On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 9:09 PM, Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.auwrote:
Yeah, NOW he is selling, could have sold it to me a while back.
Considering what we spend on hire cars whilst in the US
Hendrik
Bob Rentfro wrote:
you/re making me think hard.
Bob R
On Thu, Jul
: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:42:12 -0700
From: Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com
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Re: [MBZ] my 300E is now for sale
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you/re making
Maybe an Iowa college student needs a ride back East.
Wilton
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From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com
To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 8:35 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] my 300E is now for sale
Oh just buy it already. If it weren't
Just send your wife to pick it up this time!
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 7:35 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
Oh just buy it already. If it weren't halfway across the country I'd have
already bought it...
Considering the screwup I made in not buying the Quantum (or in bringing my
What Curt forgets is that I traded the Quantum for this 300E.
However ... bringing the wife with you to pick up the Quantum was indeed an
error. You be popping around town getting 45 mpg in a speedy beater were it
not for her intervention. Damn, I should have kept that car!
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010
(or in bringing my
wife with me to see the Quantum) this could have been a redeemer.
Alas I have no time to go get the thing...
-Curt
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:42:12 -0700
From: Bob Rentfro azbob...@gmail.com
To:
Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject:
Re: [MBZ] my 300E
Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com writes:
However ... bringing the wife with you to pick up the Quantum was indeed an
error. You be popping around town getting 45 mpg in a speedy beater were it
not for her intervention. Damn, I should have kept that car!
A VW diesel and a Mercedes are not
My VW Quantum was way more fun than my 240D, or even my 300E, are.
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 8:06 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com writes:
However ... bringing the wife with you to pick up the Quantum was indeed
an
error. You be popping around
Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com writes:
My VW Quantum was way more fun than my 240D, or even my 300E, are.
What year is your 300E, incidentally?
I've had a Jetta, a Vanagon, and (years ago) an air-cooled Super Beetle.
VW engineering seems like it's all about the cheapest way. While my
Jetta
86.
I'd give my left *** for a diesel Jetta/Rabbit/Golf.
A 300 is definitely built solid. However, I have experienced inverted spins
in aircraft that seemed to be built out of supports and aluminum foil.
Just glancing out the open garage door at my 300E sitting lonely beside the
highway, For
Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com writes:
86.
I'd give my left *** for a diesel Jetta/Rabbit/Golf.
Here's one.
http://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/1830508150.html
Would you honestly consider $1,800 for that heap when you could have
this:
Hallelujah!
On 7/16/2010 8:53 PM, Bob Rentfro wrote:
I'd miss klatta klatta too much.
Can I get an AMEN, Fred?
Bob R
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Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu writes:
http://bloomington.craigslist.org/cto/1784246793.html
(By the way, is he right about black/black being a rare combo?
Just emailed the seller about that 240D, he's decided to keep it. Good
for him.
Allan
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What Curt forgets is that I traded the Quantum for this 300E.
However
dig a chance at another Quantum.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 20:54:29 -0500
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price (I forget now) until after I'd already bought Hammie.
-Curt
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 22:03:27 -0400
From: Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu
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Yea, I dont know what the heck I was thinking when I agreed to that
deal. I was on the losing end for sure.
Allan Streib wrote:
Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com writes:
However ... bringing the wife with you to pick up the Quantum was indeed an
error. You be popping around town getting
he needs to delete the ad then.
Allan Streib wrote:
Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu writes:
http://bloomington.craigslist.org/cto/1784246793.html
(By the way, is he right about black/black being a rare combo?
Just emailed the seller about that 240D, he's decided to keep it.
..and then they moved the star off the chrome grille and the stinky
stuff really hit the fan
Hendrik
who still has the star on the chrome.for now
OK Don wrote:
Nope - the 123 was the start of the down-hill side. They didn't even try to
make the star mount look like a fake
Just parked it on the street and put the For Sale sign in the back window.
On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 7:44 PM, Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com wrote:
Buying my brother-in-law's 98 Buick.
Email to dieselb...@netins.net if interested.
Don
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Wonko the Sane wrote:
Just parked it on the street and put the For Sale sign in the back window.
Did you put a price on the sign?
Mitch.
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I'd like to get around or slightly under $1000 -- mostly because there are 4
like new Goodyear Assurance that have not much more than 2000 miles on them.
That was a $600 purchase. I wish I could put the Assurance on one of my
other cars, but the tires are 15 65 profile, the Regal takes 70 profile,
What's wrong with the car you are selling it so cheap? I thought a mex
was gonna buy it?
--R
On 7/15/2010 8:40 PM, Wonko the Sane wrote:
I'd like to get around or slightly under $1000 -- mostly because there are 4
like new Goodyear Assurance that have not much more than 2000 miles on them.
Didja put a price on it? Didja want to tell us what it was?
-Curt
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:46:30 -0500
From: Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] my 300E is now for sale
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Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com writes:
Didja put a price on it? Didja want to tell us what it was?
He said $1,000 or so in another email, of which $600 was the tires. Car
must be a POS.
Allan
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You need to get off of digest.
$800 for a name I recognize.
On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Donald Snook dsn...@mtsqh.com wrote:
Don wrote:
Cash takes the title. You can drive it home to the four corners of the US.
I will be listing it locally, and I am pretty sure a Mexican (that isn't
$800 for list members.
On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Donald Snook dsn...@mtsqh.com wrote:
Don wrote:
Cash takes the title. You can drive it home to the four corners of the US.
I will be listing it locally, and I am pretty sure a Mexican (that isn't
racist, that is just fact) from the
you/re making me think hard.
Bob R
On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 7:44 PM, Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com wrote:
$800 for list members.
On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Donald Snook dsn...@mtsqh.com wrote:
Don wrote:
Cash takes the title. You can drive it home to the four corners of
Yeah, NOW he is selling, could have sold it to me a while back.
Considering what we spend on hire cars whilst in the US
Hendrik
Bob Rentfro wrote:
you/re making me think hard.
Bob R
On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 7:44 PM, Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com wrote:
$800 for list
On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 7:06 PM, Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com wrote:
5. Very fast car -- way too fast for me.
Now imagine the same car, but twice as fast, and you will understand why
500Es are so desirable.
Alex
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Allan S. wrote:
You know that to be a successful Buick owner you must:
a) have silver hair or a flat cap that barely rises above the steering
wheel
b) Never drive in excess of 10 MPH below the posted limit.
c) Always drive with a turn signal blinking, except when turning.
d) While
Don wrote:
Cash takes the title. You can drive it home to the four corners of the US. I
will be listing it locally, and I am pretty sure a Mexican (that isn't racist,
that is just fact) from the next town over will soon be the owner.
I may have missed this (I am way behind on digests), but how
But you don't own them long enough to be seen in them! ;-)
On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Donald Snook dsn...@mtsqh.com wrote:
Allan S. wrote:
You know that to be a successful Buick owner you must:
a) have silver hair or a flat cap that barely rises above the steering
wheel
b)
I understand - it's hard tp bond with a car that doesn't go clatta clatta
--- however, it's hard not to apreciate a 124 once you get over it's
appearance.
On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 8:35 PM, Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com wrote:
To answer Donn -- don't know, the 300E and I just never bonded.
Has anyone seen a price for this car, or did I miss that post?
Dan
--- On Wed, 7/14/10, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] my 300E is now for sale
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 1:20 PM
I
Huh? You've been driving diesels way to long. hee hee. ;-) A W124 weights
as much as a house, and has just enough power to make its wheels turn. But
I guess power is relative. ;-)
Ed
300E
On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 7:06 PM, Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com wrote:
5. Very fast car -- way too
:
From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] my 300E is now for sale
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 1:20 PM
I understand - it's hard tp bond with
a car that doesn't go clatta clatta
--- however, it's hard not to apreciate a 124
On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 10:20 AM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
it's hard not to apreciate a 124 once you get over it's
appearance.
Them's fightin' words! I'd rather look at a 124 than a 123 any day (and a
126 rather than a 116, even one with Euro bumpers).
Alex
I think the W124 is one of the best looking, and most forward looking car,
Mercedes has ever produced. But as they say, beauty is in the eye of the
beholder.
Ed
300E
On 14 July 2010 13:52, Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 10:20 AM, OK Don
On Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:42 -0700, LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com wrote:
Has anyone seen a price for this car, or did I miss that post?
Dan
--- On Wed, 7/14/10, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] my 300E is now for sale
To: Mercedes
: [MBZ] my 300E is now for sale
To: Mercedes Discussion Listmercedes@okiebenz.com
Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2010, 1:20 PM
I understand - it's hard tp bond with
a car that doesn't go clatta clatta
--- however, it's hard not to apreciate a 124 once you get
over it's
appearance.
On Tue, Jul 13, 2010
wrote:
Has anyone seen a price for this car, or did I miss that post?
Dan
--- On Wed, 7/14/10, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [MBZ] my 300E is now for sale
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Date
Ok Don wrote: But you don't own them long enough to be seen in them!
Well, that's true. At least no recently. I did have my 85 olds 98 for 3
years. But, you are right in recent years, the buicks, olds, cadillacs, etc.
have not lasted long in the Snook motor pool. My wife's two Fords have
Ok Don wrote: I understand - it's hard to bond with a car that doesn't go
clatta clatta
--- however, it's hard not to appreciate a 124 once you get over it's
appearance.
I like the looks of the 124. AND the best looking years of the 124 were the 94
and 95. I definitely think my 95 E320 is
We can agree on the 126, then I like the 115 and 107. The 124 is OK from the
front and side. The rear is almost offensive, but I suspect the aerodynamics
are part of the design --
Note that I own three of them now, so it's not THAT bad :-)
On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 12:52 PM, Alex Chamberlain
They are selling fro between $1500 and $2000 around here.
On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com wrote:
Haven't established a price yet. Not sure what a fair value would be.
I will try to upload some pics, or maybe set my web site back up, hopefully
this evening.
Nope - the 123 was the start of the down-hill side. They didn't even try to
make the star mount look like a fake radiator cap!
On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 4:21 PM, Donald Snook dsn...@mtsqh.com wrote:
Ok Don wrote: I understand - it's hard to bond with a car that doesn't go
clatta clatta
---
OK Don okd...@gmail.com writes:
They are selling fro between $1500 and $2000 around here.
I was on the OK craigslist today trying to see if he had it listed; cars
sure seem to be selling for less out there compareed to what people are
asking here. Maybe next time I need a car i should buy it
Hmmm - then I should sell my 190D and 300E there?
On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 8:19 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
OK Don okd...@gmail.com writes:
They are selling fro between $1500 and $2000 around here.
I was on the OK craigslist today trying to see if he had it listed; cars
From my understanding the 500E is three times the car a 300E is, don't
forget about the Porsche input and yes once again us peasants in the RH
drive world miss out on the good stuff, we're stuck with British exotics
like the XJS and Japanese rice burners. Speaking of which, look at his
Buying my brother-in-law's 98 Buick.
Email to dieselb...@netins.net if interested.
Don
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Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com writes:
Buying my brother-in-law's 98 Buick.
You know that to be a successful Buick owner you must:
a) have silver hair or a flat cap that barely rises above the steering
wheel
b) Never drive in excess of 10 MPH below the posted limit.
c) Always
Well, he'd have to take the seat out and sit on the floor to meet
requirement a. The other's shouldn't be hard though.
What's wrong with the 300E that would make you consider such a thing???
On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 8:00 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote:
Wonko the Sane
I do have silver hair. And a white moustache.
The wife's '96 Buick has been a nice car. And the new one is even better.
On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 7:44 PM, Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com wrote:
Buying my brother-in-law's 98 Buick.
Email to dieselb...@netins.net if interested.
Don
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know for a fact that this car is in great shape, mechanically perfect, and
...
Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com writes:
To answer Donn -- don't know, the 300E and I just never bonded. My old 240D
was always the favorite step-child. I even put $600 worth of tires on it --
less than 1000 miles ago -- but it is time for it to go away. Nice car but
not my cup of tea.
1. One should always care. Shame on you.
2. Pre-me, car smacked into a mail box (per Kleb) and creased the right
front fender. No one even seems to notice the crease except for me.
3. Kleb traded me no-$$$ for my VW Quantum turbo-diesel.
4. Came with bald tires, so I coughed up $600 for four
e) back into other cars randomly without noticing
Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com writes:
Buying my brother-in-law's 98 Buick.
You know that to be a successful Buick owner you must:
a) have silver hair or a flat cap that barely rises above the steering
wheel
b) Never drive in
Wonko the Sane don.b...@gmail.com writes:
1. One should always care. Shame on you.
Well that came out sounding badly, sorry. I just don't remember the
details of what everyone this list drives/owns.
Did I answer you questions?
Year? Miles? Anything significant not working? Price?
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Wonko the Sane wrote:
Buying my brother-in-law's 98 Buick.
Email to dieselb...@netins.net if interested.
Don
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Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
95 E300, 94 S500, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic,
91 350SDL, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL
Que mucho? I geev you fifty bucks
1. One should always care. Shame on you.
2. Pre-me, car smacked into a mail box (per Kleb) and creased the right
front fender. No one even seems to notice the crease except for me.
3. Kleb traded me no-$$$ for my VW Quantum turbo-diesel.
4. Came with bald
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