 220D had holes rusted through the tops of the front fenders - water poured up through them when we drove through puddles - the kids loved it back then! It didn't have much rust on the bottoms of the doors - but I did abandon it due to the rusted frame. It did it's first 100k miles as a daily dr

Re: [MBZ] WOW, I don't think I have seen a 115 this rusty

2006-12-21 Thread Dwight E. Giles, Jr
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[MBZ] WOW, I dont think I have seen a 115 this rusty

2006-12-21 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, Cox Auto Trader
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Re: [MBZ] Wow

2006-12-18 Thread Curt Raymond
Thanks Larry, I think I'll also look to win the lottery... Beautiful cars though. -Curt Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 19:41:20 -0500 From: "LarryT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wow To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Co

Re: [MBZ] Wow

2006-12-18 Thread Peter Frederick
Lousy. The sixes get about 18 on the highway, 13 or 14 in town, the V8 (much more desirable in my opinion) get 16-17 on the highway if you keep your foot out of it (difficult, they love to go fast) , 14 if you don't, and can be as low as 12 in town. If you set them for maximum rich mixture

Re: [MBZ] Wow

2006-12-18 Thread LarryT
d" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Diesel List" Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 5:41 PM Subject: [MBZ] Wow http://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/car/250290450.html So what sort of gas mileage should somebody expect from something like a '72 280SE? Fun to drive? The pics look good,

[MBZ] Wow

2006-12-17 Thread Curt Raymond
http://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/car/250290450.html So what sort of gas mileage should somebody expect from something like a '72 280SE? Fun to drive? The pics look good, he wants alot but it *could* be worth it. Newton is a pretty spendy place... Well parts of it are anyway. -Curt ___

[MBZ] WOW, Eurorrific!!

2006-11-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, Cox Auto Trader
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Re: [MBZ] WOW, nice finny

2006-09-21 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
5k? hmm. Na, still a little short. Loren Faeth wrote: Boo Hoo I'll give ya $5k for that perfect Smoke Silver SDL At 09:14 PM 9/20/2006, you wrote: Im broke. Loren Faeth wrote: Kaleb, you should buy that one! You will never want to drive your 126s again And, you live in

Re: [MBZ] WOW, nice finny

2006-09-21 Thread Loren Faeth
> the allure of the Heckflossens Personally, I just think they're really nice to look at. They have a certain panache to them. The allure is CHARACTER, the BIG aluminum grill, simplicity, reliability, fewer moving (breaking) parts, GREAT heater system and GREAT defroster that does not forc

Re: [MBZ] WOW, nice finny

2006-09-21 Thread Loren Faeth
Boo Hoo I'll give ya $5k for that perfect Smoke Silver SDL At 09:14 PM 9/20/2006, you wrote: Im broke. Loren Faeth wrote: > Kaleb, you should buy that one! You will never want to drive your 126s > again And, you live in a dry enough area it would last. > > At 09:52 AM 9/20/2006, you wr

Re: [MBZ] WOW, nice finny

2006-09-21 Thread Loren Faeth
You might regret some other purchases/things that happen after you win, but you won't regret owning a fin car. They are great driving cars and have LOTS of character. Besides, think of how many badges you can display on that cast aluminum grill. No plastic there! You could even get a one-

Re: [MBZ] WOW, nice finny

2006-09-21 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
yep David Brodbeck wrote: andrew strasfogel wrote: Boy, talk about overpriced BASIC transportation. Sorry, but I do not see the allure of the Heckflossens except if they have all the bells and whistles, e.g., 220 and 300 models with air suspension, leather, wood dashes, and trim. Person

Re: [MBZ] WOW, nice finny

2006-09-21 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Im broke. Loren Faeth wrote: Kaleb, you should buy that one! You will never want to drive your 126s again And, you live in a dry enough area it would last. At 09:52 AM 9/20/2006, you wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-190-Series-1965-Mercedes-190-Heckflosse-Drive-it-

Re: [MBZ] WOW, nice finny

2006-09-21 Thread LT Don
My second purchase after winning PowerBall. No, wait, my third. D. On 9/20/06, OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I like the vertical speedometer - but that's about all. On 9/20/06, Jeff Zedic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > They always look lik a KGB car to meor was it the Stasi that used >

Re: [MBZ] WOW, nice finny

2006-09-21 Thread OK Don
I like the vertical speedometer - but that's about all. On 9/20/06, Jeff Zedic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: They always look lik a KGB car to meor was it the Stasi that used them? Hmm. Jeff Zedic Toronto -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK "The Americans will always do the right thing... after

Re: [MBZ] WOW, nice finny

2006-09-20 Thread Jeff Zedic
They always look lik a KGB car to meor was it the Stasi that used them? Hmm. Jeff Zedic Toronto

Re: [MBZ] WOW, nice finny

2006-09-20 Thread andrew strasfogel
Boy, talk about overpriced BASIC transportation. Sorry, but I do not see the allure of the Heckflossens except if they have all the bells and whistles, e.g., 220 and 300 models with air suspension, leather, wood dashes, and trim. On 9/20/06, Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Kaleb, you sh

Re: [MBZ] WOW, nice finny

2006-09-20 Thread Loren Faeth
Kaleb, you should buy that one! You will never want to drive your 126s again And, you live in a dry enough area it would last. At 09:52 AM 9/20/2006, you wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-190-Series-1965-Mercedes-190-Heckflosse-Drive-it-Home_W0QQitemZ330030881955QQihZ01

[MBZ] WOW, nice finny

2006-09-20 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-190-Series-1965-Mercedes-190-Heckflosse-Drive-it-Home_W0QQitemZ330030881955QQihZ014QQcategoryZ6328QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 420SEL, 87 300SDL, 87 300SDL #2, 86 300SDL, 84 380SE,

Re: [MBZ] wow '85 SD

2006-05-16 Thread tom savage
David Brodbeck wrote: It's so clean, the Virgin Mary herself would be honored to reach in and change the fuel filter. I recently resurrected an '83 300D that is nearly as clean as that one (minus all the used car spray'n'shine). 148k miles and not a single scratch, dent, or speck of rust; j

Re: [MBZ] wow '85 SD

2006-05-14 Thread David Brodbeck
Jim Cathey wrote: >>> Auburn, WA. I'm asking $800 as a starting point but I'll accept any >> Too far for me... > > Not for me, but my fundage... That car _would_ cure my 240D > of any/all ills, and the tranny could go into the failing > rust-free 300D of ours. And the tires onto the Frankenheap

Re: [MBZ] wow '85 SD

2006-05-14 Thread Jim Cathey
Auburn, WA. I'm asking $800 as a starting point but I'll accept any Too far for me... Not for me, but my fundage... That car _would_ cure my 240D of any/all ills, and the tranny could go into the failing rust-free 300D of ours. And the tires onto the Frankenheap... Sigh. -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] wow '85 SD

2006-05-14 Thread Rick Knoble
Rick Knoble wrote: - Original Message - From: "David Brodbeck" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> '83 300D Turbo (for sale) How much and where?? Auburn, WA. I'm asking $800 as a starting point but I'll accept any reasonable offer. Here's the Craigslist post: http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/16

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