[MBZ] Happy Patriots Day everybody

2022-04-19 Thread mitch--- via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] Gas prices spiking

2022-04-19 Thread mitch--- via Mercedes
On 2022-04-19 19:16, Michael Esh via Mercedes wrote: Looks like Lansing is about 30 cents cheaper than around here. I am located on the west side about 5 miles from Lake Michigan. Believe it or not, Charlotte got to 3.69 before Lansing did. It was 3.69 here when Costo was 3.75, which is not

Re: [MBZ] Gas prices spiking

2022-04-19 Thread Michael Esh via Mercedes
Looks like Lansing is about 30 cents cheaper than around here. I am located on the west side about 5 miles from Lake Michigan. Michael E. Esh > On Apr 19, 2022, at 2:56 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes > wrote: > > On 2022-04-19 14:00, Michael Esh via Mercedes wrote: >> Whitehall, Michigan.

Re: [MBZ] OT tractor and equipment $1200

2022-04-19 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Hmm. If it's still available this weekend I might have to figure out a trailer and take a trip to Tennessee. On Tue, Apr 19, 2022, at 3:56 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: > Allan, > > Looks like parts and support is right in your back yard! > > https://www.powerkingtractor.com/parts/ > >

Re: [MBZ] OT tractor and equipment $1200

2022-04-19 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Allan, Looks like parts and support is right in your back yard! https://www.powerkingtractor.com/parts/ -D > On Apr 19, 2022, at 2:52 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > This is pretty far away but seems like it might be a decent deal? > >

Re: [MBZ] OT tractor and equipment $1200

2022-04-19 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Looks like a miniature Ford 8N sort of. Very utilitarian. The offset steering is sort of weird. Curt, is there anything available for these as far as parts? The Kohler engine won’t be a problem, but I wonder about the rest? -D > On Apr 19, 2022, at 3:41 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes >

Re: [MBZ] OT tractor and equipment $1200

2022-04-19 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Economy (and Power King, same thing, a little bigger) tractors are rad. Bigger than a normal lawn tractor they're much more capable. That seems like a pretty good set although I don't see a plow there. Plow/harrow combo is a lot more work to break ground than a rototiller. Faster for a large

Re: [MBZ] Truth On Repairability

2022-04-19 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
The Sonos speakers or sound systems got bricked because the manufacturer decided to stop supporting it. Rather than just letting things die a slow death, they tell users to put the speakers in “recycle mode” which disabled things when the EoL came. I’ll have to look it up and see, I just know

Re: [MBZ] Truth On Repairability

2022-04-19 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Here's another example of what can happen when devices depend on "the cloud" to operate... https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/shameful-insteon-looks-dead-just-like-its-users-smart-homes/ ... oopps, the mother ship shut down, and now all the satellite devices are as good as bricked. On

Re: [MBZ] Gas prices spiking

2022-04-19 Thread mitch--- via Mercedes
On 2022-04-19 14:00, Michael Esh via Mercedes wrote: Whitehall, Michigan. $3.98 for no lead and $4.99 for diesel. https://www.gasbuddy.com/home?search=48917=1 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

[MBZ] OT tractor and equipment $1200

2022-04-19 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
This is pretty far away but seems like it might be a decent deal? https://bloomington.craigslist.org/grd/d/clarksville-economy-tractor/7472972274.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] Gas prices spiking

2022-04-19 Thread Michael Esh via Mercedes
Whitehall, Michigan. $3.98 for no lead and $4.99 for diesel. > On Apr 18, 2022, at 11:22 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > >  Filled up at Costco today premium $4.40. Down 30cents since last fillup > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > >> On Apr 18, 2022, at 11:12 PM, Kaleb

Re: [MBZ] Nice looking W126 420SEL - 90k miles - $12,000

2022-04-19 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
96k miles suggests she spent a lot of time going to from church --FT Sent from iFōn > On Apr 19, 2022, at 12:58 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > "For real it was owned by a "little old lady" who only drove it to > church - you know the rest of the story." > > Paul Harvey's

Re: [MBZ] Does This Guy Know His Crack or does he Know the Market?

2022-04-19 Thread David Bruckmann via Mercedes
I love the text of the ad: "the dashboard has no cracks" and then right above it I'm looking at a picture of the dash, with a giant crack emanating from the passenger side speaker grille! On Tue, 19 Apr 2022, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > > Priced to sell so I will not budge even one dime. Even if

[MBZ] Nice looking W126 420SEL - 90k miles - $12,000

2022-04-19 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
"For real it was owned by a "little old lady" who only drove it to church - you know the rest of the story." Paul Harvey's car? https://columbus.craigslist.org/cto/d/columbus-1986-mercedes-sel-8-42liter/7473039229.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] Interesting car -- 1992 Mercedes-Benz 300SE 5-Speed Manual

2022-04-19 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Says it's a Euro version. Instrumentation is also metric. Manuals are much more popular in Europe, guessing there are a lot of manual options that were never offerd in North America. On Tue, Apr 19, 2022, at 10:21 AM, mitch--- via Mercedes wrote: > On 2022-04-19 09:56, Floyd Thursby via

Re: [MBZ] Truth On Repairability

2022-04-19 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
My guess is, once the manufacturing has ended, much of this information gets "misplaced." On Tue, Apr 19, 2022, at 12:13 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: > At some point (20yr? Less) manufacturers should be required to publish > code, schematics, wiring/connector diagrams, etc for

Re: [MBZ] Truth On Repairability

2022-04-19 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
On Tue, Apr 19, 2022, at 10:19 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: >> You get what you pay for here too, like most things. > > If only. The wear-out characteristics of most flash devices is NOT something > they advertise, and on lower-cost stuff it isn't even known. (To you.) Yeah in the

Re: [MBZ] Does This Guy Know His Crack or does he Know the Market?

2022-04-19 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
I was put off by the seller's attitude, then I realized he is in "Beverly Hills", thus being self absorbed and rude is socially accepted... Not to worry, I won't be calling him and he doesn't "know my number". On Tue, Apr 19, 2022 at 9:34 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com>

Re: [MBZ] Does This Guy Know His Crack or does he Know the Market?

2022-04-19 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Priced to sell so I will not budge even one dime. Even if it never sells. On Tue, Apr 19, 2022, 11:39 AM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 1984 MERCEDES 300D SHOWROOM CONDITION (craigslist.org) >

Re: [MBZ] Truth On Repairability

2022-04-19 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
IMHO the designs should be required to be escrowed, and the escrow is released as soon as the manufacturer can/will no longer supply replacements. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] Truth On Repairability

2022-04-19 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
To that exact point. In the aircraft industry, service life is determined on two things [or more]. 1. Number of hours of operation. 2. Number of cycles of operation. [startup / shutdown]. This standard works for both mechanical and electrical components. Car manufacturers are certainly advanced

Re: [MBZ] Truth On Repairability

2022-04-19 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
At some point (20yr? Less) manufacturers should be required to publish code, schematics, wiring/connector diagrams, etc for the aftermarket to step in and provide replacement parts. Some of it can be reverse engineered it seems but it’s not always compatible. I’m thinking “OEM” ECUs and that

Re: [MBZ] Truth On Repairability

2022-04-19 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Ok, back to Mercedes talk, for a moment. It has become virtually routine that someone posts a car that is offered for sale that has issues which have turned it into a mechanical brick, caused by "something electrical" in the "electrical to mechanical controls systems" [now a myriad of systems,

Re: [MBZ] Truth On Repairability

2022-04-19 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
When I wrote that white paper, for work, I was surprised at just how many failure mechanisms were in play. This, on top of any other common electronic failure mechanisms. (Die contamination, metal fatigue, electrophoretic migration, tin whiskers, oxidation, etc.) -- Jim

[MBZ] Does This Guy Know His Crack or does he Know the Market?

2022-04-19 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
1984 MERCEDES 300D SHOWROOM CONDITION (craigslist.org) AZBob Sent from Mail for Windows  ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Truth On Repairability

2022-04-19 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I think most SSD manufacturers try to disguise the wear out characteristics of their drives. I talk about SSD life in class and many of my students are shocked to hear it... -Curt On Tuesday, April 19, 2022, 10:20:39 AM EDT, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > You get what you pay for here

Re: [MBZ] Please do not come in my inbox and lowball me 2002 Mercedes-Benz s-class S 55 Sedan 4D, $6, 000

2022-04-19 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Worked hard and put away wet. I do covet the tool kit, however. On Tue, Apr 19, 2022 at 9:36 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > This vehicle was $130,000 back in the day! Can you believe that? > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1040835493182493 > > -- >

Re: [MBZ] Interesting car -- 1992 Mercedes-Benz 300SE 5-Speed Manual

2022-04-19 Thread mitch--- via Mercedes
On 2022-04-19 09:56, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: https://thembmarket.com/1992-mercedes-benz-300se-5-speed-manual Dogleg? Did they use the gearbox from the 190E 2.5-16 Evolution? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Truth On Repairability

2022-04-19 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> IIRC they were doing a lot of writing of data to solid-state storage and > wearing it out. Yep, we had some customers that turned on the debug logging features, to '11', and left them on. Took out the onboard flash in about a year. Not too cool, losing six-figure network backbone systems

Re: [MBZ] OT There are no wings or cowling. 1958 Cessna 175 skylark parts plane., $4, 500

2022-04-19 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Starter plane for beginners. On Tue, Apr 19, 2022 at 9:47 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Flew when parked > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/695688241478511 > > -- > --FT > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To

Re: [MBZ] KALEB ALERT!!!! selling 2 e500s as a package deal 2003 Mercedes-Benz e-class E 500 Sedan 4D, $2, 999

2022-04-19 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Has the rare parchment seat covering. On Tue, Apr 19, 2022 at 9:55 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I don't think MB will "fix" it if it ain't broken, there has to be some > fault or failure. And if it is the counter, they will just reset it and > say yer good ta

Re: [MBZ] Gas prices spiking

2022-04-19 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I reported $4.29 for diesel but that was during the MD tax holiday. Now the price is $4.89. On Mon, Apr 18, 2022 at 11:22 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Filled up at Costco today premium $4.40. Down 30cents since last fillup > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > > >

[MBZ] Interesting car -- 1992 Mercedes-Benz 300SE 5-Speed Manual

2022-04-19 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
https://thembmarket.com/1992-mercedes-benz-300se-5-speed-manual -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] KALEB ALERT!!!! selling 2 e500s as a package deal 2003 Mercedes-Benz e-class E 500 Sedan 4D, $2, 999

2022-04-19 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I don't think MB will "fix" it if it ain't broken, there has to be some fault or failure.  And if it is the counter, they will just reset it and say yer good ta go.  Mine had a bad accumulator, which is a $75 part and easy to replace (with the fancy computer to force it to depressurize), I

[MBZ] OT There are no wings or cowling. 1958 Cessna 175 skylark parts plane., $4, 500

2022-04-19 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Flew when parked https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/695688241478511 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] KALEB ALERT!!!! selling 2 e500s as a package deal 2003 Mercedes-Benz e-class E 500 Sedan 4D, $2, 999

2022-04-19 Thread mitch--- via Mercedes
On 2022-04-19 09:25, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: One has brake problems - SBC under warranty?  Could be a good deal for both https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/705937944162768 It kind of surprised me when The Wizard was fixing up a car for his wife, and they got rid of a dash

[MBZ] Please do not come in my inbox and lowball me 2002 Mercedes-Benz s-class S 55 Sedan 4D, $6, 000

2022-04-19 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
This vehicle was $130,000 back in the day! Can you believe that? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1040835493182493 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

[MBZ] Another munched 350 -- 2006 Mercedes-Benz e350 engine problem Mechanic special, $1, 800

2022-04-19 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
engine problem no title (lost title)only bill of sale engine no runs https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1045402906055336 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

[MBZ] Ran when parked. 1991 Mercedes-Benz 500sl,$1,600

2022-04-19 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
So why was it parked? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/299895635610772 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] KALEB ALERT!!!! selling 2 e500s as a package deal 2003 Mercedes-Benz e-class E 500 Sedan 4D, $2, 999

2022-04-19 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
One has brake problems - SBC under warranty?  Could be a good deal for both https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/705937944162768 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

[MBZ] AMG wheels worth some $$ 1997 Mercedes-Benz e-class E 420 Sedan 4D, $1, 400

2022-04-19 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
This car will run and drive been an accident has salvage title will need to be towed due to no exhaust very loud  https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/799836064244361 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] Yes it has rust. Yes it will take some money and know-how to fix correctly. 1981 Mercedes-Benz g-class, $9, 000

2022-04-19 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I am moving across the country and this is a project I do not want to part ways with but it is not in the cards to bring it with me. My loss is your gain. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/555726959182709 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] Oh boy

2022-04-19 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
“Doubled the horsepower”? Proof, please. -D > On Apr 18, 2022, at 10:40 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://www.facebook.com/groups/312357788967512/permalink/1813937355476207/ > > > Sent from my iPhone > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] OT: The last Learjet has been delivered

2022-04-19 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Right up there with Ima Hogg, a wealthy Houston oil heiress matron —FT Sent from my iPad > On Apr 19, 2022, at 12:08 AM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Bill Lear had an odd sensayuma. He named his daughter Shanda, frixample... > -MMM- > >> On Mon, Apr 18, 2022 at 3:40 PM