> > "Rich Thomas" wrote:
> >
> > though a bad CVjoint will clack -- does it make the sound in
> > reverse?
> Allan Streib wrote:
>
> No, actually it does not seem to at all.
What you have described could be a CV joint. But I'm not
certain - not without hearing/feeling it. Which is a bit
difficu
On Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:47 -0500, "Tim C" wrote:
> I'll tell my grandkids how in my youth I'd buy cars and 'maintain' and
> 'repair' them and they'll look at me like I have two heads. Or maybe
> not, perhaps I'll have a harem of pristine W123s, W124s, and W126s
Or a Red Barchetta
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On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 5:35 PM, Peter Hertzing wrote:
> My Parents have been toyota drivers since the had K cars in the 80s (enough
> to scare anyone). I find them to be reliable, uncomfortable, boring and
> full of plastic parts that crack the first time something has to be fixed.
> I'll stick w
On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 10:49 PM, Rich Thomas
wrote:
> It is whatever was in the set, with like a 10deg angle on the geared end.
> Fit quite nicely and cleared all the other mess (injector lines) in the
> way. I think I got them at Sears. I think the rear one is actually #1
> according to the nu
On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 6:37 PM, R A Bennell wrote:
> I was trying to sell an F150 last fall. We ended up keeping it and my elder
> son is driving it this winter since no
> one seemed willing to pay anything reasonable for it. I had one fellow make
> me an offer online without seeing it. I
> aske
It is whatever was in the set, with like a 10deg angle on the geared
end. Fit quite nicely and cleared all the other mess (injector lines)
in the way. I think I got them at Sears. I think the rear one is
actually #1 according to the numbers on the relay.
--R
Tim C wrote:
On Tue, Feb 2, 20
Keep it as dry as you can until you get around to it. Yeah, my old Pontiac
was the one I got my license in too, as well as doing a little driving
before I was 16, on private roads of course.
Ed
300E
On 2 February 2010 21:55, Kaleb C. Striplin wrote:
> I plan on restoring it, well, I have plann
On Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:23 -0600, "Dieselhead" <126die...@gmail.com> wrote:
> VWs through the 80s at least used the same 80 A strip for GP, and I
> think they used the 30A strip elsewhere. That used to be the solution
> I used in the pre-internet days. They all the free-standing VW
> dealers clo
Looser.
--R
relng...@aol.com wrote:
deliberate - there is loose stuff all over the floor in the back
seat..
Big Mac wrappers?
RLE
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VWs through the 80s at least used the same 80 A strip for GP, and I
think they used the 30A strip elsewhere. That used to be the
solution I used in the pre-internet days. They all the free-standing
VW dealers closed and the honda /toada/ whatever dealer magically
became a vw dealer 50 or 10
Someone was asking about knives recently.
In case you're interested, here is a link to a Winchester 3-Piece Pakka
Cherry Knife Set for $18.00.
http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduct/?productNumber=376081&eblastid=202201016&utm_source=winchesterknifeset&utm_medium=eblast202201016
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On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 9:20 AM, Donald Snook wrote:
> Gary Hurst wrote:
> "and the 124 4matic talk hasn't scared you?"
>
> and Mitch wrote: "You're talking to a fellow who bought two BMWs."
>
> Not only bought two BMWs, but likely has one of them sold today. I got a
> $
On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 5:56 PM, Rich Thomas
wrote:
> OK I replaced the offending glow plug (thank you to the suggester of the
> Gearwrench -- made the job much easier), car still did not want to start.
Forgive me for stupid, but I didn't see a Gearwrench that I thought
would help. The pivoting h
clay wrote:
> At
> least I can show I used large bundles of cash to keep it up, so the
> insurance people will pay me more than clunker price
Didja git yer parts yett?
...this will reely bugg RLE as I stiff him wit bad linguage.
mao
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Aaah... A sacrifice of the flesh. Nothing else is quite as effective
at satisfying whatever gremlins are causing mechanical woes...
There's this stuff called duct tape you can wrap around sharp things
like injection pipe clamps... And masking tape for the edges of the
holes in panels (door
first and only.
John Reames wrote:
First or only?
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95 E300, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 350SDL,
91 300D, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro,
85 190D, 84 190D,
I plan on restoring it, well, I have planned on restoring it for many
years. I need to get that car done. Its the car I took my drivers
license test in.
E M wrote:
My first car was my Grandmothers old Pontiac LeMans. I was unable to keep
it due to limited space living in the city, and it wa
It is fairly easy to turn off the engine in a running e300td at
highway speeds... It's a little more challenging to restart it and get
the tranny to go back in gear
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On Feb 2, 2010, at 12:27, Jaime Kopchinski w
On Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:01 -0500, "Mitch Haley" wrote:
> How do the rubber flex disks on the drive shaft look?
> If those get noisy, they may be about to fly apart.
Would any problems be obvious on visual inspection?
Allan
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On Tue, 02 Feb 2010 09:59 -0500, "Rich Thomas"
wrote:
> Brakes?
Brakes are new. New rotors, new calipers, new pads. I double checked
to be sure I had not neglected to tighten the caliper bolts.
> though a bad CVjoint will clack -- does it make the sound in reverse?
No, actually it does not
Sounds like these software-operated cars need what every data center has
next to the exit door: a Big Red Button. A kill switch. Something you
can hit and it will absolutely, positively shut down the engine.
Allan
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When SWMBA purchased the E300D, it came with a folder full of receipts
from new in L.A. I add paper to it as the car incurs parts and such.
SWMBA would just toss all the paper in the round file and forget it.
I even have six years of Gump paper. There was a little from the PO,
but nothin
Hi Dwight,
I haven't had occasion to utilize the service dept at Carriage House, mainly
because I 'know a guy'--- actually two guys--- who do the work out of their
house. One guy (they call him 'John Mercedes') even makes house calls, or used
to, until some recent health issues arose. I h
> My Parents have been toyota drivers since the had K cars in the 80s
> (enough
> to scare anyone). I find them to be reliable, uncomfortable, boring...
>
There are millions who consider a car to be nothing more than a place to
sit, inside out of the rain, while travelling from A to B.
No
...Have you noticed that a LOT of Toyota owners are pompous, self rightous
b**bs who are totally convinced that they have done the intelligent thing
because Consumer Reports told them it was best?..
You are confusing them with the Prius People.
"What do you mean, move it?"
RLE
>
>
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> deliberate - there is loose stuff all over the floor in the back
> seat..
>
Big Mac wrappers?
RLE
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> ...You can't count...
>
A slight exaggeration, just for effect.
RLE
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> Interesting -- on the NPR interview they had a guy from Consumer
> Reports, and they referred to CR as the most authoritative recommender
> for cars or some such...
>
Who else does what they do?
The IIHS crash tests them but nothing else. The magazine road tests provide
another data point
Mountain Man wrote:
Interesting show about an airline that flies very vintage airplanes.
http://www.willflyforfree.com/?page_id=32
That's pretty good, as reality' shows like Ax Men and Ice Road Truckers go.
I'm on episode 3 now.
Mitch.
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> Randy frankly sez...
>
> ..On the other hand my 76 115 300D is in good shape for its age too. It
> has been painted and the job is not perfect.
> There is some bondo in the lower quarters behind the rear wheels. The
> seats are loosing their stuffing. The vacuum
> system needs some work as I o
This guy has done some really cool stuff:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24796...@n05/sets/72157604247242338/
Dan
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And this was where - in Canada? I've forgotten.
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- Original Message -
From: "R A Bennell"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] CL annoyances
My brother in law once offered an old Ford pickup for sale for $400. He
was tru
Absolutely. Caveat Emptor, as "they" say - buyer beware. They've made me
so "mistrusting" I might not even trust Kaleb on a car purchase now without
checking it out for myself. ;<
Wilton
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From: "E M"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Tuesday, February
> feel there are two places that Toyota failed:
> 1) The input from the accelerator should have been ignored when the brake
> was pressed... Mercedes has been doing this since at least the W211
> introduction and I've experienced it myself (out of curiosity, not in an
> emergency).
>
The W203
relng...@aol.com wrote:
With regard to the comments about incompetent drivers (it always seems to
be the other guy), the fact that the driver was a CHP Trooper belies that, in
my opinion. At trial, all will be revealed, methinks.
Cops around here drive like shit, state troopers probably except
> The case of the 4 people that died in the lexus bothers me the most.
> Electronic igniton and shifter meant that all the basic things you'd like
> to do, switch off the engine or change gears, doesn't work. I'd also expect
> that a very powerful car already traveling a high speed will be di
My brother in law once offered an old Ford pickup for sale for $400. He was
truly amazed that several people called
and asked if it had any rust. What were those people thinking? It had about as
much rust as it had body. What did
they think they would get for $400. It ran. It used oil and it was
I would agree with you on that one Wilton. Most often they are wasting their
own time if they get you there on
false pretenses in any event. I am also annoyed by folks who make an offer
without coming to look first. I assume
they either are not serious or will then use that as a starting point an
I agree, once you learn you've been lied to, it sours the whole tone of the
deal, and often results in any potential buyer just walking away in
mistrust.
Ed
300E
On 2 February 2010 18:14, WILTON wrote:
> But one should not lie about any of it one way or the other. If one does
> not know, all h
Randy wrote: "Come on, face it. Most of us are totally unreasonable when it
comes to cars. We want a cream puff but we want it for the price of a POS.
Almost no one keeps detailed records of cars and repairs. Almost no one has
much of an idea of when a car should be serviced. We are the oddballs
I think the vintage of ML you're referring to, from everything I've heard
and been told, are pretty much junk. All kinds of problems, and best
avoided. You can pick them up very cheap, for a reason. I don't think
these are European assembled. Somewhere in NC or SC I think ? Not that I
believe
But one should not lie about any of it one way or the other. If one does
not know, all he has to say is, "I don't know." If he has only the records
for the year he's had the car, he should say, 'I have records for work I've
had done during the year or whatever time I've had it." He should not
OK I replaced the offending glow plug (thank you to the suggester of the
Gearwrench -- made the job much easier), car still did not want to
start. So I CHANGED THE FUSE (do you know the fuse is permanently
charged with 12V, and if they had moved the relay about a half inch over
a screwdriver w
If you want me to advice you, you will have too pay.
--R
R A Bennell wrote:
OK, advise me!
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Rich Thomas
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 4:26 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
We have had a couple of Toyotas in the not too distant past. A 95 4Runner that
is rusty and sitting on my garden
yet and a 98 Avalon that was a nice car in some respects but caused a fair
amount of trouble. My wife now has an 07
Honda Accord. I tried to get her to think about an Impala or someth
I talked to a client at lunch today. His MB has been in an indy shop for a
week while they wait for parts ( - did
not get a chance to ask for what). It is a 2000 ML320 I think - the short SUV
type thing. He bought it new, or
rather, leased it for the first few years, and then bought the vehicle
My Parents have been toyota drivers since the had K cars in the 80s (enough
to scare anyone). I find them to be reliable, uncomfortable, boring and
full of plastic parts that crack the first time something has to be fixed.
I'll stick with Volvo and Mercedes thanks.
Peter
On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 4
Ever wonder how much Toyota et al pay to CR under the table??
Randy in conspiracy mode
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Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 4:28 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [
R A Bennell wrote:
Have you noticed that a LOT of Toyota owners are pompous, self rightous b**bs
who are totally convinced that they
have done the intelligent thing because Consumer Reports told them it was best?
You ought to read the accumulated 'wisdom' at Fatwallet.com. All Toyota and
Hond
OK, advise me!
Randy
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com]on Behalf Of Rich Thomas
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 4:26 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] CL annoyances
I have some good advise for you too!
--R
Ke
deliberate - there is loose stuff all over the floor in the back seat so they
are "loosing" the horse hair or
whatever that stuff is used as "stuffing". I could have suggested they were
shedding since it might be hair?
So far so good with the heater though!
Randy
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Fro
I have some good advise for you too!
--R
Kevin Kraly wrote:
The seats are loosing their stuffing
I'm sure that both the break petal and accelerator peddle have wear
too. Since the heater blower still works, it's priceless!
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon
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relng...@aol.com wrote:
...What state(s) do that? WDC or left coast Washington? Wow, tagging
the
new owner with the PO's debts - that's got to be a really popular way to
raise revenue. Either I'm blessed to live in a state that doesn't do
that or I've been blessed with
Interesting -- on the NPR interview they had a guy from Consumer
Reports, and they referred to CR as the most authoritative recommender
for cars or some such. Listen here
http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=123251662&m=123251866
At 3:30 he stumbl
I have a peek at times on CL to see what's out there, and average asking
prices, but I haven't bought anything through them, so can't really comment
on most of what they advertise.
The one time I did go shopping via AutoTrader and newspapers, was about 12
years ago, when I wanted an old VW Bug. T
The dealer I use-Carriage House in New London CT has special program with
posters of a w115 & a w108 that says-"Classic Care Program"-they advertise
that their 3 classic mechanics have 78 years of experience combined-they
offer flat bed service (like form from Westchester County NY) where the
deale
The seats are loosing their stuffing
I'm sure that both the break petal and accelerator peddle have wear too.
Since the heater blower still works, it's priceless!
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon
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> ...What state(s) do that? WDC or left coast Washington? Wow, tagging
> the
> new owner with the PO's debts - that's got to be a really popular way to
> raise revenue. Either I'm blessed to live in a state that doesn't do
> that or I've been blessed with my purchases thus far. As far as I kno
Have you noticed that a LOT of Toyota owners are pompous, self rightous b**bs
who are totally convinced that they
have done the intelligent thing because Consumer Reports told them it was best?
Many are teachers, and middle level government managers who couldn't change
their own mind without co
Come on, face it. Most of us are totally unreasonable when it comes to cars. We
want a cream puff but we want it
for the price of a POS. Almost no one keeps detailed records of cars and
repairs. Almost no one has much of an idea
of when a car should be serviced. We are the oddballs when it comes
You should get a lawyer...
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Windsor, CT
- Original Message -
From: "Donald Snook"
To: "Mercedes@okiebenz.com"
Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2010 2:57:27 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [MBZ] CL annoyances
Sorry for the rant. My blood pressure is up now!
Yeah, the false ads make me damned mad, too, especially the one about having
"all maintenance records." After all, in MY language that means "EVERY
DAMNED ONE OF 'EM -100%" - not just the 2 or 3, etc., since seller has had
the car, or the few since he's been trying to sell it, etc. I've driven
On Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:43 -0500, "Jaime Kopchinski" wrote:
> The direction of heavy computerization is only a natural one for cars
> and it will continue and improve. Overall, its a very good thing and
> shouldn't be feared.
On the other hand
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10445564-64.h
On Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:57 -0600, "Donald Snook" wrote:
> "maintenance records" This one has been referenced many times recently.
> One of the cars I drove over to look at had two O'Reilly's auto parts
> receipts and the last two oil change receipts from Wal Mart.
As I posted yesterday, this is
See the discussion on Toyotas regarding your average driver (and the
venture we are going on).
And the proper term is "BLOWS ICE COLD" (which this time of year means
the heat doesn't work either).
Speleeng duz note sem 2 bee a stenth of CL listers ether.
--R
Donald Snook wrote:
What the he
Searching through craigslist is sometimes like walking through a farmer's field
that has cows grazing in it. You really have to be careful or you are going to
step in a big pile of manure.
Some of the annoyances of the list members have been pointed out several times.
For example:
"ice cold
Yes, Bosch is Bosch.
Wilton
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From: "Mitch Haley"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] One bad glow plug spoils the whole bunch?
WILTON wrote:
Several years ago, I needed a strip fuse for my '81 300D (may hav
Jaime Kopchinski wrote:
The case of the 4 people that died in the lexus bothers me the most.
Electronic igniton and shifter meant that all the basic things you'd like to
do, switch off the engine or change gears, doesn't work. I'd also expect
that a very powerful car already traveling a high spe
Good points. "They should have known better" You, Snooks and me are
going after them. We'll be rolling in so much cash when we get done
that Obama and the IRS will have us on speed dial.
--R
Jaime Kopchinski wrote:
I suppose my point is that state of the art cars are very complex today, an
I suppose my point is that state of the art cars are very complex today, and
lesser priced cars are catching up quickly. 10 years ago is a very long
time ago in technology. Its difficult to really understand unless you've
been behind the wheel of a high end lexus, BMW, etc while someone explains
Actually www.buyMBparts.biz has it for $1.03, PN 0005450334
Rusty Cullens
BuyMBparts, Inc.
www.buyMBparts.biz
Tel/ 1-800-741-5252
Fax/ 770-454-9745
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From: "Mitch Haley"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 2
WILTON wrote:
Several years ago, I needed a strip fuse for my '81 300D (may have been
30A blower fuse). Before calling Rusty or checking with MB stealer, I
was passing local VW stealer; pulled in, showed parts guy the pieces of
old fuse. He reached behind him to shelf and handed me the exact
Thanks Wilton, I may try that. I think there's a VW dealer much closer
to home than the MB dealer.
-Max
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From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com
[mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of WILTON
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 1:42 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
On the first point, you are probably correct. But that is denying the
problem and addresses the symptom.
On the second point, my newest vehicle is only 10 yr old, don't know if
that qualifies as "modern" or not, but it is not radically different
from a year old vehicle, or maybe I am missing
Several years ago, I needed a strip fuse for my '81 300D (may have been 30A
blower fuse). Before calling Rusty or checking with MB stealer, I was
passing local VW stealer; pulled in, showed parts guy the pieces of old
fuse. He reached behind him to shelf and handed me the exact Bosch
replacem
I've said since I was a 6 to 10-year-old little boy helping to push the
family's '37 Ford, "Nothing is more worthless than a car that you have to
push." 'Still applies - even to a Mercedes.
Wilton
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From: "R A Bennell"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Tuesda
Not hard to do with an older German car, eh.
Ed
300E
On 2 February 2010 11:40, Allan Streib wrote:
> The one time I tried the "do whatever else doesn't look as it should"
> directive I received a $1,500 bill. I'll never make that mistake again.
>
>
> On Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:55 -0500, "E M" wro
What was that old joke, "If you happen to find yourself on a ferry to
Holland, with Pinto parked in front of you, and an Audi behind you, you know
you're screwed!!" hee hee
Ed
300E
On 2 February 2010 11:33, Rich Thomas
wrote:
> So yesterday I hear NPR telling me the Toyota problem is 1) a carpet
You could be right. The way I see it, I'm a used car buyer, so I'm one of
their largest profit margin customers to start with, and older cars break
more often, being old, so I also provide them with their second largest
margin of profit, servicing, and new parts.
I could be wrong, but perhaps par
'Big fan mounted on the trunk and blowing forward for perpetual tail wind;
rear suspension raised - always going down hill. ;<
Wilton
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From: "E M"
To: "Mercedes Discussion List"
Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 9:45 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] why drive a 40mpg
Allan S. wrote: "The dealer was likely well aware that he'd alienate a few
customers by refusing to service their older cars. From his standpoint, they
are not buying new cars (or at least not often) and their old cars are
unfamiliar to the service techs so they take more time in the shop. A Me
Jim wrote: "If he wants to effect a change, or at least enhance the impact of
his decision, he does need to go back. Preferably parking out front, he needs
to wander in and speak to the service manager, or even the general manager.
"Hi, remember me? I bought XXX new in YYY, and according to m
I don't care what engine or what controls for it or the transmission you
have, the brakes are certainly far more powerful than the engine and a
'reasonable man/woman' should be able to stand on the brake pedal and
bring the car to a stop. Once you've stopped the motion, then call 911
or your lawye
Its clear that you are not considering anyone who is less techinically
competent than you are. Its also clear you haven't spent any time behind the
wheel of very modern automobiles.
Drive by wire isn't a new thing, as we all know. It was even used in later
W124s. When you get into electronic tra
BUT what is "georgous" about a car that needs an engine?
Randy
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Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 9:18 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
It'd also be fun to see the bowing and scraping afterward...
-Curt
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 07:27:28 -0800
From: Jim Cathey
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Fo-matic
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Additional local info about that Lexus crash..it was a loaner car
and had a push button start/stop button. Driver pushed it once but car
didn't shut off. Wasn't told that he needed to depress the button for
2 or 3 seconds to activate. Some day they will invent a system whereby
the driver insert
http://thereifixedit.com/2010/01/26/epic-kludge-photot-now-thats-a-locking-sway-bar/
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Sheeple The answers to the subject and the ending questions: Yes, Yes
Maybe it is Darwin at work?
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Too easy to get a driver's license here (USA)?
A fellow Naval officer was talking about training his son to drive;
"Making the car go where you want (son) is easy. The hard part is
watching out for the other idiots who will try to kill you!" One of
the main reasons why I drive a Benz, now I nee
The one time I tried the "do whatever else doesn't look as it should"
directive I received a $1,500 bill. I'll never make that mistake again.
On Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:55 -0500, "E M" wrote:
> The one thing I find about serving cars at home at times, or when a
> car is taken in for "just the asked
Yea - Remember 60 mins about the uhaul women driver who couldn't get the
cruise control turned off and rammed a family in a minivan. Don't remember
the mortality, but she drove with the cruise stuck on forever - like 20
miles. It was uhauls fault she wrecked. Come on. If you can't trouble
shoo
So yesterday I hear NPR telling me the Toyota problem is 1) a carpet
jamming the accelerator pedal, 2) a fault with the accelerator pedal
mechanism, and 3) "runaway unintended acceleration." Then they had this
clip of someone calling 911 and saying their Lexus was accelerating and
going too fa
Same deal as baggage charges these days with airlines. They started
that up a couple years ago when fuel prices were higher, as a means of
recouping costs nominally associated with hauling bags around (though
its not like passengers discovered the joys of bags when fuel prices
went up). Now f
Do not open until Friday, would be fair to your boss for you to go home silly
in Ground Hog Day!
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Pete
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I agree - most shops use the Sutherland's manual (or computer equivalent) to
develop the estimate for services. When I worked in a shop the front of the
manual said something like the hourly shop rate includes such things as cost
of speciality tools for completing the job, assumed expenses such as
On one of my trips to the dealer for parts, I sat down with a sales guy and
asked him to find me a much newer E Class. One similar to what the service
holding area was filled with. My thoughts, one of those owners must be
moving up into a new car soon. Simple request, find me a better than
avera
We have similar rules here, as well as a customer having the right to ask
for all old parts to be returned to them.
The point with the rags was, its was small change compared to the total
bill. I wasn't complaining about the bill, but the nerve to charge me to
wipe down what was a clean car when
Allan Streib wrote:
Still trying to sort out a noise that I get at low speeds in my W123 300D.
How do the rubber flex disks on the drive shaft look?
If those get noisy, they may be about to fly apart.
Mitch.
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That perfect Mercedes is probably the one they haven't built yet, but it's
fun trying a bunch while waiting for it, isn't it. ;-) lol
Ed
300E
On 2 February 2010 09:20, Donald Snook wrote:
> Gary Hurst wrote:
> "and the 124 4matic talk hasn't scared you?"
>
> and Mitch wrote: "You're talking to
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