Wait'll they find out they just voided their warranty by running old
grease from McDonald's in their new diesel Toy.
They'll be McPissed and Mcscrewed. I'm sure it'd clog up the emissions
filters on the new diesels too.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD 266Kmi, Ursula who's had some biodiesel
OK-thanks.
Bissell Cove Quahog Auto Salvage Co
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
Wickford RI 02852
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Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 1:06 AM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Questions
84 month notes on some vehicles. 7 years!! INSANITY!!
I've got an 84 month note on the '07 Dodge Cummins pickup. However, the
300SD is paid for!
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD 266Kmi, Ursula
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but I'm not sure exactly where since the dash light fuse had not been
replaced yet.
Is this fuse in the fusebox, or somewhere else? I want to get my dash
lights working on my '83 300sD. Of course, there's a good chance that I'll
need to get a new rheostat, and that light pipe foil treatment
Well this woman might have been FOS but she was not the sort to
exaggerate or make stuff up, so who knows. I should try to get in touch
with my buddy, see if he is still with her. She was Chinese ancestry
but her family got to US somehow, the Gen might have moved out of China
due to whatever
A few weeks back there was an article somewhere about some guy in South
America somewhere who was making fuel from hiw own body fat, and using
it to power some vehicle he was using in some sort of art effort.
--R
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Waita minnit. An untapped source of bio base might be
If the dude fits in his wife's undies, there might be some more issues
in the family.
--R
Mitch Haley wrote:
Luther wrote:
LOL. Which problem is more urgent???
She should have told him to buy his own panties, then he wouldn't
get all resentful and distant with her. Seems like a
Ed Booher [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
It really doesn't bother me too bad to think of it that way. Our tax
dollars going to rendering plants to pick up McPizzaTacoShakes
grease and turn it into Biodiesel to be used by government
vehicles. Let's get all agencies to use Diesel vehicles, then the
Is this [dashlight] fuse in the fusebox, or somewhere else?
I believe it's the parking light fuse, in the fusebox.
Of course your problem is most likely the rheostat.
It's amazing how much the aluminum foil treatment
helped the Chicken Wagon. (Makes a good hat, too!)
-- Jim
Rich Thomas wrote:
Well this woman might have been FOS but she was not the sort to
exaggerate or make stuff up, so who knows.
There's a Wiki which pretty much agrees with the article I remember
reading a few years ago.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Tso%27s_chicken
Tarek Elshenawy [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I just purchased an S500 coupe and am looking to sell my SDL.
Details, details please.
Allan
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Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
You've never ridden in a Prius have you? Not a clown car. Roomier
than a 300D.
I haven't, no. My comment was as much about the looks as the size,
though. Just MHO.
Allan
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Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Governments in many poor countries have tried to respond by stepping
up food subsidies, imposing or tightening price controls
Why do people try the same bad ideas over and over again when history
proves they never work and only make the shortages worse?
http://www.snopes.com/humor/letters/miriam.asp
On Jan 22, 2008 8:14 AM, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
If the dude fits in his wife's undies, there might be some more issues
in the family.
--R
Mitch Haley wrote:
Luther wrote:
LOL. Which problem is more urgent???
She
What year S500 did you get? What do you think of it?
I'm looking for one for my wife. She says the diesels we have do not
match her desired style of driving.
-Dave Walton
On Jan 21, 2008 6:18 PM, Tarek Elshenawy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My 87 SDL is quick, comparable to most pieces of new crap
dave walton wrote:
What year S500 did you get? What do you think of it?
I'm looking for one for my wife. She says the diesels we have do not
match her desired style of driving.
Do traffic laws match her desired style of driving?
Maybe she'd prefer these diesels?
Unfortunately, there is a good of difference between her style of
driving and the current traffic laws. Somehow she has been able to
talk her way into zero-point infractions for all the speeding
tickets she has accumulated thus far. The fact that she does high-risk
deliveries in a level-3 NICU and
WOW! Here's a 1986 SDL with only 70K miles right here in Wichita!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1986-300SDL-Turbo-RARE_W0QQitemZ130191248
880QQihZ003QQcategoryZ6330QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Ebay Item # 130191248880
I wish I was in the market for another car. This one
I am in Canada - Winnipeg, Manitoba to be exact. Public insurance monopolies
have become fairly common in Canada.
Manitoba has Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation - MPIC or Autopac for short.
Saskatchewan has Saskatchewan
Government Insurance - SGI and British Columbia has Insurance
Yeah, after what someone else posted on the list about getting to the
124 spheres, I think what I told you (Acess from underneath) only
applies to the 123. I 'd guess the wrench sizes are correct still,
but it will be pretty easy to figure out once you find out how to get
the access covers
Very nice but $14K for an 87 sounds a bit rich even for a nice one.
Randy
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Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 10:46 AM
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Subject: [MBZ] WOW! Low mileage SDL in Wichita
One word of caution on the spheres in a 124. I think it'll be easier to
attach the lines to the spheres, THEN bolt them back into the floorboard. I
had a nightmare trying to line up one side and almost stripped the threads.
I'd definitely put the lines on first next time around. You can bend the
dave walton wrote:
Unfortunately, there is a good of difference between her style of
driving and the current traffic laws.
Reminds me of Dr Catherine Ryan's Porsche 911 in the novel Patriot Games.
Sorry, the dieselboost.mpg I linked to was not the 4.3mb file I
had on my hard drive, but
Very few quick fixes looka at the long term impact.
Tom
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From: Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
CC:
Subject: Re: [MBZ] An Oil Quandary: Costly Fuel Means Costly Calories
I think she could have insisted here too. Unfortunately, she did not and now
would have a difficult time getting
the vehicle released before they go through their process. Not the end of the
world, just annoying as they take
their sweet time.
Randy
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R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Very nice but $14K for an 87 sounds a bit rich even for a nice one.
We, I don't know. It is a lot. But if the miles are true and as
claimed:
* Service records
* Mercedes Dealer maintained
* Service completed per MBZ dealer books and oil changed
Rich Thomas wrote:
A friend of mine married General Tsao's (great?)
granddaughter about 20 yr ago. I found out her lineage one
day when we all went to lunch at a Chinese place, and I
wondered who Gen Tsao was, and she chimed in that he was
her (great?)grandfather, and that he had
Jeff Zedic wrote:
One word of caution on the spheres in a 124. I think it'll be easier to
attach the lines to the spheres, THEN bolt them back into the floorboard.
With my W201, I took off the lines, unbolted the spheres, put the lines
on the new spheres finger tight, bolted up the new
Allan Streib wrote:
* If its been maintained so well why did it need a new tranny with
only 70K miles on the odometer?
* Why did it need a new exhaust so soon? They normally last a LONG
time.
* Why did it need a new windshield?
Maybe the car has 300k on it and the
Do y'all have many guest workers up there from south of 2 borders, who
have little regard for such trivialities?
--R
R A Bennell wrote:
I am in Canada - Winnipeg, Manitoba to be exact. Public insurance monopolies
have become fairly common in Canada.
Manitoba has Manitoba Public Insurance
Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I originally csme from a no fault insurance state and can say that
the program is good for the isurance companies and bad for the
consumer.
The No Fault insurance concept never made sense to me. What are the
purported advantages that lead some states to
Allan Streib wrote:
The No Fault insurance concept never made sense to me. What are the
purported advantages that lead some states to adopt it?
If you are requiring everybody to buy the insurance in the first place,
no-fault, in theory, allows both sides of the crash to collect settlements
worst part about Ontario is no fault insurance. Means I'm paying much
higher rates that I should, with my clean history, to allow those who
shouldn't be driving, to continue, all the while, paying way less than they
should based on lack of driving skill and claims history. They say driving
is
I originally csme from a no fault insurance state and can say that the
program is good for the isurance companies and bad for the consumer.
Thanks, Tom
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From: E M [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: 1/22/08 12:01 PM
Different scenario here. No-Fault means you cannot sue for damages. The
insurance company will pay for permanent
disabilities like the loss of an arm or leg but on the basis of a chart that
sets out the pre-determined amount. A
surgeon who loses an arm gets the same as a begger who didn't lose
Doesn't Ontario have a modified no-fault system? Meaning, you can't sue for
minimal damage like a sore neck, but if
you are over a threshold amount, you can sue for damages?
Randy
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Interesting, this truck was bought by the seller's dad, when title was
reissued the milage was incorrectly recorded (It is also not a V6).
When confronted, Connecticut DMV reissued the tile after admitting the
error, there were dealer reciepts veryfing the milage.
Truch has 80xxx mile on it,
This is a long story (and ugly):
Last Thursday my tranny crapped out. No shifts out of first.
Checked and it was the shift-down cable. It came disconnected at the rear of
the tranny.
I called the local tranny shop and was told trop the car off. It will take
a couple of hours for me to get to it,
If this was california, about all you'd be able to do is file assault charges.
If you agreed to a price, and they performed the work and want that price,
there isn't much the law can do to help you. Might call your state's
bureau of automotive repair.
As far as your cell conversation, nobody
Hans Neureiter wrote:
At 5:00 PM I got a call saying the tranny is trashed and needs a total
rebuild for $ 2100.
Time to run, run, run. They haven't hooked up the cable like you agreed
to pay them for, they don't even have the cable, and you didn't look at
the car to verify the cable was
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
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Subject: Today's Diesel Prices
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You missed the point.
I have not payed a penny, yet.
But it also obvious that I don't have a car.
And it is uncerten if I will in the near future.
On 1/22/08, Kevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If this was california, about all you'd be able to do is file assault
charges.
If you agreed to a
All who inquired, here are the details. Asking $4,000. Average NADA retail
$5,250.
1987 Mercedes-Benz 300SDL
VIN: WDBCB25D8HA329743
Mileage: 269,853
Paint Code: 623 [Light Ivory]
Interior Code: 273 [Leather Brazil Brown]
I bought the car as a second owner in March of 2003 with 180,126 miles. The
Sure thing Allan, check my post to the list.
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Questions about 87 300SDL
Tarek Elshenawy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I'd call the guy back, get him fired up and threatening you again, and
record the conversation. Take that to the police and press charges.
Luther
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:54:36 -0600, Kevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If this was california, about all you'd be able to do is file assault
How much did you agree to pay in writing?
*All verbal*
Did you give those morons your only key?
*No
*
Is your car where you can get to it?
*It's locked up in their shop.
*
They haven't hooked up the cable like you agreed
to pay them for, they don't even have the cable, and you didn't look at
the
People ask me why I do my own car repairs.
Tough situation, if you can get the car get it. push it out, have it
towed.
Possession is 9/10 of the law. Then negotiate payment for the parts
they actually installed.
Allan
On Jan 22, 2008, at 7:31 PM, Hans Neureiter wrote:
You missed
Good Idea, Luther.
On 1/22/08, Luther - laptop [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'd call the guy back, get him fired up and threatening you again, and
record the conversation. Take that to the police and press charges.
Luther
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:54:36 -0600, Kevin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Allan Streib wrote:
Possession is 9/10 of the law. Then negotiate payment for the parts
they actually installed.
I'd sure want to see proof of the MBZ total rebuild kit that was delivered
to them while they had Han's car. I'd also like to see the totally toasted
bands/clutch disks that
Just looked up Katy on the map - you sure are right at the
intersection of three counties! Is Houston in Harris County as well?
On Jan 22, 2008 8:40 PM, Hans Neureiter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
People ask me why I do my own car repairs.
Allan, that's what I did as long as I was able.
One of the items that alarmed me.
I asked for the used parts last Thursday: but they are no longer
accessible. Discarded. Should have asked me earlier.
Texas law requires the shop to have the parts available on demand.
Time for a lawyer and a rental car.
On 1/22/08, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Most of Katy is in Harris, as all of Houston is.
On 1/22/08, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just looked up Katy on the map - you sure are right at the
intersection of three counties! Is Houston in Harris County as well?
On Jan 22, 2008 8:40 PM, Hans Neureiter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Sounds like that's where you're at now -
Time for a lawyer and a rental car.
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Norman, OK
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics.
-Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark Twain
'90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager
People ask me why I do my own car repairs.
Allan, that's what I did as long as I was able. Everytime I entrustes
someone else to do it for me I got screwed. Royally (and again).
I have a Spy check out the situation tomorow. See what, if anything they
did to my baby (chalopy).
Katy is a small
1995. I like it a lot. It's more HP and torque than I am accustomed to in a
daily driver, plus I like the fact that they are somewhat hard to come by.
Tarek
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Find a good lawyer first. You might ask about what -if you paid
the bill, got the car and then filed a claim in small claims court to
recover your losses. I think you should demand the old trans so it
can be diagnosed. Hope you put some identifying center punch marks
on it before it went to
So far I am only out of transportation. I have not gotten anything, nor have
I payd.
My propblem is, I have nothing to drive because some asshole ripp-off.
And I may not for a long time.
The shop promised a 2 year unlimited warranty if I ever get what I ordered.
We do the job right and stay behind
On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 20:25:23 -0600 Hans Neureiter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
Good Idea, Luther.
On 1/22/08, Luther - laptop [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'd call the guy back, get him fired up and threatening you again, and
record the conversation. Take that to the police and press charges.
this is not the story i've heard like this. i know someone whose car was
similarly kidnapped by a transmission shop. i wonder if they have some sort
of professional journal or something similar that is advocating this con.
she has a modern xj8 that was not shifting to her satisfaction so she
we all know, hans, that you are being robbed. you have been the victim of a
con and will probably need legal help to thwart their attempts to
successfully extort from you.
On Jan 22, 2008 9:47 PM, Hans Neureiter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
One of the items that alarmed me.
I asked for the used
OK you got me going on this, I am going to try to track her down and
find out.
--R, who learned to make his own from a Polish Jew teaching Chinese
cooking, go figure, and she couldn't really explain it either but it had
something to do with a worthless Harvard degree
Fmiser wrote:
A little
Just learned today that a district attorney or A CITIZEN can bring a
case before the grand jury to seek indictments for crimes, here in
Texas. How cool is that? Don't know the details but that sure sounds
like fun.
--R
Gary Hurst wrote:
we all know, hans, that you are being robbed. you
You might find out what the restrictions on recording a telephone
conversation are. I don't recall what they are in Texas.
I believe that Texas is one of the reasonable states where if one
party to the conversation is aware of the recording it's OK.
In most of the 'all party' notification
Just saw a little blurb in today's WSJ that a bunch of new diesel Benzes
were being recalled for a potential faulty crank sensor.
--R
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I stopped last summer in to a local trans shop to ask what the charge
would be to replace a seal. This is a national chain, owned by part
of the local JF cult church that has no accounting of the finances to
its members, but all the elders are nouveau riche, popping up
apartment buildings and
Many years ago a roomate had a similar predicament.
The outcome? He became angry. Communication broke down. He began making
nuisance telephone calls to interrupt their business. The transmission shop
had the calls traced to the office where David worked and sent the police...
it was a nasty
Now there is the beginning of a plan. Call the jerk, incite him to
launch a diatribe and threats while the recorder is running, present
your case to a grand jury, and invite the local TV stations in on the
fun because it is Hans vs Goliath! But you should have a legal
beagle watching over
OY! SEARS! Slowly I turn
One of my first young experiences was with the local Sears. It seemed a
reasonable place to get a new DieHard battery or radial tires. I'd heard
stories, however. Just out of curiousity I put a piece of scotch tape on the
hood so I could tell if it had been opened. I
Seen before, so look at it again.
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Gary; you are right.
This kind of thing happened to me some 20 years ago.
Alfa Romeo Giulia sprint GT Veloce (what a machine).
Rebuilt the motor, but I could not get the damned thing to run right. Took
it to Forristalls. Drove it there.
They insisted it need s a rebuild. 2 weeks later I had to pay
the M16 just never works out in this modern age. you just get dragged off
to jail and/or the looney bin. people you don't even remember ever meeting
come of of the woodwork and tell the news how they knew hans would snap long
ago. the shop still keeps your car.
due to the bimby business, i
Gee...
For some reason this reminded me of a story.. as an electrical contractor.
Couple bought a house. After moving in the wife discovered the freezer in
the basement had quit working and the contents had spoiled. (Not a large
loss.) She tells the husband who discovers that none of the
Not a priority I can afford immediately, but I've been thinking of using the
process of elimination to get the cruise control working on one of the
cars. It's not the type of thing that I'd pay premium to the indy to work
through and I'm not adept nor ambitious enough to arm myself with the
I have to make a salute to the hereo mechanics.
When I wrecked my engine (Yes I did) my good buddy, mechanick par exelanće,
got kicked out of his shop, moved 50 miles and, lowen behold, got that old
diesel running, smoking and klackering again.
The recent aquaintance is full of shit, took a too
burly bikers, cops and marines might make an impact. legal action might
make an impact.
different things intimidate different people.
2008/1/23 Hans Neureiter [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I have to make a salute to the hereo mechanics.
When I wrecked my engine (Yes I did) my good buddy, mechanick par
Remember, this is a cow town in Texas.
Legal action is for my revorery. Personal impact and scaring the shit out of
the crook is for the safety of the community.
On 1/23/08, Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
burly bikers, cops and marines might make an impact. legal action might
make an
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