Re: [MBZ] New car day +2

2019-01-02 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
My Jetta is the same, I find myself looking at the tach to judge engine speed because its too quiet to always do by ear. -Curt On Wednesday, January 2, 2019, 3:01:19 PM EST, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes wrote: At speed, you can hardly hear the engine in my 2015 Beetle TDI! We found the

Re: [MBZ] New car day +2

2019-01-02 Thread Kevin Kraly via Mercedes
At speed, you can hardly hear the engine in my 2015 Beetle TDI! We found the speedo over 100mph without even realizing it. It lead to a speeding ticket on the trip home from purchasing it in Houston. It has been dubbed “The Speedle.” Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 2, 2019, at 6:41 AM, Mitch

Re: [MBZ] New car day +2

2019-01-02 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
No such thing in a TDI, dang car is super quiet I end up driving fast as I don't notice the speed. Of course it's only turning like 2000 rpm (or less) at 70mph in 6th... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 9:42 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: And now it's

Re: [MBZ] New car day +2

2019-01-02 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
And now it's time to find Soundaktor and perform an exorcism. Does the Mk7 use a separate speaker that you can unplug? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtjZFZ6Lbhc > On December 28, 2018 at 4:11 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Even 3 year old cars have issues sometimes: >

Re: [MBZ] New car day +2

2018-12-28 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> > Craig wrote > > > > Yes, but they are the same material all the way through, so > > cutting a screw would not have exposed anything different than > > what is already on the surface. > Curt wrote: > > Yeah I thought of that after I wrote it. Slight hope that some > oil or other

Re: [MBZ] New car day +2

2018-12-28 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
One of my favorite books is Truck by John Jerome. As he chronicled the restoration of his 50 Dodge pickup he said he used to think a vehicle either ran or needed to be fixed-this restoration taught him that both can be true at once. Dwight E. Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Fri, Dec 28, 2018 at 4:12 PM

Re: [MBZ] New car day +2

2018-12-28 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Yeah I thought of that after I wrote it. Slight hope that some oil or other preservative on the outside will protect them... -Curt On Friday, December 28, 2018, 5:11:41 PM EST, Craig via Mercedes wrote: On Fri, 28 Dec 2018 21:11:35 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: >

Re: [MBZ] New car day +2

2018-12-28 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Bad memories of my inspection experiences in Mass resurfaced... --FT Sent from iPhone > On Dec 28, 2018, at 4:11 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > Even 3 year old cars have issues sometimes: > http://curtsotherblog.blogspot.com/2018/12/new-car-day-2.html > -Curt >

Re: [MBZ] New car day +2

2018-12-28 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 28 Dec 2018 21:11:35 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > Even 3 year old cars have issues sometimes: > http://curtsotherblog.blogspot.com/2018/12/new-car-day-2.html -Curt Last thing, I picked up some nylon washers for the license plate screws. I'd bought some

[MBZ] New car day +2

2018-12-28 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Even 3 year old cars have issues sometimes: http://curtsotherblog.blogspot.com/2018/12/new-car-day-2.html -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: