Re: [MBZ] Interesting Benzing experience
Many years ago I was coming back from northern Maine not long after Memorial Day. There was an accident and the whole highway was down to one lane at a walking pace. Occasionally somebody would decide they wanted to take the closest exit and would slip down the breakdown lane. Just ahead of me were a pair of monster 5th wheel campers pulled by diesel dually pickups. They decided they'd try the breakdown lane trick. It'd been a wet spring and the shoulder was soft. No problem for a car, just stay on the pavement. Well the wheels of that big camper hit the soft shoulder and it started to slide. It went slow but steady, I couldn't believe the driver kept driving but I guess he thought he could save it. By the time he decided he couldn't it was too late and the whole rig slid slowly into the ditch, the right side of the camper completely buried in the muck. His buddy steered back into the travel lane and never stopped... -Curt On Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 05:33:36 PM EDT, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: So there’s not a lot of drama with having contention with other vehicles. > And I can keep a good stopping distance ahead of me. > Both important points. There can also be sudden wind surprises. I know I see a lot of guys blasting past me in what look like brand-new muscle-bound pickup trucks towing what look like brand-new very large RV's. Going faster than anybody else, whipping in and out of traffic, etc. I'm guessing that they're new to towing. Accidents waiting to happen if you ask me. Once saw a nice new big RV on its side on the freeway, with the new towing truck also tipped over on its side. Stater said it was due to too much speed on the corner, probably exacerbated by wind, and maybe evasion/braking due to the onramp that was right there too. Had plenty of time to chat, while the road was closed. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Interesting Benzing experience
I can feel the GL and trailer both getting buffeted by the bow wake of semis. --FT Sent from iFōn > On Oct 21, 2023, at 5:33 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > wrote: > > So there’s not a lot of drama with having contention with other vehicles. >> And I can keep a good stopping distance ahead of me. >> > > Both important points. There can also be sudden wind surprises. I know I > see a lot of guys blasting past me > in what look like brand-new muscle-bound pickup trucks towing what look > like brand-new very large RV's. > Going faster than anybody else, whipping in and out of traffic, etc. I'm > guessing that they're new to towing. > Accidents waiting to happen if you ask me. > > Once saw a nice new big RV on its side on the freeway, with the new towing > truck also tipped over on its side. > Stater said it was due to too much speed on the corner, probably > exacerbated by wind, and maybe evasion/braking > due to the onramp that was right there too. Had plenty of time to chat, > while the road was closed. > > -- Jim > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Interesting Benzing experience
On Sat, Oct 21, 2023, at 16:32, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > Both important points. There can also be sudden wind surprises. I know I > see a lot of guys blasting past me > in what look like brand-new muscle-bound pickup trucks towing what look > like brand-new very large RV's. > Going faster than anybody else, whipping in and out of traffic, etc. I'm > guessing that they're new to towing. > Accidents waiting to happen if you ask me. Agree, and many of those RV trailers don't really weigh very much. Stick framing and plywood with fiberglass paneling on frame made from angle-iron. That doesn't help in a gusting crosswind. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Interesting Benzing experience
So there’s not a lot of drama with having contention with other vehicles. > And I can keep a good stopping distance ahead of me. > Both important points. There can also be sudden wind surprises. I know I see a lot of guys blasting past me in what look like brand-new muscle-bound pickup trucks towing what look like brand-new very large RV's. Going faster than anybody else, whipping in and out of traffic, etc. I'm guessing that they're new to towing. Accidents waiting to happen if you ask me. Once saw a nice new big RV on its side on the freeway, with the new towing truck also tipped over on its side. Stater said it was due to too much speed on the corner, probably exacerbated by wind, and maybe evasion/braking due to the onramp that was right there too. Had plenty of time to chat, while the road was closed. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Interesting Benzing experience
I have found that a tad below 70, so like 68 or 69 is kind of a sweet spot as I am just a bit slower than the speed limit so I’m not having to pass a lot of other vehicles except for the occasional semi. So there’s not a lot of drama with having contention with other vehicles. And I can keep a good stopping distance ahead of me. --FT Sent from iFōn > On Oct 21, 2023, at 4:46 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > wrote: > > >> >> >> ...in the GL450 towing the car at 70ish most of the way... >> > > That sounds a bit fast for towing. (Heavy, awkward. Perhaps relatively > unfamiliar with, compared to normal driving?) > It's a bit of a hot button with me. > > -- Jim > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Interesting Benzing experience
> > ...in the GL450 towing the car at 70ish most of the way... > That sounds a bit fast for towing. (Heavy, awkward. Perhaps relatively unfamiliar with, compared to normal driving?) It's a bit of a hot button with me. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Interesting Benzing experience
Final negotiated price was... On Sat, Oct 21, 2023 at 2:55 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I went to look at this 95E420 and stole it out from under Kaleb after a > bit of negotiation. I mostly wanted the AMG wheels (with 10yo Continental > tars with some usable tread) for the 92 400E but it has other good bits too > and the catholic conversions are still on it. It’s not in bad shape but > apparently the engine was not running. Overall I guess it wasn’t a bad > deal, a bit more than I would generally pay but the wheels are worth a good > amount. They’ll need new paint but weren’t dinged. > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/345688404493236/?mibextid=6ojiHh > > The guy was really nice and said he was restoring a 190E Cosworth that was > at a buddy’s shop having some engine work done. Showed me a picture of it, > looked really nice. He teaches auto body work at the local community > college there. I wish he was closer! > > His wife came out and we were chatting and asked where I was from. I told > her and the guy says he did some body work on a VW bus he sold to a guy > called Derek from there. Turns out Derek is a friend of mine. The guy shows > me this old video of them coming to pick up the bus. That was really cool. > Small world. > > I’ll have to come back up to pick up the E420 next weekend as I’ve got the > $600 99E320 on the trailer and going to Bristol TN tomorrow to swap it for > a crank no start 06E350 in very nice condition with AMG stuff and they’re > giving me $500 too. Good deal! I’m taking a crank position sensor to swap > onto it to see if maybe that’s what’s keeping it from starting. I’m not > sure the balance shaft has failed on it but maybe. > > Got 13.2mpg in the GL450 towing the car at 70ish most of the way to my > daughter’s about 220mi. That’s down from 19-20 it generally gets. Will be > worse tomorrow in the mountains. > > > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Interesting Benzing experience
I went to look at this 95E420 and stole it out from under Kaleb after a bit of negotiation. I mostly wanted the AMG wheels (with 10yo Continental tars with some usable tread) for the 92 400E but it has other good bits too and the catholic conversions are still on it. It’s not in bad shape but apparently the engine was not running. Overall I guess it wasn’t a bad deal, a bit more than I would generally pay but the wheels are worth a good amount. They’ll need new paint but weren’t dinged. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/345688404493236/?mibextid=6ojiHh The guy was really nice and said he was restoring a 190E Cosworth that was at a buddy’s shop having some engine work done. Showed me a picture of it, looked really nice. He teaches auto body work at the local community college there. I wish he was closer! His wife came out and we were chatting and asked where I was from. I told her and the guy says he did some body work on a VW bus he sold to a guy called Derek from there. Turns out Derek is a friend of mine. The guy shows me this old video of them coming to pick up the bus. That was really cool. Small world. I’ll have to come back up to pick up the E420 next weekend as I’ve got the $600 99E320 on the trailer and going to Bristol TN tomorrow to swap it for a crank no start 06E350 in very nice condition with AMG stuff and they’re giving me $500 too. Good deal! I’m taking a crank position sensor to swap onto it to see if maybe that’s what’s keeping it from starting. I’m not sure the balance shaft has failed on it but maybe. Got 13.2mpg in the GL450 towing the car at 70ish most of the way to my daughter’s about 220mi. That’s down from 19-20 it generally gets. Will be worse tomorrow in the mountains. --FT Sent from iFōn ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
