I wouldn't actually say they were crap, just still miles behind everything
else. Now as for Honda and Toyota thats a different story. Last few years both
have actually been going backwards in their quality which in my opinion is
because Honda is spending more money on Acura and Toyota doing
electronic weapons screening devices are permanently in place at each
entrance to the building
What is an electronic weapons screening device? Other than a metal
detector (which detects all metal objects), I can only imagine an x-ray type
machine.
Noit trying to start a long gun
I will look tomorrow on my day off.
tom savage wrote:
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
Its listed the same as the dozens of others I have sold. Dont need a
hollanders, I have the epc.
Gotcha. How about an axle? ;)
Tom
___
http://www.striplin.net
For new
Question - as I mentioned, I spilled some fuel - can I flush it off with
water? I'm sure it's on the bottom cover - I'd like toget it off of it.
Will that cause any problems?.
How about garden hose water?
Question #2 - the body material below the beltline - about the lower 3rd of
the body -
Pour it in and you will smell like a mobile popcorn popper!
I ran about 30% veggie oil back when #2 was $3.50, car ran smoother, no
problems. Some say straight vegoil can cause problems but some mix
probably won't.
--R
BillR wrote:
For you folks into alternative fuels - never tried it,
But would it be worth doing all the crack? Seriously though, jesting aside:
One of the things that I was most surprised about when I began to
investigate an older Mercedes was how affordable they were. Not having had
any specific interest in them in the past, I always assumed that even an old
Brian said
when I complain about
it becoming a money pit, that there is nothing magic about these cars,
they
wear out and break too
Yes Brian they do and if you are racking up 40 to 50K a year on them it
reaches a real point of diminishing returns. I think I may minimize my loss
on this,
Marshall said
If you can do it yourself or get a really cut rate, you
can sometimes restore a car to service, but usually you are better off
finding a replacement car that meets your needs
Marshall you are right and I believe/Tom
- Original Message -
From: Marshall Booth [EMAIL
Out shopping I picked up some light bulbs to finish today's job, and
while
I was at it I did a gross test of the 0-60 time. (One-one thousand,
two-one thousand...) Roughly 25 seconds, which is in the ballpark for
these. Having putted around on errands in this thing I must say that
except for
Provided the sunroof can still be opened at least part way, lift angles
will take at least a couple hours (nearly four for me the first time).
Rear rubber can easily be done on jack stands, usually not too hard.
May need to use the bolt to pull the rubber into the subframe on the
front
Brian said
All that said, I still do admire this type of vehicle and think that it is
one of the few that - since I have to drive - I want to drive. I do enjoy it
and look forward to a happy life with it.
As you should and will. Like I told my family who gives me grief that I do
not or will
I think Diff mount may be easy for even an old fellow, how are the
Should be.
rear sub frame mounts, floor jack and jack stands of do you really
need a lift and heavy tools?
I did it on a 107 with nothing special.
-- Jim
Hey,
Now we just need to adapt it for use when we're driving our Benzes
downwind.. Rapid withdrawal and deployment absolutely needed
Lt. Don Can we do this without a mast and spinnaker
pole And how would we jibe?All in jest
Take care,
Chuck...
On Mar 8,
There are good Mercedes and bad ones. It really depends on the prior
maintenance. One thing is for sure once a car reaches a critical
threshold
of broken stuff it is junk.
That threshold varies depending on what is wrong, and your DIY
abilities and interests. But even a junk car, such as the
Thanks Tom. You are fortunate to have that 240 with those low miles. Mine,
at 121k when purchased, seemed to be a great thing - just a baby - someone
said. And it certainly would seem that your 300 was a good experience too.
Actually I have already RR'd the starter and it was very simple. The
yes, my point was really the clutter and a hard drive stuffed to the
gills. Funny thing though, the folks that have left a 2-3 yr old windows
machine for a fast new mac never seem to be as vocal about how much faster
it is. And I know there have been people switching that way too.
At
The tac is the difficult part to master while going down the Interstate.
On 3/8/06, Chuck Landenberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hey,
Now we just need to adapt it for use when we're driving our Benzes
downwind.. Rapid withdrawal and deployment absolutely needed
Lt. Don Can we
Brian Chase wrote:
So basically one that is in the lower $2k range is one that, generally
speaking, has not been maintained and the seller therefore knows it has
problems?
You seem to imagine that the prices being asked and given actually
correlate with the car's condition. Sometimes they
Your new acqusition sounds a lot like mine - the paint that shines up
(though the blemishes up close are depressing) the good interior, the no
rust, even the scrape on the side.
Your summary of WHY these autos are so good is useful. That's the type of
pertinent answer I was looking for - as
In the first message of this thread, you quoted $159.95 each - after-market?
Is this last quote for MB original wheels at $235.75 each?
On 3/8/06, Rusty Cullens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Yes, $235.75 each.
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
'90 300D 243K, Rattled
'87 300SDL 290K, Limo Lite, or blue
As Herr Doktor says is true. I would like to point out that it is a lot
cheaper to risk making a mistake with a kaleb car or a $2500 car or even a
$5000 car than to make a mistake with a collectable car that sells in the
30k to 500k range or more.
I have made a couple of mistakes with $1000
Tom, I like and agree with your philosophy-I will always drive a MB
diesel for the rest of my life-I have two sitting in the driveway right
now.
Dwight Giles, Jr
1979 240D auto, 250K + miles
1990 300D 2.5t, 129K miles
Wickford, RI
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jim
Good. Drive it like you stole it and put some purge or other diesel
additive in and push it hard. (Sorry Marshall, about eh additive part.
My 240D is nothing like it was 4 years ago when I got it. Now borders on
responsive to the throttle on the highway.
Dwight Giles, Jr
1979 240D auto, 250K
Get studs.
Dwight Giles, Jr
1979 240D auto, 250K + miles
1990 300D 2.5t, 129K miles
Wickford, RI
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Curt Raymond
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 9:51 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Traction in
Marshall.
You're right. Goes through snow like a plow. Reminds me of my 64 Chevy
II. I did get it hung up once when I ran a 12 plow ridge and had to
shovel to bring it down to earth.
Dwight Giles, Jr
1979 240D auto, 250K + miles
1990 300D 2.5t, 129K miles
Wickford, RI
-Original Message-
Ouch
Dwight Giles, Jr
1979 240D auto, 250K + miles
1990 300D 2.5t, 129K miles
Wickford, RI
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of OK Don
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 9:32 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] W124 8 Hole wheels
Of course not.
Let me try to phrase things better: What DOES explain the great variance in
asking price of these vehicles? Let's remove the variable of folks being on
crack for the moment. I mean, if some people ask 8 or 10 thousand for their
123, what's stopping everybody from doing so? There is
I'm not too encouraged by what happened a few minutes ago. I spun one wheel
while trying to back up onto the concrete pad I park on. Not ice, not snow,
just rain water. It is a slight incline. I couldn't tell you which tire was
spinning. One may or may not have been on the concrete as opposed to
On Wed, 8 Mar 2006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hyundai's are something that WAS crap in the early 90's. I drove a friend's
Excel that had about 12 inches of play in the steering wheel. Scared me to
death to drive that thing. But from what I've read, the Hyundai's have come
a LONG way in the
I've bought five MB diesels in the last four years with less total money
than I paid for a used Camry. I paid too much for two of them, got very
good deals on two others and one was just about right.
The SDL that I paid much too much for has costs me the most and is still not
in good shape. The
On Mar 8, 2006, at 9:05 PM, Zoltan Finks wrote:
Actually I have already RR'd the starter and it was very simple.
The only
problem, in fact, was physically extracting the thing from the engine
compartment. The first time I did it I struggled a good while but
got it.
The second time I failed
On Wed, 8 Mar 2006, Peter Frederick wrote:
Rear rubber can easily be done on jack stands, usually not too hard.
May need to use the bolt to pull the rubber into the subframe on the
front mounts.
Actually you need allthread nuts and washers to push the old one out,
IIRC.
The new one slides
On Mar 8, 2006, at 9:59 PM, Zoltan Finks wrote:
Hope this clears up what I was getting at when I said that some
sellers ask
much lower prices, and the only explanation that I could come up
with is
that there are such obvious problems with the vehicle that they know
they can't realistically
You might want to find a set of Goodyear Regatta 2s while they are still
available. They have yet to let me down in rain, snow or ice (in
west-central Iowa, snow/ice country). They have been discontinued but are
still available from stock. In fact, I ordered 4 today (13, really rare)
for my VW.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=4619547721
One day left. Current bid $1525.00
Craig
On Mar 8, 2006, at 10:09 PM, Zoltan Finks wrote:
I'm not too encouraged by what happened a few minutes ago. I spun
one wheel
while trying to back up onto the concrete pad I park on. Not ice,
not snow,
just rain water. It is a slight incline. I couldn't tell you which
tire was
spinning.
Uh ... yea, guilty as charged. And I don't regret a penny of it.
On 3/8/06, John Berryman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm sure that there are many on this list who have way more $$$ in
their cars than they are worth.
--
There're always enemies, George. Jesus had enemies.
-- Tom Clancy,
Ahhh yes but I also remember reading that those Aquatred or whatever
tires are absolutely shit when trying to reverse!
That was the first thing I heard about them as a problem...
Jeff Zedic
Toronto
87 300TD
On Mar 8, 2006, at 10:43 PM, LT Don wrote:
Uh ... yea, guilty as charged. And I don't regret a penny of it.
You should have no regrets. Somehow or another you got your moneys
worth. Even if all you get out of it was an education in what not to
do again. Hobbies usually cost money. You
Speaking of wheels, I have a set of 4 E300 wheels on ebay, along
with a 5th matching wheel, some US DOT and euro lamps, a set of
new Bilstein shocks/struts and more.
Here's the link to the wheels:
Then again, they [Benz] are not for everybody.
My brother, the mechanic, hates them. Of course, he's rarely
worked on them and never driven one. He's into GM, or Toyota.
-- Jim
in good shape. The best deal has costs very little, so what I paid
did not
match what I got.
The best deal is not usually the best car, in any but perhaps the
purely monetary sense. My best deal is probably the Frankenheap.
But it's not a datemobile, to say the least!
-- Jim
But I was surprised to hear, from the Doktor, that some of those $10k
prices
might actually be warranted.
Not really if you stop to think about, with maybe a parts
catalog for reference. If you love such a car, and want it
to be in near-new condition you can buy one for $10k (say),
or spend
John:
I am 53 years old. I expect to still be driving this same 240D when the
State of Iowa makes me surrender my license in three or four decades. (I
drive about 6000 miles a year.) It will be a rusty SOB by then, but I think
the engine will still be cranking out that 68 horsepower and burning a
Michelins are not exactly a good measure of traction ,especially in
water or worse. The things last forever, but their hard compounds are
generally pretty scary on slippery surfaces. This would be even worse if
they were dried out. Michelins are bad enough on cars,, on big trucks
those things
GM???
How can anyone possibly defend the most cynical mediocre company in the
world???
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Jeff Zedic
Toronto
I know I may sound that way. But I'd refer you to another post or two that
I've made tonight while I should be working. I stated that I really do like
these autos and they are one of the few types that I want to drive. If I
sound negative on them don't be offended, guys.
I think I am gradually
I like sticky all weather tires. I generally look for T rated A A or AB
tires that have fairly soft compounds. They may not go 100K, but i won't
end up in the ditch or worse either. When i got my 200D back in 72, i
bought a set of dunlops to go with it. These tires had a mini dog-biscuit
1985 300TD has high pressure in the radiator tank even when cold. Runs low on
coolant, but only about twice a year, no visible leak. Mileage has decreased
from 26 - 21mpg, no detectable loss of power. Performed coolant chemical test
for leak, which was negative.
Is this the head gasket?
Great info. I am very interested in what you wrote about the assigning of
fault in the case of crashing into or with someone in snow or ice. I have
never heard that fault may be assigned based on the type of tires one has.
Does this mean that someone with a rear drive car would get blamed over
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Aren't the new Hyundai's being offered with 10 yr warranties? Not sure what
the mileage limit is - but it's probably too low.
I think it's 10 years/100,000 miles, on the powertrain.
If GM (or Mercedes!) would offer such a warranty, it'd go a long way
towards
A lot of talk about studded tires. I've never used them so let me ask: Do
they wear out very quickly on dry pavement? Or can you use them throughout
the winter - even if conditions are dry - and if so, how many seasons do
they last? I would think that the studs, if used in dry conditions at all
Levi Smith wrote:
RWD, forget it. The second you leave
dry pavement, or encounter a little bit of snow or ice they are useless.
You either have one wheel spinning like mad and going nowhere, or with a
locker you have two wheels spinning and heading for the ditch and you're
still not going
My dad likes to say: If you love a car, you love it. Doesn't have to be any
logic to it.
Brian
On 3/8/06, John Berryman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Mar 8, 2006, at 10:43 PM, LT Don wrote:
Uh ... yea, guilty as charged. And I don't regret a penny of it.
You should have no regrets.
Not at all doubting your experience, but I can say that I had 400 lbs. of
sand bags in the back of my Dakota pickup and it made little if any
difference besides making for a more comfy ride. That truck was very very
bad on traction. I wonder though, if the tires were just really badly
designed?
A lot of talk about studded tires. I've never used them so let me ask:
Do
they wear out very quickly on dry pavement? Or can you use them
throughout
the winter - even if conditions are dry - and if so, how many seasons
do
they last? I would think that the studs, if used in dry conditions at
You need to be able to reliably determine the condition of the car and
then pay no more than it's worth TO YOU. Then you're in charge. If you
don't have the skill and knowledge to do that, the risk is very great.
Marshall,
I couldn't have said it better! I got a parts car in this 220D, but I
I guess they aren't any good for a w210?
-j.
Dwight said
Tom, I like and agree with your philosophy-I will always drive a MB
diesel for the rest of my life-I have two sitting in the driveway right
now
Dwight do tell about the 1990. maybe it is time for me to trade up from the
123 chassis. The vacuum door locks give me real grief on all
Johnny B said
You really have to know what you're doing when you buy and repair
the car or you stand to have a costly bad experience
True and it helps more than can be valued to have a group list like this to
help you. I personally value the opinions and experience of this group more
than
I agree completely. My wife had something like a 93' Ford Ranger. It had
studded tires, and a Tractor tire (maybe 300lbs?) and a big-ass tree stump
(maybe another 100 or 200lbs?), I almost think there might have been a few
cement blocks or something else as well. It sucked.
She was scared to
Tom,
Well, comparing he 240D and the 124 300D is like my British friends
say, chalk and cheese. All of the obvious flaws of the 240D, esp. the
automatic are pretty well known. I drive my 240D 300-500 miles each
week. It is noisy, primitive in some ways, but solid and reliable. And
I love the
Brian,
Yes studs are illegal some places now and elsewhere legal only for a
season-here it is 11/15-4/15. They have many advantages and some
drawbacks. I used them years ago on rear wheel drive-my Chevy II. Then
as I gradually switched over to FWD and AWED, I went over to all season
radials. My
You wrote:[SNIP] Polish and wax it like the rest of
the car.
Thanks!
Sincerely,
Larry T ('74 911, '67 MGB, 91 300D Turbo)
A Blood Test for your oil - www.youroil.net
For Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil
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John writes:
I guess they aren't any good for a w210?
John, I'd have to defer to others on the list. These wheels are 16 x 7 1/2,
with an ET41 offset. They fit the W124 series and the later 210 series.
Lee
Dwight,
Have to agree with you about the 123 chasis..IN my eyes there was
never a finer automobile made. Maybe slow but the class and reliability way
exceeds the need for speed.
Mike
- Original Message -
From: Dwight E. Giles, Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: 'Mercedes Discussion
The first quote was for aftermarket 8 hole wheels for the W124. The
second quote was Genuine MB 15 hole W124 wheels.
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of OK Don
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 9:32 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re:
Tom,
I have swaped engines on a couple of occasions at the 240D level. The
major issues you will run into will be the glow system and some issues
with which power steering pumps, pulleys, harmonic balancers, etc fit
what cars. If you have A/C that can also be an issue.
What it amounts to is
Dwight said:
The problem now is that the studs are worn
down, but there is a lot of aggressive tread left -so I feel as if I am
throwing away good tires.
Just because the points are gone off the studs doesn't mean they won't do
the job. When the tire flexes it will allow the edges of the
Johnny B. wrote:
I'm sure that there are many on this list who have way more $$$
in
their cars than they are worth. I see a lot of folks willing to throw
parts at their problems until they get it right rather than properly
diagnose problems.
I have a good example in my
Lee L. wrote:
Speaking of wheels, I have a set of 4 E300 wheels on ebay . . .
Anyone know if these will fit on my car. 1990 300SEL. According to the
listing they are 16 x 7.5 41 et. I have the original 15 hole wheels
which are 15 inch.
Donald H. Snook
1990 300SEL 125K
I'll second the Blizzaks. I've yet to run anything that compares. Though
I've heard the Nokian's are up there as well.
As for the studs, my uncle told me that a friend of his once had a set on
and proceeded to do a burnout on one of those grated bridges. (do they even
make those anymore?)
I'll second the Blizzaks. I've yet to run anything that compares.
The Chicken Wagon came with a set of these on it. No problems
getting around, but that car gets driven very little.
Though I've heard the Nokian's are up there as well.
I put studded Hakka 1's on the SDL and my wife's SL.
123 chassis. The vacuum door locks give me real grief on all those. I
do by
With some ingenuity, the electric-pump system of later cars
(124/126/201)
could be fitted to your 123. On the whole that system is a lot more
reliable. It would be a labor of love, for a car that otherwise
pleased
was willing to take. For $100, I thought that I could end up with a
runner,
and if it was busted, I could pass it on to the next person who would
buy it
who needed a 220D parts car.
Sounds like a fairly safe plan.
My next foray into the world of cheap and not so cheap old Mercedes
moves
Used to run the Nokians on a Subaru hatchback..That thing would go
anywhere in the snow on and off the road.
Mike
- Original Message -
From: Levi Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ]
Thanks Mike-well I may try the studs one more winter. I have 4 free
blizzaks as well. Need to find 3 more wheels so I don't have pay the
changeover.
Dwight Giles, Jr
1979 240D auto, 250K + miles
1990 300D 2.5t, 129K miles
Wickford, RI
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Probably one of the best Mercedes diesels build, but one year in the mix
took unique injectors. This might be the year.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
www.kegkits.com
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Craig McCluskey
Sent: Wednesday,
That's not a turbo is it?
Dwight Giles, Jr
1979 240D auto, 250K + miles
1990 300D 2.5t, 129K miles
Wickford, RI
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom Hargrave
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 9:39 AM
To: 'Mercedes Discussion List'
Subject:
Since the topic of the day seems to be tires and whatnot, and since mine
are basically bald, I figured it would be a good time to ask. :)
I've got 185/70/R14 tires on there now, and was playing around and
noticed that 205/60/R14 tires are almost the exact same diameter. Will
the extra width
I don't believe this one is, but I could be wrong - Mercedes did put a turbo
2.5 liter engine in the E class.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
www.kegkits.com
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Dwight E. Giles, Jr
Sent: Thursday, March
Does anyone have an original Apple Airport card they are interested
in selling or swapping for MB parts or whatever else? I see Airport
Extreme cards all over but I can't use the Extreme card for my purposes.
My house was hit by lightning in August and damaged a lot of stuff.
Among the
On Mar 8, 2006, at 11:03 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
My best deal is probably the Frankenheap.
But it's not a datemobile, to say the least!
My best MB deal has to be The $100 Car 1979 300SD w/ 134,000mi. It
really just needed to be cleaned up and driven after some adjustments
and I had to
Hi John,
I've used several different size tires on my 300SD. Stock is the
185 HR 14. I have tried 205/65/R14, 225/60/R14 (BFG R-1 RACE TIRES)
and 205/70/R14 Yokohama Avid T4's (now on car) .
For the MBCA TOR Event at Virginia International Raceway last
September, I used a 15 x7
i thought 87 was the one and only year they put a 2.5 turbo in the 190
series ...
On 3/9/06, Tom Hargrave [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't believe this one is, but I could be wrong - Mercedes did put a
turbo
2.5 liter engine in the E class.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
A couple of general comments on this thread:
1) Putting on two snow tires - meaning real snows, with the snowflake
on the mountain symbol (not M+S rated tires, which means NOTHING)...
is half useless. You need FOUR snow tires. You do expect to steer,
and/or stop, right? A set of snows usually
Thanks for the excellent info Chuck! Will be writing you an email about
those 15x7 in just a moment :)What made you decided to go back to
the bundt wheels?
John
'79 300SD
PS: Noticed you got a 16V 190E... I imagine you've had some fun tossing
that car around ;)
Chuck Landenberger
Sunil Hari wrote:
i thought 87 was the one and only year they put a 2.5 turbo in the 190
series ...
There were about 1400 190D 2.5 turbos and 20,000 190D 2.5 naturally
aspirated cars brought to the US in '87.
All of the injectors in 602 engines were inclined (unlike all of the
601/603
On Mar 8, 2006, at 11:10 PM, LT Don wrote:
John:
I am 53 years old. I expect to still be driving this same 240D when
the
State of Iowa makes me surrender my license in three or four
decades. (I
drive about 6000 miles a year.) It will be a rusty SOB by then, but
I think
the engine will
Im trying out the kumhos, many folks around here like them, they are
cheap, last a long time, and have good traction supposedly.
Loren Faeth wrote:
I like sticky all weather tires. I generally look for T rated A A or AB
tires that have fairly soft compounds. They may not go 100K, but i
I doubt you have any head/gasket problems. If you did you would be
going thru coolant more often than that. As far as the mileage goes,
there are many other things that would cause a drop in mileage before a
head gasket would. If you still want a head I have them available.
Karl Wittnebel
Zoltan Finks wrote:
I'm not too encouraged by what happened a few minutes ago. I spun one wheel
while trying to back up onto the concrete pad I park on. Not ice, not snow,
just rain water. It is a slight incline. I couldn't tell you which tire was
spinning. One may or may not have been on the
Robert Tara Ludwick wrote:
Michelins are not exactly a good measure of traction ,especially in
water or worse. The things last forever, but their hard compounds are
generally pretty scary on slippery surfaces. This would be even worse if
they were dried out. Michelins are bad enough on cars,,
Loren Faeth wrote:
I like sticky all weather tires. I generally look for T rated A A or AB
tires that have fairly soft compounds. They may not go 100K, but i won't
end up in the ditch or worse either. When i got my 200D back in 72, i
bought a set of dunlops to go with it. These tires had a
Karl Wittnebel wrote:
1985 300TD has high pressure in the radiator tank even when cold. Runs low on coolant, but only about twice a year, no visible leak. Mileage has decreased from 26 - 21mpg, no detectable loss of power. Performed coolant chemical test for leak, which was negative.
Is
I would have disagreed with this until a couple winters ago when I had snows
put on the 240D. I got just cheapies from Tire Warehouse but they were
outstanding, except on water when you have to carefully modulate the brakes to
not slide. With those cheapie snows the 240D would go anywhere. Of
Don, they won't fit on your W126 chassis.Your ET is approximately 25.
On 3/9/06, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Lee L. wrote:
Speaking of wheels, I have a set of 4 E300 wheels on ebay . . .
Anyone know if these will fit on my car. 1990 300SEL. According to the
listing they
On Mar 8, 2006, at 11:36 PM, Zoltan Finks wrote:
On a positive note, a brief drive tonight to the store for grocs.
was quite
pleasing
Feelng better now?
Johnny B.
I Mac Therefore I am
On Mar 9, 2006, at 1:37 AM, Zoltan Finks wrote:
A lot of talk about studded tires. I've never used them so let me
ask: Do
they wear out very quickly on dry pavement?
No but, by law, most states require that they are removed by a
predetermined date. In NY they are allowed from Oct 15-May
On Mar 9, 2006, at 1:42 AM, David Brodbeck wrote:
It's extremely clever and also frightening at the same time.
It looks like something Red Green would come up with.
I have seen set-ups like this in use. Conversion kits were available
for Model A Fords and maybe even earlier vehicles, so
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