Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1990 Mercedes Benz

I would like another ome . My w211 is a great automobile but doesn't stir my soul. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Thu, Jul 2, 2020, 7:52 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Dwight, don't look! > -Curt > > On Thursday, July 2, 2020, 7:49:27 PM EDT, Frederick

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: Mercedes diesel

Near me. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Thu, Jul 2, 2020, 7:49 PM Frederick Moir via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > -- Forwarded message - > From: > Date: Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 7:46 PM > Subject: Mercedes diesel > To: > > > fred4s...@gmail.com forwarded you this

Re: [MBZ] What is the deal with classic MB showing up on Copart?

Minimum Bid: $4,600 USD That’s crazy --FT Sent from iPhone > On Jul 2, 2020, at 10:08 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Worth pursuing? > > > https://www.copart.com/lot/41645960 > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives

[MBZ] What is the deal with classic MB showing up on Copart?

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Re: [MBZ] Oldest Son's New Car was W211 Nanny Mania

My gf has a 2007 Ford Focus and it has proven reliable over the past 6+ years. On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 9:53 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I've always liked had good luck with Fords. Probably a good choice. > > Allan > > Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes: > > > So we

[MBZ] W116 jack point patch panels

Noticing some rust bubbles around the front jack points on my 300SD. Does anyone make a repair kit/patch panel for this or is it DIY? Guessing it's a pretty common trouble spot for rust. Allan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Oldest Son's New Car was W211 Nanny Mania

I've always liked had good luck with Fords. Probably a good choice. Allan Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes: > So we went and checked out the 2012 Escape with 137k, two owners, V6, etc. > > Very clean car, well maintained, clearly a Ford lease before the current > owner purchased it for his high

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1990 Mercedes Benz

Thanks Fred. Nostalgia for me. Dimitri is restoring my 90 300D. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Thu, Jul 2, 2020, 7:49 PM Frederick Moir via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > -- Forwarded message - > From: > Date: Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 7:46 PM > Subject: 1990 Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Oldest Son's New Car was W211 Nanny Mania

So we went and checked out the 2012 Escape with 137k, two owners, V6, etc. Very clean car, well maintained, clearly a Ford lease before the current owner purchased it for his high school aged daughter who put approximately 3,000 miles on it driving to/from home, school and work. It’s been

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1990 Mercedes Benz

Dwight, don't look! -Curt On Thursday, July 2, 2020, 7:49:27 PM EDT, Frederick Moir via Mercedes wrote: -- Forwarded message - From: Date: Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 7:46 PM Subject: 1990 Mercedes Benz To: fred4s...@gmail.com forwarded you this from craigslist:

[MBZ] Fwd: Mercedes diesel

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[MBZ] Fwd: 1990 Mercedes Benz

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Re: [MBZ] AB Light

Exactly. Makes it nice to check and set timing as needed. When I had my 350SD I used on and found that due to age and wear the pump was off a couple of degrees. With this I spent more time tightening and loosening fasteners than I did using the tool. One of those tools that when you need it,

Re: [MBZ] AB Light

Seems to me this would only be needed if you had to service or replace the injection pump? Or is this something that needs to be recalibrated periodically? Allan Max Dillon via Mercedes writes: > Reduced power, increased smoke, poor mileage, increased soot in the engine > oil. > > Max Dillon

Re: [MBZ] AB Light

Reduced power, increased smoke, poor mileage, increased soot in the engine oil. Max Dillon Charleston SC Jul 2, 2020 10:32:21 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes : > What 617 symptoms tell you that you need this? > > On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 10:28 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >

[MBZ] w123 2.88 diff anyone?

Hi, Looks like the diff is gone. Anybody have a 2.88 they would part with On Mon, Jun 29, 2020, 4:13 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > So I had a conversation with the so tonight and he’s on board with a > Buick, as he wants something large and a sedan. That effectively eliminates > the

Re: [MBZ] Oldest Son's New Car was W211 Nanny Mania

On Thu, 02 Jul 2020 10:46:58 -0500 Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: > Tyee165 IS Randy. He has never sorted the email app on his Samsung > Galaxy Tab A tablet. Thank you for pointing this out, Rick. I also was wondering what happened to Randy. Craig ___

Re: [MBZ] Fakebook

Yes that’s true Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 2, 2020, at 10:34 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > On Thu, July 2, 2020 11:23 am, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >> Yea that could be true. Plus new cars are so expensive now people are >> starting to hold on to cars longer. > > Have

Re: [MBZ] 2007 R Class AMG on BAT

Performance. -D > On Jul 2, 2020, at 12:01 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > I wonder what makes them so desirable. > > On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 11:31 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> I think there was some issue with head bolts on those

Re: [MBZ] 2007 R Class AMG on BAT

I wonder what makes them so desirable. On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 11:31 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I think there was some issue with head bolts on those engines but > otherwise should be solid. Kinda spendy though but it would be a fund > grocery getter. > >

Re: [MBZ] Oldest Son's New Car was W211 Nanny Mania

Looks like Ford and Mazda parted ways before the 2013 redesign. Nothing shared between either platform. -D > On Jul 2, 2020, at 11:47 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > I wonder - does anyone know if the later (Gen 3) Escapes were still shared > Mazda platforms like the earlier

Re: [MBZ] Fakebook

After the election, and the stimulus ends, there will be a LOT of stuff for sale. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Oldest Son's New Car was W211 Nanny Mania

I wonder - does anyone know if the later (Gen 3) Escapes were still shared Mazda platforms like the earlier models? Guess I need to do some research. -D > On Jul 2, 2020, at 11:34 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > My in-laws have an '08 Fusion v6. They've been very happy with it

Re: [MBZ] Oldest Son's New Car was W211 Nanny Mania

> Speaking of Canadians, eh, whatever happened to Randy? > > On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 5:17 PM tyee165 via Mercedes Dude. You just replied to his comment. You basically asked Randy where Randy is. Tyee165 IS Randy. He has never sorted the email app on his Samsung Galaxy Tab A tablet. Rick

Re: [MBZ] Fakebook

New cars are also for the most part very reliable. If not abused, most any "mass market" car from Ford, Chevy, Japan, Korea will go well over 100K miles with only minor if any issues. Allan Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes writes: > Yea that could be true. Plus new cars are so expensive now people

Re: [MBZ] Oldest Son's New Car was W211 Nanny Mania

My in-laws have an '08 Fusion v6. They've been very happy with it and it's survived well despite minimal maintenance and ham handed repairs. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 10:56 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: Rick Knoble via Mercedes writes: > Buick

Re: [MBZ] Fakebook

On Thu, July 2, 2020 11:23 am, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > Yea that could be true. Plus new cars are so expensive now people are > starting to hold on to cars longer. Have they finished printing the $1200 checks yet? The federal stimulus has bought a lot of $5000 and under used cars in

Re: [MBZ] 2007 R Class AMG on BAT

I think there was some issue with head bolts on those engines but otherwise should be solid. Kinda spendy though but it would be a fund grocery getter. --FT. Sent from iPhone > On Jul 2, 2020, at 10:52 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Not for the faint of heart - or light

Re: [MBZ] Oldest Son's New Car was W211 Nanny Mania

How old is he? My suggestion is the shoe leather express. The last vehicle my parents gave me, I was 18... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 7:13 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: So I had a conversation with the so tonight and he’s on board with a Buick, as

Re: [MBZ] Fakebook

Yea that could be true. Plus new cars are so expensive now people are starting to hold on to cars longer. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 2, 2020, at 9:52 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > It’s interesting, as I was talking to one of my neighbors last night. He was > looking for a

[MBZ] 2007 R Class AMG on BAT

Not for the faint of heart - or light of wallet... https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2007-mercedes-benz-r63-31/?utm_source=dm_medium=email_campaign=2020-07-02 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe

Re: [MBZ] Fakebook

It’s interesting, as I was talking to one of my neighbors last night. He was looking for a truck a month or so ago, and he said that he gave up because there was nothing whatsoever in the private market anywhere he looked. He was convinced it was due to all the current issues with COVID/shelter

Re: [MBZ] AB Light

No symptoms, proper pump timing. It’s super easy to do with one of these. -D > On Jul 2, 2020, at 10:31 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > What 617 symptoms tell you that you need this? > > On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 10:28 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com>

Re: [MBZ] Fakebook

Right here. Once my 300TD wagon is back from the shop I will be posting it on FB. On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 11:12 PM Rick Knoble via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Dan inquires: > > >Where are all the private sellers? > > When you find out, let us know. > > Rick >

Re: [MBZ] Semi decent 107?

Nice car, but it would have been nicer to know the actual miles... On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 10:57 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Mercedes Benz 450SL 1980 > > > https://tulsa.craigslist.org/cto/d/owasso-mercedes-benz-450sl-1980/7151370013.html > > > Sent from my

Re: [MBZ] AB Light

What 617 symptoms tell you that you need this? On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 10:28 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/MERCEDES-DIESEL-STATIC-INJECTION-TIMING-LIGHT/283934053613?hash=item421bc9d4ed:g:e1QAAOSwDM5e~QLe > > >

Re: [MBZ] Oldest Son's New Car

I did a “reverse” in a FB buy/sell forum that’s for a very upscale/old rich white people area nearby that I belong to. Asked if anyone had something to sell relative to my needs for a vehicle and got a hit: 2013 Escape SE AWD. It’s tarted up pretty well, fresh tires, a six cylinder with AWD

Re: [MBZ] Oldest Son's New Car was W211 Nanny Mania

And yet, he posted on the holiday and Andy replied to him... Mitch On Thu, July 2, 2020 9:57 am, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > He appears to be subscribed to digests. Probably taking the summer off, > eh? > > -D > > >> On Jul 1, 2020, at 8:41 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >>

Re: [MBZ] Oldest Son's New Car was W211 Nanny Mania

He appears to be subscribed to digests. Probably taking the summer off, eh? -D > On Jul 1, 2020, at 8:41 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Speaking of Canadians, eh, whatever happened to Randy? > > On Wed, Jul 1, 2020 at 5:17 PM tyee165 via Mercedes > wrote: > >> No problem

Re: [MBZ] Oldest Son's New Car was W211 Nanny Mania

Got a line on what might be a decent prospect for the eldest: https://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/d/lithia-2012-ford-escape-xlt-v6/7148700936.html My only real concern is that it’s a six cylinder rather

Re: [MBZ] 560SEL $2200

Headlight wipers are in the correct position. That’s an indicator I use to identify proper maintenance. Not definitive, but usually means someone is taking care of the car. If the headlight wipers are all wacky that’s not a good sign. -D > On Jul 2, 2020, at 9:14 AM, Floyd Thursby via

Re: [MBZ] $7300 in service 02 E320???

OK, I looked closer - that was over 10 years, so more like $720/year. -D > On Jul 2, 2020, at 9:19 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: > > Over the life of the car, I can see that if they didn’t DIY anything. They > said both owners were family members, so it’s probably safe to assume they > bought it

Re: [MBZ] $7300 in service 02 E320???

Over the life of the car, I can see that if they didn’t DIY anything. They said both owners were family members, so it’s probably safe to assume they bought it new. That’s only about $423/year. -D > On Jul 2, 2020, at 9:16 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > >

[MBZ] $7300 in service 02 E320???

https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/d/charleston-2002-mercedes-benz-e320/7151292475.html -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] 560SEL $2200

Not a lot of pics https://charleston.craigslist.org/cto/d/charleston-mercedes-560-sel/7151451155.html -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] How to get off way over tight lug bolts

I tried that on the SL. Made a little dam from duct tape and squirted some in there, left a little puddle hoping it would work in there.  Didn't.  Finally drilled it out. On 7/2/20 9:03 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: I don't think you need to get the Kroil on the threads, if you can

Re: [MBZ] Turd or treasure?

No telling what the inside of this one looks like. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 2, 2020, at 6:06 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Turd. These have minimal value when running. Too bad, as I’ve bene looking > for a yellow SLK320 for the wife for some time. I’ve considered a 230 but

Re: [MBZ] How to get off way over tight lug bolts

I don't think you need to get the Kroil on the threads, if you can lubricate the ball and seat, I think you'll find that's where the lug is stuck. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] How to get off way over tight lug bolts

Read their documentation. Kroil “creeps”. At least that’s what they say, and based on my experience with the stuff, I believe them. -D > On Jul 2, 2020, at 7:38 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > How do you get the kroil to the threads? The seat on the head is tapered and > you

Re: [MBZ] How to get off way over tight lug bolts

How do you get the kroil to the threads? The seat on the head is tapered and you can't really access the backside... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sun, Jun 28, 2020 at 5:55 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Kroil first. Lots cheaper than a new impact. -D > On Jun 28, 2020,

Re: [MBZ] How to get off way over tight lug bolts

I had that issue with my '84 190D. One of the wheels was actually bent from being too tight. Interestingly on that car it was only one lug per wheel that was an issue.Guy down the street has a 1" gun for big trucks, it buzzed them right off. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sun,

Re: [MBZ] Turd or treasure?

Quite true. However, SLK320s aren’t that expensive. You can find really nice ones in good condition and solid provenance for $5k and below. -D > On Jul 2, 2020, at 7:07 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > Add one rusty E320 and you have a SLK320 at a nice price. > But it probably needs

Re: [MBZ] Turd or treasure?

Lady week I did a scan on an 05 or 06 SLK for a guy. Seats weren’t working which was apparently due to the car having been flooded downtown right before he bought it from some girl. (He saw it in the flood so that was a known quantity, $2250 which I thought was high, black/black, looked pretty

Re: [MBZ] Turd or treasure?

Add one rusty E320 and you have a SLK320 at a nice price. But it probably needs top hydraulics and a bunch of other stuff. On Wed, July 1, 2020 11:05 pm, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > 2000 Mercedes SLK230 Hardtop Convertible Supercharged > > >

Re: [MBZ] Turd or treasure?

Turd. These have minimal value when running. Too bad, as I’ve bene looking for a yellow SLK320 for the wife for some time. I’ve considered a 230 but it would have to be a nice one with a good history. -D > On Jul 1, 2020, at 11:05 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > 2000 Mercedes