[MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Joy to the world the mouth of the south will be coming to your little backwater. OK so my hand has been forced, my daughter and some school mates (buddies in your language, which I must learn) entered a secondary school based competition and gained second place in the national finals. Which means they have been invited to compete in the international finals to be held in La Crosse Wisconsin http://www.fpspi.org/International%20Conference.html from June 10th - 13th. Anyway we figured that we might as well all go (Me, the missus, daughter and son) and have a gander at the US. Seeing all I know about the States is what I have learnt from Bruce Willis movies and he doesn't mention much about the nuts and bolts of traveling around the states, especially since 911. The original plan was to stay in LA for a few days and then fly over to Chicago and buy a cheap car (preferably with a star hanging off the bonnet (hood)) but looking into this a bit more has revealed that registration and insurance is a nightmare to get without a permanent US address, so we have shelved that idea and gone to plan B which is the choo choo train. I love train travel but apparently the anti smoking Nazis have been busy in the US and apparently now you have to row three miles off shore in order to light up, well perhaps not 3 miles off shore but I am led to believe that Amtrak has a no puffing in their cattle trucks policy and you can only smoke when the train is stopped and you are in a designated smoking area on the platform? Has anyone here used the train lately? Is it any good or is car rental a better option? For instance we plan to travel from Chicago to Milwaukee to visit the HD museum and a couple of breweries, there is a train service between the two but then we have to get around Milwaukee as well, spose they have public transport. So any hints on traveling or anything will be appreciated, our itinerary at this stage is LA for a few days - Chicago - Milwaukee - New York across to San Fran, down to Los Vegas (my 9 year old Son requested this one =-O ) and then back up to LA, with a few stops in between I guess. I'll probably have more questions for you later, so pay attention :-) Hendrik Family who really only wants to see a big Walmart (maybe make it onto the people of walmart site) and a huge Gunshop (sort of like this http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/gunvault.asp ) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 2.5 T EGR mod WAS: Fuel delivery valve job
It would be clean without the EGR? Wow! That'd be great! Thx - I'll pay attention ;-) Larry OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net -- From: Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 11:35 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] 2.5 T EGR mod WAS: Fuel delivery valve job LarryT wrote: Hi Guys - What's the reason for wanting/needing the EGR disconnected? Does it improve something? My W124 seems pretty well balanced as is ... What about that black sooty ooze in the intake manifold? That comes from the EGR valve. 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 Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 124, 126 rear subframe
Thx Loren - my '91 300D just turned 176K so it's time for me to inspect things around the rear end - LarryT OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net -- From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 11:43 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] 124, 126 rear subframe My 87 300 D had the lower wheel carrier bushing totally crapped out at 160K By 180k the links were going bad. About how long does it take to go thru the rear suspension bushings/etc? (on the 124). thx LarryT 91 300D OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net -- From: Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 5:37 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] 124, 126 rear subframe The 126 is the same as the 123 except for the size. Same mounts, etc, same hassles. The W124 is completely different -- multilink suspension (and you probably need to replace them all) plus four subframe mounts, two front and two rear (not the same). It can be done by jacking up the rear and dropping one side at a time, then using a puller/pusher to remove and install the mounts. Diff is held on by two steel and rubber inserts in the subframe at the rear and a pair of rubber mounts between plates up front. Rear mounts must be removed to the front (they are tapered and won't come out the back) and they are always very stuck. Best course is to use an air chisel to collapse the steel ring to get them out, then pull the new ones in. You can hang the diff on a jack while you are doing this and leave the axles installed. This is a job I was going to tackle on the old 300D when it got smashed, and will be doing next month on the new one (and an evaporator transplant, oh joy!) Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Hi Hendrik - Welcome to USA ! IMO riding a train is a great experience. But your plans will still require a car/taxi/public transp.You lose a lot of flexibility when traveling by trains are they just are not as regular or frequent as they are in Europe. If it were me, I'd use the train for long distances but plan on renting a car when you want to visit museums and the other attractions you'd like to see. Having the freedom to be on your own time table is invaluable. The weather in the parts of US you'll be visiting in June can vary greatly so you may need to bring layers of clothing that can come off when the temps go up. It's still early enough in the summer season to have some cold surprises. The Gun shops await! Yu might consider Cabela's. www.cabelas.com has a listing of all their stores - hopefully one will be near your route Congrats to your daughter! She played an obviously outstanding part in helping the team win! ;-) Good luck on the travels and her competitions. LarryT OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net -- From: Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 3:56 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June Joy to the world the mouth of the south will be coming to your little backwater. OK so my hand has been forced, my daughter and some school mates (buddies in your language, which I must learn) entered a secondary school based competition and gained second place in the national finals. Which means they have been invited to compete in the international finals to be held in La Crosse Wisconsin http://www.fpspi.org/International%20Conference.html from June 10th - 13th. Anyway we figured that we might as well all go (Me, the missus, daughter and son) and have a gander at the US. Seeing all I know about the States is what I have learnt from Bruce Willis movies and he doesn't mention much about the nuts and bolts of traveling around the states, especially since 911. The original plan was to stay in LA for a few days and then fly over to Chicago and buy a cheap car (preferably with a star hanging off the bonnet (hood)) but looking into this a bit more has revealed that registration and insurance is a nightmare to get without a permanent US address, so we have shelved that idea and gone to plan B which is the choo choo train. I love train travel but apparently the anti smoking Nazis have been busy in the US and apparently now you have to row three miles off shore in order to light up, well perhaps not 3 miles off shore but I am led to believe that Amtrak has a no puffing in their cattle trucks policy and you can only smoke when the train is stopped and you are in a designated smoking area on the platform? Has anyone here used the train lately? Is it any good or is car rental a better option? For instance we plan to travel from Chicago to Milwaukee to visit the HD museum and a couple of breweries, there is a train service between the two but then we have to get around Milwaukee as well, spose they have public transport. So any hints on traveling or anything will be appreciated, our itinerary at this stage is LA for a few days - Chicago - Milwaukee - New York across to San Fran, down to Los Vegas (my 9 year old Son requested this one =-O ) and then back up to LA, with a few stops in between I guess. I'll probably have more questions for you later, so pay attention :-) Hendrik Family who really only wants to see a big Walmart (maybe make it onto the people of walmart site) and a huge Gunshop (sort of like this http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/gunvault.asp ) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Train travel in the US is more like a luxury cruise,except in the DC - NY City area. Quite expensive and little flexibility. Also local public transportation is still in very fine print around here. The best way to sightsee the country is a rental car. Allthough all rental cars are Non Smoking and without ashtrays or lighters, - but who knows if you dont tell. Rates are ~ $ 15 a day. You could combine air travel for long distance and rent wheels locally (LA to Chicago = ~ 2000 miles or +30 hrs driving). On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 2:56 AM, Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.auwrote: Joy to the world the mouth of the south will be coming to your little backwater. OK so my hand has been forced, my daughter and some school mates (buddies in your language, which I must learn) entered a secondary school based competition and gained second place in the national finals. Which means they have been invited to compete in the international finals to be held in La Crosse Wisconsin http://www.fpspi.org/International%20Conference.html from June 10th - 13th. Anyway we figured that we might as well all go (Me, the missus, daughter and son) and have a gander at the US. Seeing all I know about the States is what I have learnt from Bruce Willis movies and he doesn't mention much about the nuts and bolts of traveling around the states, especially since 911. The original plan was to stay in LA for a few days and then fly over to Chicago and buy a cheap car (preferably with a star hanging off the bonnet (hood)) but looking into this a bit more has revealed that registration and insurance is a nightmare to get without a permanent US address, so we have shelved that idea and gone to plan B which is the choo choo train. I love train travel but apparently the anti smoking Nazis have been busy in the US and apparently now you have to row three miles off shore in order to light up, well perhaps not 3 miles off shore but I am led to believe that Amtrak has a no puffing in their cattle trucks policy and you can only smoke when the train is stopped and you are in a designated smoking area on the platform? Has anyone here used the train lately? Is it any good or is car rental a better option? For instance we plan to travel from Chicago to Milwaukee to visit the HD museum and a couple of breweries, there is a train service between the two but then we have to get around Milwaukee as well, spose they have public transport. So any hints on traveling or anything will be appreciated, our itinerary at this stage is LA for a few days - Chicago - Milwaukee - New York across to San Fran, down to Los Vegas (my 9 year old Son requested this one =-O ) and then back up to LA, with a few stops in between I guess. I'll probably have more questions for you later, so pay attention :-) Hendrik Family who really only wants to see a big Walmart (maybe make it onto the people of walmart site) and a huge Gunshop (sort of like this http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/gunvault.asp ) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX '82 300SD '02 RoadKing '72 T100 Daytona ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Hans Neureiter wrote: The best way to sightsee the country is a rental car. Yes. Allthough all rental cars are Non Smoking and without ashtrays or lighters, - but who knows if you dont tell. Rates are ~ $ 15 a day. $15 a day, is that for the car, or for the damage waiver? Henny surely isn't going to get off the plane at O'Hare, walk to the rental counter, and drive off with a $100 a week car. Maybe Chairman Meow can clue us in on whether it's possible to rent for that anywhere in his mafia infested city, but I can pretty much guarantee you won't find that price at an airport. One thing to note on the damage waiver. With some rental firms, if somebody pays for the damage waiver and brings the car back damaged, the best way to recoup the loss is to rent it out to some sucker who doesn't pay for the waiver (preferrably at night or in the rain if the damage is obvious) and then charge him for the damage when he brings the car back. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Hans Neureiter wrote: Train travel in the US is more like a luxury cruise,except in the DC - NY City area. Quite expensive and little flexibility. That's a good comparison. The train can be your hotel, your restaurant, and your transportation, if you pay for a sleeping compartment. Four years ago the food was excellent, but I've heard that might have changed. The train ride up the coast from LA to San Fran is quite scenic. Trains have scheduling problems, mostly in the areas where passenger trains yield to freight trains. It's possible for Amtrak to get you to a station after the train you were supposed to ride out of the station left. If you could have a lister inspect and procure a car for you, touring the country in a 300D 2.5 or a 300SDL would be quite nice. If you buy it in California and sell it in Illinois/Wisconsin, you might even turn a profit. If you relive the POS SDL saga while on vacation, that would not be fun or profitable. I wonder if it's feasible to take a train to Tulsa and find a usable car at Okie Acres? Seems like that place has more drivers than reliable cars these days. How's Reggie's W140 doing? 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 Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 124, 126 rear subframe
Biggest thing to notice is the camber of the rear tires or any squirrelyness in handling Thx Loren - my '91 300D just turned 176K so it's time for me to inspect things around the rear end - LarryT OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net -- From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 11:43 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] 124, 126 rear subframe My 87 300 D had the lower wheel carrier bushing totally crapped out at 160K By 180k the links were going bad. About how long does it take to go thru the rear suspension bushings/etc? (on the 124). thx LarryT 91 300D OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net -- From: Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 5:37 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] 124, 126 rear subframe The 126 is the same as the 123 except for the size. Same mounts, etc, same hassles. The W124 is completely different -- multilink suspension (and you probably need to replace them all) plus four subframe mounts, two front and two rear (not the same). It can be done by jacking up the rear and dropping one side at a time, then using a puller/pusher to remove and install the mounts. Diff is held on by two steel and rubber inserts in the subframe at the rear and a pair of rubber mounts between plates up front. Rear mounts must be removed to the front (they are tapered and won't come out the back) and they are always very stuck. Best course is to use an air chisel to collapse the steel ring to get them out, then pull the new ones in. You can hang the diff on a jack while you are doing this and leave the axles installed. This is a job I was going to tackle on the old 300D when it got smashed, and will be doing next month on the new one (and an evaporator transplant, oh joy!) Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT Windows 7
We switched from Norton to Symantec endpoint at work last year. Norton was a dog, endpoint is fine... My wife's computer at work has AVAST! which I find to be pretty good. Its always hard to tell though, are we really being protected or do we care more that the computer runs well? I put the windows essential on Windows 7 RC and it seems to be fine. Will probably go with that. on the others when I do the motherboard CPU change. How is your Mac Wall street? I haven't used it much as it needs a Pram battery and doesn't really like to boot up. I think you are right I have comcast and they provided me with McAffee it has worked fine for years. Now they provide Norton! I am planning on getting another motherboard and processor and don't want to do the whole reinstall thing. Having to chase down all my settings and such, but also that I'll lose McAffee. Douglas ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 124, 126 rear subframe
The tires were just replaced and wear was even -- Are there any bushings that are easy to replace without pulling everything apart? Or is it not practical to do things a little at a time? thx - LarryT OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net -- From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 9:17 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] 124, 126 rear subframe Biggest thing to notice is the camber of the rear tires or any squirrelyness in handling Thx Loren - my '91 300D just turned 176K so it's time for me to inspect things around the rear end - LarryT OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net -- From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 11:43 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] 124, 126 rear subframe My 87 300 D had the lower wheel carrier bushing totally crapped out at 160K By 180k the links were going bad. About how long does it take to go thru the rear suspension bushings/etc? (on the 124). thx LarryT 91 300D OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net -- From: Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 5:37 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] 124, 126 rear subframe The 126 is the same as the 123 except for the size. Same mounts, etc, same hassles. The W124 is completely different -- multilink suspension (and you probably need to replace them all) plus four subframe mounts, two front and two rear (not the same). It can be done by jacking up the rear and dropping one side at a time, then using a puller/pusher to remove and install the mounts. Diff is held on by two steel and rubber inserts in the subframe at the rear and a pair of rubber mounts between plates up front. Rear mounts must be removed to the front (they are tapered and won't come out the back) and they are always very stuck. Best course is to use an air chisel to collapse the steel ring to get them out, then pull the new ones in. You can hang the diff on a jack while you are doing this and leave the axles installed. This is a job I was going to tackle on the old 300D when it got smashed, and will be doing next month on the new one (and an evaporator transplant, oh joy!) Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 124, 126 rear subframe
If your rear tires are wearing evenly, just keep an eye on it every 6 months or so. No use doing anything when it is all working correctly. The common advice is to replace everything at once, then it should be good for another 15-20 years or so. The tires were just replaced and wear was even -- Are there any bushings that are easy to replace without pulling everything apart? Or is it not practical to do things a little at a time? thx - LarryT OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net -- From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 9:17 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] 124, 126 rear subframe Biggest thing to notice is the camber of the rear tires or any squirrelyness in handling Thx Loren - my '91 300D just turned 176K so it's time for me to inspect things around the rear end - LarryT OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net -- From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 11:43 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] 124, 126 rear subframe My 87 300 D had the lower wheel carrier bushing totally crapped out at 160K By 180k the links were going bad. About how long does it take to go thru the rear suspension bushings/etc? (on the 124). thx LarryT 91 300D OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net -- From: Peter Frederick psf...@earthlink.net Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 5:37 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] 124, 126 rear subframe The 126 is the same as the 123 except for the size. Same mounts, etc, same hassles. The W124 is completely different -- multilink suspension (and you probably need to replace them all) plus four subframe mounts, two front and two rear (not the same). It can be done by jacking up the rear and dropping one side at a time, then using a puller/pusher to remove and install the mounts. Diff is held on by two steel and rubber inserts in the subframe at the rear and a pair of rubber mounts between plates up front. Rear mounts must be removed to the front (they are tapered and won't come out the back) and they are always very stuck. Best course is to use an air chisel to collapse the steel ring to get them out, then pull the new ones in. You can hang the diff on a jack while you are doing this and leave the axles installed. This is a job I was going to tackle on the old 300D when it got smashed, and will be doing next month on the new one (and an evaporator transplant, oh joy!) Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Congratulations to all! How 'bout renting a car if buying is too much of a hassle? BTW, don't believe all that Bruce has taught you, and please promise that you'll stay to the right when driving. ; Wilton - Original Message - From: Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 3:56 AM Subject: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June Joy to the world the mouth of the south will be coming to your little backwater. OK so my hand has been forced, my daughter and some school mates (buddies in your language, which I must learn) entered a secondary school based competition and gained second place in the national finals. Which means they have been invited to compete in the international finals to be held in La Crosse Wisconsin http://www.fpspi.org/International%20Conference.html from June 10th - 13th. Anyway we figured that we might as well all go (Me, the missus, daughter and son) and have a gander at the US. Seeing all I know about the States is what I have learnt from Bruce Willis movies and he doesn't mention much about the nuts and bolts of traveling around the states, especially since 911. The original plan was to stay in LA for a few days and then fly over to Chicago and buy a cheap car (preferably with a star hanging off the bonnet (hood)) but looking into this a bit more has revealed that registration and insurance is a nightmare to get without a permanent US address, so we have shelved that idea and gone to plan B which is the choo choo train. I love train travel but apparently the anti smoking Nazis have been busy in the US and apparently now you have to row three miles off shore in order to light up, well perhaps not 3 miles off shore but I am led to believe that Amtrak has a no puffing in their cattle trucks policy and you can only smoke when the train is stopped and you are in a designated smoking area on the platform? Has anyone here used the train lately? Is it any good or is car rental a better option? For instance we plan to travel from Chicago to Milwaukee to visit the HD museum and a couple of breweries, there is a train service between the two but then we have to get around Milwaukee as well, spose they have public transport. So any hints on traveling or anything will be appreciated, our itinerary at this stage is LA for a few days - Chicago - Milwaukee - New York across to San Fran, down to Los Vegas (my 9 year old Son requested this one =-O ) and then back up to LA, with a few stops in between I guess. I'll probably have more questions for you later, so pay attention :-) Hendrik Family who really only wants to see a big Walmart (maybe make it onto the people of walmart site) and a huge Gunshop (sort of like this http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/gunvault.asp ) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 40k miles of CDI Ownership
LarryT wrote: How much of a difference did you notice with new Motor Mounts? HUGE One of them failed completely... As in, it fell apart into two pieces when I took it out. It was in needs to be replaced condition for about 10k miles, but when it started to go bad, it took about a week to fail completely. The car was undriveable once it failed. I think the engine was basically bouncing off the chassis at that point. John ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 124, 126 rear subframe
Peter Frederick wrote: Check the frame bushings on the rear anti-sway bar too -- when they get old, hard, and shrink, the bar rattles in them. I can attest to this as well! If they get really bad it almost sounds like metal on metal rattling. John ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
you can buy the car and I will register and insure it for you. When you leave, I will keep the car for you. Hendrik Fay wrote: Joy to the world the mouth of the south will be coming to your little backwater. OK so my hand has been forced, my daughter and some school mates (buddies in your language, which I must learn) entered a secondary school based competition and gained second place in the national finals. Which means they have been invited to compete in the international finals to be held in La Crosse Wisconsin http://www.fpspi.org/International%20Conference.html from June 10th - 13th. Anyway we figured that we might as well all go (Me, the missus, daughter and son) and have a gander at the US. Seeing all I know about the States is what I have learnt from Bruce Willis movies and he doesn't mention much about the nuts and bolts of traveling around the states, especially since 911. The original plan was to stay in LA for a few days and then fly over to Chicago and buy a cheap car (preferably with a star hanging off the bonnet (hood)) but looking into this a bit more has revealed that registration and insurance is a nightmare to get without a permanent US address, so we have shelved that idea and gone to plan B which is the choo choo train. I love train travel but apparently the anti smoking Nazis have been busy in the US and apparently now you have to row three miles off shore in order to light up, well perhaps not 3 miles off shore but I am led to believe that Amtrak has a no puffing in their cattle trucks policy and you can only smoke when the train is stopped and you are in a designated smoking area on the platform? Has anyone here used the train lately? Is it any good or is car rental a better option? For instance we plan to travel from Chicago to Milwaukee to visit the HD museum and a couple of breweries, there is a train service between the two but then we have to get around Milwaukee as well, spose they have public transport. So any hints on traveling or anything will be appreciated, our itinerary at this stage is LA for a few days - Chicago - Milwaukee - New York across to San Fran, down to Los Vegas (my 9 year old Son requested this one =-O ) and then back up to LA, with a few stops in between I guess. I'll probably have more questions for you later, so pay attention :-) Hendrik Family who really only wants to see a big Walmart (maybe make it onto the people of walmart site) and a huge Gunshop (sort of like this http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/gunvault.asp ) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 95 E300, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 350SDL, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 76 240D, 76 300D, http://www.okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
if you want to see the single largest collection of guns in the world, come to Claremore. LarryT wrote: Hi Hendrik - Welcome to USA ! IMO riding a train is a great experience. But your plans will still require a car/taxi/public transp.You lose a lot of flexibility when traveling by trains are they just are not as regular or frequent as they are in Europe. If it were me, I'd use the train for long distances but plan on renting a car when you want to visit museums and the other attractions you'd like to see. Having the freedom to be on your own time table is invaluable. The weather in the parts of US you'll be visiting in June can vary greatly so you may need to bring layers of clothing that can come off when the temps go up. It's still early enough in the summer season to have some cold surprises. The Gun shops await! Yu might consider Cabela's. www.cabelas.com has a listing of all their stores - hopefully one will be near your route Congrats to your daughter! She played an obviously outstanding part in helping the team win! ;-) Good luck on the travels and her competitions. LarryT OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net -- From: Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 3:56 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June Joy to the world the mouth of the south will be coming to your little backwater. OK so my hand has been forced, my daughter and some school mates (buddies in your language, which I must learn) entered a secondary school based competition and gained second place in the national finals. Which means they have been invited to compete in the international finals to be held in La Crosse Wisconsin http://www.fpspi.org/International%20Conference.html from June 10th - 13th. Anyway we figured that we might as well all go (Me, the missus, daughter and son) and have a gander at the US. Seeing all I know about the States is what I have learnt from Bruce Willis movies and he doesn't mention much about the nuts and bolts of traveling around the states, especially since 911. The original plan was to stay in LA for a few days and then fly over to Chicago and buy a cheap car (preferably with a star hanging off the bonnet (hood)) but looking into this a bit more has revealed that registration and insurance is a nightmare to get without a permanent US address, so we have shelved that idea and gone to plan B which is the choo choo train. I love train travel but apparently the anti smoking Nazis have been busy in the US and apparently now you have to row three miles off shore in order to light up, well perhaps not 3 miles off shore but I am led to believe that Amtrak has a no puffing in their cattle trucks policy and you can only smoke when the train is stopped and you are in a designated smoking area on the platform? Has anyone here used the train lately? Is it any good or is car rental a better option? For instance we plan to travel from Chicago to Milwaukee to visit the HD museum and a couple of breweries, there is a train service between the two but then we have to get around Milwaukee as well, spose they have public transport. So any hints on traveling or anything will be appreciated, our itinerary at this stage is LA for a few days - Chicago - Milwaukee - New York across to San Fran, down to Los Vegas (my 9 year old Son requested this one =-O ) and then back up to LA, with a few stops in between I guess. I'll probably have more questions for you later, so pay attention :-) Hendrik Family who really only wants to see a big Walmart (maybe make it onto the people of walmart site) and a huge Gunshop (sort of like this http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/gunvault.asp ) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 95 E300, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 350SDL, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 76 240D, 76 300D, http://www.okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:01:26 -0600 Hans Neureiter diese...@gmail.com wrote: Rates are ~ $ 15 a day. $15 a day?! I see you haven't rented for a while. I went on the Budget Car Rental site (http://www.budget.com) and found that going to the rental office at the Los Angeles airport (the other LA), renting a standard- or full-size car, picking it up on 5 June and returning on 15 June, will be $311.41 for an Aussie (it will be $244.14 for a US resident -- they do record your driver's license information). So that's $31/day. Plus gasoline costs. That is down from what it was a few years ago (which was $60 - 70/day). You could combine air travel for long distance and rent wheels locally (LA to Chicago = ~ 2000 miles or +30 hrs driving). Now that's a good suggestion. I prefer travelling Southwest Airlines (http://www.southwest.com) when possible. The airports from/to which they fly are listed at http://travel.southwest.com/travel/exploreTravel.html?tabType=routeMapint=GSUBNAV-AIR-ROUTEMAP , and includes Los Angeles, Chicago Midway, Milwaukee, La Guardia and Las Vegas. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] MB repair, maintenance manual
Thank you for your insights. I appreciate it. I think that in conjunction with every other manual and figuring out how things work is probably a good bet. --PT Message: 13 Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:04:42 -0600 From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] MB repair, maintenance manual Message-ID: a0624080fc7a66e3c5...@[192.168.1.112] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii ; format=flowed For the 110/111 I had a chilton and a Haines. each had holes, but with both, I could figure out everything I needed to. I bought a 123 paper manual set on here from somebody that was getting rid of them. Only used them once, to set the timing on a 616.They had the injection timing spec. By the time I got them, I have done nearly everything i needed a reference for. One nice things about the 123 is that you really don't need a manual if you have worked on other cars. I don't want to part with them though, because they have a lot of specs for things. The vintage Chilton's I have for the Frankenheap is not bad. That, in conjunction with every other manual I have, is all I need! :-) -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
the engine is in the garage tore apart waiting for me to do something with it, the car is sitting just outside the garage in the driveway. Mitch Haley wrote: Hans Neureiter wrote: Train travel in the US is more like a luxury cruise,except in the DC - NY City area. Quite expensive and little flexibility. That's a good comparison. The train can be your hotel, your restaurant, and your transportation, if you pay for a sleeping compartment. Four years ago the food was excellent, but I've heard that might have changed. The train ride up the coast from LA to San Fran is quite scenic. Trains have scheduling problems, mostly in the areas where passenger trains yield to freight trains. It's possible for Amtrak to get you to a station after the train you were supposed to ride out of the station left. If you could have a lister inspect and procure a car for you, touring the country in a 300D 2.5 or a 300SDL would be quite nice. If you buy it in California and sell it in Illinois/Wisconsin, you might even turn a profit. If you relive the POS SDL saga while on vacation, that would not be fun or profitable. I wonder if it's feasible to take a train to Tulsa and find a usable car at Okie Acres? Seems like that place has more drivers than reliable cars these days. How's Reggie's W140 doing? 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 Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 95 E300, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 350SDL, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 76 240D, 76 300D, http://www.okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Welcome, Hendrick. Having had the pleasure of visiting Down Under several times, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at how similar the two countries are in many respects. Your plan of flying to LA, staying a few days, then flying to Chicago are probably the best. Rental cars in these cities are plentiful and the market is competitive, so you could easily get a mid-sized sedan for a couple hundred $USD a week with unlimited mileage. That would allow you to wander freely without worry. As for buying a car and then selling it, well, I can just imagine the pitfalls - the main ones being establishing ownership (you're not a US citizen) and insurance (can't register/title in most states without proof of residency and insurance.) I think a rental is going to be the easiest and best way to go. Look into an international driver's license now - I used to have one when I traveled extensively for business, and it allowed me to rent a car in just about any country. Check your maps - LaCrosse is on the western edge of Wisconsin, and a long day's drive from Milwaukee or Chicago. You might want to consider using Minneapolis/St. Paul for your base of operations rather than Chicago. MSP is a wonderful city and has a lot to see and do within a short distance. It's not the thriving metropolis that Chicago is, but you could easily make a 2-3 day trip to Chicago from there without a lot of effort. Trains, while they are available, are somewhat iffy in this country. The primary rail traffic is freight, and while there are regularly scheduled passenger trains, their schedules are often compromised by freight traffic. If you land in MSP, a train trip to Chicago make a lot of sense, and would be a pleasant day trip (one way) with some very nice scenery. Public transportation in most larger cities is cheap and easy within the city centers. If you go to Chicago you will pay a premium for staying in the city, but that is offset by the proximity of so many wonderful things to see and do, not to mention the ease of getting around using public transportation. You'll definitely need a car in LA, as the public transportation there is pretty lousy, not to mention the logistics are so complex due to the size of the area. You don't want to stay around LAX, as that area is pretty nasty. Make a list of the things you want to do and see and find a place to stay based on that. Driving in LA is a real experience and can take far longer to get from point A to point B than you could ever imagine, due to the congestion. While you are probably working within a budget, treat this as if it is the only chance you will have to visit here, and make the most of it. You won't be disappointed. Even though my trips Down Under were business, I had plenty of leisure time and I made the most of it, and I am glad I did. Dan --- On Sun, 2/21/10, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 10:39 AM Congratulations to all! How 'bout renting a car if buying is too much of a hassle? BTW, don't believe all that Bruce has taught you, and please promise that you'll stay to the right when driving. ; Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
You wrote Trains, while they are available, are somewhat iffy in this country There is one train trip that everyone should experience - the route between Chicago and Seattle follows the US/Can border and is filled with some of the best scenery in the world. 3 days each way IIRC. Enjoy - LarryT OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net -- From: LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 11:41 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June Welcome, Hendrick. Having had the pleasure of visiting Down Under several times, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at how similar the two countries are in many respects. Your plan of flying to LA, staying a few days, then flying to Chicago are probably the best. Rental cars in these cities are plentiful and the market is competitive, so you could easily get a mid-sized sedan for a couple hundred $USD a week with unlimited mileage. That would allow you to wander freely without worry. As for buying a car and then selling it, well, I can just imagine the pitfalls - the main ones being establishing ownership (you're not a US citizen) and insurance (can't register/title in most states without proof of residency and insurance.) I think a rental is going to be the easiest and best way to go. Look into an international driver's license now - I used to have one when I traveled extensively for business, and it allowed me to rent a car in just about any country. Check your maps - LaCrosse is on the western edge of Wisconsin, and a long day's drive from Milwaukee or Chicago. You might want to consider using Minneapolis/St. Paul for your base of operations rather than Chicago. MSP is a wonderful city and has a lot to see and do within a short distance. It's not the thriving metropolis that Chicago is, but you could easily make a 2-3 day trip to Chicago from there without a lot of effort. Trains, while they are available, are somewhat iffy in this country. The primary rail traffic is freight, and while there are regularly scheduled passenger trains, their schedules are often compromised by freight traffic. If you land in MSP, a train trip to Chicago make a lot of sense, and would be a pleasant day trip (one way) with some very nice scenery. Public transportation in most larger cities is cheap and easy within the city centers. If you go to Chicago you will pay a premium for staying in the city, but that is offset by the proximity of so many wonderful things to see and do, not to mention the ease of getting around using public transportation. You'll definitely need a car in LA, as the public transportation there is pretty lousy, not to mention the logistics are so complex due to the size of the area. You don't want to stay around LAX, as that area is pretty nasty. Make a list of the things you want to do and see and find a place to stay based on that. Driving in LA is a real experience and can take far longer to get from point A to point B than you could ever imagine, due to the congestion. While you are probably working within a budget, treat this as if it is the only chance you will have to visit here, and make the most of it. You won't be disappointed. Even though my trips Down Under were business, I had plenty of leisure time and I made the most of it, and I am glad I did. Dan --- On Sun, 2/21/10, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 10:39 AM Congratulations to all! How 'bout renting a car if buying is too much of a hassle? BTW, don't believe all that Bruce has taught you, and please promise that you'll stay to the right when driving. ; Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
you can only smoke when the train is stopped You shouldn't have any problems with the train stopping, though you might have to stand out in the woods or some farmer's field to smoke. BTW, you know that the US is rather large, and those train rides (even if it all works, which I understand is somewhat problematic) it takes awhile. Rental cars are cheap enough (decline the insurance, let your own or credit card cover it) though you might have to learn to drive on the proper side of the road. But the distance aspect applies too -- I think you mapped out about 5000 miles there Bubba. Airlines fly with some frequency everywhere you want to go, though you can't smoke in the cabin (they might ask you to step outside) or most aerodromes, and rental car agencies are lined up to take your money. I think Hertz and some others don't have drop-off charges, so going between cities is not an issue. Maybe if you fly first to Claremore Oklahoma you can find your cheap Benz, and you'll be far enough away when it craps out that you won't be able to go back for a warranty claim. --R On 2/21/2010 3:56 AM, Hendrik Fay wrote: Joy to the world the mouth of the south will be coming to your little backwater. OK so my hand has been forced, my daughter and some school mates (buddies in your language, which I must learn) entered a secondary school based competition and gained second place in the national finals. Which means they have been invited to compete in the international finals to be held in La Crosse Wisconsin http://www.fpspi.org/International%20Conference.html from June 10th - 13th. Anyway we figured that we might as well all go (Me, the missus, daughter and son) and have a gander at the US. Seeing all I know about the States is what I have learnt from Bruce Willis movies and he doesn't mention much about the nuts and bolts of traveling around the states, especially since 911. The original plan was to stay in LA for a few days and then fly over to Chicago and buy a cheap car (preferably with a star hanging off the bonnet (hood)) but looking into this a bit more has revealed that registration and insurance is a nightmare to get without a permanent US address, so we have shelved that idea and gone to plan B which is the choo choo train. I love train travel but apparently the anti smoking Nazis have been busy in the US and apparently now you have to row three miles off shore in order to light up, well perhaps not 3 miles off shore but I am led to believe that Amtrak has a no puffing in their cattle trucks policy and you can only smoke when the train is stopped and you are in a designated smoking area on the platform? Has anyone here used the train lately? Is it any good or is car rental a better option? For instance we plan to travel from Chicago to Milwaukee to visit the HD museum and a couple of breweries, there is a train service between the two but then we have to get around Milwaukee as well, spose they have public transport. So any hints on traveling or anything will be appreciated, our itinerary at this stage is LA for a few days - Chicago - Milwaukee - New York across to San Fran, down to Los Vegas (my 9 year old Son requested this one =-O ) and then back up to LA, with a few stops in between I guess. I'll probably have more questions for you later, so pay attention :-) Hendrik Family who really only wants to see a big Walmart (maybe make it onto the people of walmart site) and a huge Gunshop (sort of like this http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/gunvault.asp ) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net writes: BTW, you know that the US is rather large, and those train rides (even if it all works, which I understand is somewhat problematic) it takes awhile. Rental cars are cheap enough (decline the insurance, let your own or credit card cover it) Be sure you understand what your credit card and insurance covers. Most will cover collision damage but the rental companies are now also charging for loss of use if a car needs to have damages repaired or is totaled. This might not be covered. I found that my insurance co (State Farm) does not cover this in the standard policy but has it available for a small additional cost. Allan -- 1983 300D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Rent a car and go wherever you want; don't depend on trains in USA to take you where you wanta go. BTW, the US interstate highway system (Interstates/Autobahns) can deliver you at 70 - 75 mph (no-stop-cruise) within striking distance of anywhere in the lower 48 states. Don't forget, though, this is a BIG country. Wilton Original Message - From: LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 11:41 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June Welcome, Hendrick. Having had the pleasure of visiting Down Under several times, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at how similar the two countries are in many respects. Your plan of flying to LA, staying a few days, then flying to Chicago are probably the best. Rental cars in these cities are plentiful and the market is competitive, so you could easily get a mid-sized sedan for a couple hundred $USD a week with unlimited mileage. That would allow you to wander freely without worry. As for buying a car and then selling it, well, I can just imagine the pitfalls - the main ones being establishing ownership (you're not a US citizen) and insurance (can't register/title in most states without proof of residency and insurance.) I think a rental is going to be the easiest and best way to go. Look into an international driver's license now - I used to have one when I traveled extensively for business, and it allowed me to rent a car in just about any country. Check your maps - LaCrosse is on the western edge of Wisconsin, and a long day's drive from Milwaukee or Chicago. You might want to consider using Minneapolis/St. Paul for your base of operations rather than Chicago. MSP is a wonderful city and has a lot to see and do within a short distance. It's not the thriving metropolis that Chicago is, but you could easily make a 2-3 day trip to Chicago from there without a lot of effort. Trains, while they are available, are somewhat iffy in this country. The primary rail traffic is freight, and while there are regularly scheduled passenger trains, their schedules are often compromised by freight traffic. If you land in MSP, a train trip to Chicago make a lot of sense, and would be a pleasant day trip (one way) with some very nice scenery. Public transportation in most larger cities is cheap and easy within the city centers. If you go to Chicago you will pay a premium for staying in the city, but that is offset by the proximity of so many wonderful things to see and do, not to mention the ease of getting around using public transportation. You'll definitely need a car in LA, as the public transportation there is pretty lousy, not to mention the logistics are so complex due to the size of the area. You don't want to stay around LAX, as that area is pretty nasty. Make a list of the things you want to do and see and find a place to stay based on that. Driving in LA is a real experience and can take far longer to get from point A to point B than you could ever imagine, due to the congestion. While you are probably working within a budget, treat this as if it is the only chance you will have to visit here, and make the most of it. You won't be disappointed. Even though my trips Down Under were business, I had plenty of leisure time and I made the most of it, and I am glad I did. Dan --- On Sun, 2/21/10, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 10:39 AM Congratulations to all! How 'bout renting a car if buying is too much of a hassle? BTW, don't believe all that Bruce has taught you, and please promise that you'll stay to the right when driving. ; Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
I think you'll find smoking laws vary wildly by state. New England is basically the center of the civilized world for anti-smoking meaning theres a lot of places you can't smoke but we don't get lame about it like CA does. While you're in LA don't plan on smoking ANYWHERE... Seriously. In Burbank you can't smoke within something like 500' of a window or door. Doesn't matter if its open (or capable of being opened) or not... Don't plan on smoking on the train, or in the airport, bus terminal, subway, train station or restaurant in most of the states. I believe some states, particularly in the south, will still allow smoking sections in restaurants but nowhere in the northeast still does that I know of. Good riddance too... Anyway I think Amtrak is a pretty good, relatively civilized way to travel but plan on it being at least a little slower than any reported timetable. I know nothing of Chi-town and the surround, I'm sure some of our locals (Mao and Luther) will pipe up on it. In Vegas be sure to check out the Gold and Silver Pawnshop of Pawnstars fame. Apparently there are some fantastic sub$100 rooms to be had this year at good hotels.Theres a tapas place on Paradise Blvd thats worth checking out, food gets cheaper the farther you get from the strip, Paradise is roughly parallel to the strip but 2 streets over. Renting a car in Vegas only makes sense if you're not going to be on the strip. The traffic on the strip is terrible... Cabs in Vegas are the most expensive I've ever seen (2-3x New York) every ride will cost at least $10. LA covers a huge area both good and bad. What I'd guess you really want to see is Hollywood. Theres a decent Comfort Inn just of Hollywood Blvd thats relatively inexpensive while being within walking distance for stuff like Hollywood Blvd. A car rental in LA isn't a bad idea, get one with GPS though I always have a helluva time finding the car return at LAX. LAX is by the way one of the better airports to travel through, so is Vegas although the landings in Vegas can be epic depending on the winds. I dunno anything about huge gunshops, I think thats probably a southern thing. I try to avoid huge anythings... -Curt Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:26:11 +1030 From: Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June Message-ID: 4b80f52b.6010...@ozemail.com.au Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Ahhh, you'll find a line in the rental agreement that says we get to rape you if we catch you smoking in the car. Our corporate rental agency is Avis and I think its like $300 cleaning fee. I approve of that, I've had some really smelly rentals. In fact Avis owes me a free rental right now because of that. -Curt Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:01:26 -0600 From: Hans Neureiter diese...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June Message-ID: f5f376201002210401t5c1e7e6fif0c8ffabdf91e...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Train travel in the US is more like a luxury cruise,except in the DC - NY City area. Quite expensive and little flexibility. Also local public transportation is still in very fine print around here. The best way to sightsee the country is a rental car. Allthough all rental cars are Non Smoking and without ashtrays or lighters, - but who knows if you dont tell. Rates are ~ $ 15 a day. You could combine air travel for long distance and rent wheels locally (LA to Chicago = ~ 2000 miles or +30 hrs driving). ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
I got a free rental when the next (hot steamy) morning the baby puke had overwhelmed the air freshener and when I got in the car I nearly contributed to the existing stench. --R On 2/21/2010 1:28 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: Ahhh, you'll find a line in the rental agreement that says we get to rape you if we catch you smoking in the car. Our corporate rental agency is Avis and I think its like $300 cleaning fee. I approve of that, I've had some really smelly rentals. In fact Avis owes me a free rental right now because of that. -Curt Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:01:26 -0600 From: Hans Neureiterdiese...@gmail.com To: Mercedes Discussion Listmercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June Message-ID: f5f376201002210401t5c1e7e6fif0c8ffabdf91e...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Train travel in the US is more like a luxury cruise,except in the DC - NY City area. Quite expensive and little flexibility. Also local public transportation is still in very fine print around here. The best way to sightsee the country is a rental car. Allthough all rental cars are Non Smoking and without ashtrays or lighters, - but who knows if you dont tell. Rates are ~ $ 15 a day. You could combine air travel for long distance and rent wheels locally (LA to Chicago = ~ 2000 miles or +30 hrs driving). ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:54 -0500, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: Rent a car and go wherever you want; don't depend on trains in USA to take you where you wanta go. BTW, the US interstate highway system (Interstates/Autobahns) can deliver you at 70 - 75 mph (no-stop- cruise) within striking distance of anywhere in the lower 48 states. Don't forget, though, this is a BIG country. I agree. My first and last experience with Amtrak was not something that anyone on a schedule would be happy to experience. Fly the long hops, drive regionally. Allow two hours for TSA hassles before flights. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
No more smoking in restaurants in NC (likely the smokingest state of 'em all) since 1 Jan 10 - long overdue. I y'all have time someday I'll deliver my smoking (non) dissertation - the agonies of a non-smoker growing up on a tobacco farm and living in a world where nearly everybody else (civilian and military) smoked. Wilton - Original Message - From: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com To: Diesel List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 1:25 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June I think you'll find smoking laws vary wildly by state. New England is basically the center of the civilized world for anti-smoking meaning theres a lot of places you can't smoke but we don't get lame about it like CA does. While you're in LA don't plan on smoking ANYWHERE... Seriously. In Burbank you can't smoke within something like 500' of a window or door. Doesn't matter if its open (or capable of being opened) or not... Don't plan on smoking on the train, or in the airport, bus terminal, subway, train station or restaurant in most of the states. I believe some states, particularly in the south, will still allow smoking sections in restaurants but nowhere in the northeast still does that I know of. Good riddance too... Anyway I think Amtrak is a pretty good, relatively civilized way to travel but plan on it being at least a little slower than any reported timetable. I know nothing of Chi-town and the surround, I'm sure some of our locals (Mao and Luther) will pipe up on it. In Vegas be sure to check out the Gold and Silver Pawnshop of Pawnstars fame. Apparently there are some fantastic sub$100 rooms to be had this year at good hotels.Theres a tapas place on Paradise Blvd thats worth checking out, food gets cheaper the farther you get from the strip, Paradise is roughly parallel to the strip but 2 streets over. Renting a car in Vegas only makes sense if you're not going to be on the strip. The traffic on the strip is terrible... Cabs in Vegas are the most expensive I've ever seen (2-3x New York) every ride will cost at least $10. LA covers a huge area both good and bad. What I'd guess you really want to see is Hollywood. Theres a decent Comfort Inn just of Hollywood Blvd thats relatively inexpensive while being within walking distance for stuff like Hollywood Blvd. A car rental in LA isn't a bad idea, get one with GPS though I always have a helluva time finding the car return at LAX. LAX is by the way one of the better airports to travel through, so is Vegas although the landings in Vegas can be epic depending on the winds. I dunno anything about huge gunshops, I think thats probably a southern thing. I try to avoid huge anythings... -Curt Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:26:11 +1030 From: Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June Message-ID: 4b80f52b.6010...@ozemail.com.au Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
I remember driving through VA on the way back to FL with a 108 I picked up in Norfolk, stopping at a rural McDonald's for a pit stop and a cold beverage. There was something weird about the place I just couldn't put a finger on until I realized all these people were smoking inside. I couldn't recall when I had seen a McDonald's that allowed smoking, but after all, this *was* Virginia. Dan --- On Sun, 2/21/10, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 2:11 PM No more smoking in restaurants in NC (likely the smokingest state of 'em all) since 1 Jan 10 - long overdue. I y'all have time someday I'll deliver my smoking (non) dissertation - the agonies of a non-smoker growing up on a tobacco farm and living in a world where nearly everybody else (civilian and military) smoked. Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] 95 E320 Convertible
My Neighbor has a crappy old truck that seems to break down all the time, but he loves it. He is pretty young and plays in a band and he can afford to do that because his Father is a local cardiologist who bought him the house and loans him his extra car whenever the truck breaks down. Here's the point of the story. His dad has a 1995 E320 Convertible. It is in very nice shape. I am not positive about the miles. He is the original owner and this is just a third car they keep around. I have been bugging him to sell it to me because I think the 95 E320 is the best looking of all modern Mercedes convertibles. But, I don't know that much about them. This has the more powerful and better 6 cylinder engine, correct? Is it the M104? Does it still have head gasket and valve seal problems like the 103? I know 95 is a prime year for the wiring harness problem, but was it used on the convertible? What other issues do these cars have? Evap? Anything I can look at in particular? Donald H. Snook ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 95 E320 Convertible
yes, it has the 104, yes, they still have head gasket leaks, yes it has wiring harness problems, yes it can have evap problems Donald Snook wrote: My Neighbor has a crappy old truck that seems to break down all the time, but he loves it. He is pretty young and plays in a band and he can afford to do that because his Father is a local cardiologist who bought him the house and loans him his extra car whenever the truck breaks down. Here's the point of the story. His dad has a 1995 E320 Convertible. It is in very nice shape. I am not positive about the miles. He is the original owner and this is just a third car they keep around. I have been bugging him to sell it to me because I think the 95 E320 is the best looking of all modern Mercedes convertibles. But, I don't know that much about them. This has the more powerful and better 6 cylinder engine, correct? Is it the M104? Does it still have head gasket and valve seal problems like the 103? I know 95 is a prime year for the wiring harness problem, but was it used on the convertible? What other issues do these cars have? Evap? Anything I can look at in particular? Donald H. Snook ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 95 E300, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 350SDL, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 76 240D, 76 300D, http://www.okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Fuel delivery valve job
Ahh - I mis-spoke. It's pressure operated. It opens the waste gate when the manifold pressure hits a given value. This is the link to order the control that most closely fits the 2.5T engine - http://www.atpturbo.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PRODStore_Code=TPProduct_Code=433489-12Category_Code or *http://tinyurl.com/ylq562o* http://tinyurl.com/ylq562o if the wrapping link doesn't work. I'll try to find the thread on the Peachparts forum with Dave N.'s research and results. So how does one get a vacuum operated waste gate to work properly (i.e., open at the right time, close at the right time)? Craig -- OK Don Panic! (the national past time). ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 124, 126 rear subframe
I've had a couple of collapsed engine mounts. One was brand new from dealer when i installed the factory crate engine in a 115. I spent weeks looking for that rattling noise till I finally looked at the new mount! It is the sound of metal hammering on metal - either at idle, or under acceleration, depending on which side broke. On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 10:18 AM, John Robbins je...@msstate.edu wrote: Peter Frederick wrote: Check the frame bushings on the rear anti-sway bar too -- when they get old, hard, and shrink, the bar rattles in them. I can attest to this as well! If they get really bad it almost sounds like metal on metal rattling. John -- OK Don Panic! (the national past time). ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Fwd: OT Water softener
Original Message Subject:OT Water softener Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:35:50 -0500 From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes mailing list merce...@striplin.net I am taking out an old well setup, it seems to have a water softener or something -- one fiberglass tank like a big scuba tank with some kind of little glass? beads inside, all kinda rusty looking, and there was a big plastic thing, like a 3 ft tall trash can, about half full of what looks like white rocks but they are sorta soft. It was full of water, looked quite clean having been sitting there for who knows how long. The trash can thing had a water line to it but it couldn't be pressurized as it is just a big open thing. The scuba tank thing had some kind of timer controller on it and solenoid-operated water valves. Anyway, I am getting rid of it and just scavenging some stuff (like the scuba tank and controller and big trash can, which will become abig trash can!). What are those little white rock things and can I dump them out somewhere or will they kill everything within miles? What is that stuff in the scuba tank thing? Any good for anything? --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Fwd: OT Water softener
What are those little white rock things and can I dump them out somewhere or will they kill everything within miles? Salt. Handy for melting snow on sidewalks, etc. Not too good for the shrubbery, in quantity. What is that stuff in the scuba tank thing? Resin ion-exchange beads. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 124, 126 rear subframe
When one of my W124 MMs failed it was a metal on metal hammering - as you described - very annoying! It only hammered at speeds above ~30mph but it truly got on our nerves! Fun stuff - LarryT OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net -- From: OK Don okd...@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 3:22 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] 124, 126 rear subframe I've had a couple of collapsed engine mounts. One was brand new from dealer when i installed the factory crate engine in a 115. I spent weeks looking for that rattling noise till I finally looked at the new mount! It is the sound of metal hammering on metal - either at idle, or under acceleration, depending on which side broke. On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 10:18 AM, John Robbins je...@msstate.edu wrote: Peter Frederick wrote: Check the frame bushings on the rear anti-sway bar too -- when they get old, hard, and shrink, the bar rattles in them. I can attest to this as well! If they get really bad it almost sounds like metal on metal rattling. John -- OK Don Panic! (the national past time). ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 95 E320 Convertible
Sounds like the kinda guy who might fix things as they come up. It's old enough, I would imagine a number of things have already been addressed on it. I think they're great looking cars too. Years ago when I was in the club, and guy sold a mint mint mint SL280 to buy a new E320 convertible at the time. I think a few here had some sportline option or something. I remember one guy had a coupe, which I think had a 23 valve head or something, different suspension and seats, etc. I think the standard M104 is a 16 valve engine ? Anyway, if you really want it, keep bugging him, or reminding him you would like first chance to buy it should he ever decide to sell. I've got a few cars that way. For me, it's preferable to see something you really like, and offer to buy it, than trying to sort through all the for sale junk out there with the hope you'll find one you like. Good luck. Ed 300E On 21 February 2010 14:43, Donald Snook dsn...@mtsqh.com wrote: My Neighbor has a crappy old truck that seems to break down all the time, but he loves it. He is pretty young and plays in a band and he can afford to do that because his Father is a local cardiologist who bought him the house and loans him his extra car whenever the truck breaks down. Here's the point of the story. His dad has a 1995 E320 Convertible. It is in very nice shape. I am not positive about the miles. He is the original owner and this is just a third car they keep around. I have been bugging him to sell it to me because I think the 95 E320 is the best looking of all modern Mercedes convertibles. But, I don't know that much about them. This has the more powerful and better 6 cylinder engine, correct? Is it the M104? Does it still have head gasket and valve seal problems like the 103? I know 95 is a prime year for the wiring harness problem, but was it used on the convertible? What other issues do these cars have? Evap? Anything I can look at in particular? Donald H. Snook ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 95 E320 Convertible
On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Donald Snook dsn...@mtsqh.com wrote:
His dad has a 1995 E320 Convertible. It is in very nice shape. I am not
positive about
the miles. He is the original owner and this is just a third car they keep
around.
I smell another arbitrage opportunity for you, Donald. Sounds like
they're unlikely to know what the car is worth nor how collectible it
is. The 124 convertible is the modern equivalent of the W111
cabriolet ('68-'71? 280SE). If prices I see on CL and eBay are any
indication, the car should sell for anywhere from twice to ten times
the price of a plain ol' 6-cylinder 124 sedan of the same year--i.e.
$10,000 on up.
Alex
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Re: [MBZ] Fwd: OT Water softener
Google is my friend -- I read about those systems, guess I could take the salt to the beach or dump it by the marsh (our blizzard last Saturday was about 1/2!) or put it in the trash. The little beads can just go wherever I guess. Or I have a lifetime supply of seasoning if I live 200 years. --R On 2/21/2010 4:11 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: What are those little white rock things and can I dump them out somewhere or will they kill everything within miles? Salt. Handy for melting snow on sidewalks, etc. Not too good for the shrubbery, in quantity. What is that stuff in the scuba tank thing? Resin ion-exchange beads. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 95 E320 Convertible
On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 1:35 PM, Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com wrote: If prices I see on CL and eBay are any indication, the car should sell for anywhere from twice to ten times the price of a plain ol' 6-cylinder 124 sedan of the same year--i.e. $10,000 on up. I forgot to say that if it's green or blue, with tan or brown leather and a tan top, I want to buy it if you don't! Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Fwd: OT Water softener
Rich Thomas wrote: Google is my friend -- I read about those systems, guess I could take the salt to the beach or dump it by the marsh Or make a salt lick for the deer. 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 Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 95 E320 Convertible
Alex wrote: I smell another arbitrage opportunity for you, Donald. Sounds
like they're unlikely to know what the car is worth nor how collectible it is.
The 124 convertible is the modern equivalent of the W111 cabriolet ('68-'71?
280SE). If prices I see on CL and eBay are any indication, the car should sell
for anywhere from twice to ten times the price of a plain ol' 6-cylinder 124
sedan of the same year--i.e. $10,000 on up.
Boy, I hope they don't think it is worth that much! I was hoping to pay no
more than $7500 and only that much if it has low miles. You are right, these
cars are getting very pricey and they are hard to find. There is one for sale
here in town for $20K and its got 90K miles. Well, I will keep bugging him
about the car.
Donald H. Snook
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Re: [MBZ] 95 E320 Convertible
Donald Snook wrote: Boy, I hope they don't think it is worth that much! I just checked Edmunds.com. I asked for a quote on one with 125k, clean condition. Came up with 4,000 trade, $7000 retail, $5000 private party, including a $400 premium for low mileage on a 15 year old car. 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 Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Schedule two weeks for this tour. Maybe you can head to visit Kaleb and purchase a car in his name, then sell it to him at the end of the trip. Or, I would love to purchase an SDL and lend it out for a fee, then buy back. Rent the car. The train is akin to 1942 Nazi rail cars to Poland, packed with future Auschwitz residents. Private berth will cost as much as a fair condition used car with a family of four. The car tour allows you to see a bunch more and you can make stops to visit the locals and really take in the ambiance. Smoke as much as you desire and visit all the Walmarts along the way. Plan a loop tour instead of the criss cross you have laid out. Less doubling back will give you a better chance to see things.Try LA to SF up the 101. Then get on Interstate 80 to ChiTown. Three or four days at 80mph. Do the competition then head east to NYC. Go down I-95 to Washington DC, then on to SC until you hit I-40 and do the South and Southwest until you get to the turn to Vegas. Back to LA. There is no real public transport anywhere in the US unless you are in Boston or NYC. Just my $0.02 On Feb 21, 2010, at 12:56 AM, Hendrik Fay wrote: Joy to the world the mouth of the south will be coming to your little backwater. OK so my hand has been forced, my daughter and some school mates (buddies in your language, which I must learn) entered a secondary school based competition and gained second place in the national finals. Which means they have been invited to compete in the international finals to be held in La Crosse Wisconsin http://www.fpspi.org/International%20Conference.html from June 10th - 13th. Anyway we figured that we might as well all go (Me, the missus, daughter and son) and have a gander at the US. Seeing all I know about the States is what I have learnt from Bruce Willis movies and he doesn't mention much about the nuts and bolts of traveling around the states, especially since 911. The original plan was to stay in LA for a few days and then fly over to Chicago and buy a cheap car (preferably with a star hanging off the bonnet (hood)) but looking into this a bit more has revealed that registration and insurance is a nightmare to get without a permanent US address, so we have shelved that idea and gone to plan B which is the choo choo train. I love train travel but apparently the anti smoking Nazis have been busy in the US and apparently now you have to row three miles off shore in order to light up, well perhaps not 3 miles off shore but I am led to believe that Amtrak has a no puffing in their cattle trucks policy and you can only smoke when the train is stopped and you are in a designated smoking area on the platform? Has anyone here used the train lately? Is it any good or is car rental a better option? For instance we plan to travel from Chicago to Milwaukee to visit the HD museum and a couple of breweries, there is a train service between the two but then we have to get around Milwaukee as well, spose they have public transport. So any hints on traveling or anything will be appreciated, our itinerary at this stage is LA for a few days - Chicago - Milwaukee - New York across to San Fran, down to Los Vegas (my 9 year old Son requested this one =-O ) and then back up to LA, with a few stops in between I guess. I'll probably have more questions for you later, so pay attention :-) Hendrik Family who really only wants to see a big Walmart (maybe make it onto the people of walmart site) and a huge Gunshop (sort of like this http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/gunvault.asp ) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Clay Seattle Bioburner 1972 220D - Gump 1995 E300D - Cleo 1987 300SDL - POS - DOA The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
I just had a thought. Hendrik could look into timeshares if he is a member of RCI or such. There are a few good ones scattered about that would allow for base of operations. clay On Feb 21, 2010, at 8:41 AM, LWB250 wrote: Welcome, Hendrick. Having had the pleasure of visiting Down Under several times, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at how similar the two countries are in many respects. Your plan of flying to LA, staying a few days, then flying to Chicago are probably the best. Rental cars in these cities are plentiful and the market is competitive, so you could easily get a mid-sized sedan for a couple hundred $USD a week with unlimited mileage. That would allow you to wander freely without worry. As for buying a car and then selling it, well, I can just imagine the pitfalls - the main ones being establishing ownership (you're not a US citizen) and insurance (can't register/title in most states without proof of residency and insurance.) I think a rental is going to be the easiest and best way to go. Look into an international driver's license now - I used to have one when I traveled extensively for business, and it allowed me to rent a car in just about any country. Check your maps - LaCrosse is on the western edge of Wisconsin, and a long day's drive from Milwaukee or Chicago. You might want to consider using Minneapolis/St. Paul for your base of operations rather than Chicago. MSP is a wonderful city and has a lot to see and do within a short distance. It's not the thriving metropolis that Chicago is, but you could easily make a 2-3 day trip to Chicago from there without a lot of effort. Trains, while they are available, are somewhat iffy in this country. The primary rail traffic is freight, and while there are regularly scheduled passenger trains, their schedules are often compromised by freight traffic. If you land in MSP, a train trip to Chicago make a lot of sense, and would be a pleasant day trip (one way) with some very nice scenery. Public transportation in most larger cities is cheap and easy within the city centers. If you go to Chicago you will pay a premium for staying in the city, but that is offset by the proximity of so many wonderful things to see and do, not to mention the ease of getting around using public transportation. You'll definitely need a car in LA, as the public transportation there is pretty lousy, not to mention the logistics are so complex due to the size of the area. You don't want to stay around LAX, as that area is pretty nasty. Make a list of the things you want to do and see and find a place to stay based on that. Driving in LA is a real experience and can take far longer to get from point A to point B than you could ever imagine, due to the congestion. While you are probably working within a budget, treat this as if it is the only chance you will have to visit here, and make the most of it. You won't be disappointed. Even though my trips Down Under were business, I had plenty of leisure time and I made the most of it, and I am glad I did. Dan --- On Sun, 2/21/10, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 10:39 AM Congratulations to all! How 'bout renting a car if buying is too much of a hassle? BTW, don't believe all that Bruce has taught you, and please promise that you'll stay to the right when driving. ; Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
It is a great ride, but has been troubled lately with avalanche, freight and land slides on this end. clay On Feb 21, 2010, at 8:51 AM, LarryT wrote: You wrote Trains, while they are available, are somewhat iffy in this country There is one train trip that everyone should experience - the route between Chicago and Seattle follows the US/Can border and is filled with some of the best scenery in the world. 3 days each way IIRC. Enjoy - LarryT OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net -- From: LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 11:41 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June Welcome, Hendrick. Having had the pleasure of visiting Down Under several times, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at how similar the two countries are in many respects. Your plan of flying to LA, staying a few days, then flying to Chicago are probably the best. Rental cars in these cities are plentiful and the market is competitive, so you could easily get a mid-sized sedan for a couple hundred $USD a week with unlimited mileage. That would allow you to wander freely without worry. As for buying a car and then selling it, well, I can just imagine the pitfalls - the main ones being establishing ownership (you're not a US citizen) and insurance (can't register/title in most states without proof of residency and insurance.) I think a rental is going to be the easiest and best way to go. Look into an international driver's license now - I used to have one when I traveled extensively for business, and it allowed me to rent a car in just about any country. Check your maps - LaCrosse is on the western edge of Wisconsin, and a long day's drive from Milwaukee or Chicago. You might want to consider using Minneapolis/St. Paul for your base of operations rather than Chicago. MSP is a wonderful city and has a lot to see and do within a short distance. It's not the thriving metropolis that Chicago is, but you could easily make a 2-3 day trip to Chicago from there without a lot of effort. Trains, while they are available, are somewhat iffy in this country. The primary rail traffic is freight, and while there are regularly scheduled passenger trains, their schedules are often compromised by freight traffic. If you land in MSP, a train trip to Chicago make a lot of sense, and would be a pleasant day trip (one way) with some very nice scenery. Public transportation in most larger cities is cheap and easy within the city centers. If you go to Chicago you will pay a premium for staying in the city, but that is offset by the proximity of so many wonderful things to see and do, not to mention the ease of getting around using public transportation. You'll definitely need a car in LA, as the public transportation there is pretty lousy, not to mention the logistics are so complex due to the size of the area. You don't want to stay around LAX, as that area is pretty nasty. Make a list of the things you want to do and see and find a place to stay based on that. Driving in LA is a real experience and can take far longer to get from point A to point B than you could ever imagine, due to the congestion. While you are probably working within a budget, treat this as if it is the only chance you will have to visit here, and make the most of it. You won't be disappointed. Even though my trips Down Under were business, I had plenty of leisure time and I made the most of it, and I am glad I did. Dan --- On Sun, 2/21/10, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 10:39 AM Congratulations to all! How 'bout renting a car if buying is too much of a hassle? BTW, don't believe all that Bruce has taught you, and please promise that you'll stay to the right when driving. ; Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
It is large. I pictured having to drive between Perth and Sydney with stops in Brisbane, Winton, Uluru, Derby, and Adelaide, before heading home from Melbourne clay On Feb 21, 2010, at 9:54 AM, WILTON wrote: Rent a car and go wherever you want; don't depend on trains in USA to take you where you wanta go. BTW, the US interstate highway system (Interstates/Autobahns) can deliver you at 70 - 75 mph (no- stop-cruise) within striking distance of anywhere in the lower 48 states. Don't forget, though, this is a BIG country. Wilton Original Message - From: LWB250 lwb...@yahoo.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 11:41 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June Welcome, Hendrick. Having had the pleasure of visiting Down Under several times, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at how similar the two countries are in many respects. Your plan of flying to LA, staying a few days, then flying to Chicago are probably the best. Rental cars in these cities are plentiful and the market is competitive, so you could easily get a mid-sized sedan for a couple hundred $USD a week with unlimited mileage. That would allow you to wander freely without worry. As for buying a car and then selling it, well, I can just imagine the pitfalls - the main ones being establishing ownership (you're not a US citizen) and insurance (can't register/title in most states without proof of residency and insurance.) I think a rental is going to be the easiest and best way to go. Look into an international driver's license now - I used to have one when I traveled extensively for business, and it allowed me to rent a car in just about any country. Check your maps - LaCrosse is on the western edge of Wisconsin, and a long day's drive from Milwaukee or Chicago. You might want to consider using Minneapolis/St. Paul for your base of operations rather than Chicago. MSP is a wonderful city and has a lot to see and do within a short distance. It's not the thriving metropolis that Chicago is, but you could easily make a 2-3 day trip to Chicago from there without a lot of effort. Trains, while they are available, are somewhat iffy in this country. The primary rail traffic is freight, and while there are regularly scheduled passenger trains, their schedules are often compromised by freight traffic. If you land in MSP, a train trip to Chicago make a lot of sense, and would be a pleasant day trip (one way) with some very nice scenery. Public transportation in most larger cities is cheap and easy within the city centers. If you go to Chicago you will pay a premium for staying in the city, but that is offset by the proximity of so many wonderful things to see and do, not to mention the ease of getting around using public transportation. You'll definitely need a car in LA, as the public transportation there is pretty lousy, not to mention the logistics are so complex due to the size of the area. You don't want to stay around LAX, as that area is pretty nasty. Make a list of the things you want to do and see and find a place to stay based on that. Driving in LA is a real experience and can take far longer to get from point A to point B than you could ever imagine, due to the congestion. While you are probably working within a budget, treat this as if it is the only chance you will have to visit here, and make the most of it. You won't be disappointed. Even though my trips Down Under were business, I had plenty of leisure time and I made the most of it, and I am glad I did. Dan --- On Sun, 2/21/10, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 10:39 AM Congratulations to all! How 'bout renting a car if buying is too much of a hassle? BTW, don't believe all that Bruce has taught you, and please promise that you'll stay to the right when driving. ; Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Fwd: OT Water softener
Well we have plenty of those, so I guess they might like it (though there is plenty of salt water around for them) --R On 2/21/2010 4:44 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: Rich Thomas wrote: Google is my friend -- I read about those systems, guess I could take the salt to the beach or dump it by the marsh Or make a salt lick for the deer. 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 Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
I think I40 is closed at the NC/TN border due to a rockslide in the mountains. It was in Dec, don't know if they have cleared it yet or not. Google maps shows it as missing. H --R On 2/21/2010 5:49 PM, Redghost wrote: Schedule two weeks for this tour. Maybe you can head to visit Kaleb and purchase a car in his name, then sell it to him at the end of the trip. Or, I would love to purchase an SDL and lend it out for a fee, then buy back. Rent the car. The train is akin to 1942 Nazi rail cars to Poland, packed with future Auschwitz residents. Private berth will cost as much as a fair condition used car with a family of four. The car tour allows you to see a bunch more and you can make stops to visit the locals and really take in the ambiance. Smoke as much as you desire and visit all the Walmarts along the way. Plan a loop tour instead of the criss cross you have laid out. Less doubling back will give you a better chance to see things.Try LA to SF up the 101. Then get on Interstate 80 to ChiTown. Three or four days at 80mph. Do the competition then head east to NYC. Go down I-95 to Washington DC, then on to SC until you hit I-40 and do the South and Southwest until you get to the turn to Vegas. Back to LA. There is no real public transport anywhere in the US unless you are in Boston or NYC. Just my $0.02 On Feb 21, 2010, at 12:56 AM, Hendrik Fay wrote: Joy to the world the mouth of the south will be coming to your little backwater. OK so my hand has been forced, my daughter and some school mates (buddies in your language, which I must learn) entered a secondary school based competition and gained second place in the national finals. Which means they have been invited to compete in the international finals to be held in La Crosse Wisconsin http://www.fpspi.org/International%20Conference.html from June 10th - 13th. Anyway we figured that we might as well all go (Me, the missus, daughter and son) and have a gander at the US. Seeing all I know about the States is what I have learnt from Bruce Willis movies and he doesn't mention much about the nuts and bolts of traveling around the states, especially since 911. The original plan was to stay in LA for a few days and then fly over to Chicago and buy a cheap car (preferably with a star hanging off the bonnet (hood)) but looking into this a bit more has revealed that registration and insurance is a nightmare to get without a permanent US address, so we have shelved that idea and gone to plan B which is the choo choo train. I love train travel but apparently the anti smoking Nazis have been busy in the US and apparently now you have to row three miles off shore in order to light up, well perhaps not 3 miles off shore but I am led to believe that Amtrak has a no puffing in their cattle trucks policy and you can only smoke when the train is stopped and you are in a designated smoking area on the platform? Has anyone here used the train lately? Is it any good or is car rental a better option? For instance we plan to travel from Chicago to Milwaukee to visit the HD museum and a couple of breweries, there is a train service between the two but then we have to get around Milwaukee as well, spose they have public transport. So any hints on traveling or anything will be appreciated, our itinerary at this stage is LA for a few days - Chicago - Milwaukee - New York across to San Fran, down to Los Vegas (my 9 year old Son requested this one =-O ) and then back up to LA, with a few stops in between I guess. I'll probably have more questions for you later, so pay attention :-) Hendrik Family who really only wants to see a big Walmart (maybe make it onto the people of walmart site) and a huge Gunshop (sort of like this http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/gunvault.asp ) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Clay Seattle Bioburner 1972 220D - Gump 1995 E300D - Cleo 1987 300SDL - POS - DOA The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Hi All Hendrik's wife - name is Fay - here. Thanks for all the responses, greatly appreciated. We have our LA 4 day stay sorted. We have allowed 2 hours to get through customs at LAX - is that enough time?- and have booked a shuttle service to Anaheim as we are staying there for 4 nights. I got cheap flights with American Airlines to Chicago have found that it is a ninety minute train ride to Milwaukee from there. Have been on Amtrak website we can go from Milwaukee to La Crosse by train - 3 hour ride. The main reason for train travel was to go from Chicago to New York - but that means we have to go back to Chicago from La Crosse. From New York I have looked at traveling by train to San Francisco. Then driving to Las Vegas then back to LA. If anyone has any better suggestions please let us know - Hendrik would prefer to drive would love to do part of Route 66 from Chicago to Las Vegas - however this would mean backtracking twice. Our daughter her team buddies are having a home stay in Decorah Iowa before the conference in La Crosse. They are all flying to Minneapolis/St.Paul as the Decorah people have offered to pick them up from there. As a back up if anything goes wrong I am trying to find a bus service for them am having trouble. Is it Rochester buses that service that area? Your smoking laws seem to be as strict as they are here in South Australia, doesn't vary much from state to state here. Rail travel is also really expensive here, depending where you want to go it can be unaffordable for the average person. Thanks all Fay Redghost wrote: Schedule two weeks for this tour. Maybe you can head to visit Kaleb and purchase a car in his name, then sell it to him at the end of the trip. Or, I would love to purchase an SDL and lend it out for a fee, then buy back. Rent the car. The train is akin to 1942 Nazi rail cars to Poland, packed with future Auschwitz residents. Private berth will cost as much as a fair condition used car with a family of four. The car tour allows you to see a bunch more and you can make stops to visit the locals and really take in the ambiance. Smoke as much as you desire and visit all the Walmarts along the way. Plan a loop tour instead of the criss cross you have laid out. Less doubling back will give you a better chance to see things.Try LA to SF up the 101. Then get on Interstate 80 to ChiTown. Three or four days at 80mph. Do the competition then head east to NYC. Go down I-95 to Washington DC, then on to SC until you hit I-40 and do the South and Southwest until you get to the turn to Vegas. Back to LA. There is no real public transport anywhere in the US unless you are in Boston or NYC. Just my $0.02 On Feb 21, 2010, at 12:56 AM, Hendrik Fay wrote: Joy to the world the mouth of the south will be coming to your little backwater. OK so my hand has been forced, my daughter and some school mates (buddies in your language, which I must learn) entered a secondary school based competition and gained second place in the national finals. Which means they have been invited to compete in the international finals to be held in La Crosse Wisconsin http://www.fpspi.org/International%20Conference.html from June 10th - 13th. Anyway we figured that we might as well all go (Me, the missus, daughter and son) and have a gander at the US. Seeing all I know about the States is what I have learnt from Bruce Willis movies and he doesn't mention much about the nuts and bolts of traveling around the states, especially since 911. The original plan was to stay in LA for a few days and then fly over to Chicago and buy a cheap car (preferably with a star hanging off the bonnet (hood)) but looking into this a bit more has revealed that registration and insurance is a nightmare to get without a permanent US address, so we have shelved that idea and gone to plan B which is the choo choo train. I love train travel but apparently the anti smoking Nazis have been busy in the US and apparently now you have to row three miles off shore in order to light up, well perhaps not 3 miles off shore but I am led to believe that Amtrak has a no puffing in their cattle trucks policy and you can only smoke when the train is stopped and you are in a designated smoking area on the platform? Has anyone here used the train lately? Is it any good or is car rental a better option? For instance we plan to travel from Chicago to Milwaukee to visit the HD museum and a couple of breweries, there is a train service between the two but then we have to get around Milwaukee as well, spose they have public transport. So any hints on traveling or anything will be appreciated, our itinerary at this stage is LA for a few days - Chicago - Milwaukee - New York across to San Fran, down to Los Vegas (my 9 year old Son requested this one =-O ) and then back up to LA, with a few stops in between I guess. I'll probably have more questions
Re: [MBZ] Delivery Valve Repair Job
OK - I need your help again. I bled the fuel lines some more - it's odd that several of the lines spurt 2' in the air but a couple seem to dribble. Maybe I didn't have them loosened equally? It did reduce the noise though. Anyway - on cyl.'s #3 #5, I noticed a bubbling - like air was escaping and mixing with the stream of fuel running down. The area where the Injector screws into the head seems to screw into what looks to be a flange. It's a dark metal against the shiny aluminum head. I haven't been able to find anything in the WSM to show what the injectors look like - except for tj Well, I found the injectors (Nozzle Holders) in the WSM but nothing showing how the injectors screw into the head - or what the flanges look like either. Anyway, the fuel flows down the injectors and around the base - around the flange thing and then bubbles form - I was hoping I was wrong but it keeps doing it.I guess I never saw it (the fuel / bubbles) before because it never had fuel around the base of the injector... Any idea what the problem might be - or even *if* it's a problem. Can these flange things be tightened to seal them again the head? Is there a gasket or o-ring under the flange thingie? Are they screwed into the head? Screwed onto the injectors? Pressed into the head? or what? TIA - LarryT '91 300D OilAnalysis Time? Looking for Weber Parts or Porsche Posters? www.youroil.net ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 124, 126 rear subframe
Short bit of PVC pipe and a metal plate will do coming out, you need some washers and probably the correct sized pipe to pull the new ones in. There are MB tools, but you can improvise. Key point is to push on the housing going in, not the inner part so you don't run the risk of tearing the rubber (the front ones are gel filled now). They are much like the front subframe bushing on the W115/W107. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Delivery Valve Repair Job
Yup. You have leaking prechambers, either at the injector to pre- chamber seal, or worse, the prechamber to head seal. The flange you see is a threaded fitting that screws into the head and holds the pre-chambers in place. The injector screws into the pre-chamber. Check to see if the bubbles are appearing around the injector body thread, or around the outside of the pre-chamber retaining ring. If around the injectors, you nees to pull them and install a new seal (correctly). I have this problem on the 300D -- I hope to fix it before my trip to DC this spring. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 95 E320 Convertible
On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: I just checked Edmunds.com. I asked for a quote on one with 125k, clean condition. Came up with 4,000 trade, $7000 retail, $5000 private party, including a $400 premium for low mileage on a 15 year old car. I really think that's low, unless every person trying to sell one on CL is totally deluded. (Not impossible!) Google e320 cabriolet site:craigslist.org---the great majority of ads seem to be asking around $15,000. Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Check out Greyhound Bus Lines (called Ridin' da dog) for buses. They go about everywhere. And as a free bonus you get quite the sociological education from your fellow passengers. There is a train that goes from O'Hare (Chicago) to downtown, pretty easy ride. There are some nice things to do in Chicago (Museum of Science and Industry), art museums, some great pizza places there too. I would not take a train from Chicago to NY -- that route is probably one of the worst for performance given all the cities it would go through. You could do that in a 2 day drive (or maybe 16 hr straight through). The only part that would be half attractive is through the mountains. Or jump on a plane and it is maybe 3 hr flt and you don't have to deal with it (having dealt with it numerous times -- it gets old after about 2 hours). One of those Amtrak (our only passenger train line, run by the gummint if that gives you a clue) trains that goes across the west is supposed to be in some pretty country, esp through the Rockies, maybe from Chicago on west? I think there is one that goes across Canada too, that might actually be better to take -- pop up to Toronto or Montreal from NYC and then do it. Maybe ends up in Vancouver or somewhere, then easy pop down to SFO. http://www.seat61.com/Canada.htm#Canadian --R On 2/21/2010 6:22 PM, Hendrik Fay wrote: Hi All Hendrik's wife - name is Fay - here. Thanks for all the responses, greatly appreciated. We have our LA 4 day stay sorted. We have allowed 2 hours to get through customs at LAX - is that enough time?- and have booked a shuttle service to Anaheim as we are staying there for 4 nights. I got cheap flights with American Airlines to Chicago have found that it is a ninety minute train ride to Milwaukee from there. Have been on Amtrak website we can go from Milwaukee to La Crosse by train - 3 hour ride. The main reason for train travel was to go from Chicago to New York - but that means we have to go back to Chicago from La Crosse. From New York I have looked at traveling by train to San Francisco. Then driving to Las Vegas then back to LA. If anyone has any better suggestions please let us know - Hendrik would prefer to drive would love to do part of Route 66 from Chicago to Las Vegas - however this would mean backtracking twice. Our daughter her team buddies are having a home stay in Decorah Iowa before the conference in La Crosse. They are all flying to Minneapolis/St.Paul as the Decorah people have offered to pick them up from there. As a back up if anything goes wrong I am trying to find a bus service for them am having trouble. Is it Rochester buses that service that area? Your smoking laws seem to be as strict as they are here in South Australia, doesn't vary much from state to state here. Rail travel is also really expensive here, depending where you want to go it can be unaffordable for the average person. Thanks all Fay Redghost wrote: Schedule two weeks for this tour. Maybe you can head to visit Kaleb and purchase a car in his name, then sell it to him at the end of the trip. Or, I would love to purchase an SDL and lend it out for a fee, then buy back. Rent the car. The train is akin to 1942 Nazi rail cars to Poland, packed with future Auschwitz residents. Private berth will cost as much as a fair condition used car with a family of four. The car tour allows you to see a bunch more and you can make stops to visit the locals and really take in the ambiance. Smoke as much as you desire and visit all the Walmarts along the way. Plan a loop tour instead of the criss cross you have laid out. Less doubling back will give you a better chance to see things.Try LA to SF up the 101. Then get on Interstate 80 to ChiTown. Three or four days at 80mph. Do the competition then head east to NYC. Go down I-95 to Washington DC, then on to SC until you hit I-40 and do the South and Southwest until you get to the turn to Vegas. Back to LA. There is no real public transport anywhere in the US unless you are in Boston or NYC. Just my $0.02 On Feb 21, 2010, at 12:56 AM, Hendrik Fay wrote: Joy to the world the mouth of the south will be coming to your little backwater. OK so my hand has been forced, my daughter and some school mates (buddies in your language, which I must learn) entered a secondary school based competition and gained second place in the national finals. Which means they have been invited to compete in the international finals to be held in La Crosse Wisconsin http://www.fpspi.org/International%20Conference.html from June 10th - 13th. Anyway we figured that we might as well all go (Me, the missus, daughter and son) and have a gander at the US. Seeing all I know about the States is what I have learnt from Bruce Willis movies and he doesn't mention much about the nuts and bolts of traveling around the states, especially since 911. The original plan was to
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Thanks Rich Rich Thomas wrote: Check out Greyhound Bus Lines (called Ridin' da dog) for buses. They go about everywhere. And as a free bonus you get quite the sociological education from your fellow passengers. There is a train that goes from O'Hare (Chicago) to downtown, pretty easy ride. There are some nice things to do in Chicago (Museum of Science and Industry), art museums, some great pizza places there too. I would not take a train from Chicago to NY -- that route is probably one of the worst for performance given all the cities it would go through. You could do that in a 2 day drive (or maybe 16 hr straight through). The only part that would be half attractive is through the mountains. Or jump on a plane and it is maybe 3 hr flt and you don't have to deal with it (having dealt with it numerous times -- it gets old after about 2 hours). One of those Amtrak (our only passenger train line, run by the gummint if that gives you a clue) trains that goes across the west is supposed to be in some pretty country, esp through the Rockies, maybe from Chicago on west? I think there is one that goes across Canada too, that might actually be better to take -- pop up to Toronto or Montreal from NYC and then do it. Maybe ends up in Vancouver or somewhere, then easy pop down to SFO. http://www.seat61.com/Canada.htm#Canadian --R On 2/21/2010 6:22 PM, Hendrik Fay wrote: Hi All Hendrik's wife - name is Fay - here. Thanks for all the responses, greatly appreciated. We have our LA 4 day stay sorted. We have allowed 2 hours to get through customs at LAX - is that enough time?- and have booked a shuttle service to Anaheim as we are staying there for 4 nights. I got cheap flights with American Airlines to Chicago have found that it is a ninety minute train ride to Milwaukee from there. Have been on Amtrak website we can go from Milwaukee to La Crosse by train - 3 hour ride. The main reason for train travel was to go from Chicago to New York - but that means we have to go back to Chicago from La Crosse. From New York I have looked at traveling by train to San Francisco. Then driving to Las Vegas then back to LA. If anyone has any better suggestions please let us know - Hendrik would prefer to drive would love to do part of Route 66 from Chicago to Las Vegas - however this would mean backtracking twice. Our daughter her team buddies are having a home stay in Decorah Iowa before the conference in La Crosse. They are all flying to Minneapolis/St.Paul as the Decorah people have offered to pick them up from there. As a back up if anything goes wrong I am trying to find a bus service for them am having trouble. Is it Rochester buses that service that area? Your smoking laws seem to be as strict as they are here in South Australia, doesn't vary much from state to state here. Rail travel is also really expensive here, depending where you want to go it can be unaffordable for the average person. Thanks all Fay Redghost wrote: Schedule two weeks for this tour. Maybe you can head to visit Kaleb and purchase a car in his name, then sell it to him at the end of the trip. Or, I would love to purchase an SDL and lend it out for a fee, then buy back. Rent the car. The train is akin to 1942 Nazi rail cars to Poland, packed with future Auschwitz residents. Private berth will cost as much as a fair condition used car with a family of four. The car tour allows you to see a bunch more and you can make stops to visit the locals and really take in the ambiance. Smoke as much as you desire and visit all the Walmarts along the way. Plan a loop tour instead of the criss cross you have laid out. Less doubling back will give you a better chance to see things. Try LA to SF up the 101. Then get on Interstate 80 to ChiTown. Three or four days at 80mph. Do the competition then head east to NYC. Go down I-95 to Washington DC, then on to SC until you hit I-40 and do the South and Southwest until you get to the turn to Vegas. Back to LA. There is no real public transport anywhere in the US unless you are in Boston or NYC. Just my $0.02 On Feb 21, 2010, at 12:56 AM, Hendrik Fay wrote: Joy to the world the mouth of the south will be coming to your little backwater. OK so my hand has been forced, my daughter and some school mates (buddies in your language, which I must learn) entered a secondary school based competition and gained second place in the national finals. Which means they have been invited to compete in the international finals to be held in La Crosse Wisconsin http://www.fpspi.org/International%20Conference.html from June 10th - 13th. Anyway we figured that we might as well all go (Me, the missus, daughter and son) and have a gander at the US. Seeing all I know about the States is what I have learnt from Bruce Willis movies and he doesn't mention much about the nuts and bolts of traveling around the states, especially
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Other than the price I hate Southwest mostly because I HATE the cattle call... One time the last seat on the plane was between a married couple. I inquired if perhaps they'd like to sit together rather than having me in between and noted that I didn't mind sitting by the window or the aisle I got We'll sit where we are thank you! so I plopped in the middle. They then decided they'd have a conversation *around* me... I quickly (and loudly) told them there was no friggin way I was going to allow that. They sulked the entire flight, I watched M*A*S*H on my Zune and laughed loudly... I prefer Jet Blue but that said I never had to be stuck in one of their flights for hours... They don't fly LAX but they do go to Long Beach which is just south. The Long Beach airport is not far from the home of West Coast Choppers should you have such a mind. -Curt Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:22:06 -0700 From: Craig McCluskey diese...@pisquared.net To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June Message-ID: 20100221092206.522cf613.diese...@pisquared.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:01:26 -0600 Hans Neureiter diese...@gmail.com wrote: Rates are ~ $ 15 a day. $15 a day?! I see you haven't rented for a while. I went on the Budget Car Rental site (http://www.budget.com) and found that going to the rental office at the Los Angeles airport (the other LA), renting a standard- or full-size car, picking it up on 5 June and returning on 15 June, will be $311.41 for an Aussie (it will be $244.14 for a US resident -- they do record your driver's license information). So that's $31/day. Plus gasoline costs. That is down from what it was a few years ago (which was $60 - 70/day). You could combine air travel for long distance and rent wheels locally (LA to Chicago = ~ 2000 miles or +30 hrs driving). Now that's a good suggestion. I prefer travelling Southwest Airlines (http://www.southwest.com) when possible. The airports from/to which they fly are listed at http://travel.southwest.com/travel/exploreTravel.html?tabType=routeMap∫=GSUBNAV-AIR-ROUTEMAP , and includes Los Angeles, Chicago Midway, Milwaukee, La Guardia and Las Vegas. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
This was a PT Cruiser and the smell while not terrible was definitely odd. Baby vomit is a definite possibility. When I returned the car there was a survey and one of the questions was Did the car smell bad? and I thought Well sonofagun it did!. -Curt Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:49:52 -0500 From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June Message-ID: 4b818050.2060...@constructivity.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed I got a free rental when the next (hot steamy) morning the baby puke had overwhelmed the air freshener and when I got in the car I nearly contributed to the existing stench. --R On 2/21/2010 1:28 PM, Curt Raymond wrote: Ahhh, you'll find a line in the rental agreement that says we get to rape you if we catch you smoking in the car. Our corporate rental agency is Avis and I think its like $300 cleaning fee. I approve of that, I've had some really smelly rentals. In fact Avis owes me a free rental right now because of that. -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Ah the joys of flying... Has anyone ever flown American Airlines? All I know is that they are an alliance partner of our national carrier Qantas. Curt Raymond wrote: Other than the price I hate Southwest mostly because I HATE the cattle call... One time the last seat on the plane was between a married couple. I inquired if perhaps they'd like to sit together rather than having me in between and noted that I didn't mind sitting by the window or the aisle I got We'll sit where we are thank you! so I plopped in the middle. They then decided they'd have a conversation *around* me... I quickly (and loudly) told them there was no friggin way I was going to allow that. They sulked the entire flight, I watched M*A*S*H on my Zune and laughed loudly... I prefer Jet Blue but that said I never had to be stuck in one of their flights for hours... They don't fly LAX but they do go to Long Beach which is just south. The Long Beach airport is not far from the home of West Coast Choppers should you have such a mind. -Curt Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:22:06 -0700 From: Craig McCluskey diese...@pisquared.net To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June Message-ID: 20100221092206.522cf613.diese...@pisquared.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:01:26 -0600 Hans Neureiter diese...@gmail.com wrote: Rates are ~ $ 15 a day. $15 a day?! I see you haven't rented for a while. I went on the Budget Car Rental site (http://www.budget.com) and found that going to the rental office at the Los Angeles airport (the other LA), renting a standard- or full-size car, picking it up on 5 June and returning on 15 June, will be $311.41 for an Aussie (it will be $244.14 for a US resident -- they do record your driver's license information). So that's $31/day. Plus gasoline costs. That is down from what it was a few years ago (which was $60 - 70/day). You could combine air travel for long distance and rent wheels locally (LA to Chicago = ~ 2000 miles or +30 hrs driving). Now that's a good suggestion. I prefer travelling Southwest Airlines (http://www.southwest.com) when possible. The airports from/to which they fly are listed at http://travel.southwest.com/travel/exploreTravel.html?tabType=routeMap∫=GSUBNAV-AIR-ROUTEMAP , and includes Los Angeles, Chicago Midway, Milwaukee, La Guardia and Las Vegas. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
I haven't flown since the idiot tried to use his bloomers to blow up the plane but 2 hours is probably excessive for in-country flights. 1 hour is in most cases plenty, the security lines move pretty quick. Have your ducks in a row (read the TSA website before you fly) and watch the line you pick. The one to look out for is the older gentleman with a navy ship hat that has pins in it. You know the one, where I come from we call them Gomers. Invariably some Gomer is going to put his boarding pass in his bag that he runs through the xray. There are always people standing around telling you to keep your boarding pass in your hand but he decides it should be in his luggage, he might even say something moderately impolite to his wife when she suggests he should keep it in his hands. Then the TSA person has to get his bag and theres a big deal and it slows the line up bad. I even saw one rocket scientist nearly have a heart attack he was so angry. The trick to getting through the line quick is to know the routine and then keep your cool. I almost always breeze through. -Curt Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:07:07 -0500 From: Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June Message-ID: 1266779227.1635.1361114...@webmail.messagingengine.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:54 -0500, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: Rent a car and go wherever you want; don't depend on trains in USA to take you where you wanta go. BTW, the US interstate highway system (Interstates/Autobahns) can deliver you at 70 - 75 mph (no-stop- cruise) within striking distance of anywhere in the lower 48 states. Don't forget, though, this is a BIG country. I agree. My first and last experience with Amtrak was not something that anyone on a schedule would be happy to experience. Fly the long hops, drive regionally. Allow two hours for TSA hassles before flights. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Its admittedly been 5 years since I was down that way but I seem to remember SC having more signs for cheap smokes. One of my neighbors up on the farm had a trailer that he and his wife would haul to Florida (crossing every state on the eastern seaboard except RI) every year. His wife smoked and he told me they'd stop in SC at the same place every year and she'd buy $1000 of smokes. On the way north they'd stop again and she'd buy $2000 of smokes and sell 'em to her friend's when she'd return home. I can't imagine how many smokes $2000 is and where they'd store them although they had a very large travel trailer. -Curt Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:11:49 -0500 From: WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June Message-ID: 2c1e79826dcc4ecfbde663303045e...@wiltonpc Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=original No more smoking in restaurants in NC (likely the smokingest state of 'em all) since 1 Jan 10 - long overdue. I y'all have time someday I'll deliver my smoking (non) dissertation - the agonies of a non-smoker growing up on a tobacco farm and living in a world where nearly everybody else (civilian and military) smoked. Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Fay, Having lived in the Milwaukee area and used O'Hare airport for a lot of international travel, I can tell you that there are several private bus services that run regular routes to/from O'Hare and Milwaukee, if you choose to visit there. Also, if you are considering air travel within the States, one of the best (cheapest) and reliable carriers is Southwest Airlines (www.southwest.com) They are a short haul airline that prides itself on low fares and good service. They typically serve smaller airports in major cities, such as Midway on the south side of Chicago. Booking now will get you some pretty good fares. I just booked a couple of round trip tickets from Indianapolis to Tampa, and it was only $87/person each way ($174.00 per person total.) You can only book them through their Web site - they do not participate in any of the large travel aggregators like Orbitz or others. I'm sure your travel agent can book them as well. I'm not sure I would ride the dog if I were you. It's cheap, but very slow, and probably the most colorful members of our society use it. If you're looking to immerse yourself in the culture, fine, but I would not consider it for any lengthy travel. And while you didn't mention Indianapolis, if your travels bring you through the area, we are more than happy to put you and the brood up at Chez Penoff. We have plenty of room and are located close to a couple of major interstate highways, depending on the direction you're heading. Just let us know so we can expect you Dan --- On Sun, 2/21/10, Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au wrote: From: Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Date: Sunday, February 21, 2010, 6:48 PM Thanks Rich Rich Thomas wrote: Check out Greyhound Bus Lines (called Ridin' da dog) for buses. They go about everywhere. And as a free bonus you get quite the sociological education from your fellow passengers. There is a train that goes from O'Hare (Chicago) to downtown, pretty easy ride. There are some nice things to do in Chicago (Museum of Science and Industry), art museums, some great pizza places there too. I would not take a train from Chicago to NY -- that route is probably one of the worst for performance given all the cities it would go through. You could do that in a 2 day drive (or maybe 16 hr straight through). The only part that would be half attractive is through the mountains. Or jump on a plane and it is maybe 3 hr flt and you don't have to deal with it (having dealt with it numerous times -- it gets old after about 2 hours). One of those Amtrak (our only passenger train line, run by the gummint if that gives you a clue) trains that goes across the west is supposed to be in some pretty country, esp through the Rockies, maybe from Chicago on west? I think there is one that goes across Canada too, that might actually be better to take -- pop up to Toronto or Montreal from NYC and then do it. Maybe ends up in Vancouver or somewhere, then easy pop down to SFO. http://www.seat61.com/Canada.htm#Canadian --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Or DC. Speaking of which if you had time DC is definitely worth seeing. I got down there just after Christmas. Hotels are very reasonable right in the center of the city... -Curt Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:49:09 -0800 From: Redghost redgh...@comcast.net To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June Message-ID: 296811b3-5846-4a95-b5bf-a9bc3812f...@comcast.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes There is no real public transport anywhere in the US unless you are in Boston or NYC. Just my $0.02 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Decorah is an unusual town, and you will like it, but not sure how much a high school age girl will like it. She will like it if she has fun with the teammates and locals, I guess. Decorah has a high percentage of Norwegians, and the downtown reflects that. It is also home to Luther College, founded as you might suspect, by the Lutheran church. In theory, 2 hours should be enough for customs, but who knows. Have a a plan B. NY to SF by train is unimaginable to me. I would go part way and get off for a day, then go on. The train doesn't really go to SF. It ends at Oakland. Chicago to Oakland is a very interesting train ride. Breaks at chicago and Salt Lake city would help, so you can get some food and a real shower. Travelling across the country by train or car will give you an appreciation of the diversity of the country. A car gives you the opportunity to meet people in the small towns along the way. That is the real USA. I like to travel and AVOID the big cities, because it is easier and you get to meet real people in any country you go to. I have spent maybe a total of 12 weeks in europe, and I can probably count the cities I have been in on my fingers. The only ones I really liked were London and Munich. But the small towns and countryside are great. I'd opt for Decorah over NYC hands down any day. So you can see my bias! Hi All Hendrik's wife - name is Fay - here. Thanks for all the responses, greatly appreciated. We have our LA 4 day stay sorted. We have allowed 2 hours to get through customs at LAX - is that enough time?- and have booked a shuttle service to Anaheim as we are staying there for 4 nights. I got cheap flights with American Airlines to Chicago have found that it is a ninety minute train ride to Milwaukee from there. Have been on Amtrak website we can go from Milwaukee to La Crosse by train - 3 hour ride. The main reason for train travel was to go from Chicago to New York - but that means we have to go back to Chicago from La Crosse. From New York I have looked at traveling by train to San Francisco. Then driving to Las Vegas then back to LA. If anyone has any better suggestions please let us know - Hendrik would prefer to drive would love to do part of Route 66 from Chicago to Las Vegas - however this would mean backtracking twice. Our daughter her team buddies are having a home stay in Decorah Iowa before the conference in La Crosse. They are all flying to Minneapolis/St.Paul as the Decorah people have offered to pick them up from there. As a back up if anything goes wrong I am trying to find a bus service for them am having trouble. Is it Rochester buses that service that area? Your smoking laws seem to be as strict as they are here in South Australia, doesn't vary much from state to state here. Rail travel is also really expensive here, depending where you want to go it can be unaffordable for the average person. Thanks all Fay Redghost wrote: Schedule two weeks for this tour. Maybe you can head to visit Kaleb and purchase a car in his name, then sell it to him at the end of the trip. Or, I would love to purchase an SDL and lend it out for a fee, then buy back. Rent the car. The train is akin to 1942 Nazi rail cars to Poland, packed with future Auschwitz residents. Private berth will cost as much as a fair condition used car with a family of four. The car tour allows you to see a bunch more and you can make stops to visit the locals and really take in the ambiance. Smoke as much as you desire and visit all the Walmarts along the way. Plan a loop tour instead of the criss cross you have laid out. Less doubling back will give you a better chance to see things. Try LA to SF up the 101. Then get on Interstate 80 to ChiTown. Three or four days at 80mph. Do the competition then head east to NYC. Go down I-95 to Washington DC, then on to SC until you hit I-40 and do the South and Southwest until you get to the turn to Vegas. Back to LA. There is no real public transport anywhere in the US unless you are in Boston or NYC. Just my $0.02 On Feb 21, 2010, at 12:56 AM, Hendrik Fay wrote: Joy to the world the mouth of the south will be coming to your little backwater. OK so my hand has been forced, my daughter and some school mates (buddies in your language, which I must learn) entered a secondary school based competition and gained second place in the national finals. Which means they have been invited to compete in the international finals to be held in La Crosse Wisconsin http://www.fpspi.org/International%20Conference.html from June 10th - 13th. Anyway we figured that we might as well all go (Me, the missus, daughter and son) and have a gander at the US. Seeing all I know about the States is what I have learnt from Bruce Willis movies and he doesn't mention much about the nuts and bolts of traveling around the states, especially since 911. The original plan was
Re: [MBZ] 95 E320 Convertible
Alex Chamberlain apchamberl...@gmail.com writes: I really think that's low, unless every person trying to sell one on CL is totally deluded. (Not impossible!) Google e320 cabriolet site:craigslist.org---the great majority of ads seem to be asking around $15,000. Asking price and selling price are often quite different... Edmunds and the like base their prices on actual title transfers. On the other hand, it's not unusual for the price to be understated on those documents, to avoid some of the sales tax. Allan -- 1983 300D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Anaheim? So you'll be doing Disney I suppose. I went 2 years ago and surprised myself by enjoying it. I usually spend 2 weeks in LA in June, we'll have to see if our trips overlap. Maybe I can get you tickets to see Leno or something, I've got contacts In the biz as they say. A warning, it'll take about an hour to drive from Anaheim to Hollywood. I'm not kidding. Yes I realize its like 15 miles... At rush hour it'll take 2 hours at least. How much does it cost to take the train to LaCrosse? How much to fly? It might be cheaper/easier to fly and then drive around. A quote from Greg The Bunny (one of my favorite largely unknown Fox sitcoms) might entice you = Nobody likes train travel, all you see is poor people's backyards. I agree and I LIKE rail travel. How long is this trip? It sounds like theres going to be a helluva lot of riding in trains... -Curt Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:52:01 +1030 From: Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June Message-ID: 4b81c019.4070...@ozemail.com.au Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Hi All Hendrik's wife - name is Fay - here. Thanks for all the responses, greatly appreciated. We have our LA 4 day stay sorted. We have allowed 2 hours to get through customs at LAX - is that enough time?- and have booked a shuttle service to Anaheim as we are staying there for 4 nights. I got cheap flights with American Airlines to Chicago have found that it is a ninety minute train ride to Milwaukee from there. Have been on Amtrak website we can go from Milwaukee to La Crosse by train - 3 hour ride. The main reason for train travel was to go from Chicago to New York - but that means we have to go back to Chicago from La Crosse. From New York I have looked at traveling by train to San Francisco. Then driving to Las Vegas then back to LA. If anyone has any better suggestions please let us know - Hendrik would prefer to drive would love to do part of Route 66 from Chicago to Las Vegas - however this would mean backtracking twice. Our daughter her team buddies are having a home stay in Decorah Iowa before the conference in La Crosse. They are all flying to Minneapolis/St.Paul as the Decorah people have offered to pick them up from there. As a back up if anything goes wrong I am trying to find a bus service for them am having trouble. Is it Rochester buses that service that area? Your smoking laws seem to be as strict as they are here in South Australia, doesn't vary much from state to state here. Rail travel is also really expensive here, depending where you want to go it can be unaffordable for the average person. Thanks all Fay ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au writes: Ah the joys of flying... Has anyone ever flown American Airlines? Yeah, they are OK. You will probably be on an MD-80 with them, they seem to have a lot of them. I would avoid Delta even if it means walking. Allan -- 1983 300D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
But that is such a spectacular drive! I loved the sweeping curves and all from Asheville until you hit flat land. clay On Feb 21, 2010, at 3:21 PM, Rich Thomas wrote: I think I40 is closed at the NC/TN border due to a rockslide in the mountains. It was in Dec, don't know if they have cleared it yet or not. Google maps shows it as missing. H --R On 2/21/2010 5:49 PM, Redghost wrote: Schedule two weeks for this tour. Maybe you can head to visit Kaleb and purchase a car in his name, then sell it to him at the end of the trip. Or, I would love to purchase an SDL and lend it out for a fee, then buy back. Rent the car. The train is akin to 1942 Nazi rail cars to Poland, packed with future Auschwitz residents. Private berth will cost as much as a fair condition used car with a family of four. The car tour allows you to see a bunch more and you can make stops to visit the locals and really take in the ambiance. Smoke as much as you desire and visit all the Walmarts along the way. Plan a loop tour instead of the criss cross you have laid out. Less doubling back will give you a better chance to see things. Try LA to SF up the 101. Then get on Interstate 80 to ChiTown. Three or four days at 80mph. Do the competition then head east to NYC. Go down I-95 to Washington DC, then on to SC until you hit I-40 and do the South and Southwest until you get to the turn to Vegas. Back to LA. There is no real public transport anywhere in the US unless you are in Boston or NYC. Just my $0.02 On Feb 21, 2010, at 12:56 AM, Hendrik Fay wrote: Joy to the world the mouth of the south will be coming to your little backwater. OK so my hand has been forced, my daughter and some school mates (buddies in your language, which I must learn) entered a secondary school based competition and gained second place in the national finals. Which means they have been invited to compete in the international finals to be held in La Crosse Wisconsin http://www.fpspi.org/International%20Conference.html from June 10th - 13th. Anyway we figured that we might as well all go (Me, the missus, daughter and son) and have a gander at the US. Seeing all I know about the States is what I have learnt from Bruce Willis movies and he doesn't mention much about the nuts and bolts of traveling around the states, especially since 911. The original plan was to stay in LA for a few days and then fly over to Chicago and buy a cheap car (preferably with a star hanging off the bonnet (hood)) but looking into this a bit more has revealed that registration and insurance is a nightmare to get without a permanent US address, so we have shelved that idea and gone to plan B which is the choo choo train. I love train travel but apparently the anti smoking Nazis have been busy in the US and apparently now you have to row three miles off shore in order to light up, well perhaps not 3 miles off shore but I am led to believe that Amtrak has a no puffing in their cattle trucks policy and you can only smoke when the train is stopped and you are in a designated smoking area on the platform? Has anyone here used the train lately? Is it any good or is car rental a better option? For instance we plan to travel from Chicago to Milwaukee to visit the HD museum and a couple of breweries, there is a train service between the two but then we have to get around Milwaukee as well, spose they have public transport. So any hints on traveling or anything will be appreciated, our itinerary at this stage is LA for a few days - Chicago - Milwaukee - New York across to San Fran, down to Los Vegas (my 9 year old Son requested this one =-O ) and then back up to LA, with a few stops in between I guess. I'll probably have more questions for you later, so pay attention :-) Hendrik Family who really only wants to see a big Walmart (maybe make it onto the people of walmart site) and a huge Gunshop (sort of like this http://www.snopes.com/photos/architecture/gunvault.asp ) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Clay Seattle Bioburner 1972 220D - Gump 1995 E300D - Cleo 1987 300SDL - POS - DOA The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Yeah its pretty average. I took American from Boston to LA a year ago... I don't travel a lot of different places and so tend to get into regular service, JetBlue when I go to LA, Air Canada Jazz to Toronto. Oh wait I flew American Eagle (American's low cost group) to DC in December. All the big name airlines are pretty much the same. I think JetBlue is a little better but thats mostly because they have TV in the seatbacks. Southwest has fine service and occasionally you get a flight crew with a sense of humor which is fun, I just hate the cattle call. -Curt Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 10:40:40 +1030 From: Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June Message-ID: 4b81cb80.2040...@ozemail.com.au Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Ah the joys of flying... Has anyone ever flown American Airlines? All I know is that they are an alliance partner of our national carrier Qantas. Curt Raymond wrote: Other than the price I hate Southwest mostly because I HATE the cattle call... One time the last seat on the plane was between a married couple. I inquired if perhaps they'd like to sit together rather than having me in between and noted that I didn't mind sitting by the window or the aisle I got We'll sit where we are thank you! so I plopped in the middle. They then decided they'd have a conversation *around* me... I quickly (and loudly) told them there was no friggin way I was going to allow that. They sulked the entire flight, I watched M*A*S*H on my Zune and laughed loudly... I prefer Jet Blue but that said I never had to be stuck in one of their flights for hours... They don't fly LAX but they do go to Long Beach which is just south. The Long Beach airport is not far from the home of West Coast Choppers should you have such a mind. -Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 124, 126 rear subframe
Are there threaded holes for pulling? On the 123 i didn't see any way to pull the old bushing. Could you give me some dimensions/sketches so I could build the puller and pusher tools ahead of time? Thanks! Short bit of PVC pipe and a metal plate will do coming out, you need some washers and probably the correct sized pipe to pull the new ones in. There are MB tools, but you can improvise. Key point is to push on the housing going in, not the inner part so you don't run the risk of tearing the rubber (the front ones are gel filled now). They are much like the front subframe bushing on the W115/W107. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Historically, AA was probably the best US airline in terms of service after the demise of Pan AM. I flew a domestic short haul last fall on AA. First time I had used them for years. I was quite pleased. Most unusual was that the ground people were actually friendly, not the usual surly bunch. Ah the joys of flying... Has anyone ever flown American Airlines? All I know is that they are an alliance partner of our national carrier Qantas. Curt Raymond wrote: Other than the price I hate Southwest mostly because I HATE the cattle call... One time the last seat on the plane was between a married couple. I inquired if perhaps they'd like to sit together rather than having me in between and noted that I didn't mind sitting by the window or the aisle I got We'll sit where we are thank you! so I plopped in the middle. They then decided they'd have a conversation *around* me... I quickly (and loudly) told them there was no friggin way I was going to allow that. They sulked the entire flight, I watched M*A*S*H on my Zune and laughed loudly... I prefer Jet Blue but that said I never had to be stuck in one of their flights for hours... They don't fly LAX but they do go to Long Beach which is just south. The Long Beach airport is not far from the home of West Coast Choppers should you have such a mind. -Curt Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:22:06 -0700 From: Craig McCluskey diese...@pisquared.net To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June Message-ID: 20100221092206.522cf613.diese...@pisquared.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:01:26 -0600 Hans Neureiter diese...@gmail.com wrote: Rates are ~ $ 15 a day. $15 a day?! I see you haven't rented for a while. I went on the Budget Car Rental site (http://www.budget.com) and found that going to the rental office at the Los Angeles airport (the other LA), renting a standard- or full-size car, picking it up on 5 June and returning on 15 June, will be $311.41 for an Aussie (it will be $244.14 for a US resident -- they do record your driver's license information). So that's $31/day. Plus gasoline costs. That is down from what it was a few years ago (which was $60 - 70/day). You could combine air travel for long distance and rent wheels locally (LA to Chicago = ~ 2000 miles or +30 hrs driving). Now that's a good suggestion. I prefer travelling Southwest Airlines (http://www.southwest.com) when possible. The airports from/to which they fly are listed at http://travel.southwest.com/travel/exploreTravel.html?tabType=routeMap=GSUBNAV-AIR-ROUTEMAP , and includes Los Angeles, Chicago Midway, Milwaukee, La Guardia and Las Vegas. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Is Frontier Airlines still flying? I liked them the one time I flew with them. Brand new airplanes and a good-natured crew. Allan Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com writes: Yeah its pretty average. I took American from Boston to LA a year ago... I don't travel a lot of different places and so tend to get into regular service, JetBlue when I go to LA, Air Canada Jazz to Toronto. Oh wait I flew American Eagle (American's low cost group) to DC in December. All the big name airlines are pretty much the same. I think JetBlue is a little better but thats mostly because they have TV in the seatbacks. Southwest has fine service and occasionally you get a flight crew with a sense of humor which is fun, I just hate the cattle call. -- 1983 300D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Rail Canada is excessively expensive. Looked into it six years ago to get from Seattle to Buffalo. Cost was $2400/person. Not sure what prices are now. Great scenery. Supposed to be wonderful service. At that price I would rather book an ocean liner. clay On Feb 21, 2010, at 3:44 PM, Rich Thomas wrote: Check out Greyhound Bus Lines (called Ridin' da dog) for buses. They go about everywhere. And as a free bonus you get quite the sociological education from your fellow passengers. There is a train that goes from O'Hare (Chicago) to downtown, pretty easy ride. There are some nice things to do in Chicago (Museum of Science and Industry), art museums, some great pizza places there too. I would not take a train from Chicago to NY -- that route is probably one of the worst for performance given all the cities it would go through. You could do that in a 2 day drive (or maybe 16 hr straight through). The only part that would be half attractive is through the mountains. Or jump on a plane and it is maybe 3 hr flt and you don't have to deal with it (having dealt with it numerous times -- it gets old after about 2 hours). One of those Amtrak (our only passenger train line, run by the gummint if that gives you a clue) trains that goes across the west is supposed to be in some pretty country, esp through the Rockies, maybe from Chicago on west? I think there is one that goes across Canada too, that might actually be better to take -- pop up to Toronto or Montreal from NYC and then do it. Maybe ends up in Vancouver or somewhere, then easy pop down to SFO. http://www.seat61.com/Canada.htm#Canadian --R On 2/21/2010 6:22 PM, Hendrik Fay wrote: Hi All Hendrik's wife - name is Fay - here. Thanks for all the responses, greatly appreciated. We have our LA 4 day stay sorted. We have allowed 2 hours to get through customs at LAX - is that enough time?- and have booked a shuttle service to Anaheim as we are staying there for 4 nights. I got cheap flights with American Airlines to Chicago have found that it is a ninety minute train ride to Milwaukee from there. Have been on Amtrak website we can go from Milwaukee to La Crosse by train - 3 hour ride. The main reason for train travel was to go from Chicago to New York - but that means we have to go back to Chicago from La Crosse. From New York I have looked at traveling by train to San Francisco. Then driving to Las Vegas then back to LA. If anyone has any better suggestions please let us know - Hendrik would prefer to drive would love to do part of Route 66 from Chicago to Las Vegas - however this would mean backtracking twice. Our daughter her team buddies are having a home stay in Decorah Iowa before the conference in La Crosse. They are all flying to Minneapolis/St.Paul as the Decorah people have offered to pick them up from there. As a back up if anything goes wrong I am trying to find a bus service for them am having trouble. Is it Rochester buses that service that area? Your smoking laws seem to be as strict as they are here in South Australia, doesn't vary much from state to state here. Rail travel is also really expensive here, depending where you want to go it can be unaffordable for the average person. Thanks all Fay Redghost wrote: Schedule two weeks for this tour. Maybe you can head to visit Kaleb and purchase a car in his name, then sell it to him at the end of the trip. Or, I would love to purchase an SDL and lend it out for a fee, then buy back. Rent the car. The train is akin to 1942 Nazi rail cars to Poland, packed with future Auschwitz residents. Private berth will cost as much as a fair condition used car with a family of four. The car tour allows you to see a bunch more and you can make stops to visit the locals and really take in the ambiance. Smoke as much as you desire and visit all the Walmarts along the way. Plan a loop tour instead of the criss cross you have laid out. Less doubling back will give you a better chance to see things. Try LA to SF up the 101. Then get on Interstate 80 to ChiTown. Three or four days at 80mph. Do the competition then head east to NYC. Go down I-95 to Washington DC, then on to SC until you hit I-40 and do the South and Southwest until you get to the turn to Vegas. Back to LA. There is no real public transport anywhere in the US unless you are in Boston or NYC. Just my $0.02 On Feb 21, 2010, at 12:56 AM, Hendrik Fay wrote: Joy to the world the mouth of the south will be coming to your little backwater. OK so my hand has been forced, my daughter and some school mates (buddies in your language, which I must learn) entered a secondary school based competition and gained second place in the national finals. Which means they have been invited to compete in the international finals to be held in La Crosse Wisconsin
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
I would look at Alaska Airlines. They are a partner with Quantas as well. Much better service and quality. Voted best airline and you get mileage plan. They fly to Newark, MSP, Las Vegas, Chicago, most of the LA airports and Oakland/SF as well. Though it looks like you have to fly to Seattle to get all these places clay On Feb 21, 2010, at 4:10 PM, Hendrik Fay wrote: Ah the joys of flying... Has anyone ever flown American Airlines? All I know is that they are an alliance partner of our national carrier Qantas. Curt Raymond wrote: Other than the price I hate Southwest mostly because I HATE the cattle call... One time the last seat on the plane was between a married couple. I inquired if perhaps they'd like to sit together rather than having me in between and noted that I didn't mind sitting by the window or the aisle I got We'll sit where we are thank you! so I plopped in the middle. They then decided they'd have a conversation *around* me... I quickly (and loudly) told them there was no friggin way I was going to allow that. They sulked the entire flight, I watched M*A*S*H on my Zune and laughed loudly... I prefer Jet Blue but that said I never had to be stuck in one of their flights for hours... They don't fly LAX but they do go to Long Beach which is just south. The Long Beach airport is not far from the home of West Coast Choppers should you have such a mind. -Curt Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 09:22:06 -0700 From: Craig McCluskey diese...@pisquared.net To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June Message-ID: 20100221092206.522cf613.diese...@pisquared.net Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII On Sun, 21 Feb 2010 06:01:26 -0600 Hans Neureiter diese...@gmail.com wrote: Rates are ~ $ 15 a day. $15 a day?! I see you haven't rented for a while. I went on the Budget Car Rental site (http://www.budget.com) and found that going to the rental office at the Los Angeles airport (the other LA), renting a standard- or full-size car, picking it up on 5 June and returning on 15 June, will be $311.41 for an Aussie (it will be $244.14 for a US resident -- they do record your driver's license information). So that's $31/ day. Plus gasoline costs. That is down from what it was a few years ago (which was $60 - 70/day). You could combine air travel for long distance and rent wheels locally (LA to Chicago = ~ 2000 miles or +30 hrs driving). Now that's a good suggestion. I prefer travelling Southwest Airlines (http://www.southwest.com) when possible. The airports from/to which they fly are listed at http://travel.southwest.com/travel/exploreTravel.html?tabType=routeMap ∫=GSUBNAV-AIR-ROUTEMAP , and includes Los Angeles, Chicago Midway, Milwaukee, La Guardia and Las Vegas. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Bah Humbug. DC is overrun with vermin of every sort. If you have a TV, you have already seen everything in DC. DC is at or near the top of my worst armpits of the world list. Or DC. Speaking of which if you had time DC is definitely worth seeing. I got down there just after Christmas. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
When driving cross country - drive into town to eat - find a local p[lace with several cars around instead eating at the chain restaurants. On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 6:21 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: A car gives you the opportunity to meet people in the small towns along the way. That is the real USA. I like to travel and AVOID the big cities, because it is easier and you get to meet real people in any country you go to. I have spent maybe a total of 12 weeks in europe, and I can probably count the cities I have been in on my fingers. The only ones I really liked were London and Munich. But the small towns and countryside are great. I'd opt for Decorah over NYC hands down any day. So you can see my bias! -- OK Don Panic! (the national past time). ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Now, now - the museums and monuments are good, and the vermin are interesting to watch. On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 6:42 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: Bah Humbug. DC is overrun with vermin of every sort. If you have a TV, you have already seen everything in DC. DC is at or near the top of my worst armpits of the world list. -- OK Don Panic! (the national past time). ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 124, 126 rear subframe
There are special tools for that - my attempt at making a tool to remove the locking ring by grinding down an old socket was a total failure. Using the proper tool made it simple. On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 6:26 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: Are there threaded holes for pulling? On the 123 i didn't see any way to pull the old bushing. Could you give me some dimensions/sketches so I could build the puller and pusher tools ahead of time? Thanks! -- OK Don Panic! (the national past time). ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Its the same old thing where everybody hates something. For me its US Air, I'll never fly with them again after stranding me in Philly because the pilot's seatbelt broke. At least come up with a more reasonable excuse... -Curt Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:34:32 -0500 From: Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June Message-ID: m1pr3yw1k7@cs.indiana.edu Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au writes: Ah the joys of flying... Has anyone ever flown American Airlines? Yeah, they are OK. You will probably be on an MD-80 with them, they seem to have a lot of them. I would avoid Delta even if it means walking. Allan -- 1983 300D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Fwd: OT Water softener
A water softener. The little white rocks are salt. Wilton - Original Message - From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes Discussion List Mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 3:56 PM Subject: [MBZ] Fwd: OT Water softener Original Message Subject: OT Water softener Date: Sun, 21 Feb 2010 15:35:50 -0500 From: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net To: Mercedes mailing list merce...@striplin.net I am taking out an old well setup, it seems to have a water softener or something -- one fiberglass tank like a big scuba tank with some kind of little glass? beads inside, all kinda rusty looking, and there was a big plastic thing, like a 3 ft tall trash can, about half full of what looks like white rocks but they are sorta soft. It was full of water, looked quite clean having been sitting there for who knows how long. The trash can thing had a water line to it but it couldn't be pressurized as it is just a big open thing. The scuba tank thing had some kind of timer controller on it and solenoid-operated water valves. Anyway, I am getting rid of it and just scavenging some stuff (like the scuba tank and controller and big trash can, which will become abig trash can!). What are those little white rock things and can I dump them out somewhere or will they kill everything within miles? What is that stuff in the scuba tank thing? Any good for anything? --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 95 E320 Convertible
A 94 300CE cab-same 124 body-sold at the Owls Head ME auction this summer
for 11k.
The stealers here list them over twenty sometimes-not unusual to see the
95's for 15k or so around here-what 2 or 3 have been on market in last
couple years.
Lust in my heart even though it is not diesel.
Dwight E. Giles, Jr.
1978 240D 4 speed. 218K + miles.
1990 300D 2.5t 170K miles.
Wickford, RI
-Original Message-
From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]
On Behalf Of Alex Chamberlain
Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 4:35 PM
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] 95 E320 Convertible
On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 11:43 AM, Donald Snook dsn...@mtsqh.com wrote:
His dad has a 1995 E320 Convertible. It is in very nice shape. I am not
positive about
the miles. He is the original owner and this is just a third car they
keep around.
I smell another arbitrage opportunity for you, Donald. Sounds like
they're unlikely to know what the car is worth nor how collectible it
is. The 124 convertible is the modern equivalent of the W111
cabriolet ('68-'71? 280SE). If prices I see on CL and eBay are any
indication, the car should sell for anywhere from twice to ten times
the price of a plain ol' 6-cylinder 124 sedan of the same year--i.e.
$10,000 on up.
Alex
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Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Mitch wrote: Henny surely isn't going to get off the plane at O'Hare, walk to the rental counter, and drive off with a $100 a week car. Maybe Chairman Meow can clue us in on whether it's possible to rent for that anywhere in his mafia infested city, but I can pretty much guarantee you won't find that price at an airport. The airport is a short distance away, and I can certainly offer to get you to some of your places - especially Gene Jude's for a Chicago dog - when you get here. I have no idea what the cost for car rental is here in mafia central, but I would doubt that $15 is a going rate - but I don't know. I don't frequent the airport, as they think I am a terrorist and I don't care to try and prove them wrong. I took the train to LA 2 years ago to drive a 240D back to Chicago. Train is a nice ride, except I have no idea about the cigarette policies. Maybe you do the cigarette withdrawal route now, so you don't suffer on the train rides here in USA? I would guess the plane ride to Chicago is the same price to LA? - do that and avoid the questions about train travel and cigarettes? You can't do cigarettes in an airplane either, can you? Car rental for a foreigner may be a bit tricky? - I don't know. Maybe I rent you a 240D for your Wisconsin escapades. Then you are free to drive to Wisconsin and Chicago however you need? One of the 240D sits here all day long anyway, these days. But as things go, when you are here, of course, someone here will need the car. It's an idea to toss around. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Definitely doing Disney - our 9 year old son is really looking forward to that. Our 14 year old daughter is not interested at all she'd rather go to the Getty Museum! We will be in LA from 1 June - staying at Holiday Inn Buena Park - flying to Chicago 5 June. We are slowing informing ourselves about distances in LA, I have been told there a more people in LA then Australia - our population is around 20million. Train fare from Milwaukee to La Crosse for 2 adults, 1 child USD$110.00 one way been on Amtrak website. Travel agent reckoned Chicago to La Crosse one way is USD$600 per person! Don't know what airline didn't bother asking. We have a love of train travel: 12 years ago we did 2 month round Europe on the trains with a two year old in tow 3 year ago we did the length of Vietnam by train. Thanks to all your responses maybe driving is the way to go, it's Hendrik's choice as he will be doing most of the driving Curt Raymond wrote: Anaheim? So you'll be doing Disney I suppose. I went 2 years ago and surprised myself by enjoying it. I usually spend 2 weeks in LA in June, we'll have to see if our trips overlap. Maybe I can get you tickets to see Leno or something, I've got contacts In the biz as they say. A warning, it'll take about an hour to drive from Anaheim to Hollywood. I'm not kidding. Yes I realize its like 15 miles... At rush hour it'll take 2 hours at least. How much does it cost to take the train to LaCrosse? How much to fly? It might be cheaper/easier to fly and then drive around. A quote from Greg The Bunny (one of my favorite largely unknown Fox sitcoms) might entice you = Nobody likes train travel, all you see is poor people's backyards. I agree and I LIKE rail travel. How long is this trip? It sounds like theres going to be a helluva lot of riding in trains... -Curt Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:52:01 +1030 From: Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June Message-ID: 4b81c019.4070...@ozemail.com.au Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Hi All Hendrik's wife - name is Fay - here. Thanks for all the responses, greatly appreciated. We have our LA 4 day stay sorted. We have allowed 2 hours to get through customs at LAX - is that enough time?- and have booked a shuttle service to Anaheim as we are staying there for 4 nights. I got cheap flights with American Airlines to Chicago have found that it is a ninety minute train ride to Milwaukee from there. Have been on Amtrak website we can go from Milwaukee to La Crosse by train - 3 hour ride. The main reason for train travel was to go from Chicago to New York - but that means we have to go back to Chicago from La Crosse. From New York I have looked at traveling by train to San Francisco. Then driving to Las Vegas then back to LA. If anyone has any better suggestions please let us know - Hendrik would prefer to drive would love to do part of Route 66 from Chicago to Las Vegas - however this would mean backtracking twice. Our daughter her team buddies are having a home stay in Decorah Iowa before the conference in La Crosse. They are all flying to Minneapolis/St.Paul as the Decorah people have offered to pick them up from there. As a back up if anything goes wrong I am trying to find a bus service for them am having trouble. Is it Rochester buses that service that area? Your smoking laws seem to be as strict as they are here in South Australia, doesn't vary much from state to state here. Rail travel is also really expensive here, depending where you want to go it can be unaffordable for the average person. Thanks all Fay ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
How many days do you want to spend at Dinseyland? Bob Rwho might have the Disney hook-up On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 6:40 PM, Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.auwrote: Definitely doing Disney - our 9 year old son is really looking forward to that. Our 14 year old daughter is not interested at all she'd rather go to the Getty Museum! We will be in LA from 1 June - staying at Holiday Inn Buena Park - flying to Chicago 5 June. We are slowing informing ourselves about distances in LA, I have been told there a more people in LA then Australia - our population is around 20million. Train fare from Milwaukee to La Crosse for 2 adults, 1 child USD$110.00 one way been on Amtrak website. Travel agent reckoned Chicago to La Crosse one way is USD$600 per person! Don't know what airline didn't bother asking. We have a love of train travel: 12 years ago we did 2 month round Europe on the trains with a two year old in tow 3 year ago we did the length of Vietnam by train. Thanks to all your responses maybe driving is the way to go, it's Hendrik's choice as he will be doing most of the driving Curt Raymond wrote: Anaheim? So you'll be doing Disney I suppose. I went 2 years ago and surprised myself by enjoying it. I usually spend 2 weeks in LA in June, we'll have to see if our trips overlap. Maybe I can get you tickets to see Leno or something, I've got contacts In the biz as they say. A warning, it'll take about an hour to drive from Anaheim to Hollywood. I'm not kidding. Yes I realize its like 15 miles... At rush hour it'll take 2 hours at least. How much does it cost to take the train to LaCrosse? How much to fly? It might be cheaper/easier to fly and then drive around. A quote from Greg The Bunny (one of my favorite largely unknown Fox sitcoms) might entice you = Nobody likes train travel, all you see is poor people's backyards. I agree and I LIKE rail travel. How long is this trip? It sounds like theres going to be a helluva lot of riding in trains... -Curt Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:52:01 +1030 From: Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June Message-ID: 4b81c019.4070...@ozemail.com.au Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Hi All Hendrik's wife - name is Fay - here. Thanks for all the responses, greatly appreciated. We have our LA 4 day stay sorted. We have allowed 2 hours to get through customs at LAX - is that enough time?- and have booked a shuttle service to Anaheim as we are staying there for 4 nights. I got cheap flights with American Airlines to Chicago have found that it is a ninety minute train ride to Milwaukee from there. Have been on Amtrak website we can go from Milwaukee to La Crosse by train - 3 hour ride. The main reason for train travel was to go from Chicago to New York - but that means we have to go back to Chicago from La Crosse. From New York I have looked at traveling by train to San Francisco. Then driving to Las Vegas then back to LA. If anyone has any better suggestions please let us know - Hendrik would prefer to drive would love to do part of Route 66 from Chicago to Las Vegas - however this would mean backtracking twice. Our daughter her team buddies are having a home stay in Decorah Iowa before the conference in La Crosse. They are all flying to Minneapolis/St.Paul as the Decorah people have offered to pick them up from there. As a back up if anything goes wrong I am trying to find a bus service for them am having trouble. Is it Rochester buses that service that area? Your smoking laws seem to be as strict as they are here in South Australia, doesn't vary much from state to state here. Rail travel is also really expensive here, depending where you want to go it can be unaffordable for the average person. Thanks all Fay ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Not sure was going to look at one or two day passes I believe can be purchased, is one day enough? Would like to go to Universal Studios as well. Bob Rentfro wrote: How many days do you want to spend at Dinseyland? Bob Rwho might have the Disney hook-up On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 6:40 PM, Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.auwrote: Definitely doing Disney - our 9 year old son is really looking forward to that. Our 14 year old daughter is not interested at all she'd rather go to the Getty Museum! We will be in LA from 1 June - staying at Holiday Inn Buena Park - flying to Chicago 5 June. We are slowing informing ourselves about distances in LA, I have been told there a more people in LA then Australia - our population is around 20million. Train fare from Milwaukee to La Crosse for 2 adults, 1 child USD$110.00 one way been on Amtrak website. Travel agent reckoned Chicago to La Crosse one way is USD$600 per person! Don't know what airline didn't bother asking. We have a love of train travel: 12 years ago we did 2 month round Europe on the trains with a two year old in tow 3 year ago we did the length of Vietnam by train. Thanks to all your responses maybe driving is the way to go, it's Hendrik's choice as he will be doing most of the driving Curt Raymond wrote: Anaheim? So you'll be doing Disney I suppose. I went 2 years ago and surprised myself by enjoying it. I usually spend 2 weeks in LA in June, we'll have to see if our trips overlap. Maybe I can get you tickets to see Leno or something, I've got contacts In the biz as they say. A warning, it'll take about an hour to drive from Anaheim to Hollywood. I'm not kidding. Yes I realize its like 15 miles... At rush hour it'll take 2 hours at least. How much does it cost to take the train to LaCrosse? How much to fly? It might be cheaper/easier to fly and then drive around. A quote from Greg The Bunny (one of my favorite largely unknown Fox sitcoms) might entice you = Nobody likes train travel, all you see is poor people's backyards. I agree and I LIKE rail travel. How long is this trip? It sounds like theres going to be a helluva lot of riding in trains... -Curt Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:52:01 +1030 From: Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June Message-ID: 4b81c019.4070...@ozemail.com.au Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Hi All Hendrik's wife - name is Fay - here. Thanks for all the responses, greatly appreciated. We have our LA 4 day stay sorted. We have allowed 2 hours to get through customs at LAX - is that enough time?- and have booked a shuttle service to Anaheim as we are staying there for 4 nights. I got cheap flights with American Airlines to Chicago have found that it is a ninety minute train ride to Milwaukee from there. Have been on Amtrak website we can go from Milwaukee to La Crosse by train - 3 hour ride. The main reason for train travel was to go from Chicago to New York - but that means we have to go back to Chicago from La Crosse. From New York I have looked at traveling by train to San Francisco. Then driving to Las Vegas then back to LA. If anyone has any better suggestions please let us know - Hendrik would prefer to drive would love to do part of Route 66 from Chicago to Las Vegas - however this would mean backtracking twice. Our daughter her team buddies are having a home stay in Decorah Iowa before the conference in La Crosse. They are all flying to Minneapolis/St.Paul as the Decorah people have offered to pick them up from there. As a back up if anything goes wrong I am trying to find a bus service for them am having trouble. Is it Rochester buses that service that area? Your smoking laws seem to be as strict as they are here in South Australia, doesn't vary much from state to state here. Rail travel is also really expensive here, depending where you want to go it can be unaffordable for the average person. Thanks all Fay ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
So the train sounds like a good price. Expedia.com says ~$350US per person roundtrip. LA is another city not unlike Boston where Greater LA will tend to be referred to as LA. There are no film studios in LA proper anymore, they're in Burbank, or Hollywood or Studio City. You'll find the trains here unlike Europe but probably not bad. I've only run the corridor between Boston and NYC which is a nice run. We also went from Albany to Niagara Falls for our honeymoon which was also quite pleasant. I'll probably be in LA the week after you leave although I won't know for another month or more. If you want I can still see about tickets to the Tonight Show. A friend of mine used to run the NBC news bureau in LA so he's got connections. -Curt Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:10:31 +1030 From: Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June Message-ID: 4b81e08f.8010...@ozemail.com.au Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Definitely doing Disney - our 9 year old son is really looking forward to that. Our 14 year old daughter is not interested at all she'd rather go to the Getty Museum! We will be in LA from 1 June - staying at Holiday Inn Buena Park - flying to Chicago 5 June. We are slowing informing ourselves about distances in LA, I have been told there a more people in LA then Australia - our population is around 20million. Train fare from Milwaukee to La Crosse for 2 adults, 1 child USD$110.00 one way been on Amtrak website. Travel agent reckoned Chicago to La Crosse one way is USD$600 per person! Don't know what airline didn't bother asking. We have a love of train travel: 12 years ago we did 2 month round Europe on the trains with a two year old in tow 3 year ago we did the length of Vietnam by train. Thanks to all your responses maybe driving is the way to go, it's Hendrik's choice as he will be doing most of the driving ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Redghost wrote: It is large. I pictured having to drive between Perth and Sydney with stops in Brisbane, Winton, Uluru, Derby, and Adelaide, before heading home from Melbourne At least Aussies are used to wide open spaces. Sometimes European tourists don't really comprehend the distances until they experience them. It can come as quite a surprise to find out just how long it takes to get from Detroit Metro to NE Wisconsin by way of the upper peninsula, for example. Ironwood, MI is more than a megameter away from Detroit, MI, and it's about an 11 hour drive. 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 Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 95 E320 Convertible
Dwight E. Giles, Jr wrote: A 94 300CE cab-same 124 body-sold at the Owls Head ME auction this summer for 11k. I just remembered to check up on that W116 wagon from last month. $23,000, wow. http://search.ebay.com/270521820113 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Our daughter loves Jay Leno watches him on cable here in Oz. Our LA stay from 1st - 5th June is with the school teacher, official parent children. I doubt whether the teacher would let her away for something like that. However we are returning to LA for our flight back to Australia - leave late on 29th June. May look at getting back there 27 or 28th June to do some stuff as a family. We would all love an opportunity to go to something like the Tonight Show if possible would be really appreciative if you could look into it. Thank you very much for the offer Curt. Curt Raymond wrote: So the train sounds like a good price. Expedia.com says ~$350US per person roundtrip. LA is another city not unlike Boston where Greater LA will tend to be referred to as LA. There are no film studios in LA proper anymore, they're in Burbank, or Hollywood or Studio City. You'll find the trains here unlike Europe but probably not bad. I've only run the corridor between Boston and NYC which is a nice run. We also went from Albany to Niagara Falls for our honeymoon which was also quite pleasant. I'll probably be in LA the week after you leave although I won't know for another month or more. If you want I can still see about tickets to the Tonight Show. A friend of mine used to run the NBC news bureau in LA so he's got connections. -Curt Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 12:10:31 +1030 From: Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June Message-ID: 4b81e08f.8010...@ozemail.com.au Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Definitely doing Disney - our 9 year old son is really looking forward to that. Our 14 year old daughter is not interested at all she'd rather go to the Getty Museum! We will be in LA from 1 June - staying at Holiday Inn Buena Park - flying to Chicago 5 June. We are slowing informing ourselves about distances in LA, I have been told there a more people in LA then Australia - our population is around 20million. Train fare from Milwaukee to La Crosse for 2 adults, 1 child USD$110.00 one way been on Amtrak website. Travel agent reckoned Chicago to La Crosse one way is USD$600 per person! Don't know what airline didn't bother asking. We have a love of train travel: 12 years ago we did 2 month round Europe on the trains with a two year old in tow 3 year ago we did the length of Vietnam by train. Thanks to all your responses maybe driving is the way to go, it's Hendrik's choice as he will be doing most of the driving ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
Make sure it doesn't rain the day you do to disneyland. We were assured ahead of time that if we got rained out, we could get a rain check for the next day. After we went in, the monsoons started, and we found a gate and asked for the raincheck and they looked at us like we were zombies form another planet. NO RAINCHECKS. Just shell out another $100 and shut up. it was no fun to be wet and cold all day. It was not enjoyable and we never went back.The kids had looked forward to it for almost a year. In 20 years neither has gone back there or to Dizyworld. Not sure was going to look at one or two day passes I believe can be purchased, is one day enough? Would like to go to Universal Studios as well. Bob Rentfro wrote: How many days do you want to spend at Dinseyland? Bob Rwho might have the Disney hook-up On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 6:40 PM, Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.auwrote: Definitely doing Disney - our 9 year old son is really looking forward to that. Our 14 year old daughter is not interested at all she'd rather go to the Getty Museum! We will be in LA from 1 June - staying at Holiday Inn Buena Park - flying to Chicago 5 June. We are slowing informing ourselves about distances in LA, I have been told there a more people in LA then Australia - our population is around 20million. Train fare from Milwaukee to La Crosse for 2 adults, 1 child USD$110.00 one way been on Amtrak website. Travel agent reckoned Chicago to La Crosse one way is USD$600 per person! Don't know what airline didn't bother asking. We have a love of train travel: 12 years ago we did 2 month round Europe on the trains with a two year old in tow 3 year ago we did the length of Vietnam by train. Thanks to all your responses maybe driving is the way to go, it's Hendrik's choice as he will be doing most of the driving Curt Raymond wrote: Anaheim? So you'll be doing Disney I suppose. I went 2 years ago and surprised myself by enjoying it. I usually spend 2 weeks in LA in June, we'll have to see if our trips overlap. Maybe I can get you tickets to see Leno or something, I've got contacts In the biz as they say. A warning, it'll take about an hour to drive from Anaheim to Hollywood. I'm not kidding. Yes I realize its like 15 miles... At rush hour it'll take 2 hours at least. How much does it cost to take the train to LaCrosse? How much to fly? It might be cheaper/easier to fly and then drive around. A quote from Greg The Bunny (one of my favorite largely unknown Fox sitcoms) might entice you = Nobody likes train travel, all you see is poor people's backyards. I agree and I LIKE rail travel. How long is this trip? It sounds like theres going to be a helluva lot of riding in trains... -Curt Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:52:01 +1030 From: Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.au To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June Message-ID: 4b81c019.4070...@ozemail.com.au Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Hi All Hendrik's wife - name is Fay - here. Thanks for all the responses, greatly appreciated. We have our LA 4 day stay sorted. We have allowed 2 hours to get through customs at LAX - is that enough time?- and have booked a shuttle service to Anaheim as we are staying there for 4 nights. I got cheap flights with American Airlines to Chicago have found that it is a ninety minute train ride to Milwaukee from there. Have been on Amtrak website we can go from Milwaukee to La Crosse by train - 3 hour ride. The main reason for train travel was to go from Chicago to New York - but that means we have to go back to Chicago from La Crosse. From New York I have looked at traveling by train to San Francisco. Then driving to Las Vegas then back to LA. If anyone has any better suggestions please let us know - Hendrik would prefer to drive would love to do part of Route 66 from Chicago to Las Vegas - however this would mean backtracking twice. Our daughter her team buddies are having a home stay in Decorah Iowa before the conference in La Crosse. They are all flying to Minneapolis/St.Paul as the Decorah people have offered to pick them up from there. As a back up if anything goes wrong I am trying to find a bus service for them am having trouble. Is it Rochester buses that service that area? Your smoking laws seem to be as strict as they are here in South Australia, doesn't vary much from state to state here. Rail travel is also really expensive here, depending where you want to go it can be unaffordable for the average person. Thanks all Fay ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used
Re: [MBZ] 95 E320 Convertible
On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 4:29 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: Asking price and selling price are often quite different... Of course. Edmunds and the like base their prices on actual title transfers. So they claim. I still think the numbers Mitch gave are off by a factor of two at least. There have been many other examples of the blue books getting it wrong on special-interest cars. If I'm wrong, then I want in on some of that $5,000 E320 Cab action. I'll buy three or four, stuff them in a warehouse, then be sitting pretty in about 20 years when they are worth $50,000 apiece. ;) Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 124, 126 rear subframe
I have not yet made the tools myself -- you should probably get the new bushings and see what you need from there. I'm hoping to get them done next month. They are held in with a bolt through the center part into the frame, so there are no threaded holes. Front and rear are not the same, so you may need two pullers. Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 2:49 PM, Redghost redgh...@comcast.net wrote: Plan a loop tour instead of the criss cross you have laid out. Less doubling back will give you a better chance to see things. Try LA to SF up the 101. Then get on Interstate 80 to ChiTown. Three or four days at 80mph. Do the competition then head east to NYC. Go down I-95 to Washington DC, then on to SC until you hit I-40 and do the South and Southwest until you get to the turn to Vegas. Back to LA. I'm in total agreement with Clay here, except that if you have the time I'd extend the route up U.S. Highway 101 to the southern Oregon coast at least. That brings you through the Redwood National Forest which is like NOTHING in Australia and along some of the most beautiful coastline in the world. Between San Francisco and Los Angeles is William Randolph Hearst's estate, San Simeon, which can be a multi-day stop in itself. Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 6:05 PM, Mitch Haley m...@voyager.net wrote: Redghost wrote: It is large. I pictured having to drive between Perth and Sydney with stops in Brisbane, Winton, Uluru, Derby, and Adelaide, before heading home from Melbourne At least Aussies are used to wide open spaces. Sometimes European tourists don't really comprehend the distances until they experience them. And Americans too. When I was in Australia I heard lots of good-natured stories about dumb tourists from the USA who landed in Sydney and expected to take a bus tour of Ayers Rock in the afternoon. About the same as visiting New York and planning to have lunch at Kaleb's place in Oklahoma and be back for tea. Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
AA gives a whole new dimension to the term bad service. And their flight crews are surly and unpleasant too. Aside from that, they usually get you where you want to go, but it might take an extra day or two. --R On 2/21/2010 7:10 PM, Hendrik Fay wrote: Ah the joys of flying... Has anyone ever flown American Airlines? All I know is that they are an alliance partner of our national carrier Qantas. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 95 E320 Convertible
yes, most are based on reported sales by stealers. I don't know if they intentionally misreport or if it is just stupididity, but many MB prices are off. In the 70s the NADA book continually showed you could buy a 3-5 year old 220 or 240D for under $2000. I kept thelling the insurance adjusters to go out and buy all those cars they could find and I would sell them for $4000. Nobody ever produced a $2000 220D. On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 4:29 PM, Allan Streib str...@cs.indiana.edu wrote: Asking price and selling price are often quite different... Of course. Edmunds and the like base their prices on actual title transfers. So they claim. I still think the numbers Mitch gave are off by a factor of two at least. There have been many other examples of the blue books getting it wrong on special-interest cars. If I'm wrong, then I want in on some of that $5,000 E320 Cab action. I'll buy three or four, stuff them in a warehouse, then be sitting pretty in about 20 years when they are worth $50,000 apiece. ;) Alex ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] 124, 126 rear subframe
so how can you pull the bushings if there is nothing to attach to? Sounds like the old big screwdriver is a way to go. I'll be interested to hear how you do it. I looked on Dave M's website, but I didn't find any info or pictures about pullers or technique. Lots of stuff about sportline bushings vs standard. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
You can carry in DC now too. --R On 2/21/2010 7:59 PM, OK Don wrote: Now, now - the museums and monuments are good, and the vermin are interesting to watch. On Sun, Feb 21, 2010 at 6:42 PM, Dieselhead126die...@gmail.com wrote: Bah Humbug. DC is overrun with vermin of every sort. If you have a TV, you have already seen everything in DC. DC is at or near the top of my worst armpits of the world list. -- OK Don Panic! (the national past time). ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Hendrik and Co coming to the US of A in June
yea, I have flown them many times, one of their main maintenance bases is located right here in Tulsa. Hendrik Fay wrote: Ah the joys of flying... Has anyone ever flown American Airlines? All I know is that they are an alliance partner of our national carrier Qantas. -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 95 E300, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 350SDL, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 76 240D, 76 300D, http://www.okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
