Hmm, no responses. Well, I bought the book (not for $75 as advertised on mbusa.com)...I'll let y'all know if there are any interesting insights into our collective mentality that feeds the "love that never dies" (used in an MB ad once, quite recently actually). Chris
Christopher McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Here is the review: http://www.mbusa.com/media/downloads/main/features/enduring_passions/Passions_Book_review.pdf Here it is mentioned on owners-online: http://www.mbusa.com/features/enduring-passion/index.do The book is written by a marketing man (same line of work as me) and investigates, specifically, the BRAND, the cult and attraction of the brand, what it means to people, etc. Sounds very interesting! Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -2005 Blue Point Siamese, "Rose" -1992 Volkswagen Golf, diesel, 185K km, "Nanook" -1987 300TD, 151K, "Rotkäppchen" -1985 300SD, 211K, "Wulf" -1976 240D, ?K, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen) -1972 Jacobsen 21" Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, Snowcaster, "One Banger" --------------------------------- Brings words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail. _______________________________________ 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 Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -2005 Blue Point Siamese, "Rose" -1992 Volkswagen Golf, diesel, 185K km, "Nanook" -1987 300TD, 151K, "Rotkäppchen" -1985 300SD, 211K, "Wulf" -1976 240D, ?K, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen) -1972 Jacobsen 21" Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, Snowcaster, "One Banger" --------------------------------- Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Feb 09 18:11:30 2006 Received: from web30003.mail.mud.yahoo.com ([68.142.200.66]) by server5.arterytc5.net with smtp (Exim 4.52) id 1F7GGP-00084Y-Oj for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Thu, 09 Feb 2006 18:11:30 +0000 Received: (qmail 50799 invoked by uid 60001); 9 Feb 2006 18:11:25 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; h=Message-ID:Received:Date:From:Subject:To:MIME-Version:Content-Type:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=YJ8cp1Rqgs9Y2TogwqrfbnlNhlpyVdXJ5mQvgBdUDGeL47OKADsx2I4LhXIJNtxsO0FLb6k6SgxeztfQi+ftOAc/UI1Qk4KDarz+4dHeTTTiZFLt206hYjyVqOCqrYVFmhPlqcn7L6qztcOYlqEL/+k0XOPIjHgCvaMBfC35pGM= ; Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from [66.140.70.226] by web30003.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 09 Feb 2006 10:11:25 PST Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 10:11:25 -0800 (PST) From: Christopher McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.6 Subject: [MBZ] high schoolers' diesel-electric hybrid - series or parallel hybrid? X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net> List-Unsubscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net> List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 18:11:30 -0000 Does anyone recall from the article - was it a parallel hybrid (like prius) or a series hybrid like a locomotive (SIMPLE!). I really hope their is a future for series hybrids because you can actually work on those yourself! A company in CA sells a series diesel hybrid city bus powered by a 1.6 liter TDI...yes, a city bus. Thanks Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri -2005 Blue Point Siamese, "Rose" -1992 Volkswagen Golf, diesel, 185K km, "Nanook" -1987 300TD, 151K, "Rotkäppchen" -1985 300SD, 211K, "Wulf" -1976 240D, ?K, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen) -1972 Jacobsen 21" Turbo Vent -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, Snowcaster, "One Banger" --------------------------------- Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Feb 09 18:53:53 2006 Received: from mx14.marshallnet.com ([207.206.203.14] helo=MAIL.spam-virus-intercept.com) by server5.arterytc5.net with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1F7GvR-0004ZF-7D for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Thu, 09 Feb 2006 18:53:53 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.100] (12-216-23-233.client.mchsi.com [12.216.23.233]) by MAIL.spam-virus-intercept.com (Vircom SMTPRS 4.3.457.0) with ESMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Thu, 9 Feb 2006 12:53:49 -0600 X-Modus-BlackList: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED]@pop3.dwx.com Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 12:59:14 -0600 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Dan Weeks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Digest, Vol 3, Issue 61 X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Id: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net> List-Unsubscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net> List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 18:53:53 -0000 Lt. Don wrote: Isn't that the SD that you were wanting me to take off of your hands a few months ago? :-) It is. When Loren's mechanic got done with it, I couldn't bear to part with it, and have been driving it daily (including some 600 mile days) since. Dan On 2/9/06, Dan Weeks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > A year or so ago, I patched the trans cooler line on my 300SD by > slipping fuel line over the break and firmly attaching both ends with > stainless worm-drive hose clamps, torqued down until rubber was > popping through the holes in the clamps. > -- Dan Weeks 82 VW Westfalia 1.6 TD conversion 186k 82 Mercedes 300SD, 275k
