I am going to stop following this discussion group, there is really no
sense in it. I posted that buymbparts is back, that's for Rusty. you all
know I am buying this business from him. The whole Gary, Rusty thing, me
not shipping parts is allot. I bit off more than I could chew buying this
On Aug 31, 2013 6:29 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote:
Also, which company has the most reasonably priced parts?
Moot point on a new car.
G: Not if you keep them for 30 years. (grin)
Which is why I didn't recommend the new Dodge Dart. It's a worthy
competitor to the
On Aug 31, 2013 10:32 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote:
i've never been a fan of 116s
I like how they look, but I can't drive them safely. Not enough room
around the pedals for my big (size 13-4E) feet to move quickly. It's
weird--I've never had that problem with any other car but
There isn't much foot room at the pedals on the W108/109 either -- I
had trouble driving mine with my work boots on.
Peter
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Many people say that but in my opinion the W116 with euro bumpers is really
beautiful. It is sleeker looking than the W126.
Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 1, 2013, at 1:32 AM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote:
i've never been a fan of 116s
On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 1:30 AM, clay
http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/woman-drives-off-in-wrong-car-in-milford-new-hampshire/-/9848876/21737994/-/d58mb3z/-/index.html
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel preferred.
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What are the odds that two people will leave keys in their cars? Must be
the most honest town in America.
On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 9:46 AM, Frederick Moir fredy4.s...@yahoo.comwrote:
On Sun, 1 Sep 2013 06:46:31 -0700 (PDT) Frederick Moir
fredy4.s...@yahoo.com wrote:
http://www.wcvb.com/news/local/woman-drives-off-in-wrong-car-in-milford-new-hampshire/-/9848876/21737994/-/d58mb3z/-/index.html
The trouble is there are an awful lot of Camrys the same color, so we
both made the
Well guys, since I've owned a 116 (1980 300SD) for about 16-17 years, I can say
I am a fan of the 116s, or at least the last year model. My 1980 still has the
original engine, never had the head off, original IP, original exhaust...front
to rear, and almost everything else. I did replace the
So where are the parts I ordered in May? Did you ever pay my bank back?
Wanker.
--R
On 9/1/13 2:18 AM, Trent Fiorini wrote:
I am going to stop following this discussion group, there is really no
sense in it. I posted that buymbparts is back, that's for Rusty. you all
know I am buying this
When i was a kid, I spent summers with my grandparents in KY. They
lived on farms near this little town, maybe 20k people if that. One day
I go to the grocery with my granddaddy, he is driving this gold/white
chebbie pickup he had. I was maybe 10 or so. We go into the store, get
whatever,
In the 60's, pretty high, they didn't use many key variations (on the order of
10k or so on models they sold millions of).
I've heard the same story from several people. Knowing GM, they may have even
used the SAME key on identical vehicles.
Peter
-Original Message-
From: Rich
He has asked for me to unsubscribe him, which I have not done yet, but I
guess I will do it now since he cant seem to figure it out.
On 9/1/2013 10:58 AM, Rich Thomas wrote:
So where are the parts I ordered in May? Did you ever pay my bank back?
Wanker.
--R
On 9/1/13 2:18 AM, Trent Fiorini
Late afternoon in '59, I put SWMBO off for quick shopping at a store in
downtown Lincoln, NE; no parking spaces nearby, so I drove around block
coupla times; third time around, I pulled up in front of the store beside
identical black and white, '56 4-dr Bel Air Chevy exactly like ours. SWMBO
How 'bout my CC company - USAA?
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2013 11:58 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] buymbparts
So where are the parts I ordered in May?
In the late 50s and early 60s my Dad did repo work for the commercial side of
GM (YMACC) and had a set of master keys that fit all GM products. I recall
seeing them as a kid, and there weren't that many of them in the set.
Dan
On Sep 1, 2013, at 12:21 PM, Peter Frederick wrote:
In the
Kaleb,
I suggest, since there are still apparently outstanding debts to be
settled, that you let nature take it's course and leave the list slot Trent
holds as it is.
Trent will come to his own eventually. If he stays in the business and
makes it anything like Rust had built it into, he will
Trent's post was like a drunk-text. He should take his lame excuses and
scram. The only reason we should see him on this list again is to either
refund stolen money or ship parts due.
Bob R
On Sep 1, 2013 8:58 AM, Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net
wrote:
So where are the parts I
I think the take-away from all this is that every time he posts he fails to
address the issue at hand, and respond to the requests of the people who have
been wronged (myself included.)
He merely talks about how he's going to do better, etc., without ever
responding to the many questions that
I agree; leave 'im on.
Wilton
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From: G Mann g2ma...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2013 12:39 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] buymbparts
Kaleb,
I suggest, since there are still apparently outstanding debts to be
Time stamp 2:18AM, we know he is a drunk driver
--R
On 9/1/13 12:47 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote:
Trent's post was like a drunk-text.
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Personally, I have a rule that says, Sin all you want but never ask me to
support your sinning
I could care less about a DUI or what ever.. I only care about a reliable
supply of quality Mercedes parts, from someone who acts responsibly, takes
my orders, fills them in a timely manner or explains
Why are we even talking about what Trent could be, are we that desperate
for Trent to all the sudden be great? We talk about a great source of
parts, well Gary is a pretty good source from what I hear.
On 9/1/2013 12:43 PM, G Mann wrote:
Personally, I have a rule that says, Sin all you want
He is. You should start using him...
grin
Dan
On Sep 1, 2013, at 2:00 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Why are we even talking about what Trent could be, are we that desperate for
Trent to all the sudden be great? We talk about a great source of parts,
well Gary is a pretty good source from
Trent was probably having a booze induced woulda-shoulda-coulda moment at
0218, realizing he has screwed up his opportunity. Being a competent MB
parts guy and being on this list, I suppose, would be like shooting fish in
a barrel.
Bob R
On Sep 1, 2013 11:00 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin
1:46AM A little, trublle with the spel.ng
--R
buybenzparts has just replied to a thread you have subscribed to entitled -
Beware of BuyMBparts.com - in the E-Class (W211) forum of MBWorld.org Forums.
This thread is located at:
Frederick Moir wrote:
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I tried to do that once with a Plymouth Horizon, white, blue interior, in a huge
parking ramp. When my key didn't fit in the door, I noticed
Peter Frederick wrote:
With or without basher bumpers? Also, a 72 is likely to be a 350,
I've seen one here!
Weren't they either 350SL or 350SL 4.5 in 1972?
Mitch.
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Having dealt with alcoholics in the past, I suspect that alcohol inspires
his rambling and pointless submissions of late. I could be wrong, of
course.
Gerry
From: Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com
I think the take-away from all this is that every time he posts he fails to
address the issue at hand,
71 definitely was, but sometime during 72 it was changed to 450 for
the US market. Big bumpers in August 72 for the 73 model year, so the
350 and small bumper in either designation are rare.
I've seen them all, but only one each of the 350 and the 450 with
small bumpers.
I don't think
Gerry Archer wrote:
I agree completely since my son has a hybrid Fusion. Problem is that I'm
looking for around 40 mpg on the highway and 30 mpg around town. Hybrid
Fusions cost about $10K more than I want to spend. Corollas, which are
selling around here fairly cheaply, get up to 40 mpg on
The Passat is now at 13,300 miles and the average over that time is 44mpg,
with a one time high of 53. Wife gets about 33mpg dirving around town in it.
On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 3:23 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote:
Friend of mine has a 2013 CVT Sentra. Lifetime MPG keeps creeping up,
it's funny, grant, that you seem to be waiting for trent to learn or get
better but you don't consider me even though i ALWAYS do exactly what you
describe as wanting. explain what that's about?
i don't see why anyone even cares what trent does at all at this point. he
robbed most of you. i
as i mentioned in the post i just made, this is really an excellent point.
even if you simply despise me to the point of your own detriment, it
doesn't explain why there is this group here who seems to be desperate for
trent to go from substance abusing thief and liar to parts superstar, for
him
my greatest attribute is my sexy, or so the ladies tell me
On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 2:21 PM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
He is. You should start using him...
grin
Dan
On Sep 1, 2013, at 2:00 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Why are we even talking about what Trent could be, are we
I can see this doing the monster truck thing in the back yard at Okie Acres:
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/sale-wanted-trade-giveaway/1731345-1980-steyr-puch-pinzgauer-710m-swiss.html#post5956009
Dan
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On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 2:12 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote:
something is so fabulously wrong with this picture. it has been from the
first day trent was introduced and remains so to the present day. what is
trent's allure to you trentistas? how can he have any allure to anyone?
We have to be careful of slandering people, accusing someone of being an
alcoholic is pretty strong stuff.
Perhaps Trent has issues with alcohol but we don't know this for certain.
Anyway I wrote a while back that his first course of action is to sort
things out with Rusty, crying about how
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
You can sell them on eBay (shudder) for a couple hundred
Not something I want to get involved in.
Manfred
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that some of it's recent Amercanization? ;))
Wilton
- Original Message -
From: Hendrik and Fay heni...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2013 7:40 PM
OMFG.
No end in sight.
Kleb, put that #$$%%^^ on banned.
Or kick him off.
On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 10:58 AM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
So where are the parts I ordered in May? Did you ever pay my bank back?
Wanker.
--R
On 9/1/13 2:18 AM, Trent Fiorini
Who do you want me to ban?
Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 1, 2013, at 8:12 PM, Hans Neureiter diese...@gmail.com wrote:
OMFG.
No end in sight.
Kleb, put that #$$%%^^ on banned.
Or kick him off.
On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 10:58 AM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
So
..
It may be our fixit mentality. When our cars, appliances, houses, you
name it; break down, our impetus is to fix it. Trent is obviously
broken and our inclination is to fix Trent.
Grant is offering Trent a ray of light at the end of the tunnel; IMO a very
humane thing to
In the medical field, suspecting someone of being an alcoholic or drug
user or anything else is not grounds for slander in the U.S. It may be
different in Australia, of course.
Gerry.who occasionally drank Canadian Lord Calvert as a young man.
From: Hendrik and Fay heni...@gmail.com
We
- Original Message -
From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2013 4:23 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] RE; New car expensive parts. was: my kinda car
Gerry Archer wrote:
I agree completely since my son has a hybrid
Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net writes:
So what are the odds of 2 identical trucks, same ignition switch, in
this little town, being parked near one another at the same little
grocery store at the same time?
On a old GM the key cylinder would wear to the point where any key
i think he is saying that you ought to ban rich thomas for pointing out
that trent robbed him. did i get it right, hans?
On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 9:17 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.netwrote:
Who do you want me to ban?
Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 1, 2013, at 8:12 PM, Hans Neureiter
why not just deal with people who don't rob you to begin with? the guy
stole from most everyone here and then lied to them about to this day. he
hasn't even acknowledged what the has done, let alone explained it.
rusty continuously threatens to murder my daughter to the point where i
have to
I think BOTH Gary Trent should be banned.
Dwight
On Sep 1, 2013 9:58 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote:
i think he is saying that you ought to ban rich thomas for pointing out
that trent robbed him. did i get it right, hans?
On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 9:17 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin
i don't recall ever seeing a useful post from you, dwight. perhaps you
should be banned?
On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 10:14 PM, Dwight Giles dwight.gi...@gmail.comwrote:
I think BOTH Gary Trent should be banned.
Dwight
On Sep 1, 2013 9:58 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote:
i
But what about me?
--R (teacher teacher pick me!)
On 9/1/13 10:21 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
i don't recall ever seeing a useful post from you, dwight. perhaps you
should be banned?
On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 10:14 PM, Dwight Giles dwight.gi...@gmail.comwrote:
I think BOTH Gary Trent should
Gotta love those socialist proclivities. It's for your own good (and
maybe revenue enhancement?)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/road-safety/10278702/EU-plans-to-fit-all-cars-with-speed-limiters.html
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i am going to work on having you banned, rich, once i get done with getting
dwight out of here. if not me, the trentistas will get you for daring to
question the learning process
either way, your time is gonna come
On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 10:25 PM, Rich Thomas
Get out of the bathtub and Bring It On!
--R (Questioning -- it's what I do best!)
On 9/1/13 10:28 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
i am going to work on having you banned, rich, once i get done with getting
dwight out of here. if not me, the trentistas will get you for daring to
question the learning
i'm stuck in the bathtub :(
can you help pry me out so i can bring it on?
On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 10:35 PM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
Get out of the bathtub and Bring It On!
--R (Questioning -- it's what I do best!)
On 9/1/13 10:28 PM, Gary Hurst wrote:
i'm also a 13 extra wide and was ok driving 108/109 cars for 10s of
thousands of miles. i'm also super fat and that was no problem either
On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 9:11 AM, Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.netwrote:
There isn't much foot room at the pedals on the W108/109 either -- I had
i've known a number of people who are huge 116 fans. i also know a far
greater number of 126 fans, particularly of 560SECs. i never like either
i like 123s a lot and 108/109s a lot. it might just be nothing more than
different strokes for difference folks (although telling a 560SEC owner
than
it's funny, grant, that you seem to be waiting for trent to learn or
get
better but you don't consider me even though i ALWAYS do exactly what you
describe as wanting. explain what that's about. snip
Gary,
Did not intentionally leave you out.. don't really know you, never done
business with
No one is dealing with Trent or is even thinking about it IMO. It's just an
interesting situation that several of us have been involved with. Those
that want to keep him on the list probably just want to see how it all plays
out.
What's this about
Sigh, sigh, sigh - must we go over all of this again?
Wilt
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From: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2013 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] buymbparts
i don't recall ever seeing a useful post
thank you grant. i appreciate that. you will be very happy with any
transaction you undertake with me, whether personal or professional, just
as most anyone who deals with me is
there are some who pronounce the listers here as fair and open minded, but
i come under constant hostile attack. i
no, we mustn't, but when listers say that trent and i are one and the same
and should both be kicked out, i ought to be able to respond in my own
defense
On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 10:55 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote:
Sigh, sigh, sigh - must we go over all of this again?
Wilt
-
email me privately if you are interested in details. wilton is right in
saying we ought not go down this road again on the list. i think also,
however, i should be allowed to defend myself if attacked. personal
attacks against me should be discouraged as well
On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 10:48 PM,
Gerry said:
No one is dealing with Trent or is even thinking about it IMO. It's just
an
interesting situation that several of us have been involved with. Those
that want to keep him on the list probably just want to see how it all
plays
out.
I'm saying, Yep, and there's no need for
I thought somebody was kidding. That's often a problem in kidding around -
somebody may take such seriously.
Wilton
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From: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2013 10:57 PM
Subject: Re:
I strongly discourage personal attacks against any one of us.
Wilton
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From: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2013 11:00 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] buymbparts
email me privately if you are
Hi Gary,
I've been curious to know about your relationship with Rusty ever since
Rusty claimed that you took $15K out of his account; the reason being that I
didn't know anything about you or your business methods and I was thinking
about ordering from you.
I didn't think Rusty was a saint like
I find the DOT lights to be unfashionable and detract from the lines of the
cars. The w114/115 look much better with euro lights, as do the R113, the
W116, w123, and the w126. The round lamps make it look like a beady eyed
freak. The silly round lamps in the w210 are damn ugly too.
clay
.
Make sure the VW is NEW. Used VW are not as reliable and even the sales people
at dealerships steer clear of them.
clay
On Aug 31, 2013, at 6:58 PM, OK Don wrote:
OK, given those parameters, go to your nearest VW dealer and test drive a
Passat TDI - you might like it. I don't find the seats
Maybe the diesel Cruze. I hear the petrol ones get quite good mileage.
clay
On Aug 31, 2013, at 8:39 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote:
On Aug 31, 2013 6:29 PM, Gerry Archer arche...@embarqmail.com wrote:
Also, which company has the most reasonably priced parts?
Moot point on a new car.
I wish you all the luck in your future endeavors and much success in your
dealings with vendors and purchasers of parts.
clay
On Aug 31, 2013, at 11:18 PM, Trent Fiorini wrote:
I am going to stop following this discussion group, there is really no
sense in it. I posted that buymbparts is
First,
Women are morons
Next,
Too many clone cars
And Then,
What sort of idiot leaves keys in a car on purpose?
clay
On Sep 1, 2013, at 6:46 AM, Frederick Moir wrote:
SWMBA likes the lines of the 116. I will grant that it is a very well built
car and has a sense of engineering and style that project confidence all
around. They are truly tanks. Maybe it is the headlights that make me shy
away. A w116 with euro lamps looks a tad bit more proper than the
Anybody notice the ad is no longer running in the Star?
clay
On Sep 1, 2013, at 11:28 AM, Bob Rentfro wrote:
Trent was probably having a booze induced woulda-shoulda-coulda moment at
0218, realizing he has screwed up his opportunity. Being a competent MB
parts guy and being on this list, I
It's a term we use to refer to Americans, as in ooh look there is
another septic, bound to be full of BS
Hendrik
who is ducking for cover, for when the S hits the fan (and yes we stole
that one off you as well)
On 02/09/13 10:19, WILTON wrote:
BTW, Henny, is the term BSpart of the usual,
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