AND it has been overheated at least once. No such thing as a cheap MB, remember?
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Dillon, Meade M CIV
SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC,53310
Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 9:51 AM
To:
Why don't you tear it down and see what it needs? Might not be so bad as you
think. If it turns out to be worse,
you won't have wasted much effort.
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Curt Raymond
Sent: Tuesday,
Can you use a basic formula - current year minus year of birth = age ?
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Peter T. Arnold
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2009 3:44 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: [MBZ] O/T
I tried it.
Make the cells with the dates date format. Make the cell with the formula in
it a number format.
Take the current date cell and subtract the birth date cell and divide it by
365.
If I take today's date - 12/04/09 and subtract my date of birth - 02/06/52 and
divide by 365, I get
Come on Donald - get the seat in the Expedition fixed. Cannot cost all that
much to do. Check it out to see if it
gets power and go from there. You can probably do it yourself. Pull the seat
and remove the cover and replace the
heating element if necessary. A set of cheap hog ring pliers to
Surely, you would be better off not to make statements such as this.
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Gary Hurst
Sent: Monday, November 30, 2009 11:38 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Special
Does this mean you have decided you want to sell your BMW?
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Donald Snook
Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 10:04 AM
To: Mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] I got me a bent
If you get desperate, try heating a socket that almost fits to cherry red with
a torch and then tapping it onto the
bolt head while it is soft. I had a friend do that for me with a nice Snap On
socket about 40 years ago and I still
have the socket. It did not have to undo anything all that tight
.
R A Bennell wrote:
If you get desperate, try heating a socket that almost fits to cherry red
with a torch and then tapping it onto
the
bolt head while it is soft. I had a friend do that for me with a nice Snap On
socket about 40 years ago and I
still
have the socket. It did not have
Do you have any precision measuring tools? I should think that at the very
least, you need to know how much out of
round that cylinder may be. Don't have any idea on specs but if it is out much,
one would think it would require a
re-bore and oversize piston in order to be much good.
Randy
I generally just spray a line down one side with a spray can of orange paint.
If you want to get fancy, you could
probably run a couple of strips of tape and paint between them for a cleaner
line but I have had pretty good luck
just by painting a fast line down one side to mark how it was before
To each his own, I guess. Looks OK from a distance but a terrible waste of time
and money.
Randy
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[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Rich Thomas
Sent: Friday, November 27, 2009 1:18 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
How about some nice methane instead? My understanding is that people in 3rd
world countries do a bio-digester setup
that is very simple and not very technical to produce methane for heating,
cooking, etc.
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
Not as common now but I recall in the past when pick up trucks had the tank in
the cab and the filler neck near the
driver side door, that if one filled up in the morning when it was cool and
then let the truck sit in the sun, it
was common for fuel to expand enough to spillout and run down the
Just had a nice chat with a fellow in the parking lot of a local parts store.
He was driving a 1984 300SD and I
jokingly told him he should put it away for the winter. We had a good chat
about it and he says he has 600,000
miles on it now. He runs sythetic lube everywhere that he can. He pulls
Is the coolant full and a proper mixture? Is the thermostat going wonky?
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of WILTON
Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 2:53 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ]
, November 25, 2009 2:57 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300SD
Get 'im to come aboard and give the rest of us some more tips on getting
ours to 600k.
Wilton
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From: R A Bennell b...@mts.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday
Don't knwo. Just repeating what he told me. Said he got a thermostat for a Ford
Diesel pickup with a higher
temperature rating. He mentioned the size of the Ford but I cannot recall with
certainty what he said now.
I knew an old fellow who swore that thermostats for diesel tractors were better
I record every tank. I have driven my 115 300D something like 10K miles during
the summers from 2005 to 2009. I
have averaged about 21 miles per US gallon of diesel. The best was about 27 mpg
and the worst was about 18 mpg.
Some were road trips and some were pretty well all city driving. Some
Not sure what the status is in the USA but I can tell you that in Canada in the
past 15 years or more, spelling and
grammer have not been considered important in the grade schools. My 21 year old
son writes like that and he has a
highschool diploma and a year of trade school college. He is an
on
this list is proof to me that spelling does matter.
On 11/20/09 4:09 PM, R A Bennell wrote:
Not sure what the status is in the USA but I can tell you that in Canada in
the past 15 years or more, spelling
and
grammer have not been considered important in the grade schools. My 21 year
old son
There was a bit of that around here (Winnipeg) lately too. A bath house was
apparently torched and a couple of
the participants did not manage to escape. Charges laid etc but the paper did
not actually refer to it as
lighting a fag.
Randy
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From:
Why can't you make some sort of adapter bracket?
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of TE
Sent: Sunday, November 15, 2009 10:30 PM
To: 'Mercedes Discussion List'
Subject: Re: [MBZ] W115 Bumpers
Son of a...
Well,
Well, you know it sort of depends on a number of issues - where you drove it,
what you were using it for and what
your expectations were.
For example, we rented a Toyota Corolla a number of years ago in Victoria. I
have not really wanted one of those,
but I came away quite impressed with it. It
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] numbers
I can see you appreciating your rental Corolla for what it was, but even
taking into account the context in which you experienced the car, did you
come away from it feeling Corollas are AWESOME ?
Ed
300E
2009/11/13 R A Bennell b...@mts.net
Well
Should be able to swap a nice little diesel into that lawn tractor. I see them
offered at the local vendor of asian
stuff all the time. Have been tempted to buy one more than once. Just don't
have the lawn tractor to put it in.
Randy
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From:
My 115 300D has been put in the garage for the winter.
One thing it needs is repair of the seat back, on the driver's side mainly. The
floor in the back seat is covered
in horsehair or whatever that stuff is in the original seat. I did the base a
couple of years ago and it has been
ok. I should
where the bolster and seat panel had worn
through most of the padding. It looks good, and I think the entire job was
about $200. It did dress up the interior a good bit.
BillR
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
On Behalf Of R
Just remember that the researchers are thinking theoretical rather than
real. Whenever we see numbers about
job losses etc, we are always getting theoretical numbers that may not bear
much resemblance to reality. Another
example is when they quote the cost of something like a criminal trial as
Message-
From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
On Behalf Of R A Bennell
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 3:42 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Seat Repairs Question
Hey Bill
Do you know what they used? I would assume some sort of dense foam
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Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 6:58 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ
There is a hole in the bottom of the spare tire holder in the trunk. Should
there be a rubber plug in the hole?
Randy
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cover it.
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From: R A Bennell b...@mts.net
Sent: Oct 27, 2009 12:35 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] 115 Question
There is a hole in the bottom of the spare tire holder in the trunk. Should
there be a rubber plug
Cannot recall exactly what it is but I think a 97 E class with an inline
engine. Neighbor wants to change out the
AT fluid. Had it changed not too long back at a shop and had the pan off and
filter changed etc. Now would like to
just suck it out and refill with clean fluid again. How do we tell
Should be able to check that by pinching the vaccuum hose to the brake booster
flat with a clamp of some sort. Or
disconnect and plug at the engine end.
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Dillon, Meade M CIV
Remember the darly Toyota pickup trucks? I had a 1970 HiLux with the fender
mounted turn signals.
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Mitch Haley
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 12:59 PM
To: Mercedes
Gee, don't mean to make light of something like this, but if you are going to
have a vehicle take off on you,
probably a 240D is about as safe as you will get.
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Curt Raymond
And then there was the post about stencils on the Banned forum.
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of OK Don
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 7:44 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wonko
What?
Depending on where you live and the sort of winter conditions you experience, I
would be more concerned about
stickyness than rolling resistance. Unless, of course you put winter tires on
anyway. My past, and not recent by
any means, experience with Michelin was that I could not wear them out
Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Wonko
The cat was out of the bag days before I posted what I did last night on
Banned. Also, Banned is not archived like this list is.
On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 9:57 AM, R A Bennell b...@mts.net wrote:
And then there was the post about stencils on the Banned forum
You just never know about mileage on vehicles. For example, my mother has a
late model Honda Civic, bought new a
year ago in May. Now has a whopping 3,200 miles on it and they would be almost
all highway miles. She keeps it at
the lake and drives it in the summer only. It is now in the garage
Most winter tires now are ice tires rather than snow tires and the siping is
what gives them the grip plus perhaps
a softer rubber compound so that they don't get as hard with the cold. We had
Goodyears ice radials on my wife's
Honda last winter and she declared them to be wonderful.
Randy
Did I miss something? I don't recall mention of a project truck. What are you
putting together?
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Walt Zarnoch
Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 1:37 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion
Or 77 HP from 3 L.
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of OK Don
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 7:12 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] A-Class diesel engine goes flying
Cool! Wish we could
And my 76 300D
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of relng...@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2009 1:19 PM
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] old vs new diesels
...Or 77 HP from 3 L.
Randy...
So, let him fix it and then buy it from him. Were you planning to do the work
yourself or were you going to take it
to him for some or all of it anyway?
RAndy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Dillon, Meade M CIV
Does that work with diesel or only gasoline?
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of harry watkins
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 8:16 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Max's new ride?
Max, a
Was that a steel wheel or an aluminum wheel?
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Frederick W Moir
Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 4:54 PM
To: Mercedes
Subject: [MBZ] Wheels on crack?
Hi, all.
I think
I am not so sure that applies to Lawyers. We seem more than willing to attack
each other. I think it is because the
law is based upon the adversarial system. They say that getting guilty people
off is the biggest high but I
sometimes wonder if many lawyers feel superior when they beat up on one
How long has it been since you changed the oil?
I could be wrong, but it always seems to me that it takes longer to come up on
the guage when the oil is getting
old.
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Bill R
Gee, I thought they all looked pretty nice. A good representation of an era now
gone. I can't say I particularly
want any of them but I do enjoy looking at things like this at car shows. I
never cease to be amazed at the effort
that some folks put into these old cars.
I would much rather see
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. People spend silly amounts of time and
money restoring things like pontons
too and I can't say I understand why. It really is a good thing we are not all
the same. If we were, there would be
even fewer decent old MB's because everyone would want one.
Randy
was referring to the Wagoneer.
On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 4:54 PM, R A Bennell b...@mts.net wrote:
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. People spend silly amounts of time
and money restoring things like pontons
too and I can't say I understand why. It really is a good thing we are not
all the same
There is a blue Ford Galaxy convertible that shows up at most of the old car
gatherings around here, with a
contintal kit that is quite nicely done up. It has air brushed art on the spare
tire cover that looks like the
solar system or such, and says Cruisin in my Galaxy A bit corny perhaps but
when any car is restored, preserved, and continued to be
shared with the generations that weren't around when they were the norm on
the roads.
Ed
300E
2009/9/22 R A Bennell b...@mts.net
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. People spend silly amounts of time
and money restoring things like
My 76 115 300D has developed an issue with the right rear turn signal. The
front blinks but the rear does not. I
picked up some new bulbs and put one in and it would blink if I positioned it a
bit with my finger. I sprayed some
contact cleaner in and put the bulb in and out a few times and it
Simple way around that. Just buy an old car - pre seat belt era and you will
likely be exempt. We have mandatory
seat belt usage here but I note, at car shows, that many of the cars on display
do not have any belts in them.
Purity at the expense of some danger.
Randy
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for a car with that purpose in mind would
not care. I can only hope Darwin takes care of them before they have
reproduced.
-Dave Walton
On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 11:56 AM, R A Bennell b...@mts.net wrote:
Simple way around that. Just buy an old car - pre seat belt era and you will
likely be exempt
Ah, but how far do you take that issue?
Obviously, newer, larger vehicles are likely much safer. So, do we apply the
same logic to the poorer folks who
cannot afford the big new safe vehicles? Do we apply it to folks who want to
drive a sports car or a convertible
etc?
How about folks who have
Yes, I have the test light. I have been fooled by a meter before. Sometimes you
get enough juice to read on the
meter but not enough to make the bulb glow. I guess I have to dismantle the
light assembly. I can see the contact
inside but cannot reach it. That is why I sprayed the contact cleaner
So, what is going on? No new cars have been announced for a week or more?
Randy
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1. If you use Gorilla Glue, be careful. In my experience, it oozes out all over
and I have to keep wiping it up. I
think perhaps I used too much.
2. Contact cement should loosen with heat.
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
Me too. 76 300D. Sometimes turns off with the key, especially if it is warm out
and the car has run for a bit and
got warm too. Otherwise, I have to open the hood and push the stop doodad. I
have started to wonder if I might be
causing undue wear and tear on the hood release. Should just find
Tell me more - where was the restriction?
Randy
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Our now-sold 240D wouldn't shut down properly, but it
turned out to be a vacuum supply problem. (A too-small
orifice from the main line.) It also had cruise control
problems as a result of this.
-- Jim
I have noted before that we are selling a 98 F-150 that my son was driving.
I just did a quick calculation of what we have paid in repairs during our time
with it. Ouch!
We bought it in Sept 05 so have had it almost exactly 4 years.
It had about 100K miles on it when we bought it.
It now has
Any idea if this is something that could have been avoided by cleaning? I have
an F-150 Supercrew that likely has
similar stuff under the hood. No problems so far but would like to keep it that
way.
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
Don't think I related this story before. Please forgive me if I have.
Youger son was driving 98 F-150 with the 4.2 V6 (he got the Maxima that I know
I posted about - so we have the
truck for sale)
In any event, just before he stopped driving it, it produced a check engine
light. Was re-set and
OK, my truck is a 5.4 and it has about 125K miles so might be upcoming. Where
is this thing? What did the new one
cost?
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Donald Snook
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 12:09
You just need more hair.
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Gary Hurst
Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 12:55 PM
To: Banned List; Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: [MBZ] for any of you with a super large head
That was then. Things have changed in so many ways in the past few years.
Randy
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That would get a USCG pilot permanently grounded. A military aircraft DUI is
frowned upon. The Canadians only laughed about it.
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Elder son's girlfriend just (maybe 2 or 3 weeks ago) got a new Mac laptop to
replace her existing 4 or 5 year old
one and is really not all that happy with it. Lots of little issues. About the
only good thing is the battery life
which is much better than before.
Randy
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT 2000 Nissan Maxima
Uh ... hello? ...
On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 5:31 PM, R A Bennell b...@mts.net wrote:
I guess the 98 F150 he was driving will have a For Sale sign on it.
Randy
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The young officer thought it very odd that his captain seemed
I guess she is not planning to run for public office.
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Rusty Cullens
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 1:22 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Classy
Those
Caroline was not very good in public either when they tried to get her to run
for office. She essentially had no
social skills and ended up looking stupid. She obviously did not inherit the
abilities of her parents.
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
I bought one of these yesterday. Couldn't pass up what I thought was a bargain
price. It is relatively clean - a
few scratches on bumpers etc, but no rust and clean interior. Charcoal color
with grey cloth interior. No sunroof
which does not really bother me. Has 122K miles on it - much of that
Keep it away from your paint!
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of LarryT
Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 6:29 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] ATF Acetone Penetrating Fluid Mixture Ratio?
I'm
What you need to do, Donald, is to stop selling them. You should just acquire
and keep the ones you like.
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Donald Snook
Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 7:47 AM
To:
There are not enough zeros in those numbers. Add one or two. IE the first time
you write a cheque for $10,000 and
I plan to do things $2000 at at time
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Donald Snook
Sent:
I like cars. I will drive almost anything. BUT I don't really understand the
interest of people in Hyundai or Kia.
I don't think they are all that cheap and if I was going for something similar,
I would buy a Honda or Toyota or
even a Nissan.
Personally, I don't really want any of them. My wife
A friend of my younger son has/had (I have not seen him for a bit as he has
gone to Calgary) a big BMW sedan with
the V8. Cannot recall what year. They bought it cheap at auction because most
people are afraid of these things
. When I first saw it I thought uh oh! They won't have this long
Most vehicles that I buy are way beyond warranty. I have to say - touch wood -
that I have had few issues that
would have been covered in any event. Most of what I have had happen is wear
issues - brakes, seals etc. I try to
be reasonably gentle with my vehicles and I try to maintain in the
price of $18,700, its $1,000 cheaper than a Camry and
$3,000 less than an Accord and gets
better fuel economy than either of them...
-Curt
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:03:46 -0500
From: R A Bennell b...@mts.net
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Just had my first bad experience with BMW
To: Mercedes Discussion
The front really does not look all that bad but that box on the back is strange.
I have to say that whenever I see something like this I wonder why somone spent
so much money for something that
makes very little sense but then I tell myself that they are enjoying an auto
hobby and trying
Or, are you talking about interior temperatures? Is this a concern with the
engine overheating or the AC not
getting cold enough?
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Allan Streib
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Sounds like good advice Gary.
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Gary Hurst
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 3:18 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 300E running hot
your oil pressure isn't as
So, why are you fighting with Ford?
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Donald Snook
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 9:47 AM
To: Mercedes
Subject: [MBZ] Car drama
I wasted hours of billable time this morning
OK, went back and looked at the posts over the weekend so now I understand what
the issue is.
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of R A Bennell
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 10:11 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
I beg to differ. Our Avalon had an issue with the AC amplifier. A circuit board
that controls the hvac automatic
climate control system.
Toyota knew about it and had an updated version but would not do it for us as
it was beyond warranty period when it
started to act up. I had to buy the da*ned
Just file the claim and see what happens next. If the insurer thinks they can
win, you may have to go to court. If
not, it should hasten settlement.
Obviously, you have to see it from their side too. They may not think that your
claim is quite a legitimate as you
do.
Not sure how it works
If you have to ask, you can't afford it.
Randy
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[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of andrew strasfogel
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 2:43 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 92 300E?
So what's the shop
Got hailed upon last night about 3 AM. Three of our vehicles were parked on the
front street - my wife's Honda, my
truck and my son's truck. All have dents. What a pain in the you know what.
Maybe the roofs on the house and garage
too. Ugh! Went throught that about 10 or 12 years ago. Old MB was
Anyone with experience in polishing up plastic headlights? My son's girlfriend
has a Honda Civic with really foggy
looking headlights. I wonder about polishing them or are they a lost cause?
Randy
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:58PM -0500, R A Bennell wrote:
Anyone with experience in polishing up plastic headlights? My son's
girlfriend has a Honda Civic with really
foggy
looking headlights. I wonder about polishing them or are they a lost cause?
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I never cease to be amazed that the journalist types who hype this stuff in the
daily newspapers never seem to
notice that there is not likely going to be any heat available in this nice
little electric car. I live up here
where the ground is white for a lot of the year. I want to know how long
Quite well reasoned Tim. You obviously know much more about electric cars than
I do.
I'm not sold on the idea but I'd love to try it out. Both my wife and I work
within about 1 mile of home. We could
do it. She would be happy to do so. But, I'd still need the guzzler for the
long runs and I
Not sure if it would help if in the water for a lengthy period of time but when
I go in the canoe, I usually put my
cell phone in a ziplock plastic bag.
Randy
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[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Jim Cathey
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Me too! Don't really need a 3/4 ton. My F150 Supercrew seems able to tow what I
tow and to haul what I haul
(including people) but I would like a nice diesel. Not sure I want or need one
of the 7 liter diesels or the
rougher ride that would likely go along with the heavier duty truck. Don't like
in it (the bag, that is), it could even float
Wilton
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From: R A Bennell b...@mts.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 4:14 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: Phones
Not sure if it would help if in the water for a lengthy
Not sure if it is so much that as the concern about air quality in such places
as California.
Randy
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[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of WILTON
Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2009 2:10 PM
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I wonder how many of them have been modified? There are lots of kits for
reprogramming diesel trucks for power.
A client had one a while back that he had modified to pull. They hauled
something out of Chicago - 18000# on a
trailer. He said, with the modifications it would accelerate from 80 mph
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