[MBZ] Kinda OT Fabulous Christmas gift
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embeddedv=OXOZ0_SGQgg Hendrik who is not inconsiderate ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Kinda OT Fabulous Christmas gift mark 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embeddedv=71yTOUicmEY Hendrik who hasn't got one ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Where is everyone?
I so feel your pain . Divorce is expensive and worth every penny. Grant.. On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 10:50 PM, clay monroe redgh...@comcast.net wrote: I am in the process of evicting a psychopathic dame, so chatting up the attorney and getting her served, then dealing with the fall out clay On Nov 15, 2012, at 1:33 PM, Craig wrote: On Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:18:58 -0600 Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: Unusual to not get any emails on the list for a while. Randy, I have been seeing emails today. Not many, but some. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Appliance Wheels
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Re: [MBZ] Vote by wire
And then press a button, don't matter which one they all go to Rommelny. http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2012/11/electronic-voting-machines-run.html?cmpid=RSS|NSNS|2012-GLOBAL|online-news Hendrik who don't vote On 07/11/12 11:04, Curt Raymond wrote: We don't have to sign anything but if you're in precinct 2 in my little town of 5,000 you have to stand in a 200 person line. Fortunately I'm in precinct 1, zero line. My street is 100 yards long with 6 houses, strangely only 2 are precinct 1... -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] 123/124 Hitch
Let's see if the photos will go one at a time. Wilton -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: hitch1.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 99831 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20121108/7a624ec1/attachment.jpg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Fwd: 1972 VW westfalia - $3000 (Holliston)
Westy. Not mine, etc Fred Moir Lynn MA Diesel preferred Original Message Subject:1972 VW westfalia - $3000 (Holliston) Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:21:40 -0800 (PST) From: fred.s...@yahoo.com To: fred.s...@verizon.net fred.s...@yahoo.com has forwarded you this craigslist.org posting. Please see below for more information. Visit the posting at http://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/cto/3403797650.html to contact the person who posted this. 1972 VW westfalia Date: 2012-11-12, 7:39AM Very solid bus from Arkansas,new tires,needs work but comes with everything you need ,508 333 8417 * Location: Holliston * it's NOT ok to contact this poster with services or other commercial interests Original URL: http://boston.craigslist.org/bmw/cto/3403797650.html /this craigslist posting was forwarded to you by someone using our email-a-friend feature - if you want to prevent these, please go to: /http://www.craigslist.org/cgi-bin/te/U2FsdGVkX18yMjc3OTIyN_2dasEcIc1WtuyA5mDD4lIF6is9zZ81womnhlSqAfm8DsBH2FDfryOTKx-MA9Ovtw ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] OT Aussie snipers
As a tribute for remembrance day Hendrik who needs to buy a poppy to replace the old one in the 124 On 10/11/12 00:29, Max Dillon wrote: Also very appropriate weekend, Veterans day and all. Best wishes and thanks to all fellow vets. Mike, Rich, any chance of mini-list-get-together? I'll have to apply for kitchen pass from COMHOMECHUCK (Commander, Home in Charleston, aka SWMBO, for the acronym-challenged). -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: 182512_413145458756973_1361709448_n.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 68369 bytes Desc: not available URL: http://mail.okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20121110/ea7e0e01/attachment.jpg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 240D tow hitch or wagon?
In 201 when I, bought friend's '81 300D, I stopped by Auto Zone one day to see what sort of trailer hitches they might have - not that they might have one made for an '81 300D, but that I may be able to see what they had to help me with ideas for fabricating my own. Low and behold, there was one in a box that had been opened! I was able to pull the pieces out to examine them individually and realized immediately that I could use several key pieces of it to quickly and easily adapt it to fit my 300D; even removed it from the 123 in '04 and installed it on my '87 300D. Attachment to the 123 was via a cross bar perpendicular to the drawbar receiver and four bolts though an additional steel plate on trunk floor between rear edge of spare tire well and rear wall of trunk. Attachment in 124 has the same cross bar attachment to the trunk floor plus another cross bar and two more bolts through a box member at very rear of trunk with second steel steel plate on trunk floor. Forward end of draw bar receiver is attached to rear wall of spare tire well in 123 and 124 via two short angle bars that I fabricated (the only parts plus coupla bolts and steel plates not included in the box found a Auto Zone). 'Bent the downward legs of the two short angle bars to fit contour of spare tire well. Drawbar on the 123 installation was easily removable; not so on the 124 because of restricted access to bolt through the drawbar. Photos attached. BTW, 'Noticed in hitch photos evidence of some rust forming on the hitch between the drawbar and its receiver; its exposure to salty roads is nil, but it obviously gets wet occasionally. I'll spray it good with additional sealant to reduce water entry between drawbar and receiver. Wilton - Original Message - From: Dimitri Seretakis dsereta...@yahoo.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 4:32 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D tow hitch or wagon? This interests me. Can you send pics? Maybe I should just weld up my own. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 5, 2012, at 3:52 PM, Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com wrote: I found hitches for my w123 on the market were cheasy and only mounted to the floor of the trunk. I made my own with two flat plates of steel sandwiched between the bumper mounts and the body with a piece of heavy duty 1.5 channel iron running across to each of them for a support for a 2 inch receiver that will be fastened to a plate bolted through the floor when I get a chance to finish it. Mike On Nov 5, 2012 3:03 PM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote: German hitch won't fit unless your car is euro. I had a euro 123 wagon, small bumpers, and sourced a used euro hitch for it. Euro hitch attaches at bumper points, US-spec cars have different bumper attach points, so euro hitch won't fit unless you also get euro bumpers and convert your car. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300 '87 300TD Dimitri Seretakis dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: I want it to look right! Where do I get a German hitch? Sent from my iPhone On Nov 5, 2012, at 11:49 AM, Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net wrote: If you want it to look 'right', then get a german hitch. On Nov 5, 2012, at 11:39 AM, Dieselhead wrote: Hi Dimitri, As everyone says, your 240 will not have any problem hauling around a light, I say again, light trailer. When I was looking for trailer hitches for my daughter's Volvo 240DL wagon, I came across a couple of european style receiver hitches. They are nice in that when you are not towing, the ball is removable and therefore is unable to scape copious amounts of skin from your shins. You can also mount a bike rack or small cargo platform if you desire. I've looked, and I don't seem to be able to find any on-line, although I KNOW that I've seen w123 sedans in Germany with that setup. Best, Jon I agree, a euro hitch would be desirable. Might try fleabay.de, or find a listing of german junkyards. A german equivalent to car-part.com would be nice. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list
Re: [MBZ] Kinda OT Fabulous Christmas gift mark 2
Hey good lookin' we'll be back to pick you up later! 5 people in an SL? That sad thing is that I remember those ads. Ron Popeil was a genius though. --R On 11/18/12 3:27 AM, Hendrik Fay wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embeddedv=71yTOUicmEY Hendrik who hasn't got one ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my GL after wife hit a deer this morning
That'll buff right out --R On 11/18/12 12:38 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my GL after wife hit a deer this morning
yea right. Anyone want to guess as to the damage amount? I bet those xenon headlights are pretty expensive. On 11/18/2012 11:47 AM, Rich Thomas wrote: That'll buff right out --R On 11/18/12 12:38 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2793 / Virus Database: 2629/5903 - Release Date: 11/18/12 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my GL after wife hit a deer this morning
Hope she is Ok. Can you say Deer Sausage ?? Yum Yum On 11/18/2012 11:38, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2629/5403 - Release Date: 11/18/12 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Hey Max a ride for mama
http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/3410377146.html 1987 mercedes benz 560sl - $3500 (mt. pleasant) Date: 2012-11-14, 7:31PM EST 2jtwg-3410377...@sale.craigslist.org mailto:2jtwg-3410377...@sale.craigslist.org?subject=1987%20mercedes%20benz%20560sl%20-%20%243500%20%28mt.%20pleasant%29body=%0A%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fcharleston.craigslist.org%2Fcto%2F3410377146.html%0A^[Errors when replying to ads? http://www.craigslist.org/about/help/replying_to_posts] I am looking to sell my 1987 mercedes benz. It is red with both tops. It needs some transmission work and the paint is faded on the trunk. I dont really want to sell it,but i just dont have the time or extra money to put into it.Plus i just bought a new car and i need to sell it. It does run i drive it some just to keep it from sitting up. I am asking 3,500.00 but will concider a good offer ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my GL after wife hit a deer this morning
So did she stop and pick it up? Whatchall havin for thanksgiving? --R On 11/18/12 12:53 PM, Russ Williams wrote: Hope she is Ok. Can you say Deer Sausage ?? Yum Yum On 11/18/2012 11:38, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2629/5403 - Release Date: 11/18/12 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hey Max a ride for mama
That is tempting, wonder how rusty it is. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300 '87 300TD Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/3410377146.html 1987 mercedes benz 560sl - $3500 (mt. pleasant) Date: 2012-11-14, 7:31PM EST 2jtwg-3410377...@sale.craigslist.org mailto:2jtwg-3410377...@sale.craigslist.org?subject=1987%20mercedes%20benz%20560sl%20-%20%243500%20%28mt.%20pleasant%29body=%0A%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fcharleston.craigslist.org%2Fcto%2F3410377146.html%0A^[Errors when replying to ads? http://www.craigslist.org/about/help/replying_to_posts] I am looking to sell my 1987 mercedes benz. It is red with both tops. It needs some transmission work and the paint is faded on the trunk. I dont really want to sell it,but i just dont have the time or extra money to put into it.Plus i just bought a new car and i need to sell it. It does run i drive it some just to keep it from sitting up. I am asking 3,500.00 but will concider a good offer ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my GL after wife hit a deer this morning
I installed those little ram-air driven deer whistles on all my vehicles years ago and have had no problems with deer since. Maybe I'm just lucky but it seems to work for me. Similar to these: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Bell-Black-Deer-Warning/14324180 -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 12:39 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] my GL after wife hit a deer this morning ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 240D tow hitch or wagon?
Posted Nov 5 when y'all were talking about hitches. Wilton - Original Message - From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 6:38 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D tow hitch or wagon? In 201 when I, bought friend's '81 300D, I stopped by Auto Zone one day to see what sort of trailer hitches they might have - not that they might have one made for an '81 300D, but that I may be able to see what they had to help me with ideas for fabricating my own. Low and behold, there was one in a box that had been opened! I was able to pull the pieces out to examine them individually and realized immediately that I could use several key pieces of it to quickly and easily adapt it to fit my 300D; even removed it from the 123 in '04 and installed it on my '87 300D. Attachment to the 123 was via a cross bar perpendicular to the drawbar receiver and four bolts though an additional steel plate on trunk floor between rear edge of spare tire well and rear wall of trunk. Attachment in 124 has the same cross bar attachment to the trunk floor plus another cross bar and two more bolts through a box member at very rear of trunk with second steel steel plate on trunk floor. Forward end of draw bar receiver is attached to rear wall of spare tire well in 123 and 124 via two short angle bars that I fabricated (the only parts plus coupla bolts and steel plates not included in the box found a Auto Zone). 'Bent the downward legs of the two short angle bars to fit contour of spare tire well. Drawbar on the 123 installation was easily removable; not so on the 124 because of restricted access to bolt through the drawbar. Photos attached. BTW, 'Noticed in hitch photos evidence of some rust forming on the hitch between the drawbar and its receiver; its exposure to salty roads is nil, but it obviously gets wet occasionally. I'll spray it good with additional sealant to reduce water entry between drawbar and receiver. Wilton - Original Message - From: Dimitri Seretakis dsereta...@yahoo.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 4:32 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D tow hitch or wagon? This interests me. Can you send pics? Maybe I should just weld up my own. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 5, 2012, at 3:52 PM, Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com wrote: I found hitches for my w123 on the market were cheasy and only mounted to the floor of the trunk. I made my own with two flat plates of steel sandwiched between the bumper mounts and the body with a piece of heavy duty 1.5 channel iron running across to each of them for a support for a 2 inch receiver that will be fastened to a plate bolted through the floor when I get a chance to finish it. Mike On Nov 5, 2012 3:03 PM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote: German hitch won't fit unless your car is euro. I had a euro 123 wagon, small bumpers, and sourced a used euro hitch for it. Euro hitch attaches at bumper points, US-spec cars have different bumper attach points, so euro hitch won't fit unless you also get euro bumpers and convert your car. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300 '87 300TD Dimitri Seretakis dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: I want it to look right! Where do I get a German hitch? Sent from my iPhone On Nov 5, 2012, at 11:49 AM, Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net wrote: If you want it to look 'right', then get a german hitch. On Nov 5, 2012, at 11:39 AM, Dieselhead wrote: Hi Dimitri, As everyone says, your 240 will not have any problem hauling around a light, I say again, light trailer. When I was looking for trailer hitches for my daughter's Volvo 240DL wagon, I came across a couple of european style receiver hitches. They are nice in that when you are not towing, the ball is removable and therefore is unable to scape copious amounts of skin from your shins. You can also mount a bike rack or small cargo platform if you desire. I've looked, and I don't seem to be able to find any on-line, although I KNOW that I've seen w123 sedans in Germany with that setup. Best, Jon I agree, a euro hitch would be desirable. Might try fleabay.de, or find a listing of german junkyards. A german equivalent to car-part.com would be nice. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives
Re: [MBZ] 240D tow hitch or wagon?
Yeah Kaleb finally saw it in the queue when he posted with pix. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300 '87 300TD WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: Posted Nov 5 when y'all were talking about hitches. Wilton - Original Message - From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 6:38 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D tow hitch or wagon? In 201 when I, bought friend's '81 300D, I stopped by Auto Zone one day to see what sort of trailer hitches they might have - not that they might have one made for an '81 300D, but that I may be able to see what they had to help me with ideas for fabricating my own. Low and behold, there was one in a box that had been opened! I was able to pull the pieces out to examine them individually and realized immediately that I could use several key pieces of it to quickly and easily adapt it to fit my 300D; even removed it from the 123 in '04 and installed it on my '87 300D. Attachment to the 123 was via a cross bar perpendicular to the drawbar receiver and four bolts though an additional steel plate on trunk floor between rear edge of spare tire well and rear wall of trunk. Attachment in 124 has the same cross bar attachment to the trunk floor plus another cross bar and two more bolts through a box member at very rear of trunk with second steel steel plate on trunk floor. Forward end of draw bar receiver is attached to rear wall of spare tire well in 123 and 124 via two short angle bars that I fabricated (the only parts plus coupla bolts and steel plates not included in the box found a Auto Zone). 'Bent the downward legs of the two short angle bars to fit contour of spare tire well. Drawbar on the 123 installation was easily removable; not so on the 124 because of restricted access to bolt through the drawbar. Photos attached. BTW, 'Noticed in hitch photos evidence of some rust forming on the hitch between the drawbar and its receiver; its exposure to salty roads is nil, but it obviously gets wet occasionally. I'll spray it good with additional sealant to reduce water entry between drawbar and receiver. Wilton - Original Message - From: Dimitri Seretakis dsereta...@yahoo.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 4:32 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 240D tow hitch or wagon? This interests me. Can you send pics? Maybe I should just weld up my own. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 5, 2012, at 3:52 PM, Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.com wrote: I found hitches for my w123 on the market were cheasy and only mounted to the floor of the trunk. I made my own with two flat plates of steel sandwiched between the bumper mounts and the body with a piece of heavy duty 1.5 channel iron running across to each of them for a support for a 2 inch receiver that will be fastened to a plate bolted through the floor when I get a chance to finish it. Mike On Nov 5, 2012 3:03 PM, Max Dillon meadedil...@bellsouth.net wrote: German hitch won't fit unless your car is euro. I had a euro 123 wagon, small bumpers, and sourced a used euro hitch for it. Euro hitch attaches at bumper points, US-spec cars have different bumper attach points, so euro hitch won't fit unless you also get euro bumpers and convert your car. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300 '87 300TD Dimitri Seretakis dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: I want it to look right! Where do I get a German hitch? Sent from my iPhone On Nov 5, 2012, at 11:49 AM, Jon Agne jonag...@gwi.net wrote: If you want it to look 'right', then get a german hitch. On Nov 5, 2012, at 11:39 AM, Dieselhead wrote: Hi Dimitri, As everyone says, your 240 will not have any problem hauling around a light, I say again, light trailer. When I was looking for trailer hitches for my daughter's Volvo 240DL wagon, I came across a couple of european style receiver hitches. They are nice in that when you are not towing, the ball is removable and therefore is unable to scape copious amounts of skin from your shins. You can also mount a bike rack or small cargo platform if you desire. I've looked, and I don't seem to be able to find any on-line, although I KNOW that I've seen w123 sedans in Germany with that setup. Best, Jon I agree, a euro hitch would be desirable. Might try fleabay.de, or find a listing of german junkyards. A german equivalent to car-part.com would be nice. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change
Re: [MBZ] Where is everyone? Getting divorced
Fella I worked for a while back got divorced to this first wife. He worked out how much the divorce cost him and then estimated how many times they did the horizontal tango. Can't remember the figure he came up with but he did say it would have been cheaper to rent than buy. Hendrik who has never been divorced..yet On 19/11/12 01:28, G Mann wrote: I so feel your pain . Divorce is expensive and worth every penny. Grant.. On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 10:50 PM, clay monroe redgh...@comcast.net wrote: I am in the process of evicting a psychopathic dame, so chatting up the attorney and getting her served, then dealing with the fall out clay ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Kinda OT Fabulous Christmas gift mark 2
Well that's why he said he'll be back later, now if they had a 7 seater 123 wagon. Hendrik who has a seven seater to chauffeur the kids around in On 19/11/12 03:40, Rich Thomas wrote: Hey good lookin' we'll be back to pick you up later! 5 people in an SL? That sad thing is that I remember those ads. Ron Popeil was a genius though. --R On 11/18/12 3:27 AM, Hendrik Fay wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embeddedv=71yTOUicmEY Hendrik who hasn't got one ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Where is everyone? Getting divorced
The Comedian Robin Williams said it best, I believe: Divorce. That's when a mans testicles are removed through his wallet. Grant... Who much more enjoys the Klata`Klata` of a good diesel than the endless shrieking of the SWCNBH [she who could never be happy] On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 2:32 PM, Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.auwrote: Fella I worked for a while back got divorced to this first wife. He worked out how much the divorce cost him and then estimated how many times they did the horizontal tango. Can't remember the figure he came up with but he did say it would have been cheaper to rent than buy. Hendrik who has never been divorced..yet On 19/11/12 01:28, G Mann wrote: I so feel your pain . Divorce is expensive and worth every penny. Grant.. On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 10:50 PM, clay monroe redgh...@comcast.net wrote: I am in the process of evicting a psychopathic dame, so chatting up the attorney and getting her served, then dealing with the fall out clay __**_ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.comhttp://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my GL after wife hit a deer this morning
I have seen those on cars but they are so nerdy looking Sent from my iPhone On Nov 18, 2012, at 1:43 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote: I installed those little ram-air driven deer whistles on all my vehicles years ago and have had no problems with deer since. Maybe I'm just lucky but it seems to work for me. Similar to these: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Bell-Black-Deer-Warning/14324180 -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 12:39 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] my GL after wife hit a deer this morning ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my GL after wife hit a deer this morning
People I knew in Woosconsin swore by the things. Of course, their effectiveness is purely anecdotal, as I never knew anyone that had them to hit a deer, but then again, I didn't know many people who hit deer to begin with... Dan On Nov 18, 2012, at 5:47 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: I have seen those on cars but they are so nerdy looking Sent from my iPhone On Nov 18, 2012, at 1:43 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote: I installed those little ram-air driven deer whistles on all my vehicles years ago and have had no problems with deer since. Maybe I'm just lucky but it seems to work for me. Similar to these: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Bell-Black-Deer-Warning/14324180 -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 12:39 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] my GL after wife hit a deer this morning ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my GL after wife hit a deer this morning
To bad they don't make whistles to call the deer. Would come in handy at hunting season. Glad I don't see pics of body casts and such. Hope that's an indication the Mrs. is OK. On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 3:47 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote: I have seen those on cars but they are so nerdy looking Sent from my iPhone On Nov 18, 2012, at 1:43 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote: I installed those little ram-air driven deer whistles on all my vehicles years ago and have had no problems with deer since. Maybe I'm just lucky but it seems to work for me. Similar to these: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Bell-Black-Deer-Warning/14324180 -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 12:39 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] my GL after wife hit a deer this morning ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my GL after wife hit a deer this morning
In 46 years of driving I had not hit a deer until early one evening in June, '96; then I did not hit one during the 4 or 4 years that I had the whistles on my '91 350SDL; still haven't hit one since I took 'em off 12 years ago. ;) Somebody's hitting a bunch of 'em, though; saw 8 deaduns on the fifty-five miles between here and Raleigh a few days ago. Wilton - Original Message - From: Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 5:47 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] my GL after wife hit a deer this morning I have seen those on cars but they are so nerdy looking Sent from my iPhone On Nov 18, 2012, at 1:43 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote: I installed those little ram-air driven deer whistles on all my vehicles years ago and have had no problems with deer since. Maybe I'm just lucky but it seems to work for me. Similar to these: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Bell-Black-Deer-Warning/14324180 -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Kaleb C. Striplin Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 12:39 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] my GL after wife hit a deer this morning ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my GL after wife hit a deer this morning
The damage looks about the same as my 300D when I nailed one a few years back. Dent in the door is larger (mine was the front door, you could see the shape of the bars in it, must not have the steel pipes anymore) and the fender is worse, but similar. I just fixed mine myself, ignoring the dent in the hood. New headlight, new turn signal, left the door as it was. All of that wiped out for good two years later when I got hit when a guy in van ran a stoplight. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Vote by wire
Machines like this are a BAD idea. The counties I've lived in since 1989 (in FL and NC) both use paper ballots that are optically scanned; this should be the gold standard IMO. In the contested 2000 Bush-Gore recount, my FL County had zero change between the original count and the recount. I've been a techno geek since I could walk. I've flown digital fly-by-wire jets. But I'll never rust touch-screen voting machines. -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Hendrik Fay Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 9:37 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Vote by wire And then press a button, don't matter which one they all go to Rommelny. http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2012/11/electronic-voting-machi nes-run.html?cmpid=RSS|NSNS|2012-GLOBAL|online-news Hendrik who don't vote On 07/11/12 11:04, Curt Raymond wrote: We don't have to sign anything but if you're in precinct 2 in my little town of 5,000 you have to stand in a 200 person line. Fortunately I'm in precinct 1, zero line. My street is 100 yards long with 6 houses, strangely only 2 are precinct 1... -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my GL after wife hit a deer this morning
Least $1300 each,I'd bet, and that probably does not include the washer jets or trim. -- John W Reames jream...@verizon.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Nov 18, 2012, at 12:50, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: yea right. Anyone want to guess as to the damage amount? I bet those xenon headlights are pretty expensive. On 11/18/2012 11:47 AM, Rich Thomas wrote: That'll buff right out --R On 11/18/12 12:38 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2793 / Virus Database: 2629/5903 - Release Date: 11/18/12 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Where is everyone? Getting divorced
There was an ol boy from Texas who opined, If it flies, floats, or ..., lease don't buy. On 11/18/12 4:32 PM, Hendrik Fay wrote: Fella I worked for a while back got divorced to this first wife. He worked out how much the divorce cost him and then estimated how many times they did the horizontal tango. Can't remember the figure he came up with but he did say it would have been cheaper to rent than buy. Hendrik who has never been divorced..yet On 19/11/12 01:28, G Mann wrote: I so feel your pain . Divorce is expensive and worth every penny. Grant.. On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 10:50 PM, clay monroe redgh...@comcast.net wrote: I am in the process of evicting a psychopathic dame, so chatting up the attorney and getting her served, then dealing with the fall out clay ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my GL after wife hit a deer this morning
WILTON wrote: In 46 years of driving I had not hit a deer until early one evening in June, '96 I've hit 5 or so. What I do now is lay on the horn as soon as I see one and don't let up until it's well aft. Usually, the sound of the horn makes 'em scurry away - which is what I want. I can't say it has prevented any contact, but seeing them in a hurry to depart makes me feel good. --Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Vote by wire
Scott Ritchey wrote: Machines like this are a BAD idea. I agree! I've flown digital fly-by-wire jets. But I'll never rust touch-screen voting machines. Yeah. Rust and touch screens are a bad combination. *hehe* -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my GL after wife hit a deer this morning
The one I hit in June, '96 suddenly was in mid-jump immediately in front of my left headlight - no warning. Wilton - Original Message - From: Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 9:47 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] my GL after wife hit a deer this morning WILTON wrote: In 46 years of driving I had not hit a deer until early one evening in June, '96 I've hit 5 or so. What I do now is lay on the horn as soon as I see one and don't let up until it's well aft. Usually, the sound of the horn makes 'em scurry away - which is what I want. I can't say it has prevented any contact, but seeing them in a hurry to depart makes me feel good. --Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my GL after wife hit a deer this morning
If you get the deer in the headlights look its all over. Drive like an Italian and you'll never hit a deer. ;) On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 8:19 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: The one I hit in June, '96 suddenly was in mid-jump immediately in front of my left headlight - no warning. Wilton - Original Message - From: Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 9:47 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] my GL after wife hit a deer this morning WILTON wrote: In 46 years of driving I had not hit a deer until early one evening in June, '96 I've hit 5 or so. What I do now is lay on the horn as soon as I see one and don't let up until it's well aft. Usually, the sound of the horn makes 'em scurry away - which is what I want. I can't say it has prevented any contact, but seeing them in a hurry to depart makes me feel good. --Philip __**_ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.comhttp://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com __**_ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.comhttp://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my GL after wife hit a deer this morning
The young buck I hit in the fog at night during the late '80s was standing alongside the road and simply stepped out in front of the Dodge station wagon. I think nearly every bone in his body was broken and that his entire blood volume had coated the vehicle. A man going to a hunt club nearby stopped to help. We determined that, by some miracle, the only thing broken was the grill and the air conditioner tubing. I cleaned enough blood off the windshield so I could see to drive, gave the hunter the buck, and drove the forty miles back home with no problem. This was on the 30 mile road from U.S. 19 at Otter Creek to Cedar Key, Florida where many deer from the close by national forest graze. Gerry From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com The one I hit in June, '96 suddenly was in mid-jump immediately in front of my left headlight - no warning. Wilton - Original Message - From: Fmiser fmi...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2012 9:47 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] my GL after wife hit a deer this morning WILTON wrote: In 46 years of driving I had not hit a deer until early one evening in June, '96 I've hit 5 or so. What I do now is lay on the horn as soon as I see one and don't let up until it's well aft. Usually, the sound of the horn makes 'em scurry away - which is what I want. I can't say it has prevented any contact, but seeing them in a hurry to depart makes me feel good. --Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2629/5403 - Release Date: 11/18/12 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Military Cel Phone ???'s
Ps I got an oomi. 40$ one time fee for a Google voice box you can hook up a proper phone to. No monthly fees. Sent from my Droid Charge on Verizon 4G LTE Tim C bb...@crone.us wrote: On Tue, Nov 13, 2012 at 8:17 PM, Michael Canfield slozuk...@gmail.comwrote: I have heard the wallymart straight talk is a good deal. I just wonder about service coverage. With Straight Talk you choose either ATT or T-Mobile as your base network. You can voice roam to the other, but it is not technically supported - in other words they might turn that off. There is no data roaming, from what I understand, though SWMBO is not a heavy data user. You can buy normal phones on Straight Talk that are CDMA (i.e. no SIM, no worky in Europey), I know nothing about those other than they are slightly cheaper and run on Sprint, so I would not buy one*. Big disadvantage of prepaid is the up-front cost of the phone, you are basically buying a computer with a fancy radio and touchscreen at retail price so it can be quite expensive. Google's $300 Nexus 4 was a low price, but average smartphones would be around $500, give or take, new, less 30-40% on Craigslist. ALSO NOTE if your prepaid account goes inactive you will lose your phone number. Look at Google Voice to get a permanent number to forward, but your caller ID will be wrong and it is another level of indirection. He is mostly interested in unlimited text/data so he can use it for internet access/entertainment as well as a communication device for calls back home. Limited calling minutes aren't much of an issue with Sprints 450 minute plan as cel to cel and after 7pm to 7am are unlimited. That is $69.99/month. Everything else including roaming on other networks is also included. T-Mobile's 100-minute, 5GB data plan ($30) is the best price if you don't average more than 250 minutes per month ($0.10/min overage). If you have an Android phone (possibly also iPhone?) there are apps to use data for calls, if that's an issue. 5GB is pretty much unlimited, in my experience, and I think they just downgrade you to 3G rates if you go over. Postpaid Sprint and T-Mobile offer unlimited data, VZ and ATT do not. In my experience the connection rates on Sprint have become very poor since they got the iPhone - I often see rates in the 50-80Kbps range now. That could be regional. T-Mobile offers HSPA+ rates up to 42Mbps which should be a much better experience, but I think the initial cost for phones is higher. Is roaming included in the prepaids? Do they have the same coverage as contract phones? I have been told that they don't and that in rural area they don't work as well. Is there any truth to that? Generally no, yes but of course without roaming, and sort of. It isn't so much rural as region - I get horrible Sprint service in DC and VA, for example, but I get service fine in the empty forests around NC. Meanwhile a friend couldn't get Verizon at his new house south of Raleigh. The northern SC coast has strange T-Mobile coverage. Moral of the story is that there are pockets everywhere, so it is worth going to the places where you will be and borrowing someone's phone - no one network has universal coverage, especially indoors. Also, not to be ignored, phone hardware is really significant to receiving a signal - Samsung is the worst I've had, Motorola is the best, but I don't know how if that holds true across product lines. * I have recently had to force roaming [to Verizon] at home just to get a Sprint signal, I assume it's because of their LTE conversion since I used to get good signal with this same phone in the same place. Because of that I would not buy a Sprint-based prepaid phone if I expected to keep it for a while. You can always dial '911' in the US from an inactive phone, so you can just keep a charged battery and a phone from another network in the trunk if that's a concern. As you can see from Mitch's response, voice-only prepaid plans are priced much more competitively, so your son might give some thought as to whether he could survive without data. I use Google Maps too much, but a lot of my iPhone-toting peers are always in WiFi range and navigation doesn't matter to them. Best, Tim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my GL after wife hit a deer this morning
oh dear (pun intended), you need a deer bar. Some people have those type of whistle things to shoo roos away but truckies prefer the traditional method. Hendrik who nearly hit a roo a while back On 19/11/12 09:17, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: I have seen those on cars but they are so nerdy looking Sent from my iPhone On Nov 18, 2012, at 1:43 PM, Scott Ritchey ritche...@nc.rr.com wrote: I installed those little ram-air driven deer whistles on all my vehicles years ago and have had no problems with deer since. Maybe I'm just lucky but it seems to work for me. Similar to these: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Bell-Black-Deer-Warning/14324180 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Rusty Vote by wire machine
In God we rust *haha* Perhaps if he pees on the thing it'll rust. Hendrik who is full of bad puns and such On 19/11/12 13:20, Fmiser wrote: Scott Ritchey wrote: Machines like this are a BAD idea. I agree! I've flown digital fly-by-wire jets. But I'll never rust touch-screen voting machines. Yeah. Rust and touch screens are a bad combination. *hehe* -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] my GL after wife hit a deer this morning
Ok I'm dumb, how did ya get the dent in the rear door, was it like a meteor shower of deer? The deer got angry and abusive after being hit and proceeded to bash the car and abuse Regy? Hendrik who never hit a deer On 19/11/12 04:08, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
