Re: [MBZ] This looks interesting

That’s a good deal --FT Sent from iFōn > On Jan 3, 2023, at 10:23 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/458657236299751/?mibextid=6ojiHh > > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To

Re: [MBZ] This looks interesting

Or this https://m.facebook.com/marketplace/item/714281915755890/?ref=browse_tab&search_query=Mercedes On Wed, Nov 6, 2019, 5:27 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2404168306500307/ > > > Sent from my iPhone > > _

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No photo of the trunk showing the badge so I am suspicious. On Wed, Nov 6, 2019 at 9:16 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > That would be nice > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > > > On Nov 6, 2019, at 8:27 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote

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That would be nice --FT Sent from iPhone > On Nov 6, 2019, at 8:27 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2404168306500307/ > > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list arc

Re: [MBZ] This looks interesting -- Poos?

Meaning that there is no easy way to diagnose engine issues? On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 1:27 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes wrote: > And no, there are no magickal boxes for these cars for the most part. > > -D > > > On Mar 23, 2018, at 1:22 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > Avoid any early R129s l

Re: [MBZ] This looks interesting -- Poos?

And no, there are no magickal boxes for these cars for the most part. -D > On Mar 23, 2018, at 1:22 PM, Dan--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > Avoid any early R129s like the plague. There are numerous reasons why you > don’t want to touch one of these. > > You have been warned. > > -D > >> On Ma

Re: [MBZ] This looks interesting -- Poos?

Avoid any early R129s like the plague. There are numerous reasons why you don’t want to touch one of these. You have been warned. -D > On Mar 23, 2018, at 12:07 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > Poos needs to weigh in on if it needs the magick box to diagnose or if it can > be

Re: [MBZ] This looks interesting -- Poos?

Poos needs to weigh in on if it needs the magick box to diagnose or if it can be sorted through less technical means --R Sent from iPhone > On Mar 23, 2018, at 11:48 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > > Nice color (blau grun?). I wonder what's wrong with the engine? > >> On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at

Re: [MBZ] This looks interesting -- Poos?

Nice color (blau grun?). I wonder what's wrong with the engine? On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 10:06 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/d/1991-mercedes-300sl- > 5-speed/6537466276.html > > >1991 Mercedes 300SL 5 Speed - $3000 > > 1

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"A substantial portion of the car's value is in new parts" --FT On 5/7/17 11:26 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Too late to apologize since you already mentioned it. On Sun, May 7, 2017 at 11:06 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: "Many new parts too numer

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Too late to apologize since you already mentioned it. On Sun, May 7, 2017 at 11:06 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > "Many new parts too numerous to mention" > > --FT > > > On 5/6/17 4:59 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: > >> That is the way of cheap MBs! >> >>

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"Many new parts too numerous to mention" --FT On 5/6/17 4:59 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: That is the way of cheap MBs! Floyd Thursby via Mercedes May 6, 2017 at 3:40 PM I had to buy a $20some filter the other day so the cost is already going up --F

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That is the way of cheap MBs! Floyd Thursby via Mercedes May 6, 2017 at 3:40 PM I had to buy a $20some filter the other day so the cost is already going up --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://ww

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I had to buy a $20some filter the other day so the cost is already going up --FT On 5/6/17 4:38 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: I want you to get it running, then I'll pay you $400 for it! I think it would make a great SDL! Floyd Thursby via Mercedes M

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I want you to get it running, then I'll pay you $400 for it! I think it would make a great SDL! Floyd Thursby via Mercedes May 6, 2017 at 3:31 PM Be careful now! You might get me lamenting the purchase of the $200 300POSEL --FT _

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Be careful now! You might get me lamenting the purchase of the $200 300POSEL --FT On 5/6/17 3:16 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: A us version 300SEL is not far from a 200D automatic -- --FT Winston Churchill: “Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, larg

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Especially when it is a euro version. A 107 280SL will outrun the us versions of the 350, 450, 380, and possibly the 560 in american trim. Yuro M110 is a hot engine. (for its day) It is not a 2.3 cosworth as in the 190E 2.3-16, but it is NOT shabby. A us version 300SEL is not far from a 200

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I always laugh when you guys talk this way, I remember people bemoaning how slow a 300SE is. It can't be as slow as a 240D auto... -Curt From: Meade Dillon via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Meade Dillon Sent: Saturday, May 6, 2017 9:07 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] This

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Yuro M110 2.8 is way better than a us M116 3.8! I had a yuro 2.8 I was gonna put in a 111 4 speed. That would have been awesome. Meade Dillon via Mercedes May 6, 2017 at 8:07 AM Oops, I just saw that it has the 280 engine, I was thinking 380. I wonder how slow th

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Oops, I just saw that it has the 280 engine, I was thinking 380. I wonder how slow that is? - Max Charleston SC On Sat, May 6, 2017 at 9:05 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yeah kinda spendy but likely fairly rare > > --FT > > > > On 5/6/17 9:00 AM, M

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Yeah kinda spendy but likely fairly rare --FT On 5/6/17 9:00 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: Hmmm, that is the second Euro model that's been advertised in the last couple years. The earlier car was brown. That would be very nice with the manual transmission, if it has a high-compression

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Hmmm, that is the second Euro model that's been advertised in the last couple years. The earlier car was brown. That would be very nice with the manual transmission, if it has a high-compression Euro-spec engine. The eternal question: How bad is the rust? At that price it better not have a spec

Re: [MBZ] This Looks Interesting

Yes -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On October 3, 2016 9:32:50 PM EDT, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: >Aren't there E class diesels? > >On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 9:30 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < >mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> I noticed the SLS reservoir. I thought tha

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You could ask Dave M what was available for SLS. Dan Penoff via Mercedes October 3, 2016 at 8:30 PM I noticed the SLS reservoir. I thought that was interesting. I wonder if it’s all four wheels or just the back? Dan ___ htt

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Aren't there E class diesels? On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 9:30 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I noticed the SLS reservoir. I thought that was interesting. I wonder if > it’s all four wheels or just the back? > > Dan > > > > On Oct 3, 2016, at 8:45 PM, Max Dillon via Me

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I noticed the SLS reservoir. I thought that was interesting. I wonder if it’s all four wheels or just the back? Dan > On Oct 3, 2016, at 8:45 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Looks like it has ASD, or SLS (or both). I wonder if it was "federalized" > when imported? > -- > Max Di

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Looks like it has ASD, or SLS (or both). I wonder if it was "federalized" when imported? -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On October 3, 2016 5:45:46 PM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/2708585-1993-euro-w124-e320-spo

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It is an M104. What do you think it burns? Car is listed as an E320. That is a clue. Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes October 3, 2016 at 5:22 PM Diesel or gas? On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 6:18 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < ___ h

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Diesel or gas? On Mon, Oct 3, 2016 at 6:18 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > IS that some kind of pumped-up euro mkt engine or the standard fitting to > the car? Is the US version 24 valve? > > --FT > > > > On 10/3/16 6:14 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: > >>

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IS that some kind of pumped-up euro mkt engine or the standard fitting to the car? Is the US version 24 valve? --FT On 10/3/16 6:14 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: Nice! No ACC! That is a HUGE plus! Sportline a Plus. Vergasser: a Huge negative cancels out the plusses. If

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Nice! No ACC! That is a HUGE plus! Sportline a Plus. Vergasser: a Huge negative cancels out the plusses. If anyone wants a vergasser, this looks like a candidate. Dan Penoff via Mercedes October 3, 2016 at 4:45 PM http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale

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Alexandria? $2500? Andrew needs that more than he needs a Rolls. > On October 3, 2016 at 5:45 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > > http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/2708585-1993-euro-w124-e320-sportline-euro.html#post14996577 > > Dan

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On Mon, 3 Oct 2016 17:45:46 -0400 Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/2708585-1993-euro-w124-e320-sportline-euro.html#post14996577 Yes, it does. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archiv

Re: [MBZ] This looks interesting

On Sat, 8 Mar 2014 11:58:14 -0600 "Kaleb C. Striplin" http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/4361302010.html Why would it look interesting? Just because it's a W11[4,5]? Remember, they get poor gas mileage. Our last two fillups were 25.5 and 31.5 MPG. That one should be a W114, and won't do _qu

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On Mar 8, 2014 7:33 PM, "Hendrik and Fay" wrote: > > No I can see it too, perhaps trying to copy a RHD BMW? There are clips on the top left and right of the console. If one jumped off, the owner might not have known how to put it right. Or, the AC fan may have been replaced poorly. There's rea

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Yea it looks like it is not screwed down Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 8, 2014, at 6:28 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: > > Is it me or is there something funky about the center console? It looks askew > in the picture. > > Dan > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Mar 8, 2014, at 1:33 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin"

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No I can see it too, perhaps trying to copy a RHD BMW? The /8 looks nice in coupe form but the sedan is a bit plain, especially with all the US junk. Speaking of coupes http://ranwhenparked.net/2014/01/14/a-look-at-the-one-off-mercedes-benz-600-coupe-w100/ Hendrik who had a two door ute once

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Is it me or is there something funky about the center console? It looks askew in the picture. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Mar 8, 2014, at 1:33 PM, "Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote: > > It appears to be in decent shape, looks good. Would rather have a diesel. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 8, 2

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On Sat, 8 Mar 2014 12:33:18 -0600 "Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote: > It appears to be in decent shape, looks good. Would rather have a > diesel. Yes, a diesel would be a much better choice. Our first Benz was a '72 W115 220D/8. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

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It appears to be in decent shape, looks good. Would rather have a diesel. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 8, 2014, at 12:08 PM, Craig wrote: > > On Sat, 8 Mar 2014 11:58:14 -0600 "Kaleb C. Striplin" > wrote: > >> >> http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/4361302010.html > > Why would it look int

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Yeah, I don't get it. They have smelly interiors from the ancient vinyl seat covers, and their driving performance is sadly lacking. Plus they lack any sort of attractive design. On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 1:08 PM, Craig wrote: > On Sat, 8 Mar 2014 11:58:14 -0600 "Kaleb C. Striplin" > wrote: > >

Re: [MBZ] This looks interesting

On Sat, 8 Mar 2014 11:58:14 -0600 "Kaleb C. Striplin" wrote: > > http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/4361302010.html Why would it look interesting? Just because it's a W11[4,5]? Remember, they get poor gas mileage. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To se

Re: [MBZ] This looks interesting Mercedes Benz 1972 220

You have the perfectly wrong engine for a 220 I have the perfect engine for that car! On 3/26/12, Mitch Haley wrote: Rich Thomas wrote: Needs engine? --R http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/2884888590.html D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new

Re: [MBZ] This looks interesting Mercedes Benz 1972 220

andrew strasfogel wrote: I have the perfect engine for that car! The W123 OM617? It might work if you put a remote oil filter kit on it. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okie

Re: [MBZ] This looks interesting Mercedes Benz 1972 220

Almost certainly a gasser but combine with the cheap 240D from the other day and you might have something... Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:13:13 -0400 From: Rich Thomas To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] This looks interesting Mercedes Benz 1972 220 Message-ID: <4f707979.4030...@constructi

Re: [MBZ] This looks interesting Mercedes Benz 1972 220

I have the perfect engine for that car! On 3/26/12, Mitch Haley wrote: > Rich Thomas wrote: >> Needs engine? >> >> --R >> http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/2884888590.html > > Didn't Jaime find a rust bucket with a good engine, or did that one have an > Adsit engine in it? > >

Re: [MBZ] This looks interesting Mercedes Benz 1972 220

Rich Thomas wrote: Needs engine? --R http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/2884888590.html Didn't Jaime find a rust bucket with a good engine, or did that one have an Adsit engine in it? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz