Re: [MBZ] Potential poos car - addendum

2015-03-14 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Believe it or not, they can be helpful in the winter. I wish my SL had them. Dan On Mar 14, 2015, at 3:55 PM, WILTON wilt...@nc.rr.com wrote: Yep, heated seats - big plus in FL, eh? ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To:

[MBZ] Lucas Transmission Fix

2015-03-14 Thread rogerhga--- via Mercedes
Mitch,    My 1980 300SD with the used tranny installed a year ago slips between 2/3 and 3/4 under medium load.  I just had it serviced and had a bottle of Lucas added.  Lucas claims to fix slipping, hard shifts, etc. etc.  There was no immediate improvement as some claim on Youtube.  I'll

Re: [MBZ] Cars For Dan

2015-03-14 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Link to some pictures of the 1999 S320 I looked at this morning: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/imtv5q81tbe5foo/AAAHb208j8tdgJnbc8rVnFhXa?dl=0 Dan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] Potential poos car - addendum

2015-03-14 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
Yep, heated seats - big plus in FL, eh? ;) Wilton - Original Message - From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2015 1:59 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Potential poos car - addendum It has a rear sun shade that's

Re: [MBZ] Play Taps for a W124

2015-03-14 Thread Hertzing via Mercedes
Craig a guy sideswiped me in my 1995 e320 wagon last week and totaled it so I'll be curious to see what you will get. I'll keep you posted as I negotiate. Peter Sent from my iPhone On Mar 10, 2015, at 10:04 PM, Craig McCluskey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I'm glad Shirley

Re: [MBZ] OT - A COUNTRY BOY REMEMBERS - THE CORN CROP

2015-03-14 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
Rich Thomas wrote: There was one of those corn shellers in the barn when I sold the farm in KY, had an auction beforehand, not sure how much it brought...snip Which county was that, Rich? GerryWarren County ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] SEL 'stank'

2015-03-14 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Besides the other ills this POS has been exhibiting, lately it smells 'gassy'. I looked into it, and found the $%%#$ EHA valve leaking. Through the body, it's not the O-rings. $270 (!) later I have a new one, and I installed it this morning. I also noted that the air metering plate scraped

Re: [MBZ] OT apropos of nothing, but interesting and I thought good

2015-03-14 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
Dan wrote: ...if you have the time to listen to it: ... when available after tomorrow, online. Or, find local play of TAL on your local NPR stations. TAL is fun program. Ira Glass is kinda serious, usually funny. Good stuff. Thanks. mao ___

Re: [MBZ] OT apropos of nothing, but interesting and I thought good

2015-03-14 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Segregation in schools is even worse today than it was 50-60 years ago. This is a good example if you have the time to listen to it: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/550/three-miles Dan On Mar 14, 2015, at 6:43 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

Re: [MBZ] Play Taps for a W124

2015-03-14 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: ‎What was the reason for the crash? She was in the wrong lane and turned too hard to get in the correct one. A 4matic with stability control might be wise for the replacement. ‎Glad she is okay. I've been wondering about ESP lately. If you put it to work,

Re: [MBZ] Lucas Transmission Fix

2015-03-14 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
rogerhga--- via Mercedes wrote: My Indie thought I was crazy (maybe I am), but he didn't see how a product could fix both hard shifting and slipping as they are at somewhat opposite ends of the problem scale. I've actually got three things going on: 1. Won't downshift into first when in

Re: [MBZ] 2001 E55 AMG

2015-03-14 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
For comparison, here is one on ebay with very low miles. Bidding just over $6K as I write. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercedes-Benz-E-Class-AMG-E55-MERCEDES-BENZ-AMG-E55-/291401950173?forcerrptr=truehash=item43d8e8e3dditem=291401950173pt=US_Cars_Trucks On Tue, Mar 10, 2015 at 5:52 PM, Dan Penoff

[MBZ] Potential poos car

2015-03-14 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
But for the price he might as well get that amg 2002 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E430 **Guaranteed Financing** http://stlouis.craigslist.org/ctd/4930698221.html via cPro Craigslist App iOS: http://bit.ly/CL_iOS Android: http://bit.ly/CL_android Sent from my iPhone

Re: [MBZ] OT - A COUNTRY BOY REMEMBERS - THE CORN CROP

2015-03-14 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
Thanks. Not any superstitions that I'm aware of. Wilton - Original Message - From: David Kristin Gilmore via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2015 12:26 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - A COUNTRY BOY REMEMBERS - THE CORN CROP On

Re: [MBZ] Potential poos car

2015-03-14 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Not a 4-matic, so possible rusty front spring perches. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On March 14, 2015 9:53:45 AM EDT, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: But for the price he might as well get that amg 2002 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E430 **Guaranteed

Re: [MBZ] OT - A COUNTRY BOY REMEMBERS - THE CORN CROP

2015-03-14 Thread David Kristin Gilmore via Mercedes
On 3/13/2015 10:52 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: Yep, another one: THE CORN CROP Wilton, I really enjoy the stories you post. In my experience it's rare for a person with a technical background to write so well. And I like the subjects you choose - real work rather than just some

Re: [MBZ] Potential poos car

2015-03-14 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Looked at a 1999 S320 this morning in Sarasota. Former diplomatic corps retiree with more money than he knows what to do with. Long time MB owner, first one was a new 1979 300D he did through diplomatic program with European delivery. His wife just bought a Maserati convertible for a fun

Re: [MBZ] Potential poos car - addendum

2015-03-14 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
It has a rear sun shade that's not working - no biggie, easy fix. It also has heated seats. Dan On Mar 14, 2015, at 1:57 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Looked at a 1999 S320 this morning in Sarasota. Former diplomatic corps retiree with more money than he