Re: [MBZ] MBCA show and W140 with wing

2011-08-01 Thread Donald Snook
Alex wrote: The Challenger? Nice driving car. It's got big pieces of W210 in it (transmission, suspension). My wife's 2010 Dodge Charger has lot of Mercedes components/parts on it. Apparently, there was an option on transmissions and the Mercedes transmission was an option. I have heard

Re: [MBZ] MBCA show

2011-08-01 Thread Donald Snook
RLE wrote: If you are thinking that I have had a professional detailer do my car, let me tell you that I do it all myself. Just tonight (Friday) I spent about two hours+ claying, polishing, sealing and waxing the right side of the car hours+ and every swirl mark and finger scuff is gone. I have

Re: [MBZ] MBCA show

2011-08-01 Thread andrew strasfogel
What does the procedutre entail? D you have to use that special spray that comes in the box every time before rubbing with the clay? On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 9:42 AM, Donald Snook dsn...@mtsqh.com wrote: RLE wrote: If you are thinking that I have had a professional detailer do my car, let me

Re: [MBZ] MBCA show/Body Clay

2011-08-01 Thread Dan Penoff
Using body clay is an annual procedure for proper finish care. It doesn't entail any sort of special effort, for that matter, it is a very simple process that is nearly impossible to screw up or do incorrectly. A couple of pointers: 1.) Clay brand isn't important. For that matter, buy the

Re: [MBZ] MBCA show/Body Clay

2011-08-01 Thread Russ Williams
On 8/1/2011 9:25 AM, Dan Penoff wrote: Using body clay is an annual procedure for proper finish care. It doesn't entail any sort of special effort, for that matter, it is a very simple process that is nearly impossible to screw up or do incorrectly. A couple of pointers: 1.) Clay brand

Re: [MBZ] MBCA show/Body Clay

2011-08-01 Thread Dan Penoff
Cheap is a relative term My comments were pointed at many of the consumer grade marketers that you see in places like FLAPS where they are charging $18.00 for a clay bar and a spray bottle full of soapy water. In this regard, all things, for the most part, are equal. That being said,

Re: [MBZ] MBCA show/Body Clay

2011-08-01 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 7:25 AM, Dan Penoff lwb...@yahoo.com wrote: It doesn't entail any sort of special effort, for that matter, it is a very simple process that is nearly impossible to screw up or do incorrectly. The one time I tried to use clay, it was about ten years ago. I got it from

Re: [MBZ] MBCA show and W140 with wing

2011-08-01 Thread Curt Raymond
like the engine had zero power. Once the rpms built the engine seemed decent but it would drop down way too far between shifts. -Curt Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 08:34:17 -0500 From: Donald Snook dsn...@mtsqh.com To: Mercedes@okiebenz.com Mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] MBCA show and W140

Re: [MBZ] MBCA show/Body Clay

2011-08-01 Thread Dan Penoff
Not using enough liquid. You don't typically have puddles of the stuff, although that won't hurt anything if you do, but if the clay sticks or stutters when you move it across the surface it is indicative of inadequate lubrication. Dan Sent from my iPhone On Aug 1, 2011, at 12:56 PM, Alex

Re: [MBZ] MBCA show and W140 with wing

2011-08-01 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Mon, Aug 1, 2011 at 10:11 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote: I had in a Dodge Avenger in Texas Horrible car. Fiat's top priority when they bought Chrysler was to revise it and to make it more competitive in the Camry/Accord segment---hence the Chrysler 200 and its silly Imported

Re: [MBZ] MBCA show stopper

2011-07-30 Thread Max Dillon
Hendrik, I for one thank you for sharing your pictures, something in us humans makes us curious about what others are doing and pictures are a great way to share. I'll bet that if every one of us took a picture right now of the car we will drive today (or the car we drove yesterday) not one

Re: [MBZ] MBCA show stopper

2011-07-30 Thread Jim Cathey
I'll bet that if every one of us took a picture right now of the car we will drive today (or the car we drove yesterday) not one will be even close to concourse (spelling?) condition. Certainly not mine, we live on a dirt road! I can't remember the last time I washed the wheels... In fact,

Re: [MBZ] MBCA show

2011-07-29 Thread RELNGSON
For some reason I can't stop looking at that ghastly tarted-up W140 with the wing, ground effects, and huge AMG wheels.  Looks like Carat Duchatelet got hold of it... I also was puzzled by the thing. It was brought by two Asian guys and I never figured out what the point was. Everyone

Re: [MBZ] MBCA show

2011-07-29 Thread RELNGSON
..Get a bigger hammer Roger and tell us what magic you used on the near new C class to impress people. The problem I see is that if it is anything like last year, there will be people parking their precious things near trees. The horror, imagine if a bird flew over a shiny car

Re: [MBZ] MBCA show and W140 with wing

2011-07-29 Thread Randy Bennell
On 29/07/2011 2:34 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote: For some reason I can't stop looking at that ghastly tarted-up W140 with the wing, ground effects, and huge AMG wheels. Looks like Carat Duchatelet got hold of it... I also was puzzled by the thing. It was brought by two Asian guys and I

Re: [MBZ] MBCA show and W140 with wing

2011-07-29 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 1:10 PM, Randy Bennell rbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: I see things all the time that I sort of like but would not wish to own. - Like the new Camaro and what is the other one - Dodge something or other. The Challenger? Nice driving car. It's got big pieces of W210 in it

Re: [MBZ] MBCA show and W140 with wing

2011-07-29 Thread Randy Bennell
On 29/07/2011 3:14 PM, Alex Chamberlain wrote: On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 1:10 PM, Randy Bennellrbenn...@bennell.ca wrote: I see things all the time that I sort of like but would not wish to own. - Like the new Camaro and what is the other one - Dodge something or other. The Challenger? Nice

Re: [MBZ] MBCA show and W140 with wing

2011-07-29 Thread Mitch Haley
Alex Chamberlain wrote: The Challenger? Nice driving car. It's got big pieces of W210 in it (transmission, suspension). Spring perches? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] MBCA show and W140 with wing

2011-07-29 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 1:23 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Alex Chamberlain wrote: The Challenger?  Nice driving car. It's got big pieces of W210 in it (transmission, suspension). Spring perches? Let's hope not! I've seen a few low-rider 300s, but I think those were intentional.

Re: [MBZ] MBCA show stopper

2011-07-29 Thread Hendrik Fay
Well I guess I am not that much of a car nut, a bit of dirt on the family workhorse does not bother me, things not working does bother me. So what if my wheels are not shiny, if people want to judge me on the condition of my rims then I don't really want to know them. The pictures don't make me

Re: [MBZ] MBCA show stopper

2011-07-29 Thread Michael Canfield
If I did not know better I would think the two of you were married to each other. Mike On Jul 29, 2011 9:41 PM, Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au wrote: Well I guess I am not that much of a car nut, a bit of dirt on the family workhorse does not bother me, things not working does bother me.

Re: [MBZ] MBCA show

2011-07-29 Thread RELNGSON
...And Roger, if you're car was one vote short of winning, doesn't that mean it drew for 1st place?.. No. People's choice is just a paper ballot vote for the car they liked best. There is no second place. Although I do agree with you in the regard that a near new MB which has had a

Re: [MBZ] MBCA show

2011-07-22 Thread RELNGSON
More from Canfield.. Can I bring my wvo burning 300d and my neighbors $450 td? Betting they would be the talk of the club..hahaha Why not? Had you been around when I posted about 90 pictures from the 2009 show, you would have seen the nice selection of cars going back beyond that time.

Re: [MBZ] MBCA show

2011-07-22 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Fri, Jul 22, 2011 at 2:36 PM, relng...@aol.com wrote: And a '73 450 SE that had been made into a 6.9 with all the relevant parts from a wrecked 6.9. Hey, that's interesting---I don't remember seeing that one. How did they manage the suspension conversion? At least on my Euro 500SEL

[MBZ] MBCA show shine

2005-08-10 Thread RELNGSON
Should you need some heavy Benz lust, hit the regional show and shine up I-5 in Mountlake Terrace this weekend.  10 am at the Nile Country club. I shall be there. RLE

Re: [MBZ] MBCA show shine

2005-08-10 Thread redghost
I was thinking about it, as spectator, but I am not sure the bear hunt will have borne .. uh.. bear ... by then. And if so, may be unable due to not wanting to waste beer hauled in. Simpler to haul out empties with what the bear will weigh On Tuesday, August 9, 2005, at 05:23 PM, [EMAIL