Re: [MBZ] Up for your consideration is a very unique and well kept Mercedes Benz 300CD Turbo Diesel Coupe!

2020-08-06 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Bigger diameter/width wheels enable lower profile/wider tires. The cars are pretty good in corners with a bigger contact patch. On Thu, Aug 6, 2020, 11:09 AM Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > I agree. What's the point of all that gaudiness on a plain jane car? > > On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 2:01 PM Karl W

Re: [MBZ] Up for your consideration is a very unique and well kept Mercedes Benz 300CD Turbo Diesel Coupe!

2020-08-06 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I agree. What's the point of all that gaudiness on a plain jane car? On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 2:01 PM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Ronal fan? > > On Thu, Aug 6, 2020, 6:43 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > Yeah, I never figured ou

Re: [MBZ] Up for your consideration is a very unique and well kept Mercedes Benz 300CD Turbo Diesel Coupe!

2020-08-06 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Ronal fan? On Thu, Aug 6, 2020, 6:43 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > Yeah, I never figured out what the attraction was for the basketweave > wheels. I look at those and think about what a nightmare they would be to > keep clean. > > -D > > > On Aug 6, 2020, at 9:16 AM, Floyd Thursby via Merc

Re: [MBZ] Up for your consideration is a very unique and well kept Mercedes Benz 300CD Turbo Diesel Coupe!

2020-08-06 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
About $2k above list price. On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 9:43 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yeah, I never figured out what the attraction was for the basketweave > wheels. I look at those and think about what a nightmare they would be to > keep clean. > > -D > > > On Aug

Re: [MBZ] Up for your consideration is a very unique and well kept Mercedes Benz 300CD Turbo Diesel Coupe!

2020-08-06 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Yeah, I never figured out what the attraction was for the basketweave wheels. I look at those and think about what a nightmare they would be to keep clean. -D > On Aug 6, 2020, at 9:16 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > Stupid money for these things now. Those wheels are kinda speci