Re: [MBZ] Latest arrival to Okie acres
Nope. I have a 97 that is in decent shape that I think has a bad engine. Might do an engine swap. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 9, 2024, at 6:03 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > That won’t buff out. > > AZBob > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Feb 9, 2024, at 4:58 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> I have owned this car at least different times and couldn’t resist when it >> popped on a copart after selling it for a 3rd time last year. >> >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Latest arrival to Okie acres
That won’t buff out. AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 9, 2024, at 4:58 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > I have owned this car at least different times and couldn’t resist when it > popped on a copart after selling it for a 3rd time last year. > > > > > Sent from my iPhone___ > 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] Latest arrival to Okie Acres
Who was the old guy (not Wilton) who had a W140? ___ 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] Latest arrival to Okie Acres
No On 5/9/2023 9:42 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes wrote: On 2023-05-08 17:01, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: The previous owner who used to be very active on the lists and I have knows since the 90’s has owned it for the last 35 years. Did he also have a W140 diesel? ___ 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] Latest arrival to Okie Acres
On 2023-05-08 17:01, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: The previous owner who used to be very active on the lists and I have knows since the 90’s has owned it for the last 35 years. Did he also have a W140 diesel? ___ 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] Latest arrival to Okie Acres
One of the best models! On Mon, May 8, 2023 at 4:01 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > It’s an early 73. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On May 8, 2023, at 3:56 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > If it’s a 75 or 76, better replace ALL of the hoses in the fuel system, > especially the ones on the engine, so it doesn’t become a Back 40™ bonfire! > > > > -D > > > >> On May 8, 2023, at 4:50 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> Quite an atypical purchase for you. > >> > >> AZBob > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > On May 8, 2023, at 1:43 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone___ > >>> 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 > > -- OK Don "Quality of life is inversely proportional to the amount of clothing you are wearing." "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Werner Von Braun "In science if you know what you are doing you should not be doing it. In engineering if you do not know what you are doing you should not be doing it." -- Richard W. Hamming, The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Latest arrival to Okie Acres
Who is the previous owner? On Mon, May 8, 2023, at 16:01, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > The previous owner who used to be very active on the lists and I have > knows since the 90’s has owned it for the last 35 years. He is in very > poor health and wanted me to have the car. In return he wanted an old > car to drive to town every now and then so I traded him that 79 450SEL > I have been working on. This car has not been driven in years so will > likely need all the same crap I just went thru on the 116 except this > is d jet. Car has never been parked overnight outside and despite the > tires probably being no telling how old, they look brand new with no > dry rot at all. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 8, 2023, at 3:51 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Quite an atypical purchase for you. >> >> AZBob >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On May 8, 2023, at 1:43 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone___ >>> 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
Re: [MBZ] Latest arrival to Okie Acres
It’s an early 73. Sent from my iPhone > On May 8, 2023, at 3:56 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > If it’s a 75 or 76, better replace ALL of the hoses in the fuel system, > especially the ones on the engine, so it doesn’t become a Back 40™ bonfire! > > -D > >> On May 8, 2023, at 4:50 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Quite an atypical purchase for you. >> >> AZBob >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> On May 8, 2023, at 1:43 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone___ >>> 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
Re: [MBZ] Latest arrival to Okie Acres
The previous owner who used to be very active on the lists and I have knows since the 90’s has owned it for the last 35 years. He is in very poor health and wanted me to have the car. In return he wanted an old car to drive to town every now and then so I traded him that 79 450SEL I have been working on. This car has not been driven in years so will likely need all the same crap I just went thru on the 116 except this is d jet. Car has never been parked overnight outside and despite the tires probably being no telling how old, they look brand new with no dry rot at all. Sent from my iPhone > On May 8, 2023, at 3:51 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > Quite an atypical purchase for you. > > AZBob > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 8, 2023, at 1:43 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Latest arrival to Okie Acres
If it’s a 75 or 76, better replace ALL of the hoses in the fuel system, especially the ones on the engine, so it doesn’t become a Back 40™ bonfire! -D > On May 8, 2023, at 4:50 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > Quite an atypical purchase for you. > > AZBob > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 8, 2023, at 1:43 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Latest arrival to Okie Acres
Quite an atypical purchase for you. AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On May 8, 2023, at 1:43 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone___ > 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] Latest arrival to Okie Acres, rare options, BAT flip
Looks like a '79 300SD, in a medium blue color. Has Euro lights and additional driving lights below the front bumper. 67k miles, appears to be in very nice shape. Max Dillon Charleston SC Apr 10, 2021 12:20:31 AM Kevin Kraly via Mercedes : > What year/model is it? > Kevin, who can’t see the pics, in Hillsboro, OR > 2019 Sprinter 2K miles, Low Mileage Lutgard > 1982 240D, High Mileage Hildegard > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 9, 2021, at 2:51 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Yes, miles are real, bought it from a doctor who bought it new. This will >> either be a BAT flip or a lifetime collector car. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Latest arrival to Okie Acres, rare options, BAT flip
What year/model is it? Kevin, who can’t see the pics, in Hillsboro, OR 2019 Sprinter 2K miles, Low Mileage Lutgard 1982 240D, High Mileage Hildegard Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 9, 2021, at 2:51 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yes, miles are real, bought it from a doctor who bought it new. This will > either be a BAT flip or a lifetime collector car. > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone___ > 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] Latest arrival to Okie Acres, rare options, BAT flip
Nice. I’d drive that like it was my job. AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 9, 2021, at 6:57 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Diesel > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 9, 2021, at 8:53 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Lovely color! Gasser or oil motor? >> >> Max Dillon >> Charleston SC >> >> >> Apr 9, 2021 5:51:25 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes : >> >>> Yes, miles are real, bought it from a doctor who bought it new. This will >>> either be a BAT flip or a lifetime collector car. >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> ___ >>> 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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Diesel Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 9, 2021, at 8:53 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Lovely color! Gasser or oil motor? > > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > > > Apr 9, 2021 5:51:25 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes : > >> Yes, miles are real, bought it from a doctor who bought it new. This will >> either be a BAT flip or a lifetime collector car. >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Latest arrival to Okie Acres, rare options, BAT flip
Lovely color! Gasser or oil motor? Max Dillon Charleston SC Apr 9, 2021 5:51:25 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes : > Yes, miles are real, bought it from a doctor who bought it new. This will > either be a BAT flip or a lifetime collector car. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > ___ > 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] Latest arrival to Okie Acres, rare options, BAT flip
Wow. Ya dun good. That’s a real prize --FT Sent from iPhone > On Apr 9, 2021, at 5:51 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yes, miles are real, bought it from a doctor who bought it new. This will > either be a BAT flip or a lifetime collector car. > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone___ > 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] Latest arrival to Okie Acres, rare options, BAT flip
Yes my thoughts exactly Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 9, 2021, at 5:40 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > > Congrats! You always kick yourself after you sell a car like that - just > sayin > >> On Fri, Apr 9, 2021 at 4:51 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Yes, miles are real, bought it from a doctor who bought it new. This will >> either be a BAT flip or a lifetime collector car. >> >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher > Von Braun > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Latest arrival to Okie Acres, rare options, BAT flip
Congrats! You always kick yourself after you sell a car like that - just sayin On Fri, Apr 9, 2021 at 4:51 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Yes, miles are real, bought it from a doctor who bought it new. This will > either be a BAT flip or a lifetime collector car. > > > > > Sent from my iPhone___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Latest arrival at Okie Acres
Exactly. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 10, 2019, at 9:48 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Just like all the other cars at Okie Acres you bought for a “quick flip”? > > -D > > >> On Mar 10, 2019, at 10:28 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> I figure maybe I could get $1k for it on a quick flip maybe. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Mar 10, 2019, at 8:43 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> You’re getting into my $300 territory. Good snag though. >>> >>> --FT >>> Sent from iPhone >>> On Mar 10, 2019, at 8:34 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: I picked up a 87 300D today. Kid is from Berkeley and drove it out to Stillwater, Ok to go to school. I dealt with his mother in CA. They said it did not run and not sure what the deal was. I had 1 photo to go by. Body was said to be in good shape but interior rough. Was said to have a CA rebuilt title. It was said to have 300k miles. Upon arrival kid says he ran it out of fuel, got a jump but it still would not start. I loaded it up on the trailer. Body is worse that I thought it would be but what do you expect. Has 400k miles. Interior is rough too, mainly trim items that could easily be replaced if desired and cracked up front passenger seat leather. Drivers seat was replaced with a MB Tex seat. Car has been hit in the left rear and there was much metal bent back and bondo in the area. Paint is actually good. Engine compartment is a mess, as in filthy dirty. I get it home, battery in the car actually had a charge in it so I started cranking. That battery did not have that much of a charge so it ran out. I swapped a different battery in and started cranking the piss out of it. It finally acted like it wanted to start. Cranked on it some more and finally got it to run. Finally settled into an idle but is only running on 4-5 cylinders. #5 and #6 are pissing fuel everywhere at the base of where the hard line screws into the delivery valve. That would explain why it took forever to bleed the air out and runs like crap. That would also explain why the engine compartment is a mess. In fact the top radiator hose is super soft like it has been exposed to fuel, which it has. Has a squeaking belt. Anyway, I figure I may clean it up and do a minimal amount of work to it and flip it as a cheap car. It's either that, or use it for parts. I paid $300 for it. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.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
Re: [MBZ] Latest arrival at Okie Acres
Just like all the other cars at Okie Acres you bought for a “quick flip”? -D > On Mar 10, 2019, at 10:28 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > I figure maybe I could get $1k for it on a quick flip maybe. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 10, 2019, at 8:43 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> You’re getting into my $300 territory. Good snag though. >> >> --FT >> Sent from iPhone >> >>> On Mar 10, 2019, at 8:34 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes >>> wrote: >>> >>> I picked up a 87 300D today. Kid is from Berkeley and drove it out to >>> Stillwater, Ok to go to school. I dealt with his mother in CA. They said >>> it did not run and not sure what the deal was. I had 1 photo to go by. >>> Body was said to be in good shape but interior rough. Was said to have a CA >>> rebuilt title. It was said to have 300k miles. Upon arrival kid says he >>> ran it out of fuel, got a jump but it still would not start. I loaded it >>> up on the trailer. Body is worse that I thought it would be but what do >>> you expect. Has 400k miles. Interior is rough too, mainly trim items that >>> could easily be replaced if desired and cracked up front passenger seat >>> leather. Drivers seat was replaced with a MB Tex seat. Car has been hit >>> in the left rear and there was much metal bent back and bondo in the area. >>> Paint is actually good. Engine compartment is a mess, as in filthy dirty. >>> I get it home, battery in the car actually had a charge in it so I started >>> cranking. That battery did not have that much of a charge so it ran out. I >>> swapped a different battery in and started cranking the piss out of it. It >>> finally acted like it wanted to start. Cranked on it some more and finally >>> got it to run. Finally settled into an idle but is only running on 4-5 >>> cylinders. #5 and #6 are pissing fuel everywhere at the base of where the >>> hard line screws into the delivery valve. That would explain why it took >>> forever to bleed the air out and runs like crap. That would also explain >>> why the engine compartment is a mess. In fact the top radiator hose is >>> super soft like it has been exposed to fuel, which it has. Has a squeaking >>> belt. Anyway, I figure I may clean it up and do a minimal amount of work >>> to it and flip it as a cheap car. It's either that, or use it for parts. >>> I paid $300 for it. >>> >>> >>> --- >>> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. >>> https://www.avg.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
Re: [MBZ] Latest arrival at Okie Acres
I figure maybe I could get $1k for it on a quick flip maybe. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 10, 2019, at 8:43 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > You’re getting into my $300 territory. Good snag though. > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > >> On Mar 10, 2019, at 8:34 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> I picked up a 87 300D today. Kid is from Berkeley and drove it out to >> Stillwater, Ok to go to school. I dealt with his mother in CA. They said >> it did not run and not sure what the deal was. I had 1 photo to go by. >> Body was said to be in good shape but interior rough. Was said to have a CA >> rebuilt title. It was said to have 300k miles. Upon arrival kid says he ran >> it out of fuel, got a jump but it still would not start. I loaded it up on >> the trailer. Body is worse that I thought it would be but what do you >> expect. Has 400k miles. Interior is rough too, mainly trim items that could >> easily be replaced if desired and cracked up front passenger seat leather. >> Drivers seat was replaced with a MB Tex seat. Car has been hit in the left >> rear and there was much metal bent back and bondo in the area. Paint is >> actually good. Engine compartment is a mess, as in filthy dirty. I get it >> home, battery in the car actually had a charge in it so I started cranking. >> That battery did not have that much of a charge so it ran out. I swapped a >> different battery in and started cranking the piss out of it. It finally >> acted like it wanted to start. Cranked on it some more and finally got it >> to run. Finally settled into an idle but is only running on 4-5 cylinders. >> #5 and #6 are pissing fuel everywhere at the base of where the hard line >> screws into the delivery valve. That would explain why it took forever to >> bleed the air out and runs like crap. That would also explain why the engine >> compartment is a mess. In fact the top radiator hose is super soft like it >> has been exposed to fuel, which it has. Has a squeaking belt. Anyway, I >> figure I may clean it up and do a minimal amount of work to it and flip it >> as a cheap car. It's either that, or use it for parts. I paid $300 for it. >> >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. >> https://www.avg.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
Re: [MBZ] Latest arrival at Okie Acres
You’re getting into my $300 territory. Good snag though. --FT Sent from iPhone > On Mar 10, 2019, at 8:34 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > I picked up a 87 300D today. Kid is from Berkeley and drove it out to > Stillwater, Ok to go to school. I dealt with his mother in CA. They said it > did not run and not sure what the deal was. I had 1 photo to go by. Body > was said to be in good shape but interior rough. Was said to have a CA > rebuilt title. It was said to have 300k miles. Upon arrival kid says he ran > it out of fuel, got a jump but it still would not start. I loaded it up on > the trailer. Body is worse that I thought it would be but what do you > expect. Has 400k miles. Interior is rough too, mainly trim items that could > easily be replaced if desired and cracked up front passenger seat leather. > Drivers seat was replaced with a MB Tex seat. Car has been hit in the left > rear and there was much metal bent back and bondo in the area. Paint is > actually good. Engine compartment is a mess, as in filthy dirty. I get it > home, battery in the car actually had a charge in it so I started cranking. > That battery did not have that much of a charge so it ran out. I swapped a > different battery in and started cranking the piss out of it. It finally > acted like it wanted to start. Cranked on it some more and finally got it to > run. Finally settled into an idle but is only running on 4-5 cylinders. #5 > and #6 are pissing fuel everywhere at the base of where the hard line screws > into the delivery valve. That would explain why it took forever to bleed the > air out and runs like crap. That would also explain why the engine > compartment is a mess. In fact the top radiator hose is super soft like it > has been exposed to fuel, which it has. Has a squeaking belt. Anyway, I > figure I may clean it up and do a minimal amount of work to it and flip it as > a cheap car. It's either that, or use it for parts. I paid $300 for it. > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.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
