Re: [MBZ] 99 Mercedes SLK 230 (Manual)
> > You let her drive your truck??? Of course. It's _our_ truck now. A unicorn truck, apparently. It was my son who totalled it, not her. Bought it for 26.5k, drove it for 25 years, and got a 20k settlement check. ... and, had it fixed, bought two other trucks, and still have some funds left. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 99 Mercedes SLK 230 (Manual)
You let her drive your truck???Sent from my Galaxy Tab® A Original message From: Jim Cathey via Mercedes Date: 2020-09-16 22:08 (GMT-06:00) To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Jim Cathey Subject: Re: [MBZ] 99 Mercedes SLK 230 (Manual) >> I made the mistake of trying to teach the Mrs. how to drive a stick years> ago and it was a horrible failure.Divorce in a can. That job got farmed out to a friend of hers instead.Who does an angry (frustrated) bee sting? Whomever is closest to hand.Apparently it was _my_ fault for having a truck with the wrong kind oftransmission.Wrong, in _her_ opinion. She resented having to learn a new skill, andtook outthe frustrations on me. Sorry, babe, the truck was here first.-- Jim___http://www.okiebenz.comTo search 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] 99 Mercedes SLK 230 (Manual)
> > I made the mistake of trying to teach the Mrs. how to drive a stick years > ago and it was a horrible failure. Divorce in a can. That job got farmed out to a friend of hers instead. Who does an angry (frustrated) bee sting? Whomever is closest to hand. Apparently it was _my_ fault for having a truck with the wrong kind of transmission. Wrong, in _her_ opinion. She resented having to learn a new skill, and took out the frustrations on me. Sorry, babe, the truck was here first. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 99 Mercedes SLK 230 (Manual)
Not an SLK230 with a stick, that would never fly. SLK 320 with a slushbox. I made the mistake of trying to teach the Mrs. how to drive a stick years ago and it was a horrible failure. Never again. -D > On Sep 16, 2020, at 7:08 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > Realtoresses and older Administrative Assistants. And sugar honeys. > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > >> On Sep 16, 2020, at 4:49 PM, Clay via Mercedes wrote: >> >> SLK was a girls 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
Re: [MBZ] 99 Mercedes SLK 230 (Manual)
Realtoresses and older Administrative Assistants. And sugar honeys. --FT Sent from iPhone > On Sep 16, 2020, at 4:49 PM, Clay via Mercedes wrote: > > SLK was a girls 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
Re: [MBZ] 99 Mercedes SLK 230 (Manual)
Not that I give a rat’s rear end what the Seattle MBCA Section thinks, but it’s going to be a “girls car” anyway, so this is perfect. What I care about is that it’s nearly identical mechanically to two other cars in the fleet which will make maintenance and upkeep significantly easier. And hopefully it will get better mileage than the SL500. -D > On Sep 16, 2020, at 4:48 PM, Clay via Mercedes wrote: > > SLK was a girls car. At least that was the consensus in the Seattle MB > section. Early adopters were mid-life ladies who would head out on drives of > a dozen SLK or more. Then the ladies just quit showing up or ….? Not an SLK > to be seen at the events for at least a decade. > > clay > > “I think it’s time we stopped our cringing embarrassment about our history, > about our traditions, and about our culture, and we stop this general bout of > self-recrimination and wetness.” > > B. Johnson > 01/09/2020 > >> On Sep 16, 2020, at 9:45 AM, G Mann via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> It is really too bad Mercedes made it a car for midgets instead of life >> size folks 6 ft and up. >> Expand the wheelbase another 20 inches and widen the body to keep >> proportional aspect proper. >> Widening and adding length would make room for a nice V8 and competitive >> with Porsche and Corvette, and others. But, instead, they chose to make a >> roller skate 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
Re: [MBZ] 99 Mercedes SLK 230 (Manual)
SLK was a girls car. At least that was the consensus in the Seattle MB section. Early adopters were mid-life ladies who would head out on drives of a dozen SLK or more. Then the ladies just quit showing up or ….? Not an SLK to be seen at the events for at least a decade. clay “I think it’s time we stopped our cringing embarrassment about our history, about our traditions, and about our culture, and we stop this general bout of self-recrimination and wetness.” B. Johnson 01/09/2020 > On Sep 16, 2020, at 9:45 AM, G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > It is really too bad Mercedes made it a car for midgets instead of life > size folks 6 ft and up. > Expand the wheelbase another 20 inches and widen the body to keep > proportional aspect proper. > Widening and adding length would make room for a nice V8 and competitive > with Porsche and Corvette, and others. But, instead, they chose to make a > roller skate 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
