The Seattle dealer sale ended up gutting the staff and installing
his own screw ups. Guy purchased the BMW/Honda/Toyota franchises as
well, then plopped them all on the same side of the block. All new
buildings for each store, but I suspect he is sharing the tech staff
to save money. The idi
Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
>
>> I'd have responded with "You'll be speaking to my solicitor!" that
>always strikes fear into their hearts. ;)
>> Seriously, his lawyer is going to have a field day...
>> -Curt
>>
>> From: Dan Penoff v
noff via Mercedes
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> Cc: Dan Penoff
> Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2016 10:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cruise Amp Source
>
> My dealership is owned by a huge conglomerate, Asbury Group, based in
> Atlanta. There is no local ownership any more around here.
it. Can't turn it back? It was
too tight to begin with.
-Curt
From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes
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He is weighing his options at this point.
I spoke to him this morning a
I guess you have to check the work before driving off the lot.
A car stealer lying? what a novel idea!They are only about 100
notches above lawyers, and maybe 50 above bankers.
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My dealership is owned by a huge conglomerate,
Asbury Group, based in Atlanta. There is no
local ownership any more around here.
Fortunately, they appear to have left the worker
bees in place for the most part, so it has no
effect on my business with the place.
I will say that people keep
I use rattle gun on slow to run them in but always final tighten by hand
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> On Feb 11, 2016, at 9:44 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Tonight SWMBO flattened a tire on the '95 E300. Took me about twenty minutes
> to swap it out for the spare, and the lug bolts cam
Tonight SWMBO flattened a tire on the '95 E300. Took me about twenty minutes
to swap it out for the spare, and the lug bolts came out so nice and easy with
the OE lug wrench. I normally tighten them to the proper torque with a torque
wrench, no need for power anything. I can see using the rat
;)
>> Seriously, his lawyer is going to have a field day...
>> -Curt
>>
>> From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes
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>> Cc: Dan Penoff
>> Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2016 10:10 PM
>> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cruise Amp Source
>>
>&g
I Haight them
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On 2/11/16 10:15 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote:
I am very familiar with the Asbury group.
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On Feb 11, 2016, at 9:10 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
wrote:
My dealership is owned by a huge conglomerate, Asbury Group, based in Atlanta.
There is
lways
> strikes fear into their hearts. ;)
> Seriously, his lawyer is going to have a field day...
> -Curt
>
> From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> To: Mercedes List
> Cc: Dan Penoff
> Sent: Thursday, February 11, 2016 10:10 PM
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cruise Amp Source
16 10:10 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cruise Amp Source
My dealership is owned by a huge conglomerate, Asbury Group, based in Atlanta.
There is no local ownership any more around here.
Fortunately, they appear to have left the worker bees in place for the most
part, so it has no effect on my bus
I am very familiar with the Asbury group.
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> On Feb 11, 2016, at 9:10 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> My dealership is owned by a huge conglomerate, Asbury Group, based in
> Atlanta. There is no local ownership any more around here.
>
> Fortunately, they appear
My dealership is owned by a huge conglomerate, Asbury Group, based in Atlanta.
There is no local ownership any more around here.
Fortunately, they appear to have left the worker bees in place for the most
part, so it has no effect on my business with the place.
I will say that people keep tell
The owners are not only the low end folks. Lots of SUV or at least E class
people. Very popular with the Asian and African population. Not many Latino
in a Benz. We do not have many rich latins, so it is economic discrimination.
The Owner of the Stealership downtown and to the north is Ara
My parts source is Mercedes Benz of Tampa. 20 years of business with them.
Dan
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> On Feb 11, 2016, at 6:14 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Last year when we were getting mama's ML at the Charlotte Northside stealer
> (the parts source Poos goes on about), we were s
Just ask Knutsack what a real piece of crap Murphy is.
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> On Feb 11, 2016, at 1:55 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> It’s really sad, as the local section languishes because it’s a social club
> for Sunday brunches of the champagne set rather than a group of enthusia
Anything George offered there were better alternatives. Those vacuum element
diaphragms for example that he says repair acc did not fit for example.
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> On Feb 11, 2016, at 10:30 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I agree with Dan, I (with no prior experience or know
Last year when we were getting mama's ML at the Charlotte Northside
stealer (the parts source Poos goes on about), we were sitting there
waiting for our sales droid to go do something, and in the next cube a
coupla redneck goobers were trying to beat down the sales droid about a
Cheep Klasse.
Interesting that you say that about new owners, as I never thought about it
until now, but you’re right - most of the owners I see at my dealer are not
WASPs nor Anglos. I hadn’t really thought about that, but now that I do,
you’re right.
However, in all fairness, with the Cheap Class being we
On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:48:41 -0500 Rich Thomas via Mercedes
wrote:
new cheap class review
http://buyersguide.jalopnik.com/mercedes-cla-the-ultimate-buyers-guide-1756721543
"The CLA is an economy car dressed in a fancy suit.
But underneath the dapper garb lies a compromised
I am underwhelmed. Maybe if cost $17,500
On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 3:58 PM, Craig via Mercedes
wrote:
> On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:48:41 -0500 Rich Thomas via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> > new cheap class review
> >
> http://buyersguide.jalopnik.com/mercedes-cla-the-ultimate-buyers-guide-1756721543
>
On Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:48:41 -0500 Rich Thomas via Mercedes
wrote:
> new cheap class review
> http://buyersguide.jalopnik.com/mercedes-cla-the-ultimate-buyers-guide-1756721543
"The CLA is an economy car dressed in a fancy suit.
But underneath the dapper garb lies a compromised
new cheap class review
http://buyersguide.jalopnik.com/mercedes-cla-the-ultimate-buyers-guide-1756721543
--R
On 2/11/16 3:18 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote:
Not sure how many of the newer owners actually join the club. MBCA. From the
many hours I wasted at the stealership over the past month, t
I wonder - what is the % German content of 2016 Mercedes models?
On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 3:18 PM, clay via Mercedes
wrote:
> Not sure how many of the newer owners actually join the club. MBCA. From
> the many hours I wasted at the stealership over the past month, the brand
> has become aspirati
Not sure how many of the newer owners actually join the club. MBCA. From the
many hours I wasted at the stealership over the past month, the brand has
become aspirational. The bulk of the service center users were ethnic. It
could be that shop's marketing, but I am thinking it covers the regi
Just be careful when cross-recreating. An indy tech once told me he
preferred working on Mercedes because, as he put it, "BMWs break".
On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 2:55 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> It’s really sad, as the local section languishes because it’s a social
It’s really sad, as the local section languishes because it’s a social club for
Sunday brunches of the champagne set rather than a group of enthusiasts. Scott
Suits, our former area director, was a good friend and worked hard to try and
get the locals to soften up a little bit, but was never su
There's a rich irony in people effecting to be snobs whose newest car is 10
years old, if that.
On Thu, Feb 11, 2016 at 2:19 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I agree with Dan, I (with no prior experience or knowledge) thought that
>> George was taking advantage of h
I agree with Dan, I (with no prior experience or knowledge) thought that
George was taking advantage of his position in the club.
I ordered George's used oil lab analysis kits, sent in a sample and got the
results back, and there was no soot number! I called the lab tech about
it, he said "we do
Roger,
I’m not passing judgement on anyone who chooses to use George, or why they do
or don’t. All I am saying is that I have an ethical dilemma with George using
his position to actively promote his business through associations that others
would have to pay to do so.
There are far more reas
Dan,
I completely understand if you've had bad "personal experiences". I've been
around awhile and am a "past" member of the MBCA. All of these clubs and lists
have gone through ups and downs. This list has had peaks and valleys. Stu
Ritter's list is dying for several reasons. But as I've seen,
My experience with George was also positive, although I never did actual
business with him. He spoke twice at our FL Panhandle Mercedes club (back
when it existed and I lived there) and provided much useful information,
although mostly non-Diesel. He also provided free tech information I once
ask
I agree with Dan, I (with no prior experience or knowledge) thought that
George was taking advantage of his position in the club.
I ordered George's used oil lab analysis kits, sent in a sample and got the
results back, and there was no soot number! I called the lab tech about
it, he said "we don
Roger,
There’s some really bad blood between George and a number of former MBCA
members, myself included, for reasons I won’t go into here. Even people like
Stu Ritter took exception to things George told people under the guise of being
a “technical advisor” or whatever the title he had with th
Dan,
Sorry, but you're rather harsh on George Murphy. I've personally dealt with
George for around 15 years or more getting rebuilt servo units for my 1980
300SD. George has always been helpful, professional, and stood behind his servo
products. I've never dealt with the cruise amps as I don't
I’m passing all this along. Thanks, everyone.
Dan
> On Feb 11, 2016, at 8:34 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Programa rocks. I purchased 3 123 cruise amps from them over the years. Not
> one has ever failed. Cost was $149 plus core.
> On Feb 10, 2016 10:54 PM, "Craig via Merc
Programa rocks. I purchased 3 123 cruise amps from them over the years. Not
one has ever failed. Cost was $149 plus core.
On Feb 10, 2016 10:54 PM, "Craig via Mercedes"
wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 21:23:11 -0600 Curly McLain via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> > Don't your BBC guys who did your top compu
On Wed, 10 Feb 2016 21:23:11 -0600 Curly McLain via Mercedes
wrote:
> Don't your BBC guys who did your top computer do the CC relay too?
And then there's the guy out in Morro Bay, CA.
Craig
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Talking to a W126 owner and they were complaining about their cruise
not working. It's been years since I dealt with this stuff - who
does cruise amps these days? Wasn't Beckmann one of the places?
Dan
My rusty old heap has a good one. On the 1500 mile trip, i gingerly
tried the cruise con
- From: "Dan Penoff via Mercedes"
>
> To: "Mercedes List"
> Cc: "Dan Penoff"
> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 9:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [MBZ] Cruise Amp Source
>
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On Feb 10, 2016, at 7:00 PM, WILTON via Mercedes
wrote:
And the guy in TN? Wha's'is name? Murphy? George?
Wilton
- Original Message - From: "Dan Penoff via Mercedes"
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Sent: Wedn
:00 PM, WILTON via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> And the guy in TN? Wha's'is name? Murphy? George?
>
> Wilton
>
> - Original Message - From: "Dan Penoff via Mercedes"
>
> To: "Mercedes List"
> Cc: "Dan Penoff"
> S
t;Mercedes List"
> Cc: "Dan Penoff"
> Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 6:53 PM
> Subject: [MBZ] Cruise Amp Source
>
>
>> Talking to a W126 owner and they were complaining about their cruise not
>> working. It’s been years since I dealt wit
Also progarama
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> On Feb 10, 2016, at 5:53 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Talking to a W126 owner and they were complaining about their cruise not
> working. It’s been years since I dealt with this stuff - who does cruise
> amps these days? Wasn’t Beckmann one o
And the guy in TN? Wha's'is name? Murphy? George?
Wilton
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Cc: "Dan Penoff"
Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 6:53 PM
Subject: [MBZ] Cruise Amp Source
Talking t
Talking to a W126 owner and they were complaining about their cruise not
working. It’s been years since I dealt with this stuff - who does cruise amps
these days? Wasn’t Beckmann one of the places?
Dan
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