Re: [MBZ] 2010 GL450 - 144k miles - $10,400

2022-01-26 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I’m not answer for any low ball --FT Sent from iFōn > On Jan 26, 2022, at 10:44 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Looks pretty nice. Not sure I'd pay that price. Looked up the VIN and it > does not seem to have any towing option fitted. > >

Re: [MBZ] Chicago crack must be good - 2017 E300

2022-01-26 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
No tittle. Ran when wrecked --FT Sent from iFōn > On Jan 26, 2022, at 10:37 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/d/palatine-2017-mercedes-e300-wrecked/7438119673.html > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To

[MBZ] 2010 GL450 - 144k miles - $10,400

2022-01-26 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Looks pretty nice. Not sure I'd pay that price. Looked up the VIN and it does not seem to have any towing option fitted. https://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/d/nashville-mercedes-gl/7438094969.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] Chicago crack must be good - 2017 E300

2022-01-26 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] wow

2022-01-26 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Has hitch. Probably worth $100 --FT Sent from iFōn > On Jan 26, 2022, at 9:46 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://www.copart.com/lot/69945431/salvage-2000-mercedes-benz-ml-320-mo-columbia > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To

Re: [MBZ] wow

2022-01-26 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Interior looks decent. -D > On Jan 26, 2022, at 9:45 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://www.copart.com/lot/69945431/salvage-2000-mercedes-benz-ml-320-mo-columbia > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives

[MBZ] wow

2022-01-26 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] Pink Wrap? YAAASSS, Please!!

2022-01-26 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
If they have the "pink slip” (title) you’re good if you’re going out of state. If they don’t, and often times they don’t, the only way you can get it is by settling up with the CA DMV. If you remain in CA you’re screwed. I found this out when I bought the 62 300SE two decades ago and it had

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1990 300E

2022-01-26 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I have not driven a 300E but I had a friend who had bought one new and loved it. Rode in it a coupla times, it was quite peppy and the 124 is bank vault solid. If it checks out you’d probably be quite happy with it. The seats in the 95E320 are the most comfortable Benz seats I have

Re: [MBZ] Pink Wrap? YAAASSS, Please!!

2022-01-26 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
Don’t you still have to payback registration even if you aren’t in Cali? A guy tried to convince me of that a couple of years ago when I was looking at grandpa’s W115 that had been sitting in his garage for a couple of years. AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 26, 2022, at 7:26 PM, dan

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1990 300E

2022-01-26 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Gotta love it. CL is getting as bad as FB. -D > On Jan 26, 2022, at 9:27 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > I can’t get the clown to answer. Persistence is key. > > AZBob > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jan 26, 2022, at 6:59 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >>

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1990 300E

2022-01-26 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Par for the course. On 1/26/2022 8:27 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: I can’t get the clown to answer. Persistence is key. AZBob Sent from my iPhone On Jan 26, 2022, at 6:59 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: Looks nice. Def check it out --FT Sent from iFōn On Jan 26,

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1990 300E

2022-01-26 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
I can’t get the clown to answer. Persistence is key. AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 26, 2022, at 6:59 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > Looks nice. Def check it out > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > >> On Jan 26, 2022, at 2:22 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >>

Re: [MBZ] Pink Wrap? YAAASSS, Please!!

2022-01-26 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Yeah, the wrap looks like it was well done from the photos. Danger - it’s a CA car and the registration is expired. The title better be clear or you’ll pay dearly to settle up with the CA DMV. If you’re outside of CA, you should be good. -D > On Jan 26, 2022, at 6:42 PM, Kaleb Striplin via

Re: [MBZ] Pink Wrap? YAAASSS, Please!!

2022-01-26 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Mary Kay is giving out old dizzels now --FT Sent from iFōn > On Jan 26, 2022, at 6:36 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > Remember, this isn’t Banned. > > AZBob >> >>  >> https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/d/reseda-1978-mercedes-300-cd-for-sale-by/7437961554.html >> >> >>

Re: [MBZ] Cognitive Dissonance Much?

2022-01-26 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
At higher speeds you get tire and wind noise but at parking lot or intersection turn speeds there’s no aural cue. I definitely don’t wear listening devices. Maybe I need rear radar sensors. I think there actually is such a thing for bikes --FT Sent from iFōn > On Jan 26, 2022, at 6:11 PM,

Re: [MBZ] Maybe I figured out why the ML ended up at copart

2022-01-26 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Probably. On 1/26/2022 8:04 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: So basically someone was too lazy to scan it then fix it or didn’t want to spend money to fix it --FT Sent from iFōn On Jan 26, 2022, at 6:58 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote:  Sent from my iPhone On Jan 26,

Re: [MBZ] Maybe I figured out why the ML ended up at copart

2022-01-26 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
So basically someone was too lazy to scan it then fix it or didn’t want to spend money to fix it --FT Sent from iFōn > On Jan 26, 2022, at 6:58 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > >  > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jan 26, 2022, at 5:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes >>

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1990 300E

2022-01-26 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Looks nice. Def check it out --FT Sent from iFōn > On Jan 26, 2022, at 2:22 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > This looks tidy. May have to run over and look. Never had a gasser W124. > > AZBob >> >>  >> https://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/cto/d/palo-verde-mercedes/7437868398.html

Re: [MBZ] Cognitive Dissonance Much?

2022-01-26 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
On second thought, solar panels may good to prevent the big battery from becoming an expensive brick during long-term parking. For example if you park at the airport and fly off for a two-week vacation (never use the parking garage). I have read of cases (pre-Tesla, I think) where the battery

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1990 300E

2022-01-26 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Worth looking at for sure. On 1/26/2022 1:21 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: This looks tidy. May have to run over and look. Never had a gasser W124. AZBob  https://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/cto/d/palo-verde-mercedes/7437868398.html Bob Rentfro Nuclear Operations Training

Re: [MBZ] Maybe I figured out why the ML ended up at copart

2022-01-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I wonder if that's the equivalent of "cracked air charge hoses" that lit up the CEL on my 2014 Bluetec E250 SUV. Parts + labor were around $850 IIRC. On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 6:58 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jan 26, 2022, at

Re: [MBZ] Maybe I figured out why the ML ended up at copart

2022-01-26 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 26, 2022, at 5:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > The photo of the readout was too tiny to read. What did it say? > >> On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 6:49 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Is cps replacement

Re: [MBZ] Maybe I figured out why the ML ended up at copart

2022-01-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
The photo of the readout was too tiny to read. What did it say? On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 6:49 PM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Is cps replacement easy and affordable? > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jan 26, 2022, at 4:38 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >

Re: [MBZ] Maybe I figured out why the ML ended up at copart

2022-01-26 Thread Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
Is cps replacement easy and affordable? Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 26, 2022, at 4:38 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Just got it home, fired it up and unloaded it off the trailer. Drove it a > mile up the road and back and it seems fine. Got it home and shut it off. > Tried

Re: [MBZ] Pink Wrap? YAAASSS, Please!!

2022-01-26 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Doesn’t look bad except for the wrap Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 26, 2022, at 5:36 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > Remember, this isn’t Banned. > > AZBob >> >>  >> https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/d/reseda-1978-mercedes-300-cd-for-sale-by/7437961554.html >> >> >>

Re: [MBZ] Maybe I figured out why the ML ended up at copart

2022-01-26 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Nope. Here is what DAS shows. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 26, 2022, at 5:37 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > Crankshaft position sensor. Common fail item for a crank but won’t start. > > -D > >> On Jan 26, 2022, at 6:30 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >>

Re: [MBZ] Picked up the copart ML

2022-01-26 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
SEND INFO --FT Sent from iFōn > On Jan 26, 2022, at 10:51 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > Remind me tonight when I’m home > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jan 26, 2022, at 9:46 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> REMINDER >> >> --FT >> On 1/25/22 9:07 PM,

Re: [MBZ] Maybe I figured out why the ML ended up at copart

2022-01-26 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Crankshaft position sensor. Common fail item for a crank but won’t start. -D > On Jan 26, 2022, at 6:30 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > CPS?? > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 4:38 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Just got it home, fired it up

[MBZ] Pink Wrap? YAAASSS, Please!!

2022-01-26 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
Remember, this isn’t Banned. AZBob > >  > https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/d/reseda-1978-mercedes-300-cd-for-sale-by/7437961554.html > > > Bob Rentfro > Nuclear Operations Training Instructor > 5801 South Wintersburg Road, Tonopah, AZ 85354-7529, M.S. 7896 > Office 623.393.6372

Re: [MBZ] Maybe I figured out why the ML ended up at copart

2022-01-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
CPS?? On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 4:38 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Just got it home, fired it up and unloaded it off the trailer. Drove it a > mile up the road and back and it seems fine. Got it home and shut it off. > Tried to restart it and just cranks. Tried

Re: [MBZ] Cognitive Dissonance Much?

2022-01-26 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Apparently there is a rule, sounds like implemention was delayed a bit but maybe by now it is in force? So the newest EVs and Hybrids should have noisemakers to alert pedestrians to their presence below 19MPH. Not sure this really helps a cyclist with an EV passing at 30MPH, but I see so many

Re: [MBZ] Cognitive Dissonance Much?

2022-01-26 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Dunno, but this thing doesn’t make any noise. It’s creepy. -D > On Jan 26, 2022, at 5:22 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > I thought there was a law or DOT reg that said EVs had to have some kind of > noisemaker because they are too quiet? Maybe it was just something that was >

Re: [MBZ] Cognitive Dissonance Much?

2022-01-26 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
I thought there was a law or DOT reg that said EVs had to have some kind of noisemaker because they are too quiet? Maybe it was just something that was proposed? Allan On Wed, Jan 26, 2022, at 5:19 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: > I have come close to being run over by a Pious 2X

Re: [MBZ] Cognitive Dissonance Much?

2022-01-26 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I have come close to being run over by a Pious 2X while on my bike when they came up behind me and tried to pass (illegally), couldn’t hear them and did not see them until they were right there. I was lucky. --FT Sent from iFōn > On Jan 26, 2022, at 2:59 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes >

[MBZ] If the dashboard comes back on I will raise the price - 2008 CLK350 - $4, 800

2022-01-26 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
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[MBZ] Condition is fear - 1992 190E 2.6 - 186k miles - $2,399

2022-01-26 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
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[MBZ] Maybe I figured out why the ML ended up at copart

2022-01-26 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Just got it home, fired it up and unloaded it off the trailer. Drove it a mile up the road and back and it seems fine. Got it home and shut it off. Tried to restart it and just cranks. Tried again it fired for a second then that was it. Does have a check engine light. I’m betting CPS. Appears

Re: [MBZ] Cognitive Dissonance Much?

2022-01-26 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Other than the car payment aspect, I could deal with the rest of these. However, and not to beat the proverbial horse, I don’t see these being any better for the environment for a wealth of reasons that have already been addressed. When you consider the materials required for the batteries you

Re: [MBZ] Cognitive Dissonance Much?

2022-01-26 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I suspect this covers most people. Remembering that most people don't even know how (or why) to check the oil in their car... I also know that my friends in LA live in about a 5 mile radius of their house. Which is to say they rarely leave a 5 mile radius because traffic is so bad that it'd

Re: [MBZ] Maybe I can sell mine for this much

2022-01-26 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
If you read all of the text in the ad, he says it is a 220D. No idea why the title refers to a 300D. Randy On 26/01/2022 12:09 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: I didn't think the 300D was available in 1968 - isn't it a '75-'76 engine/car? On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 11:41 AM Andrew Strasfogel via

Re: [MBZ] Cognitive Dissonance Much?

2022-01-26 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
To me they would make sense for the person who: - considers car payments to be a normal monthly budget item; finances new cars or leases them - has very predictible driving that falls within the vehicle range limits - has a garage or nightly parking where a 240VAC charging point (or better)

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 1990 300E

2022-01-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
The interior is a complete unknown but the red exterior is luscious. On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 2:22 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > This looks tidy. May have to run over and look. Never had a gasser W124. > > AZBob > > > >  > > >

[MBZ] Fwd: 1990 300E

2022-01-26 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
This looks tidy. May have to run over and look. Never had a gasser W124. AZBob > >  > https://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/cto/d/palo-verde-mercedes/7437868398.html > > > Bob Rentfro > Nuclear Operations Training Instructor > 5801 South Wintersburg Road, Tonopah, AZ 85354-7529, M.S. 7896 >

Re: [MBZ] Cognitive Dissonance Much?

2022-01-26 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Some friends of mine in Houston sold both their gassers some years ago and bought teslas because they liked the technology and the idea of them, they mostly drove in town, occasional trips of maybe a couple hundred miles, so for them an electric made a lot of sense. They really didn’t have much

Re: [MBZ] Cognitive Dissonance Much?

2022-01-26 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
They'll tell you, oh how they'll tell you... -Curt On Wednesday, January 26, 2022, 12:15:33 PM EST, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: With all those flaws how can a driver be regarded as "smug"? On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 11:54 AM Jim Cathey wrote: > > I figure if something looks to[o]

Re: [MBZ] Maybe I can sell mine for this much

2022-01-26 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Ah - I didn't look closely enough, it looks just like my OM615 engine in the '70 220D. On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 12:17 PM Jim Cathey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Clearly a W115, and a 4-cylinder diesel. So, one of 200D/220D/240D. > > -- Jim > > >

Re: [MBZ] Maybe I can sell mine for this much

2022-01-26 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
Clearly a W115, and a 4-cylinder diesel. So, one of 200D/220D/240D. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Maybe I can sell mine for this much

2022-01-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
It is not a W108 or 123 so must be a 114/115. On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 1:10 PM OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > I didn't think the 300D was available in 1968 - isn't it a '75-'76 > engine/car? > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 11:41 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > >

Re: [MBZ] Cognitive Dissonance Much?

2022-01-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
What about diesel owners? Do we not deserve to feel smug? On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 1:03 PM Rick Knoble via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > OTOH there are a whole bunch of people who have electric cars ONLY > because of the smug factor... > > South Park "Smug" episode. Hilarious. > >

Re: [MBZ] 722.9 4matic transfer case rebuild surprisingly easy

2022-01-26 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
For a Mercedes the only one I would trust is Dun Valley. -D > On Jan 26, 2022, at 1:00 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > I have heard so many horror stories about transmission rebuilds. My parents > had a '71 or '72 Buick that went through three or four transmission rebuilds. > >

Re: [MBZ] Maybe I can sell mine for this much

2022-01-26 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
I didn't think the 300D was available in 1968 - isn't it a '75-'76 engine/car? On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 11:41 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Where's the trunk photo showing the badge? I had a W108 280SE in the same > Arabian Gray/parchment color combo. > > On

Re: [MBZ] Cognitive Dissonance Much?

2022-01-26 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
> OTOH there are a whole bunch of people who have electric cars ONLY because of > the smug factor... South Park "Smug" episode. Hilarious. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] 722.9 4matic transfer case rebuild surprisingly easy

2022-01-26 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
I have heard so many horror stories about transmission rebuilds. My parents had a '71 or '72 Buick that went through three or four transmission rebuilds. I think there are a _lot_ of bad rebuilders out there. Would be good to know if there is a list of known good shops. On Wed, Jan 26, 2022,

Re: [MBZ] 722.9 4matic transfer case rebuild surprisingly easy

2022-01-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I had the transmission rebuilt on my first 1983 300TD and it was a nightmare. The shop needed a couple do-overs to get it right. For my current 300TD I purchased a used 1985 transmission from LKQ and had my indy tech do an R/R. For 10 years it has worked flawlessly. On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at

Re: [MBZ] Garage heating options

2022-01-26 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> Does it dehumidify even while in heating mode? Almost certainly not, other than the natural decrease in RH as the temperature goes up with a fixed amount of moisture in the air. To actually _remove_ moisture you have to _cool_ the air to get below the dew point, and then drain it away, and

Re: [MBZ] Garage heating options

2022-01-26 Thread Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
Does it dehumidify even while in heating mode? Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 26, 2022, at 10:52 AM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes > wrote: > > I have a minisplit in my garage and find it to be great solution. The > initial goal was heat, but the AC is a real luxury. The dehumidifying >

Re: [MBZ] Cognitive Dissonance Much?

2022-01-26 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Ignorance is bliss (smug). On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 11:15 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > With all those flaws how can a driver be regarded as "smug"? > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 11:54 AM Jim Cathey > wrote: > > > > I figure if something looks to[o] good to be

Re: [MBZ] Maybe I can sell mine for this much

2022-01-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Where's the trunk photo showing the badge? I had a W108 280SE in the same Arabian Gray/parchment color combo. On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 10:49 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1369301826848474/ > > > Sent from my iPhone > >

Re: [MBZ] 4spd manual. China Blue 1981 Mercedes Benz 240D - $10, 000 (Charlotte)

2022-01-26 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
I would think springs. Springs support the car. Shocks dampen movement. Allan On Wed, Jan 26, 2022, at 12:24 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > Is that worn springs or shocks? > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 10:39 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> It’s

Re: [MBZ] 4spd manual. China Blue 1981 Mercedes Benz 240D - $10, 000 (Charlotte)

2022-01-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Is that worn springs or shocks? On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 10:39 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > It’s got a saggy ass too. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jan 26, 2022, at 9:09 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I've been

Re: [MBZ] Cognitive Dissonance Much?

2022-01-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
With all those flaws how can a driver be regarded as "smug"? On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 11:54 AM Jim Cathey wrote: > > I figure if something looks to[o] good to be true there has to be a > catch. > > So far nobody that owns a Tesla will admit the catch to me. > > > They're quite expensive.

Re: [MBZ] Gentlemen's color-combination: 1979 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Roadster 2D, $45, 000 (280SL)

2022-01-26 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
I think a darker gray, closer to charcoal, would look far better with the blue interior. That car looks like it's in primer. On Wed, Jan 26, 2022, at 11:53 AM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: > No, no - "understated" or "subtle", which is what you want if you are > the sort of old money type

Re: [MBZ] Cognitive Dissonance Much?

2022-01-26 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> I figure if something looks to[o] good to be true there has to be a catch. > So far nobody that owns a Tesla will admit the catch to me. They're quite expensive. They're a video game with four wheels. You have to do meticulous trip planning if you're doing more than routine commuting. They

Re: [MBZ] Gentlemen's color-combination: 1979 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Roadster 2D, $45, 000 (280SL)

2022-01-26 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
No, no - "understated" or "subtle", which is what you want if you are the sort of old money type who would enjoy driving that to the club. On the plus side, is that I have been told that grey is the easiest colour to match when touching up paint. Randy On 26/01/2022 10:44 AM, Allan Streib

Re: [MBZ] Garage heating options

2022-01-26 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
On Wed, Jan 26, 2022, at 11:03 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > I think that fuel-based heat is driven towards parity with electricity by > market > factors (think greedy investor types), and no longer is the cheapest way to > heat That is true, the costs are closer than they used to be.

Re: [MBZ] Gentlemen's color-combination: 1979 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Roadster 2D, $45, 000 (280SL)

2022-01-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Very tidy. Worth about $12k IMO. On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 11:45 AM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > STUNNINGly drab > > On Wed, Jan 26, 2022, at 11:02 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: > > Looks really nice, outrageous price for a 280 > > > > exterior in

Re: [MBZ] Cognitive Dissonance Much?

2022-01-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Where do you get that from Curt?? I'm on the waiting list for the Fisker Ocean and am the very opposite of smug. On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 11:40 AM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The biggest problem that electric cars have is the smugness. Many people > are super

Re: [MBZ] Gentlemen's color-combination: 1979 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Roadster 2D, $45, 000 (280SL)

2022-01-26 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
STUNNINGly drab On Wed, Jan 26, 2022, at 11:02 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: > Looks really nice, outrageous price for a 280 > > exterior in STUNNING DB 740 Pastel-Grey, Blue LEATHER interior seats. > New Blue velour carpets including the trunk ones. > >

Re: [MBZ] Cognitive Dissonance Much?

2022-01-26 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
The biggest problem that electric cars have is the smugness. Many people are super turned off by it. OTOH there are a whole bunch of people who have electric cars ONLY because of the smug factor... I figure if something looks to good to be true there has to be a catch. So far nobody that owns

Re: [MBZ] Cognitive Dissonance Much?

2022-01-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I like the idea of ventilation or possibly even cooling a parked vehicle. On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 11:33 AM Jim Cathey via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Don't get me wrong, I think an electric panel on top of a car is a good > idea. > It just shouldn't enable any smugness factor.

Re: [MBZ] Cognitive Dissonance Much?

2022-01-26 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
Don't get me wrong, I think an electric panel on top of a car is a good idea. It just shouldn't enable any smugness factor. But it can 'pay' for ventilation while parked, can counter the car's parasitic loads, and perhaps avoid the battery degradation that occurs when they're left too far

Re: [MBZ] Cognitive Dissonance Much?

2022-01-26 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
There was an Apple II game back in the '80s where you raced an electric car. You had to balance how fast you were trying to go vs how much sun there was. I think it was based on (maybe in conjunction with) some GM electric race car thing. Oh yeah, just as I remembered it:

Re: [MBZ] Cognitive Dissonance Much?

2022-01-26 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> If you've got room up there for 500W of panels, you could go 5 mph or maybe > even more in full sunlight. I think _Kudzu_ can move faster (driven by only sunlight) than a paneled electric car. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Garage heating options

2022-01-26 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> I need to get heat in my garage. It is roughly 24x54 and located in midcoast > Maine. The 'best' choice involves many factors. There is the capital cost up front, the expected operating cost per hour, and the amount of time the capital investment will last. (I.e. how long until you have to

[MBZ] Gentlemen's color-combination: 1979 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class Roadster 2D, $45, 000 (280SL)

2022-01-26 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Looks really nice, outrageous price for a 280 exterior in STUNNING DB 740 Pastel-Grey, Blue LEATHER interior seats. New Blue velour carpets including the trunk ones. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/446983907163846 -- --FT ___

Re: [MBZ] Garage heating options

2022-01-26 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
The mini-split I had put in the casita, which is on the back of the garage, is 24,000 BTU, much larger than required (16-18,000 was originally specified.) I was hoping it was one that could run multiple head units, as I would have put one in the garage, but it was a single system only. The

Re: [MBZ] Garage heating options

2022-01-26 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Last week I noticed one of my m-s units was cycling a lot, it was like 34F and damp/wet with rain and crap.  I looked at the condenser and about half the fins were frozen up and the cycling was to thaw off the frost.  I had not noticed that before, I think it was due to the dampness.  This

Re: [MBZ] Garage heating options

2022-01-26 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I'm planning on building a shop in the barn at the new northern estate. I'm going to close off one bay in the barn, insulate that bay and add a heat pump. It won't do the job when it's REALLY cold out but those are the kind of days I'll stay inside by the fire anyway... -Curt On Wednesday,

Re: [MBZ] Garage heating options

2022-01-26 Thread Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes
I have a minisplit in my garage and find it to be great solution. The initial goal was heat, but the AC is a real luxury. The dehumidifying feature is also really useful in early spring Jaime On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 10:43 AM Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >

Re: [MBZ] Picked up the copart ML

2022-01-26 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Remind me tonight when I’m home Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 26, 2022, at 9:46 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > REMINDER > > --FT > >> On 1/25/22 9:07 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >> You might have to remind me tomorrow >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> On Jan 25,

Re: [MBZ] Garage heating options

2022-01-26 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
No idea. I have 2 big overhead heaters in my shop but have never got propane setup and delivered. Anytime I think about it it’s when the price is high and I always say I will wait. Thought about a heat pump that way I could have AC but probably would not be worth messing with. Sent from my

Re: [MBZ] Garage heating options

2022-01-26 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
I guess I could, but there are trusses, so there’s no real advantage to having that space open and heated. If it was open I would seriously consider it, especially since I could put a lift into one of the bays… -D > On Jan 26, 2022, at 10:44 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > Foam

[MBZ] Maybe I can sell mine for this much

2022-01-26 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] Garage heating options

2022-01-26 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Because I stumbled across the Reznor heater for cheap and I have natural gas to the garage. A mini-split would have been about $3k-$4k, depending on size. And I don’t care about AC, as a “hot” day in Flagstaff is mid-80s with 20% humidity. -D > On Jan 26, 2022, at 10:43 AM, Dimitri Seretakis

Re: [MBZ] Picked up the copart ML

2022-01-26 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
REMINDER --FT On 1/25/22 9:07 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: You might have to remind me tomorrow Sent from my iPhone On Jan 25, 2022, at 8:03 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: Send me that info. I might want to do it on this 06ML500 that needs a tranny rebuild --FT

Re: [MBZ] Garage heating options

2022-01-26 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Foam the roof and leave it open? --FT On 1/26/22 10:32 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: I bought a Reznor UDX 75,000 BTU natural gas heater for my 24’ x 30’ three car garage in Flagstaff. A local had a brand new one in the crate they bought but ended up not needing. I think it was

Re: [MBZ] Garage heating options

2022-01-26 Thread Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
Why didn’t you opt for mini splits in your garage? Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 26, 2022, at 10:33 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > I bought a Reznor UDX 75,000 BTU natural gas heater for my 24’ x 30’ three > car garage in Flagstaff. A local had a brand new one in the crate they

Re: [MBZ] Garage heating options

2022-01-26 Thread Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
Yes but is a heat pump or mini split suitable for my specific garage scenario? Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 26, 2022, at 10:39 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > I am pretty much a heat pump believer. Even during the coldest months with > some days it running almost non stop for a

Re: [MBZ] 4spd manual. China Blue 1981 Mercedes Benz 240D - $10, 000 (Charlotte)

2022-01-26 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
It’s got a saggy ass too. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 26, 2022, at 9:09 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > I've been snorting China White > > https://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/d/charlotte-1981-mercedes-benz-240d/7437547720.html > > -- > --FT > > >

Re: [MBZ] Garage heating options

2022-01-26 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I am pretty much a heat pump believer. Even during the coldest months with some days it running almost non stop for a day at a time our highest electric bill is maybe $250. With natural gas the gas bill would probably be close to that plus another $100-$150 electric bill. Sent from my iPhone

Re: [MBZ] Garage heating options

2022-01-26 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
I would add that if you’re looking at single unit heat pumps, much like would be used in a house, it’s going to be pricey and may not work efficiently down to the lowest temperatures. The mini-splits are far more efficient at low temperatures, like one I just had put in the casita (360 SF) at

Re: [MBZ] Garage heating options

2022-01-26 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
I bought a Reznor UDX 75,000 BTU natural gas heater for my 24’ x 30’ three car garage in Flagstaff. A local had a brand new one in the crate they bought but ended up not needing. I think it was around $1100 retail, I offered them $700 cash and they took it. My exterior walls are 2x4 with roll

Re: [MBZ] 4spd manual. China Blue 1981 Mercedes Benz 240D - $10, 000 (Charlotte)

2022-01-26 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Looks fairly nice and sounds reasonably well cared for. Manual trans would be worth extra (at least to me), but $10K is a fantasy. On Wed, Jan 26, 2022, at 10:08 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: > I've been snorting China White > >

Re: [MBZ] Garage heating options

2022-01-26 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Around here if utility natural gas is available that is the cheapest way to go. Not sure about relative rates where you are. If you need to have propane trucked in, that is more expensive, but still cheaper than electric baseboard / resistance heat, here. I've never had heat pump or geothermal

[MBZ] 4spd manual. China Blue 1981 Mercedes Benz 240D - $10, 000 (Charlotte)

2022-01-26 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I've been snorting China White https://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/d/charlotte-1981-mercedes-benz-240d/7437547720.html -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options

Re: [MBZ] Garage heating options

2022-01-26 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
The nice thing about heat pumps is you essentially get AC "for free". Where you are they should be good for all but the coldest nights. Since you're talking electric heat in the bathrooms anyway (I'd say drain one of them for the winter) then let the place go cold on those really cold nights to

Re: [MBZ] Garage heating options

2022-01-26 Thread Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
Forgot to mention 5 garage doors all insulated. All windows double pane. Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 26, 2022, at 9:52 AM, Dimitri Seretakis wrote: > > I need to get heat in my garage. It is roughly 24x54 and located in midcoast > Maine. The ceiling is well insulated, most walls are 2x4 but

Re: [MBZ] 722.9 4matic transfer case rebuild surprisingly easy

2022-01-26 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
There is a supplier called Transtar I think that sells all the rebuild kits with the clutches and seals and such and rebuild shops use them (I think this guy mentioned them in some vid I watched), and of course there are kits all over on eBay which are probably OK if you get something with a

[MBZ] Garage heating options

2022-01-26 Thread Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
I need to get heat in my garage. It is roughly 24x54 and located in midcoast Maine. The ceiling is well insulated, most walls are 2x4 but some are 2x6 and they are/will be insulated. Height to peak of vaulted ceiling is 26 feet for most of it with exception of a small area that has lower

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