Hopped in my car this morning and drove down the street to be confronted by
the sight of a Bugatti Veyron coming the other
wayslowlypurposefully.
Nothing like seeing a car that costs £850,000 on the road to get the blood
stirring! Wider than I thought! BIG car..
London realy has
That IS remarkable!!!
On 3/4/07, Jeff Zedic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hopped in my car this morning and drove down the street to be confronted by
the sight of a Bugatti Veyron coming the other
wayslowlypurposefully.
Nothing like seeing a car that costs £850,000 on the road to get the
I went to order one but they said it would take a year, so I think I am
going for the Bentley Continental GT instead. There were 4 or 5 sitting
at the dealer today, but the convertible in the color I want is
back-ordered. Poo.
--R
Jeff Zedic wrote:
Hopped in my car this morning and drove
So what is the deal with WP vs OEM or Benz parts? Is WP some knock-off
thing? Does that go for various parts or just this muffler?
--R
Hi Joe,
Sorry to hear of your troubles. I bought a complete exhaust system for
my 78 240D from Rusty a couple of years ago - and last Jan I bought a rear
muffler for the 91 300D which looked to be identical to the original that
came off - and the fit was perfect.
My point being,
Cool!! I must admit, that's one car I *never* expect to see in person! As
far as wide is concerned, I saw a fairly new Lotus Esprit and that's a
surprisingly wide car IMO.
But Bugatti? Nothing approaches that as far a Exclusive goes.
Awesome --
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
Ok so, checking the oil in the wifes oil in the SDL and low and behold
the top bolt for the belt tensioner shock is missing and so is the top
bushing and the threads in the head too. I figure I can helicoil the
threads, but what is the list wisdom on OEM, OE or after market for
the shock and
On Sun, 4 Mar 2007 00:20:25 -0600 OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Remove the and that is tacked onto the end of the url - like this -
http://www.oaktreeent.com/web_photos/Telephones/US-West_Old-School_Cell_Phone_Horiz_Tan_web.jpg
and try it.
Yeah, that works much better! I didn't notice
sharp vibration and the belt was visibliy jumping. Any advice or
guidance will be appreciated.
Check carefully the big center rocker bearing. For whatever reason,
ball bearings that rock rather than spin don't seem to last too long.
-- Jim
http://www.oaktreeent.com/web_photos/Telephones/US-West_Old-
School_Cell_Phone_Horiz_Tan_web.jpg
Hey, I've got one of those. It rides in the console of the
truck, for potential 911 use. Probably won't be too much
longer before it won't even be able to do that.
-- Jim
WHat a machine that is!! Incredible piece of work there.
Mike
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From: Jeff Zedic [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 7:07 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Now I've seen everything
Hopped in my car this morning and
Fastest Volkswagen ever!
Fastest production car ever as well.
Mike
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From: Zeitgeist [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 9:12 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Now I've seen everything
Fastest Volkswagen ever!
This is not a joke.
Would you like a little digital to carry for 911 purposes? We collect
used cell phones at work as a fund raiser but get only $1 each for them. I'd
be happy to grab a good one for you (with both house and car charger) and
mail it off to you. Won't be activated but that
Don,
If you ever run across a good quality phone for Sprint I would be
interestedThe one Toni has is a piece of junk and they want
ridiculous money to upgrade as it's a fairly new contract. Heck, I'd pay
them $2 each plus shipping for a whole big box of phonesany brand, any
You (or anyone else who wants this deal) can email me off-list where to mail
the package (so Google doesn't cache your mailing address w/ GMail) --
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
I in turn will give you an address to which to send a small contribution --
tax deductible, too. We are a not-for-profit. And
Jim Cathey wrote:
Check carefully the big center rocker bearing. For whatever reason,
ball bearings that rock rather than spin don't seem to last too long.
Fretting? Depends on how far they rock.
Train rides used to cause fretting in wheel bearings before the new cars
got to the
I wonder what county has the second LOWEST rate.
On 3/4/07, Glenn Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jim,
e.h., There was a recent local evening TV news story as well as an article
in our Sun. newpaper indicating our county tax rate being the second highest
in the country.
G. M. Brown
Rochester
Well that depends on what you define as a production car, every car is
produced. Wether one or 10 million are made, however personally I think
production car means a car made in large volume on a assembly line vs a car
which is 'handbuilt' and therefore an exotic car.
Anyway all I know you do
Tom, thanks for your learned and ideology free dissertation on the
consequences of low vs. high taxation rates. I am suitably
enlightened.
Here in D.C., we get a better return on our tax dollars through the
election of smart mayors than from anything else. For example, snow
removal for the
Rusty has done this sort of service before for me. He's True
Religion for new Mercedes car parts.
On 3/4/07, LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Joe,
Sorry to hear of your troubles. I bought a complete exhaust system for
my 78 240D from Rusty a couple of years ago - and last Jan I bought
Andrew,
Is that evaluation of smart mayors based upon the basepoint of the
administration of Marion Barry?
Most then qualify as smarter.
Was there while that was happening!
Chuck
Now happy in Phoenix AZ
On Mar 4, 2007, at 9:03 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
Tom, thanks for your learned
On the pointedthree forum we talk like this all the time !
Peter
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From: Bob Rentfro [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: 03 March 2007 05:45 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mystery Water leak W123 300D
Peter told us:
I am loosing 1.4 mm /week
Only
I see lots of cool cars all day long here. Have you seent he Smart Roadster?
Lots of Lotus Exige. Saturday I saw no less than TWO Caterham Sevens pass
me. I think one was the new extra light version. Ariel Atoms, Ferraris a
dime a dozen,
Not to mention the best news I've had in a while...over
Either way the Bugatti is way cool and ANY car that can run 253MPH and has a
trunk and radio is impressive to me.
Mike
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From: Hendrik Riessen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 10:58 PM
Subject: Re:
I took Dory for her annual once over on Saturday. Did a quick lights check
before I left and everything was groovy, got there and 2 tail lights out...
Popped the cluster out and one bulb came back on, I replaced the other, making
it look like I'd replaced two and made a mental note to check out
That is downright eerie. Look at the detail.
Mac
on 3/4/07 14:16, TimothyPilgrim at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/estevesm/103896542/in/pool-w123/
Wonder why he didn't opt for a 600 SWB?
Zeb
On 05/03/07, Steve MacSween [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That is downright eerie. Look at the detail.
Mac
on 3/4/07 14:16, TimothyPilgrim at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/estevesm/103896542/in/pool-w123/
Wonder why he didn't opt for a 600 SWB?
Why haven't you?
It's what the kid wanted. So he got it. Not to my taste, but
de gustibus non disputandum. (Or whatever.)
It's made the rounds on this mailing list before, or its predecessor.
-- Jim
NC is OK (I moved here when I retired in 05) but NC has both sales and
income tax. Several other states, like FL, TX, etc, only have sales or
income tax.
NC does have the Bailey ruling, however, where some forms of federal and
state retirement (like military) are not taxed.
Scott Ritchey
Hi, All.
Could whoever has a current Carfax please run one on:-
vin WDBDA28D2PG090558 190E
TIA
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
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From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Mar 05 17:07:30 2007
Nice bit of grunt ?? We North Americans aren't used to such colorful
(colourful, i.e.) expressions..
On 3/5/07, Jeff Zedic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I see lots of cool cars all day long here. Have you seent he Smart
Roadster?
Lots of Lotus Exige. Saturday I saw no less than TWO Caterham
If it has 6 radiators how many fuel tanks does it have? 12??
On 3/5/07, Mike Canfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Either way the Bugatti is way cool and ANY car that can run 253MPH and has
a
trunk and radio is impressive to me.
Mike
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From: Hendrik Riessen [EMAIL
Said he wanted a luxury Benz. I never think of a 123 as a luxury Benz, limo
or not.
As for me, who says I haven't considered a 600? One I looked at was a
driver thought.
Zeb
On 05/03/07, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Wonder why he didn't opt for a 600 SWB?
Why haven't you?
It's
High sales tax states are both regressive in their taxing philosophy and
harsh on lower income folks. I find it ironic that demagogic politicians
like to tout their low tax ideology while socking it to the poor by opposing
progressive taxes on income (including unearned income) while stealthily
On 05/03/07, andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If it has 6 radiators how many fuel tanks does it have? 12??
Andrew,
It actually has TEN radiators and a 100 litre fuel tank. At top speed it
gets 125l/100 km or just 2.1 mpg fuel economy. It'll empty the tank in
12.5minutes!
Jeff
I read a review of this thing in CarDriver or somewhere, even at low
(legal) speeds I think it had like a 200 mile range (or something like
that), which I guess is OK if you want something so outrageous to putt
around in. Probably would not want to go on a trip with it -- with
stops for fuel
I think you all missed that the guy died in 1981.
Mac
on 3/5/07 13:34, E M at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Said he wanted a luxury Benz. I never think of a 123 as a luxury Benz, limo
or not.
As for me, who says I haven't considered a 600? One I looked at was a
driver thought.
Zeb
On
Some of us are...Loosely translatedIt pulled the hills well.
Mike
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From: andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 1:22 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Now I've seen everything
Nice bit of
Actually I believe it has 10 radiators...I could be mistaken.
Mike
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From: andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Now I've seen everything(Veyron)
If it has
And wear out a set of tires in just 15 minutes.
Mike
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From: Jeff Zedic [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 1:49 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Now I've seen everything(Veyron)
On 05/03/07, andrew strasfogel
How many HP is a P51? The Veyron is 1,001.
Mike
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From: Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 2:12 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Now I've seen everything(Veyron)
I read a review of this thing in
P51 stats from quick googling.
If the Veyron gets 2.1 mpg at top speed (say 240mph, 4 miles/min) is
about 2 gal/min! The P51 cruises at 1 gpm at economy cruise and ~1.5
gpm at 95% power. 9 gal to warm up and take off is about, say, 5
gal/mile or 0.2 mpg -- that is full throttle at low
It's my understanding that the term is frenelling.
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As far as I know, production for the 600 SWB continued up to '81.
Zeb
On 05/03/07, Steve MacSween [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I think you all missed that the guy died in 1981.
Mac
on 3/5/07 13:34, E M at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Said he wanted a luxury Benz. I never think of a 123 as a
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/car/288771398.html
Cheap considering the bio fever up here in the PNW (123s for $5K+), but I
wonder what this means:
Everything works except hvac, already installed new fan and wires, just
need new blower.
Alex Chamberlain
'87 300D Turbo
'93 Isuzu Trooper
S, don't tell the environmentalists.
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From: Jeff Zedic [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 5:19 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Now I've seen everything(Veyron)
On 05/03/07, andrew strasfogel [EMAIL
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/05/moose.v.helo.ap/index.html
--
I'm a man but I can change if I have to ... I guess.
He has a nice car that will cost more than it is worth to make the
blower work. Probably both the AC fan as well as the heater fan are
dead. I tried to remove that AC cage a few times on that model. I am
not patient enough to spend the 20 hours to fully remove it all with
care and then
Of course I could figure it out too, but I couldn't pass up an opportunity
to tweak Jeff about his use of that quaint Anglo colloquialism.
On 3/5/07, Mike Canfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Some of us are...Loosely translatedIt pulled the hills well.
Mike
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Are you talking about lenses? Wouldn't that be fresneling??
;)
On 3/5/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's my understanding that the term is frenelling.
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On 3/5/07, Hendrik Riessen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
S, don't tell the environmentalists.
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From: Jeff Zedic [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 5:19 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Now I've seen
One wonders whether moose meat remains edible if the animal was shot with a
tranquilizer dart and dies soon after from other causes...
On 3/5/07, LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/05/moose.v.helo.ap/index.html
--
I'm a man but I can change if I have to ... I guess.
Aha, I get it. Never looked closely at a 115 with A/C and didn't realize
the A/C and heat have separate fans.
Sigh. It looks great otherwise, but obviously not worth it if I'm facing a
20-hr job (or a $2K bill at the indy) to RR the fans. Wish there was a way
to hack something functional in
He's willing to trade it for a Jaguar. I wonder if we will accept one with
Lucas electronics!
On 3/5/07, Redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
He has a nice car that will cost more than it is worth to make the
blower work. Probably both the AC fan as well as the heater fan are
dead. I tried
Too fast for my own good. Should have read I wonder if HE will accept a
Jaguar with Lucas Electronics in trade.
BTW, there is a fix to the W115 blower motor R/R that does involve cutting a
hole in the firewall IIRC. It's in the archives somewhere.
On 3/5/07, andrew strasfogel [EMAIL
Maybe you get sleepy sausage from it. More calming than a thanksgiving
dinner
On Mar 5, 2007, at 2:31 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote:
One wonders whether moose meat remains edible if the animal was shot
with a
tranquilizer dart and dies soon after from other causes...
On 3/5/07, LT Don
On 3/5/07, andrew strasfogel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
BTW, there is a fix to the W115 blower motor R/R that does involve cutting
a
hole in the firewall IIRC. It's in the archives somewhere.
I always like to find more uses in the garage for a Sawzall (besides illegal
exhaust-system
Hi Kaleb,
I have been trying to replace the rear transmission mount this afternoon
on my '78 240D (123.123.12.050680) - I was able to remove the tranny mount
assy. from under the car but the mount is enclosed by a U-Shaped bracket
which is held in place by a long (~4) allen head bolt
I needed to change the AC blower on my '75 240D. You can save a few hours
by drilling out around the middle bolt that holds it in.. Doesn't make any
difference in the end, except you get to it a lot quicker. Two of us
working on it [the other guy knowing what he was doing] and it took about
The guy I was working with said to be happy it was not thte heater blower,
because for that one you start by taking out the windshield. then it seems
to get hard. Glad mine kept working.
BillR
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To: Mercedes Discussion List
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/zip/288982767.html
This guy is looking for some goodies you have
--
Clay
Seattle Bioburner
1972 220D - Gump
1995 E300D - Cleo
1987 300SDL - POS - DOA
The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz
Tony Wirtel wrote:
Tom-
Yea but...if you compare inspection in PA to NY, NY is a joke. At
least that was the case when I was there 6 years ago.
When I moved to Mississippi in 1996 and went to get my Grand Prix
inspected, the guy at the counter just said Five dollars. I gave it
to him, he
I am hoping one of you can shed some light on a problem I am having with my
124 1991 300 2.5 turbo diesel. The turbo works but not all the time- so it
is just a dog when it decides not to work.(especially when trying to pass
the tourist that is seeing the sights and you are late to work.)
I
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