Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-24 Thread Curt Raymond
MA. Once you tack on a delivery charge or my time and money to bring a car back its not as much of a deal... -Curt Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:31:28 -0500 From: Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-23 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
no kidding. Should have just kept it for that price --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 PP Supervisor - Original Message - From: Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 10:19 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] i'm going

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-23 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
maybe --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 PP Supervisor Original Message - From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 11:13 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane You should have accepted my first offer

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-23 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
for now maybe. --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 PP Supervisor - Original Message - From: OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 11:18 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane Another '92 300D 2.5 Turbo I

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-23 Thread Tony Wirtel
My 2.5 turbo sold on ebay, WAY TOO CHEAP. Geez. As cheap as it went, I cant believe somebody here didnt buy it. Now THAT is insane. You're right, $3,755.00 is cheap. Craig Local dealer had a 2.5 turbo 124 that for about the same, but without the rash and a bit higher miles (I think

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-23 Thread Tom Hargrave
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane My 2.5 turbo sold on ebay, WAY TOO CHEAP. Geez. As cheap as it went, I cant believe somebody here didnt buy it. Now THAT is insane. You're right, $3,755.00 is cheap. Craig Local dealer had a 2.5 turbo 124 that for about the same

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-23 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
thats cheap --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 PP Supervisor - Original Message - From: Tony Wirtel [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 7:59 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane My 2.5 turbo sold on ebay, WAY TOO CHEAP. Geez. As cheap

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-23 Thread Curt Raymond
Wish you were closer Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 20:53:30 -0500 From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed speaking

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-23 Thread andrew strasfogel
for the typical broken center vent. The interior is better than average too. On 7/23/07, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wish you were closer Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 20:53:30 -0500 From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane To: Mercedes Discussion List

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2007-07-23 Thread Sunil Hari
2007 20:53:30 -0500 From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed speaking of wagons, I bought this really nice 87

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-23 Thread Allan Streib
andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My faithful 1983 300TD wagon has 282 K miles and sits outside so it has some rust issues. Should I sell it as, is or pony up the $$s to address the rust and perhaps even repaint it for the third time? I have owned it since 1989 and the car is more

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-23 Thread Jim Cathey
My faithful 1983 300TD wagon has 282 K miles and sits outside so it has some rust issues. Should I sell it as, is or pony up the $$s to address the rust and perhaps even repaint it for the third time? Fix rust and repaint if you're going to keep it and you want it nice, you'll never get

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-23 Thread E M
PROTECTED] wrote: Wish you were closer Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2007 20:53:30 -0500 From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-23 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On 7/22/07, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: speaking of wagons, I bought this really nice 87 300TD, red with tan, 150k on it. Had it about a month, only drove it once. Geez, I shouldnt let it sit, wonder what I should do with it. Hey, my favorite color combo! I want, especially

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-23 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
where are you at? --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 PP Supervisor - Original Message - From: Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 8:39 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane Wish you were closer Date: Sun

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-23 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
save it --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 PP Supervisor - Original Message - From: andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 10:19 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane My faithful 1983 300TD wagon has

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-23 Thread andrew strasfogel
PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 10:19 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane My faithful 1983 300TD wagon has 282 K miles and sits outside so it has some rust issues. Should I sell it as, is or pony up the $$s to address the rust

[MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-23 Thread Royce Engler
On 7/22/07, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: speaking of wagons, I bought this really nice 87 300TD, red with tan, 150k on it. Had it about a month, only drove it once. Geez, I shouldnt let it sit, wonder what I should do with it. I casually mentioned the above fact to SWMBO, and

Re: [MBZ] I'm going insane

2007-07-22 Thread Dwight E. Giles, Jr
Wickford, RI -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Sunil Hari Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2007 4:25 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] i'm going insane Just sold my 92 300D to John Robbins - he drove up from Mississippi overnight, took

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
My 2.5 turbo sold on ebay, WAY TOO CHEAP. Geez. As cheap as it went, I cant believe somebody here didnt buy it. Now THAT is insane. Sunil Hari wrote: Just sold my 92 300D to John Robbins - he drove up from Mississippi overnight, took a drive and loved it, paid, and left. Now of course,

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
speaking of wagons, I bought this really nice 87 300TD, red with tan, 150k on it. Had it about a month, only drove it once. Geez, I shouldnt let it sit, wonder what I should do with it. Kevin Kraly wrote: What is wrong with me? You've got the MB Dieselitis Bug, and the only cure is to

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-22 Thread John Robbins
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: speaking of wagons, I bought this really nice 87 300TD, red with tan, 150k on it. Had it about a month, only drove it once. Geez, I shouldnt let it sit, wonder what I should do with it. Take pictures? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-22 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
yea I need to. Need to wash and wax it first though, paint is kind of dull but will buff right back. John Robbins wrote: Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: speaking of wagons, I bought this really nice 87 300TD, red with tan, 150k on it. Had it about a month, only drove it once. Geez, I shouldnt

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-22 Thread Sunil Hari
John, you JUST BOUGHT MINE. Do you really want another Kaleb car? On 7/22/07, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yea I need to. Need to wash and wax it first though, paint is kind of dull but will buff right back. John Robbins wrote: Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: speaking of wagons,

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-22 Thread John Robbins
Sunil Hari wrote: John, you JUST BOUGHT MINE. Do you really want another Kaleb car? He's only had it a month! I can 'just look' ;) As an aside... the 300D made the trip just fine! Actually made it back at around midnight last night (still not sure how we pulled that one off). The car

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-22 Thread Wonko the Sane
NO. Go to your room, young man! Just looking turns into lust, and lust turns into money changing hands, and eventually Kaleb will send a title. On 7/22/07, John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sunil Hari wrote: John, you JUST BOUGHT MINE. Do you really want another Kaleb car? He's only

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-22 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 20:50:10 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My 2.5 turbo sold on ebay, WAY TOO CHEAP. Geez. As cheap as it went, I cant believe somebody here didnt buy it. Now THAT is insane. You're right, $3,755.00 is cheap. Craig

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-22 Thread Sunil Hari
if a kaleb car went for that much, i asked for too little for my 2.5t On 7/22/07, Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 20:50:10 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My 2.5 turbo sold on ebay, WAY TOO CHEAP. Geez. As cheap as it went, I cant believe

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-22 Thread OK Don
You should have accepted my first offer On 7/22/07, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My 2.5 turbo sold on ebay, WAY TOO CHEAP. Geez. As cheap as it went, I cant believe somebody here didnt buy it. Now THAT is insane. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK There are three kinds of

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-22 Thread OK Don
Another '92 300D 2.5 Turbo I was watching just ended at $3000. Looks like the market is crashing. It's time to buy On 7/22/07, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You should have accepted my first offer On 7/22/07, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My 2.5 turbo sold on ebay,

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-22 Thread Kevin Kraly
speaking of wagons, I bought this really nice 87 300TD, red with tan, 150k on it. Had it about a month, only drove it once. Geez, I shouldnt let it sit, wonder what I should do with it? Well, if it sits another month and a half, I'll have some money saved up. Man, that's quite tempting! Has

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-22 Thread E M
What kind of miles do these cars have, and can you expect some kind of service history with these cars? Ed 300E On 23/07/07, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another '92 300D 2.5 Turbo I was watching just ended at $3000. Looks like the market is crashing. It's time to buy On 7/22/07, OK

[MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-21 Thread Sunil Hari
Just sold my 92 300D to John Robbins - he drove up from Mississippi overnight, took a drive and loved it, paid, and left. Now of course, I'm looking for my next MB. Guy I know has a 87 300TD with 200Kmi - gold with palomino Tex interior, just had a major service done, has a 3rd row seat - seems

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-21 Thread Kevin Kraly
What is wrong with me? You've got the MB Dieselitis Bug, and the only cure is to have at least one Mercedes Diesel in the driveway. The W124 300TD is an excellent choice, but what about that simple '74 240D W115 you've been longin' for? There's only one thing to do, buy 'em both! Kevin in

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-21 Thread Rich Thomas
You need Wonko on your situation. --R ___ 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:

Re: [MBZ] i'm going insane

2007-07-21 Thread OK Don
1) What is wrong with me? The serial nature of your relationship to the cars - a parallel relationship is much more satisfying. -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics. -Benjamin Disraeli '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply