I saw one today and laughed and laughed! A Dodge 500. It looked just like an Aries with a vinyl roof.
Alex Chamberlain '87 300D Turbo On 1/24/06, Tim C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Oh, and the Dodge with the Mercedes numbers on the back was a K-car. Better > - they even mimicked the Mercedes style of having the gauge needles point > every which way instead of generally moving around together. Same friend's > family managed to have one of these for awhile, too. > > T > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Cathey > > Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 6:14 AM > > To: Mercedes Discussion List > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] New S > > > > > > > And regarding the Granada, I vaguely remember the ad campaign that > > > called it something like "A European luxury sedan at an American > > > price." > > > > A steaming POS. We had one, for which my dad sold our '65 > > Mercury Park Lane. The Merc was an American luxury car, and > > the first time I rode in the Granada I thought it was broken. > > Incredibly noisy when compared to the Merc. I think that > > Merc had a 390 in it. I know it was pretty fast, and got > > sucky gas mileage. So, in fact, did the Granada. Just about > > the same mileage but without any of the acceleration. > > Handled worse in the snow, too, and was less roomy. > > > > -- Jim > > _______________________________________ > http://www.striplin.net > 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://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >
