Re: [MBZ] VW squareback getting a lot of attention on BAT

2024-03-28 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
What a beauty! Too bad its such a boring color. VWs of that era had an exciting color palette, sad that this one didn't use that... -Curt On Thursday, March 28, 2024 at 11:59:48 AM EDT, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:

[MBZ] VW squareback getting a lot of attention on BAT

2024-03-28 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] VW Bus

2022-11-27 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Until I saw the gutted interior I was going to say yeah, that's probably fair for a rust-free example with under 10k miles (if that's accurate). Also that's not the original exhaust, wonder what else has been modified. It's also missing some other trim pieces, windshield wipers -- lost in the

Re: [MBZ] VW Bus

2022-11-27 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
That’s actually quite cheap. These things fetch some serious dough these days. -D On Nov 27, 2022, at 11:59 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote:  Is this a crack attack or is this what they are fetching? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/908646020121478/ AZBob Sent from

Re: [MBZ] VW Bus

2022-11-27 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Not an unreasonable price on these things, although that one looks stripped out so not sure how that would affect the price.  A buddy has one, I should ask him what they are fetching. There's a guy on the next island over who had a backyard business restoring old VW buses, I don't know if he

Re: [MBZ] VW Bus

2022-11-27 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
The price listed is inside the market for these buses. Apparently, the days of buying one for $300 and loading up your hippy commune for a trip to San Fran is long past and they are now "collector cars". If it were the version with 22 windows [I forget, but small oval windows above the roof

[MBZ] VW Bus

2022-11-27 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
Is this a crack attack or is this what they are fetching? https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/908646020121478/ AZBob Sent from Mail for Windows  ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] VW Bus looks like but isn't a parts car

2022-04-10 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
If true, this proves that the collector car market is somewhat irrational at this point in time. On Sun, Apr 10, 2022 at 9:46 PM Allan Streib wrote: > The fact that it didn't sell tells me the owner is being unrealistic about > what it is worth in that condition. A 23 window type 2 can fetch 6

Re: [MBZ] VW Bus looks like but isn't a parts car

2022-04-10 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
The fact that it didn't sell tells me the owner is being unrealistic about what it is worth in that condition. A 23 window type 2 can fetch 6 figures, if it's nice/original. This one isn't. On Sun, Apr 10, 2022, at 9:30 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > Bid to $55k and no sale so your observation

Re: [MBZ] VW Bus looks like but isn't a parts car

2022-04-10 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Bid to $55k and no sale so your observation may not be accurate. On Sun, Apr 10, 2022 at 7:30 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Rusty and not original. You could probably find better examples for the > money. > > On Sun, Apr 10, 2022, at 11:02 AM, Andrew Strasfogel

Re: [MBZ] VW Bus looks like but isn't a parts car

2022-04-10 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Rusty and not original. You could probably find better examples for the money. On Sun, Apr 10, 2022, at 11:02 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > Bring out your wallets for this one. > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1960-volkswagen-bus-8/ > ___ >

[MBZ] VW Bus looks like but isn't a parts car

2022-04-10 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Bring out your wallets for this one. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1960-volkswagen-bus-8/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] Vw problem

2021-08-06 Thread RICK HAWKINS via Mercedes
Folks The ghia pushrod may be bent? If not a way loose valve adjustment can cause that Remove the rocker arm assembly, check it all reassemble and readjust the valves .006 in Xx r ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?

2020-12-09 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Curt Raymond via Mercedes writes: > A friend in high school got into dune buggies but never managed to > get one roadworthy. https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/d/greenwood-sandrail/724361.html Allan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?

2020-12-07 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
I traded a nice ten-speed Schwinn for a Super Beetle.  I'd paid $100 for the bike, my brother had paid the same for the car, and shortly after that he wanted a bike and I needed a car, so we traded. It was an amazing car for what it was.  I got a year or two of driving out of it before the

Re: [MBZ] Vw experience

2020-12-07 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
I'll give you $500 for two of the rusty split window transporters. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] Vw experience

2020-12-07 Thread Rick Hawkins Java Letterpress Cycles Photon via Mercedes
Folks, We had a vw repair shop that started in the same space as my print shop ... the print shop was the name of the printing and the bug shop was the name of the vw operation We ran that from about 1977 to probably the mid 90s but we were done with air cooled stuff probably by 1990. I

Re: [MBZ] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?

2020-12-07 Thread Kevin Kraly via Mercedes
I haven’t personally owned any air-cooled VW’s, but my Dad owned quite a few. I remember a 1967 Baja Bug with stinger exhaust that would backfire LOUDLY between shifts which scared me as a kid. Years later, he bought a 1973 Beetle for $500 that had rusted floors, and a 1964 Karmann Ghia that

Re: [MBZ] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?

2020-12-07 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Curt Raymond via Mercedes writes: > I keep my eye out for a Type III, either wagon or fastback. They're > super cool but very rare these days. Friend of mine had a 411 wagon (it was his parent's car but he drove it often). It had a gas heater, I remember thinking how odd and vaguely hazardous

Re: [MBZ] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?

2020-12-07 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I drove one that a friend was selling a couple years ago, it was my first (and only) time driving a beetle. Interesting car, more power than I'd expected. I wouldn't want to drive one across the country... -Curt On Monday, December 7, 2020, 11:35:25 AM EST, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?

2020-12-07 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
Yes. What a strange beast. I really never learned anything about its workings because I was 18 and never had to futz with it. Bob R Sent from my iPad > On Dec 7, 2020, at 8:29 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > Was that automatic the one with the manual transmission and automatic

Re: [MBZ] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?

2020-12-07 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I might have been a beetle guy. Way back in the day my grandmother had a green beetle convertible she always used to say she was going to give me when I turned 16. She of course sold it and later bought a 115. She didn’t give that car to me but years later I ended up with it and still have it

Re: [MBZ] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?

2020-12-07 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I might have been a beetle guy. Way back in the day my grandmother had a green beetle convertible she always used to say she was going to give me when I turned 16. She of course sold it and later bought a 115. She didn’t give that car to me but years later I ended up with it and still have it

Re: [MBZ] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?

2020-12-07 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
You’re too old to have owned a “real” Beetle. At least not as a daily driver. That was back in the day of $100-$200 cars. -D > On Dec 7, 2020, at 10:53 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > I my have never owned a VW beetle. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 7, 2020, at 9:26 AM,

Re: [MBZ] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?

2020-12-07 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I my have never owned a VW beetle. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 7, 2020, at 9:26 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes > wrote: > > I feel most of us cut out teeth on Beetles. They were the “gateway” vehicle > to “hard” vehicles (MB). Over the course of about ten years, I had two > different ‘68

Re: [MBZ] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?

2020-12-07 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
“Automatic Stickshift”. Never had one, fixed a lot of them for friends that did. Contact on the bottom of the shifter would often get cruddy and no shift results. I also hated how if you rested your hand on the shifter and pushed it down, the contact would open and it would engage the clutch

Re: [MBZ] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?

2020-12-07 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I never had an aircooled VW but I've been around them a little. My mother had a Type III fastback when I was born. A friend in high school got into dune buggies but never managed to get one roadworthy. Another friend I worked with in the '90s drives a campmobile. There's a guy around the

Re: [MBZ] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?

2020-12-07 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Was that automatic the one with the manual transmission and automatic clutch (touch the shifter and it declutches)? On 2020-12-07 10:25, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes wrote: I feel most of us cut out teeth on Beetles. They were the “gateway” vehicle to “hard” vehicles (MB). Over the course of about

Re: [MBZ] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?

2020-12-07 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
I feel most of us cut out teeth on Beetles. They were the “gateway” vehicle to “hard” vehicles (MB). Over the course of about ten years, I had two different ‘68 sedans, a ‘68 sedan with an auto transmission (for a girl purchase), and two ‘69 sedans. Bob R Sent from my iPad > On Dec 7,

Re: [MBZ] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?

2020-12-07 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Hmm. Beetles I had: 1966 sedan 1968 convertible 1971 convertible 1959 barn door van 1971 Fastback At least those are the ones I recall. There may have been others. Rebuilt a few engines, did a fair amount of floor pan and rocker replacements. The 1959 barn door van was my all time favorite.

Re: [MBZ] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?

2020-12-06 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
On Sun, 6 Dec 2020 10:29:50 -0800 Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: > > Wonder how many of us have air cooled engine experience? > > > My parents had a beetle. Cold, and slow I remember. > > I replaced the rod and welded closed the hole in the block > of my Ryobi garden tiller. Does that

Re: [MBZ] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?

2020-12-06 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
We had a 70 Beetle, dropped #3 exhaust valve and we had a family friend rebuild it. Rusted away, but we all drove the stuffings out of it. Great car for what it was. The trick to them is that they NEED valve adjustments, particularly on #3 cylinder because the oil cooler is on that side and

Re: [MBZ] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?

2020-12-06 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
First car was a '71 super beetle. Rebuilt the engine, which was a success. Attempted to repair rusted-out rocker panels, which was less so but ended up servicable. Never really got the hang of adjusting the drum brakes. Could get them working for a week or two but the pedal always ended up going

Re: [MBZ] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?

2020-12-06 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> Wonder how many of us have air cooled engine experience? My parents had a beetle. Cold, and slow I remember. I replaced the rod and welded closed the hole in the block of my Ryobi garden tiller. Does that count? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?

2020-12-06 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
My first car was a 1951 beetle, deluxe version (aluminum trim and hydraulic brakes. My second car was another '51 VW, standard version with cable operated brakes. I maintained Mom's 1958 Deluxe bus, the one with all the windows. It had the 1200cc engine and she hated it because it was so slow. Dad

Re: [MBZ] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?

2020-12-06 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Yes, fun picture!  Wonder how many of us have air cooled engine experience?  I've driven and worked on 63 beetle,  71 or so super beetle, 66 van, and a 69 wagon.  Only had one engine blow up and shove a valve out of the head.  Rebuilt one engine. Max Dillon Charleston SC Dec 5, 2020 5:48:57

Re: [MBZ] VW Content: Isn't Poos cute?

2020-12-06 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I think I look especially good. The hat is a nice touch. Being the youngest, I always got suckered into playing dress up with my big sister. Mom’s 56 Beetle is in the background. -D > On Dec 5, 2020, at 5:48 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > >  > >

Re: [MBZ] VW body kit

2020-11-27 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2020-11-27 20:31, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: I posted one a few weeks ago uncompleted project for cheap. There’s another one for sale somewhere around I have seen too. They seem to pop up frequently. I don’t think they’re a VW kit though? Most of them aren't. The vast majority

Re: [MBZ] VW body kit

2020-11-27 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
That one looks like it's on a old air-cooled VW chassis. You can see the twin exhaust pipes and what looks like a heat exchanger under the rear fender in one of the photos. Allan Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes writes: > I posted one a few weeks ago uncompleted project for cheap. There’s

Re: [MBZ] VW body kit

2020-11-27 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I posted one a few weeks ago uncompleted project for cheap. There’s another one for sale somewhere around I have seen too. They seem to pop up frequently. I don’t think they’re a VW kit though? --FT Sent from iPhone > On Nov 27, 2020, at 3:32 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > >  >

[MBZ] VW body kit

2020-11-27 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] VW

2019-10-28 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
On these trips I’ve been making to Houston we’ve been given a Jetta gasser (kinda crappy compared to my 2014 Jetta gasser), a Passat (light years better than the Jetta) and yesterday, got this trip, they gave us a Dodge Journey. It seems decent. Bob R Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 28, 2019,

Re: [MBZ] VW

2019-10-28 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
They useta all have the same cars pretty much,  Either GM or FOMOCO, except in Hawaii, where a lot of terdcels and corrollas were used by all of em. Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote on 10/28/19 5:18 PM: Not yet. As a side note, apparently the company switched from National to Avis and

Re: [MBZ] VW

2019-10-28 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
But they are cheaper turds, with more customer-less service! My last two rentals (both one-way trips) were Avis, and the service did not impress but the price was right. VW Passat (with the funny parking brake and terrible dash-light adjustment) and a Nissan Altima which was soulless but the

Re: [MBZ] VW

2019-10-28 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Not yet. As a side note, apparently the company switched from National to Avis and everyone is complaining about it because Avis cars are turds. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 28, 2019, at 5:56 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > But, ... Is it STEAMING? > > Kaleb Striplin via

Re: [MBZ] VW

2019-10-28 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
But, ... Is it STEAMING? Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote on 10/28/19 4:53 PM: I currently have a Jetta for a rental. It’s a pile of crap. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

[MBZ] VW

2019-10-28 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I currently have a Jetta for a rental. It’s a pile of crap. Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] VW EV at the Ring

2019-06-10 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Volkswagen Motorsport Published on Jun 7, 2019 Romain Dumas lapped the 20.8-kilometre Nürburgring-Nordschleife in the Volkswagen ID.R faster than any electric vehicle has done before. Check out the record-breaking outing from the cockpit. Faster than Formula E cars, or nobody has officially

[MBZ] VW EV at the Ring

2019-06-10 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Cool to watch, funny sounds: https://youtu.be/c3w3fVS-SgQ -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] VW heading toward EVs

2018-04-26 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Need to move toward nukes... Anyone want to buy our failed nuke project? Cheap? - Max Charleston SC On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 9:30 AM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Thu, 26 Apr 2018 07:40:24 -0500 tyee165 via Mercedes > wrote: > > >

Re: [MBZ] VW heading toward EVs

2018-04-26 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Thu, 26 Apr 2018 07:40:24 -0500 tyee165 via Mercedes wrote: > They will have to burn coal in order to produce enough electricity to > charge all thes But, from what I hear, they have gotten some sense and are moving away from wind and solar. Craig

Re: [MBZ] VW heading toward EVs

2018-04-26 Thread tyee165 via Mercedes
" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Cc: Karl Wittnebel <atypical...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] VW heading toward EVs They will not sell enough evs to hit the co2 target for the fleet, so they will have to keep the diesels for awhile. But they are making a serious ev push. On Wed, Apr 25, 201

Re: [MBZ] VW heading toward EVs

2018-04-25 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
They will not sell enough evs to hit the co2 target for the fleet, so they will have to keep the diesels for awhile. But they are making a serious ev push. On Wed, Apr 25, 2018, 5:53 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Jake Fisher of*Consumer Reports is hardly

Re: [MBZ] VW heading toward EVs

2018-04-25 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Jake Fisher of*Consumer Reports is hardly someone to be taken as an authority, in light of the toada/CR scandals. He is a shill paid by toada. Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Jake Fisher of*Consumer Reports ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

[MBZ] VW heading toward EVs

2018-04-25 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Tarnished by scandal, VW looks to electric carsPublished: Wednesday, April 25, 2018 Three years after news broke of Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal known as "dieselgate," the automaker is looking to rebrand. VW plans to ramp up its supply of electric vehicles and largely turn away from

[MBZ] VW 3.0L Settlement payments

2017-02-09 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
In case anyone is interested, here are the payouts proposed by model year and lease/own. In our case, for a 2014 leased Treg, even if they fix it, the compensation amount remains substantial. https://www.vwcourtsettlement.com/en/proposed-3-0l-tdi-recall-program/ On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 4:07 PM,

Re: [MBZ] VW Scandal

2017-02-02 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Great. Maybe it will buy an aq-1 to log all the pressures, temps and rpms on the compound 606 setup. And a fish lunch for four. On Feb 1, 2017 11:52 AM, "Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I think this is an update to pervious stories. > > Automaker, supplier will

[MBZ] VW Scandal

2017-02-01 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I think this is an update to pervious stories. Automaker, supplier will pay drivers of 3.0-liter diesel cars Camille von Kaenel , E News reporter Published: Wednesday, February 1, 2017 Volkswagen AG has agreed to pay drivers of 3.0-liter

Re: [MBZ] VW macrobus

2016-10-04 Thread MG via Mercedes
As far as I can remember the transaxle was the same. The only difference was the axles themselves. The reduction box was there more to give better power from the same engine because of the weight carrying capabilities of the bus. We used to drive from Westchester up to the Catskills a lot of

Re: [MBZ] VW macrobus

2016-10-04 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
That’s a pretty close approximation. Just lose the skateboards. Dan > On Oct 4, 2016, at 12:35 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > ‎http://youtu.be/uWiYphJUS7Q > > Rick > Sent from my BlackBerry Z10‎ > ___ >

Re: [MBZ] VW macrobus

2016-10-03 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
‎http://youtu.be/uWiYphJUS7Q Rick  Sent from my BlackBerry Z10‎ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] VW macrobus

2016-10-03 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Hippie Martha! Whoda thunk it? Dan Penoff via Mercedes October 3, 2016 at 8:45 PM I would add that my bus had a 1200cc mill in it, and it would go for what seemed like weeks on a tank of gas. No gauge, just the sump. Knob in the center console as I recall.

Re: [MBZ] VW macrobus

2016-10-03 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
und another site >> that even lists the gearing options that could be had... >> -Curt >> >> From: MG via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com >> Cc: trainpain2...@aol.com >> Sent: Monday, October 3, 2016 6:52 PM >> Subje

Re: [MBZ] VW macrobus

2016-10-03 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
.com> > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Cc: trainpain2...@aol.com > Sent: Monday, October 3, 2016 6:52 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] VW macrobus > > That's what I did for my Mom years ago with an 84 bus. It also > had a 5 speed transmission. She loved it. Used crow about blowing >

Re: [MBZ] VW macrobus

2016-10-03 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: trainpain2...@aol.com Sent: Monday, October 3, 2016 6:52 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] VW macrobus That's what I did for my Mom years ago with an 84 bus. It also had a 5 speed transmission. She loved it. Used crow about blowing awa

Re: [MBZ] VW macrobus

2016-10-03 Thread MG via Mercedes
All the Buses up to the beginning of the 68 model had a reduction gear box at the wheels. It was never a 1:1 in there. The axle had a smaller gear and the wheel hub had a slightly bigger gear. I did way too much work on those things not to remember that. Manfred Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2016

Re: [MBZ] VW macrobus

2016-10-03 Thread MG via Mercedes
That's what I did for my Mom years ago with an 84 bus. It also had a 5 speed transmission. She loved it. Used crow about blowing away some old guy in a big boat Cadillac that was just stumbling along at 45 or 50 in a 55 zone. Said she never would have been able to do that with the old engine

Re: [MBZ] VW macrobus

2016-09-30 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
_ From: Mercedes <mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com> on behalf of Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: 30 September 2016 00:36 To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Curt Raymond Subject: Re: [MBZ] VW macrobus The split window busses had gear reduction boxes at the rear wheels

Re: [MBZ] VW macrobus

2016-09-29 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 30 Sep 2016 04:17:00 + Fred Moir via Mercedes wrote: > Twin stacks = V8 ?? No. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] VW macrobus

2016-09-29 Thread Fred Moir via Mercedes
Subject: Re: [MBZ] VW macrobus The split window busses had gear reduction boxes at the rear wheels for extra gearing and aren't bad around town. Put a 2000cc Porsche engine in one for a real sleeper... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 3:48 PM, Andrew Strasfogel v

Re: [MBZ] VW macrobus

2016-09-29 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I had a 59 barn door van and it didn’t have gear reduction at the wheels as I recall, just 1:1 gearing to increase the ride height. I’m not aware that these had gear reduction, but it’s been a long time since I wrenched on one. Dan > On Sep 29, 2016, at 8:36 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes >

Re: [MBZ] VW macrobus

2016-09-29 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
The split window busses had gear reduction boxes at the rear wheels for extra gearing and aren't bad around town. Put a 2000cc Porsche engine in one for a real sleeper... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 3:48 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via

Re: [MBZ] VW macrobus

2016-09-29 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
That's hilarious. I wonder whether it could climb any hill except in 1st gear, no matter how gentle. On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 3:41 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > http://www.dumpaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/daily- > pictures-dumpaday-351.jpg > >

[MBZ] VW macrobus

2016-09-29 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] VW has lowest emissions

2016-09-20 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
urtlud...@yahoo.com>; Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 12:35 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] VW has lowest emissions From what I've read over the years, they might have massive, well organized strikes; blocking roads, etc.; just like the French fa

Re: [MBZ] VW has lowest emissions

2016-09-20 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
ars > and pay more for fuel as gas prices rose? > -Curt > > From: archer75--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: "arche...@embarqmail.com" <arche...@embarqmail.com> > Sent: Tues

Re: [MBZ] VW has lowest emissions

2016-09-20 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
t;arche...@embarqmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 2:43 AM Subject: [MBZ] VW has lowest emissions All major diesel car brands in Europe are selling vehicles that do not comply with air-pollution limits. The study shows Germany’s Volkswagen produces some of the cleanest cars. A

[MBZ] VW has lowest emissions

2016-09-20 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
All major diesel car brands in Europe are selling vehicles that do not comply with air-pollution limits. The study shows Germany’s Volkswagen produces some of the cleanest cars. According to the report which comes in the wake of Volkswagen ‘Dieselgate’ scandal, there are 29 million 'dirty'

Re: [MBZ] VW

2016-09-14 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Tue, 13 Sep 2016 16:46:06 + (UTC) Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > NPR (of all sources) said the extra emissions from the cheater diesels > over the life of all the cars will be less than the output of one coal > fired power plant. Basically a drop in the

Re: [MBZ] VW

2016-09-14 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
... -Curt From: Mountain Man via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Cc: Mountain Man <maontin@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 11:45 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] VW Gerry wrote: VW Dieselgate engineer s

Re: [MBZ] VW

2016-09-13 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
VW drivers have been injuring bikers?? Gee, I hope Curt is behaving himself. RB On 13/09/2016 2:39 PM, dan--- via Mercedes wrote: If it’s any consolation there are lawmakers in a number of states attempting to pass laws to allow fining or ticketing these idiots when they do this. Some

Re: [MBZ] VW

2016-09-13 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
As with most goobermnt threats AFTER the original sending the Marines to Tripoli, much ado about nothing. VW shoulda threatened to pull out of the NA market, sued the US Goober over false regulations and whatever else the shyster could dream up. Maybe they even could have gotten Merkel to

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2016-09-13 Thread dan--- via Mercedes
If it’s any consolation there are lawmakers in a number of states attempting to pass laws to allow fining or ticketing these idiots when they do this. Some pretty interesting stories about how they have injured bikers and others with this stupidity. Dan > On Sep 13, 2016, at 3:25 PM, Kevin

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2016-09-13 Thread Kevin Kraly via Mercedes
From: Mountain Man via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: Mountain Man <maontin@gmail.com> > Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 11:45 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] VW > > Gerry wrote: >&g

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2016-09-13 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
n List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Cc: Mountain Man <maontin@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 11:45 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] VW Gerry wrote: > VW Dieselgate engineer sings like a canary... Very interesting story - thanks! Is there any ability to quantify the amount o

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2016-09-13 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
Gerry wrote: > VW Dieselgate engineer sings like a canary... Very interesting story - thanks! Is there any ability to quantify the amount of emissions bad stuff that went in to our atmosphere? That is, emissions outside the state/federal requirements? Maybe the defeat only allowed emissions

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2016-09-12 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
VW Dieselgate engineer sings like a canary: Entire design team was in on it – not just a couple of bad apples A Volkswagen engineer has agreed to spill the details of his involvement in the VW emissions scandal. Former engineer James Robert Liang took a plea deal with the US federal

Re: [MBZ] vw dissel

2016-05-09 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
I think it was yellow, but it may be red. But was it "green"? --BB On 5/9/16 8:01 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: A report from the field from SWMBO: "Remember one time early on when I started to work for the LA dept one of the students had a new VW bug...one of the new models? Up

Re: [MBZ] vw dissel

2016-05-09 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
;mercedes@okiebenz.com> Cc: Curly McLain <126die...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, May 9, 2016 8:01 AM Subject: [MBZ] vw dissel A report from the field from SWMBO: "Remember one time early on when I started to work for the LA dept one of the students had a new VW bug...one of the

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2016-05-09 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
But was it "green"? --BB On 5/9/16 8:01 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: A report from the field from SWMBO: "Remember one time early on when I started to work for the LA dept one of the students had a new VW bug...one of the new models? Up until that time she drove her mom's old model

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2016-05-09 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
A report from the field from SWMBO: "Remember one time early on when I started to work for the LA dept one of the students had a new VW bug...one of the new models? Up until that time she drove her mom's old model MB although I do not think I knew her very well at that point. Anyway she

Re: [MBZ] VW to offer to buy back nearly 500,000 U.S. diesel cars

2016-04-25 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Tell us more about these techniques for certain types of green plants --R On 4/25/16 3:55 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: ‎Curly sez: KISS. What happens when there is >more CO2? More green living things grow, they USE the co2 >and EXHALE O2. That is correct. In my youth I studied indoor

Re: [MBZ] VW to offer to buy back nearly 500,000 U.S. diesel cars

2016-04-25 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Karl Wittnebel wrote: > > I have begun to think with more immediacy about the possibility of > > catastrophic sea level rise within my children's lifetimes however, > > which seems driven by CO2. A recent paper by James Hansen indicates > > this may in fact be a possibility. > > PLEASE DO NOT

Re: [MBZ] VW to offer to buy back nearly 500,000 U.S. diesel cars

2016-04-25 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
‎Curly sez: >KISS. What happens when there is >more CO2? More green living  >things grow, they USE the co2 >and EXHALE O2. That is correct. In my youth I studied indoor growing techniques for certain leafy green plant materials. Additional CO2 is one of the tricks to accelerated growth. Seems

Re: [MBZ] VW to offer to buy back nearly 500,000 U.S. diesel cars

2016-04-25 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
On Mon, 25 Apr 2016 09:51:42 -0700 Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote: I have begun to think with more immediacy about the possibility of catastrophic sea level rise within my children's lifetimes however, which seems driven by CO2. A recent paper by James Hansen

Re: [MBZ] VW to offer to buy back nearly 500,000 U.S. diesel cars

2016-04-25 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Bummer, pillary and the embedded islamists will "destabilize civilization" long before anything to do with CO2 does.They are well on the way now. Massive invasions have already happened. KISS. What happens when there is more CO2? More green living things grow, they USE the co2 and

Re: [MBZ] VW to offer to buy back nearly 500,000 U.S. diesel cars

2016-04-25 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Mon, 25 Apr 2016 09:51:42 -0700 Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote: > I have begun to think with more immediacy about the possibility of > catastrophic sea level rise within my children's lifetimes however, > which seems driven by CO2. A recent paper by James Hansen

Re: [MBZ] VW to offer to buy back nearly 500,000 U.S. diesel cars

2016-04-25 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
Yes of course and they are demonically fast cars until the batteries overheat. I guess my point is that if I felt that bad about a bit more nitrogen oxides coming out of the vw tailpipe, I would never drive a 123 diesel. Or a 606. Because they dwarf the NO emission of the vw. The vw exhaust

Re: [MBZ] VW to offer to buy back nearly 500,000 U.S. diesel cars

2016-04-25 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
OK Don wrote: > You've moved the source of pollution to lesser populated areas. Yeah but... Centralized production, looong distribution line losses - perhaps these should be factored or better understood in our quest to lay blame against NIMBY. Perhaps more local and less centralized production,

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2016-04-25 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
The difference is that the Teslas don't concentrate their nitrogen oxides, etc. in the cities - it's the "not in my back yard" effect. You've moved the source of pollution to lesser populated areas. On Mon, Apr 25, 2016 at 8:49 AM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >

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