Re: [MBZ] this looks like it might be a hell of a deal

2007-09-03 Thread Mitch Haley
archer wrote: > The flood of emails the next day had to be the dealer. I once got in a usenet spat with somebody, and hours later, my 25mb mailbox runneth over. For a while, I had trouble downloading the emails fast enough to keep my good emails from bouncing due to a full mailbox. I of course t

Re: [MBZ] this looks like it might be a hell of a deal

2007-09-03 Thread archer
> Well, write a letter to Honda America and make them aware, that the > manager chose not to respond to your letter of complaint. > If Honda don't get back to you then you know that they are selling that > much, that customer care can take a backseat. > BTW how do you know that the spamming origina

Re: [MBZ] this looks like it might be a hell of a deal

2007-09-03 Thread Hendrik
Well, write a letter to Honda America and make them aware, that the manager chose not to respond to your letter of complaint. If Honda don't get back to you then you know that they are selling that much, that customer care can take a backseat. BTW how do you know that the spamming originated from

Re: [MBZ] this looks like it might be a hell of a deal

2007-09-03 Thread archer
> Yeah I know that, it's like when a dealer describes a car as immaculate > inside and out. Immaculate except for the worn seats, rust and non > working A/C without a belt on the compressor. > Then has the audacity to describe my car as very average, which is as > good as the one he is selling, if

Re: [MBZ] this looks like it might be a hell of a deal

2007-09-02 Thread Hendrik
Yeah I know that, it's like when a dealer describes a car as immaculate inside and out. Immaculate except for the worn seats, rust and non working A/C without a belt on the compressor. Then has the audacity to describe my car as very average, which is as good as the one he is selling, if not bet

Re: [MBZ] this looks like it might be a hell of a deal

2007-09-02 Thread Robert & Tara Ludwick
Aw come on, you know that every used benz being sold with non working AC "only needs a recharge"...you aren't supposed to pay any attention to those silly locked up compressors or giant gaping holes in condensers and the like :-) -Robert Hendrik wrote: > Basically if you can't turn the com

Re: [MBZ] this looks like it might be a hell of a deal

2007-09-02 Thread Hendrik
Basically if you can't turn the compressor by hand it is stuffed. If the compressor idler bearing is seized you should still be able to turn the compressor but a seized compressor is a great bargaining tool and not that expensive to fix with a S/H one. A lot of people looking to buy a car will b

Re: [MBZ] this looks like it might be a hell of a deal

2007-09-02 Thread andrew strasfogel
Oh the evil that men do when trying to sell a used Mercedes... On 8/31/07, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I once purchased a 1976 300D that was missing its AC pulley belt. > > After > > purchasing the car, I had the belt installed but it immediately broke > > because the rotary AC compr

Re: [MBZ] this looks like it might be a hell of a deal

2007-08-31 Thread Jim Cathey
> I once purchased a 1976 300D that was missing its AC pulley belt. > After > purchasing the car, I had the belt installed but it immediately broke > because the rotary AC compressor was seized! If the belt is missing, that's the first thing I assume! -- Jim __

Re: [MBZ] this looks like it might be a hell of a deal

2007-08-31 Thread Gary Thompson
The blower motor going out is what quickly lead to my evaporator giving up the ghost. I wouldn't be surprised at all if his evaporator was leaking big time as well. I've been three summers without A/C now just waiting for the nerve to undertake an evaporatectomy. Problem is that since I sold the 30

Re: [MBZ] this looks like it might be a hell of a deal

2007-08-31 Thread andrew strasfogel
t; From: "andrew strasfogel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 12:19 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] this looks like it might be a hell of a deal > > > > It needs a blower motor. Is that a big deal to replace? &

Re: [MBZ] this looks like it might be a hell of a deal

2007-08-31 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
no, takes mayby 20 minutes. --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 FSBO Supervisor - Original Message - From: "andrew strasfogel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 12:19 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] this looks like it

Re: [MBZ] this looks like it might be a hell of a deal

2007-08-31 Thread andrew strasfogel
nal Message - > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 11:05 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] this looks like it might be a hell of a deal > > > > > > In a message dated 8/30/2007 5:18:58 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, > > [EMAIL PRO

Re: [MBZ] this looks like it might be a hell of a deal

2007-08-31 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
Yea, I got my 94 E420 nearly free. Its quite a rocket. --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 FSBO Supervisor - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 11:05 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] this looks like it might be a hell of a deal > >

Re: [MBZ] this looks like it might be a hell of a deal

2007-08-31 Thread JFreezn
In a message dated 8/30/2007 5:18:58 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: _http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-400-Series-E420-WDBEA34E8RC04407 3_W0QQitemZ160152532698QQihZ006QQcategor yZ6335QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem_ (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/M

Re: [MBZ] this looks like it might be a hell of a deal

2007-08-30 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
MIGHT Rich Thomas wrote: > Yeah, a seller named hazeenn in florida. Jump right on that. Let's > see, its just now been 2 years since Katrina > > --R > > Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: >> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-400-Series-E420-WDBEA34E8RC044073_W0QQitemZ160152532698QQihZ006

Re: [MBZ] this looks like it might be a hell of a deal

2007-08-30 Thread Hendrik
Don't you know the general rule with Mercs, if it has a letter before a number it is best to be avoided. Although I am mucho annoyed that we never got the 420 in the 124 chassis. Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-400-Series-E420-WDBEA34E8RC044073_W0QQitemZ160

Re: [MBZ] this looks like it might be a hell of a deal

2007-08-30 Thread Hendrik
What's with the screwed up VIN numbers, do you people always have to do everything different or is the VIN translated into the imperial system different? Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-400-Series-E420-WDBEA34E8RC044073_W0QQitemZ160152532698QQihZ006QQcateg

Re: [MBZ] this looks like it might be a hell of a deal

2007-08-30 Thread Rich Thomas
Yeah, a seller named hazeenn in florida. Jump right on that. Let's see, its just now been 2 years since Katrina --R Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-400-Series-E420-WDBEA34E8RC044073_W0QQitemZ160152532698QQihZ006QQcategoryZ6335QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1Q

[MBZ] this looks like it might be a hell of a deal

2007-08-30 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Mercedes-Benz-400-Series-E420-WDBEA34E8RC044073_W0QQitemZ160152532698QQihZ006QQcategoryZ6335QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 94 E420, 92 300D, 92 250D Turbo, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300S