Guys, guys, surely you jest!! Who told you any of this!? Eye gouging! Dumping cars by the side of the road, gifting Jumbo Jets!! It sure makes for a lovely fantasy!
Some of the sadest cars are driven there on daily basis, they would be declared illegal to drive here in a heartbeat!! As for the car in the second frame from the bottom, I doubt it is a Lancia. The logo does not conform to the general shape of that of a Lancia! Omar. >Message: 12 >Date: Sat, 06 May 2006 12:53:39 -0500 >From: tom savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [MBZ] Street racing in Dubai >Bob Rentfro wrote: >> I think they are supposed to, but they could just go buy new eyes. Seems > >like there is metric butt-loads of moola flowing around there....and I bet > >you and I helped pay for some of those sweet rides with the $3.199 #2 we're > >buying lately. >I'm only contributing at $2.75/gal but am still glad to see that it is >being put to good use. I think I read somewhere that Dubai's national >budget balances with oil at $20/bbl. >Anyone know what the white car with the humongous intercooler is in the >second pic from the botton? Lancia? >Tom ------------------------------ Message: 13 Date: Sat, 06 May 2006 11:06:29 -0700 From: David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] The Wave - Focus US vs. Euro To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed BillR wrote: > Thanks - I have slept since then and was hoping my memory was not that bad. > Sounds like they did so poorly with the first year car here [though it was > in use in Europe before then] they decided not to try the second time. I > still think it was a nice car to drive as long as you were not personally > responsible for repairing the flaws. > It also seems reasonable safe, at least anecdotally. I know someone who lost control of one at 60 mph in a rainstorm on US-101 and slide sideways into a tree, which hit the driver's side door. He was a bit bruised up but he walked away without further injuries. David Brodbeck '83 300D Turbo ------------------------------ Message: 14 Date: Sat, 06 May 2006 11:07:10 -0700 From: David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Bad car names To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Mike Canfield wrote: > Yeah....Cool....But still a very strange name. > Then there's the Volvo Amazon... ------------------------------ Message: 15 Date: Sat, 06 May 2006 15:06:02 -0400 From: Jeff Zedic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Non-Project 240D in Washington To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Do the starters not have a Kilowatt rating stamped right on them? I seem to recall that it was pretty standard to replace the 240 with a 300 starter for extra "oomph" And of course, check and clean all connections, especially the main ground! Jeff Zedic Toronto 87 300TD ------------------------------ Message: 16 Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 14:15:52 -0500 From: "OK Don" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Non-Project 240D in Washington To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Rusty's site shows the same part number for the 240D and the 300D (123) - but there is are light duty and heavy duty versions (with the same part number). Looks like the heavy duty version came with the turbo models. On 5/6/06, Jeff Zedic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do the starters not have a Kilowatt rating stamped right on them? I > seem to recall that it was pretty standard to replace the 240 with a 300 > starter for extra "oomph" > > And of course, check and clean all connections, especially the main ground! > > > Jeff Zedic > Toronto > 87 300TD > > > _______________________________________ > 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 > -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK "The Americans will always do the right thing... after they've exhausted all the alternatives." Sir Winston Churchill '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager ------------------------------ Message: 17 Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 13:19:29 -0600 From: Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Heat/AC Fan speed switch To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII On Sat, 6 May 2006 00:22:02 -0700 Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have a three-dial jobbie, too, as the attached photograph shows. > > It has two sliding levers for the vents and a temperature wheel for > > controlling the A/C. > > I've seen that one before in the junkyards. Looks like the two > sliding levers' actions are combined in my car, and my mechanical > AC thermostat replaced with an electronic one, but otherwise pretty > much the same. Still looks like it has the extra 90 degrees of > rotation on the fan switch, I'm guessing it's still hooked to a > master vent shutoff. (Skunk or dust storm mode.) I believe it's not, having taken things in that area apart before. I'm going to be replacing the chewed-up console in the (hopefully near) future, so I can give a definitive answer then. As an aside note, rotating the temperature wheel to maximum cooling does close a flap to block the outside air. Craig ------------------------------ Message: 18 Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 13:33:06 -0600 From: Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Autobahn crash To: Mercedes Discussion List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII On Sat, 6 May 2006 11:17:11 -0400 "Mike Canfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > He or She? Looks like mostly women standing around there. The generic third-person pronoun that covers both sexes and cases where one doesn't know the true gender of the driver. Craig ------------------------------ Message: 19 Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 16:25:02 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Porsche autobahn crash To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" <<Mega crash is certainly appropriate. I wonder what caused him to lose control. You can see in the fourth picture that he was driving along a straight road and then swerved to the right. It looks like he was already spinning long before he crossed the merge lane.>> First, it's her, not him. You notice the bandaged female and two others, one sitting on the ground in one photo. The rear seatbacks are up because that area was occupied. The interesting thing is that only the car ends are literally shredded but the cabin is almost unbent, except fot the cowl coming back slightly and popping up the hardtop a little in front. And it took a hell of a force to yank the engine out and jam the left front wheel and strut under the guard rail without the tire. It's a 996 Cabrio which came with two tops. Luckily the car didn't flip. I've seen skidmarks just like this at the track and they always end up the same way. Very high speed followed by inappropriate braking or a lane change. Of course, a deserted section of autobahn is tempting. And just because one has the money to buy a fast car doesn't mean the skill and judgement comes with it. In Seattle we call it the Microsoft syndrome. And, I'm speaking from 25 years experience as an instructor in PCA's Driver Ed program. 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