[MBZ] Stereo alone was 3000 - 2003 E500 - 148k miles - $4,500
Keep the stereo and I'll take the car for $1,500. https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/d/bensenville-2003-mercedes-e500/7623194642.html ___ http://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] How Ben Collins became The Stig
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Re: [MBZ] Hopefully somebody can point me in the right direction on this simple HVAC issue Long post
On Fri, May 19, 2023, at 18:13, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > To hell with them contractors. I fixed the issue they wanted to first > charge $888 for then wanted to replace the entire unit. I feel sorry > for people that must get taken advantage of all the time by people like > this. I am sure people are desperate, they come out and and rip people > off who do not know any better and gladly pay it and then think they got > a good deal. They make a lot more money replacing the whole unit, or replacing the "control board" vs. getting out their meters and probes and finding the $10 part that's actually causing the problem. ___ http://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] Hopefully somebody can point me in the right direction on this simple HVAC issue Long post
On Fri, May 19, 2023, at 18:10, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: >> Sent from phone, stupid phone, supposed to be contactor. Glad you are the >> grammar police. > > Only when it's amusing. Especially as you DID need to replace the > contRactor too... Sign at the gym tonight: Parking lot stripping on Thursday, sorry for any inconvenience. I asked the manager where he hired the strippers from, the local ones are not any you'd want to see. ___ http://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] 2000 CLK430 AMG - 71k miles - $9,700
It looks nice for the milage --FT Sent from iFōn > On May 19, 2023, at 4:51 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > 10 cylinders and tires from Thailand. > > https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/d/orland-park-2000-mercedes-clk-430-amg/7622997966.html > ___ > http://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 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] Hopefully somebody can point me in the right direction on this simple HVAC issue Long post
And that is EXACTLY what ended up happening this time Sent from my iPhone > On May 19, 2023, at 6:52 PM, OK Don via Mercedes > wrote: > > As my father always said, "if you want it done right, do it yourself." > >> On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 6:13 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> To hell with them contractors. I fixed the issue they wanted to first >> charge $888 for then wanted to replace the entire unit. I feel sorry >> for people that must get taken advantage of all the time by people like >> this. I am sure people are desperate, they come out and and rip people >> off who do not know any better and gladly pay it and then think they got >> a good deal. >> >> On 5/19/2023 6:10 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: Sent from phone, stupid phone, supposed to be contactor. Glad you are >> the grammar police. >>> Only when it's amusing. Especially as you DID need to replace the >> contRactor too... >>> >>> -- Jim >>> >> >> >> ___ >> http://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 >> >> > > -- > OK Don > > "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you > are wearing." > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner > Von Braun > > "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. > In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be > doing it." >-- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > ___ > http://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 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] Hopefully somebody can point me in the right direction on this simple HVAC issue Long post
As my father always said, "if you want it done right, do it yourself." On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 6:13 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > To hell with them contractors. I fixed the issue they wanted to first > charge $888 for then wanted to replace the entire unit. I feel sorry > for people that must get taken advantage of all the time by people like > this. I am sure people are desperate, they come out and and rip people > off who do not know any better and gladly pay it and then think they got > a good deal. > > On 5/19/2023 6:10 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: > >> Sent from phone, stupid phone, supposed to be contactor. Glad you are > the grammar police. > > Only when it's amusing. Especially as you DID need to replace the > contRactor too... > > > > -- Jim > > > > > ___ > http://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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://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] Hopefully somebody can point me in the right direction on this simple HVAC issue Long post
> I feel sorry for people that must get taken advantage of all the time by > people like this. One reason I'm so determinedly DIY-biased. It's hard to know that you have engaged competent and honorable service, and it's almost impossible to pay someone to care about the results half so much as you do. Consider your recent experiences, and my experience with the mobile mechanic/butcher. (The welder who operated on the X5 is a crusty young curmudgeon. Reviews alternate between people who love the work, and people who hate the grumpy service. He wasn't there the first time I tried to bring the car to him, in spite of having called earlier that day. Strike? Maybe. However an old guy dropped by too while I was there, who had known him as a kid when he was first starting to weld, and we got to talking. Old gent had told the boy: "For this particular job it doesn't have to be perfect." Kid replied: "Yes, it does." So, it'll take more than one strike for me to go elsewhere, you can bet on that.) Anything that operates as a subscription service is biased towards treating the client base as mindless sheep, and is not particularly interested in quality of service. -- Jim ___ http://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] Benzing this evening
> I pulled off the seat switch and none of those wires seemed to do anything. They would not, nor should you jam power to them under any circumstances. Not on a car with memory seats. The switches are just inputs to the seat computer(s) that are under the seats. Applying power to the inputs with no power to the computer itself is just asking to fry something. You _can_ jam power to the motors, if you're sure that those are what you have hold of the wires to, and if they're not still connected to any kind of computer, unless you KNOW that mechanical relays are used to isolate. These days I'd expect an H-drive power transistor array sort of driver, but even those aren't safe to back-power. Not if they're part of integrated circuits. (Unless specifically designed to tolerate this.) Complexity, thy name is automotive, and legion. -- Jim ___ http://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] Hopefully somebody can point me in the right direction on this simple HVAC issue Long post
To hell with them contractors. I fixed the issue they wanted to first charge $888 for then wanted to replace the entire unit. I feel sorry for people that must get taken advantage of all the time by people like this. I am sure people are desperate, they come out and and rip people off who do not know any better and gladly pay it and then think they got a good deal. On 5/19/2023 6:10 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: Sent from phone, stupid phone, supposed to be contactor. Glad you are the grammar police. Only when it's amusing. Especially as you DID need to replace the contRactor too... -- Jim ___ http://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] Hopefully somebody can point me in the right direction on this simple HVAC issue Long post
> Sent from phone, stupid phone, supposed to be contactor. Glad you are the > grammar police. Only when it's amusing. Especially as you DID need to replace the contRactor too... -- Jim ___ http://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] Hopefully somebody can point me in the right direction on this simple HVAC issue Long post
Sent from phone, stupid phone, supposed to be contactor. Glad you are the grammar police. On 5/19/2023 6:08 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Huh? On 5/19/2023 6:02 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: Upon arrival tested the contractor, it was showing .8 ohms, shorter. Replaced contractor... Freudian slip much? :-) -- Jim ___ http://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 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] Hopefully somebody can point me in the right direction on this simple HVAC issue Long post
Huh? On 5/19/2023 6:02 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: Upon arrival tested the contractor, it was showing .8 ohms, shorter. Replaced contractor... Freudian slip much? :-) -- Jim ___ http://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] Benzing this evening
I have this $400 07 ML350 I bought for the tranny and other stuff for this 06ML500 I got some time ago with turns out a bad trans. Anyway the parts car is pretty nice but the engine kakked. I’ve been dismantling it. I’ve been wanting to get the driver seat out, the passenger seat was already detached, but it was all the way back and I couldn’t get at the rear track bolts. I found a seat power schematic so that was helpful but I couldn’t see the proper wires. I pulled off the seat switch and none of those wires seemed to do anything. I cut the main cable going to the control module under the seat but none of those wires was the right color. I looked under the passenger seat and the motor power wires were coming out the back of the control module which is up under the seat. Kinda hard to reach and detach from the driver seat but I managed to do that. Pulled the connectors off the back and there were the wires I needed! I made up a power cable with some wire and little spade connectors I have. Plugged those into the connector at the proper wires, touched a battery and there it went! I got the seat moved and tomorrow I’ll undo those rear bolts and get it out. Yay! --FT Sent from iFōn ___ http://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] Hopefully somebody can point me in the right direction on this simple HVAC issue Long post
> Upon arrival tested the contractor, it was showing .8 ohms, shorter. Replaced > contractor... Freudian slip much? :-) -- Jim ___ http://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] 2000 CLK430 AMG - 71k miles - $9,700
10 cylinders and tires from Thailand. https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/d/orland-park-2000-mercedes-clk-430-amg/7622997966.html ___ http://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] Hopefully somebody can point me in the right direction on this simple HVAC issue Long post
It’s fixed. Upon arrival tested the contractor, it was showing .8 ohms, shorter. Replaced contractor, hooked up the wire that the first contractor removed from control board, system fires right up. Between a home warranty company and 2 contractors they couldn’t figure this out? Diagnosing time less than 5 minutes, maybe 30 minutes worth of work. 2nd contractor first offered to fix it for $888, then proceeded to mention they have only been paid $45 and said they could come out and replace the entire unit on Monday. Wow. Sent from my iPhone > On May 18, 2023, at 9:27 PM, Kaleb Striplin wrote: > > Just based on what I have discovered so far, its either the new thermostat > bad (doubtful), the wiring to the thermostat, the wiring to the contactor, or > the contactor itself. I now have the expected resistance reading to test the > contactor itself and the wiring. I really suspect its the contactor shorted. > I guess if its the wire out to the unit, I will probably just run a new wire > out there. > > Yes, these home warranty companies are a total rip off it seems. When I > started with the I was paying something like $49 a month per house and the > main reason I have it is because I travel so much, if there is an issue I > turn it into them to deal with. That has been how it has worked for the most > part until now. > > On 5/18/2023 9:21 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: >>> What would cause >> that low voltage fuse to blow? >> >> Nicked wiring. Improper connection. >> >> > Could the contactor itself be shorting >> out? >> >> Possibly. >> >>> The moral of the story is >> Insurance like that is a ripoff. >> >> Rentals and renters suck. >> >> Competent HVAC technicians are hard to find and it's going to get worse over >> the next decade. >> >> Shall I go on? >> >> I'm certain that you can and will figure it out. Probably a bare wire >> somewhere. >> >> Rick >> ___ >> http://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 > > 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 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] UHOH... The transmission control module is bad in it. Mercedes S550 AMG, $2, 000
No title. He can’t find it. On 5/19/23 3:20 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: No title. He can’t find it. -- --FT ___ http://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] UHOH... The transmission control module is bad in it. Mercedes S550 AMG, $2, 000
> No title. He can’t find it. Get a duplicate. Not expensive. I don't know why someone would limit the market for a car to those willing to buy without a title. Most places you can't even sell it for scrap without a title. ___ http://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] UHOH... The transmission control module is bad in it. Mercedes S550 AMG, $2, 000
If there's a clean title then what are you waiting for? On Fri, May 19, 2023 at 3:16 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > STOP ME This is probably the ISM is not shifting and so the car > won't start and wheels won't move. How do I know this? > > We have a 07 S550 Mercedes AMG that doesn’t run. The transmission > control module is bad in it. And needs a new battery. The problem is the > transmission control module runs everything, so it won’t start without > it. But nothing else is wrong with it. Interior and exterior are in > perfect condition. 160k miles. No title. He can’t find it. You will need > a flat bed to move this car. It can not be moved with a tow dolly. > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/276553288143837 > > -- > --FT > ___ > http://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 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] UHOH... The transmission control module is bad in it. Mercedes S550 AMG, $2, 000
STOP ME This is probably the ISM is not shifting and so the car won't start and wheels won't move. How do I know this? We have a 07 S550 Mercedes AMG that doesn’t run. The transmission control module is bad in it. And needs a new battery. The problem is the transmission control module runs everything, so it won’t start without it. But nothing else is wrong with it. Interior and exterior are in perfect condition. 160k miles. No title. He can’t find it. You will need a flat bed to move this car. It can not be moved with a tow dolly. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/276553288143837 -- --FT ___ http://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] Vehicle has been parked in the driveway for extended period of time. 1995 Mercedes-Benz s-class, $3, 000
S320? Worth maybe $1k as is for a project risk, but looks decent Currently not running. May have transmission issue? Vehicle has been parked in the driveway for extended period of time. Body and interior in great shape. Mechanical issues unknown. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/800903598213265 -- --FT ___ http://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] INWILL THROW IN ANOTHER S550 without cats FLOOD CAR 2008 Mercedes-Benz s-class AMG, $4, 500
S63. Could be an interesting deal. No low ballers https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1945399019158071 -- --FT ___ http://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] 1996 E Class Avantgarde
That’s pretty much it. Sort of like the “special edition” models they tart up at the end of a production run that have minor, but distinct, options or differences. Like my former 400E that was a “special edition” - it had different wheels, stainless door thresholds, and burl instead of zebrano. ust lookig at it owuldn’t given you the idea it was anything different except maybe the wheels. -D > On May 19, 2023, at 12:47 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > On Thu, May 18, 2023, at 20:27, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: >> Avant garde? What's so special about kit? > > It has a label on the fender that says "Avantgarde" > ___ > http://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 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] 1996 E Class Avantgarde
On Thu, May 18, 2023, at 20:27, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > Avant garde? What's so special about kit? It has a label on the fender that says "Avantgarde" ___ http://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] OT Definitely a project. But shouldn’t be a hard one. 1983 Ferrari fuego turbo,$2,000
So 27yr ago it was $850. Now $2k!!! Huge appreciation! We should have invested in Ferrari Fuego Turbos in the 90s! --FT Sent from iFōn > On May 19, 2023, at 11:14 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > Hah! A Sh*tbox Market Letter car! > > https://web.archive.org/web/19991008040300/http://mars.superlink.net/~rriegler/sml/ > > -D > > On May 19, 2023, at 10:54 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1707337966375983 > > -- > --FT > > > ___ > http://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 > > 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 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] OT Definitely a project. But shouldn’t be a hard one. 1983 Ferrari fuego turbo,$2,000
Hah! A Sh*tbox Market Letter car! https://web.archive.org/web/19991008040300/http://mars.superlink.net/~rriegler/sml/ -D On May 19, 2023, at 10:54 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1707337966375983 -- --FT ___ http://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 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] Scammy CAR AUCTION FOR PUBLIC - $6,500 (Rock Hill)
I think these are the same thing. Looks totally legit. No link anywhere to any information https://charlotte.craigslist.org/ctd/d/rock-hill-car-auction-for-public/7622824835.html https://charlotte.craigslist.org/ctd/d/rock-hill-public-car-auction-may-28-3pm/7622841428.html -- --FT ___ http://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 Definitely a project. But shouldn’t be a hard one. 1983 Ferrari fuego turbo,$2,000
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1707337966375983 -- --FT ___ http://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] Idles, rough check engine light is on for multiple random misfire. Needs at least a tune up 2009 Mercedes-Benz r350, $1, 350
It actually doesn't look too bad but I guess the engine has finally given up, or maybe just coils and plugs. Driven 347,000 miles https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/194076790204749 -- --FT ___ http://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] 2012 GL350 Bluetec - $14,900 — GL450
> Engine pulls it very well, good power and torque. I actually rather enjoyed > driving it... > Not bad for a cheepcheep big ass SUV that will pull 7500lb. I've been driving my $1500 Dodge V10 a lot recently, towing that wretched BMW X5 to various appointments many miles away. It's (truck) driving really well, and the V10 has plenty of power (300) and torque (450), and is rated to tow 13,300#. Thirsts a bit, of course, but on the whole it's been an excellent near-accidental purchase. I'm quite confident I can get my money back out of it, any time I might choose to sell it. I found a mechanic willing to work on the basket case X5 I brought him, and a welder willing to repair the engine block damage in-frame. I get to do all the shuttling. The welding is done now, it cost me $500 to have un-done the damage I'd paid the butcher $400 for. Beautiful work, the guy's an artist with the TIG. The money required sucks, but selling the car for scrap would have sucked even harder. -- Jim ___ http://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
