Folks
a friend gave our 16 year old daughter this car for Christmas. Sadly
the engine has a hole in the IP side of the block ... but it still
runs!!
Anyway, i want to sell it an put the $$ toward probably a nice 300d
turbo or some such. Better price to list members.
It seems pretty soli
Dave -
Likely very pricey and if I owned one I wouldn't let it out of my sight.
When I did my 107 I just borrowed the generic tool kit from my local Auto
Zone. It didn't fit perfectly but I was able to make it work. You might also
check at harbor Freight if you have one nearby.
Barry
> Does anyon
I'd love one of the new 500s.
Ed
300E
On 2 December 2010 22:00, Mitch Haley wrote:
> Peter T. Arnold wrote:
>
>> Hmmm
>>
>> You'd rather a Fiat than a Honda
>>
>
> 1970s Civics and Fiat 124s all had their problems.
> A new Fiat 500 (soon to be available here) might be worth having.
>
> Mitch.
>
I'm not sure what the cutoff line is here for what MB will take in on a
trade. They'd probably advise the customer to just sell the car privately,
or really low ball them on the car, as they're probably more trouble than
they're worth to a dealer. Most cars on the used lot, are 5 years old max,
u
A former brother-in-law's Fiat 124 Sport Coupe put a good friend through
college. His dad was my BIL's mechanic. And after the 124 got retired he
bought an X1/9. I am sure that made a significant contribution to his well
being, too.
Dan
--- On Thu, 12/2/10, Mitch Haley wrote:
> From: Mitc
yes...those are nice...like an air squeege
Bob R
On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 6:20 PM, Kevin Kraly wrote:
> I've heard of their fans, but never got my hands on one. I did get my
> hands IN one of the hand dryers that blows air from a slot on both sides,
> and your hands go down the middle. They are
Peter T. Arnold wrote:
Hmmm
You'd rather a Fiat than a Honda
1970s Civics and Fiat 124s all had their problems.
A new Fiat 500 (soon to be available here) might be worth having.
Mitch.
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E M wrote:
If you're seeing Advance Auto, or NAPA trucks show up at the back of your
Mercedes dealer, maybe time to change dealers. hee hee
I'd assume it was delivering parts for used cars that aren't in the franchise
lineup. If Flow Chevrolet can sell me OE for the same or less than NAPA, I
I wouldn't spray them down with water. If it's below freezing out, I'd just
park them. Putting water on a salty car is just making things worse. Salt
isn't good for a car, but if it's dry, I don't think it will do too much.
Mix it with water, and add a bit of heat, then you have a problem!
We g
There is that markup at times that makes you scratch you head. For fuel
filters for my old 911, the dealer charged $73. The parts supplier I use
for the American cars, had Bosch filters, for $26 or something. Same with
hoodstays. I think the dealer wanted the best part of $80 each for new
ones.
I think the real thing with running an older car as daily transport, is the
condition of the body, with regards to rust. Mechanical bits can be
maintained and changed as needed, but once the tin worm takes hold, things
start to go downhill. There comes a time too, when the design of a car just
be
Oh, and I forgot one more thing. If you get the urge to apply one of those
do-it-yourself pinstripe kitsresist the urge!! lol
Ed
300E
On 2 December 2010 20:48, WILTON wrote:
> 'Wouldn't dare!
>
>
> Wilton
>
> - Original Message - From: "E M"
> To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
> Sent
I remember when Egl was the head office, without the dealer/showroom. Most
of the new cars were delivered and held there. I usually get my parts from
Egl, and haven't had much trouble with the small replacement bits. Often
they have them on hand, except for a rad hose, which really shocked me, w
'Wouldn't dare!
Wilton
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From: "E M"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Meyle parts quality
Ok, just remember, don't return it with any NAPA or Walmart parts on it.
;-)
hee hee
Ed
300E
On 2 December 201
I lived downtown, so I went to the dealership on Dundas. I always dealt with
David Kwan. I think he may have moved up to Eglinton now.
The downtown shop usually had what I wanted sitting on the shelf. If they
didn't have it, (before the Chrysler apocalypse, when the warehouses were
combined out
Exactly. Since my experience with parts is low volume, I rely on Rusty's
recommendations. If he (or Tom) say a part is crap, I assume they know what
they're talking about.
Our dealer charges double the MSRP for parts, so I use them as a last
resort. I can't see how that helps market the MB brand.
Ok, just remember, don't return it with any NAPA or Walmart parts on it. ;-)
hee hee
Ed
300E
On 2 December 2010 20:25, WILTON wrote:
> Just let me use that Porsche for the Winter; I promise I won't get any salt
> on it.
>
> Wilton
>
> - Original Message - From: "E M"
> To: "Mercedes Di
Just let me use that Porsche for the Winter; I promise I won't get any salt
on it.
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: "E M"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2010 7:26 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Meyle parts quality
The dump a lot of salt here too. My rule of
I've heard of their fans, but never got my hands on one. I did get my hands
IN one of the hand dryers that blows air from a slot on both sides, and your
hands go down the middle. They are very efficient! He sure can come up
with some innovative products.
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon
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> looks more like a aftermarket air deflector for moonroof
>
Obviously.
RLE
>
>
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I don't have much experience with Japanese, or Korean cars, other than
helping out a few friends with them. The parts often seem
disproportionately high in price, when compared to the original purchase
price of the cars.
Did a trans cooler on a friends Kia. The replacement part at the dealer,
wa
Both older and newer modelsfor sure!!
Ed
300E
On 2 December 2010 18:26, Peter T. Arnold wrote:
> Hmmm
>
> You'd rather a Fiat than a Honda
>
>
>
> --
> Pete Arnold ‹(•¿•)›
>
> My Mind Not Only Wanders, Sometimes it Leaves Completely!
>
> On 12/2/2010 6:21 PM, E M wrote:
>
>> For me, it come
The dump a lot of salt here too. My rule of thumb is, if the car is dirt
with salt, it stays out in the cold. Put a car covered in salt and wet,
into a warmish garage, and watch the metal melt! lol. I find it's the water
that once above zero, will carry the salt into every crevice of the car, an
I find many of the parts at the toronto Porsche and MB dealer, are not a lot
more than aftermarket shops. I find it really depends on the parts, and
there's seems little logic as to why some parts are priced so high, and
others very competitively.
Nice thing about the dealer, I find I can find pr
The problem with retail at the dealer is that they are on crack.
Unless things have changed lately, when I went to the MB corporate-owned
dealership in Toronto to get parts, the prices were reasonable. Like $36 for a
set of genuine W123 front pads. That was three years ago. Now that I'm here in
On Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:21 -0500, "E M" wrote:
> For me, it comes down to personal experience. I've never had any luck
> at all, with anything made in Asia, regardless of what I've paid for
> it. And no, Asian is not always cheaper than buying US or European.
I would agree, if you're talking abo
For a lot of us in states that see snow in the wintertime, it's hard to keep
the rust at bay for that long also if you are driving them in the salt. And it
seems to me that every year they dump the salt faster and more heavily than the
year before.
Even if you try to spray the car off every ti
Hmmm
You'd rather a Fiat than a Honda
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On 12/2/2010 6:21 PM, E M wrote:
For me, it comes down to personal experience. I've never had any luck at
all, with anything made in Asia, regardless of what I've paid for
For me, it comes down to personal experience. I've never had any luck at
all, with anything made in Asia, regardless of what I've paid for it. And
no, Asian is not always cheaper than buying US or European.
On the other hand, I've always had good luck with Euro and US made parts and
goods. Not
There is a lot of financial logic to that argument. Most cars, even great
cars get to the point, where the residual value makes it hard to justify the
cost of OEM parts, unless it's something you're really trying to keep
original, or plan to keep a long time.
It is amazing how many companies are
The closest thing I've seen to foreign at my Porsche dealership, is the oil
filters which are now made in America, whereas they were Austrian about 7
years ago.
Here, labeling in general requires to state where the product is made, or a
contact address of the importer. Here's a tip, if it's made
Most of these cars that we talk about are 20 - 30 years old. The
thought that the can go another 30, when used as daily drivers is
ridiculous. That would by far exceed the design life of the basic chassis.
I'm not saying that there are not exceptions, we've all seen mid 50's
car that are in go
I'm quite picky about quality (its my business) and when I fix
something, I expect it to remain fixed. Therefore, the number of
aftermarket parts I've been using lately is really decreasing.
Especially with suspension parts. As you have observed, what they're
calling OE or OEM parts are often mad
What assurance is there that in buying parts from the dealer you are not
getting Asian/Indian/Turkish/etc. made parts?
I've seen the Advance Auto delivery truck at dealership shops
Allan
On Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:35 -0500, "E M" wrote:
> My personal preference is for original manufacture par
How does the country of origin qualify the quality? Makes no sense to me.
'American Manufacturer's' out source a bunch of parts as do aero-space
folks. Country is origin is a very poor qualifier.
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My Mind Not Only Wanders, Sometimes it Leaves Completely!
On 12/2/2010 4
My personal preference is for original manufacture parts, or German made.
I've had pretty good luck with American made parts, and found the quality
good, when they were in fact, "made in America." I try to avoid anything
made in China or Asia, as I've said here on previous occasions. In a pinch,
Hello all,
Does anyone have for rent/loan (or preferably for sale) the MB special tool
that allows the on-car installation and removal of the lower BJs on
114/115/107?
The tool number is 107 589 01 43 00, superceded by 129 589 03 43 00
It looks like this:
http://startekinfo.de/etools/content
Hello all,
I'm noticing to my annoyance that Meyle and Febi are frequently in the habit of
pretending that their parts are made in Germany when they are not. The use of
the company name "Meyle Germany" when the parts are made in Malaysia, China, or
Turkey is misleading at the very least.
My qu
On second view, you appear to be right. Bummer.
On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 11:11 PM, Mike Gildea wrote:
>
> - appears to be of a wagon (can see the cross bars on the roof rack). I
> emailed him but no response...
>
> looks more like a aftermarket air deflector for moonroof.
>
>
Coincidentally, before starting the car, I had added a few drops to the oil
port on the dizzy (there's a little screw cap marked "öl") and generally the
shaft seemed mobile.
I'm quite sure the intermediate shaft being out of position is why there's no
top end oil pressure. Something stopped the
Rich Thomas wrote:
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/12/six-wheeled-sports-car-headed-for-production/
The new Panther?
http://hooniverse.com/2010/05/17/for-sale-a-1977-panther-six-one-of-only-two-produced/
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With the front wheels pairs that close, I don't think there's room for
twenny-twos though.
Rich Thomas writes:
> http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/12/six-wheeled-sports-car-headed-for-production/
>
> --R
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I KNOW Those Dysons are simple. They suck like mad. Easy to clean. I've
had mine for almost 8 years and it still works as well as the day I bought
it. They are indeed the W123 of vacuums.
I'm thinking of springing for one of their handhelds, if they ever go on
sale.
Have you seen their cool fa
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