Re: [MBZ] Fw: The New General Motors Company

Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com writes: I think I got this because I have a GM credit card (which I don't use anymore). Interesting and pretty much entirely uninformative. -Curt --- On Tue, 7/14/09, Your GM Team your_gm_t...@emails.generalmotors.com wrote: From: Your GM Team

Re: [MBZ] Laugh until you cry

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[MBZ] OT: speeding

Got my first speeding ticket tonight, 35 in a 20. I thought I was on an unposted stretch of road, which in town would default to a 30 limit. I cant prove I was not going 35 but seems a stretch given the road. It's a very twisty road through a wooded area with a park. Based on the presence of

Re: [MBZ] OT - my kinda guy

Hi Wilton, Be interesting to know where he was going. . During the Viet Nam war several people called the campus police and reported a big wheel stretcher going down the road between the VA hospital and the Medical School. By the time the campus

Re: [MBZ] He's down to $3000

Now convince him that it has a bad head so you can get it for 2000. Dwight Bissell Cove Quahog Auto Salvage Co Dwight E. Giles, Jr. Wickford RI 02852 -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Curt Raymond Sent: Tuesday,

Re: [MBZ] OT: speeding

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Re: [MBZ] OT: MacBook

Wonko the Sane wrote: Do I hear a 'dual-boot Linux' from the crowd? What the heck, triple-boot it. If you install all the operating systems you want on separate partitions, it's easy as pie to then set up a Linux boot manager to control them all. That's how I got Vista and XP to multi-boot

Re: [MBZ] OT: speeding

Thinking of contesting the ticket. I'm going back in the morning to take photos of the sign and document the lack of any PARK ZONE or additional speed limit signs. Anyone have a feeling whether a judge would dismiss this at a bench trial? One of the most instructive things I did, when dealing

Re: [MBZ] OT: speeding

pm7...@comcast.net wrote: Don't deal with the Judge, he will consider you a PIA. Go talk to the prosecutor Around here (Michigan) we have to demand a formal hearing to get a prostitutor and judge, otherwise it's just you, the cop, and a part time lawyer/magistrate. My experience with

Re: [MBZ] OT: speeding

I want to encourage you to resist. The only discouragement they get is when you make them spend more to prosecute than the ticket is worth. that said, in the first proceeding your chances of success I would put at 5% or less. As one judge told me once, If you weren't guilty, they would not

Re: [MBZ] OT: speeding

I'd gather evidence and talk to prosecutor about dismissal. Wilton - Original Message - From: Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 2:15 AM Subject: [MBZ] OT: speeding Got my first speeding ticket tonight, 35 in a 20. I thought

[MBZ] Speaking of Stupid looking cars

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Re: [MBZ] OT: speeding

Loren Faeth wrote: I want to encourage you to resist. The only discouragement they get is when you make them spend more to prosecute than the ticket is worth. I forgot to mention in my earlier reply: If you have photographic evidence, don't let anybody see it until after you've

Re: [MBZ] Speaking of Stupid looking cars

Donald Snook wrote: http://wichita.craigslist.org/cto/1270695017.html For $35k, I'd rather have a 2008 E320CDI. Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] Speaking of Stupid looking cars

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Re: [MBZ] Speaking of Stupid looking cars

I'd rather have 35k in the bank...I'd rather drive a Pukgo than a POS like thatI would not pay 35 cents for it. At 10:16 AM 7/15/2009, you wrote: Donald Snook wrote: http://wichita.craigslist.org/cto/1270695017.html For $35k, I'd rather have a 2008 E320CDI. Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] OT: Winnipeg

Yes and No. Still not too bad here. Can't think of anywhere else to go that promises to be better at the moment. Of course it is summer and if you ask me come January, I might feel different. Randy -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com

[MBZ] Cadillac Diesel on CL

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Re: [MBZ] OT: Winnipeg

Gun registry in Canada was a silly waste of money. We have essentially had a ban on handguns forever. The registry was for long guns - 22's, shotguns etc. The creeps on the street are carrying illegal hand guns. The huge money spent on the registry was just another government boondoggle. An

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Re: [MBZ] Cadillac Diesel on CL

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[MBZ] Need a lift?

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[MBZ] Snooks new Cad

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[MBZ] Today's crack: Park in the bushes and stand 150 ft away

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Re: [MBZ] Need a lift?

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Re: [MBZ] Today's crack: Park in the bushes and stand 150 ft away

So what else is broken, and what else does it break? Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 1:22 PM Subject: [MBZ] Today's crack: Park in the bushes and stand

Re: [MBZ] OT: Winnipeg

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Re: [MBZ] Snooks new Cad

Did that say custom built or home built? An ugly example in my opinion. They should have put glass in that massive center pillar. Randy -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Rich Thomas Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Re: [MBZ] OT: speeding

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Re: [MBZ] OT: speeding

ernest breakfield wrote: try to make it clear that you would have been obeying the law if there was some way you could have known what it actually was! I once got pulled over for going past a 25mph sign at 35mph with my brakes on. AFAIK, the speed limit was 55mph on one side of that sign

Re: [MBZ] OT: speeding/comparing VIN's

Late one afternoon in '76 at George AFB, CA, (near Victorville) I had dismantled a small, surplus bridge on base and most of the long beams loaded onto my '74 Plymouth van with several feet of each protruding out the back of the van. I had attached a red flag and red reflector the end on one

Re: [MBZ] OT: speeding/comparing VIN's

Even back then, he may have just been checking to see if you appeared to have been drinking. You appeared sober so he let you go on your way. Randy -Original Message- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of WILTON Sent: Wednesday, July 15,

Re: [MBZ] OT: Winnipeg

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Re: [MBZ] OT: speeding/comparing VIN's

Yeah, my thought, too. Wilton - Original Message - From: R A Bennell b...@mts.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 4:25 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: speeding/comparing VIN's Even back then, he may have just been checking to see if you

Re: [MBZ] Snooks new Cad

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Re: [MBZ] Need a lift?

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[MBZ] Thrumming noise

Troubleshooting challenge! The car: 1985 W123 300TD (wagon) The problem: A noise that sounds a lot like a noisy, big-lugged tire. It is faster than a tire-speed noise, so it's not a stone in the tire, etc. Details: The noise showed up a 1500 miles ago - very faint.

[MBZ] Newest fuel saving device

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Re: [MBZ] Newest fuel saving device

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Re: [MBZ] Snooks new Cad

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Re: [MBZ] If it's not one thing it's another...

Dwight- is that a real company? Tyler Dwight E. Giles, Jr wrote: OK-but one last question- when do you use pantyhose? Bissell Cove Quahog Auto Salvage Co Our clams are fresh and our cars are vintage. Dwight E. Giles, Jr. Wickford RI 02852 ___

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Scientifically engineered BS to lighten one's bank account. ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: dave walton walton.d...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 6:09 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Newest fuel saving device

Re: [MBZ] Need a lift?

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Re: [MBZ] Thrumming noise

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Re: [MBZ] Snooks new Cad

If you are going to all that trouble, you should weld on the front from another car, not the rear -- -- OK Don Pair of W124 300D 2.5 Turbos -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090715

Re: [MBZ] Thrumming noise

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[MBZ] Traffic ticket]

mailto:drgene...@hotmail.com *Subject:* Traffic ticket *An **L.A.** Police Officer stops a driver for running a red light. The guy is a real jerk and comes running back to the officer demanding to know why he is being harassed by The Gestapo!* ** *Therefore, the officer calmly tells him of

Re: [MBZ] If it's not one thing it's another...

No not really-it is fictional kin to this company Star Motors and Shellfish Co. Shucking but no Jiving Dwight Giles, Jr Bissell Cove Wickford RI 02852 My front proch is full of clam rakes, bags,etc and old MB's in the driveway so a friend gave it the name . I wish it were a real company.

Re: [MBZ] Thrumming noise

The sound quits when the brakes are moderately applied. The sound quits when making a moderate right turn. My guess is wheel bearings. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Thrumming noise

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Re: [MBZ] OT: speeding

Best off to just pay the thing, question is did you miss the sign or was the sign that badly vandalized that any reasonable person would not be able to make out what it was. What is the basis of your challenge? That there was only one partially obscured sign? You have to consider that a court

Re: [MBZ] Thrumming noise

OK Don wrote: Perhaps the drive shaft center bearing? I figured if it was the driveshaft, bearing or flex disks I would hear the sound with the car in the air. But I've never had any of the above go bad before... -- Philip ___ http://www.okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Thrumming noise

Jim Cathey wrote: The sound quits when the brakes are moderately applied. The sound quits when making a moderate right turn. My guess is wheel bearings. Okay. 'tis the direction I am leaning. But I'm also lazy, and is someone has already chased this goose. -- Philip

Re: [MBZ] Need a lift?

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[MBZ] Fw: Fw: FW: Memorial Service: you're invited.

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Re: [MBZ] If it's not one thing it's another...

maybe the best of the 70s art rockers at that time On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 7:05 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Frederick W Moir wrote: Dwight, et al. No nylon stockings, only high heels! High Heeled Boys? Traffic? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVlbgqmxXNY

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Re: [MBZ] Need a lift?

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Re: [MBZ] Newest fuel saving device

Connection Interrupted... Mitch Haley wrote: Hmmm, if you say so... http://www.activesuspension.com/how-to-save-fuel.html -- Luther KB5QHUAlma, Ark '87 300SDL (281,xxx mi) '85 Ford F250 6.9 diesel (x59,xxx mi) BioBeast '82 300CD (183 kmi) '82 300D (74 kmi) getting donor engine-sold