FWIW - I have a Rolex valued at @ $4000, BUT I paid $65 for it 40 years ago.
It sits in a drawer because I got so sick of it after wearing it for 20+
years and the thing just wouldn't die. Could be that is one of the things
that started my love for fine craftsmanship and good parts. Got my first
Improper use of the term. Sorry. I just noticed they are re being held for
review. Am I ok with stuff now?
BillR
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Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 12:38 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
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on 1/14/07 5:13 PM, OK Don at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I read an
> article recently that was questioning how much "free will" we actually
> have, and how much is an illusion. It looks like more is programmed in
> than we like to think.
If you want a stinging critique on how 'free' our consumer/
We let it sit a day and it is working again in all positions. I am thinking
worn brushes. Any other ideas?
On 1/14/07, Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
andrew strasfogel wrote:
> The blower motor on her 1985 300 CD has ceased to operate in one fell
> swoop. I replaced the fuse, but
True, to a point, but when the manager cannot understand the process,
they are worse than useless. I've not seen the facilitation part much,
just the micromanagement and tantrum part. If they cannot do the work,
how is all the shades of hell are they going to be able to tell if it's
being don
Only problem is the lights will still be flashing on and off.
Darrell W. Sigmon wrote:
The easiest way is to disconnect the alarm horn...
Ralph W wrote:
The alarm in my '87 300TD seems to have a mind of it's own every day or two the
alarm will go off for no apparent reason. Does anyone know
I forget who said it, but it still applies:- "First class people hire
first class people, second class people hire third class people".
This is not a class, gender or ethnic anything of an exclusionary
nature, just about capability.
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
Diesel? Anyone?
Unless I'm mistaken, this stuff is actually in the MBA curriculum. Not
that anyone actually pays attention to it, once in the corperate
environment, cash balance today seems to rule, whatever the cost
tomorrow.
Dimwit management is hardly an unknown, but seems to be more and more
the norm th
> < application of Zymol car polish is with really hard rubbing. It's more a
> "crust" than a haze. It also removes the so-called dead paint in the
> process.>>
>
The only reason to use "polish" in the first place is to remove the oxidized
paint. So, of course the cloth will get dirty fast and
I don't know if that is true, but I worked for a promoter in
Evansville, and made a couple short notice trips to get the correct
bottle of wine for the performers --- they did have good taste, by the
way!
I heard stories about the jelly beans and taking all the red M&Ms out
of a bowl full.
...required the use of picograms to train staff...mandatory drug
testing
Must have been some powerful stuff, if picograms were all that were
required!
-- Jim
There's some sense in this, in a way. A manager does not *do* the
work, they are supposed to facilitate its getting done. They need to
know haw to navigate company politics, manage human resource issues,
assign tasks to the appropriate people, deal with interpersonal
conflicts in their staff, dev
Sadly Larry, it's worse.
The company I work as contract for is now back to "lean manufacturing"
(aka cut costs any way you can, reguardless of the results) from Six
Sigma. Neither system will do anything but fix operations that
actually MAKE something (plastic, ball bearings, fittings, parts,
I've been reading some of the Waverly novels (out of embarrassment
from owning the whole set, and having read only a few) - Scott's
stories about 17th and 18th century England, and the commentary about
the circumstances, are sadly reflective of today -- it's surprising
how many situations and quot
> < AutoAdminLogon
> in the registry. You could probably google it. If I remember correctly
> it's in localmachine\microsoft\windowsnt\currentversion\winlogon you need
> to have that autoadminlogon key set to 1, and the defaultusername,
> defaultdomain and defaultpassword all set.>>
>
If this i
From: "Rich Thomas" Subject: Re: [MBZ] Watch Quality
Why would you/whoever spend $2k on a watch?
I can appreciate the engineering and craftsmanship of a
fine timepiece, which I guess is part of the appeal.
It seems like maybe you don't appreciate it as much as others. I hope you
didn't act
That is the exact thing I was thinking about. It was a bit fuzzy, but there
it is. Thanks.
Chris K
Cayce, SC
Chris Kueny wrote:
Somebody who knows more than me should point out the difference in
Japanese
QC vs German QC. The Germans accept a certain amount of bad cars, and
try
like heck
We eschew silly diamonds and the whole notion of diamonds as an object of
desire; what a crock. My wife has a simple silver band, and I don't wear
anything. Also, my $80 stainless Citizen watch works just fine for
indicating the passage of time. I collect and maintain vintage German
mechanical
Or get a manmade gem from Gemesis or Apollo Diamond - it's a real diamond,
minimal to zero flaws, colorless, at 1/2 the debeers thieving price.
On 1/14/07, Mitch Haley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Sunil Hari wrote:
>
> Not to rant, but I really abhor DeBeers.
Get your girl to really abhor DeBe
I enjoy these threads about Japan vs Germny vs US. Yes, there were more
problems with the US built Toyotas. (Some may remember I worked for Toyota
for 13 years)
A Japanese built car had a JT2 or JT1 VIN whilst the US made were 1T1.
Canadian made were 2T1 and ranked almost as high as the JT2 cars.
Sunil Hari wrote:
>
> Not to rant, but I really abhor DeBeers.
Get your girl to really abhor DeBeers, and then convince her
that cubic zirconia engagement rings are the ultimate revenge
against DeBeers. Something around 3 carats, with the same setting
you'd buy if it were a diamond. Buy yoursel
It's a QC issue, if the shipping folks of company "A" can't met the
shipping QC specs which might be there because the robots like to
have consistence when they remove things from pallets then why should
they think the product made by company 'A' will met the standards
either.
Reminds me
The easiest way is to disconnect the alarm horn...
Ralph W wrote:
The alarm in my '87 300TD seems to have a mind of it's own every day or two the
alarm will go off for no apparent reason. Does anyone know what causes this? As
an alternative how can I disable the alarm? I really don't need an a
It was during this time that MB contracted with Porsche to build the 500E.
Darrell W. Sigmon
500E
400E
LarryT wrote:
In the early 90s Porsche was in deep do-do - sold less than 1000 Porsches in
the US vs 10s of 1000s normally. Not a happy time. Until then, Porsches
were heavily hand built - t
Yes, that and testing. A friend of mine a few years back bought a
new toyota van (new model, first year of production) and proceeded to
put
50,000 miles on it in the first year. They got a phone call a year
out saying Toyota wanted their transmission, if they agreeded they'd
get a
new one
Ok, I dug around more and found a UK site that had pictures of the
assembly which is the same as mine
The fellow noted even with the screw undone the housing won't come
apart. In looking at the shop manual
it looks like that the one I have would require removing the assembly
and undoing the g
Peter wrote:<< many CEOs and upper management these days have
degrees in English>>
Frightening. Before I left the corporate world I saw the requirement for
MBAs becoming more and more ingrained into almost all positions being
advertised for. From cost (reasonable) to engineering (not reasonab
Sunil Hari wrote:
> It's not a watch, it's a piece of jewelry that happens to tell time. No one
> poo-poohs a $2k diamond ring, and it doesn't -do- anything.
Yup, and what makes it valuable is the craftsmanship and the
exclusivity. It doesn't take much to turn out an accurate quartz watch,
but a
Hi Peter,
Yep, I should have included management when I mentioned the labor unons - I
don't see how the stockholders keep from storming that gates when they see
the bonuses being handed out. It;s one thing for bonus' to be distributed
when profit is up but madness when times are tough.
I re
It's not a watch, it's a piece of jewelry that happens to tell time. No one
poo-poohs a $2k diamond ring, and it doesn't -do- anything. And the stone
inside isn't really worth the money; it's an artificial supply constriction
by a cartel.
Not to rant, but I really abhor DeBeers.
On 1/14/07, R
Nope. A degree in science or engineering disqualifies one to be
management -- "too close to the work". You must have "independent
thinking skills" and be able to blow the current psuedo-scientific
smoke, whatever brand it is these days. If you know how things
actually work, you won't be able
Not really a ramble, Larry. They ARE better, but still suffer from
crappy design (lousy shapes, for instance) --- my buddy's parents
decided to drive (at night) to go to dinner over Thanksgiving because
they simply could not face the ordeal of getting in and out of the rear
seat of a new Ponti
you wrote:>
Hmmm, I wonder if that is because of the low # of engineering/scientist our
colleges are turning out? Along with a high # of Liberal Arts degrees
forcing a glut on the market - so a company that is looking for a Bachelors
degree holder must accept wha
Yep, my 1999 Camry had a J in the VIN # indicating it was assembled in
Japan.
It was a part of the advertising when I sold it to buy the 91 300D ;-)
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
www.youroil.net for Oil Analysis and Weber Parts
Test Results http://members.rennlist.com/oil
PORSCHE P
In the early 90s Porsche was in deep do-do - sold less than 1000 Porsches in
the US vs 10s of 1000s normally. Not a happy time. Until then, Porsches
were heavily hand built - that had to change - they could *not* continue to
produce a product designed in the late 50s while continuing to charge
Why would you/whoever spend $2k on a watch?
Not being a smartass, I just want to know what the thought process is.
I have found that there are plenty of places to get the time if you need
it, and I very rarely need to know what the time is when there is no
source around. I can appreciate the
The way I see Mercedes in their quality standards is they pay more attention
the to the quality of their higher end cars than they do the so called "less
expensive" cars. Its like the more money you have to spend on their cars has a
greater influence to how tolerant you are with quality.
Har
The GTI was built in Germany, but some of the parts came from Austria and the
US. I do believe the diesel engine cars.. Jetta, Golf and Rabbitt were also
German built
Harry
69 280 SEL 135,000 Miles
72 350SL 118,000 Miles
2004 VW Passat 4 Motion
1999 Mazda Miata
-Original Message--
I noticed in the most recent years Toyota has taken a long hard look at the
quality of their US built cars. I know someone who was a dedicated carrier for
the Toyota plant in Indiana and he mentioned that they often send more
shipments of parts and supplies back then they accept. He mentioned th
The difference between US and Japanese manufacturing is that the
Japanese USE statistical process control, the vast majority of US
manufactures do lots of statistics and call it SPC -- there is a
difference!
Don't know about the Germans, but I believe they tend more toward
producing good part
Chris Kueny wrote:
> Somebody who knows more than me should point out the difference in Japanese
> QC vs German QC. The Germans accept a certain amount of bad cars, and try
> like heck to catch them and fix them before shipping them, while the
> Japanese see any bad car as a problem in the proc
andrew strasfogel wrote:
The blower motor on her 1985 300 CD has ceased to operate in one fell
swoop. I replaced the fuse, but this had no effect. Before I
purchase a replacement motor, I should ask whether there is a relay
that might be at fault rather than the motor itself. Anybody?
The
The frog icon is likely an option (similar silly stuff on OS X) -- you
can set the computer to boot directly into a user somewhere on the
control panel, I don't know where (I'm a Mac user, but I've worked on
XP computers). You need the admin password to do so, I think, but it
can be done.
Pe
Hey 'preciate the tips!
Actually I think we only have one user defined, or whatever the terminology.
I remember installing XP and I just named one user. And it's the only one
that comes up - the name I chose and the silly cartoon frog.
I'll look at the google earth site too.
Brian
The US plants have American managers. If they are like the ones I have
currently at my current job (major US company as a contractor), they
can turn any set of parts into junk.
The notion that "if you know how to do it you are prohibited from
managing it" seems to be universal in the US -- th
to what I need to change?
BillR
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"Billr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Kaleb - I just had to reinstall MS Office Professional and suddenly am
> getting bounces all over the place. I thought I had everything the same,
> but I guess not. Any clue as to what I need to change?
Your messages contain the following Reply-To header:
go to start - settings - control panel and select the option to change how
users logon.
Dave W
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From: "Zoltan Finks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 3:17 AM
Subject: [MBZ] OT Winows XP annoying click requirement
"Billr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I use XP on two computers [both came with it as the OS though, no
> upgrades] and I have never seen a frog icon. Must be from something
> else. I hit the power button [on the rare occasion that I turn one
> off] and either wait a minute or come back later to
Similar differences in quality were/are noted in Mexican vs. German
assembled Volkswagens, and also to the US assembled ones (Rabbits I
think) when they had a plant in Westmoreland PA. For example I have
been told "if you are going to buy a Golf, get the GTI they are still
made in Germany" (I don'
The blower motor on her 1985 300 CD has ceased to operate in one fell
swoop. I replaced the fuse, but this had no effect. Before I
purchase a replacement motor, I should ask whether there is a relay
that might be at fault rather than the motor itself. Anybody?
There is a relay, the blower c
I doubt that Zymol is plain carnauba wax, though
Peter
Too bad it was only the wine, I was planning a trip to your casa to check it
out!
Rory Morrison
Oroville, WA
1985 300SD
1982 300TD
Lubricate the rod with synthetic grease, Mobil 1 or equivalent. Helps
a bunch. CLEAN with a spray something first, but the lube MUST stay
put no matter what the temp, and anything liquid will run off in the
summer, leading to a stuck shaft eventually.
I need to do this with both cars -- I lu
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/282866/en-us
Check out google earth.
-joe
Caveat.
Before removing wiper from car, disconnect the battery. If you nudge
the self parking bit it may shear away important part of your anatomy.
This would ruin your day!
Fred Moir
Lynn MA
John M McIntosh wrote:
The cold weather up here in the NW has shown the 90's W124 needs to
have the wiper mech greased.
In looking into this, plus reading notes on the internet it says to
use a pick or allen wrench on the lower flange of the wiper rod housing
at the 5 and 7 o'clock position
The blower motor on her 1985 300 CD has ceased to operate in one fell
swoop. I replaced the fuse, but this had no effect. Before I
purchase a replacement motor, I should ask whether there is a relay
that might be at fault rather than the motor itself. Anybody?
1985 300 CD
210 K miles
I find that the only wy to remove the white haze left on my car
following application of Zymol car polish is with really hard rubbing.
It's more a "crust" than a haze. It also removes the so-called dead
paint in the process.
On 1/13/07, Peter Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thin white haze
Now you guys are getting into my area of expertise.
Quality has to be designed into and not inspected into a product.
Inspection's place is as a measuring tool and in the case of an identified
quality issue, a filter to bring a sub-standard lot back up to acceptable
standards. Quality systems are
John,
You may want to read the procedure for removing the whole wiper assy - it
may be easier to do that and lubricate everything before replacing it. BTW,
the WW assy is removed to access the HVAC blower motor.
Thanks for the warning about lubing the WW.
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91
I've been running Google Earth on my Macs. It works well, and it's
free. Runs on all three major platforms.
http://earth.google.com/
--mf
On Jan 14, 2007, at 3:17 AM, Zoltan Finks wrote:
Has anyone installed "Virtual Earth 3D" and run it successfully?
It's that
map/locating program, but
Yep. The old stand by explanation for QC problems was "They all do that."
Now, run along.
Certainly the old days of paying sticker for a VW because there was a line
of people waiting in line for the next one - the Japanese changed all that.
I'm trying to remember who this was -- saw a progra
Go to the MSN website and look for an application called TweakUI - if it;s
not there try searching http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/ - it these are
unsuccessful Google TweakUI.
Theres lots of Tweaks in there with all manners of short cuts. Look for
log on and you can enter a user name and p
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I use XP on two computers [both came with it as the OS though, no upgrades]
and I have never seen a frog icon. Must be from something else. I hit the
power button [on the rare occasion that I turn one off] and either wait a
minute or come back later to a ready computer.
BillR
-Original Mes
"<>
After my father-in-Law became successful enough with his fishing equipment
[Pompanette - which also had a great reputation until he sold the business
and retired] he bought only Cadillac. That ended when the quality dropped.
He said he used to be able to tell a big difference in quality, but
I'm not sure if there's an easier way, but you could set up AutoAdminLogon
in the registry. You could probably google it. If I remember correctly
it's in localmachine\microsoft\windowsnt\currentversion\winlogon you need
to have that autoadminlogon key set to 1, and the defaultusername,
defaultd
My story was based on a company Corolla, probably a 1992 that I was assigned
when I hired on in 1994 [I let the wife have my '75 240D]. When I first
took the car to the Toyota dealer and gave the service manager a list of
items that were causing me concern [can't remember the list anymore] his
fir
Brian,
I had installed Virtual Earth but found it disappointing. It was ok and I
didn't keep it long, it was a big download too. 3D version must be
differeent because I never had any city fly throughs.
Onmy XP, I only have to click the user icon when I wake my computer from
standby. When I first
Does anyone know if there is a way to disable the requirement that Windows
XP has that the user click on their user icon in order to get the computer
to either turn on or to wake up?
We "upgraded" from 98 to XP some months ago, and the most annoying feature
is that when I turn on the computer, I
my father came to america in 1950, when we still built cars that were
the standard for the world. when i was a kid in the 70s, my dad would
look at all the new cars in great sadness, stunned at the build and
finish quality. he declared the big 3 to be diseased and dying.
i don't think my dad sa
Just bought one tonight. Reasonably priced, reasonable quality.
Sadly, it was a bottle of Columbia Valley (WA) wine, not a car.
OTOH, my wife let me live, too. I meant to bring the bottle home
for my garage, but I forgot.
-- Jim
Where will you step?
Why, over to my collection of pre-'90 Mercedes, of course!
-- Jim
Chris - I don't think your understanding of Japanese and German QC is
correct. Both (and probably all) manufacturers have peaks and valleys in
their QC measurements. The trick is to narrow this gap, and the successful
companies work very hard to do quality testing at the lowest level (i.e. at
Where will you step?
Brian
Jim wrote:
It took a lot of years for GM to ruin Cadillac's reputation,
which was once as lustrous as Mercedes. It won't be long
now before Cadillac's star again shines like Mercedes' in
the firmament, unfortunately for the wrong reason!
They'll be _two_ brown turds
Very good point. I go with the odds when buying something. I need that
assurance that I'm getting into something good with my money.
In fact, that's why I became convinced to pursue an older Mercedes - all the
praise on this very list. As a side note, I read a wee bit too much into the
praise, an
That's exactly how it happens.
Very eloquent, Hursty.
Bob R
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From: "Gary Hurst" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 3:03 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Mercedes Quality
"junk" may not be the right word (except, well, in th
The cold weather up here in the NW has shown the 90's W124 needs to
have the wiper mech greased.
In looking into this, plus reading notes on the internet it says to
use a pick or allen wrench on the lower flange of the wiper rod housing
at the 5 and 7 o'clock position stick in hole to unlatch
Thin white haze, wipes off with light pressure.
You are only removing the excess, the wax stuck to the paint won't turn
white.
Peter
So when your wax is applied, does it dry to a whiteish/opaque apearance? Or
is there not enough wax present for it to do that? What does the correct
amount look/act like?
Brian
On 1/13/07, Peter Frederick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Surprised me when I found out about it too.
I used to fill a
Surprised me when I found out about it too.
I used to fill a couple bath towels with wax doing a single car, now
just use a small terry polisher (on the rare occasions I wax mine). I
finally figured out a very thin layer of wax will buff up very nicely
and quickly with very light pressure. A
The alarm in my '87 300TD seems to have a mind of it's own every day or two the
alarm will go off for no apparent reason. Does anyone know what causes this? As
an alternative how can I disable the alarm? I really don't need an alarm on a
20 year old car where I live. I checked the fuse box and c
On Sat, 13 Jan 2007, Tom Hargrave wrote:
> Can these defective Mercedes be isolated cases that once they start on
> the net, never seem to die?
MAYBE but the rusty bubble issues you ehar about on W210s.. I see a few on
one of mine. No perforation on the outside either, factory paint. If
ANYONE b
> > If MB is selling more cars than ever before, how
> can
> > they be junk? They must be doing something right.
>
> You mean like Microsoft and McDonalds?
Good point
Want to start your own business?
Learn
A good parallel to look at is Grundig, which once upon a time was the
Mercedes of electronic goods. I bought a Grundig TV a couple of years ago
which was priced a bit less than a Sony. Anyway it has turned out to be a
piece of junk with crappy sound and issues with the picture. Well it finally
If MB is selling more cars than ever before, how can
they be junk? They must be doing something right.
You mean like Microsoft and McDonalds?
They _are_ junk, but grasshopper is wise to fear their
near-invincible marketdroids. _We_ are responsible for
their success, don't forget.
It took a l
while most companies remain fundamentally unaware of the internet...
...they will soon be
unable to survive relying on their traditional method of control
through disinformation. they just mostly don't know it yet.
There is irony there.
-- Jim
Somebody who knows more than me should point out the difference in
Japanese
QC vs German QC. The Germans accept a certain amount of bad cars, and
try
like heck to catch them and fix them before shipping them, while the
Japanese see any bad car as a problem in the process, and find a way
to fix
While I agree that the MB taxis in europe don't have
all the bells and whistles of the cars available to
the public, they are still very well appointed cars.
It maybe true that they lack some of the electronic
equipment that our cars may have that might make them
more reliable, but build quality d
In re: oil cooled pistons:
> < too, but I have no knowledge of them.>>
>
The 1976 Porsche 911 Turbo's pistons were cooled by oil jets to the underside
except that there was a side to side passage in the piston that the oil went
through, coming out the other side. Of course, this engine produced
Somebody who knows more than me should point out the difference in Japanese
QC vs German QC. The Germans accept a certain amount of bad cars, and try
like heck to catch them and fix them before shipping them, while the
Japanese see any bad car as a problem in the process, and find a way to fix
the internet has killed any capacity for coverup. in the old days,
the manufacturer could always say that your problem is some sort of
strange anomaly. perhaps you drive funny?
while most companies remain fundamentally unaware of the internet, we
now know when they are flat out lying to us, ins
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