A low
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Ri
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der
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rides a little slower...
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Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300
On October 21, 2015 11:14:59 PM EDT, OK Don via Mercedes
wrote:
>It's styl'in, dude . . . like wearing your pants around our knees.
>
>On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 9:32 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
>m
I love the stream of consciousness. Wonder if the guy talks like this as
well?
Yep! That is the effect of over 50 years of educrat crackhead (D)
and onion (NEA)(D) folks running the edjamacshun camps (skools)
know nead ta larn ta speel.know nead ta larn mathe. know knead
ta larn ta r
I had an offer from someone to make a bid on a 98 Jag XJ8. Don't
know anything about them but this one is supposed to have a new
factory motor installed by the dealer that forgot to put oil in when
doing an oil change and locked the original engine. It's only had
about 100 miles on it since the
http://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/5277305324.html
--R
I'd give him a franklin if he'd haul it to the crusher for me. What a POS.
He could not even find a fuel injected shovey engine.
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Maybe there is some issue and I can get my compensation for the ML,
or make them give us a new one! I was frauded! I'm a victim! I
was violated! Reparations! Somebody Do Something!
--R
I am still waiting for stacks of jacksons, franklins and/or grants to
be sent by people who claim to
It's styl'in, dude . . . like wearing your pants around our knees.
On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 9:32 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
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> Why would anyone do something so stupid as to cut the springs??
>
>
>
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NSA: The only branch of government that actually
Why would anyone do something so stupid as to cut the springs??
On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 10:29 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes <
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> I'm guessing someone cut the springs. Not a big deal to fix.
>
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 9:25 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes <
>
I'm trying to find out.
On Sat, Oct 17, 2015 at 9:44 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes <
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> Š the original color of the car???
>>
>> http://lakeland.craigslist.org/cto/5272597684.html
>>
>> Dan
>>
>
> Nor more so than this one
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> A
I'm guessing someone cut the springs. Not a big deal to fix.
On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 9:25 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes <
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> I was more worried about why it is sitting on the ground.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Oct 21, 2015, at 9:22 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel v
I was more worried about why it is sitting on the ground.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 21, 2015, at 9:22 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> A/C is dead, you got oil coming out the crankcase breather, driver's seat
> looks like Hurst was sitting in it...
>
> In other words, a per
Er, Okief***mobile. Sorry. ;^.^
On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 9:22 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel
wrote:
> A/C is dead, you got oil coming out the crankcase breather, driver's seat
> looks like Hurst was sitting in it...
>
> In other words, a perfect Okiefuckmobile.
>
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 9:19 PM, M. M
A/C is dead, you got oil coming out the crankcase breather, driver's seat
looks like Hurst was sitting in it...
In other words, a perfect Okiefuckmobile.
On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 9:19 PM, M. Mitchell Marmel
wrote:
> Lose the stupid bumpers and slammed springs, and it might be respectable.
>
> On
Lose the stupid bumpers and slammed springs, and it might be respectable.
On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 9:14 PM, Dimitri via Mercedes wrote:
> Some nimrod slammed it to the ground.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Oct 21, 2015, at 10:11 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wro
Some nimrod slammed it to the ground.
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> On Oct 21, 2015, at 10:11 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>
>
> 74 Mercedes 240d
> http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/cto/5278822492.html
>
> via cPro Craigslist App
> iOS: http://tinyurl.com/CL-iDevice
> Android: http:
74 Mercedes 240d
http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/cto/5278822492.html
via cPro Craigslist App
iOS: http://tinyurl.com/CL-iDevice
Android: http://tinyurl.com/CL-Android
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>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Decided to upgrade wagons two years to an 87 wagon with a 606 swap.
>> Anyway
>>> it has some interior issues and I need a bit of help.
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the original color of the car???
http://lakeland.craigslist.org/cto/5272597684.html
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What parts does he need?
He needs driver's seat pad cover-MB tex
Bob
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DUH! slapping myself upside the head.
So in that case it would fit your car Karl.
Manfred
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 17:50:40 -0400
From: Max Dillon
Mine is also an '87 (124.193). See my signature.
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That's the one. She says it's a really nice little bike. I
haven't been down to see it yet but I'm glad she likes it. I was
going to give her one of my BMW r100's but she said it was to big
and heavy. Oh well.
Manfred
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 18:14:11 -0400 (EDT)
From: Mitch Haley
Hayabusa?
No idea I don't drive it much. It is a lot of fun though, mash the
throttle at 60 and it rockets to 90 in a flash and minimal awareness of
speed. It also rockets to 60 very quickly, tremendous torque.
--R
On 10/20/15 8:02 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
How does the M-ship mileage compar
Even with a new engine in it? I guess the guy was lucky that the
dealer had it just when it decided to let go. Would have been a
bad scene if it broke when he got it back. I was thinking it
would be worth around $3000.
Manfred
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Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 10:40:14 -0700
From: G Mann
Hayabusa?
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Mine is also an '87 (124.193). See my signature.
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On October 21, 2015 5:31:06 PM EDT, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
wrote:
>Sorry I don't know what year Max's car is.
>
>Is it the euro style hitch where the ball is one piece with the big
>proboscis s
Sorry I don't know what year Max's car is.
Is it the euro style hitch where the ball is one piece with the big
proboscis sticking out from beneath the bumper? If so, let's work something
out.
Thanks,
Karl
On Oct 21, 2015 5:13 PM, "MG via Mercedes" wrote:
> If that is the same year that Max has
None of them.
Interior color code can be extracted from the VIN, and the “real” EPC can give
you possibilities based on the exterior color code.
For example, the 1994 S420 with a Black Metallic exterior has three different
possible trim colors and three possible interior colors.
Dan
> On Oct
If that is the same year that Max has then I have a receiver
hitch with all the bolts That I took off a car in the u-pull when
I was getting parts for his car. Would probably cost a bit to
ship but would sell it for what I paid for it.
Manfred
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2015 06:29:32 -0700
From: Karl
What parts does he need?
Sent from my iPhone
> On Oct 21, 2015, at 4:09 PM, Bob via Mercedes wrote:
>
> Which number is the seat color code on the plate under the hood ? My buddy
> has a 1982 240D which is not Palomino but lighter. It's either Creme or
> Parchment- anybody have these code n
> I try not to let the perfect be the enemy of the good. Or slightly crappy
cosmesis be the enemy of a properly-executed om606 w124 swap.
>
> It's matte clearcoat.
>
> Welding some metal around the subframe bushing mounts seems easier than
doing an engine swap myself. Do you have any photos of thos
Which number is the seat color code on the plate under the hood ? My buddy
has a 1982 240D which is not Palomino but lighter. It's either Creme or
Parchment- anybody have these code numbers? I don't even know what my
Palomino number is..
Bob
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No, from what I have been able to find out it is Ford-Jag. It has
the dreaded ZF5HP24 with the lifetime oil and no dipstick though.
Just like the ones on the MBs of that age. I hear they need a
special tranny fluid but that a dipstick tube may be available. I
Don't know how that works since the
I didn't take any pictures but a 2 year or so old paint job looks
very nice in Porsche carnivore red. Just right for my oldest
daughter. She said it would match her little red bike that she
bought about 6 months ago, new at a dealer sale. Some Suzuki
thing with a weird name beginning with H. Sh
One of them was an asshole, not sure which but it doesn't matter, though
it means they probably both were. I went to their garage in about 1978
as someone had recommended it, don't even remember what for now, and
walked in and hung around for a few minutes until someone paid attention
to me th
Meade, Curt,
The 77 Cutlass actually got that mileage. I was suspicious so I compared its
odometer against the mile markers on Interstate 65 in Indiana. The odometer was
accurate. The engine really got around 35 mpg. That's why when I returned it to
retrieve my 77 Olds Omega, I offered them a l
I suspect I am but Gomer lives on in syndication. I remember watching the
episode many years ago, near as I can remember Gomer buys the car from some
other guy in his unit, the guy thinks he's really getting Gomer good because
the car gets lousy gas mileage. So another guy sneaks gas into the ca
That's before my time. I thought you were younger than I?
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Max
Charleston SC
On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 3:38 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
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> As was featured in a Gomer Pyle episode...
> -Curt
>
>
>
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As was featured in a Gomer Pyle episode...
-Curt
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Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 3:05 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Somewhat OT: Liberal Hand-wringing, Painful Introspection,
and Existential Crises
Maybe on
I could see myself fitting in really well around their place. Not to mention
the pasta would be good, too.
Dan
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> On Oct 21, 2015, at 3:05 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Maybe one of the mods involved changes that affected the accuracy of the
> odometer / trip-m
Maybe one of the mods involved changes that affected the accuracy of the
odometer / trip-meter, so it wasn't really getting such terrific mileage?
Anyone else remember the Car Talk story about the mechanics messing with
their boss's car, secretly adding fuel to his tank so he thought he was
gettin
I have a couple of his posters, the complete ACME catalog and the Desk of Wile
E. Coyote:
https://fringefocus.com/i/the-desk-of-dr-brown/?utm_source=Fringe+Focus+Newsletter&utm_campaign=66959cf4b1-Desk_DocBrown&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1cf81bdf22-66959cf4b1-67449409&mc_cid=66959cf4b1&mc_eid=77
The ad doesn't make much sense, he says he got the car for parts for his
existing convertible, but I don't see what is missing or what was removed
and is no longer available.
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Charleston SC
On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 12:25 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
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Yes, but managing my medical/physical condition is beginning to preclude
many things I'd like to be doing.
Wilton
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From: "Meade Dillon via Mercedes"
To: "Curt Raymond" ; "Mercedes Discussion List"
Cc: "Meade Dillon"
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 2:21 PM
Sub
Please write more sooner rather than later!
I think that most people actually start out wanting to do a good job, but
poor leadership / management / bureaucracy can kill that desire.
Wilton, have you thought about starting a consulting business to teach
leaders how to "get-r-done"? Maybe a motiv
Wow, looks like someone put a lot of time into modifying the car. I see it
has the right front fender gill for air intake, face-lift hood and euro
lights, hood ornament delete and "S" class grill.
What color are you going to paint it now that it's got the primer on? ;)
What I would like to do i
That era Jag had an engine design flaw that caused it to eat it's self at
about 90 to 120,000 miles. I'm guessing at the mileage, but based on the
year, it would be about time for it to self destruct, rather than "forgot
to put oil in it"... Nice enough car when new, but not the Jag of an early
era
Attaboy!
I love a good turnaround story and a tale from somebody who isn't willing to
just slink along with the status quo...
-Curt
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On Oct 21, 2015 11:57 AM, "Meade Dillon via Mercedes"
wrote:
> Karl, cool car! Is the 606 swap the turbo version of the 606, and (if yes)
> did they include the intercooler? Use the mechanical in
I wonder how much the broken parts would cost to replace.
On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 12:17 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Would someone take a perfectly good, rather rare, rust free Mercedes, and
> part it out? People like this truly piss me off.
>
> http://chicago.c
Has hidden gun turrets that proactively shoot first before there is even
the hint of a threat.
On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 10:12 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes <
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> owners...who "plops" down on the seat instead of getting in easily.
>>
>
> Like SWMBA, who droppeth from the s
Would someone take a perfectly good, rather rare, rust free Mercedes, and part
it out? People like this truly piss me off.
http://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/5229703361.html
Rick
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Karl, cool car! Is the 606 swap the turbo version of the 606, and (if yes)
did they include the intercooler? Use the mechanical injection pump?
Performance numbers?
1 - yes the later dash will have airbag differences, you may be able to
retrofit the required controllers to make all that work, bu
Yep, here's some more stuff - this series from George AFB, CA, circa
1975-'77.
GEORGE - THE TURN-AROUND
By Wilton Strickland, LtCol, USAF (Ret)
The following are merely a few of the incidents in which I was involved
or that I remember of my 2½ years at George AFB, CA as the 35th Civil
Engi
owners...who "plops" down on the seat instead of getting in easily.
Like SWMBA, who droppeth from the skies like a gentle boulder storm.
The X5 is safe, since she has to climb _up_ into it.
-- Jim
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It has Door Locks coupled with the Bullet-proof glass will keep out all
but the most determined commandos and zombies
--R
On 10/21/15 9:32 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote:
Not bad looking, fair price based on description, best model year.
Would like to know more about the "security featur
Not bad looking, fair price based on description, best model year.
Would like to know more about the "security features".
Dan
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> On Oct 20, 2015, at 8:38 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> this is the One you have been Looking for
> http://charleston.craigslist.org/ct
Hi All,
Decided to upgrade wagons two years to an 87 wagon with a 606 swap. Anyway
it has some interior issues and I need a bit of help.
1. The dash is quite cracked up. My plan is have replacement installed.
Replacements are available on ebay but I don't know if later w124 dash will
work for the
Kaleb will give you $500 without a title.
If it's a pre-Ford Jaguar, I wouldn't touch it unless it was really, really
cheap. Like drive it until something breaks then dump it cheap.
Dan former Jag mechanic from the 1970s
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