RLE wrote:>>
That must have been a huge impact - which speaks volumns about the strength
of these cars. I've spent a bit of time browsing junk yards and the MB's I
saw nearly always had intact people compartments. Rarely did it look like
the passengers would have not survived. Hav
Guys, guys, surely you jest!!
Who told you any of this!? Eye gouging! Dumping cars by the side of the
road, gifting Jumbo Jets!!
It sure makes for a lovely fantasy!
Some of the sadest cars are driven there on daily basis, they would be
declared illegal to drive here in a heartbeat!!
As for the c
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That car was too old to have ceramic brakes. But, I've seen brake discs
broken in pieces like a dropped dinner plate. In those cases the car had been
airborne after shedding the wheel assembly. Twenty minutes after one of these
track
incidents, I picked up a piece of shattered disc and burn
You've not seen diesel smoke until you've driven a Volvo TD with a bad
IP -- smoke isn't the word! Before I got the IP fixed (the last time,
it's out of use again...), downshifting the automatic on the highway
would result in a black cloud that completely obscured the car behind.
They ALWAYS
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First, it's her, not him. You notice the bandaged female and two others, one
sitting on the ground in one photo. The rear seatbacks are up because that
area was occupied. The interesting thing is that only the car ends are
literally
shredded but the cabin is almost unbent, except fot the co
On Sat, 6 May 2006 11:17:11 -0400 "Mike Canfield" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> He or She? Looks like mostly women standing around there.
The generic third-person pronoun that covers both sexes and cases where
one doesn't know the true gender of the driver.
Craig
On Sat, 6 May 2006 00:22:02 -0700 Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I have a three-dial jobbie, too, as the attached photograph shows.
> > It has two sliding levers for the vents and a temperature wheel for
> > controlling the A/C.
>
> I've seen that one before in the junkyards. Looks li
Rusty's site shows the same part number for the 240D and the 300D
(123) - but there is are light duty and heavy duty versions (with the
same part number). Looks like the heavy duty version came with the
turbo models.
On 5/6/06, Jeff Zedic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Do the starters not have a Kil
Do the starters not have a Kilowatt rating stamped right on them? I
seem to recall that it was pretty standard to replace the 240 with a 300
starter for extra "oomph"
And of course, check and clean all connections, especially the main ground!
Jeff Zedic
Toronto
87 300TD
Mike Canfield wrote:
YeahCoolBut still a very strange name.
Then there's the Volvo Amazon...
BillR wrote:
Thanks - I have slept since then and was hoping my memory was not that bad.
Sounds like they did so poorly with the first year car here [though it was
in use in Europe before then] they decided not to try the second time. I
still think it was a nice car to drive as long as you were
Bob Rentfro wrote:
I think they are supposed to, but they could just go buy new eyes. Seems
like there is metric butt-loads of moola flowing around thereand I bet
you and I helped pay for some of those sweet rides with the $3.199 #2 we're
buying lately.
I'm only contributing at $2.75/gal
...and I was thinking a RR was expensive ...
BillR
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you wrote:< road and bought a
you wrote:<
road and bought a new one. >>
Along a similar vein - in Saudia Arabia the Brits and US both had contacts
to supply and maintain military aircraft - but the Americans had a better
spin - the Brits would be seen busily maintaining aircraft of all types in
uge hangers - looks normal,
May 5, 2006
Though there have been enqueries, still no sale. With the warmer
weather the car's starting a lot easier. Filled up the car again, 40
gallons over only 835 miles. 21 MPG, not too good even for around
town driving.
May 6, 2006
Poor mileage? Reluctant starting? Time to do a bit m
He or She? Looks like mostly women standing around there.
Mike
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On Fri, 5 May 2006 21:57:51 EDT [E
"Kia Speculum"
Really? No way!
Mike
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Kia Speculum
RLE
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YeahCoolBut still a very strange name.
Mike
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A ponton is a style of Merc
Doesn't say what injuries the occupants suffered but the passenger
compartment certainly looks like this was highly survivable - IMHO. I'm no
expert, but it looks like they could have walked away without injuroes -
except for being shook-up perhaps.. Also, I believe this is a cabriolet
with t
Marshall said
Every Mercedes diesel I've ever owned (12 or 13 of them) would
occasionally belch a black cloud after being driven gently in the city
for weeks or months or after idling for a LONG period.
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I first discovered the joys of being able to belch smoke "on demand" with my
first d
Amen. Say "Autobahn-mobile!"
:-)
My 300TD wagon is also extremely stable at higher cruising speeds, FYI...but a
totally different feel comapred to a 126. I really like both, but they are
apples and oranges...very different.
CM - whose SD is out of commission for 24 hours until the RTV dr
Last weekend, 1800 miles to go to the Fuel Meet in Bristol, TN.
3 Guys, Cooler and stuff.
Satellite radio on the Oldies station
75/80 mph, steady as a rock, 25.6 mpg average.
This is a great road car.
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1987 300SDL 242 KMI
1995 F-250 PowerChoke 193Kmi
1954 Metr
Seems like there is metric butt-loads of moola flowing around
thereand I bet you and I helped pay for some of those sweet rides with
the $3.199 #2 we're buying lately.
Bob Rentfro
One of my 'favorite' stories from a lady who was working over there had to
do with the penchant for not re
Thanks - I have slept since then and was hoping my memory was not that bad.
Sounds like they did so poorly with the first year car here [though it was
in use in Europe before then] they decided not to try the second time. I
still think it was a nice car to drive as long as you were not personally
No, but I must say that when DSL came out in the world of computers, I had
to LMAO.
Brian
On 5/5/06, John Ervine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Zeitgeist wrote:
> I like TuRD much better. Dodge adds the acronym SLT to some of its
> trucks...anyone care to guess what that works out to in my juven
Funny: The wife and I have become real users of the outside air shutoff
feature (talking about her Honda CRV). We so dislike cigarette smoke (and it
seems that her CRV has a more pronounced tendency to inhale outside fumes)
that when someone in the car infront of us is smoking, or someone standing
I have a three-dial jobbie, too, as the attached photograph shows.
It has two sliding levers for the vents and a temperature wheel for
controlling the A/C.
I've seen that one before in the junkyards. Looks like the two
sliding levers' actions are combined in my car, and my mechanical
AC thermos
I think they are supposed to, but they could just go buy new eyes. Seems
like there is metric butt-loads of moola flowing around thereand I bet
you and I helped pay for some of those sweet rides with the $3.199 #2 we're
buying lately.
Bob Rentfro
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On Wed, 3 May 2006 23:10:36 -0700 Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > If that's the case, it's TOTALLY different from my '82 240D. The fan
> > switch controls just the fan. There are two sliders just below the
> > dash vent that control the air to the defrosters and floor vents.
>
> We're t
On Fri, 5 May 2006 21:57:51 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> http://www.marax.at/funpix/porsche_mega_crash.html
Mega crash is certainly appropriate. I wonder what caused him to lose
control. You can see in the fourth picture that he was driving along a
straight road and then swerved to the right. I
BillR wrote:
Just after I got my 'first year' Focus [which gave me 50 wonderful trouble
free miles prior to the first breakdown] I chatted with a guy in London that
had one that certainly looked identical to mine, though the wheel was on the
right side, of course. What was different about it - ot
Pretty cool, but aren't the men 'sposed to gouge their eyes out or something
after they have seen a woman clad like that?
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
'87 190 DT
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Subject: [MBZ] Street rac
http://www.marax.at/funpix/arab_street_racing.htm
http://www.marax.at/funpix/porsche_mega_crash.html
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The covers over the top of the Boxster's engine can be removed in about five
minutes. It's a requirement in PCA Concours.
RLE
let me know, its been pulled
tom savage wrote:
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Doesn't $3500 seem awfully cheap? Might there be something wrong with it??
You mean like it needs an evaporator, wiring harness, and head removal
because a glowplug is broken off in the head? Perish the thought!
BZZZT, WRONG
Rick Knoble wrote:
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/car/157409100.html
This one is probably gone already
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
'87 190 DT
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Cool I will do that.
Rick Knoble
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'87 190 DT
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Subject: Re: [MBZ] Got a new phone
Rick,
You can use this web site to upload it
Hi, All.
Was following a dark blue Chevrolet Cobalt today and thought "Hmmm cobalt,
one of three magnetic materials, attractive color, and horribly toxic, just
like a Chevrolet!"
Up yur moose!
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
"Oh Lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz" Janis Joplin
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Zeitgeist wrote:
I like TuRD much better. Dodge adds the acronym SLT to some of its
trucks...anyone care to guess what that works out to in my juvenile
little mind?
Salt?
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John L. Ervine
1981 240D 4-spd 270+kmi
1980 300TD 175+kmi
1980 300SD 277+kmi
1977 280S 4-spd 81+kmi
1976 350SE 4-spd 16
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