Re: [MBZ] If it looks like crack it might be crack

2015-09-10 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On September 10, 2015 at 12:23 AM G Mann via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Hail damage is a body mans nightmare. > > Likely, if it had full coverage insurance [unlikely, due to the age of the > car, few if any insurers would even write a full converge policy] it would > be

Re: [MBZ] wagon build

2015-09-10 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
You should use it for a taxi then --R On 9/10/15 9:57 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: I LOVE my wagons so much that I will replace the two spheres in the 1985 300TD even though they were replaced once recently. The rear is uber bouncy... ___

Re: [MBZ] CLK55 needed

2015-09-10 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 09/09/2015 7:42 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: One of the guys from the Hawaii Section had his CLK55 wrecked, and is looking for another. I am not sure what year he is looking for, but if you see any, I will pass the info on. What would it cost to ship a car to Hawaii? RB

Re: [MBZ] Turn signal/flasher 240D

2015-09-10 Thread Bob via Mercedes
My left turn signal and flashers ( Mercedes) do not work when my parking lights or headlights are on. Any suggestions? Works fine and flashers work fine when no lights on. This is my friends 1982 240D - Any suggestions guys ?? Bob ___

Re: [MBZ] wagon build

2015-09-10 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I LOVE my wagons so much that I will replace the two spheres in the 1985 300TD even though they were replaced once recently. The rear is uber bouncy... On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 8:35 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > They ride so goood... > -Curt > > From:

Re: [MBZ] My only hold back on this is the rust, maybe I should buy it before Jaime does

2015-09-10 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Don't forget "who" vs. "whom"! On Wed, Sep 9, 2015 at 6:30 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: > And after ya get there, you'll be lying, too. ;<) > > Wilton > > - Original Message - From: "Curly McLain via Mercedes" < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: "Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] If it looks like crack it might be crack

2015-09-10 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
There was a video I saw a few months ago about some paintless dent repair guys doing hail damage on a late model Honda. It was pummeled and it took them like two days to get them all out. They said it was far cheaper than totaling the car. For some reason I thought the cost was a couple

Re: [MBZ] wagon build

2015-09-10 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On September 10, 2015 at 10:00 AM Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Where did the last spheres come from? Manufacturers name? > Maybe its time to stop buying parts purely on price? IIRC you source or at > least look up, a lot of stuff on eBay. A cheap repair is

Re: [MBZ] If it looks like crack it might be crack

2015-09-10 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I wonder if Dent Wizard paint-less dent repair would be able to fix that, and what the cost would be. Anyone ever try that? - Max Charleston SC On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 9:28 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > On September 10, 2015 at 12:23 AM G Mann

Re: [MBZ] If it looks like crack it might be crack

2015-09-10 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Dent Wizard is not a fix all kind of thing.. In my own experience, I bought a new 2002 Ford F 350 Diesel 4 door, 4X4 pickup, Out the door price a bit over $58,000, full coverage insurance [of course]. Fast forward 60 days, hail storm, windshield cracked in two places.. 18 hail dents in roof, 22

Re: [MBZ] If it looks like crack it might be crack

2015-09-10 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
My neighbor in Houston bought his in-laws' car that had been in a huge Texas hail storm, looked like little league batting practice had taken place on it. The inlaws got some few $k from the insco, used that to buy another car, and sold the beater to the SIL. He didn't really care as the car

Re: [MBZ] wagon build

2015-09-10 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Where did the last spheres come from? Manufacturers name? Maybe its time to stop buying parts purely on price? IIRC you source or at least look up, a lot of stuff on eBay. A cheap repair is not cheap the second time you do it. -Curt From: Andrew Strasfogel To: Curt

[MBZ] Get the Boot

2015-09-10 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Who was complaining about Allen-Edmonds not making boots? Not any more: http://www.allenedmonds.com/shoes/mens-shoes/boots/normandy-boots/SF1660.html And they can be recrafted, too! Dan Sent from my iPad ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] wagon build

2015-09-10 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
In my case, I didn't realize the springs were different until about three months after I bought them. I sent a message to the eBay seller and they wanted all the details as far as application. When that didn't pan out, they got Lesjofors involved. Despite photographs of the springs side by side

Re: [MBZ] If it looks like crack it might be crack

2015-09-10 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Great information - thanks, Grant. Once shopped a pristine private sale 1979 450 SL C with some "light" hail damage. Very tempting but I couldn't pull the trigger and walked away, sadly... On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 11:35 AM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > Dent Wizard is

[MBZ] The demise pf Pruis h*ters

2015-09-10 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
AUTOS:Toyota unveils a Prius that moves beyond 50 mpg with a sleeker design Published: Thursday, September 10, 2015 In Japan in 1997, Toyota, at the time a medium-sized force in a U.S. car market still dominated by Detroit's Big Three, launched the first-generation Prius. It was the first

Re: [MBZ] wagon build

2015-09-10 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On September 10, 2015 at 10:21 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Guess that means I'll buy OE for the 98 S420 that needs front springs. The Lesjofors catalog info on the ebay listings seems dodgy. For some years, including 97, they list the same spring for

Re: [MBZ] Turn signal/flasher 240D

2015-09-10 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Swap in a good used 4 way flasher - that oughta do trhe trick. On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 11:30 AM, Bob via Mercedes wrote: > > My left turn signal and flashers ( Mercedes) do not work when my parking > lights or headlights are on. Any suggestions? Works fine and flashers

Re: [MBZ] The demise pf Pruis h*ters

2015-09-10 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
I understand the new models will come factory standard with BERNIE 2016 badges permanently affixed. --R (who TRIMMED HIS POST) On 9/10/15 11:52 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: AUTOS:Toyota unveils a Prius that moves beyond 50 mpg with a sleeker design

Re: [MBZ] Get the Boot

2015-09-10 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Do they sell them at Shoe Carnival? Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 10, 2015, at 12:19 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Who was complaining about Allen-Edmonds not making boots? > > Not any more: > >

Re: [MBZ] Turn signal/flasher 240D

2015-09-10 Thread Fred Moir via Mercedes
Bob.Missing a ground? Or wrong bulb? YMMV Fred Moir.Lynn MA.Diesel preferred. > Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:30:16 -0400 > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Turn signal/flasher 240D > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > CC: rdeaf...@aol.com > > > My left turn signal and flashers (

Re: [MBZ] The demise pf Pruis h*ters

2015-09-10 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 10/09/2015 11:21 AM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: I still hate them on principle. Mostly because of their owners who seem to exude a green righteousness. ___ And some who seem afraid to touch the pedal in case the gasoline engine might actually be

Re: [MBZ] If it looks like crack it might be crack

2015-09-10 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
How was it "pristine" if it was banged up? --R On 9/10/15 11:51 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Once shopped a pristine private sale 1979 450 SL C with some "light" hail damage. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] The demise pf Pruis h*ters

2015-09-10 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
I still hate them on principle. Mostly because of their owners who seem to exude a green righteousness. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] If it looks like crack it might be crack

2015-09-10 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Don't be a p**pyhead - you know what I mean. On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 11:57 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > How was it "pristine" if it was banged up? > > --R > > > > On 9/10/15 11:51 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > >> Once shopped a pristine private

Re: [MBZ] Get the Boot

2015-09-10 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Those aren't boots, you'll slip and fall on your face at the first cow patty. There are boots:  http://www.redwingshoes.com/red-wing-shoe/815-red-wing-shoes/815-red-wing-mens-8-inch-boot-brown -Curt From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes To: Mercedes List

Re: [MBZ] CLK55 needed

2015-09-10 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Matson web site says $1100 from LA ports to Hawaii. $1700 from Seattle. That doesn't sound too bad. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Sep 10, 2015, at 11:37 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] The demise pf Pruis h*ters

2015-09-10 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
I like the idea of having a back-up fossil fuel engine in a hybrid, I just wish they'd use a sensible Diesel engine . . . . . On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I apologize - should be "Prius" > > Anyway, I don't like the styling

Re: [MBZ] The demise pf Pruis h*ters

2015-09-10 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
The sensible system for a hybrid is what diesel locomotives use, a series hybrid where the diesel engine runs right in the sweet spot in its power band or not at all. The Chevy Volt is, as far as I know, the only series hybrid car on the market but its hindered by being a Chevy... Pisten Bully

Re: [MBZ] The demise pf Pruis h*ters

2015-09-10 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Too smart to make economic sense you mean. The 1.9l engines in my Golf and Jetta barely weigh anything, they're teeny. -Curt From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: Andrew Strasfogel

Re: [MBZ] Get the Boot

2015-09-10 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
Those look somewhat "fashionable" --R On 9/10/15 1:19 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Who was complaining about Allen-Edmonds not making boots? Not any more: http://www.allenedmonds.com/shoes/mens-shoes/boots/normandy-boots/SF1660.html And they can be recrafted, too! Dan Sent from my

Re: [MBZ] The demise pf Pruis h*ters

2015-09-10 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I apologize - should be "Prius" Anyway, I don't like the styling and would prefer an all-electric car. On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 12:39 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On 10/09/2015 11:21 AM, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: > >> I still hate them on principle.

Re: [MBZ] The demise pf Pruis h*ters

2015-09-10 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Good point. Probably too heavy to make economic sense... On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 1:48 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > I like the idea of having a back-up fossil fuel engine in a hybrid, I just > wish they'd use a sensible Diesel engine . . . . . > > On Thu, Sep 10, 2015

Re: [MBZ] CLK55 needed

2015-09-10 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
You can find out on the Matson website. it was $1350 in 1993 prior to that it was a weight and size formula. On 09/09/2015 7:42 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: One of the guys from the Hawaii Section had his CLK55 wrecked, and is looking for another. I am not sure what year he is

Re: [MBZ] The demise pf Pruis h*ters

2015-09-10 Thread archer75--- via Mercedes
You mean this one? Interesting! Be great to have one. Gerry 2016 Mercedes-Benz E250 Bluetec 2.1 L, 4 cyl, Auto 7-spd, Diesel EPA Fuel Economy Combined: 33 MPG City: 28 MPG Highway: 42 MPG Annual Fuel Cost*: $1,200 *Based on 45% highway, 55% city driving, 15,000 annual miles and current fuel

Re: [MBZ] CLK55 needed

2015-09-10 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 10/09/2015 3:19 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: On 10/09/2015 1:33 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: In 1990 when I shipped the escort (Diesel Content) it was the same from any port on the west coast, and based on weight/volume formula. I think the escort was around $1100. I

Re: [MBZ] Why your junker ain't worth as much now

2015-09-10 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
Well, here's one non-partisan truth: The Government can't give anything to anybody without first taking it from someone else (and taking a cut along the way). > -Original Message- > From: Curt Raymond via Mercedes > Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2015 3:16 PM > > I'm not sure "truthful

Re: [MBZ] Benzin price Wuz: CLK55 needed

2015-09-10 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
Under $2 here in the Lowcountry. I was going to hit Costco this evening but didn't make it. It was in $1.80 last week, might be lower than that now. --R On 9/10/15 5:30 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: Last weekend, there was a price inversion from normal. Usually Benzin or Dissel

[MBZ] Benzin price Wuz: CLK55 needed

2015-09-10 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Last weekend, there was a price inversion from normal. Usually Benzin or Dissel is cheaper at Clear lake on I-35 and high in MN and then very high in N WI. Going up, clear lake was 2.39, In the cities, St paul had 2.25, then across the border prices jumped to 2.45 to 2.49, with some bergs

Re: [MBZ] The demise pf Pruis h*ters

2015-09-10 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Yes, and I'll bet that real world mileage will be far better than the EPA figures, just like with current models. Prius-beating fuel consumption, but with luxury and safety vice a hard buzzy ride. Upfront cost is a little higher... -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 On September

Re: [MBZ] The demise pf Pruis h*ters

2015-09-10 Thread Dimitri via Mercedes
Was thinking the same thing. Prius is a pointless turd. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 10, 2015, at 3:16 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > I'll never forget the car review comparing a Mercedes E class diesel with a > Prius, whereby the M-car returned essentially

Re: [MBZ] Benzin price Wuz: CLK55 needed

2015-09-10 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Sure hope you didn't run into any Hodags or Igarots, passing so close to Rhinelander... You mention some places I haven't been since my youth, I'm sure the roads are better now. Once in the '70s, we set out for summer vacation, probably going to drive from Ogema WI to northern MN to visit

Re: [MBZ] Get the Boot

2015-09-10 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
All sizzle and no steak unless you actually ride a horse... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android From:"Randy Bennell via Mercedes" Date:Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 3:41 PM Subject:Re: [MBZ] Get the Boot I prefer these

Re: [MBZ] The demise pf Pruis h*ters

2015-09-10 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Dimitri sez: Was thinking the same thing. Prius is a pointless turd. Naa, not pointless. It allows them to feel all pious and holier than thou... That's the point of having one. (Gerry excepted) ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Benzin price Wuz: CLK55 needed

2015-09-10 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Sure hope you didn't run into any Hodags or Igarots, passing so close to Rhinelander... You mention some places I haven't been since my youth, I'm sure the roads are better now. Once in the '70s, we set out for summer vacation, probably going to drive from Ogema WI to northern MN to visit

[MBZ] Wherz my Paatz?

2015-09-10 Thread Fred Moir via Mercedes
I was expecting my accumulators today or tomorrow. However they made it from Windsor CT. to Springfield MA in only 2 days, and now, instead of bowling merrily down the 'pike to Boston/Lynn, they are off on a scenic ride to Michigan. The Magic Kingdom of USPS has me baffled, confused even.I

Re: [MBZ] The demise pf Pruis h*ters

2015-09-10 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
‎Jim sez : >> I still hate them on principle. >>Mostly because of their owners >>who  >> seem to >> exude a green righteousness. >I call them smugmobiles. "Smug" http://youtu.be/AnFAAdOBB1c ‎ Rick  ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] The demise pf Pruis h*ters

2015-09-10 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
I still hate them on principle. Mostly because of their owners who seem to exude a green righteousness. I call them smugmobiles. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] Pelican Parts

2015-09-10 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
If you ever order factory parts from them that are not in stock it will take eons to receive your parts. You have been warned. On the + side, anything in stock gets to LA in about four nanoseconds. On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 9:16 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >

Re: [MBZ] The demise pf Pruis h*ters

2015-09-10 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
An escort diesel or a rabbit diesel would get 50 MPG. A quantum/audi 4000 turbodiesel would get 45 MPG fully loaded @70 MPH. that is 40 year old technology. You mean this one? Interesting! Be great to have one. Gerry 2016 Mercedes-Benz E250 Bluetec 2.1 L, 4 cyl, Auto 7-spd, Diesel EPA

Re: [MBZ] wagon build

2015-09-10 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
I am thinking of going 87. Can't bring myself to hot rod the 85 and thereby reduce whatever value it has to virtually nothing. Which begs the question, what does a totally rust-free 85 tdt with a new tranny, rebuilt turbo and top end go for these days with everything but the center vents working

Re: [MBZ] The demise pf Pruis h*ters

2015-09-10 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
I like the idea of having a back-up fossil fuel engine in a hybrid, I just wish they'd use a sensible Diesel engine The strength of a diesel is at partial throttle, which is not necessary in a series hybrid. I think the _best_ series hybrid would be a small turbine engine. Turbines, gas, and

Re: [MBZ] Need a Becker radio code

2015-09-10 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Just google it Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 10, 2015, at 2:08 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Does anyone have a link to a free website that provides codes for a Becker > radio using the serial number? I'm too lazy to go to the dealer. ... >

Re: [MBZ] The demise pf Pruis h*ters

2015-09-10 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
I'll never forget the car review comparing a Mercedes E class diesel with a Prius, whereby the M-car returned essentially the same fuel consumption in far more comfort, safety, and class. I am pretty sure that was with the V6 diesel engine; now that we are getting the 4 cylinder in a Mercedes,

Re: [MBZ] Get the Boot

2015-09-10 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
No. no, Curt. Gentleman's boots to wear to the office. Hopefully no cow pies will be encountered. RB On 10/09/2015 12:26 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Those aren't boots, you'll slip and fall on your face at the first cow patty. There are boots:

Re: [MBZ] Need a Becker radio code

2015-09-10 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Thanks. I phoned a dealer parts parts guy with whom I made a recent order. He was very accommodating... ;). On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 3:37 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Call Eddie or Tom and ask nicely. Tell them you're an MB list member who > heard about them

Re: [MBZ] Get the Boot

2015-09-10 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
I prefer these https://www.tonylama.com/footwear/men_styles_western-boots RB On 10/09/2015 2:07 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: Sturgis was around as long as I knew (from Dan) about A-E. Turns out they were on clearance a while back because they were being updated:

Re: [MBZ] CLK55 needed

2015-09-10 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
LOL. Unexpected but not welcome. On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 3:50 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Free salt while on deck? >> >> RB >> > > My 200D was on a barge for interisland. It was totally white when we > picked it up in Hilo. It is a blue car. Very well

Re: [MBZ] Get the Boot

2015-09-10 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Sturgis was around as long as I knew (from Dan) about A-E. Turns out they were on clearance a while back because they were being updated: http://www.allenedmonds.com/shoes/mens-shoes/new-styles/sturgis-2.0-plain-toe-boots/SF1713.html?dwvar_SF1713_color=1713#q=sturgis=1 For 'fashionable', I've

Re: [MBZ] The demise pf Pruis h*ters

2015-09-10 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
GM ruined the American Diesel market in late 70's with their "Diesel" engine cobbled from blocks barely good enough to combust gasoline reliably - tried to do it "on-the-cheap." GM had been building some of the world's best Diesel engines for power generation, locomotives and long-distance

Re: [MBZ] Need a Becker radio code

2015-09-10 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I did but they all are pay sites. On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 3:15 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Just google it > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 10, 2015, at 2:08 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Does anyone have

Re: [MBZ] Need a Becker radio code

2015-09-10 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Joined years ago. On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 3:28 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > If you lower yourself to join a forum, you can probably get it here: > > > http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/car-audio-multimedia/123722-becker-1432-radio-code-9.html > >

Re: [MBZ] CLK55 needed

2015-09-10 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 10/09/2015 1:33 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: Matson web site says $1100 from LA ports to Hawaii. $1700 from Seattle. That doesn't sound too bad. Dan Nope. Even on a new car I could probably save enough in LA to have it shipped. In 1990 when I shipped the escort (Diesel

Re: [MBZ] CLK55 needed

2015-09-10 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 10/09/2015 3:02 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: On September 10, 2015 at 3:51 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: So, the real question is "why did you leave Hawaii?" Because the politics are more anti-Curly than those in DC? Mitch.

Re: [MBZ] The demise pf Pruis h*ters

2015-09-10 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> > OK Don wrote: > > > > I like the idea of having a back-up fossil fuel engine in > > a hybrid, I just wish they'd use a sensible Diesel > > engine . . . . . > Andrew wrote: > > Good point. Probably too heavy to make economic sense... A diesel isn't necessarily heavy. Cessna now sells the

[MBZ] Need a Becker radio code

2015-09-10 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Does anyone have a link to a free website that provides codes for a Becker radio using the serial number? I'm too lazy to go to the dealer. ... ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] The demise pf Pruis h*ters

2015-09-10 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
Yep, I'd be a lot more for them if they'd use a Diesel engine. Wilton - Original Message - From: "OK Don via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Cc: "OK Don" Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 1:48 PM Subject: Re:

Re: [MBZ] Need a Becker radio code

2015-09-10 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
If you lower yourself to join a forum, you can probably get it here: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/car-audio-multimedia/123722-becker-1432-radio-code-9.html - Max Charleston SC On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 3:21 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I

Re: [MBZ] Need a Becker radio code

2015-09-10 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Call Eddie or Tom and ask nicely. Tell them you're an MB list member who heard about them here. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Sep 10, 2015, at 3:08 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Does anyone have a link to a free website that provides codes for a Becker

Re: [MBZ] CLK55 needed

2015-09-10 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
Free salt while on deck? RB On 10/09/2015 1:16 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Matson web site says $1100 from LA ports to Hawaii. $1700 from Seattle. That doesn't sound too bad. Dan Sent from my iPad On Sep 10, 2015, at 11:37 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] CLK55 needed

2015-09-10 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Matson web site says $1100 from LA ports to Hawaii. $1700 from Seattle. That doesn't sound too bad. Dan Nope. Even on a new car I could probably save enough in LA to have it shipped. In 1990 when I shipped the escort (Diesel Content) it was the same from any port on the west coast, and

Re: [MBZ] CLK55 needed

2015-09-10 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 10/09/2015 1:33 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: In 1990 when I shipped the escort (Diesel Content) it was the same from any port on the west coast, and based on weight/volume formula. I think the escort was around $1100. I chose Seattle, because I like it better and it was closer to

Re: [MBZ] CLK55 needed

2015-09-10 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> On September 10, 2015 at 3:51 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > > So, the real question is "why did you leave Hawaii?" Because the politics are more anti-Curly than those in DC? Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] The demise pf Pruis h*ters

2015-09-10 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
It looks surprisingly like a Chevy Volt... ;) Finally going to beat the mileage mark laid down by the gen 3 Jetta TDI... Actually the original Honda Insite probably holds the record for high mileage in the US anyway. -Curt From: Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes To:

Re: [MBZ] CLK55 needed

2015-09-10 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Free salt while on deck? RB My 200D was on a barge for interisland. It was totally white when we picked it up in Hilo. It is a blue car. Very well salted. For mainland, they are generally in the hold, so no salt. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] CLK55 needed

2015-09-10 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
Montana never ends at 55 mph. it is bad at 70-75, but interminable at 55. ___ Would a diesel Escort go faster than 55mph? RB Oh Yes! but the speed limits there were a ridiculous 55 mph to "save the pranet" There would be no oel after 2000. Peak

Re: [MBZ] CLK55 needed

2015-09-10 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Peak oil, that reminds me, another ridiculous scare-monger theory that reality has dispatched for those impervious to reason. Wait ten or twenty years and there will be a new one to replace AGW or climate change or whatever they call it these days. RUG was $1.849 today, and I see ULSD around

Re: [MBZ] CLK55 needed

2015-09-10 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes
On 10/09/2015 1:33 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: In 1990 when I shipped the escort (Diesel Content) it was the same from any port on the west coast, and based on weight/volume formula. I think the escort was around $1100. I chose Seattle, because I like it better and it was closer to

Re: [MBZ] CLK55 needed

2015-09-10 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 10/09/2015 3:08 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: Montana never ends at 55 mph. it is bad at 70-75, but interminable at 55. ___ Would a diesel Escort go faster than 55mph? RB Oh Yes! but the speed limits there were a ridiculous 55 mph to

Re: [MBZ] CLK55 needed

2015-09-10 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Some of you guys are as old as hell Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 10, 2015, at 4:20 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > On 10/09/2015 3:08 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: Montana never ends at 55 mph. it is bad at 70-75, but interminable at 55.

Re: [MBZ] CLK55 needed

2015-09-10 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Older than dirt but... Younger than rock Typed in large print so my friends can read it.. ;)) On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 2:26 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Some of you guys are as old as hell > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Sep 10, 2015, at 4:20 PM,