Many years ago I was coming back from northern Maine not long after Memorial
Day.
There was an accident and the whole highway was down to one lane at a walking
pace. Occasionally somebody would decide they wanted to take the closest exit
and would slip down the breakdown lane. Just ahead of
I can feel the GL and trailer both getting buffeted by the bow wake of semis.
--FT
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> On Oct 21, 2023, at 5:33 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> So there’s not a lot of drama with having contention with other vehicles.
>> And I can keep a good stopping distance ahead of
On Sat, Oct 21, 2023, at 16:32, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote:
> Both important points. There can also be sudden wind surprises. I know I
> see a lot of guys blasting past me
> in what look like brand-new muscle-bound pickup trucks towing what look
> like brand-new very large RV's.
> Going
So there’s not a lot of drama with having contention with other vehicles.
> And I can keep a good stopping distance ahead of me.
>
Both important points. There can also be sudden wind surprises. I know I
see a lot of guys blasting past me
in what look like brand-new muscle-bound pickup trucks
I have found that a tad below 70, so like 68 or 69 is kind of a sweet spot as I
am just a bit slower than the speed limit so I’m not having to pass a lot of
other vehicles except for the occasional semi. So there’s not a lot of drama
with having contention with other vehicles. And I can keep a
>
> ...in the GL450 towing the car at 70ish most of the way...
>
That sounds a bit fast for towing. (Heavy, awkward. Perhaps relatively
unfamiliar with, compared to normal driving?)
It's a bit of a hot button with me.
-- Jim
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Final negotiated price was...
On Sat, Oct 21, 2023 at 2:55 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I went to look at this 95E420 and stole it out from under Kaleb after a
> bit of negotiation. I mostly wanted the AMG wheels (with 10yo Continental
> tars with some
I went to look at this 95E420 and stole it out from under Kaleb after a bit of
negotiation. I mostly wanted the AMG wheels (with 10yo Continental tars with
some usable tread) for the 92 400E but it has other good bits too and the
catholic conversions are still on it. It’s not in bad shape but
