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I parked my 85 td on the street a mile from that safeway for about five years. No notes, but someone did steal the hood ornament one time if that counts. There was always a dark blue 87 td on Benton i thought about leaving notes on. That condo is for sale if anyone is looking for a pied a terre. On Apr 7, 2015 8:58 AM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote: Andrew, do you ever get people who come up and ask you about your TDs? Your cars are kept up nicely. I'd think you would get comments and compliments. I'd think there are enough MBCA members in the GW section that you would bump into to some while you are out and about. If not, I guess that is the difference with the DC kullture. (emphasis on Kull) ___ 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
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When I was a kid my Dad had a customer who ran a very successful commune in southern Indiana called Pandanaram. I used to visit their when he called on them in the summer time. Daniel Wright was the head of the place, which formed a company that had a large, automated pallet mill and also ran a lumber business with standing timber. I believe there are still vestiges of the business around. They had a big communal hall where everyone ate, separate dorms for unmarried men/women, and smaller cottages for families. Everything was free, so to speak, as long as you were a contributing member. This meant you performed some sort of job, whether it be labor in the mill or domestic chores of some sort. They had a small school on site where the children were educated. No religious doctrine or stuff like that, just some sort of grounding in Christianity from what recall. No mandatory participation in services, but you were expected to be respectful. People could come and go as they wished, so it seemed like there was regular turnover as people came and went over time. Daniel invited me to spend the summer there on more than one occasion. What I saw was pretty alien to me at the time, so I passed. Not sure if my Dad would have let me stay there, either, but the subject never came up... Dan But it, like all other socialist experiments it failed. The first yurpeens on what is now the USA tried a socialist experiment. It failed QUICKLY. Every one since has failed. Some, like the Amana Colonies manages to last more than 50 years, but they fail every time. Socialism fails every time, communism fails every time. Some just fail faster, and others uses guns and fear to prolong the experiment. How come east germany had to build a wall to keep people inside the utopian paradise? ___ 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
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On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 1:44 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: I might be heading down in late July sometime. Maybe we can arrange something then. You know our friend no longer lives in DC! He's living on a farm in rural Maryland! Is this farm a commune? I am going to visit a defunct commune in a couple of weeks. Isn't it interesting that the communes never work! Only one guy left in the commune. he used to get young kollege students with heads full of mush to come live there and contribute labor in exchange for housing and a share of something. Now kollege students want to rent fancy apts with swimming pools to live in, don't work and whine about their student loans. They are too good to work. Even the frat rats have to live the high life. communal cold air dorms are gone at the frats. One that had the dorm and still had study rooms for the guys (to sleep in if they didn't like the dorm) was torn down and they are building an even fancier new frat house without the communal dorm. Probly too many Q---s at the frat, so kids were afraid to sleep in the dorm. ___ 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
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When I was a kid my Dad had a customer who ran a very successful commune in southern Indiana called Pandanaram. I used to visit their when he called on them in the summer time. Daniel Wright was the head of the place, which formed a company that had a large, automated pallet mill and also ran a lumber business with standing timber. I believe there are still vestiges of the business around. They had a big communal hall where everyone ate, separate dorms for unmarried men/women, and smaller cottages for families. Everything was free, so to speak, as long as you were a contributing member. This meant you performed some sort of job, whether it be labor in the mill or domestic chores of some sort. They had a small school on site where the children were educated. No religious doctrine or stuff like that, just some sort of grounding in Christianity from what recall. No mandatory participation in services, but you were expected to be respectful. People could come and go as they wished, so it seemed like there was regular turnover as people came and went over time. Daniel invited me to spend the summer there on more than one occasion. What I saw was pretty alien to me at the time, so I passed. Not sure if my Dad would have let me stay there, either, but the subject never came up... Dan Sent from my iPad On Apr 9, 2015, at 12:43 PM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 1:44 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: I might be heading down in late July sometime. Maybe we can arrange something then. You know our friend no longer lives in DC! He's living on a farm in rural Maryland! Is this farm a commune? I am going to visit a defunct commune in a couple of weeks. Isn't it interesting that the communes never work! Only one guy left in the commune. he used to get young kollege students with heads full of mush to come live there and contribute labor in exchange for housing and a share of something. Now kollege students want to rent fancy apts with swimming pools to live in, don't work and whine about their student loans. They are too good to work. Even the frat rats have to live the high life. communal cold air dorms are gone at the frats. One that had the dorm and still had study rooms for the guys (to sleep in if they didn't like the dorm) was torn down and they are building an even fancier new frat house without the communal dorm. Probly too many Q---s at the frat, so kids were afraid to sleep in the dorm. ___ 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
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Wow - does he have the same email and cell phone? On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 1:44 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: I might be heading down in late July sometime. Maybe we can arrange something then. You know our friend no longer lives in DC! He's living on a farm in rural Maryland! Sent from my iPhone On Apr 7, 2015, at 11:41 AM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Dimitri - when are you next scheduled to come down on your semi-annual welding holiday? My TD picked up a smidgen of rust this winter... Maybe we could have a DIY alley party chez Gael? I'll operate the video camera. On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 12:14 AM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: The whole foods is a few blocks up. I lived between the two on Wisconsin Ave. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 6, 2015, at 4:05 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: The AP that used to be in Georgetown was THE pickup place for chicks back in the day. I'm sure Andrew knows about it. It's a Whole Foods now, make of that what you might... --R (Hey, baby, wanna squeeze these lemons?) On 4/6/15 3:16 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: Or he could hang out in the produce department at the local grocery store Dan Vegetables are sensuous Sent from my iPad On Apr 6, 2015, at 3:02 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: You just need to find the chicks who need a man with a station wagon. Maybe the ones who buy antiques etc. Surely there are nice ladies who would rather ride in an MB wagon than some Asian SUV. If you do not think so, then it is time to swap a wagon for a Red SL. RB On 06/04/2015 11:58 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Nice try but this is the sort of car that only appeals to guys. Andrew 1983 300TD 1985 300TD Different colors but equally attractive to chicks, which is to say not at all ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Ah, trolling the sororities! That would enliven the household clay On Apr 7, 2015, at 1:20 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: Here's an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIAnBNw02D8 Dan On Apr 7, 2015, at 4:05 PM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote: I am not sure. I have to put down diapers to deal with effluent. Maybe some shiny black latex. On Apr 7, 2015, at 12:59 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: Are you going to have a sexy party like Stewie of Family Guy? I was thinking of this the other day when I saw something about Hef's former DC9 that is now disabled and rotting in Mexico. Dan ___ 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
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And if/whe nDimitri replies I can find his messgae in my Spam folder. WTF? On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 11:41 AM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Dimitri - when are you next scheduled to come down on your semi-annual welding holiday? My TD picked up a smidgen of rust this winter... Maybe we could have a DIY alley party chez Gael? I'll operate the video camera. On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 12:14 AM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: The whole foods is a few blocks up. I lived between the two on Wisconsin Ave. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 6, 2015, at 4:05 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: The AP that used to be in Georgetown was THE pickup place for chicks back in the day. I'm sure Andrew knows about it. It's a Whole Foods now, make of that what you might... --R (Hey, baby, wanna squeeze these lemons?) On 4/6/15 3:16 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: Or he could hang out in the produce department at the local grocery store Dan Vegetables are sensuous Sent from my iPad On Apr 6, 2015, at 3:02 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: You just need to find the chicks who need a man with a station wagon. Maybe the ones who buy antiques etc. Surely there are nice ladies who would rather ride in an MB wagon than some Asian SUV. If you do not think so, then it is time to swap a wagon for a Red SL. RB On 06/04/2015 11:58 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Nice try but this is the sort of car that only appeals to guys. Andrew 1983 300TD 1985 300TD Different colors but equally attractive to chicks, which is to say not at all ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ 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
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Hey Dimitri - when are you next scheduled to come down on your semi-annual welding holiday? My TD picked up a smidgen of rust this winter... Maybe we could have a DIY alley party chez Gael? I'll operate the video camera. On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 12:14 AM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: The whole foods is a few blocks up. I lived between the two on Wisconsin Ave. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 6, 2015, at 4:05 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: The AP that used to be in Georgetown was THE pickup place for chicks back in the day. I'm sure Andrew knows about it. It's a Whole Foods now, make of that what you might... --R (Hey, baby, wanna squeeze these lemons?) On 4/6/15 3:16 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: Or he could hang out in the produce department at the local grocery store Dan Vegetables are sensuous Sent from my iPad On Apr 6, 2015, at 3:02 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: You just need to find the chicks who need a man with a station wagon. Maybe the ones who buy antiques etc. Surely there are nice ladies who would rather ride in an MB wagon than some Asian SUV. If you do not think so, then it is time to swap a wagon for a Red SL. RB On 06/04/2015 11:58 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Nice try but this is the sort of car that only appeals to guys. Andrew 1983 300TD 1985 300TD Different colors but equally attractive to chicks, which is to say not at all ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ 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
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Andrew, do you ever get people who come up and ask you about your TDs? Your cars are kept up nicely. I'd think you would get comments and compliments. I'd think there are enough MBCA members in the GW section that you would bump into to some while you are out and about. If not, I guess that is the difference with the DC kullture. (emphasis on Kull) ___ 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
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Yes, a couple times a month. I even get notes on my windshield asking whether I wouldn't sell the car. so far, however, no one has asked whether I'd like to go out for a drink. -- Sent from myMail app for Android Tuesday, 07 April 2015, 11:52AM -0400 from Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com: Andrew, do you ever get people who come up and ask you about your TDs? Your cars are kept up nicely. I'd think you would get comments and compliments. I'd think there are enough MBCA members in the GW section that you would bump into to some while you are out and about. If not, I guess that is the difference with the DC kullture. (emphasis on Kull) ___ 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
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Yes, a couple times a month. I even get notes on my windshield asking whether I wouldn't sell the car. so far, however, no one has asked whether I'd like to go out for a drink. -- Good! That means there are some normal people out there. When I was driving the 240D regularly, (midnight blue) I'd get people commenting about it, even though the rust was starting to show. ___ 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
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I might be heading down in late July sometime. Maybe we can arrange something then. You know our friend no longer lives in DC! He's living on a farm in rural Maryland! Sent from my iPhone On Apr 7, 2015, at 11:41 AM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Dimitri - when are you next scheduled to come down on your semi-annual welding holiday? My TD picked up a smidgen of rust this winter... Maybe we could have a DIY alley party chez Gael? I'll operate the video camera. On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 12:14 AM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: The whole foods is a few blocks up. I lived between the two on Wisconsin Ave. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 6, 2015, at 4:05 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: The AP that used to be in Georgetown was THE pickup place for chicks back in the day. I'm sure Andrew knows about it. It's a Whole Foods now, make of that what you might... --R (Hey, baby, wanna squeeze these lemons?) On 4/6/15 3:16 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: Or he could hang out in the produce department at the local grocery store Dan Vegetables are sensuous Sent from my iPad On Apr 6, 2015, at 3:02 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: You just need to find the chicks who need a man with a station wagon. Maybe the ones who buy antiques etc. Surely there are nice ladies who would rather ride in an MB wagon than some Asian SUV. If you do not think so, then it is time to swap a wagon for a Red SL. RB On 06/04/2015 11:58 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Nice try but this is the sort of car that only appeals to guys. Andrew 1983 300TD 1985 300TD Different colors but equally attractive to chicks, which is to say not at all ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ 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
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I am going to be making a sexy perch for chicks in the 300D. I am not sure it makes the car babe magnet, but chicks love it clay On Apr 6, 2015, at 5:21 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Yeah, right. Refined maybe, pretty no.. I think Clay has some cute little chicks that would love to sit in your lap while you drive your 300TD. Mitch. ___ 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
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Are you going to have a sexy party like Stewie of Family Guy? I was thinking of this the other day when I saw something about Hef's former DC9 that is now disabled and rotting in Mexico. Dan On Apr 7, 2015, at 3:55 PM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote: I am going to be making a sexy perch for chicks in the 300D. I am not sure it makes the car babe magnet, but chicks love it clay On Apr 6, 2015, at 5:21 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Yeah, right. Refined maybe, pretty no.. I think Clay has some cute little chicks that would love to sit in your lap while you drive your 300TD. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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I am not sure. I have to put down diapers to deal with effluent. Maybe some shiny black latex. On Apr 7, 2015, at 12:59 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: Are you going to have a sexy party like Stewie of Family Guy? I was thinking of this the other day when I saw something about Hef's former DC9 that is now disabled and rotting in Mexico. Dan On Apr 7, 2015, at 3:55 PM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote: I am going to be making a sexy perch for chicks in the 300D. I am not sure it makes the car babe magnet, but chicks love it clay On Apr 6, 2015, at 5:21 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Yeah, right. Refined maybe, pretty no.. I think Clay has some cute little chicks that would love to sit in your lap while you drive your 300TD. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ 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
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Here's an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIAnBNw02D8 Dan On Apr 7, 2015, at 4:05 PM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote: I am not sure. I have to put down diapers to deal with effluent. Maybe some shiny black latex. On Apr 7, 2015, at 12:59 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: Are you going to have a sexy party like Stewie of Family Guy? I was thinking of this the other day when I saw something about Hef's former DC9 that is now disabled and rotting in Mexico. Dan ___ 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
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The AP that used to be in Georgetown was THE pickup place for chicks back in the day. I'm sure Andrew knows about it. It's a Whole Foods now, make of that what you might... --R (Hey, baby, wanna squeeze these lemons?) On 4/6/15 3:16 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: Or he could hang out in the produce department at the local grocery store Dan Vegetables are sensuous Sent from my iPad On Apr 6, 2015, at 3:02 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: You just need to find the chicks who need a man with a station wagon. Maybe the ones who buy antiques etc. Surely there are nice ladies who would rather ride in an MB wagon than some Asian SUV. If you do not think so, then it is time to swap a wagon for a Red SL. RB On 06/04/2015 11:58 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Nice try but this is the sort of car that only appeals to guys. Andrew 1983 300TD 1985 300TD Different colors but equally attractive to chicks, which is to say not at all ___ 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
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Nice try but this is the sort of car that only appeals to guys. Andrew 1983 300TD 1985 300TD Different colors but equally attractive to chicks, which is to say not at all Maybe the problem is not the car, but the driver. (ducking behind a wall before objects are thrown) Drive it to Amelia Island car show ___ 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
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You just need to find the chicks who need a man with a station wagon. Maybe the ones who buy antiques etc. Surely there are nice ladies who would rather ride in an MB wagon than some Asian SUV. If you do not think so, then it is time to swap a wagon for a Red SL. RB On 06/04/2015 11:58 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Nice try but this is the sort of car that only appeals to guys. Andrew 1983 300TD 1985 300TD Different colors but equally attractive to chicks, which is to say not at all On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 12:55 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Could some pass the Grey Poupon, please? Dan Sent from my iPad On Apr 6, 2015, at 12:48 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, right. Refined maybe, pretty no.. On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: You just need to find more refined chicks who will appreciate a vintage Mercedes Diesel. RB On 06/04/2015 11:40 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Well, my car is more a chick repeller than magnet. On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 12:01 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: On 03/04/2015 10:19 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: I looked up babe magnet. At the end was the antonym: Mercedes 240D, preferably China blue. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 3, 2015, at 10:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: I looked up the definition of chick magnet. At the end was the antonym: Mercedes 300TD turbodiesel station wagon You sure you want antonym and not synonym? RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ 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
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Or he could hang out in the produce department at the local grocery store Dan Vegetables are sensuous Sent from my iPad On Apr 6, 2015, at 3:02 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: You just need to find the chicks who need a man with a station wagon. Maybe the ones who buy antiques etc. Surely there are nice ladies who would rather ride in an MB wagon than some Asian SUV. If you do not think so, then it is time to swap a wagon for a Red SL. RB On 06/04/2015 11:58 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Nice try but this is the sort of car that only appeals to guys. Andrew 1983 300TD 1985 300TD Different colors but equally attractive to chicks, which is to say not at all ___ 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
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What is wrong with pretty??? RB On 06/04/2015 11:48 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Yeah, right. Refined maybe, pretty no.. On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: You just need to find more refined chicks who will appreciate a vintage Mercedes Diesel. RB On 06/04/2015 11:40 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Well, my car is more a chick repeller than magnet. On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 12:01 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: On 03/04/2015 10:19 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: I looked up babe magnet. At the end was the antonym: Mercedes 240D, preferably China blue. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 3, 2015, at 10:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: I looked up the definition of chick magnet. At the end was the antonym: Mercedes 300TD turbodiesel station wagon You sure you want antonym and not synonym? RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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You mean the Social Safeway? Still there. On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 4:05 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: The AP that used to be in Georgetown was THE pickup place for chicks back in the day. I'm sure Andrew knows about it. It's a Whole Foods now, make of that what you might... --R (Hey, baby, wanna squeeze these lemons?) On 4/6/15 3:16 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: Or he could hang out in the produce department at the local grocery store Dan Vegetables are sensuous Sent from my iPad On Apr 6, 2015, at 3:02 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: You just need to find the chicks who need a man with a station wagon. Maybe the ones who buy antiques etc. Surely there are nice ladies who would rather ride in an MB wagon than some Asian SUV. If you do not think so, then it is time to swap a wagon for a Red SL. RB On 06/04/2015 11:58 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Nice try but this is the sort of car that only appeals to guys. Andrew 1983 300TD 1985 300TD Different colors but equally attractive to chicks, which is to say not at all ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Yeah, right. Refined maybe, pretty no.. I think Clay has some cute little chicks that would love to sit in your lap while you drive your 300TD. Mitch. ___ 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
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On April 6, 2015 at 10:43 PM Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Intriguing... Are they feathered by any chance? BINGO. In the absence of the wife who is in AK, Clay and son went to the feed store to pick up chicks last month. Not to mention an old Benz that should have been named the Ebola Fishbowl if the name hadn't already been taken. Mitch. ___ 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
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Intriguing... Are they feathered by any chance? On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 8:21 PM, Mitch Haley mi...@mitchellhaley.com wrote: Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Yeah, right. Refined maybe, pretty no.. I think Clay has some cute little chicks that would love to sit in your lap while you drive your 300TD. Mitch. ___ 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
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The whole foods is a few blocks up. I lived between the two on Wisconsin Ave. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 6, 2015, at 4:05 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: The AP that used to be in Georgetown was THE pickup place for chicks back in the day. I'm sure Andrew knows about it. It's a Whole Foods now, make of that what you might... --R (Hey, baby, wanna squeeze these lemons?) On 4/6/15 3:16 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: Or he could hang out in the produce department at the local grocery store Dan Vegetables are sensuous Sent from my iPad On Apr 6, 2015, at 3:02 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: You just need to find the chicks who need a man with a station wagon. Maybe the ones who buy antiques etc. Surely there are nice ladies who would rather ride in an MB wagon than some Asian SUV. If you do not think so, then it is time to swap a wagon for a Red SL. RB On 06/04/2015 11:58 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Nice try but this is the sort of car that only appeals to guys. Andrew 1983 300TD 1985 300TD Different colors but equally attractive to chicks, which is to say not at all ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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I never picked up any chicks at that Safeway:) Well, I might have picked up my girlfriend there but we were already together for several years. It was torn down and rebuilt into a multi-story job. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 6, 2015, at 7:07 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: You mean the Social Safeway? Still there. On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 4:05 PM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote: The AP that used to be in Georgetown was THE pickup place for chicks back in the day. I'm sure Andrew knows about it. It's a Whole Foods now, make of that what you might... --R (Hey, baby, wanna squeeze these lemons?) On 4/6/15 3:16 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: Or he could hang out in the produce department at the local grocery store Dan Vegetables are sensuous Sent from my iPad On Apr 6, 2015, at 3:02 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: You just need to find the chicks who need a man with a station wagon. Maybe the ones who buy antiques etc. Surely there are nice ladies who would rather ride in an MB wagon than some Asian SUV. If you do not think so, then it is time to swap a wagon for a Red SL. RB On 06/04/2015 11:58 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Nice try but this is the sort of car that only appeals to guys. Andrew 1983 300TD 1985 300TD Different colors but equally attractive to chicks, which is to say not at all ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ 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
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Well, my car is more a chick repeller than magnet. On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 12:01 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: On 03/04/2015 10:19 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: I looked up babe magnet. At the end was the antonym: Mercedes 240D, preferably China blue. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 3, 2015, at 10:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: I looked up the definition of chick magnet. At the end was the antonym: Mercedes 300TD turbodiesel station wagon You sure you want antonym and not synonym? RB ___ 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
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Yeah, right. Refined maybe, pretty no.. On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: You just need to find more refined chicks who will appreciate a vintage Mercedes Diesel. RB On 06/04/2015 11:40 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Well, my car is more a chick repeller than magnet. On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 12:01 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: On 03/04/2015 10:19 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: I looked up babe magnet. At the end was the antonym: Mercedes 240D, preferably China blue. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 3, 2015, at 10:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: I looked up the definition of chick magnet. At the end was the antonym: Mercedes 300TD turbodiesel station wagon You sure you want antonym and not synonym? RB ___ 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
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On 03/04/2015 10:19 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: I looked up babe magnet. At the end was the antonym: Mercedes 240D, preferably China blue. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 3, 2015, at 10:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: I looked up the definition of chick magnet. At the end was the antonym: Mercedes 300TD turbodiesel station wagon You sure you want antonym and not synonym? RB ___ 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
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You just need to find more refined chicks who will appreciate a vintage Mercedes Diesel. RB On 06/04/2015 11:40 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Well, my car is more a chick repeller than magnet. On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 12:01 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: On 03/04/2015 10:19 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: I looked up babe magnet. At the end was the antonym: Mercedes 240D, preferably China blue. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 3, 2015, at 10:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: I looked up the definition of chick magnet. At the end was the antonym: Mercedes 300TD turbodiesel station wagon You sure you want antonym and not synonym? RB ___ 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
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Could some pass the Grey Poupon, please? Dan Sent from my iPad On Apr 6, 2015, at 12:48 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, right. Refined maybe, pretty no.. On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: You just need to find more refined chicks who will appreciate a vintage Mercedes Diesel. RB On 06/04/2015 11:40 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Well, my car is more a chick repeller than magnet. On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 12:01 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: On 03/04/2015 10:19 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: I looked up babe magnet. At the end was the antonym: Mercedes 240D, preferably China blue. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 3, 2015, at 10:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: I looked up the definition of chick magnet. At the end was the antonym: Mercedes 300TD turbodiesel station wagon You sure you want antonym and not synonym? RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Nice try but this is the sort of car that only appeals to guys. Andrew 1983 300TD 1985 300TD Different colors but equally attractive to chicks, which is to say not at all On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 12:55 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote: Could some pass the Grey Poupon, please? Dan Sent from my iPad On Apr 6, 2015, at 12:48 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: Yeah, right. Refined maybe, pretty no.. On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: You just need to find more refined chicks who will appreciate a vintage Mercedes Diesel. RB On 06/04/2015 11:40 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Well, my car is more a chick repeller than magnet. On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 12:01 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: On 03/04/2015 10:19 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: I looked up babe magnet. At the end was the antonym: Mercedes 240D, preferably China blue. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 3, 2015, at 10:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: I looked up the definition of chick magnet. At the end was the antonym: Mercedes 300TD turbodiesel station wagon You sure you want antonym and not synonym? RB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ 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
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Actually it says 300CD china blue On Apr 3, 2015 11:19 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: I looked up babe magnet. At the end was the antonym: Mercedes 240D, preferably China blue. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 3, 2015, at 10:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: I looked up the definition of chick magnet. At the end was the antonym: Mercedes 300TD turbodiesel station wagon On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 10:19 PM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote: Tonight I went through a drive through, and the young woman taking money asked what year my rusty ol SDL is. She said she thought it was an 87. I was impressed. She only missed by a year, and the car is older than her. I told her then asked if she liked Mercedes. She said she did. I told her they are safe, and MB invented the crumple zone and patented it in 1951, and started crash testing long before the US ever thought of it. Hadta go then because there was another car behind. Must be spring... I don't expect my rusty old beater to get positive comments. Especially not 2 on two days. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ 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
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This is fun! We need more car (preferably Mercedes)-related antonyms to babe magnet. Anyone else? On Sat, Apr 4, 2015 at 9:31 AM, Dwight Giles dwight.gi...@gmail.com wrote: Actually it says 300CD china blue On Apr 3, 2015 11:19 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: I looked up babe magnet. At the end was the antonym: Mercedes 240D, preferably China blue. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 3, 2015, at 10:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: I looked up the definition of chick magnet. At the end was the antonym: Mercedes 300TD turbodiesel station wagon On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 10:19 PM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote: Tonight I went through a drive through, and the young woman taking money asked what year my rusty ol SDL is. She said she thought it was an 87. I was impressed. She only missed by a year, and the car is older than her. I told her then asked if she liked Mercedes. She said she did. I told her they are safe, and MB invented the crumple zone and patented it in 1951, and started crash testing long before the US ever thought of it. Hadta go then because there was another car behind. Must be spring... I don't expect my rusty old beater to get positive comments. Especially not 2 on two days. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ 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
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On Sat, 4 Apr 2015 12:16:04 -0400 Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: This is fun! We need more car (preferably Mercedes)-related antonyms to babe magnet. Anyone else? I looked up bikini model. At the end was the antonym: 1888 Mercedes Benz http://ordain.com/history.htm On Apr 3, 2015, at 10:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: I looked up the definition of chick magnet. At the end was the antonym: Mercedes 300TD turbodiesel station wagon On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 10:19 PM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote: Tonight I went through a drive through, and the young woman taking money asked what year my rusty ol SDL is. She said she thought it was an 87. I was impressed. She only missed by a year, and the car is older than her. I told her then asked if she liked Mercedes. She said she did. I told her they are safe, and MB invented the crumple zone and patented it in 1951, and started crash testing long before the US ever thought of it. Hadta go then because there was another car behind. Must be spring... I don't expect my rusty old beater to get positive comments. Especially not 2 on two days. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ 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 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5863 / Virus Database: 4321/9452 - Release Date: 04/04/15 -- arche...@embarqmail.com arche...@embarqmail.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
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$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 9:46 AM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: I am so stuck in the 80s. What will it take to get me into the front seat of a newer car? -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of 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 learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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$800? On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 11:05 AM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote: $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 9:46 AM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: I am so stuck in the 80s. What will it take to get me into the front seat of a newer car? -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of 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 learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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I am so stuck in the 80s. What will it take to get me into the front seat of a newer car? A crapload of money? [123] dropped the double wishbone front end for the cheaper McPherson strut, and we all suffered, Really? I thought the strut showed up for 124/201. -- 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
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I am so stuck in the 80s. What will it take to get me into the front seat of a newer car? On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 12:32 AM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote: Both the 114/115 and the 124 handle/drive better than the 123. It was a low point in suspension design - they dropped the double wishbone front end for the cheaper McPherson strut, and we all suffered, until they figured out the rear end to compensate. On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 10:12 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: 123 handling is awesome especially with GOFORM tires. On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 10:51 PM, Dwight Giles dwight.gi...@gmail.com wrote: snip You are right about 124 handling. Mt 2.5t handles so welli get 28-30 mpg on it for my 300-500 commuting miles per week. On Apr 2, 2015 10:26 PM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote: My 300D 2.5t is the best car i have ever owned in 50 years of cars. Also better driver than any of the 123's I had/have. snip 123s are durable and comfortable, but the handling was 'merkunized and not as crisp as its predecessors. The 124 handles like a rocket on rails. Fun car, but not as comfortable as 123 or 126. In OM602 form, a very economical car. The 126 is comfortable and very good looking. SDL is a wonderful car. Each one is great in its own right. I am quite happy to have one or more of each. -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of 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 learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Dynamite? Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2015 10:46:37 -0400 From: astrasfo...@gmail.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] the club I am so stuck in the 80s. What will it take to get me into the front seat of a newer car? On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 12:32 AM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote: Both the 114/115 and the 124 handle/drive better than the 123. It was a low point in suspension design - they dropped the double wishbone front end for the cheaper McPherson strut, and we all suffered, until they figured out the rear end to compensate. On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 10:12 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: 123 handling is awesome especially with GOFORM tires. On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 10:51 PM, Dwight Giles dwight.gi...@gmail.com wrote: snip You are right about 124 handling. Mt 2.5t handles so welli get 28-30 mpg on it for my 300-500 commuting miles per week. On Apr 2, 2015 10:26 PM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote: My 300D 2.5t is the best car i have ever owned in 50 years of cars. Also better driver than any of the 123's I had/have. snip 123s are durable and comfortable, but the handling was 'merkunized and not as crisp as its predecessors. The 124 handles like a rocket on rails. Fun car, but not as comfortable as 123 or 126. In OM602 form, a very economical car. The 126 is comfortable and very good looking. SDL is a wonderful car. Each one is great in its own right. I am quite happy to have one or more of each. -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of 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 learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ 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
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What's a flop top? I owned a 111 coupe with a sunroof - is that what you mean? On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 11:59 AM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote: I am so stuck in the 80s. What will it take to get me into the front seat of a newer car? Why would you want to? You have 2 very nice cars. You have owned a museum quality flop top. Why would you want a prastic car? ___ 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
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I am so stuck in the 80s. What will it take to get me into the front seat of a newer car? Why would you want to? You have 2 very nice cars. You have owned a museum quality flop top. Why would you want a prastic car? ___ 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
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What's a flop top? I owned a 111 coupe with a sunroof - is that what you mean? Sorry, I thought it was a convertible. Still a very special car. ___ 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
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Wasn't that the W124? The W116, W123, and W126 all have a similar front suspension, and it is NOT a McPherson strut. The strut is actually a very nice suspension, eaiser to make, easier to maintain, and if intelligently designed, provides very good handling. It provides zero or negative offset without the expensive cast components used in the earlier zero offset designs. Peter Thanks Peter. I've been scratching my head trying to figure out how a 123 front is called a mcpherson strut. The 124 is for sure. I think the definition of a mcpherson strut is the spring around the shock as a load bearing component, where earlier systems in MB had a mostly non-load bearing shock, (bears weight in the lb it takes to compress the gas pressure shock.) and a coil spring between the UCA or body and the LCA. REF: according to misiam-webster: Definition of MACPHERSON STRUT : a component of an automobile suspension consisting of a shock absorber mounted within a coil spring ___ 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
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On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 10:23 AM, Jim Cathey jim.cathey...@gmail.com wrote: [123] dropped the double wishbone front end for the cheaper McPherson strut, and we all suffered, Really? I thought the strut showed up for 124/201. -- Jim Nope, the McPherson strut appeared in the 116, then the 123. The 124/201 introduced the multi-link rear suspension. -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of 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 learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Jim Cathey wrote: [123] dropped the double wishbone front end for the cheaper McPherson strut, and we all suffered, Really? I thought the strut showed up for 124/201. -- Jim Nope, the McPherson strut appeared in the 116, then the 123. The 124/201 introduced the multi-link rear suspension. My '83 300D and 240D have no McPherson strut. Aren't they 123s? Gerry ___ 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
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Wasn't that the W124? The W116, W123, and W126 all have a similar front suspension, and it is NOT a McPherson strut. The strut is actually a very nice suspension, eaiser to make, easier to maintain, and if intelligently designed, provides very good handling. It provides zero or negative offset without the expensive cast components used in the earlier zero offset designs. Peter ___ 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
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Andrew wrote: I am so stuck in the 80s. What will it take to get me into the front seat of a newer car? Yo 'bro I have the same sentiment about cars, but rust is a killer. mao ___ 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
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Curly wrote: Why would you want a prastic car? Prastic? - the new prastic airplanes are dangerous for crash investigators. Full protective gear needed since prastic fibers imbed in to flesh and can be airborne and they never disappear - not biodegradable. That is what we need - more prastic cars to assist the medical industrial complex make better prophet. mao ___ 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
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I find w123 ride quality to be superior to W124. W124 probably handles better though. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 3, 2015, at 12:32 AM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote: Both the 114/115 and the 124 handle/drive better than the 123. It was a low point in suspension design - they dropped the double wishbone front end for the cheaper McPherson strut, and we all suffered, until they figured out the rear end to compensate. On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 10:12 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: 123 handling is awesome especially with GOFORM tires. On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 10:51 PM, Dwight Giles dwight.gi...@gmail.com wrote: snip You are right about 124 handling. Mt 2.5t handles so welli get 28-30 mpg on it for my 300-500 commuting miles per week. On Apr 2, 2015 10:26 PM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote: My 300D 2.5t is the best car i have ever owned in 50 years of cars. Also better driver than any of the 123's I had/have. snip 123s are durable and comfortable, but the handling was 'merkunized and not as crisp as its predecessors. The 124 handles like a rocket on rails. Fun car, but not as comfortable as 123 or 126. In OM602 form, a very economical car. The 126 is comfortable and very good looking. SDL is a wonderful car. Each one is great in its own right. I am quite happy to have one or more of each. -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of 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 learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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I looked up babe magnet. At the end was the antonym: Mercedes 240D, preferably China blue. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 3, 2015, at 10:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: I looked up the definition of chick magnet. At the end was the antonym: Mercedes 300TD turbodiesel station wagon On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 10:19 PM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote: Tonight I went through a drive through, and the young woman taking money asked what year my rusty ol SDL is. She said she thought it was an 87. I was impressed. She only missed by a year, and the car is older than her. I told her then asked if she liked Mercedes. She said she did. I told her they are safe, and MB invented the crumple zone and patented it in 1951, and started crash testing long before the US ever thought of it. Hadta go then because there was another car behind. Must be spring... I don't expect my rusty old beater to get positive comments. Especially not 2 on two days. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Good! And it should be a svelte young female looking for an andrew daddy. Ah, so you're saying that a newer car should come with a driver? On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 7:47 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: andrew sez: Why would you want to get into the front seat of a newer car? Even the nicest ones bore me. -- OK Don \ ___ 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
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Tonight I went through a drive through, and the young woman taking money asked what year my rusty ol SDL is. She said she thought it was an 87. I was impressed. She only missed by a year, and the car is older than her. I told her then asked if she liked Mercedes. She said she did. I told her they are safe, and MB invented the crumple zone and patented it in 1951, and started crash testing long before the US ever thought of it. Hadta go then because there was another car behind. Must be spring... I don't expect my rusty old beater to get positive comments. Especially not 2 on two days. ___ 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
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I looked up the definition of chick magnet. At the end was the antonym: Mercedes 300TD turbodiesel station wagon On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 10:19 PM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote: Tonight I went through a drive through, and the young woman taking money asked what year my rusty ol SDL is. She said she thought it was an 87. I was impressed. She only missed by a year, and the car is older than her. I told her then asked if she liked Mercedes. She said she did. I told her they are safe, and MB invented the crumple zone and patented it in 1951, and started crash testing long before the US ever thought of it. Hadta go then because there was another car behind. Must be spring... I don't expect my rusty old beater to get positive comments. Especially not 2 on two days. ___ 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
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Yeah, I've never seen a strut in a w123! Sent from my iPhone On Apr 3, 2015, at 11:23 AM, Jim Cathey jim.cathey...@gmail.com wrote: I am so stuck in the 80s. What will it take to get me into the front seat of a newer car? A crapload of money? [123] dropped the double wishbone front end for the cheaper McPherson strut, and we all suffered, Really? I thought the strut showed up for 124/201. -- 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
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Ah, so you're saying that a newer car should come with a driver? On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 7:47 PM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote: Why would you want to get into the front seat of a newer car? Even the nicest ones bore me. -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of 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 learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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Why would you want to get into the front seat of a newer car? Even the nicest ones bore me. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 3, 2015, at 10:46 AM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: I am so stuck in the 80s. What will it take to get me into the front seat of a newer car? On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 12:32 AM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote: Both the 114/115 and the 124 handle/drive better than the 123. It was a low point in suspension design - they dropped the double wishbone front end for the cheaper McPherson strut, and we all suffered, until they figured out the rear end to compensate. On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 10:12 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: 123 handling is awesome especially with GOFORM tires. On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 10:51 PM, Dwight Giles dwight.gi...@gmail.com wrote: snip You are right about 124 handling. Mt 2.5t handles so welli get 28-30 mpg on it for my 300-500 commuting miles per week. On Apr 2, 2015 10:26 PM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote: My 300D 2.5t is the best car i have ever owned in 50 years of cars. Also better driver than any of the 123's I had/have. snip 123s are durable and comfortable, but the handling was 'merkunized and not as crisp as its predecessors. The 124 handles like a rocket on rails. Fun car, but not as comfortable as 123 or 126. In OM602 form, a very economical car. The 126 is comfortable and very good looking. SDL is a wonderful car. Each one is great in its own right. I am quite happy to have one or more of each. -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of 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 learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ 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
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OK, I was wrong, the 116, 123, and 126 do not have a McPherson strut. I've been calling them that for years now. Either way, they do not have double wish bone front suspensions, which I think is the proper way to control the front wheels. On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 5:15 PM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks Peter. I've been scratching my head trying to figure out how a 123 front is called a mcpherson strut. The 124 is for sure. I think the definition of a mcpherson strut is the spring around the shock as a load bearing component, where earlier systems in MB had a mostly non-load bearing shock, (bears weight in the lb it takes to compress the gas pressure shock.) and a coil spring between the UCA or body and the LCA. REF: according to misiam-webster: Definition of MACPHERSON STRUT : a component of an automobile suspension consisting of a shock absorber mounted within a coil spring -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of 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 learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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My 300D 2.5t is the best car i have ever owned in 50 years of cars. Also better driver than any of the 123's I had/have. On Apr 2, 2015 7:57 PM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote: I've never had a OM 601 or 602, but I really like the OM603s I like 123s, 124s and 126s 123s are durable and comfortable, but the handling was 'merkunized and not as crisp as its predecessors. The 124 handles like a rocket on rails. Fun car, but not as comfortable as 123 or 126. In OM602 form, a very economical car. The 126 is comfortable and very good looking. SDL is a wonderful car. Each one is great in its own right. I am quite happy to have one or more of each. ___ 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
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My 300D 2.5t is the best car i have ever owned in 50 years of cars. Also better driver than any of the 123's I had/have. On Apr 2, 2015 7:57 PM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote: This afternoon a salesman stopped in. After he left, he came back in and asked whose Mercedes was outside. I told him it was mine. He said he thought that type was the best looking Mercedes, and that he does not like the new ones (fugly) I agreed and he started talking about his 93 300D 2.5 He bought it nearly new and now his daughter is driving it in CO. It has 400k miles on it. It sounds like it is midnight blue. Not many 124 in dark blue colors. It sounds like a nice car. He is considering taking it back and driving it again. I don't blame him. Even my old rusty SDL is attractive! Especially compared to the prastic cars made in the past 25-30 years. Our little old diesels club is worldwide. I generally hide the SDL or relegate it to the back part of the lot when I know visitors are coming. Maybe I don't need to. I figgered it looks better at 30 to 100 yards. It is kinda like a few years ago when Werner Fehlauer and a bunch of MBCA folks stopped in town overnight on the way west. When I was looking for them, I saw a blue 123 wagon and started talking to the guy. It turned out to be LutherG's dad, not on the MBCA drive. BTW, Werner was driving a droolworthy 300D 2.5 also. ___ 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
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123 handling is awesome especially with GOFORM tires. On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 10:51 PM, Dwight Giles dwight.gi...@gmail.com wrote: Never had an OM603 but a 126 with one is on my bucket list. You are right about 124 handling. Mt 2.5t handles so welli get 28-30 mpg on it for my 300-500 commuting miles per week. On Apr 2, 2015 10:26 PM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote: My 300D 2.5t is the best car i have ever owned in 50 years of cars. Also better driver than any of the 123's I had/have. On Apr 2, 2015 7:57 PM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote: I've never had a OM 601 or 602, but I really like the OM603s I like 123s, 124s and 126s 123s are durable and comfortable, but the handling was 'merkunized and not as crisp as its predecessors. The 124 handles like a rocket on rails. Fun car, but not as comfortable as 123 or 126. In OM602 form, a very economical car. The 126 is comfortable and very good looking. SDL is a wonderful car. Each one is great in its own right. I am quite happy to have one or more of each. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] the club
This afternoon a salesman stopped in. After he left, he came back in and asked whose Mercedes was outside. I told him it was mine. He said he thought that type was the best looking Mercedes, and that he does not like the new ones (fugly) I agreed and he started talking about his 93 300D 2.5 He bought it nearly new and now his daughter is driving it in CO. It has 400k miles on it. It sounds like it is midnight blue. Not many 124 in dark blue colors. It sounds like a nice car. He is considering taking it back and driving it again. I don't blame him. Even my old rusty SDL is attractive! Especially compared to the prastic cars made in the past 25-30 years. Our little old diesels club is worldwide. I generally hide the SDL or relegate it to the back part of the lot when I know visitors are coming. Maybe I don't need to. I figgered it looks better at 30 to 100 yards. It is kinda like a few years ago when Werner Fehlauer and a bunch of MBCA folks stopped in town overnight on the way west. When I was looking for them, I saw a blue 123 wagon and started talking to the guy. It turned out to be LutherG's dad, not on the MBCA drive. BTW, Werner was driving a droolworthy 300D 2.5 also. ___ 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] the club
Never had an OM603 but a 126 with one is on my bucket list. You are right about 124 handling. Mt 2.5t handles so welli get 28-30 mpg on it for my 300-500 commuting miles per week. On Apr 2, 2015 10:26 PM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote: My 300D 2.5t is the best car i have ever owned in 50 years of cars. Also better driver than any of the 123's I had/have. On Apr 2, 2015 7:57 PM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote: I've never had a OM 601 or 602, but I really like the OM603s I like 123s, 124s and 126s 123s are durable and comfortable, but the handling was 'merkunized and not as crisp as its predecessors. The 124 handles like a rocket on rails. Fun car, but not as comfortable as 123 or 126. In OM602 form, a very economical car. The 126 is comfortable and very good looking. SDL is a wonderful car. Each one is great in its own right. I am quite happy to have one or more of each. ___ 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] the club
Both the 114/115 and the 124 handle/drive better than the 123. It was a low point in suspension design - they dropped the double wishbone front end for the cheaper McPherson strut, and we all suffered, until they figured out the rear end to compensate. On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 10:12 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: 123 handling is awesome especially with GOFORM tires. On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 10:51 PM, Dwight Giles dwight.gi...@gmail.com wrote: snip You are right about 124 handling. Mt 2.5t handles so welli get 28-30 mpg on it for my 300-500 commuting miles per week. On Apr 2, 2015 10:26 PM, Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote: My 300D 2.5t is the best car i have ever owned in 50 years of cars. Also better driver than any of the 123's I had/have. snip 123s are durable and comfortable, but the handling was 'merkunized and not as crisp as its predecessors. The 124 handles like a rocket on rails. Fun car, but not as comfortable as 123 or 126. In OM602 form, a very economical car. The 126 is comfortable and very good looking. SDL is a wonderful car. Each one is great in its own right. I am quite happy to have one or more of each. -- OK Don NSA: The only branch of government that actually listens to US citizens! *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of 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 learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves. WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Knee club
Thanks Larry and all for good wishes. I am going to New England Baptist Hospital which is top rated ortho center. I have had lots of PT, plenty of pre op and many infection precautions. I am feeling good bout doing this now-finally. Will keep you posted next week. Dwight On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 6:37 PM, Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net wrote: Dwight - Best wishes for an uneventful surgery and a rapid recovery! I assume your hospital offered a seminar that told you what to expect and what was expected of you during your hospital stay? The one I attended emphasized the expectations the surgical team had of me - such as, that I was not there to rest, but to work hard to recover by doing the exercises to build strength and to prevent blood clots,etc. I hope you have maintained as much strength as possible in both legs which will make recovery easier. too many people delay the surgery until the muscles atrophy and then they take an abnormal length of time to recover their strength. Unfortunately, as we age, our recovery period lengthens, as I am sure everyone knows. Anyway, I'll remember you your family in my prayers and hopefully you'll write soon and tell us how things went ;-) Sincerely, LarryT - Original Message - From: Dwight Giles dwight.gi...@gmail.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 4:45:02 PM Subject: [MBZ] Knee club On Monday I will be joining Larry T and perhaps others on this list for a new titanium right knee. (MB content- Then I can better spool the turbo on the OM617.) I expect that in a couple weeks I will be back waxing the 123 124 and within a couple months digging clams for Chowdah. Dwight. 1982 300CDT 228K miles 1990 300D 2.5t 236K miles Wickford RI ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Knee club
Dwight.Hopefully you will be able to ditch the knee brace and the painkillers soon.No more messing about, hop to it! Fred. Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 09:40:48 -0400 From: dwight.gi...@gmail.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Knee club Thanks Larry and all for good wishes. I am going to New England Baptist Hospital which is top rated ortho center. I have had lots of PT, plenty of pre op and many infection precautions. I am feeling good bout doing this now-finally. Will keep you posted next week. Dwight ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Knee club
Yes my CQ photo won't be the same without the brace. Thanks. On May 29, 2014 1:43 PM, Fred Moir fredh.s...@hotmail.com wrote: Dwight.Hopefully you will be able to ditch the knee brace and the painkillers soon.No more messing about, hop to it! Fred. Date: Thu, 29 May 2014 09:40:48 -0400 From: dwight.gi...@gmail.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Knee club Thanks Larry and all for good wishes. I am going to New England Baptist Hospital which is top rated ortho center. I have had lots of PT, plenty of pre op and many infection precautions. I am feeling good bout doing this now-finally. Will keep you posted next week. Dwight ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Knee club
Sounds great! -- like you are well prepared - I remember my fear of blood clots and the 'foot flipping I got into the habit of doing -- like pushing an accelerator over and over - I tried to do it reflexively over and over every waking minute. I had a leg clot in 98 and did not want a repeat. Hopefully they'll be able to get you standing next to the bed putting slight pressure on the new knee shortly after you come out of recoveryI'll be looking forward to hear how things go in the event they have new procedures since my last one in March 13. Saw my doc on tuesday he said things look good - no movement. ;-) Take care -- Larry On 5/29/2014 9:40 AM, Dwight Giles wrote: Thanks Larry and all for good wishes. I am going to New England Baptist Hospital which is top rated ortho center. I have had lots of PT, plenty of pre op and many infection precautions. I am feeling good bout doing this now-finally. Will keep you posted next week. Dwight On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 6:37 PM, Larry T l02tur...@comcast.net wrote: Dwight - Best wishes for an uneventful surgery and a rapid recovery! I assume your hospital offered a seminar that told you what to expect and what was expected of you during your hospital stay? The one I attended emphasized the expectations the surgical team had of me - such as, that I was not there to rest, but to work hard to recover by doing the exercises to build strength and to prevent blood clots,etc. I hope you have maintained as much strength as possible in both legs which will make recovery easier. too many people delay the surgery until the muscles atrophy and then they take an abnormal length of time to recover their strength. Unfortunately, as we age, our recovery period lengthens, as I am sure everyone knows. Anyway, I'll remember you your family in my prayers and hopefully you'll write soon and tell us how things went ;-) Sincerely, LarryT - Original Message - From: Dwight Giles dwight.gi...@gmail.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 4:45:02 PM Subject: [MBZ] Knee club On Monday I will be joining Larry T and perhaps others on this list for a new titanium right knee. (MB content- Then I can better spool the turbo on the OM617.) I expect that in a couple weeks I will be back waxing the 123 124 and within a couple months digging clams for Chowdah. Dwight. 1982 300CDT 228K miles 1990 300D 2.5t 236K miles Wickford RI ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
[MBZ] Knee club
On Monday I will be joining Larry T and perhaps others on this list for a new titanium right knee. (MB content- Then I can better spool the turbo on the OM617.) I expect that in a couple weeks I will be back waxing the 123 124 and within a couple months digging clams for Chowdah. Dwight. 1982 300CDT 228K miles 1990 300D 2.5t 236K miles Wickford RI ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Knee club
Good luck! Hope it works out well for you. A friend had hip replacement surgery a couple of weeks ago and looks better than he has in a year or more. Randy On 28/05/2014 3:45 PM, Dwight Giles wrote: On Monday I will be joining Larry T and perhaps others on this list for a new titanium right knee. (MB content- Then I can better spool the turbo on the OM617.) I expect that in a couple weeks I will be back waxing the 123 124 and within a couple months digging clams for Chowdah. Dwight. 1982 300CDT 228K miles 1990 300D 2.5t 236K miles Wickford RI ___ ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Knee club
Thanks. Yes I am counting on being much better as I hear from so many replacement stories. On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 4:57 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: Good luck! Hope it works out well for you. A friend had hip replacement surgery a couple of weeks ago and looks better than he has in a year or more. Randy On 28/05/2014 3:45 PM, Dwight Giles wrote: On Monday I will be joining Larry T and perhaps others on this list for a new titanium right knee. (MB content- Then I can better spool the turbo on the OM617.) I expect that in a couple weeks I will be back waxing the 123 124 and within a couple months digging clams for Chowdah. Dwight. 1982 300CDT 228K miles 1990 300D 2.5t 236K miles Wickford RI ___ ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Knee club
'Hope all goes well. Wilton - Original Message - From: Dwight Giles dwight.gi...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 4:45 PM Subject: [MBZ] Knee club On Monday I will be joining Larry T and perhaps others on this list for a new titanium right knee. (MB content- Then I can better spool the turbo on the OM617.) I expect that in a couple weeks I will be back waxing the 123 124 and within a couple months digging clams for Chowdah. Dwight. 1982 300CDT 228K miles 1990 300D 2.5t 236K miles Wickford RI ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Knee club
I has a double done in Oct. and am doing great. I did zirconium instead of titanium or cobalt. Best wishes! Greg -Original Message- From: Mercedes [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Dwight Giles Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 1:45 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] Knee club On Monday I will be joining Larry T and perhaps others on this list for a new titanium right knee. (MB content- Then I can better spool the turbo on the OM617.) I expect that in a couple weeks I will be back waxing the 123 124 and within a couple months digging clams for Chowdah. Dwight. 1982 300CDT 228K miles 1990 300D 2.5t 236K miles Wickford RI ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Knee club
Dwight - Best wishes for an uneventful surgery and a rapid recovery! I assume your hospital offered a seminar that told you what to expect and what was expected of you during your hospital stay? The one I attended emphasized the expectations the surgical team had of me - such as, that I was not there to rest, but to work hard to recover by doing the exercises to build strength and to prevent blood clots,etc. I hope you have maintained as much strength as possible in both legs which will make recovery easier. too many people delay the surgery until the muscles atrophy and then they take an abnormal length of time to recover their strength. Unfortunately, as we age, our recovery period lengthens, as I am sure everyone knows. Anyway, I'll remember you your family in my prayers and hopefully you'll write soon and tell us how things went ;-) Sincerely, LarryT - Original Message - From: Dwight Giles dwight.gi...@gmail.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 4:45:02 PM Subject: [MBZ] Knee club On Monday I will be joining Larry T and perhaps others on this list for a new titanium right knee. (MB content- Then I can better spool the turbo on the OM617.) I expect that in a couple weeks I will be back waxing the 123 124 and within a couple months digging clams for Chowdah. Dwight. 1982 300CDT 228K miles 1990 300D 2.5t 236K miles Wickford RI ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
Re: [MBZ] Knee club
May you have skilled surgeons and a rapid recovery! Max Dillon, Charleston SC ___ 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 All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
[MBZ] Stupid club WAS Insurance coverage
Gary Hurst wrote: with engine running, i grab hold of wire end. i learn what 15k volts feel like. my chest really starts to hurt and continues to do so for quite a while as i sit there wondering why i did that. I've done that twice. One time was with my lawnmower. I was in middle school and the plug clamp (not boot) kept coming loose. Tried to fix it while I was cutting... The other time was helping a friend get his truck running. It would crank and crank so did the whole air, fuel, spark thing. Decided to test for spark by unscrewing a plug and looking for a spark, and I thought that holding the metal casing of the spark plug to the engine block would suffice as grounding. Apparently not... I like diesels! ;) John ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Stupid club WAS Insurance coverage
there really is something sweet about old diesels in this regard. one thing you can be sure about any old neglected gasser is that it will be full of ignition issues. and any marginal but functional ignition will leave you stranded once it rains on an old car. once it is lit and warm, the old diesels just keep on firing fine. my old decrepit wagon is leaking everything out of everywhere and is mostly trashed, but just keep firing perfectly. On 8/30/07, John Robbins [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gary Hurst wrote: with engine running, i grab hold of wire end. i learn what 15k volts feel like. my chest really starts to hurt and continues to do so for quite a while as i sit there wondering why i did that. I've done that twice. One time was with my lawnmower. I was in middle school and the plug clamp (not boot) kept coming loose. Tried to fix it while I was cutting... The other time was helping a friend get his truck running. It would crank and crank so did the whole air, fuel, spark thing. Decided to test for spark by unscrewing a plug and looking for a spark, and I thought that holding the metal casing of the spark plug to the engine block would suffice as grounding. Apparently not... I like diesels! ;) John ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Official CLub 123D Info
V Layton wrote: Did I really see that W201 diesel beat that Vette? THAT'S somethin'! That's Jorma's old 2.3-16V chassis with OM603 (1986/87 300SDL/300D engine) He used the 5sp from the 16v, with a custom double plate clutch, 457hp. 1/4 mile in the mid 13s is very good for a turbo diesel with stick shift and traction problems. I want to do a mild replica of that car, I already have a OM 602 turbo engine (5/6 of an OM603) and a pearl black 2.3-16v. I just bought a variable nozzle turbo from a 2005 E320CDI, my Finnish friends tell me the VNT turbo can handle 250hp, and one of them has a 331hp OM602, so I think 250 should be possible. Jorma now has a 124 coupe with the newer 24v OM606, over 500hp. I'll be happy if I can run with an E320CDI (0-60 in 6.8, 40mpg hwy). My 2.3-16 can do 0-60 in 7.3 seconds and get 23mpg hwy. A W123 in motion is always a sweet sight to me, but seeing one kick out on dry pavement with that kind of power is admittedly extra delicious! Didn't that one have a license plate and trailer hitch? I think it's a daily driver. Jorma's converted 16v didn't have a plate at the May 5 drags in the video.
Re: [MBZ] Official CLub 123D Info
that scary thing was on eBay a while back for sale On Sunday, January 1, 2006, at 08:27 PM, V Layton wrote: No, but will TRY to download it and see it (computer allowing) when I get back from the store tonight. I thought the Finns wern't allowed to mod thier cars due to regulations. This is based on a segment of video (I am reviewing right as I type) of a Finnish immigrant named Antti Rahko, who retired in America to be allowed to mod his RV's. OK they just said verbatum In Finland most of the things are prohibited with cars, rebuilding cars, and where in the States most of the things are legal and not prohibited. (He was a mechanical engineer, who doesn't speak English) It's an interesting 5 minute segment about his Custom RV (complete with full working sauna trailer) and his monster crazy 300TDt, which is a tri-axle franken marvel made from two bodies, I'm sure someone had seen it. Thanks for the tip. I think Finland has a W123 club... From: Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Official CLub 123D Info Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 22:55:25 -0500 Vince, have you seen what those crazy Finns do to 123s? For instance, if you take time to download this video, you will see one with an OM606 (3.0L 24V diesel) lay an incredible amount of rubber down before the driver (rehtijii) figured out he couldn't just floor it from a standing start. He did a 13.9 1/4 mile with less wheelspin on his next run. http://students.tukkk.fi/tuukka.simonen/Mersuvideot/ quarter_mile_Finland_May_2005.wmv ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net _ Dont just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Clay Seattle Bioburner 1972 220D - Gump 1995 E300D - Cleo 1987 300SDL - POS - DOA The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz
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Vince, have you seen what those crazy Finns do to 123s? For instance, if you take time to download this video, you will see one with an OM606 (3.0L 24V diesel) lay an incredible amount of rubber down before the driver (rehtijii) figured out he couldn't just floor it from a standing start. He did a 13.9 1/4 mile with less wheelspin on his next run. http://students.tukkk.fi/tuukka.simonen/Mersuvideot/quarter_mile_Finland_May_2005.wmv
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No, but will TRY to download it and see it (computer allowing) when I get back from the store tonight. I thought the Finns wern't allowed to mod thier cars due to regulations. This is based on a segment of video (I am reviewing right as I type) of a Finnish immigrant named Antti Rahko, who retired in America to be allowed to mod his RV's. OK they just said verbatum In Finland most of the things are prohibited with cars, rebuilding cars, and where in the States most of the things are legal and not prohibited. (He was a mechanical engineer, who doesn't speak English) It's an interesting 5 minute segment about his Custom RV (complete with full working sauna trailer) and his monster crazy 300TDt, which is a tri-axle franken marvel made from two bodies, I'm sure someone had seen it. Thanks for the tip. I think Finland has a W123 club... From: Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Official CLub 123D Info Date: Sun, 01 Jan 2006 22:55:25 -0500 Vince, have you seen what those crazy Finns do to 123s? For instance, if you take time to download this video, you will see one with an OM606 (3.0L 24V diesel) lay an incredible amount of rubber down before the driver (rehtijii) figured out he couldn't just floor it from a standing start. He did a 13.9 1/4 mile with less wheelspin on his next run. http://students.tukkk.fi/tuukka.simonen/Mersuvideot/quarter_mile_Finland_May_2005.wmv ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net _ Dont just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/
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V Layton wrote: No, but will TRY to download it and see it (computer allowing) when I get back from the store tonight. I thought the Finns wern't allowed to mod thier cars due to regulations. I always thought they could not install an engine with a higher (from the factory) power rating. (but that can't be right, I've seen 200d with OM606 under the hood, that's about double the facrory power) Maybe nobody pays attention to diesel swaps yet? I'm thinking that once an engine is allowed in a car, what the government doesn't know can't hurt the hot-rodder. Just turn the externally adjustable full load screw down to stock when you take it in for inspection. BTW, I should have warned you the video is 40mb. Plan on 2-4 hour download if you are on dial-up.
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Europe tends to have higher regs and more taxes for older cars, which makes me glad to be a car enthusiast guy here. Cool video, Finns having fun definately. I think it's neat there is an apparent USA car enthusiasm group, odd to realize Chevys and such are exoctic to them, but very cool. Did I really see that W201 diesel beat that Vette? THAT'S somethin'! A W123 in motion is always a sweet sight to me, but seeing one kick out on dry pavement with that kind of power is admittedly extra delicious! Thanks again for pointing that out to me. Vince From: Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Official CLub 123D Info Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 02:59:28 -0500 V Layton wrote: No, but will TRY to download it and see it (computer allowing) when I get back from the store tonight. I thought the Finns wern't allowed to mod thier cars due to regulations. I always thought they could not install an engine with a higher (from the factory) power rating. (but that can't be right, I've seen 200d with OM606 under the hood, that's about double the facrory power) Maybe nobody pays attention to diesel swaps yet? I'm thinking that once an engine is allowed in a car, what the government doesn't know can't hurt the hot-rodder. Just turn the externally adjustable full load screw down to stock when you take it in for inspection. BTW, I should have warned you the video is 40mb. Plan on 2-4 hour download if you are on dial-up. ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net _ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee® Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963
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Think about this. In Germany there are no Junkyards. Older cars that do not pass the inspection (TUeV), which includes body, suspension, oil leaks and emissions, and can not repaired at reasonable cost are being scrapped, I mean shredded, and the owner pays a fee. On 1/2/06, V Layton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Europe tends to have higher regs and more taxes for older cars, which makes me glad to be a car enthusiast guy here. Cool video, Finns having fun definately. I think it's neat there is an apparent USA car enthusiasm group, odd to realize Chevys and such are exoctic to them, but very cool. Did I really see that W201 diesel beat that Vette? THAT'S somethin'! A W123 in motion is always a sweet sight to me, but seeing one kick out on dry pavement with that kind of power is admittedly extra delicious! Thanks again for pointing that out to me. Vince From: Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Official CLub 123D Info Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 02:59:28 -0500 V Layton wrote: No, but will TRY to download it and see it (computer allowing) when I get back from the store tonight. I thought the Finns wern't allowed to mod thier cars due to regulations. I always thought they could not install an engine with a higher (from the factory) power rating. (but that can't be right, I've seen 200d with OM606 under the hood, that's about double the facrory power) Maybe nobody pays attention to diesel swaps yet? I'm thinking that once an engine is allowed in a car, what the government doesn't know can't hurt the hot-rodder. Just turn the externally adjustable full load screw down to stock when you take it in for inspection. BTW, I should have warned you the video is 40mb. Plan on 2-4 hour download if you are on dial-up. ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net _ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee(r) Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX '82 300SD, '95 E300D
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can you imagine all the cool euro parts that are just thrown away over there all the time. There is probably some money in shipping container loads of cars/parts over here for resale. Hans Neureiter wrote: Think about this. In Germany there are no Junkyards. Older cars that do not pass the inspection (TUeV), which includes body, suspension, oil leaks and emissions, and can not repaired at reasonable cost are being scrapped, I mean shredded, and the owner pays a fee. -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 http://www.striplin.net
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A very good observation, although a sickening thought! Perhaps the Nigerian W123 company could set up an honest business utilizing that! Surely someone is clever enough to market that stuff, especailly euro lenses, bumpers and special body parts like front air dams and stuff. I guess that's what seperates the car collector from regular uncaring for car people... I wish I had money, I'd take trips to the euro pick and pulls if I could! (I'd need to hire ship for all the decent restorable W123 orphans too!) Oh what? Hey, I wasn't day-dreaming Vince From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Official CLub 123D Info Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 12:25:33 -0600 can you imagine all the cool euro parts that are just thrown away over there all the time. There is probably some money in shipping container loads of cars/parts over here for resale. Hans Neureiter wrote: Think about this. In Germany there are no Junkyards. Older cars that do not pass the inspection (TUeV), which includes body, suspension, oil leaks and emissions, and can not repaired at reasonable cost are being scrapped, I mean shredded, and the owner pays a fee. -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 http://www.striplin.net ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/
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You might have to go to Italy or Slovania. On 1/2/06, V Layton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A very good observation, although a sickening thought! Perhaps the Nigerian W123 company could set up an honest business utilizing that! Surely someone is clever enough to market that stuff, especailly euro lenses, bumpers and special body parts like front air dams and stuff. I guess that's what seperates the car collector from regular uncaring for car people... I wish I had money, I'd take trips to the euro pick and pulls if I could! (I'd need to hire ship for all the decent restorable W123 orphans too!) Oh what? Hey, I wasn't day-dreaming Vince From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Official CLub 123D Info Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 12:25:33 -0600 can you imagine all the cool euro parts that are just thrown away over there all the time. There is probably some money in shipping container loads of cars/parts over here for resale. Hans Neureiter wrote: Think about this. In Germany there are no Junkyards. Older cars that do not pass the inspection (TUeV), which includes body, suspension, oil leaks and emissions, and can not repaired at reasonable cost are being scrapped, I mean shredded, and the owner pays a fee. -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 http://www.striplin.net ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX '82 300SD, '95 E300D
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G'day Vince, Good to see another 123 nut on the forum, I have a 84 230E and a 230TE that I am taking apart (mainly for the 5 speed). If you want to check out the Oz scene have a look at our little Benz community at http://forum.mbspares.com.au/ with a area just for us 123 people. Hendrik in a hot Adelaide (was 42 degrees C yesterday) - Original Message - From: V Layton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 7:10 PM Subject: [MBZ] Official CLub 123D Info Hello to all the Mercedes fans here at Striplin.net! This is my first post here and I'm sorry it took me awhile to contribute, SNIPPED
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Does dago dave hang out there? Hendrik Riessen wrote: G'day Vince, Good to see another 123 nut on the forum, I have a 84 230E and a 230TE that I am taking apart (mainly for the 5 speed). If you want to check out the Oz scene have a look at our little Benz community at http://forum.mbspares.com.au/ with a area just for us 123 people. Hendrik in a hot Adelaide (was 42 degrees C yesterday) - Original Message - From: V Layton [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 7:10 PM Subject: [MBZ] Official CLub 123D Info Hello to all the Mercedes fans here at Striplin.net! This is my first post here and I'm sorry it took me awhile to contribute, SNIPPED ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 http://www.striplin.net
[MBZ] Official CLub 123D Info
Hello to all the Mercedes fans here at Striplin.net! This is my first post here and I'm sorry it took me awhile to contribute, I'm kind of a one track person with precious little time these days (which is good, I guess!) but now I've found some time I can concentrate on geting used to this list. I think I must be spoiled by forum mode setups? Maybe I haven't figured out all the features yet- like how to log-in to read all the threads- Anyways, I wanted to answer some questions about my auto club for W123 chassis cars, to clear up some of the points I read. THE LIMO: The limo finally sold today for $600! It was bought by a member of my club, hopefully it will get some design updates and all the mechanical restoration it needs! CLUB 123D: I'm an eccentric, molded as a freak of nature and fate which has called me to pursue a fantastic vision of the ultimate positive and preservative resource for the long term enjoyment of my favorite car ever, the W123 chassis. I want every classic American ideal for automotive enthusiasm provided by a single resource. In a land where there is a nut and/or a group following for every kind of car practiacally made, and often fine European cars are snubbed and misunderstood, I wanted to see all the fun and celebration of car hobbyists presented to the W123 owner, and maybe then some. I'm trying to make these services availible to the W123 enthusiast: A national registry A club newsletter Hall of historical records, information, literature- of MB, W123, W123 era related technological developemts and of Club 123D itself Novelties, art, Club memorabilia - (shirts - decal logos, grille badges) An Annual car show A technical gathering event A social gathering event 2 annual road rally tours, of varying grades of difficulty and endurance Member rated maintenance, repair and restoration services logistical services personal assistance, advice, negotiaion and PPI services for transfer of ownership It's traditional in the sense it has memberships, with fees, little cards, and a periodical. It's not so traditional in that is offers all the traditional things but also can serve as funtioning mechanical facility. It's quite a unigue approach, I've narrowed out all other cars EXCEPT ANY W123 chassis- there is a certain uniformity I enjoy. I like many other kinds of MB's but I specialize in W123- completely and exclusively. It's not going to be for or liked by everybody, but if I can keep up my approach of behaving in an opposite way of a certain unpopular MB part supplier, the general concensus will really appreciate what it is for what it is and I hope this club will be a noteworthy effort for encouraging W123 preservation and enthusuasm. I appreciate anyone's support. THE CAR SHOW: I'm sorry it wasn't clear enough that popular vote categories would not be simply my will So I'm a little big on disclaimers, I try to cut off obviois questions and concerns and exploitative ideas with them. It's the very first show. There is no clamoring for a W123 show, but as for what I'm trying to do, I have to MAKE one. Humble, humble beginnings, folks. Like the first Spring tour: Nobody had the idea I ever met or talked to so I created it because I wanted it. I worked up the whole thing with some assistance in the event operation. FOUR people particiapated, I was only up to 11 members at the time. But it was real and then I had photos and experience of the event relayed from the members who were on it to have the 9 particiapnts in 2005, we were at member 30 at that time. Currently we stand at 40, and I would not be surprised to be at 50 members and 15 particiapants for the May 2006 event. That's how the show will work, I just put it out on the table and try to get as many people to come as I can, then I will have photos and results and they will encourage others not to miss the next one! (I hope, of course) MY WEBSITE: It's a little galleryish- I actually want it to be this way. The home page photos are all actual member registered cars, no duplicaes, and not all there yet. The membership fee is not just to get your car's photo on my hallowed page that would be a rip, it's one of the lower automatic perks of the Club membership. The website, while free and visible to all, is supposed to be a perk for Club members, and they are supporting it, as well as the club's existence. I understand if someone doesn't just want to make a public television-like donation with their paid membership, but it can certainly be thought of that way. Also, it may look amatuerish, because it is! I am the web ignorant doofus registar dot com thrives on, and I, knowing nothing the day prior to the purchase 10-15-05, that's what I managed to get up as some kind of internet represenataive for my club with all their included, consumer grade tools- but it got me on e the air and is suitable for my needs.
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Welcome, Vince. If you ever get to feeling it's a rough crowd here, just subscribe to Kaleb's banned list and you'll see we aren't so bad in comparison. ;-) Mitch.
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So who is the certain unnamed mercedes parts seller? V Layton wrote: Hello to all the Mercedes fans here at Striplin.net! This is my first post here and I'm sorry it took me awhile to contribute, I'm kind of a one track person with precious little time these days (which is good, I guess!) but now I've found some time I can concentrate on geting used to this list. I think I must be spoiled by forum mode setups? Maybe I haven't figured out all the features yet- like how to log-in to read all the threads- Anyways, I wanted to answer some questions about my auto club for W123 chassis cars, to clear up some of the points I read. THE LIMO: The limo finally sold today for $600! It was bought by a member of my club, hopefully it will get some design updates and all the mechanical restoration it needs! CLUB 123D: I'm an eccentric, molded as a freak of nature and fate which has called me to pursue a fantastic vision of the ultimate positive and preservative resource for the long term enjoyment of my favorite car ever, the W123 chassis. I want every classic American ideal for automotive enthusiasm provided by a single resource. In a land where there is a nut and/or a group following for every kind of car practiacally made, and often fine European cars are snubbed and misunderstood, I wanted to see all the fun and celebration of car hobbyists presented to the W123 owner, and maybe then some. I'm trying to make these services availible to the W123 enthusiast: A national registry A club newsletter Hall of historical records, information, literature- of MB, W123, W123 era related technological developemts and of Club 123D itself Novelties, art, Club memorabilia - (shirts - decal logos, grille badges) An Annual car show A technical gathering event A social gathering event 2 annual road rally tours, of varying grades of difficulty and endurance Member rated maintenance, repair and restoration services logistical services personal assistance, advice, negotiaion and PPI services for transfer of ownership It's traditional in the sense it has memberships, with fees, little cards, and a periodical. It's not so traditional in that is offers all the traditional things but also can serve as funtioning mechanical facility. It's quite a unigue approach, I've narrowed out all other cars EXCEPT ANY W123 chassis- there is a certain uniformity I enjoy. I like many other kinds of MB's but I specialize in W123- completely and exclusively. It's not going to be for or liked by everybody, but if I can keep up my approach of behaving in an opposite way of a certain unpopular MB part supplier, the general concensus will really appreciate what it is for what it is and I hope this club will be a noteworthy effort for encouraging W123 preservation and enthusuasm. I appreciate anyone's support. THE CAR SHOW: I'm sorry it wasn't clear enough that popular vote categories would not be simply my will So I'm a little big on disclaimers, I try to cut off obviois questions and concerns and exploitative ideas with them. It's the very first show. There is no clamoring for a W123 show, but as for what I'm trying to do, I have to MAKE one. Humble, humble beginnings, folks. Like the first Spring tour: Nobody had the idea I ever met or talked to so I created it because I wanted it. I worked up the whole thing with some assistance in the event operation. FOUR people particiapated, I was only up to 11 members at the time. But it was real and then I had photos and experience of the event relayed from the members who were on it to have the 9 particiapnts in 2005, we were at member 30 at that time. Currently we stand at 40, and I would not be surprised to be at 50 members and 15 particiapants for the May 2006 event. That's how the show will work, I just put it out on the table and try to get as many people to come as I can, then I will have photos and results and they will encourage others not to miss the next one! (I hope, of course) MY WEBSITE: It's a little galleryish- I actually want it to be this way. The home page photos are all actual member registered cars, no duplicaes, and not all there yet. The membership fee is not just to get your car's photo on my hallowed page that would be a rip, it's one of the lower automatic perks of the Club membership. The website, while free and visible to all, is supposed to be a perk for Club members, and they are supporting it, as well as the club's existence. I understand if someone doesn't just want to make a public television-like donation with their paid membership, but it can certainly be thought of that way. Also, it may look amatuerish, because it is! I am the web ignorant doofus registar dot com thrives on, and I, knowing nothing the day prior to the purchase 10-15-05, that's what I managed to get up as some kind of internet represenataive for my club with all their included, consumer
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Welcome. We applaud your efforts to preserve the W123 from automotive obscurity, they _are_ fine cars and worthy of keeping going. I have two myself, and wouldn't mind adding a wagon to the sedan and coupe. (Unlike my wife, however.) -- Jim
Re: [MBZ] Official CLub 123D Info
Probably Baboo. ;-) On 12/30/05, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So who is the certain unnamed mercedes parts seller? V Layton wrote: Hello to all the Mercedes fans here at Striplin.net! This is my first post here and I'm sorry it took me awhile to contribute, I'm kind of a one track person with precious little time these days (which is good, I guess!) but now I've found some time I can concentrate on geting used to this list. I think I must be spoiled by forum mode setups? Maybe I haven't figured out all the features yet- like how to log-in to read all the threads- Anyways, I wanted to answer some questions about my auto club for W123 chassis cars, to clear up some of the points I read. THE LIMO: The limo finally sold today for $600! It was bought by a member of my club, hopefully it will get some design updates and all the mechanical restoration it needs! CLUB 123D: I'm an eccentric, molded as a freak of nature and fate which has called me to pursue a fantastic vision of the ultimate positive and preservative resource for the long term enjoyment of my favorite car ever, the W123 chassis. I want every classic American ideal for automotive enthusiasm provided by a single resource. In a land where there is a nut and/or a group following for every kind of car practiacally made, and often fine European cars are snubbed and misunderstood, I wanted to see all the fun and celebration of car hobbyists presented to the W123 owner, and maybe then some. I'm trying to make these services availible to the W123 enthusiast: A national registry A club newsletter Hall of historical records, information, literature- of MB, W123, W123 era related technological developemts and of Club 123D itself Novelties, art, Club memorabilia - (shirts - decal logos, grille badges) An Annual car show A technical gathering event A social gathering event 2 annual road rally tours, of varying grades of difficulty and endurance Member rated maintenance, repair and restoration services logistical services personal assistance, advice, negotiaion and PPI services for transfer of ownership It's traditional in the sense it has memberships, with fees, little cards, and a periodical. It's not so traditional in that is offers all the traditional things but also can serve as funtioning mechanical facility. It's quite a unigue approach, I've narrowed out all other cars EXCEPT ANY W123 chassis- there is a certain uniformity I enjoy. I like many other kinds of MB's but I specialize in W123- completely and exclusively. It's not going to be for or liked by everybody, but if I can keep up my approach of behaving in an opposite way of a certain unpopular MB part supplier, the general concensus will really appreciate what it is for what it is and I hope this club will be a noteworthy effort for encouraging W123 preservation and enthusuasm. I appreciate anyone's support. THE CAR SHOW: I'm sorry it wasn't clear enough that popular vote categories would not be simply my will So I'm a little big on disclaimers, I try to cut off obviois questions and concerns and exploitative ideas with them. It's the very first show. There is no clamoring for a W123 show, but as for what I'm trying to do, I have to MAKE one. Humble, humble beginnings, folks. Like the first Spring tour: Nobody had the idea I ever met or talked to so I created it because I wanted it. I worked up the whole thing with some assistance in the event operation. FOUR people particiapated, I was only up to 11 members at the time. But it was real and then I had photos and experience of the event relayed from the members who were on it to have the 9 particiapnts in 2005, we were at member 30 at that time. Currently we stand at 40, and I would not be surprised to be at 50 members and 15 particiapants for the May 2006 event. That's how the show will work, I just put it out on the table and try to get as many people to come as I can, then I will have photos and results and they will encourage others not to miss the next one! (I hope, of course) MY WEBSITE: It's a little galleryish- I actually want it to be this way. The home page photos are all actual member registered cars, no duplicaes, and not all there yet. The membership fee is not just to get your car's photo on my hallowed page that would be a rip, it's one of the lower automatic perks of the Club membership. The website, while free and visible to all, is supposed to be a perk for Club members, and they are supporting it, as well as the club's existence. I understand if someone doesn't just want to make a public television-like donation with their paid membership, but it can certainly be thought of that way. Also, it may look amatuerish, because it is! I am the web ignorant
Re: [MBZ] Official CLub 123D Info
Not you, Kaleb (I realized how that may be interpreted) I was referrig to the company with the new website I saw around here! You know... (I don't like to blast others, competitors, and such, STL is a small town, bad vibes tend to catch up to one, I don't know them, have not used them, but you all aren't the only ones with a low opinion of them that I've heard... From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Official CLub 123D Info Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2005 08:20:49 -0600 So who is the certain unnamed mercedes parts seller? V Layton wrote: Hello to all the Mercedes fans here at Striplin.net! This is my first post here and I'm sorry it took me awhile to contribute, I'm kind of a one track person with precious little time these days (which is good, I guess!) but now I've found some time I can concentrate on geting used to this list. I think I must be spoiled by forum mode setups? Maybe I haven't figured out all the features yet- like how to log-in to read all the threads- Anyways, I wanted to answer some questions about my auto club for W123 chassis cars, to clear up some of the points I read. THE LIMO: The limo finally sold today for $600! It was bought by a member of my club, hopefully it will get some design updates and all the mechanical restoration it needs! CLUB 123D: I'm an eccentric, molded as a freak of nature and fate which has called me to pursue a fantastic vision of the ultimate positive and preservative resource for the long term enjoyment of my favorite car ever, the W123 chassis. I want every classic American ideal for automotive enthusiasm provided by a single resource. In a land where there is a nut and/or a group following for every kind of car practiacally made, and often fine European cars are snubbed and misunderstood, I wanted to see all the fun and celebration of car hobbyists presented to the W123 owner, and maybe then some. I'm trying to make these services availible to the W123 enthusiast: A national registry A club newsletter Hall of historical records, information, literature- of MB, W123, W123 era related technological developemts and of Club 123D itself Novelties, art, Club memorabilia - (shirts - decal logos, grille badges) An Annual car show A technical gathering event A social gathering event 2 annual road rally tours, of varying grades of difficulty and endurance Member rated maintenance, repair and restoration services logistical services personal assistance, advice, negotiaion and PPI services for transfer of ownership It's traditional in the sense it has memberships, with fees, little cards, and a periodical. It's not so traditional in that is offers all the traditional things but also can serve as funtioning mechanical facility. It's quite a unigue approach, I've narrowed out all other cars EXCEPT ANY W123 chassis- there is a certain uniformity I enjoy. I like many other kinds of MB's but I specialize in W123- completely and exclusively. It's not going to be for or liked by everybody, but if I can keep up my approach of behaving in an opposite way of a certain unpopular MB part supplier, the general concensus will really appreciate what it is for what it is and I hope this club will be a noteworthy effort for encouraging W123 preservation and enthusuasm. I appreciate anyone's support. THE CAR SHOW: I'm sorry it wasn't clear enough that popular vote categories would not be simply my will So I'm a little big on disclaimers, I try to cut off obviois questions and concerns and exploitative ideas with them. It's the very first show. There is no clamoring for a W123 show, but as for what I'm trying to do, I have to MAKE one. Humble, humble beginnings, folks. Like the first Spring tour: Nobody had the idea I ever met or talked to so I created it because I wanted it. I worked up the whole thing with some assistance in the event operation. FOUR people particiapated, I was only up to 11 members at the time. But it was real and then I had photos and experience of the event relayed from the members who were on it to have the 9 particiapnts in 2005, we were at member 30 at that time. Currently we stand at 40, and I would not be surprised to be at 50 members and 15 particiapants for the May 2006 event. That's how the show will work, I just put it out on the table and try to get as many people to come as I can, then I will have photos and results and they will encourage others not to miss the next one! (I hope, of course) MY WEBSITE: It's a little galleryish- I actually want it to be this way. The home page photos are all actual member registered cars, no duplicaes, and not all there yet. The membership fee is not just to get your car's photo on my hallowed page that would be a rip, it's one
Re: [MBZ] Official CLub 123D Info
oh, Im following you. V Layton wrote: Not you, Kaleb (I realized how that may be interpreted) I was referrig to the company with the new website I saw around here! You know... (I don't like to blast others, competitors, and such, STL is a small town, bad vibes tend to catch up to one, I don't know them, have not used them, but you all aren't the only ones with a low opinion of them that I've heard... -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 http://www.striplin.net
[MBZ] 123 club
Vince will probably be joining us soon. He seems like a pretty good guy, FYI. -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts
Re: [MBZ] 123 club
Will he become moderator of the new 123 list? On 12/15/05, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Vince will probably be joining us soon. He seems like a pretty good guy, FYI. -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- 1977 240D 1972 Honda CB-500K motorcycle http://www.airamericaradio.com/listen
Re: [MBZ] 123 club
Well he's got to be if he drives a 123 :-) Hendrik who saw a rare 240D manual today (should have left a note offering to buy it) - Original Message - From: Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 12:55 PM Subject: [MBZ] 123 club Vince will probably be joining us soon. He seems like a pretty good guy, FYI. -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 240D, 76 300D, 74 240D, 69 250 Okie Benz Auto parts-email for used parts ___ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.13.13/198 - Release Date: 12/12/2005
