Good deal you silver tongue devil. Harry
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Cathey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <Mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 11:15 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Non-Project 240D in Washington > >> The Albatross is headed for Vancouver WA, > > Ooh, so close I can almost smell it hahahahaha! > > The Albatross has been sold. A nice young woman in NE Portland > with a bunch of biodiesel-head friends was interested in moving > 'down' for financial reasons (trading in a newer Civic for the > 240D, a bicycle, and enough cash to stake her in school) and > really liked the idea of owning her first Benz, and her first > diesel. She liked the interior room of the car, the more upright > (and higher seating), and the fact that the car did not scrape in > her steep driveway (unlike the Honda). She found the seats to be > exceptionally comfortable. The 240D, though larger than the > Civic, was not as ponderous as she had feared. The car will be > mostly city driven, with an occasional highway road trip to visit > family. (I told her to leave it in S except on the highway.) > > She has mechanically-minded friends and family, and an older > car held no fears for her. Her man once drove his VW bus to > Guatemala, so I think the car will be in good company! > > ORDOT gave her no trouble, the car is already plated. We > delivered the car only yesterday. (She called when she had > trouble starting, but before we could return her call she'd > whipped out the owner's manual and followed the starting > instructions therein. No problem starting then.) > > We got half a dozen calls (and unreceived e-mails) on the car > once its new locations had been advertised. > > -- Jim > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > 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://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >
