Re: [MBZ] And the blaming begins

[Kevin Kraly via Mercedes]

The steering stuck because of a problem with the nut *BEHIND* the wheel witch 
cause lost break petal.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR  

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On Oct 30, 2017, at 5:51 PM, fmiser via Mercedes  wrote:

>>> Kaleb sez:
>>> 
>>> ‎Maybe I am understanding it wrong.
> 
>> Rick wrote:
>> 
>> Yep. It's your fault. 
>> Just go buy a new Toyota for her and be‎ done. 
> 
> Naw.  Toyota parts are too pricey.  Get an old chevy/buick like
> the ones Snook talks about.  Should be cheap to buy and cheap to
> fix.
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Re: [MBZ] 240D

[Kevin Kraly via Mercedes]

Attaboy!  Congrats on your new toy!!
Kevin in the South Pacific
PS. There are small Diesel crew cab PU’s all over these islands in French 
Polynesia. We rode around in a 2013 Toyota Hilux manny tranny turbo diesel as 
our tour driver took us  bouncing  and winding our way through the mountains on 
the remote island of Nuku Hiva. It was a fun time!!  

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> On Oct 22, 2017, at 9:13 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Well it passed the leak tests seems to hold vacuum just fine. I am not going 
> to change in until I swap the high side fitting. 
> 
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>> On Oct 22, 2017, at 1:56 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin  wrote:
>> 
>> I think it might just be a crappy high side fitting. I removed the nut on 
>> the alternator bracket that was in the way and can get the connector down on 
>> it but just can’t get it to click to connect, like it won’t push down far 
>> enough on the fitting. I may see if I can another fitting around here and if 
>> so swap that out. Right now I’m pulling a vacuum low side only just to see 
>> if it holds.
>> 
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>>> On Oct 22, 2017, at 1:42 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin  wrote:
>>> 
>>> It’s cranking  over and starting just fine. I just did the  filters and was 
>>> going to change the oil but discovered I have no diesel oil on the shelf. 
>>> So I decided I would hook ac machine up and see what state the system is. 
>>> It has been converted to 134 and the high side is down by the alternator. 
>>> It’s angled to where I can’t get the damn high side connector on, there is 
>>> a bracket in the way. Crap. I may just pull a vacuum and leak test from the 
>>> low side then. 
>>> 
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>>> 
 On Oct 22, 2017, at 1:20 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes 
  wrote:
 
 Weak starter?  Sounds like the rest is solid, just needs some sorting.
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Re: [MBZ] Nice 350SDL on BAT

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So why have you decided to sell it?
Kevin on Vacation

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> On Oct 13, 2017, at 4:11 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> So here’s the deal:
> 
> The VMI reflects a warranty job done in late 1992 that has the engine group 
> in the damage code.  It’s for the “complete engine” group, not a subgroup, 
> which is a tell of sorts.  Without having access to the MBUSA microfiche that 
> identifies damage codes it’s impossible to tell exactly what was done, but my 
> dealer people tell me that if the damage code has a complete engine group in 
> it there was most likely a major overhaul or some sort of major work done on 
> the engine.
> 
> I don’t make claims that the rod issue was addressed, because there’s no way 
> for me to substantiate it.  I can only attempt to understand what was done 
> based on the information at hand. PO's words:
> 
>> "I bought the car March 2010 from Uptown Imports, located in Spring, TX 
>> (north side of Houston). The gentleman that owns that business also at the 
>> time had another dealership located in Austin and had transported the car 
>> from his Austin store to the Spring store.
>> 
>> A woman from Austin owned the car prior to me and I did have some 
>> communication with her via email after I bought it.  She had actually 
>> inherited the car from the previous before her owner, as I recall a doctor 
>> that she was employed by. She did mention that a lot of stuff had been 
>> replaced and the car was worked on/serviced regularly by a M-B specialist 
>> shop in Austin. I think the name was Ben's Works or something like that. 
>> There was a sticker in the windshield from that place. I did contact that 
>> shop and they knew the car well, saying that it was taken care of well and 
>> no expense spared.”
> 
> -D
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Oct 13, 2017, at 9:38 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> On October 13, 2017 at 9:28 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I’m very comfortable in the assumption this was dealt with many years ago.
>> 
>> What's the VMI say about that?
>> 
>> And should we start calling you BATman instead of Poos?
>> Mitch.
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Re: [MBZ] E300 dizzel steering

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Congrats on your E Dissel acquisition!!  Don’t loose yore break petal or yore 
steering or yew won’t bee able to stop ether!!  I hope those new bushings Titan 
up your steering!
Kevin currently on Maui 

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> On Oct 8, 2017, at 1:51 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Funny how?  Like a clown?  You think I’m a clown?
> 
> I pulled out those bushings and all 4 were shot. Ordered new ones, will see 
> if that tightens up the steering. I don’t want to loose my steering. 
> 
> --R
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>> On Oct 8, 2017, at 7:12 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Funny.
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Re: [MBZ] Computer screwup

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Once you go Mac, you'll never go back. 
MacKevin in Hillsboro, OR

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> On Sep 4, 2017, at 2:56 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Gerry wrote:
>> Once in a while I read about a virus that can get into a Mac. Anything to 
>> that?
> 
> Do you read virus getting in to any linux installs?
> Why / how does Mac not attract scams / trojans / hostage?
> tin.man
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[MBZ] Moving sale - TODAY - 1976 Mercedes Benz Diesel 300D - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle automotive sale

[Kevin Kraly via Mercedes]

It's green, Kaleb. 

https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/d/moving-sale-today-1976/6289915215.html
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
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Re: [MBZ] BMW 1973 2002 for over $40K???

[Kevin Kraly via Mercedes]

Is the 1973 model the same body style as a 1974 2002? I had a neighbor years 
ago in the 90's who had a 1974 coupe,  oxidized paint but very good condition.  
I wish I had bought that car when he moved "up" to a 1989 Accord.
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon 
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> On Aug 23, 2017, at 9:05 PM, Dimitri via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> And it sold for 93,500. Holy smokes!
> 
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>> On Aug 23, 2017, at 9:47 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> I owned a BMW R25 single cyl. motorcycle and it was awesome, so I guess I
>> can relate to the fervor...
>> 
>> On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 7:10 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Well, there's probably only six left in the US in driveable conditon, they
>>> suffered VERY badly from 70's german car rust disease, particularly in the
>>> rear suspension towers.  Last on I saw was squatting in a lot, rear wheels
>>> at about a 30 degree angle, which is what happens when the spring towers
>>> rot away.
>>> 
>>> Wonderful cars, a real blast to drive, and very rare.
>>> 
>>> Peter
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Re: [MBZ] Estate 79 CD

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Congrats!! 
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR

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> On Aug 23, 2017, at 12:20 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> So I bought this thing for $1300.  It has pretty much sat for 8 years since 
> the woman had to quit driving it for medical reasons. Her boyfriend/partner 
> pulled it out from under the carport occasionally to wash it, so it wasn't 
> completely nasty, paint is good.  She wouldn't let him drive it!   It fired 
> right up on ancient dizzel fuel in the tank and ran well, so that is 
> something too.  I drove it around the block (he was paranoid about no plates, 
> no ins, etc.) and it ran well and shifted well but the brakes are not too 
> good but they at least work.  I don't know if that is rust on the rotors, 
> stuck calipers or what, but they did work more or less with some grinding and 
> maybe dragging, pedal was firm no bleed down so the master cylinder is 
> probably OK.  Throttle return spring is not springing, I'll have to get one.  
> I took the spring off the 79 TD but this car is different for some reason, 
> maybe a difference between the TD and the CD?  I'll go next week to drag it 
> home on my trailer.
> 
> The AC compressor belt is missing, the guy said whenever that was removed it 
> was working but not BLOWING ICE COLD so the mech cut the belt for some 
> reason, she got pissed off and left the place like that, so it was never 
> dealt with.  I'll get a belt and dump some refrigerant into it and see if it 
> might work.
> 
> I figure a few $100s for some brake work, new hoses and belts, fluids change, 
> check out the AC, do a bit of cleaning and polishing, maybe adjust valves, 
> and get it looking nice and see if I can flip it.  Max says BaT might be a 
> good venue, sounds like a plan.  Or maybe try to sell it to some swell over 
> at the luxury gated resort community...  Aside from a bit of rust starting to 
> show here and there, and some door dings on the trailing edges, a tear in the 
> (black) leather driver seat bolster, the car is in pretty nice condition, 
> very clean.  Windows were very slow, probably need to clean the slides.  2 
> owner car, the woman who had it last bought it from the original owner in 92.
> 
> Or if Kleb wants to buy it...  or if any of y'all would be interested, let me 
> know.  You know what I have in it so far (plus your agent fee!).  I think it 
> would be a pretty nice car to just enjoy and not obsess over.
> 
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[MBZ] Original Mercedes 1967 200D diesel - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle automotive sale

[Kevin Kraly via Mercedes]

Dan? Here's a Finny for ya. 
s://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/d/original-mercedesd-diesel/6257620680.html
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Re: [MBZ] Tire Warning

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When I was making the decision whether or not to transfer the tires from my old 
Beetle TDI to the new one, I was researching the continental tires that were on 
the new one.  On their website, it was stated that only the replacement tires 
have a road hazard warranty. The OEM tires that they put on new cars do not 
have road hazard protection.  I had the tires and wheels transferred over to my 
new Beetle since they have a high mileage warranty and road hazard protection, 
and they are also  much better tires. 
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon

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> On Aug 2, 2017, at 8:40 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Is it possible that your tire just sustained some form of physical damage? 
> Might you have run over something that cut it and caused it to come apart? If 
> so, not really a fault of the tire.
> 
> RB
> 
>> On 02/08/2017 10:15 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes wrote:
>> I was very happy with them until this happened.  I think the problem was not 
>> with the tire, but with age and my alignment was a little off causing some 
>> premature wear on the inside edge.  The longest wearing tires (with the best 
>> performance) I have had were the Michelins I had on the car previously.  If 
>> I can find a decent deal on Michelins when I replace these, I will get them.
>> 
>> Don Snook
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Kaleb C. Striplin [mailto:ka...@striplin.net]
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2017 2:56 PM
>> To: Mercedes Discussion List 
>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tire Warning
>> 
>> Thats a cheap tire brand from what I know.
>> 
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>> 
>>> On Aug 1, 2017, at 1:12 PM, Donald Snook via Mercedes 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Mine? Or Randy's?
>>> 
>>> Mine was a Sumitomo.  Supposedly a premium touring tire.
>>> 
>>> Don Snook
>>> 
>>> -Original Message-
>>> From: arche...@embarqmail.com [mailto:arche...@embarqmail.com]
>>> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2017 11:44 AM
>>> To: Mercedes Discussion List 
>>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Tire Warning
>>> 
>>> Brand?
>>> Gerry
>>> 
>>> On Tue, 1 Aug 2017 10:55:05 -0500
>>> Randy Bennell via Mercedes  wrote:
>>> 
 Sometimes the vibration is the result of tread separation too. We had
 a scenario a number of years ago that was similar. We had driven from
 Winnipeg to Vancouver and noted some vibration at certain speeds. My
 thought was to get the tires re-balanced when we got back home. On
 the way back, we blew a tire at about 75 mph. Good that it was a rear
 tire as my wife was driving and she kept the car under control. Went
 to the tire shop when we got home and learned that they thought the
 tread was separating on a couple of the other tires on the car too.
 Replaced all
 4 of them.
 
 RB
 
 
> On 01/08/2017 10:47 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes wrote:
> This is a heads up on tires.  This group already knows this.  But, it is 
> a good warning.
> 
> Check your tires!  In the last two months I have driven out of state 
> several times and drove almost 4,000 miles.  I had a light shimmy on the 
> highway that came on every time at 55 MPH.   I figured the tires needed 
> to be balanced. So, I brought it to a shop I trust down the street from 
> my office.  When the shop took off the first tire, they found the 
> problem. The left front tire had a significant gash and the steel belts 
> were poking through. It was ready to pop at any time! This picture 
> doesn't show how bad it really is. The steel belts were coming through. I 
> can't imagine how bad this could have been at 85 mph!
> 
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Re: [MBZ] Cruise control update

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Attaboy!

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> On Jul 28, 2017, at 2:46 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
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> 
> After reflowing all the joints yesterday the cruise worked the 4 hours I 
> drove back and forth today. 
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Re: [MBZ] Let's do a rock and do the deal

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And it's missing a cylinder. 
Kevin

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> On Jul 23, 2017, at 9:04 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Don't be seduced by the pretty color scheme. Needs at a minimum a water
> pump, tires and battery plus who knows what else.  Offer $1200.
> 
> On Sun, Jul 23, 2017 at 11:55 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
>> will overheat if run long
>> 
>> https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/d/classic-mercedes/6223848995.html
>> 
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>> --FT
>> Winston Churchill:
>> “Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small,
>> large or petty,
>> never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.
>> Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of
>> the enemy.”
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Re: [MBZ] This is a shock to the oil companies

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Clickers in the spokes of the wheels? Electronic engine sound? They even have 
that option available on some electric RC cars.
Kevin and Hillsboro, Oregon 

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> On Jul 17, 2017, at 12:33 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> If I buy an electric car I want it to generate some clicking noise so I
> don't fall asleep at the wheel.
> 
> On Jul 17, 2017 3:21 PM, "Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes" <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
>> WRT Norway, I saw a segment on the PBS News Hour recently outlining
>> Norway's massive subsidies on EVs, as well as the substantial penalties on
>> IC engine vehicles. There is no way the current percentage of EVs will
>> continue to be sold without these massive interferences in the free market.
>> 
>> And if demand falls for fossil fuels, that will no doubt lower the cost
>> even further. And if battery technology improves to the point of making EVs
>> competitive, good. Choice and a free market is what has made this country
>> great. There: I began two sentences with "And". But at least I did not use
>> a preposition to end a sentence with!
>> 
>> Greg
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Floyd
>> Thursby via Mercedes
>> Sent: Monday, July 17, 2017 12:02 PM
>> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
>> Cc: Floyd Thursby
>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] This is a shock to the oil companies
>> 
>> This is interesting in that this morning I heard some story on NPR, which
>> I did not pay a lot of attention to, that seemed to consist of handwringing
>> about the projection that fracking for gas has introduced a huge amount
>> into the market, and that the US will need to start exporting the stuff
>> soon.  It is displacing coal and oil, which seems like it would be a good
>> thing, esp for electricity production.  I have not studied the matter in
>> detail of how EVs would affect the grid, electron production, oil/gasoline
>> usage, etc. but kinda like cars affected hay prices at some point like 100
>> yr ago, I'm sure this is just another step in progress (however one might
>> define it).
>> 
>> I also read something yesterday, and I do not mean to set off a partisan
>> political debate, that found the whole Russia/Trump/Clinton thing to be
>> laughable, as maintaining low gas/oil prices on the international market
>> was squeezing the hell out of Pootie and the WOGs, which is something that
>> would be more associated with The Don than with Hilz, so it made no sense
>> that the rooshans would want Trumpy in El Casa Blanca.  It is a very strong
>> economic warfare sort of tool, and the US is now in the position similar to
>> the end of the Cold War to squeeze them with more supplies and more money
>> and better technology.  Kinda makes sense.
>> 
>> I also recall Kleb going half crazy some years ago obsessing about Peak
>> Oil and we were all going to be forced to skweez oil from turnips to run
>> our dizzels.  Dizzel was $2.03 yesterday at one station I passed, so I'm
>> thinking that has not yet happened. So there's that.
>> 
>> --FT
>> 
>> 
>>> On 7/17/17 2:52 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
>>> Your replies would look better if you put them on the right message.
>>> I hate dumb articles. This article is dumb, its written for dumb people.
>>> It doesn't think about where the electricity to power those cars will
>> come from. The predictions are pulled out of thin air.
>>> "And Statoil ASA, Norway's state oil company, thinks EVs will comprise
>> 30 percent of new sales by 2030."Lets look at this one, starts a sentence
>> with "And", that ought to be enough to discount it right there. It should
>> also be noted that Norway's state oil company doesn't think anything, maybe
>> an economist or even worse a futurist at Statoil thinks that but clearly
>> not one dumb enough to have his or her name attached to it.So the sentence
>> should really say "Somebody in Norway wouldn't go on record as saying",
>> real believable right?
>>> Remember I'm in favor of electric cars, I'm against poor writing...
>>> 
>>> -Curt
>> 
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] Very loud knocking noise in my W123 300TD

[Kevin Kraly via Mercedes]

CV joint?
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR

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> On Jul 13, 2017, at 8:35 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Loudest in first gear under load. It's as if someone is banging underneath
> with a hammer.  Tends to diminish and go away as I move up through the
> gears.  I crawled underneath and checked for loose exhaust pipe but
> everything seemed tight.  The noise appears to come from the rear.  This
> has been going on for some time, but got really loud just today.
> 
> Any ideas on what might be the issue?
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Re: [MBZ] 240 D Resonator

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Straight pipe it :)
Kevin and Hillsboro OR

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> On Jun 30, 2017, at 2:29 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
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> 
> Check both fcp and importec and go with whichever is cheaper. Check rock auto 
> also
> 
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>> On Jun 30, 2017, at 2:49 PM, Bob via Mercedes  wrote:
>> 
>> I have 1983 240D need for a resonator..Any suggestions  ?  
>> Bosal.??? FPC ??  Importec ??
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] BMW garbage

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BMW = Broke My Wallet!  Bring More Wads (of Ca$h! $5k for a used engine? I hope 
the the used engine doesn't develop the same problem!
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR

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> 
> How many miles on this engine?
> 
> 
>> On 27/06/2017 9:45 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote:
>> Putting in a low-miles used engine.  $5k+  Still vastly cheaper than "let
>> me show you what we've got out front."
>> 
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[MBZ] Classic 1977 Mercedes-Benz 450SL convertible, low miles - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle automotive sale

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We've got hookers and blow on the west coast as well!!

https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/6186013193.html
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Re: [MBZ] OT 2014 Beetle TDI Convertible RIP

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Was it a Passat? They were the only models equipped with a DEF system until 
2015. I read something about a fix for those. Maybe, they will come up with a 
fix for the non-DEF models like my ex-beetle at some point.

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> On Jun 13, 2017, at 5:45 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
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> 
> Bt wrong. VW is not sure what they are going to do with all the buy back 
> vehicles. Part of the deal is they are not allowed to sell them elsewhere. 
> Appears that there is a fix. I was talking to a guy driving a 14 at the gas 
> station the other day and they said they fixed his and he got about $10k out 
> of them to boot. 
> 
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>> On Jun 13, 2017, at 12:34 AM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes 
>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>> 
>> As of 2:40 PM PDT, I no longer own the 2014 beetle!  According to the TDI 
>> ambassador, this Beetle will probably be sold elsewhere, possibly south 
>> America, since there is no legal fix for it to drive here in the states. At 
>> least that Beetle  gave me a great introduction to the TDI experience and 
>> lead me down the path toward the even better 2015!! The new Beetle will be 
>> in the stable for many years to come!
>> Kevin in Hillsboro, OR  
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[MBZ] OT 2014 Beetle TDI Convertible RIP

[Kevin Kraly via Mercedes]

As of 2:40 PM PDT, I no longer own the 2014 beetle!  According to the TDI 
ambassador, this Beetle will probably be sold elsewhere, possibly south 
America, since there is no legal fix for it to drive here in the states. At 
least that Beetle  gave me a great introduction to the TDI experience and lead 
me down the path toward the even better 2015!! The new Beetle will be in the 
stable for many years to come!
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR  

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Re: [MBZ] OT My 2014 VW Beetle TDI Convertible will soon be bought back by VW

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I bought it on June 25, arrived home on the 26th, and the settlement was 
approved on the 28th. I think that the PO bought a vergasser convertible. After 
purchasing the new 2015, I discovered that the PO removed the wind deflector as 
the mounts were installed in the trunk which were not installed in the 2015. 
The 2015 top boot matches the beige interior, and the 2014 came to me with a 
black boot. My theory is that he used the wind deflector in his new car, and 
switched out the boot as well.  

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> On May 24, 2017, at 9:24 AM, OK Don via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> The latest on the VW buy-back and fixes:
> 
> http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/news/volkswagen-isnt-sure-what-to-do-with-the-diesel-cars-it-bought-back/ar-BBBt1ca?li=BBnb4R5=mailsignout
> 
> 
> On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 11:20 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
>> And he bought it 6 months after the scandal erupted, so it wasn't like
>> they were compensating an unwitting victim of the emissions fraud.
>> Then a month after Kevin bought it, VW announced the buyback. I bet the
>> seller was kicking himself about then.
>> Makes me wish I'd bought myself one for Christmas in 2015, when nobody was
>> buying used TDIs and prices were low.
>> Mitch.
>> 
>>> On May 24, 2017 at 11:48 AM Donald Snook via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> So, you bought it used and were still able to get the buy back? I have
>> been wondering about whether the buyback only applied to new car purchasers.
>>> 
>>> Don Snook
>>> 
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> our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain
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> for themselves."
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[MBZ] OT My 2014 VW Beetle TDI Convertible will soon be bought back by VW

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The end is near for my ownership of the 2014 Beetle TDI Convertible.  I 
scheduled my buyback appointment for Monday, June 12, 2017.  It will be going 
back with around 16Kmi on the clock.  Coincidentally, that is nearly a year to 
the day from when I originally contacted the seller in Templeton, CA.  I paid 
$21,500 for the car, and $1600 for tires,  the convertible wind block and TDI 
floor mats which will be installed on my new 2015 model.  The buyback offer is 
$28,841.61 which may vary slightly due to mileage, and the new car was $24,749. 
 The ownership experience with the 2014 has been wonderful!  Even better, it 
gave me the opportunity to purchase the brand new 2015 without any additional 
cost other than the flight, hotel and fuel for the awesome road trip.  I know 
that it’s not a Mercedes, but it certainly has quite a lot of fun factor, and 
the little TDI is zippy!  It does use Pee,  AKA Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) 
which the 2014 does not.

Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
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Re: [MBZ] Valve

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Attaboy!
Kevin

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> 
> Allen (82 SD) has been a bit of a slug at cold start.  Once she warmed up, it 
> was pretty good running.
> 
> I had done a Turbo clean product which seemed to make the car run much 
> better, but made starting a real issue.  Tail pipe was pooping out a massive 
> soot spot on cold start.  There was also a bunch of smoke coming out until 
> warm up, and also some really good smoking at hard acceleration.
> 
> I finally had weather that cooperated and found the manual giving valve 
> locations and clearances.  SO, I made myself a map and using the bump 
> starter, got all my valves back into spec.
> 
> None of them were anywhere near proper values.  All were as tight as could 
> be.  It took a while to figure out how the wrenches were supposed to work, 
> having not done a valve adjustment since Gump in 2011. NOW, I am very happy 
> to report that Allen is lighting off with no massive soot, no more choked 
> clatta and inability to suck in enough fuel and air at cold start, and runs 
> smooth at buttah from a cold start.
> 
> 
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Re: [MBZ] And did I mention how good you'll look in it?

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But the front brake "calibers" have been replaced with those of a higher 
Caliber so you'll never loose your break petal. 
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR

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> On May 21, 2017, at 9:45 AM, Curley McLain via Mercedes 
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> 
> Is that any worse than a 124 with evap leaks in the south?
> 
> Which is more time consuming to change?
> 
> Which costs more for parts? (Assuming DIY)
> 
>> Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>> May 21, 2017 at 11:26 AM
>> They are fine but they have the 642 which will have oil cooler leaks.
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] E300D Breather Re-Plumb

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Attaboy!!
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
  

> On May 18, 2017, at 6:43 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> You are waiting on the black cover for all the new plumbing, right?  Did
> you also order the six hex-head screws that hold down the cover?
> 
> That does look MUCH better than before.
> 
> -
> Max
> Charleston SC
> 
> On Thu, May 18, 2017 at 7:11 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
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> 
>> Done.  I replaced the return line hoses on the injectors as a couple of
>> them were weeping.  Everything as it was intended.  Why the heck don’t
>> people just do things the right way???
>> 
>> Before: https://flic.kr/p/UJxKz6
>> 
>> After: https://flic.kr/p/UJxKfi
>> 
>> And now out to do the thermistor on the outside temp display and replace a
>> couple of really nasty looking rubber exhaust donuts and I’m calling it a
>> night.
>> 
>> -D
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On May 18, 2017, at 6:14 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes <
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>>> 
>>> +1  Yo Man!   Yeoman's work!
>>> 
 Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
 May 18, 2017 at 5:07 PM
 
 
 I hope it all works the way it was supposed to, when you have it all
>> done.
 
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Re: [MBZ] Brits First to Ban Diesel Cars???

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What about increased Cannabis emissions??
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR


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> 
> Will Brits be first to ban diesel cars?  Watch the election outcome.
> 
> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/17/liberal-democrats-would-ban-sale-diesel-cars-tax-cannabis-boost/
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[MBZ] 1987 Mercedes-Benz 300SDL

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How about this SDL?

https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/6120784610.html


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Re: [MBZ] OT picked up The 2-year-old, Brand New Beetle convertible TDI diesel yesterday

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I leased it to get the savings.  There's no prepayment penalty, so I'll pay it 
off before the first payment is due. 

Sent from my TDI  

> On May 2, 2017, at 3:01 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes 
> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
> Every VW bug deserves to have a petal, even if it is only a break petal!
> 
> Congrats on the trip.
>> Kevin Kraly via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>
>> May 2, 2017 at 2:27 PM
>> The trip back from Houston went very well. This 2015 TDI is FAR more refined 
>> than the 2014. It is even quieter, seems to have much more power and torque, 
>> and it got over 50MPG during our lower speed stretches. Most of the time, we 
>> were averaging 80MPH. The DSG isn’t as jerky when letting off the Break 
>> Petal from a complete stop.
>> We had the top down at least half of the time since the weather was very 
>> warm through TX, AZ and NV. Saturday’s trip through NM was a bit cold and 
>> rainy. We went from Houston to El Paso the first night. We had dinner at a 
>> wonderful BBQ joint called Rudy’s BBQ and country Store. That was the best Q 
>> I’ve ever eaten!!! The next day, we headed up to Hatch, NM two get some 
>> of the famous Hatch chili peppers and salsa, and headed up to Four Corners 
>> which was closed by the time we arrived at 7:00 PM. We motored on to Tuba 
>> city, AZ where we stayed for the night. Sunday, we headed to the Grand 
>> Canyon since my nephew and I had never been there. The air is so crisp up 
>> there, and the smell of the pines was awesome! It was a wonderful drive from 
>> there to Vegas with the top down Dieseling along at 80MPH. We headed on up 
>> to Reno where we spent the night. Yesterday morning, we started the final 
>> leg up to Oregon. The weather was a bit rainy, so we kept the top up. That 
>> was the longest road trip I’ve ever done, and the Beetle was very 
>> comfortable for both of us! Two guys, a convertible, open road, great tunes 
>> and good food along the way, all while averaging 38MPG, what more can you 
>> ask for?
>> I was quite satisfied with the deal I got on the car. Sticker was $31,843. 
>> Since I went with the lease for the best discount, I saved $8500 which 
>> brought the price down to $23,343. After $800 for Title, reg and other local 
>> fees as well as the $763 wind deflector, the OTD price was $24,549. After I 
>> get the VW buyback money for the 2014, I should still come out ahead even 
>> with the money spent on the trip. The flights were free since we had racked 
>> up points for Southwest Airlines. Now, I have a brand new 2-year-old TDI 
>> with 2800 miles on it! Shortly, I’ll send pics of both Beetle TDI 
>> Convertibles in the driveway.
>> 
>> Kevin, once again back in Hillsboro, OR
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Re: [MBZ] OT picked up The 2-year-old, Brand New Beetle convertible TDI diesel yesterday

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The trip back from Houston went very well.  This 2015 TDI is FAR more refined 
than the 2014.  It is even quieter, seems to have much more power and torque, 
and it got over 50MPG during our lower speed stretches.  Most of the time, we 
were averaging 80MPH.  The DSG isn’t as jerky when letting off the Break Petal 
from a complete stop.
We had the top down at least half of the time since the weather was very warm 
through TX, AZ and NV.  Saturday’s trip through NM was a bit cold and rainy.  
We went from Houston to El Paso the first night.  We had dinner at a wonderful 
BBQ joint called Rudy’s BBQ and country Store.  That was the best Q I’ve ever 
eaten!!!  The next day, we headed up to Hatch, NM two get some of the 
famous Hatch chili peppers and salsa, and headed up to Four Corners which was 
closed by the time we arrived at 7:00 PM.  We motored on to Tuba city, AZ where 
we stayed for the night.  Sunday, we headed to the Grand Canyon since my nephew 
and I had never been there.  The air is so crisp up there, and the smell of the 
pines was awesome!  It was a wonderful drive from there to Vegas with the top 
down Dieseling along at 80MPH.  We headed on up to Reno where we spent the 
night.  Yesterday morning, we started the final leg up to Oregon.  The weather 
was a bit rainy, so we kept the top up.  That was the longest road trip I’ve 
ever done, and the Beetle was very comfortable for both of us!  Two guys, a 
convertible, open road, great tunes and good food along the way, all while 
averaging 38MPG, what more can you ask for?
I was quite satisfied with the deal I got on the car.  Sticker was $31,843.  
Since I went with the lease for the best discount, I saved $8500 which brought 
the price down to $23,343.  After  $800 for Title, reg and other local fees as 
well as the $763 wind deflector, the OTD price was $24,549.  After I get the VW 
buyback money for the 2014, I should still come out ahead even with the money 
spent on the trip.  The flights were free since we had racked up points for 
Southwest Airlines.  Now, I have a brand new 2-year-old TDI with 2800 miles on 
it!  Shortly, I’ll send pics of both Beetle TDI Convertibles in the driveway.

Kevin, once again back in Hillsboro, OR
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[MBZ] OT picked up The 2-year-old, Brand New Beetle convertible TDI diesel yesterday

[Kevin Kraly via Mercedes]

The flight to Houston went well. Someone from the dealership picked us   up, 
and we went right to work on the deal.   On the test drive, the check engine 
light came on right away. We went back to the dealership, and finished all the 
paperwork while they were fixing it.  Then, we put our bags in the trunk, 
dropped the top and headed straight into the big city of Houston. After 
stepping on it to merge into traffic, the check engine light came on again. 
They had to replace The knock sensors which fixed the problem. we were finally 
on our way after spending a total of nearly 4 hours at the dealership!  The 40 
minute drive across town to our hotel was uneventful! With temperatures in the 
mid 70s and lots of sunshine, a great contrast to our Oregon weather, it was a 
wonderful ride!
Kevin, about to start the long trek back to Hillsboro, Oregon
PS, I will take some pictures of the car in front of the hotel before we drive 
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Re: [MBZ] Say Hey to Kleb

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HahahahahaHahahahaha!
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR

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> On Apr 26, 2017, at 6:41 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes 
> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
> They let you have phones in jail?
> 
> --FT
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> 
>> On 4/25/17 9:14 PM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes wrote:
>> Happy birthday to you
>> Happy birthday to you
>> Happy birthday to Kaleb",
>> Happy birthday to you!!!
>> Sent from my cell
>> 
>>> On Apr 25, 2017, at 4:34 PM, OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Well, he's young enough that he can't use the "I can't count that high"
>>> excuse yet . . .
>>> 
>>> On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 1:49 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
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>>> 
>>>> So, how old is Kleb?
>>>> 
>>>> RB
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> Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the 
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Re: [MBZ] Say Hey to Kleb

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Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to Kaleb",
Happy birthday to you!!!
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> On Apr 25, 2017, at 4:34 PM, OK Don via Mercedes  
> wrote:
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> Well, he's young enough that he can't use the "I can't count that high"
> excuse yet . . .
> 
> On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 1:49 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
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>> So, how old is Kleb?
>> 
>> RB
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> for themselves."
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> 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg
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[MBZ] 1984 Mercedes 300TD diesel wagon - All receipts from new, great driver

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Check out this wagon!

https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/6095408245.html


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Re: [MBZ] BDub dizzels

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In my case, the buyback is going to cover all but $1000 of the OTD price.  
Basically, this means that I am able to upgrade  my 2014 with a brand-new 2015 
for $1000!  Of course, I could get a blah gray color Beetle with a black 
interior and top within 40 miles of me, but I don't like the black top and 
seats since they get   so hot in the sun!! Now, there will be two Moonrock 
silver Beatles with beige tops and interiors in town, and they will both be in 
my driveway!
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon

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>> On 19/04/2017 10:37 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote:
>> https://jalopnik.com/you-can-now-buy-brand-new-tdi-volkswagens-with-crazy-di-1794431334
>>  
>> 
>> 
> I don't see the discount as being anywhere near big enough.
> 
> One would be buying a new car that is heading for 3 years old. Depreciation 
> on a new car is greater than what they are offering.
> 
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Re: [MBZ] OT - 2015 Jetta 2.0 Diesels

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Yes, these are brand-new 2015 TDI diesel's that have never been sold. I have 
decided to take the buyback offer on my 2014 beetle convertible TDI and pick up 
one of these 2015's. I was even able to find one that was the exact same color 
with only 35 miles on it, but it's in Houston!! Road trip!! The price I was 
quoted was $5000 off the sticker if it is financed through VW, and $8000 if it 
is leased!  My nephew and I are flying to Houston next Thursday, and driving it 
home over the weekend. Since I will still have the 2014, I will be able to swap 
over the wheels and upgraded tires to the 2015. I could not pass up the deal! 
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon

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> On Apr 18, 2017, at 9:45 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
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> I have not heard that. So these are new never sold 2015 diesels that have now 
> been fixed and can be sold? I would think they would be fairly cheap. Ok don 
> should have waited.
> 
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>> On Apr 18, 2017, at 11:19 AM, Peter Hertzing via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Good Morning all.
>> 
>> Anybody got any idea what the 2015 new Jetta diesels are selling for now
>> that they have been released for sale?  Got an email from the dealer that
>> they are available, but they won't give a price over the phone cause they
>> Suck and are high pressure sales idiots.
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] 35 MPGs, baby!

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My 1983 SD regularly got 30mPG.  I paid similar money 10 years ago for a much 
better example although it needed a passenger's side LBJ. 
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR

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> "Rear right suspension sits low."
> 
> So does the right front.
> 
> --FT
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> 
>> On 4/16/17 7:13 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
>> https://lansing.craigslist.org/cto/6071458686.html
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Re: [MBZ] This looks nice 89 Mercedes 300SE - $2900 (Murrells Inlet SC)

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Yeah but it only has ONE brand new tire!  I usually replace them in pairs. :)

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> On Mar 26, 2017, at 10:57 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
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> It has to have no issues for that price.  Love the gray interior.
> 
> On Sun, Mar 26, 2017 at 1:23 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
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>> https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/6055268590.html
>> 
>> 
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>> large or petty,
>> never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.
>> Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of
>> the enemy.”
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Re: [MBZ] 1991 Mercedes benz 560 SEL (project)

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I'm passing on this one. I would rather have a Dissel anyway. I want a nice 
240D 

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> On Mar 21, 2017, at 7:07 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes 
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> Collateral for a meth deal gone bad
> 
> --FT
> 
> 
>> On 3/21/17 7:25 AM, Larry Turner via Mercedes wrote:
>> there must be a reason he's virtually giving it away. I would think it would 
>> be worth twice that much.
>> 
>> LarryT
>> 
>> 
>>> On 03/20/2017 3:51 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote:
>>> On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 12:45:08 -0700 Kevin Kraly via Mercedes
>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Should I check this out?
>>>> 
>>>> https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/6051594306.html
>>>> Kevin
>>> It sounds like a scam.
>>> 
>>> 
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[MBZ] 1991 Mercedes benz 560 SEL (project)

[Kevin Kraly via Mercedes]

Should I check this out?

https://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/6051594306.html
Kevin


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Re: [MBZ] I am an Idiot

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My dad and I would always jack the car up, position the ramps under the wheels, 
and lower it onto the ramps.  I never questioned it, but I understand now. 
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 

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> On Mar 17, 2017, at 3:34 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
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> I've always worried about doing that very thing. Interestingly I've never 
> been able to drive either of the VWs up onto my ramps as they're too steep 
> for the front clip.
> -Curt
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>  From: Craig via Mercedes 
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> 
> On Fri, 17 Mar 2017 16:27:53 -0500 Curley McLain via Mercedes
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> 
>>> Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
>>> March 17, 2017 at 4:01 PM
>> 
>>> Remember the paper towel I used to shield my hand when I picked up
>>> the housing out of the oven? The corner of it was stuck under the air
>>> flap in the intake of the fuel distributor, with the rest of it just
>>> laying on top. The MN gods must have been holding on to it so it
>>> didn’t get ingested into the engine.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> So that was my “I can’t believe I did that!” moment for the week. Or 
>>> hopefully, the month.
>> 
>> When I cranked up the OM616 I got from mao, I forgot to take out the 
>> blue paper towel I had stuffed in the intake to keep the birds and the 
>> bees out of the intake.  It ran kind of rough for a while, and 
>> eventually smoothed out.  When I shut it off, the blue towel was on the 
>> ground, somewhat shredded, having been spit out the exhaust manifold.  
>> Somehow, it made the whole trip through the engine.  425 PSI can pretty 
>> effectively blow it out I guess.
> 
> A couple of days ago, I was starting to change the differential gear oil
> on the Big Red Van. I could roll under the van on a creeper, but it was
> rather tight. So, I backed the van up onto two car ramps to increase the
> clearance. At one point, I wasn't sure I was on top of the ramps, so I
> backed up a little more. The rear wheels then went off the vertical end
> of the ramps and bounced on the floor. Fortunately, the BRV has lots of
> clearance, so it didn't touch the ramps when it came down. It was only
> embarrasing, not damaging like it would have been if I had done this in
> the Benz ...
> 
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Re: [MBZ] OT: New toy

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The hydraulics look like they had been rigged by A DUMB  blind man. I hope that 
tractor works out well for you. 
Kevin in Oregon would do a great job of rigging hydraulics for a blind man

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> Nice.  A month or so ago I was drooling over a little kubota with cat 1 3 
> point.   too much money and no real need.  it was just the basic tractor.  no 
> mower, no loader.  $2400.  On the plus, it was a kubota and it is Diesel.
> 
>> Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
>> March 4, 2017 at 5:53 PM
>> I've been looking at garden tractor loaders off and on for a couple years 
>> now. I even bought plans to build my own which of course was relegated to 
>> the "round tuit" pile.
>> Today I picked up a 1977 Cub Cadet 1650 (16hp, hydrostatic drive) with a 
>> loader on it. I originally thought it was a Johnson loader but I'm not so 
>> sure now. Its been modified in the past so who knows.
>> I paid $1200 which is about half what I would normally expect to pay for 
>> such a thing. The electric PTO clutch doesn't work so I can't engage the 
>> hydraulics to run the loader but it starts easily even in the teens and is 
>> able to slide the loader bucket along pretty well.I've been researching the 
>> PTO clutch and as with most things I won't really know whats up until I dig 
>> into it, the clutch itself is pretty simple and only about $150 if I find it 
>> needs replacement. The previous owner said it worked and then started 
>> blowing fuses, the wiring is a little hacked but not too bad so I'll pull it 
>> apart and see whats going on.
>> The hydraulics look like they were rigged by a blind man, I plan to replace 
>> some of the hoses with hard lines since they're too short to route better 
>> than they already are. I'd like to replace the single cylinder currently 
>> hooked up for the bucket with two cylinders on the lift arms. Getting that 
>> stupid looking big cylinder out of the way would allow the hood to open 
>> correctly.
>> Anyway its a fun new toy and as I told the neighbor it'll keep my out of the 
>> bars.
>> -Curt
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Re: [MBZ] OT garbage disposals

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My barking dog  completely drowns out the sound of my insinkerater quiet 
garbage disposal!
Kevin in OR

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> Since we are on a septic I don't like to use it much, mainly just light food 
> scraps from plates before loading into dishwasher 
> 
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>> On Mar 2, 2017, at 9:00 PM, OK Don via Mercedes  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> I think a dog and a compost pile makes for less maintenance than a
>> disposal. Less noise as well.
>> 
>> On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 8:46 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Yes
>>> 
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 On Mar 2, 2017, at 8:36 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes <
>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
 
 Insinkerator?  I've heard they are the best.
 
 -
 Max
 Charleston SC
 
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> So when I redid the plumbing under the kitchen since with the install of
> the Bosch dishwasher i installed the biggest most powerful garbage
>>> disposal
> I could find that also supposedly self clears jams. It can chop up
> anything, put bones down it, will chop them up no problem. For some
>>> unknown
> and unexplained reason the wife decided to dump the used rainbow vacuum
> cleaner water down in and managed to jam it up tight. Not really sure
>>> what
> she was thinking. I can only assume it's got a big mess of hair out of
>>> the
> carpet wrapped tight around the blades or small rocks or something. Of
> course the tool that comes with it to manually crank it back and forth
>>> is
> missing. Lord help me.
> 
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>> 
>> "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who
>> learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence
>> for themselves."
>> 
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>> 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg
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[MBZ] 1986 mercedes 300 sdl

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$400, It has 400K miles, runs, and it's very close to me! What would cause it 
to only shift up through second gear? 
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Re: [MBZ] Today's Tough Negotiator

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The massaging happens later, soften them up to make an even better deal!!
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR

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> "Masage or text", masage seems like an odd way to communicate...
> 
> -Curt
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> Subject: [MBZ] Today's Tough Negotiator
> 
> They really know how to drive a deal:
> 
> https://sarasota.craigslist.org/cto/6010340938.html
> 
> -D
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[MBZ] Mercedes DIESEL 300d Turbo

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Crack price?
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[MBZ] SWB W140 Rod Bender for Crack Price

[Kevin Kraly via Mercedes]

And it's about to go up in smoke. 
http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/5988033928.html


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Re: [MBZ] OT: 2005 VW fun

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Attaboy!!

Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
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> On Jan 23, 2017, at 10:04 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
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> Some of you might remember the other day when I bent the oil pan on the 2005 
> Golf TDI. I had that replaced and a metal skid plate (common upgrade) 
> installed. 
> On my way home from the garage the car made a weird sound and went way down 
> on power. The loss of power was consistent with "limp home" mode. I restarted 
> the car and it got better but was still somewhat down on power and now making 
> a weird wooshing noise. Later that night the CEL (check engine light) came 
> on. Codes said implausible signal from the MAF (mass air flow) sensor and bad 
> boost modulation. 
> The interwebs suggested a boost leak so Saturday I started looking. Found it 
> at the connection from the turbo to the intercooler. When I loaded the car 
> onto the tow dolly to take it to the garage I smacked the bottom edge of the 
> bumper on the dolly which seems to have jogged the clip that holds the pipe. 
> I hate how low this car is...
> I couldn't see how the clip worked so I had to pull off the bumper which is 
> actually pretty easy. It took a LOT of fiddling but I finally got the how of 
> the clip and got it all back together. I also took a minute to zip tie the 
> beat up intercooler duct back into shape.
> While I was there I drained maybe 2oz of motor oil out of the pipe to the 
> intercooler, this is supposed to be normal, what I've found since is the 
> little puff of black smoke on startup is gone and the car seems a little more 
> powerful. I think on startup a little of that oil was finding its way into 
> the engine and the oil was maybe hurting the airflow a little...
> Anyway, love these cheap fixes.
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Re: [MBZ] Mercedes AA Class All-Electric

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That one really got my JUICES flowing :)

Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
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> In case anyone is unfamiliar with the video promo for DB's most advanced
> new model.
> 
> 
> 
> http://sundown.me.uk/technology/mercedes-aa-class.mp4
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Re: [MBZ] more on Volvo

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In the early 1990's, my dad and I had a 1958 Volvo PV444 re powered with a B18 
engine and a 4 speed transmission. I enjoyed that little car until it got 
damaged in shipment up to Oregon. We ended up selling it afterward.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR  

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> On Jan 7, 2017, at 8:00 PM, Dimitri via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Yeah 850 is tough. My brother had one and used it hard. Finally retired it 
> with about 250K miles once tranny failed. It was a very solid and good 
> looking car.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Jan 7, 2017, at 10:44 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> When was the buyout? Uncle just sold an 850 ('98?) to a friend. They've had 
>> it for years and years, its been a good car, 200,000+ miles with no real 
>> issues.
>> -Curt
>> 
>> 
>> From: Peter Frederick via Mercedes 
>> To: Mercedes Discussion List  
>> Cc: Peter Frederick 
>> Sent: Saturday, January 7, 2017 10:34 AM
>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] more on Volvo
>> 
>> The 200, 700, and 900 series cars were essentially indestructable.  Ran 
>> forever, the 700 and 900 didn't rust, they were great cars.
>> 
>> All later models (after Ford bought Volvo) are rolling junk.  My neighbor 
>> bought an 850 to replace their 245 with 300,000 miles on it, sold it in six 
>> months after the altenator failed the second time since they had the car at 
>> $450 each (unique to the car).  
>> 
>> For light duty they are OK, but have a reputation for electrical issues and 
>> mechanical reliability problems.  A Ford at twice the price, so to speak.
>> 
>> Peter
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Re: [MBZ] Where's Kyle? Was Strasfogel pepper jelly

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Congrats on the purchase of your 300TD!  I know there's no comparison to your 
VW TDI wagon. I do thoroughly enjoy every ride in my 2014 Beetle TDI 
Convertible which I've chosen to keep and hold out for a possible fix. If it 
has to be bought back in the end, I will get enough money to get something 
different and make my ownership experience virtually free.
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon   


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> On Dec 28, 2016, at 7:45 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
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> That recall was only on the 603 vehicles. The 617 cal version did not have 
> that problem iirc
> 
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>> On Dec 28, 2016, at 9:12 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Call or take it to the stealers until you can find one that will replace the 
>> trap oxidizer (and turbo) under warranty.  They destroy the turbo and 
>> eventually the engine.  There are several in the Tampa area, probably 
>> several around whorlando too.  Maybe one for astronauts, probably one for 
>> the profs and deans and whatnot in Gainesbuger.   Get ahold of the zone 
>> service manager if you can't get a stealer to do the swap.  It should have 
>> been done 28-30 years ago.   If you can show evidence the turbo is worn or 
>> has a damaged impeller, they will replace the turbo too.
>> 
>> 
>>> Kyle Arola via Mercedes 
>>> December 28, 2016 at 5:42 PM
>>> Not yet... But it soon will be! At least the trap and egr.. We shall see
>>> about the filter can. Haven't looked that part up yet.
>>> 
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Re: [MBZ] 1985 CA version 300CD on BAT

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$10500 is my bid  
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR

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> On Dec 9, 2016, at 5:39 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> $9200
> Mitch. 
> 
>> On December 9, 2016 at 4:17 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> CONTEST!  A small jar of artisanal jalapeno pepper jelly to whoever bids
>> closest to the final selling price.  Must submit your bids NLT midnight
>> tomorrow (Saturday).  I need at least five entries to make this contest
>> worthwhile.
>> http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1985-mercedes-benz-300cd-turbo-diesel/
>> 
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] Let the Martha'ing Begin!

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Attaboy!
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR

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> On Dec 3, 2016, at 8:44 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Had to move some furniture over to the house from the MIL’s this morning, 
> which took pretty much all morning.
> 
> Got home and installed the new right rear taillight lens and seal.  Easy 
> peasey.
> 
> Rolled the car out of the garage and ran it long enough to turn around and 
> pull into the garage nose first.  Popped the hood and changed out the 
> composite washer on the fuel filter bolt for the copper crush washer from the 
> dealer.  Went inside to do some other stuff.
> 
> Came back out about an hour later and pulled the valve cover.  Found another 
> broken rubber mount on the air cleaner, which I suspected as it was vibrating 
> more than I expected, and also noticed that the thermostat housing was 
> leaking at the joint between the cover and housing.  Not a surprise since the 
> thermostat seal was hard as a rock.  Something else to add to the Monday 
> morning parts order.
> 
> Got the valve cover off and started in on the valves with my regular 
> wrenches.  Dang it!  I wish I had kept the set of valve adjusting wrenches 
> that Russ Maki gave me when he sold his diesel. Poop.
> 
> So it’s off to Harbor Freight to drop $16 on a couple of sets of cheap Chinee 
> combination wrenches.  Stopped by the Ace to see if they had copper washers, 
> as the valve cover hold down studs/nuts had none, which explained why they 
> were leaking.  No joy there,, the majik drawers failed me.  Darn!
> 
> Got home, got out the torch and started heating.  Got a couple of 14mm 
> wrenches bent up close to correct and quenched them in a bucket of water.
> 
> Went back to the engine and found these did the trick. Not as nice as the 
> real thing, but definitely better than straight combination wrenches.  As 
> with other fasteners on the car, gorillas must have done the last valve 
> adjustment. Ugh.  All of the valves were really, really tight.  I doubt it 
> had been adjusted for a lot of miles based on what I found.  Valve cover 
> looked nice and clean, and the head looked good as far as a lack of crud.
> 
> Back rubber bumper on the air cleaner had sheared off.  Only the metal disc 
> and the cup were still there, and they weren’t budging.  I filled the cup 
> with Kroil and shot some underneath to hit the exposed threads.  Went back to 
> doing some other things and returned with a pair of channelocks about five 
> minutes later.  Remains of the bumper turned right out!  Kroil is magical 
> stuff, for sure.
> 
> Got everything buttoned back up and took it for a short test drive.  Found 
> that the copper crush washer on the fuel filter bolt seeps.  Dang it!
> 
> Kaleb!  Find me an 02 fuel filter housing, please! The later one with the two 
> O-rings on the hollow bolt.
> 
> With the filter seeping, the thermostat cover seeping and no washers on the 
> valve cover nuts/studs, I’m not going to drive it until I get everything to 
> seal it up well.  Despite the minor issues it runs well, even better than it 
> did.  I was surprised as I didn’t think a valve adjustment would make that 
> much difference.
> 
> Time to hit the shower and then let my back rest.  Hanging over that engine 
> adjusting valves is a real pain in the back…
> 
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Re: [MBZ] New (Diesel) Addition to the Driveway

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7-10k  sounds about right
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR

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> On Nov 19, 2016, at 7:49 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes 
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> 
> 7-10k in LA, if nice.
> 
> On Nov 18, 2016 9:30 PM, "Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes" <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
> 300k on the clock and 225 k on the drive train.
> 
> On Nov 19, 2016 12:21 AM, "Kevin Kraly via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Andrew. How many miles are on your '85 wagon? I can't see the pics, but
>> 300TD's go for big bucks around here.
>> Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
>> 
>> Sent from my cell
>> 
>>> On Nov 18, 2016, at 2:21 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Say what you want, but those guys have monetized the crap out of that
>> site and must be pulling in some serious coin on their auctions.  They
>> charge a flat fee to the seller but a percentage to the buyer.  They’re
>> regularly selling cars that are near north of $100k every week, so there’s
>> some major dollars crossing their threshold.  Granted, they’re having to
>> pay for hosting and bandwidth, but other than that their overhead can’t be
>> significant.
>>> 
>>> It’s a great venue to sell if you’ve got a nice car that mildly unique
>> or unusual.  They seem to have a pretty good handle on what sells and what
>> doesn’t as it’s rare to see something end up as a klunker, although I have
>> seen a couple over the last year.  There are some marques that they seem
> to
>> favor, such as Porsche and weird Italian stuff you’ve never heard of
> before.
>>> 
>>> I look forward to seeing their daily auctions just for a wide range or
>> stuff they sell and the comments, which are really informative and fun.
>>> 
>>> Dan
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Nov 18, 2016, at 5:10 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> To me a website called bring a trailer would indicate you are buying
>> old non running parts or restoration projects.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On 11/18/2016 4:06 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
>>>>> Mileage?  Provenance?  That makes a big difference.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I haven’t figured out BAT.  They wanted nothing to do with my 1994
>> S420 with provenance and low miles, yet earlier this week they listed a
>> W126 S420 that was barely a passable car.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I wonder what they would want for my 300D?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Dan
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Nov 18, 2016, at 4:22 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> BAT wants to list with a reserve of $6900.  That's too low IMO.
>>>>>> 
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Re: [MBZ] New (Diesel) Addition to the Driveway

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Andrew. How many miles are on your '85 wagon? I can't see the pics, but 300TD's 
go for big bucks around here. 
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 

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> On Nov 18, 2016, at 2:21 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Say what you want, but those guys have monetized the crap out of that site 
> and must be pulling in some serious coin on their auctions.  They charge a 
> flat fee to the seller but a percentage to the buyer.  They’re regularly 
> selling cars that are near north of $100k every week, so there’s some major 
> dollars crossing their threshold.  Granted, they’re having to pay for hosting 
> and bandwidth, but other than that their overhead can’t be significant.
> 
> It’s a great venue to sell if you’ve got a nice car that mildly unique or 
> unusual.  They seem to have a pretty good handle on what sells and what 
> doesn’t as it’s rare to see something end up as a klunker, although I have 
> seen a couple over the last year.  There are some marques that they seem to 
> favor, such as Porsche and weird Italian stuff you’ve never heard of before.
> 
> I look forward to seeing their daily auctions just for a wide range or stuff 
> they sell and the comments, which are really informative and fun.
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
>> On Nov 18, 2016, at 5:10 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> To me a website called bring a trailer would indicate you are buying old non 
>> running parts or restoration projects.
>> 
>> 
>>> On 11/18/2016 4:06 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
>>> Mileage?  Provenance?  That makes a big difference.
>>> 
>>> I haven’t figured out BAT.  They wanted nothing to do with my 1994 S420 
>>> with provenance and low miles, yet earlier this week they listed a W126 
>>> S420 that was barely a passable car.
>>> 
>>> I wonder what they would want for my 300D?
>>> 
>>> Dan
>>> 
>>> 
 On Nov 18, 2016, at 4:22 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
  wrote:
 
 BAT wants to list with a reserve of $6900.  That's too low IMO.
 
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Re: [MBZ] OT Can you hear my Pious now?

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This has been a long time coming! It can be difficult for a blind person to 
hear a Prius while crossing a busy intersection.  My guide dog was trained to 
detect a Prius, and demonstrated that Prius Prowess several times during our 
2.5 week training period. The Prius sound choice should be put up for popular 
vote. 
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR

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> On Nov 15, 2016, at 8:44 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> A digital recording of a diesel idling would be perfect.
> 
> On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 10:20 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
>> In NYC in the winter time you see mountain bikes with screws protruding
>> from the knobbies for ice traction...
>> -Curt
>> 
>>  From: Meade Dillon 
>> To: Curt Raymond ; Mercedes Discussion List <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 10:17 AM
>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Can you hear my Pious now?
>> 
>> No headphone, but often a wool hat over ears to fend off frostbite.
>> Farmer John knobby tires were all the rage on mountain bikes back then, I
>> could get through the snow pretty well, ice was another story.
>> 
>> -
>> Max
>> Charleston SC
>> 
>> On Tue, Nov 15, 2016 at 10:03 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I didn't think about bicycles in my previous reply, what you say makes
>> sense, especially if you had headphones in.
>> Still, you need to be aware of your surroundings, head on a spring and
>> all...
>> -Curt
>> 
>>  From: Max Dillon via Mercedes 
>> To: Mercedes Discussion List 
>> Cc: Max Dillon 
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 9:52 AM
>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Can you hear my Pious now?
>> 
>> A bicycle rider experiences wind noise and their own breathing noise that
>> can completely drown out any reasonably quiet vehicle.  In my college days
>> I rode a mountain bike all over the UW Madison Wisconsin campus, and I had
>> to pay very close attention to the buses with engines in the rear, they
>> could overtake me and I wouldn't get any audibles, only visuals.
>> --
>> Max Dillon
>> Charleston SC
>> '87 300TD
>> '95 E300
>> 
>> On November 15, 2016 9:41:45 AM EST, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes <
>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>> On my bike, riding through a parking lot, one almost ran me over as I
>>> was making a turn, it tried to go around me.
>>> 
>>> In a rotary on my bike, one tried to go around me on the outside when I
>>> 
>>> moved to go off the rotary onto another road it almost clipped me.
>>> 
>>> In both cases I was in the "right" (dead right maybe, but still right)
>>> according to traffic law and common sense.
>>> 
>>> In both cases they were going rather slowly on battery, and made
>>> absolutely no noticeable noise.
>>> 
>>> --FT
>>> 
>>> 
 On 11/15/16 9:02 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
 How can you not hear the noise a car makes on the pavement? They're
>>> far from silent. I don't consider myself the most observant person in
>>> the world but I notice when theres a car near me. Maybe I have a better
>>> self preservation instinct than most people...
 -Curt
 
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 Cc: Floyd Thursby 
 Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 8:59 AM
 Subject: [MBZ] OT Can you hear my Pious now?
 
 The gummint is going to require Pioi and other electron-powered
>>> vehicles
 to make enough noise so you can hear it before it runs you over.
>>> Having
 had close encounters of the second kind more than once I can relate.
>>> 
>>> --
>>> --FT
>>> Winston Churchill:
>>> “Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small,
>>> large or petty,
>>> never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.
>>> Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might
>>> of the enemy.”
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Re: [MBZ] New (Diesel) Addition to the Driveway

[Kevin Kraly via Mercedes]

You got an awesome deal! $1700 for a 300D Turbo Diesel with 125k and well 
maintained? You could drive it out here to the Pacific Northwest and triple 
your money as it sits!!  After some "Martha-ing," you could try for $6k!!  
Here's one for similar money with double the mileage on the clock.

http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/5827458973.html

Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 

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> On Nov 12, 2016, at 11:06 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> I really need to get back to the old cars, screw these new ones. Yes they are 
> nice but the 07 has been off the road more often than not in the last month. 
> First alternator, then power steering pump. Now I got a check engine light 
> that says rail pressure too high. Wtf? Have spent several hours today 
> unhooking fuel lines testing low side pressure. Then it's time to move on to 
> high side pressure. Could be the pressure regulator valve that is on the rail 
> but appears you have to replace the whole rail which is close to $700.
> 
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> 
>> On Nov 12, 2016, at 12:04 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> 1982 300D:
>> 
>> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/qrdny7e1oz2xndm/AACgvQsOgzSyVgTJacyc5UJua?dl=0
>> 
>> $1700
>> 
>> Two owner Florida car, 125k on the clock.  No records from first owner (it 
>> came out of an estate) but current owner has owned it since 2001 with 100k 
>> and only put 25k on the clock since then.  Lots of maintenance such as front 
>> end done with MB parts, flex discs and all mounts, new master cylinder, etc.
>> 
>> He thinks it’s got sticking calipers in front due to lack of use.  Brakes 
>> are a little slow to stop, but serviceable.  I drove it and it’s amazingly 
>> sprightly considering it’s a five cylinder.  Not even a wisp of smoke on 
>> hard acceleration.  Shifts are correct and crisp, no weird noises, glows up 
>> cold and fires right up. R12 AC that’s intact but may need a charge - 
>> compressor engages but it doesn’t blow cold.  Tires are good and worn evenly.
>> 
>> Finish is good but has a lot of cracking due to age, but being a single 
>> stage paint it’s going to come back really nice.  One dime sized rust spot 
>> above right rear passenger door handle.  Get this - the car is almost rust 
>> free otherwise - it was Ziebarted when new!  The plugs are all over the car. 
>>  I suspect the surface rust above the right rear door handle is due to the 
>> owner living about 100 yards from the Gulf.  Needs a rear window seal, as 
>> the old one is starting to crack.  Upholstery looks like new, with one 
>> little tear on the bottom of the driver’s bolster.  Has the original radio, 
>> too.  CV joint boots are original and pretty cracked but not broken.
>> 
>> Picking it up on Monday most likely. Already starting a Martha list…
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] what color is your daily driver?

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2012 Toyota Sienna Van 21Kmi Blizzard Pearl
2014 VW Beetle TDI Convertible, 15Kmi, Moon Rock Silver Metallic(can’t describe 
the color, check out some pictures)
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
> On Sep 12, 2016, at 2:37 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> I came back to my office this afternoon after a trip to the bank.
> 
> I counted 29 vehicles in the parking lot behind the building and noted that 
> 23 of the 29 were black, grey or silver.
> 
> There were a couple of dark red to burgundy and a couple of green - one dark 
> olive and the other acqua for lack of a better choice. I think 1 white one.
> 
> Cannot recall the last vehicle - might have been a 2nd white one.
> 
> Do not know if this is indicative of vehicles as a whole or not.
> 
> If so, we have become a drab bunch.
> 
> My car was included in the grey bunch as I am driving the Honda Civic I 
> bought from my mother. However, I have the dark red Mercedes and the ruby red 
> F150 at home and my wife's car is blue but on the blue-grey side of blue. If 
> I had purchased the Honda Civic new, it would not have been the slate grey 
> color.
> 
> RB
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Re: [MBZ] VW

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And this would be equal to how many old MB Diesels? I'm sure that the emissions 
from one over fueled Diesel pickup "Rollin' coal" would blow my little 2014 
Beetle TDI out of the water!! 
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon

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> On Sep 13, 2016, at 9:46 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
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> NPR (of all sources) said the extra emissions from the cheater diesels over 
> the life of all the cars will be less than the output of one coal fired power 
> plant. Basically a drop in the bucket...
> -Curt
> 
>  From: Mountain Man via Mercedes 
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> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 11:45 AM
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] VW
> 
> Gerry wrote:
>> VW Dieselgate engineer sings like a canary...
> 
> Very interesting story - thanks!
> 
> Is there any ability to quantify the amount of emissions bad stuff
> that went in to our atmosphere?  That is, emissions outside the
> state/federal requirements?  Maybe the defeat only allowed emissions
> equal to one car in a hundred cars, i.e. indecipherable.
> 
> Perhaps instead of fines and punishment, the VW Dieselgate design team
> should be required to sing as federal employees for their punishment.
> Their punishment would be to innovate using their defeat mechanism
> design skills that defeated the regulations to see other defeat
> mechanisms that are probably being used by other companies, i.e. Get
> Smart - employ innovation instead of trying to punish/control
> multi-national behemoths.  Control of multi-national behemoths
> requires a greater innovation than bureaucracy can ever muster - we
> the people still rule!
> mao
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Re: [MBZ] OT: 1000 YouTube subscribers

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Congrats and Attaboy!!
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon

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> wrote:
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> Yesterday I hit 1000 subscribers on my YouTube channel, I made a little video 
> to celebrate.
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCrjqDXefs0
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[MBZ] OT Curt's next car: 1998 VW Jetta TDI

[Kevin Kraly via Mercedes]

Too bad it's in the wrong Portland...

http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/5765955438.html


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Re: [MBZ] 98 Jetta new high

[Kevin Kraly via Mercedes]

Stop driving it! There's so much metal rusting away that it affected the fuel 
economy that much :). Seriously, congrats and attaboy!!
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 

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> On Aug 28, 2016, at 10:36 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
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> Lots of car discussion lately...The other day I refuelled the 98 Jetta and 
> calculated just over 54 mpg. It'd had a mix of city and highway over 2 or 3 
> weeks. I've got the summer tires on and have been keeping close tabs on tire 
> pressure, running 40psi. The car rides hard anyway, the extra pressure 
> doesn't effect it much, it's got sport seats from a K2 Jetta...
> It's been a good car but the tin worm is getting serious. I'm thinking one 
> more year and it's done. There's not much to weld to in the rockers anymore...
> 
> Curt
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Golf brakes

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Curt,
How does the VCDS work?  Is this the setup that links to the car using a 
laptop, link cable and specific software? I read in some TDI forums that this 
setup is needed to power the  fuel pumps to properly prime the system when 
changing the fuel filter on my 2014 Beetle TDI. 
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR  

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> On Aug 16, 2016, at 11:11 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
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> Again breaking in (see what I did there?) with car news.
> Some of you might remember some months ago I replaced the rear brake pads and 
> calipers on the Golf I also free'd up the sticking caliper pins to make the 
> calipers actually work.
> At the time I bled the brakes with my new power bleeder but the pedal travel 
> remained short and touchy. A lot of newer vehicles are like that and I hate 
> it. The repair instructions on myturbodiesel.com suggested using the VCDS (no 
> idea what it stands for, its the computer link to the car) to bleed the ABS 
> controller. I tried that but it didn't help.
> Recently it occurred to me I was probably doing it wrong, so today while 
> trying to troubleshoot laggy turbo performance I ran through the ABS pump 
> output tests a couple times. Result: MUCH better pedal feel. So I'd managed 
> to bleed the air out of the calipers but air in the ABS pump itself was 
> giving me squishy brakes...
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Re: [MBZ] Fenders

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Attaboy!
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR

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> On Jul 20, 2016, at 11:13 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
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> Its not MB content but I've got a little car news...
> I don't know what made me think of it but last night I checked car-part.com 
> for fenders for our Golf. Both are buckled out slightly over the wheel from a 
> slow impact just in front of each front door. The doors aren't bent and the 
> car is straight, just ugly fenders is all.
> Junkyard up the road has an '05 Golf with A0 (ie perfect) fenders, $70 each. 
> I headed up there today and inquired. They are indeed perfect and still on 
> the car. I asked if I could get a special price if I bought both and he said 
> $100. A deal like that doesn't come along every day, the next best price I 
> saw was $100 each!
> So they're gonna pull them today, I'll pick up tomorrow. Meanwhile I need to 
> get a can of color match paint. I'll hit 'em with 320 grit in the orbital, 
> then a coat of primer, then a couple coats of paint and we should be good to 
> go.
> If I can get them painted by Monday they'll have next week to cure while I'm 
> in CA.
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Re: [MBZ] OT First Oil Change, 2014 VW Beetle TDI

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Curt,
The car had a sticker from some quick lube place. I would bet that the oil 
wasn't synthetic or anything close to the 507.00 spec. The "CHANGE OIL NOW" 
message came on 200 miles into the trip home to Oregon. Beetle juice will be 
getting top notch care from now on.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
2014 Beetle TDI Convertible 15Kmi, Beetle Juice

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> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
> I hadta Google it to see for myself. Looks like your engine is cross-flow 
> where the older TDI engines (at least from the '05 PD back) have intake and 
> exhaust on the same side.
> Sidebar: At first I was thinking that cross-flow is kind of weird since you'd 
> have to pipe from the turbo to the intake but if you're already piping to the 
> front of the engine for an inter-cooler it kind of makes sense.
> The oil filter on your car is just slightly more obscure than on my '05 Golf 
> TDI and thats only because of the intake on your car. My '98 Jetta has a can 
> oil filter thats a bear, its nearly horizontal pointed at the front of the 
> car just almost touching the fan shroud. Its got not more than 1/8" of 
> clearance when removed, glad I don't have to do it often.
> It'd be interesting to know what oil your car had in it previous, VW 
> dealerships are notorious for not following VW standards. I'd think in 15k 
> miles there wouldn't really have been time for anything seriously bad to 
> happen...
> -Curt
> 
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> Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2016 9:25 PM
> Subject: [MBZ] OT First Oil Change, 2014 VW Beetle TDI
> 
> Hello listers.  Today, I finally had the time and equipment to change the oil 
> in my Beetle TDI 15Kmi.  I set up my topsider, took out the dipstick, and 
> pumped it up.  It worked flawlessly!  To get to the oil filter, I had to 
> remove the decorative engine cover which is held in place by a ball and 
> socket mount in each corner, I was greeted by an engine covered with wires 
> and hoses going every which way.  So where’s the dang oil filter???After 
> a few minutes of feeling around and a few more minutes on Google, I found an 
> informative post describing the exact location and the 32mm socket needed for 
> removal.  Luckily, Dad gave me all his tools once he could no longer work on 
> cars, so I found the ratchet, socket, and the appropriate extension.  It had 
> to be long enough for the ratchet to clear the cooling line just above the 
> filter housing.  It broke loose easily, but I had to finish the last few 
> turns by hand since I needed clearance to remove the socket.  I had to be 
> careful when removing the filter from the spring-loaded mechanism that holds 
> it onto the inside of the cap since the plastic teeth can break off.  This 
> went off without a hitch.  I then lubricated and inserted the provided filter 
> cap o-ring and mounted the new filter.  The installation of the filter also 
> went well.  The kit I bought came with a 5.0l jug of Ravenol 5w/30 full 
> synthetic motor oil that meets the VW 507.00 specification.  I put in the 
> 4.3l (4.54qt of oil and fired it up.  The engine sounded quieter and 
> smoother.  I’m sure that the next one will take haf the time if I don’t 
> forget by the time I reach the 10Kmi interval.
> 
> Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
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[MBZ] OT First Oil Change, 2014 VW Beetle TDI

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Hello listers.  Today, I finally had the time and equipment to change the oil 
in my Beetle TDI 15Kmi.  I set up my topsider, took out the dipstick, and 
pumped it up.  It worked flawlessly!  To get to the oil filter, I had to remove 
the decorative engine cover which is held in place by a ball and socket mount 
in each corner, I was greeted by an engine covered with wires and hoses going 
every which way.  So where’s the dang oil filter???After a few minutes of 
feeling around and a few more minutes on Google, I found an informative post 
describing the exact location and the 32mm socket needed for removal.  Luckily, 
Dad gave me all his tools once he could no longer work on cars, so I found the 
ratchet, socket, and the appropriate extension.  It had to be long enough for 
the ratchet to clear the cooling line just above the filter housing.  It broke 
loose easily, but I had to finish the last few turns by hand since I needed 
clearance to remove the socket.  I had to be careful when removing the filter 
from the spring-loaded mechanism that holds it onto the inside of the cap since 
the plastic teeth can break off.  This went off without a hitch.  I then 
lubricated and inserted the provided filter cap o-ring and mounted the new 
filter.  The installation of the filter also went well.  The kit I bought came 
with a 5.0l jug of Ravenol 5w/30 full synthetic motor oil that meets the VW 
507.00 specification.  I put in the 4.3l (4.54qt of oil and fired it up.  The 
engine sounded quieter and smoother.  I’m sure that the next one will take haf 
the time if I don’t forget by the time I reach the 10Kmi interval.

Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
2014 VW Beetle TDI Convertible, 15Kmi, Beetlejuice 
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Re: [MBZ] OT My VW Beetle TDI Convertible

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Hi, Curt.  I didn’t know that the DSG is actually a computer-controlled manual 
transmission.  with the radio on and the AC pumping, it’s hard to hear the 
engine even at highway speeds.  I’m amazed how QUIET it is!  Regarding 
maintenance, it is ready for an oil change,.  Also, it appears that the tires 
may have only been rotated once, if at all, during it’s 15K miles on the road.  
I noticed that the front tires have been under-inflated for some time since 
both sides of the tread face are severely worn while the center portion is less 
worn.  They seem to be past the point where rotation will correct them.  I’m 
going to look up the maintenance schedule for the DSG and the timing belt which 
I don’t need to worry about until 60Kmi?

Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
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Re: [MBZ] OT My VW Beetle TDI Convertible

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Yes, it is a very fun car.  I can’t wait to enjoy it some more, particularly 
with the top down!  It does have some sort of rollover protection system that 
deploys (sure don’t want to find out how it works first hand!)

Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
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Re: [MBZ] 1979 Mercedes 240 Diesel showroom condition

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My pea green '77 240D didn't have a hole cut into the roof either.
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon 

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> 
> I've never seen a 123 240D that didn't have air con, I've only ever seen one 
> that didn't have a sunroof. I think they all have a 4spd (the auto is a 4 
> right?). His car might not be as rare as he thinks it is.
> -Curt
> 
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> Sent: Friday, June 24, 2016 1:46 PM
> Subject: [MBZ] 1979 Mercedes 240 Diesel showroom condition
> 
> This is a whole new level of stupid price  for a 240D.  Put Down the crack 
> pipe!!!
> 
> http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/5635029509.html
> 
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[MBZ] OT My VW Beetle TDI Convertible

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The beetle TDI is finally parked out in the driveway! We had to take  a much 
quicker two day drive to Oregon instead of the original plan of nearly 4 days. 
It is a great little car! The DSG transmission is kind of interesting. The way 
it launches from a stop is much like the feel of a manual transmission as it 
engages the clutch, very different from a conventional automatic, and kind of 
fun and the torque of the diesel pushes you back in the seat.  It was a bit too 
hot to put the top down for a long period of time, especially for my guide dog 
in the backseat. It was fun for a few minutes though.  It averaged a little 
over 35 miles per gallon at 75 to 80 mph. I'm sure we could have squeezed quite 
a bit more mileage out of it at slower speeds
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon

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[MBZ] 1979 Mercedes 240 Diesel showroom condition

[Kevin Kraly via Mercedes]

This is a whole new level of stupid price  for a 240D.  Put Down the crack 
pipe!!!

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/5635029509.html


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[MBZ] Mercedes 1979 300 Turbo Diesel 74,414 Original Miles

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I just spotted this one.  
http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/5642821224.html


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Re: [MBZ] I've gone off the deep end...

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They are not much louder  than the VW direct injected gas engines. They are 
quite a bit quieter than, say, a 240 D.

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> wrote:
> 
> I hate to tell you, but you might not hear that sweet Diesel purr - - the
> TDI engines are too quiet!
> 
> On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 9:43 PM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> 
>> and bought a 2014 VW Beetle TDI DIESEL Convertible with only 14K miles on
>> it!!  I’ve been wanting a convertible for a long time now, but until a week
>> ago, I didn’t know  it was possible to get one with an OM.  I know it’s not
>> an MB, but it is cool!  It is located down in California, so we’re working
>> out a plan to fly in  next week and drive it up the coast back home to
>> Oregon.  I’ve only been able to find 5 other Beetle TDI Convertibles nation
>> wide, one in Wisconsin and the others along the east coast.  What could be
>> better than the wind in your face accompanied by the purr of a Diesel
>> engine?
>> 
>> Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon who won’t be Diesel-less for much longer!!
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> 
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> our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain
> 
> "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who
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> for themselves."
> 
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> 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg
> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph!
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[MBZ] The link to my Beetle TDI

[Kevin Kraly via Mercedes]

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/5593804895.html 

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[MBZ] I've gone off the deep end...

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and bought a 2014 VW Beetle TDI DIESEL Convertible with only 14K miles on it!!  
I’ve been wanting a convertible for a long time now, but until a week ago, I 
didn’t know  it was possible to get one with an OM.  I know it’s not an MB, but 
it is cool!  It is located down in California, so we’re working out a plan to 
fly in  next week and drive it up the coast back home to Oregon.  I’ve only 
been able to find 5 other Beetle TDI Convertibles nation wide, one in Wisconsin 
and the others along the east coast.  What could be better than the wind in 
your face accompanied by the purr of a Diesel engine?

Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon who won’t be Diesel-less for much longer!!
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Re: [MBZ] James May new show

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The ultimate challenge is to try and put something together without a manual. I 
have tried that myself and actually have been successful. Sometimes, I don't 
have anybody around to read the manual, and since it is not in Braille, I just 
go for it! 
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon

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>  wrote:
> 
> Have you guys seen James May's new show, "Reassembler"? They give him 
> something all in pieces and with the manual he puts it back together?
> Weird idea for a show but strangely relaxing to watch. He drones on a bit, 
> gives a little history and builds (rebuilds I guess) something. I watched the 
> first episode where he puts together a lawnmower from the '50s. Its on 
> Youtube...
> Another James May show is "Man Lab". I've been hoping they'd do another 
> season. Its kind of dumb but interesting anyway.
> -Curt
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Re: [MBZ] 1990 300D - SOLD!

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I'm glad to hear that you got out from under that thing. It sounded like it was 
a potential money pit.
Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon

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> On Jun 11, 2016, at 9:43 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Sold the 1990 300D.  Just too many questions regarding the integrity of the 
> engine.  Bought for $650, put oil, filter and fuel filters on it, sold it for 
> $800 to the first CL buyer who showed up.
> 
> Can’t say I made money, but I probably broke even.  Lesson learned.  Just 
> glad I was able to get rid of it.
> 
> I’m done with project cars for the oldest boy for now.  Going to focus on 
> some stuff with the 350SDL before I take on any (new) major projects.
> 
> Dan
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Re: [MBZ] 1990 300D Prospect/Project? SCORE!!

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Congratulations!!  If a similar car popped up on CL for that kind of money, I’d 
be ALL over it!  I hope it runs for many years to come.

Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
> On May 26, 2016, at 2:12 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> I have advised oldest son that he is about to be infected with an 
> exceptionally virulent strain of Dieselitis Maximus, for which there is no 
> cure.
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
>> On May 26, 2016, at 4:57 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Congrats!
>> 
> 
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[MBZ] 1986 Mercedes diesel wagon manual transmission 250TD 37mpg Euro

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Just Came across this wagon.  Enjoy!

 
http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/5593398481.html


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Re: [MBZ] How Did it All Begin?

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My Mercedes Diesel addiction began when I was 4 years old.  My Uncle Al bought 
a new 1976 300D, and I fell in love with the Klatta Klatta sound, the solidness 
and that wonderful interior smell.  Whenever he would pull up, he would get on 
his in-car PA system mike and say “Can you hear my Diesel?”  After that, I 
would ask him how many miles he had racked up since the last time I saw him.  
It got to be a ritual as time went by and the miles just kept adding up over 
100K, 200K until it got to 380K miles.  I joked with him about taking the car 
when he was done with it.  When he retired it at 380K, he said that it was worn 
out, and he said that he was donating it to charity.  I was crushed, but 
determined to get one some day.  That day came in September of 2002 in the form 
of a 1978 300D for $2500.  Everything worked on that car (for a while), but I 
learned a lot with that car including how to change shocks, brake pads, engine 
and transmission mounts, fuel filters, hand primer pump, fuel injectors and 
return hoses, door checks, seat foam refreshing and probably a couple more 
things I’m forgetting.  Over the next 10 years, I bought another 1978 300D, a 
1977 300D, a 1978 300CD, a 1973 220D I wasn’t able to get running, a 1981 300CD 
on which I learned how to adjust the valves, a 1983 300SD, a $750 1977 240D 
that was an awesome car, a 1987 300TD that needed way more work than it was 
worth, and the last one, a 1981 300D with a failing transmission that I also 
decided not to keep.  I’ve been Benz-less for nearly 4 years now, but I’m 
thinking of getting another one.

Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon
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Re: [MBZ] Maybe I get a 123 again?

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Good car, servo-lacking type II ACC system, I'd be all over that car at $2500, 
especially with the low miles!!!

Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 

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> On Mar 12, 2016, at 5:32 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> One of my dealers texted me about a 81 300D that has 79 k miles and he says 
> it's the nicest one he has seen in a long long time. They are getting ready 
> to trade for it and he says $2500 but if it's really nice I may try to get 
> him down a bit. For some reason I did like the 81 last year for non turbo 
> 300d.
> 
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Re: [MBZ] Big contest

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$630

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> On Mar 9, 2016, at 3:53 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> $496
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Re: [MBZ] New Car in the Stable

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Congratulations on the SDL! What kind of deal did you get on it?
Kevin, lurking in Hillsboro, Oregon

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> On Feb 19, 2016, at 1:32 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> This one has good bones but it’s going to need some cosmetics.  Tomorrow the 
> fun begins with the finish recovery, along with the removal of some really 
> dated widow tint.
> 
> The guy from Sacramento who recovers Mercedes leather interiors got me a full 
> front set of leather, including the armrest cover and a new horsehair pad for 
> $360 shipped to me. That’s supposed to arrive on Tuesday, but I’ll wait until 
> the weekend to tackle it.
> 
> AC needs a charge, checked it with just a quick shot this afternoon and it 
> ran and held pressure.  I’ll probably pull it completely down tomorrow while 
> I’m working on the paint to see how much of a leak it has.  The PO said he 
> used to have to top it off annually, which could very well be nothing more 
> than a porous low pressure hose, which wouldn’t be unusual for this vintage 
> car.
> 
> Cruise doesn’t work (yeah, I drove 1,000 miles in 13 hours with NO CRUISE!) 
> but I have a rebuilt amp ready to go in.
> 
> Needs tires.  The Michelins that are on it are from 2009 and really dry 
> rotted.  My tire guy has a deal running on Falkens right now that can put a 
> nice set on for about $350 installed.
> 
> I have some really nice Euro headlights in the wings, but I wasn’t planning 
> on having to put tires on it, so those will have to wait.
> 
> Driver’s window may need a regulator.  It does the “click-click-click” thing 
> at the top of the travel and the window doesn’t close all the way.  Is this 
> fixable or am I going to need a regulator?
> 
> Driver’s seat adjustment switches need cleaning.  They’re not reliable, but 
> the memory definitely works and all of the seat adjustments work, too.
> 
> Needs a hood pad.  That’s a major day long job.  Haven’t decided whether to 
> go MB or Dynamat - the cost is about the same. A number of people in the W126 
> forum on BW swear the Dynamat stuff is really good.
> 
> Gotta sort out the stereo.  PPO had a “professional” install a Sony head 
> unit.  In doing so, they gutted the ash tray and the wood surround around the 
> radio opening.  If anyone sees these cars at the knackers and can snag me a 
> complete ash tray and the frame it goes in, let me know.
> 
> Lower console wood is trash.  Got a couple of people on the hook with decent 
> replacements.
> 
> Today, in my lack of sleep daze, I got the following done:
> 
> Oil/filter change, Delo 15W-40
> Injector return lines replaced
> Air filter replaced
> Bottle of Red Line Diesel Fuel Catalyst in the half tank of fuel that’s in it
> Drained and refilled power steering with MB fluid (it had M1 ATF in it) and 
> replaced the PS filter
> Vacuumed out the body drains (is there an MB out there without a ton of 
> leaves under the hood???)
> Repaired a broken wire on what appears to be a sender on the cooling system 
> at the top front of the engine, right next to the fuel filter.  Single 
> terminal, so it’s probably the gauge sender.  Might be the reason why it 
> never seemed to go above 80C no matter what.
> Washed it.
> 
> I need to do the fuel filters, too, but I just had to call it quits before I 
> screwed something up. Maybe tomorrow. I have a bottle of Diesel Purge, but 
> I’m not sure I want to do it, as it seems to be running fine.  Seems like it 
> would be a waste if it’s running OK?  Your thoughts?
> 
> Tomorrow, up and at ‘em early, and the Martha’ing will commence on the paint. 
> Should be interesting - I’ll take lots of pictures.
> 
> Dan
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> On Feb 19, 2016, at 2:41 PM, WILTON via Mercedes  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> ATTABOY!  'Hope all goes well with it.  'Hope it's as enjoyable to drive and 
>> ride as my '91 350SDL was.
>> BTW, I've decided what I'd do IF I were to "come into" a big pile or box of 
>> money - I buy a rust-free '90 or '91 350SDL and have it properly restored as 
>> my dream car.
>> 
>> Wilton
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[MBZ] Clay needs to jump on this 1979 Oldsmobile delta 88 diesel

[Kevin Kraly via Mercedes]

Get rid of that W220 and get this land yacht. :)
http://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/cto/5333295194.html


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Re: [MBZ] Any SLK/R170 Owners Out There?

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Our personal driver, skinny, petite lady,  has a 2001  SLK320, and loves it.  
It’s a well kept example with just under 80K miles on it.  She rejected the 
SLK230, underpowered and tinny sounding.

Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon
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Re: [MBZ] Latest purchase

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How many miles on the clock?
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR

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> On Oct 9, 2015, at 12:37 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Just bought a 07 R320 CDI 4matic for the wife. Had the GL before but straying 
> into new territory with this thing. Picked it up for $6k. Needs a couple of 
> little trim prices that are cracked but other than that seems to be in good 
> shape. 
> 
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Re: [MBZ] OT: VW Golf TDI brakes

[Kevin Kraly via Mercedes]

I noticed that the engine in my 1978 300CD was quieter and ran much smoother 
within a few miles after changing to M1 synthetic.  This was the car that I 
bought in Southern California and drove up to Oregon.  My theory is that the 
engine is noisier since it’s working harder when it isn’t turning as freely.

Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon
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Re: [MBZ] Poos

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I have to ask, where did the name Poos come from?

Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon
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Re: [MBZ] Fwd: Jay Leno's Garage: 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe - Ultimate Edition - Jay Le...

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Wow, that was quite a treat!  That engine has an awesome roar.  If only I could 
have been in the passenger’s seat…

Kevin in Hillsboro, OregonOn Mar 28, 2015, at 11:26 AM, Dwight Giles 
dwight.gi...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 Bucket list.
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Re: [MBZ] Could be interesting

[Kevin Kraly via Mercedes]

Bummer, no Dissel power option.  The Transit Connect and Ram Promaster do have 
Diesels, a 3.2l 5 cyl and 3.0l 4 cyl respectively  

Kevin in Hillsboro, OR who likes that Diesel sound

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 On Mar 10, 2015, at 10:09 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 http://www.autonews.com/article/20150305/OEM04/150309896
 
 Too bad Jaime can't convince MomBUSA to get em to bring in the Vito Dissel in 
 place of the gasser.
 
 Even so, it might be an alternative to the dogde van in a few years.
 
 (Also borrowed from the MBCA Hawaii section)
 
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Re: [MBZ] ML

[Kevin Kraly via Mercedes]

$15k is what my uncle Al paid for his brand new 1976 300d. That was the car 
that gave me the bug and peaked my interest in these awesome automobiles. He 
put 371K miles on it over 11 years.  

Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon

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 On Mar 2, 2015, at 12:10 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 It is not a problem, if your pockets are deep and you have long arms.
 
 I think someone once told me that my 300D would have sold for something like 
 $15K back in 1976.
 
 That is why I did not have a new one then and am not likely to buy any new 
 Mercedes today.
 
 RB
 
 On 02/03/2015 1:50 PM, wiltonw--- via Mercedes wrote:
 'Had to go on 100% emergency oxygen when I read the $69k and $72k.  
 Developed a bad choking cough, too, with pain in left arm.  Recovered enough 
 to write a note.
 
 Wilton
 
  Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 Goes to show you how closely I looked at it.  They had a diesel and a 
 gasser next to each other. The gasser was $69k and the diesel $72k, both 
 sticker prices.
 
 Dan
 
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 On Mar 2, 2015, at 11:10 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 f150 does not have a diesel available. The only 1/2 ton truck with diesel 
 is dodge either the ecodiesel. The f150 is the new all aluminum truck and 
 if it was 70k it was probably a platinum or King ranch. The basic xlt is 
 still going to be close to 60k.
 
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 On Mar 2, 2015, at 6:26 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 If it's any consolation, while we were at the Strawberry Festival 
 yesterday I looked at some Frod pickup trucks the local dealers had on 
 display. An F150 dressed out with a diesel was *gulp* over $71,000!
 
 I laughed maniacally when I saw it. A guy who was manning the booth next 
 to it laughed when he heard me. I hear that all day long whenever people 
 look at that.
 
 Dan
 
 
 On Mar 1, 2015, at 10:04 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 Was listed $45k or so, I beat on them a bit as it had been there awhile 
 and the weather up there has been bad so they have not been moving iron. 
 I stopped at another dealer yesterday morning on the way to see this 
 one, a very similar car had literally just come in from a Daimler 
 employee, they were fixing yo do the CPO inspection, about the same 
 price. There's one in CO that's nice too, a bit more but 2014. They 
 wanted to send it to me. There's a bunch around similar prices.  MB 
 announces a new CpO deal tomorrow.
 
 We drove a 2012 bluetec GL, it was noticeably less peppy and the engine 
 and tranny were really working to move the car. We drove a GL 450 and it 
 moved like the bluetec ML. Gas v diesel is probably a wash on fuel costs.
 
 --R (sent from my miniPad)
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Re: [MBZ] Biking in the Snow

[Kevin Kraly via Mercedes]

When I was living in the Central Oregon high desert, there was a guy at the 
local bike shop who had studded tires for his mountain bike. I'm not sure if  
they were homemade  or not. 

Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon

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 On Jan 30, 2015, at 12:40 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes 
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 Studded tires???
 
 The fat tired bikes interest me but I wonder how much more effort there is to 
 using one?
 
 RB
 
 
 On 28/01/2015 7:05 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes wrote:
 
 For a growing community of winter cyclists in Milwaukee, this sounds like 
 the perfect weather to bring out the bike.
 
 Year-round cycling is on the rise in the Midwest city — where winter lows 
 can go south of zero. It’s a trend that debunks critics around the country 
 who say bike lanes will only be used in fair weather.
 
 Dave Schlabowske, deputy director at the Wisconsin Bike Federation, says 
 he’s seen a drastic change in the last 15 years that he’s been biking to 
 work through the winter.
 
 “Back then, if I saw somebody I didn’t know biking in February, I’d email 
 the six other people I knew who biked in the winter and tell them about it,” 
 he says. “Now I see people out there all the time.”
 
 In snowy months, the city government’s top priority for helping bikers is 
 simply keeping the streets plowed, including the city’s 85 miles of bike 
 lanes (almost 30 miles of which were put down in the last two years). Bike 
 racks on the front of every city bus make it easier for riders to combine 
 different modes of transportation.
 
 “Winter’s just a fact of life in Wisconsin — it is what it is,” says Kristin 
 Bennett, the city’s bicycle/pedestrian transportation coordinator. “People 
 have the same travel needs no matter the time of the year.”
 
 While the city doesn’t have data on winter bikers — it’s working to install 
 bike traffic counters this year — anecdotally, almost everyone agrees winter 
 biking is on the rise.
 
 One innovation making winter biking easier is the popularity of fat tire 
 bicycles — souped-up mountain bikes equipped to ride on snow-covered trails. 
 There are five different bike companies in Wisconsin that now produce fat 
 tire bikes.
 
 “It’s taken off,” Bennett says. “Everyone’s asking about them.”
 
 Sales of fat tire bikes, which range from $250 to $5,500 in price, totaled 
 $8.8 million across the country last year, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 
 reported.
 
 While he says overall winter business is currently slow at Crank Daddy’s 
 Bicycle Works, co-owner Eric Kuhagen says more people have been buying 
 winter gear and fat tire bikes than in past winters. Thick gloves and warm 
 booties that go over shoes are among the top-selling items.
 
 “Riding your bike in any weather, it’s not about the weather, it’s about the 
 proper gear,” Kuhagen says. “That’s true for any sport, not just cycling.”
 
 Milwaukee isn’t the only frigid Midwest city where bikers aren’t afraid of 
 the winter. In her first proclamation in office last year, Minneapolis Mayor 
 Betsy Hodges named January 3rd “Winter Biking Day,” calling Minneapolis 
 cyclists “tougher and much better looking than bicyclists from all those 
 wimpier cities.” And this year, for the first time, the streets department 
 in Calgary has been directed to clear priority cycling routes when snow 
 falls.
 
 Not everyone is on board with the winter biking trend. “In the winter, it 
 won’t even be used,” is a common refrain from many bike lane opponents. One 
 upstate New York mayor suggested last year that winter bikers “should be 
 arrested” because they’re putting others in danger.
 
 Schlabowske says it’s the opposite — while commuting to work on his bike, he 
 has helped drivers push cars out of ditches by the side of the road.
 
 “I haven’t driven a car to work in 15 years,” he says.
 
 One small business taking advantage of the winter months is Flavor Cycle, a 
 food delivery company that brings Milwaukeeans restaurant meals by bike. 
 More orders come in as the temperature drops, and the company’s fleet of 18 
 contracted delivery people typically clock 30 to 40 miles every six-hour 
 shift.
 
 “When one day you’re out in subzero windchill, and the next day it’s 10 
 degrees, 10 degrees feels fantastic,” says owner Peter DiAntoni. He also 
 jumps in the saddle to make deliveries. “Once you’ve hit the hardest part, 
 everything’s easier.”
 
 But like most winter bikers — and the rest of the city — Flavor Cycle will 
 close shop during especially nasty snowstorms.
 
 “Everyone who’s doing this job loves it, they love the challenge,” DiAntoni 
 says, but “we’re not martyring ourselves.”
 
 http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/riding-your-bike-in-the-snow-good-idea-bad-idea
 
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Re: [MBZ] OT computer virus which corrupts contact list?

[Kevin Kraly Kevin via Mercedes]

 After downloading  iOS 8, My iPhone 5S and 5C have started having problems 
reloading the previous website when I press the back button. Whenever I press 
the back button to go to the previous website, I now have to refresh it every 
time. Yesterday, the Verizon tech told me that this was normal, funny as I 
don't have this problem with the one phone that wasn't updated to the latest 
iOS.
Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon

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 On Nov 11, 2014, at 7:38 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com 
 wrote:
 
 Serious:  She probably needs to do a reset on the ifone and restore 
 everything.  Some stuff gets wonky with various software upgrades, esp the 
 latest ios.  My ipad is way slow now, the ifone seems OK though.
 
 --R
 
 
 On 11/11/14 10:25 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes wrote:
 She should have kept the phone in a plastic bag to keep the virus out of it. 
  Could be ebola.  Has she received any calls from West Africa lately?
 
 --R  (Sold for prevention of disease only)
 
 On 11/11/14 10:11 AM, Meade Dillon wrote:
 Not that simple, it's also affecting her iPhone, which has a totally 
 separate contact list (two lists actually, gmail contacts and iPhone 
 contacts).
 
 In addition, her iPhone periodically drops all the gmail contacts and 
 calendar events.  Deleting the gmail account from the phone and then adding 
 it back will restore both.
 
 
 
 On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 10:06 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
I think I see the problem
 
--R
 
 
On 11/11/14 9:56 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
 
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 Charleston SC
 
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Re: [MBZ] Lowered down murder out running into some issues at home need money just needs an aliment

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He not only missed punctuation class, but he missed grammar class too. He 
should've said make **an** offer not make **a** offer. 
Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon a.k.a. grammar police

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 On Nov 7, 2014, at 9:33 AM, WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 'Won't catch me near it; somebody may think I approve.
 
 Wilt
 
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 Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 11:25 AM
 Subject: Re: [MBZ] Lowered down murder out running into some issues at home 
 need money just needs an aliment
 
 
 Amazing what one can do with a couple of cans of spray PlastiDip.
 
 Wilton's next ride, since he's officially BA now?
 
 Dan not in the hood
 
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 On Nov 7, 2014, at 11:20 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes 
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 yo.
 
 https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/4733130176.html
 
 --R
 
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Re: [MBZ] Tire pressure gauges

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I like the digital ones that actually talk. This reminds me that I need to get 
another one.
Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon

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 I kinda like the digital ones.
 
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 On Nov 5, 2014, at 7:55 PM, Craig via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 What is your favorite pressure gauge?
 
 What type is it (stick, dial, digital, etc.)?
 
 How accurate is it? (I'll confess to being a stickler about accuracy.)
 
 What is its range? (I'm getting new trailer tires which take 65 psi.)
 
 Or do you just not care?
 
 
 Craig
 
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Re: [MBZ] Testing Prius

[Kevin Kraly via Mercedes]

Colorado has some great peaches as well. There were three   peach trees in the 
backyard of the house that we rented for a year while we were there. I think 
that those peaches were the best peaches I  have ever eaten!

Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon

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 On Sep 8, 2014, at 2:47 PM, Gary Hurst via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com 
 wrote:
 
 the best peaches i've seen are on the GA/SC border area.  new jersey also
 has great peaches that aren't talked about enough.
 
 i'd rather an SC peach than a GA peach as i am more confident an SC peach
 will come from this region
 
 
 On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 5:41 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 I go across the road and get fresh SC peaches.  0.5 mile round trip, a bit
 over 3 minutes
 
 --R
 
 
 On 9/8/14 4:46 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote:
 
 SWMBA came down from AK to get her household effects.  She also wanted to
 do her annual peach canning session.  I figured out the fruit stand over
 the mountains was open fairly early, so I did the 200 mile trip to get her
 three boxes.   A bit over three hours before breakfast, and I had fresh
 fruit on my corn flakes.
 
 
 
 clay
 
 
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Re: [MBZ] OT: The secret revealed

[Kevin Kraly via Mercedes]

Congratulations on your new-to-you  Dodge.  I hope it lasts for years to 
come.


Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 



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Re: [MBZ] Two weeks with the MotoX

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I dictate all of my text messages with my iPhone 5s. Is long as I speak slowly 
enough, it usually gets everything right.
Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon

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 On Aug 30, 2014, at 11:46 AM, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 I recently bought a used Samsung Galaxy II with Jelly Bean OS.  I am amazed
 at the accuracy of the voice-to-text capability of Android.  I never type or
 swipe anything for text messaging, and only occasionally must type
 corrections when the OS misses something I've dictated.
 
 Greg
 
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 From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Curt
 Raymond via Mercedes
 Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2014 9:18 AM
 To: Mercedes Discussion List
 Subject: [MBZ] Two weeks with the MotoX
 
 I don't remember if I mentioned that I finally dropped the hammer on the
 MotoX with Republic Wireless but I'm on my way out of my second week with
 it.
 Results are positive. I only have a couple minor complaints which will
 probably be fixed once I know more about Android. 
 The biggest positive is predictive typing and autocorrect which are vastly
 superior to the iPhone 5 I had before, I've played with swipe type a little
 but while its neat I don't know if I'll ever really get into it.
 I LOVE the rounded back phone. Why does Apple insist on hard corners? The
 front edges of my macbook pro cut my wrists too, bad design.
 
 Republic's use of WiFi for calls has been pretty flawless. It hands off to
 cellular nicely, if we didn't not have cell phones I'd consider the $5 WiFi
 only option for a home phone.
 
 Anyway, I'm still getting used to it but all things considered Apple would
 have to do something amazing to lure me back to a phone that costs twice as
 much with no advantages.
 
 Curt
 
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Re: [MBZ] New phone

[Kevin Kraly via Mercedes]

I also went from an iPhone 4S to a 5S. It is at least as fast as my home 
computer, seems to be an awesome phone. 
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon 

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 On Jul 14, 2014, at 6:06 PM, Kaleb Striplin, Okieben via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 I got a new company iphone 5. My old phone was a 4 and only did 3G. This one 
 had lte. Holy crap the Internet is fast. I just tested and got 35mbps down 
 and 11 up. Wow. That's way faster than my home uverse connection .
 
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Re: [MBZ] OT: Dodge diesel, thoughts?

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The asking price for a similar truck around here depending on the rust would 
probably be somewhere in the $13 to $16K range. If it's under 200Kmi, people 
think they have something.
Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon

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 On Jul 5, 2014, at 12:59 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote:
 
 That's about a 3k truck here
 
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 On Jul 5, 2014, at 2:55 PM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
 
 I was thinking that this was an improvement. 4 months ago I couldn't find 
 any trucks in the $10-$12k range. Remember I looked at a 2006 Tundra for 
 $17k. I think the Dodge is a better truck.
 
 We went over today but they were closed. I'll go back next week. On second 
 look the Dakota for $6k looks like a decent deal. 2000, 4 door, leather, 
 4wd, 5.9l v8. I forget the mileage but not too bad. If I can get it for 
 $4500 I might do it.
 
 Curt
 
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 On Jul 5, 2014, at 1:21 PM, Meade Dillon dillonm...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 I did see your email with the Craig's list for the Dodge, that sounds like
 a nice truck but wow, $12k for a 14 year old truck?  Trucks also cost a
 premium here, I think that is nuts.  You've probably found one at a decent
 price, I just don't understand the truck market.
 
 Max Dillon,
 Charleston SC
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Re: [MBZ] '87 300SDL Transmission

[Kevin Kraly]

Is the 87 300sdl tranny susceptible to the bead two piston failure like the 
earlier ones?  There is one out here on craigslist with a suspected bad 
transmission.
Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon

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 On Jul 1, 2014, at 3:08 AM, Ralph Robertson rare...@gmail.com wrote:
 
 Noticed a possible problem with my '87 SDL transmission yesterday.  Slowed
 down for a yield sign and slowed to about 15-20mph and then proceeded to
 drive away, but the car acted like it was in neutral.  Several seconds it
 did nothing but rev up without engaging.  Shifted down to drive 3 and it
 went into gear, then I put the lever back to drive and it was back to
 normal.  Only did it once.  Checked fluid, all okay!  Any idea what this
 may be?
 
 Ralph '84 300CD
  '87 300SDL
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[MBZ] 1986 Mercedes Benz 300 SDL

[Kevin Kraly Kevin]

Here is the ad for the 1986 300SDL to which I was referring in my earlier post.
Kevin in Hillsboro Oregon
http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/4547087641.html


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