Me too! I always get quite a bit of material on the towel as I laboriously
scrub (the work is much harder if the paint job is worse off). And the
material I get on the towel is the color of the paint - I understood it to
be the oxidation coming off or something like it.
Frankly, I've never fully
"junk" may not be the right word (except, well, in the case of MLs).
consider the question in these terms. are they like the mercedes that
we drive and love or are they something quite different? say you were
a fairly affluent fellow in the market for a "luxury" car 35 years
ago. you go to the
LarryT wrote:
> Bob wrote< seems it's not that way anymore>>
>
> You know, the internet has changed things more ways that we can even dream -
> communication is probably one of the biggest changes - I wonder if perhaps
> owners who have problems have a better way to publicize their problems than
Bob wrote>
You know, the internet has changed things more ways that we can even dream -
communication is probably one of the biggest changes - I wonder if perhaps
owners who have problems have a better way to publicize their problems than
before? Before the Ne
Dimitri - what people (and especially taxi drivers) are able to buy in
Europe is something completely different from what MBUSA is offering. And
you won't find hardly ANY M-B taxis in the USA.
In Europe, you can purchase a basic car, manual transmission, cloth
upholstery, steel wheels, much les
And speaking of build quality and reliability, what
about Toyota who claims to lead in both? I find it
rare to find a 10 yr old Toyota pickup which is not
perforated with rust or a 10 yr old lexus leather
interior which is not torn and deteriorated almost
beyond recognition.
Dimitri
--- LarryT <[
If MB is selling more cars than ever before, how can
they be junk? They must be doing something right.
Sure the price is right and they are loaded with
features but an upwardly steep sales curve cannot be
attributed to just that. A very large number of new
model MB taxis cruise the streets in eu
Tom wrote:>
Hi Tom,
Not sure if the answer to your question is yes or no. Perhaps it's an
isolated case, but it wouldn't matter to me (or you) if it had happened to
one of us - spending $80K for a car and have paint fall off must be
disconcerting. And
Tom mentioned:
"I have several friends with newer Mercedes and they all seem pleased
with them."
...and then he wondered:
"Can these defective Mercedes be isolated cases that once they start on
the net, never seem to die?"
My friend has a '05 C230 and he loves. It has been flawless. Another wo
Ok, your "weather report" has officially given me second thoughts
about the
fun factor in my planned biz trip down to Walla Walla next week. I'll
be
riding high in a state-issued Taurus.
Whee. If you're lucky the arctic blast may have passed, but who knows?
What's a 12V-2A SMPS?
12-volt,
David sez:
"A lot of people these days only keep a car for a couple years anyway.
They only care that they hold together for the lease term."
I think that's what MB has been banking on since the merger.
Hursty sez:
" mercedes is the new jaguar.
it's pretty much over."
I think you're right..
I've been reading this thread and it seems odd to me.
I have several friends with newer Mercedes and they all seem pleased
with them. And those that I rode in & drove run great, handle great &
perform flawlessly. I don't see any cosmetic flaws (inside or out),
other than Sheree's parking lot adven
That's a big reason for the MBCA dilemma - declining membership while cars
on the road continue to sky-rocket. There's not much reason to join a club
when your focus is 2 years and then off to the next brand du jour. And
quality issues, real or imagined, do nothing to maintain or build on the
Gary Hurst wrote:
> and yet they sell more cars then ever before. people just like junk?
A lot of people these days only keep a car for a couple years anyway.
They only care that they hold together for the lease term.
and yet they sell more cars then ever before. people just like junk?
as i have mentioned many times before, mercedes is the new jaguar.
it's pretty much over.
On 1/12/07, LarryT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Yeah, I spoke with a gentleman who bought a new S430 and within 2 years the
paint was fal
Bill told us:
"One of our friends has a fairly late model SL [not sure of the year], her
third MB from that dealer. The center console material is flaking off. MB
just says 'too bad'. Interior looks like a junk yard car, and it would not
surprise me if they have bought their last MB."
Sugge
Before you do anything so drastic, take a look at the "How-To" articles on
http://www.properautocare.com/kemyneveloit.html
I've found their info to be very helpful. Granted, some is for Detailing &
Painting professionals and some of the procedures requires the use of some
power tools, the inf
Ok, your "weather report" has officially given me second thoughts about the
fun factor in my planned biz trip down to Walla Walla next week. I'll be
riding high in a state-issued Taurus.
What's a 12V-2A SMPS?
On 1/13/07, Jim Cathey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
January 12, 2007
I bought a 'new'
Now you need to calibrate son for proper use of correctly operating
door,
correct?
Should be easy, just tell him he can open his own door now.
Some things he learns quickly! :-) Especially with "Open
it yourself" applied a time or two.
-- Jim
not the paint. If you get wax on the cloth, you are pressing too
hard,
lighten up. You should be able to buff out the wax on the entire car
without getting more than a trace on the cloth."
I always found that when I did it right the dried wax almost feels like
it is scraping off with the c
Jim explained:
"The rear door my son usually uses was really quite messed up, and the
latch was prone to freezing up. I took the door apart, and found that
yes indeed the vapor barriers were non-functional. I removed the
latch and solvent-tanked it to remove all the old gummy gritty
lubricant,
January 12, 2007
I bought a 'new' 12V-2A SMPS at the thrift shop yesterday, complete
with an old portable Canon inkjet printer, and today I reinstalled
that part of the preheating system. Works fine, except that the
heater blower is shrieking sometimes. I _must_ get that taken care of
soon befo
You could set it just tight enough to hold the car in your relatively flat
driveway. Then your wife could somehow manage to not notice they're on and
drive 10 miles to work AND back.
Mine's a 190D remember, its got a hand brake. I've always preferred the
handbrake because I notice when its on..
That flat looking paint with tons of "orange peel" will have to be
power buffed to get it shiny. You could do it by hand, but only if you
have a couple of weeks to devote to it. A short time with a power
buffer will slick it out nicely.
Turtle wax is fine wax if you apply it correctly (usual
I can offer you some of my personal experiences, but they are limited:
I recently had to remove some stains left on a light blue paint job by a
maple tree. I bought the Zymol Cleaner Wax (c. $10 per pint or so - anyway,
plenty to do at least a couple of jobs). While it wasn't the best for
removin
A few more from the Canadian market, for the american's to drool over
1990 300TDt 12.9K http://www.canadatrader.com/result/
detailinfo.aspx?ID=24718952&pgno=1&srt=1
1989 300TDt 4matic 17K, see what did I tell you, http://
www.canadatrader.com/result/detailinfo.aspx?ID=23514651&pgno=1&srt=1
19
Seems a bit high in the Canadian market for such a basic vehicle. But
it's a 4matic (likely the evil type).
That and diesel is for the most part cheaper in Canada so the
dynamics are different, plus of course we can
import mmm vehicles upto 1992 now without hassle. Now if it was a
wagon, I'll
To quote Kaleb, this seems to be a guy on crack, or perhaps something
stronger. To ask 15 grand for a car in questionable condition (that low a
mileage in a 19 year old car implies a lack of proper exercise or
maintenance to me) is way over credulity. And apparently only Canadians can
be assur
*I'd love to grab this running gear, since I've been looking hard to
find an
AWD vehicle for my wife.
http://tinyurl.com/y7t8v8*
Hmm, and here I am with a perfectly good 87 124 diesel VIN plate
in the woods. Too bad it's for a wagon!
-- Jim
*I'd love to grab this running gear, since I've been looking hard to find an
AWD vehicle for my wife.
http://tinyurl.com/y7t8v8*
--
Casey
Olympia, WA
Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent vegetative state"
'87 300TD intercooler/propane #22 0-60mph 7.3sec (220k)
'84 300D (218k)
Gashuffer:
'89 Vanag
BTDT, in my '80 300SD on the skid pad at Summit Point Raceway..
A real kick..
Chuck
Phoenix AZ
On Jan 12, 2007, at 6:32 PM, OK Don wrote:
As a matter of fact, I had my son out doing almost that exact same
thing today - in the 240D!!!
The sound was a little different - there's 13mm of i
One of our friends has a fairly late model SL [not sure of the year], her
third MB from that dealer. The center console material is flaking off. MB
just says 'too bad'. Interior looks like a junk yard car, and it would not
surprise me if they have bought their last MB.
BillR
-Original Me
Yeah, I spoke with a gentleman who bought a new S430 and within 2 years the
paint was falling off in sheets along the lower 1/4 of the body - doors,
fenders and rockers - revealing corrosion beneath - never any accidents and
of course DC denies responsibility. He was preparing a lawsuit last I
Jim Cathey wrote:
> Such as all the MB turbo diesel engines. Or the Cummins. Probably
> others too, but I have no knowledge of them.
>
VW turbodiesels also have oil squirters to cool the pistons. It's the
main difference between a "turbo" block and a non-turbo one.
mid-80's yesterday, and happened upon a two-page, beautiful
advertisement
for the Chrysler Laser - remember those?
Test-drove one, as they were affordable and I liked the looks.
Too cheesy, and my sample had something wrong with the clutch.
Ended up with the Camaro. Never regretted it.
-- Ji
keep from melting out the tops of the pistons; turbo engines are
designed
with special additional cooling provisions for the pistons - some even
have
one or more dedicated spray nozzles inside the block to throw oil on
the
underside of the piston itself.
Such as all the MB turbo diesel engine
A few years back, the US Navy was intent to power their new mine hunters
with an Italian V-8 Diesel engine, one that had a good reputation for
longevity in its cast iron version. Unfortunately, a mine sweeper needs to
be a-magnetic if possible, so it was decided to make the engine out of
alumi
Some of us got to do this kind of drifting at the Summit Point, WV skid pad,
but with a bald-tired Caprice, with its alignment set to "sloppy". It was
part of the Driver's Ed course before a Tri-O-Rama MBCA event a few years
back.
Werner
- Original Message -
From: "Hendrik Riessen" <
"Zoltan Finks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Allan, is there any way around having to give one's phone number and
> full name before being able to browse that site?
Hm. Though it says "german" auto parts, it is really focusd on VW,
and to a lesser extent Audi. All the other marques ask for cont
As a matter of fact, I had my son out doing almost that exact same
thing today - in the 240D!!!
The sound was a little different - there's 13mm of ice on top of the
pavement today ---
On 1/12/07, Hendrik Riessen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c_Lo2HperU
Perhaps with a
You can make one also ---
http://www.bmw-m.net/TechProc/bleeder.htm
On 1/12/07, Zoltan Finks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Allan, is there any way around having to give one's phone number and full
name before being able to browse that site?
Brian
On 1/10/07, Allan Streib <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> w
Benz (and BMW) got infected with American Automotive Junk Virus when
Benz bought Chrysler -- and hired a whole bunch of American designers
(the head of the design department at BMW is American).
Hence the junk. Much more emphasis on looks and cheesy manufacturing,
and much less on quality in
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7c_Lo2HperU
Perhaps with a 300DT
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> The W210 chassis is cute about that; it throws an error in the cluster
> (instead of the odometer) that the parking brake is on and chirps at you,
> then if your speed goes above 10mph or so (maybe 15mph) it will change the
> illumination color of the message area from
Larry T. wondered:
"Or, perhaps after 2002 they decided the best was too damn much trouble -
and
"good enough" is fine ?"
I believe it may have started before '02 to listen to some people talk about
their cars
Bob R.
- Original Message -
From: "LarryT" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To
Usually, the brakes are stronger than the engine.
If it's a choice between crashing a bus and blowing an engine,
you hit the clutch (or put it in neutral) and let it rev.
Mitch.
Have you tried a random number in your area code with a 555 exchange?
Or perhaps use one of the "offshore" areacodes.. some of them are VERY
expensive (dollars per minute)
-j.
-- Original message --
From: "Zoltan Finks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Allan, is there any
The W210 chassis is cute about that; it throws an error in the cluster (instead
of the odometer) that the parking brake is on and chirps at you, then if your
speed goes above 10mph or so (maybe 15mph) it will change the illumination
color of the message area from amber to RED and really squawk.
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