A battery charger really is the answer unless you need to drive somewhere
anyway.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
256-656-1924
www.kegkits.com
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Tom Hargrave wrote:
A battery charger really is the answer unless you need to drive somewhere
anyway.
Or unless you live in an apartment with no outside plug-ins. ;)
You should drive out sometime and visit Iowa. Contrary to what you might
think, there is a lot more here than corn and soybeans, such as
http://www.iastate.edu/.
On 7/18/06, David Brodbeck [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
redghost wrote:
Where in creation would you drive that in Iowa, Don?
Why am I
LT Don wrote:
You should drive out sometime and visit Iowa. Contrary to what you might
think, there is a lot more here than corn and soybeans, such as
http://www.iastate.edu/.
I actually did drive through Iowa once, on I-80. I saw lots of corn and
lots of truck stops. But I'm sure that's
Does the 126 have the McPherson(?) strut set up like the 201?
The suspension set up in the 201's is completley different to the earlier
compact size MB's and there is no comparison possible. Like comparing a CDI
Diesel to an non CDI engine.
Also it has to be remebered that the 201 dominated
Yea, I-80 does cut thru the fields. Extremely boring, and I _live_ here!
You need to take an exit and look around some.
In case any of you out there are (1) independently wealthy and bored, or (2)
willing to travel, I highly (let me make that HIGHLY) recommend crossing
Iowa on Highway 30. Runs
Thanks Mr. Jim
Bob Rentfro
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Sent: Monday, July 17, 2006 10:01 PM
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In a message dated 7/17/2006 8:05:53 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
SoI
Well I am a firm believer that MB really started it's downward slide when
they became DC.
Cut costs, focus on looks and gadgets rather than substance and reliability
and you have a recipe for disaster.
I call it trading in German desire for reliability for American type
consumerism.
-
Is that a Chinese guy driving it?
--R
Zeitgeist wrote:
Watch this four part series of wonton Mercedes abuse at your own risk.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bIV_hHPAFQmode=relatedsearch=
Now I am going to defend that about Audi saying it was the customers fault. Of
couse it turned out to be a bunch of idiots who were money hungry. That
unintended acceleration turned out to be a sick joke that almost cost Audi
their business. I owned a few of their cars and never ever had a
I like Audi -- a poor man's Benz. In fact, my VW Quantum diesel-turbo is a
misbadged Audi 4000.
On 7/18/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Now I am going to defend that about Audi saying it was the customers
fault. Of couse it turned out to be a bunch of idiots who were money
You should drive out sometime and visit Iowa. Contrary to what you
might
think, there is a lot more here than corn and soybeans
I have a friend from Ioway. I always tease her about the
state tree being corn. Sets her off every time!
-- Jim
Does the 126 have the McPherson(?) strut set up like the 201?
No. The 126 looks a lot like the 114/115 underneath, as does
everything in between. (107, 116, 123)
-- Jim
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Now I am going to defend that about Audi saying it was the customers fault.
Although it does seem the only people stupid enough to buy Audis in the
1980s were the ones who were too stupid to know that if the brake pedal
dropped to the floor with no more resistance
Actually, that is a good time to buy one of the vehicles. I sure with Benz
would suddenly find the CDI's smacking into garage walls!
On 7/18/06, Mitch Haley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Now I am going to defend that about Audi saying it was the customers
fault.
Although
I think the state tree out here is the Family Tree.
On 7/18/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You should drive out sometime and visit Iowa. Contrary to what you
might
think, there is a lot more here than corn and soybeans
I have a friend from Ioway. I always tease her about the
Now, now - the 107 and 114/115 have a double wishbone front suspension
(my favorite). None of these single arms and track rods and sockets,
etc.
On 7/18/06, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Does the 126 have the McPherson(?) strut set up like the 201?
No. The 126 looks a lot like the
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Ya, he spilled some to that creme of sum yung gy soup in his lap; hence the
wonton mayhem that ensued.
On 7/18/06, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is that a Chinese guy driving it?
Casey
Olympia, WA
Biodiesel: I drive in a persistent vegetative state
'87 300TD intercooler #22 (216k)
On Tue, 18 Jul 2006 14:16:08 -0500 LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'd rather have that tugboat they show on the same page. Wouldn't that
make a cute liveaboard boat?
Indeed. That's why I said it's a good thing I don't live near the ocean!
Craig
Now, now - the 107 and 114/115 have a double wishbone front suspension
(my favorite). None of these single arms and track rods and sockets,
etc.
Shows you what I know. I can recognize a strut that isn't there...
How many pins on that thing? What voltage?...
-- Jim
Me too. That is one of my fantasies.
Have you read this:? Go to http://www.arachnoid.com/sailbook/ and download
Confessions. The author (and the guy who does the website) WROTE AppleWriter
and is a multi-millionaire. He also spend four years sailing around the
world. He now takes his boat to
One a them funny guys, huh?
--R
Zeitgeist wrote:
Ya, he spilled some to that creme of sum yung gy soup in his lap; hence the
wonton mayhem that ensued.
On 7/18/06, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is that a Chinese guy driving it?
Casey
Olympia, WA
Biodiesel: I drive in a
I doubt that the FSM was amused --- by the video, not the banter.
On 7/18/06, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
One a them funny guys, huh?
--R
--
OK Don, KD5NRO
Norman, OK
The Americans will always do the right thing... after they've
exhausted all the alternatives.
Sir Winston
You think you got problems with mice in your car, check this out
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060717/NEWS02/607170317/1009
--R
rumor has it that David wrote:
Tom Hargrave wrote:
A battery charger really is the answer unless you need to drive
somewhere anyway.
Or unless you live in an apartment with no outside plug-ins. ;)
Then you need a big battery and an inverter and a battery charger.
Oh.
Maybe you
I remember following that story all the way to the end when it went to federal
court. At the time I owned one of the rare Audi Quattro coupes (which was
trashed by some drunken $%#@ in a truck. I remember all the charges being
dismissed at the expense of millions in legal fees for Audi when the
on 7/18/06 9:10 PM, Mitch Haley at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Now I am going to defend that about Audi saying it was the customers fault.
Although it does seem the only people stupid enough to buy Audis in the
1980s were the ones who were too stupid to know that if the brake pedal
dropped to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I remember all the charges being dismissed at the expense of millions in
legal fees
for Audi when the accusers admitted to making the stories up.
I hadn't heard about the intentional accidents before. The whole media spiel
stunk of
BS and I tried to ignore it.
So in
Actually this is the first time I actually heard anything about Audi making
those comments. I'm betting the media was responsible for those comments.
Harry
69 280 SEL 120,000 Miles
72 350SL 108,000 Miles
2004 VW Passat 4 Motion
1999 Mazda Miata
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From: Steve
Well, they used a bit more than wontons on that car, I especially liked
the energetic dissociations of various devices in the final reel. It
was funny in one scene where the rear wiper was still trying to do it's
job with the window missing, the hatch all bent up. If I ever get into
a crash
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Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 12:25:33 -0700
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695lbs? That seems pretty cheap
Rich Thomas wrote:
Well, they used a bit more than wontons on that car, I especially liked
the energetic dissociations of various devices in the final reel. It
was funny in one scene where the rear wiper was still trying to do it's
job with the window
Is there a way to download the videos to watch later on that site? My PC
comes up with an error message. Would love to watch them but can't sit here
in front of the PC waiting for them to load.
Mike
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Roger Conlon wrote:
Would a 87 300SDL motor drop into one of these 90-91 350SDL cars
with out any modifications?
NO!
Marshall
--
Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
der Dieseling Doktor [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'87 300TD 182Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D
I have yet to complete the process to verify 100%, but it appears so...
I'm downloading from this site right now:
http://keepvid.com/
But it looks like this would probably work directly...
http://videodownloader.net/get/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fyoutube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D-bIV_hHPAFQ
On 7/19/06, Mike
on 7/19/06 6:44 AM, Mitch Haley at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What car
goes forward at full throttle while the brake pedal goes to the floor, and
magically
fixes itself after the crash?
The problem was eventually admitted to be that the european cars did not
have the huge brake pedal that NA
No, Audi managed that one all by itself.
I can still remember the car magazines turning on Audi (after initially
being sympathetic), over the PR response.
Mac
on 7/19/06 7:42 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Actually this is the first time I actually heard anything about Audi
Anybody know why the ignition module would be different for a 420 and a
560? I dont see why they would need a different unit. Anybody?
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 87 420SEL, 87 300SDL,
85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 190D 2.2, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81
on 7/19/06 11:38 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anybody know why the ignition module would be different for a 420 and a
560? I dont see why they would need a different unit. Anybody?
Oh, you slay me. As if. Same reason there are at least two different vacuum
routing
haha, yea
Steve MacSween wrote:
on 7/19/06 11:38 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Anybody know why the ignition module would be different for a 420 and a
560? I dont see why they would need a different unit. Anybody?
Oh, you slay me. As if. Same reason there are at
Other than the slightly different glowplug system, I'm at a loss to think of
too many reasons why a .96 can't be substituted for a .97 If I came upon a
good deal for one of those rigs, that's exactly what I'd do. But then
again, I'd rather stick with the E-class anyway.
On 7/19/06, Marshall
Didn't that whole deal originate on 60Minutes with Dan Rather in the
lead on the story? Found some dentist's wife who got wunnathem new
Uropeen cars and had no idea how to drive it so did the pedal mixup
thing? Another fake but accurate reporting job?
There is an old newspaper photo of my
Steve MacSween wrote:
on 7/19/06 6:44 AM, Mitch Haley at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
What car
goes forward at full throttle while the brake pedal goes to the floor, and
magically
fixes itself after the crash?
The problem was eventually admitted to be that the european cars did not
to frustrate you. Is it working?
Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] said:
Anybody know why the ignition module would be different for a 420 and a
560? I dont see why they would need a different unit. Anybody?
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89
Most if not all 4wheelers use a centrifigal clutch just like on a snowmobile.
If its slipping while getting up to speed its probably a bad belt or the
primary clutch is
gunked up and not closing good, or maybe more likely the secondary doesn't
close all the way
so you're really starting in a
Not for the first time I don't think most people get what I'm trying to say
here.
Remember I have a 201 and I REALLY like it. Specifically I like that it has
decent power
and 40mpg.
I was in Germany in '93 and noticed that many Germans take alot of pride in
their cars, and do
alot of their
So I decided to get back to messing with the enterprise again (380SE
with euro 5.0 motor). Am in the middle of pulling the gas tank and
going to pull one out of another car to put in it. Imagine it being 101
outside, unhooking the fuel lines from under the car, and having your
arms and back
I remember the day I picked up my old 300CD. Laying on burning hot
gravel trying to disconnect the driveshaft so I could dolly the car
home... the thermometer in the truck indicated about 105. Not fun.
J.B.
At 04:04 PM 7/19/2006, you wrote:
So I decided to get back to messing with the
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Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:36:00 -0700
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Zeitgeist wrote:
Other than the slightly different glowplug system, I'm at a loss to think of
too many reasons why a .96 can't be substituted for a .97 If I came upon a
good deal for one of those rigs, that's exactly what I'd do. But then
again, I'd rather stick with the E-class anyway.
The
The end days, they are a comin! Repent sinners or thou shall be
foresaken...and stung repeatedly
On 7/18/06, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
You think you got problems with mice in your car, check this out
You got that right, bro -- for verification, check out this allahgator
http://www.southflorida.com/news/chi-0607190265jul19,0,330718.story?coll=sfe-guide-headlines2
--R
Zeitgeist wrote:
The end days, they are a comin! Repent sinners or thou shall be
foresaken...and stung repeatedly
On
There must be a cutoff date for many of those things to appear, because I
have an IP and turbo unit from a '90 or '91 603.97 engine, and none of their
functions operate differently than my 603.96 engine. I'd be willing to bet
the W140 w/603.97 engined cars all have the newer systems in place.
Teh 201 was the first chassis with the current multi-link rear
suspension and strut type front suspension, now quite common (all MB
models, Volvo, and Ford 500s plus Chrysler models). Some changes in
the latest ones, but essentially the same.
The W126 is the older suspension, modified from
Not exactly what you would call recent photos. What is all that white stuff in
the background?
Randy B
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