Assume they are talking about kilometers per hour and it amounts to a
margin of just under 6 miles per hour...
Other than a mach number, knots are the only speed related term used in
aviation. Never kilometers.
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...I have had a Benz engine shipped from England to Texas by DHL, but
I think they are now out of business in the USA. German company.
3 day service from Bloody old England to Texas. Pretty cheap I thought...
DHL still ships to the US but turns the item over to someone else for US
BTW, a nautical mile (6080 feet) is also one minute of arc of
latitude - on
land, on water, on ice, in the air, wherever. A statute mile, of course,
is
5280 feet...
Also, all IFR flight distances use nautical miles.
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...But, thanks for the beaver shots. Must be an awesome experience to fly
one of them to a remote location
- very cool.
Flying a DHC-2 on floats is fun anywhere. But noisy.
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...Personally, I question the design philosophy here -- if the plane
cannot be flown without accurate air speed signal, you'd damned well
better insure that you NEVER lose that data stream.
And you can't hand fly anything in the middle of the night at altitude in
bad weather.
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.Hmmm... All I get is a white page in both Seamonkey and Firefox
Try this one, then.
http://www.kodakgallery.com/gallery/sharing/shareRedirectSwitchBoard.jsp?token=668848559903%3A198609696sourceId=533754321803;
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...Perhaps RLE has a virus?
mao..
As a matterafack, I am in my fourth and waning week of bronchial pneumonia
and if you don't watch out, I'll come back there and breathe on you.
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Same white pages RLE original post had.
No information, no tools, wy too many links.
mao..
I didn't post anything in re: Harbor Freight, ever. I don't care about them
or their single use crap.
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...You do what you have to do. When I was in college, I rebuilt the
engine
for my '59 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spyder Veloce in my student house (dorm)
room. Fortunately, it had a concrete floor.
I owned a '60 Alfa Spyder normal. 79 HP. Kept it one year.
RLE
This Villa d'este is on Lake Como.
...Combine the Goodwood Festival of Speed with the Geneva Motor Show, then
add the breathtaking scenery of Italy's Lake District and a little
petrolhead aristocracy and you've got the Concorso d'Eleganza. It's held late
each
spring on the southwest shore of
Group Photo of Seal Team Six, . . . . . . .
and you can imagine the look on Bin Laden's face when these guys came
through the door?
A couple things to notice:
50 caliber sniper on the right.
Knee, knuckle and forearm protection.
Various plastic/wire ties.
Absolute identity denial to protect
...Now we just need Tommy or Woger to tell us what it is
Yes, I do what it is.
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..Now we just need Tommy or Woger to tell us what it is...
That's a Count Trossi SSK.
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A 1999 Eurocopter with the paint stripped off is not new.
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..Seems like all the Mercedes concept cars and prototypes I've seen
pictures of have been silver. Isn't silver the traditional racing
color of Germany, like green for England and red for Italy? Or did
all those old '40s Auto Union racers look silver just because the
bodies were made of
...I also wish there would be some forced universality in terms of bumper
heights and light heights etc...
Federal law has specified those heights for decades for passenger cars but
obviously trucks are exempt.
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...I believe many cities now have at least a plan to set up curbside
recycling for things like yard waste - leaves, grass clippings etc to create
bigger common compost piles. There has been talk of it here and I
hope they ultimately do so. The soil will be useful somewhere even if you
are
...The thread on disposers got me to thinking once again about
compactors.
Anyone with experience with them? I expect that sooner or later we are
going to get hit with some limits on garbage bags. A compactor would avoid
some of that. I really don't want one built into the kitchen...
...I hope you've got those standardized pushcarts and the garbage truck
has an
automated cart lifter on it. A 300lb garbage can would not be kind to
whoever
has to lift it to the truck...
Here, the containers are provided by the city and have the weight limits
printed on them. Even the
...Silver is my favorite color for cars...
Then you must love Hondas. I am still convinced that Japan captured a
tanker filled with silver paint during WW2 and have yet to use it all.
Similar to when Germany captured that trainload of 13mm nuts and bolts in
'43 but might now have finally
...Although the purple W204 I drove home tonight might be a bit too
colorful for me.
Is that a facelift 2012 model?
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.This is not for a MB but a chrysler product actually but I guess
would hold true for any car with a clutch. Symptom is shifts OK
when cold, or driving on highway. If you are doing a lot of stop
and go traffic, or sit in a parking lot with the engine running
for more than about 20
Someone wasn't attracted to purple. Here's one you might like:
http://www.inmygarage.com/?p=3430
The color was called Aubergine. I think.
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...I think I just learned something, don't use OMG for the subject when
emailing Okiebenz...
Teenage girls use this a lot, along with I was like, he was like and she
was like.
Leaves a bad impression with adults.
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...Good point. If I move %Program Files% and %Application Data% or
%Program Data%
in the registry I might accomplish most of what I want. I just want to set
it up
so that they can hit 'typical installation' and not trash my carefully set
up
SSD. %UserProfiles% has got to stay off the SSD
Can there be another vehicle maker with a recent history as beset by
turbulence as Saab? Having been pushed into liquidation by General Motors in
early
2010 after the withdrawal of Koenigsegg’s takeover bid, then unexpectedly
rescued by Victor Muller’s Spyker Cars, the company is now awaiting
...Anybody want to weigh in on the merits or faults of the w208?..
Yes, Mitch, I do know about them. But before I go farther, I'll wait a bit
until all the posts recommending 123s and 126s subside a bit
Whitenoisewhitenoisewhitenoise...
Now that that's over, here's what I know.
My
...This will not produce cheap fuel for the consumer, but if it really
worked it could make waste plastic valuable enough to keep it out of
landfills. That it's not being done tells me the economics don't hold up...
Where I live, recycling is mandatory and plastic items do not end up in a
...Anyone know anything about a 96 E220 Diesel?..
How did a non-US model get into this country? A 2.2 4-cylinder in that
heavy would be a dog.
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I believe city lights are bright parking lights. That is, enough
to locate and identify the front of the car, but really depends on street
lights for actual illumination. But maybe I'm remembering wrong...
Not entirely. Euro models use that little bulb in the head light as a
parking
...My guess, premium is less likely to contain ethanol, though around
here
you can find 87 octane without ethanol. Not sure about the seafoam.
Oh Lord..don't mention ethanol. Old dieselkopf gets into a terrible lather.
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.considering where Toyota and MBZ rank in customer satisfaction and
reliability these days, a little toyotazidation would serve MBZ well!
Frankly, i don't have any idea why anyone is paying a premium for a new MBZ
these days, except perhaps that they're blinded by the reputation of the
...I thought the problem has always been on the aol end of things.
The 'other' list has had that problem forever.
FB finally switched to a gmail email addy...
AOL is just my mail program. My ISP is Comcast.
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Today is Porsche's 80th birthday.
The Porsche engineering office was founded by Ferdinand Porsche on April
25, 1931. The forefather to all Porsche sportscars, the Porsche 64 racing car
was made in 1939. In 1948 F.Porsche's son Ferdinand Anton Ernst Ferry
Porsche started the production of
...I don't know what the new diesels call for but the gassers are
probably
all 5w20 or something like that. If that's what they had on hand and
used, it would be way too thin for that old diesel...
MB dealers had been using M1 0W40 for about the last ten years in
everything up until about
I just had another permanent fatal errors message (with a normal content)
to the list come back to me.
Kaleb, you need to fix this because the trouble is on your end.
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..Those have a mechanical gauge so I doubt its readying low because
of the gauge, unless the capillary tube is pinched off or something...
Oh h**l, that's right. Disregard my previous post in re: oil pressure
senders.
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...Thanks. Actually I guess I need to buy myself a new TV for my
birthday. My 4 year old 65 DLP got a little white dot on the
screen a couple of weeks ago.
Do you need that big a screen to watch tractor pulls?
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Ectually, that beast was an MB study mockup about ten years ago.
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...Isn't this already about 10 years old? The car looks like a
pre-facelift W220!
You and I must be the only ones here who recognize this old mockup from,
yes, 10 years ago.
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...Woger can't remember what the thread was that he is replying to.
Memory is the second thing to go, you know...
I didn't want to mention your other problem because there are limits, even
here.
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s Bogart said about the waters of Casablanca, you are misinformed.
The opinion of dozens of posters across as many message boards stands
against yours. Those were an option, not stock; they were forged, not
cast (the first forged wheels made by M-B since 1988 when cost-cutting
led them to
You'll have to ask the Catholics about that. We Lutherans have fewer
levels
of management with simpler get-ups.
My son (budding history buff) and I looked this up. They've
got priests, bishops, and a pope. That's it. The rest is
internally-awarded honors. Put another way, there's
perhaps you would be good enough to tell us which rims where the
standard for the 96 CLK?..
The 3.2 V-6 model came with the base wheels in this market. I can't find a
photo of them. But, the wheels on the CLK 430 and CLK 55 AMG were more
suited to the car but used 17 tires, natch. And
Hendrik..
Are we talking about the same wheels? Here is the one I referred to.
http://www.originalwheels.com/mercedes-wheels/clk1998rims.php
Plus the AMG wheels from 1999 on.
http://www.originalwheels.com/mercedes-wheels/clk1999rims.php
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So Woger, How come only 2 brakes work on your 4 year old Cheap
class?...
You seem to be having more and more trouble with your memory but I'm sure
you are hearing that at home too.
The quote in my post was from a Mao post of just yesterday and the brake
reference goes back perhaps a
..Those nice after market wheels 16 inch sure look like the special
forged CLK alloys...
Standard stock cast aluminum wheels from the V-6 first year CLK.
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..Huuh? Don't you get a medal for running over an Arsebishop?
Hendrik..
You'll have to ask the Catholics about that. We Lutherans have fewer levels
of management with simpler get-ups.
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..Because they only come with 2 brakes, you know cost cutting and all
that. I think they have a handbrake but don't quote me on that...
Emergency stops are handled by the dropping of a bag of anvils at the end
of a chain. A one time deal, much like a parachute behind a MIG-29.
RLE
...Well wife got t boned in the 99 e430 today totaling it. Fixing to file
claim with their INS company and want to get paid for rental car but I
don't need a rental car. What's the best way to deal with that mention it up
front or wait till later? If it comes down to it I would rather have
...All uninsured does here is cover medical bills if the other party
does not have insurance
Your State Insurance Commission is to blame.
Underinsured coverage for the property damage portion of my policy is 18
bucks annually for two cars and is mandatory by Washington state law.
RLE
...He did not say what the national origins of the hitter were, but in
Texas the chances of a guest worker (comprising a large fraction of
the population) having either 1) a license, 2) a registration, 3)
insurance, and/or 4) legal papers is vanishingly small. My guess is
that OK is not
...I think we could entertain some rational thought processes about self
insurance and the
compulsory need for insurance and taxes...
So you have maybe a million bucks to set aside for the day you rear end a
Veyron in your car with only half the brakes working? Or run over the local
For those who are lucky enough to be (non-Intel) Mac users and have been
using Firefox, here is an alternative. The claim is that it's higher speed is
due to the elimination of PC features (code?).
I have downloaded it and have been using it for a week or so and it is a
bit faster in all
Guys,
I believe most of us on the list are into MBs which are older than this
but, since a fellow tennis player is under the mistaken opinion that I can
afford this, I thought I'd pass it on:
IWANNA Ad
2007 Mercedes Benz E320 CDI Bluetech, Diesel, 33,361 miles, black, grey
leather,
...He routinely sees 36mph hwy with it and it has been completely
reliable
Yes yes, I know. 36mpg..
This ranks with loose etc.
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...He would do his run-up, then after clearance would run the throttle up
to full power (I was told it
consumed 200gpm at this setting) then go rolling off down the runway and
into the air..
That would calculate out to 12000 gallons per hour which is a wee bit
high. The P-51 (D-model,
To see a view of the upcoming A-Class which is closer to actuality, go to:
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...Walt Zarnoch wrote:
Wonder how the heck he got his pilots license...
Cracker Jack?...
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Attend Ground school.
Pass the FAA written test.
Pass the FAA 3nd Class medical exam, good for two years.
Sign up for instruction someplace and when the instructor deems you ready
and you
...And 5 or 6 other people in the cabin with him let him do it, too!..
It was a 4-seater so likely there were two passengers.
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Here is a short video of my friend SJB's Porsche Speedster being lifted to
an office top at Griot's new facility in Tacoma WA. It will be on display
there until he wants it back which may be never since there is a buy offer on
the table now. He doesn't particularly want to sell it but it has
Beach Landing Inspired By TV
The 24-year-old pilot who landed a Piper Warrior with two passengers
onboard on Rockaway Beach in Queens, NY Monday reportedly told police he got
the
idea from Discovery Channel's reality TV series Flying Wild Alaska. The show
depicts the flying exploits of
...And the credentials of the author are:..
I've been waiting for the same from you all this time but all I hear is
snorting and foot stomping like an old bull elephant.
You aren't claiming phase separation is imaginary, I hope.
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...So, _is_ Pilkington glass OK?..
MB has been using Pilkington glass as OE for a long time now. My 2008 has
all PIlkington. I just read someplace that Pilkington bought Sekurit a while
back.
My 2001's glass was PPG. Made in France.
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tml
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...Do not fix it! I made the jump to Leopard, but that made me need to
Max out the RAM on my g4 ibook 1.33. Not as fast as before...
I'm late to the party on this subject but I've been thinking I might
upgrade (if you can call it that) to Leopard from 10.4.11. My G4 MDD dual 1.6
with
2GB
Jeez Roger, your computer is older than your car, and maybe the car
before!..
Nine years and I acquired it used and upgraded it.
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...Why did you buy a C class instead of an Infiniti which is more
powerful, has more features and costs less? Curt.
Because I have been a Mercedes owner for decades and I honestly believe
that all in all, despite all their past problems, that they are better than the
rest. I like the
Lots of competition in EVERY segment. Thats a lousy excuse
Do you mean you would buy one even if the cost was, say, $4000 more than an
equal Asian labeled vehicle?
Just for the status, then? What??
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...I have seen them with both Freightliner (which
was Volvo?) and MB badging, I think the ones here are actually MB
grills...
Freightliner has been owned by Daimler AG for a long time.
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think I've ever seen one on the road...
Fedex, DHL and UPS have fleets of them. I ahd a plumber in a while back who
was driving one. He said he was getting 14-16 mpg around town which is at
least twice what a Ford box van
Miele. The purple one.
The bag could be bigger, though.
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...Nope, they will equalize the fuel tax by putting GPS trackers in all
our cars
and charging us by the mile. (not that they'd ever find any other purpose
for
all that data tracking our every movement)
You do realize that the article was about the UK where they have more
cameras
...When I hear we make what the market wants I often wonder How do
they know?. I mean how does MBUSA know they can't sell a B class here if
they
never sell one?..
That's easy. Who else makes a vehicle that accomplishes the same thing for
a much lower price and costs less doing it?
Lots
...Look around.
The joke has been on us for quite a while.
I have believed the lie also, but I am aware now that there is a huge
lie being played on me and reject it wholesale. There is no vote.
There is zero ability for vote and political reform. DC is complete
corruption. Abandon that,
...Whats wrong with a Sprinter?
Awfully big for what most folks would want in a van. It's really a
small-end commercial vehicle...
Sprinters come in several sizes but all have the same little diesel engine
and wouldn't do well with real weight. But, they are everywhere and seem to
have
Visited the Paul Allen's Flying Heritage Museum Friday to take a look at a
privately owned MIG 29 Fulcrum on display temporarily. Here's a video of it
at Snohomish County Airport. The 747 plant is at the other end of the field.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltrgWXiQrgw
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Years ago I was told to not rotate radial tires to the opposite side
of
the vehicle, as reversing the rotation did something bad. More recently
I've heard that this is no longer a big deal, unless the tires are
directional (usually only extreme performance tires)
My cars previously
...I love the way law and order citizens holler about the illegal
immigrants,
then break the speed limit every time they drive...
I break the speed limit every time I drive someplace but it doesn't cost
the state a nickel for welfare, uninsured ER visits or the other drains on the
state
...Too bad as they were both a few months away from applying for
citizenship,
and since they were here legally could have gotten all their stuff no
problemo, but just chose not too. For the other guy Ronnie it might
have been luck as he had just found out his girlfriend was in a family
way
...And when did it begin that cops could look up your information by
running
your license plate on the road? I read in the blotter all the time that
cops
determined that someone had an expired driver license by running their
plate. etc...
Ever since they have had on board computer
Somewhere, somehow - there's gotta be a snopes on this issue.
It has dragged on too long and really there is not a method or means
much less will or finances to tackle the problem as it presents
itself.
I'm gonna call this issue's bluff - I am thinking it ain't a problem.
Here, you sit
...Well the way I understand it, extended warranties are a type of
insurance, so in effect Roger is paying a part of his repair costs.
If his car requires major repairs he'll be in front.
I take it you have insurance for you house and car/s? If so you would
expect the insurance company to pay
...You used 50% of a four year warranty and they refunded 50%. Isn't that
the
definition of 'pro-rata refund'?...
Why don't you consult Snopes like you usually do?
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.You never keep em long enough. What is a warranty?...
Seven years or so is long enough since they still have enough value to
offset the cost of the new one. And at 120K miles it was time for the 300D to
go. And it was the right color and still in street concours condition so I got
a
Does anyone here use GPS? I guess these guys are gonna jam GPS.
Does anyone know more about this than this article?
What I know is that there is considerable panic and heavy breathing in
civil aviation (that's everything except military) about this. What I can't
fathom is how the FCC
..Boeing - now in ChiTown - built the two SkyTerra 1 huge satellites for
this system. Largest reflector array ever deployed in space, and
launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, former USSR in November. Odd.
And not the American way if you ask me. While they may arguably have
great launch
...This would suggest that you can remove it in one piece also. I bet
that
evaporator is only a few hours of work after that point :-)
Jaime..
You are thinking that evap replacements are like tire replacements and go
on forever in all models. I'm not thinking that. In fact I would bet
I think the point he was making is that theres maintaining and then
theres being a fool about it. Not driving a car in the rain is just being a
fool. The car is a tool and nothing more. Its worth less capital every day
no matter how you maintain it.
Now if keeping the car pristine is
That sounds like a perfect Clik 'n Clak skit.
I was holding my breath until the last line here - I thought there was
a scam coming.
Too cool, but too bad for the guy.
Another car can always be had - a partner is not easy to replace...
mao..
If this woman is this dictatorial before
That's a very handsome car and not one of the neglected ones, judging by
the maintenance record. The grill and wheels are just very nice updates but
the AMG badge should not be there since it's not an AMG model.
Debadging the car by having no designations at all on the trunk lid was a
factory
...I'll ride in the right seat if you need a passenger...
I'll drop by and sound the hooter.
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...Must not drive it much in Seattle, then!
This is just silly. It's a car, not the Wicked Witch of the West.
Alex..
You really don't get it, do you? Some people take care of their capital
equipment without squeezing nickels to dust and others don't.
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Thanks for all the comments and suggestions during my search - I
think Don's
comment about loving the Benz reminded me that I do also. Here it is .
S420 bought from an MB salesman who bought it new. Full records from bill
of
sale to AC replacement a few months ago. Near perfect
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