Re: [MBZ] '07 E320CDI

> > > > > Wilton wrote: > > > > > > > > > > SWMBO's key fob seems to work better after I installed new > > > > > batteries today. Good! An easy fix is nice. > > > > > "Cheap" Chinee crap (maybe) at local Batteres + at $8.50 for > > > > > 2. Evereadys en route from amazon.com at $6.75 for six >

Re: [MBZ] On topic: It's time for a new air compressor

Watch out for used tanks. If rusted they can kill you when they let go. Yes the proper test is fill with water and use a grease gun or similar filled with water and a gauge, then do a leak down. Or just open the end and look inside with a scope. There are little automatic water puker things you

Re: [MBZ] One of Our Beloved Cars Saves Another

I pretty much called it a biking career at that juncture. I figured there was just too much stuff beyond my control that could put me in a wheelchair or worse. You can prepare, but it is a lot like flying, only more dangerous. You have to use lots of discipline, self control etc. And even then a

[MBZ] 1982 300SD AC Question

I noticed the AC on my 300SD wasn't cooling today. This car had not been run for months. The line from the compressor to the radiator was quite hot but the top of the AC radiator was barely warm. The bottom of the radiator was cold and the receiver-dryer (and everything downstream) was cold.

Re: [MBZ] On topic: It's time for a new air compressor

I have one of those Harbor Freight 2 HP compressors with the 8-10 gal horizontal tank. I paid about $100 plus the bottle of oil. Water collects in the tank but it's easy to drain (the pros do it at the end of every day). The only problem to date is the spring in the unloader/check valve rusted

Re: [MBZ] Good news for Curt and OKDon

On Thu, 11 Aug 2016 16:13:48 -0500 Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: > Read it here... > > http://www.komando.com/happening-now/369240/100-million-vehicles-vulnerable-to-key-cloning/all > > easiest car to make a fake "key" is da pipples cah! Another article on the

Re: [MBZ] OT: What's wrong with Mrs Clinton?

Question: If she should die before 8 Nov, will her following still vote for her? Abso-frickin-lutely!No question about it, All the dead ppl vote fer the (J) candiate, why would they and the brain dead hoards vote for a dead (J).All that matters is that there is a (J) behind the

Re: [MBZ] OT: What's wrong with Mrs Clinton?

So then... a rare form of terminal Tourettes? Question: If she should die before 8 Nov, will her following still vote for her? To harsh? On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 4:49 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > did you read that article with video I posted? It was showing

Re: [MBZ] 1992 W-140 For Sale 143,000 miles

The market is way way way down on what these used to bring. $4-5k would be about all a nice example would bring. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 13, 2016, at 7:29 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Walt - I hope you are also posting on Benzworld and Peachparts,

Re: [MBZ] OT: What's wrong with Mrs Clinton?

did you read that article with video I posted? It was showing how she goes in to uncontrolable shaking and then there is the barking and the weird spastic/epileptic thing she did on stage at the convention with billybob. She has something worst than parkinsons. Way beyond that. Mitch Haley

Re: [MBZ] One of Our Beloved Cars Saves Another

OUCH! GLAD YOU DID WELL! Did you read Jack the Riepe's artilce this month in the NEWS? He was going on about how K models are ignored/ostracized. Of course, if yo know jack the Ripper, what he writes is Irish (nothing is serious, but everything is desperate) My BMW likings are even

[MBZ] OT: What's wrong with Mrs Clinton?

Day By Day cartoonist Chris Muir has been calling her a robot/terminator for at least a year, and lately implies she's blown a circuit or two. http://www.daybydaycartoon.com/comic/computahs/ Now I'm seeing a claim that she probably has Parkinson's:

Re: [MBZ] One of Our Beloved Cars Saves Another

That guy sounds like me, in May 1996, a few miles north of Gordon, NE on my BMW k75. Although I didn't break my arm, I did kill the deer, leave the scene you describe, total the bike, slide down the road ditch for an eternity, stand up, and realize I was stranded in the middle of nowhere. I had to

Re: [MBZ] '07 E320CDI

Lady at Wal Mart said, "We do not carry those batteries." Wilton - Original Message - From: "WILTON via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Cc: "WILTON" Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2016 3:10 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ]

Re: [MBZ] '07 E320CDI

Yep, CVS has 'em - 2 for $7. I have 6 Evereadys en route from Amazon for $6.75. Wilton - Original Message - From: "archer75--- via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Cc: Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2016

Re: [MBZ] '07 E320CDI

That is where I bought the button batteries for "the car which name shall not be written"; two for around $7.00, I think. Gerry > CVS have a whole rack of various button batteries, that is a very > standard size. > > --FT > > > On 8/12/16 11:20 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: > > CR 2025

Re: [MBZ] Car for niece

I have this discussion a lot with my wife. So let's take a poll. > > Accident like Wilton's. Two kids in back. Do you prefer a new vw GTI, or a w123? > > Similarly, head on into a tree. New GTI or w123? > > I go back and forth between the virtues of car mass and the vetus of airbags everywhere. Vs

Re: [MBZ] Car for niece

Maybe so, but Bob's experience reminds us of the real reason we drive an MB. Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes August 13, 2016 at 10:50 AM The GTI is one of the better ones. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] One of Our Beloved Cars Saves Another

I was reading an article in the BMWMOA News by a guy who hit a deer on his BMW. He said "I stood up and saw the BMW had left parts all along the road, the dead deer, and then it occurred to me: I was standing!" At the ER, the Doctor heard the details and shook his head. "He could not

Re: [MBZ] Car for niece

The GTI is one of the better ones. On Aug 12, 2016 12:08 PM, "WILTON via Mercedes" wrote: > Curley, thanks for the indy recommendation! Niece had the '08 E350 > inspected there yesterday. Below are her results. > > Uncle Wilton, It was indeed a long day but worth it

Re: [MBZ] blocked from Craigslist?

Prob too many inquiries in too short a time. On Aug 13, 2016 3:27 AM, "archer75--- via Mercedes" wrote: > If you posted the ads from your cellphone, that might be the only address > they will recognize. > Gerry > > On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 20:24:07 -0500 > "Kaleb C. Striplin

[MBZ] OT OT OT Chicongo Body Counts

(That's triple-secret OT) Chicongo needs more gun control, the bangers are only batting 33 for 178 for the month, .185, but improving to 22 for 97 (.226) for the past week, so it's look like their gun control is improving. Only .153 for the year though, them boyz need to step up their games

Re: [MBZ] One of Our Beloved Cars Saves Another

Hope neither kidney was lacerated. It doesn't look like 65mph (thank goodness), but the computer will have all the info. Uber looks better and better for kids. On Aug 13, 2016 8:14 AM, "Bob Rentfro via Mercedes" wrote: > Wow! > > Glad he made it out alive; 'hope he

Re: [MBZ] One of Our Beloved Cars Saves Another

Wow! Glad he made it out alive; 'hope he recovers quickly and does not drive again in that condition. Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] One of Our Beloved Cars Saves Another

That's one way to solve your power window and convertible roof troubles... Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Darwin award

> On August 13, 2016 at 11:15 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > > "Kyaus" sounds vaguely German, like "Klaus." Could Kyaus be Amish > driving a car for the first time? Rumspringa? Mitch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] '07 E320CDI

I ordered from Amazon at very reasonable price, then went to Batteries+ and got a couple at exorbitant price to go ahead and get the fob working. I'll keep spares. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Meade Dillon via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List"

Re: [MBZ] One of Our Beloved Cars Saves Another

Just showed those pics to my daughter and wife. Wow. Offset frontal impact, 65mph, looks like nothing behind the back of the bonnet was affected. Gotta love that car, the boy oughtta know just how damn lucky he was his daddy had the sense to buy that Benz. I'm sure you will explain that to

Re: [MBZ] Darwin award

Curley wrote: > Little turd was going way to fast in town, during the state fair May we remind ourselves?... BobR just had a son do close to this type of driving damage? ...oh, well... that was my thought. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] Darwin award

"Kyaus" sounds vaguely German, like "Klaus." Could Kyaus be Amish driving a car for the first time? --FT On 8/13/16 7:09 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: On August 12, 2016 at 10:42 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: This kid should have been made to drive a

[MBZ] 140 designs

This was linked in that post about the fender-beskirted 140. http://www.mb-w140.de/Mediengalerie/Werksfotos/Limousine/Design_Entwicklung_Erprobung_Produktion/index.htm#99 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] '07 E320CDI

CVS have a whole rack of various button batteries, that is a very standard size. --FT On 8/12/16 11:20 PM, WILTON via Mercedes wrote: CR 2025 Lithium W - Original Message - From: "Rich Thomas via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List"

Re: [MBZ] The Fender-skirted S-klasse

They were trying the out-freench the freench Poojoe dayzinya moan amee. --FT On 8/12/16 10:44 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: Amen! Well Stated, Herr Mann UuuUUUG-LY trying to make a MB look like a pious. G Mann via Mercedes August 12, 2016 at

Re: [MBZ] On topic: It's time for a new air compressor

I have to drain my little one fairly often, it gets a lot of water in there esp in the summer --FT On 8/12/16 12:22 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: Draining the air tank also gets rid of water, a real problem down here in the low country. Friend bought a huge compressor (240v) from a

Re: [MBZ] 1992 W-140 For Sale 143,000 miles

Walt - I hope you are also posting on Benzworld and Peachparts, putting up some nice pix as well. Good luck with the sale! - Max Charleston SC ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] '07 E320CDI

Wilton - at least you weren't shopping for something in the tens or hundreds of $$$. I priced some battery I needed online once, maybe a new iPhone 4s battery, and then visited the local batteries+ to see if their price would tempt "instant gratification". I think they were at least double the

[MBZ] 1992 W-140 For Sale 143,000 miles

If you're looking for a nice W140 this is it This is the Princess "DI" car (well not the one she wrecked) I just bought a new car and don't have room for 2 cars. I have a Pearl Black with Gray bottom trim 1992 W-140 300SD badged as a S350 with 143,000 miles but only 68,000 on a Factory New "0"

Re: [MBZ] SL500?

It could be worse. You could have bought a V240. http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w140-s-class/2678202-w140-did-spawn-w240-maybach.html > On August 11, 2016 at 6:27 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > > The W220 spooked me because once I got into the DAS system

Re: [MBZ] Darwin award

> On August 12, 2016 at 10:42 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > > This kid should have been made to drive a 240D. > > > http://www.kcci.com/news/rescue-crews-called-to-garage-collapsed-on-car/41157670 > Another youth tragically killed by Car Violence. We

Re: [MBZ] blocked from Craigslist?

If you posted the ads from your cellphone, that might be the only address they will recognize. Gerry On Fri, 12 Aug 2016 20:24:07 -0500 "Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes" wrote: > My ads are there, I can edit them from my phone internet. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On