Re: [MBZ] OT: My grandfather bought this car new...

2020-09-08 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
As a side question, why does it seem that cars of this era look like the engine compartment is full of spaghetti? Did they just not care about routing hoses and wires neatly, or was it that they didn't have the CAD tools to help fit everything into the space? Allan Buggered Benzmail via

Re: [MBZ] PSA from Okie Acres Home Remodelers

2020-09-08 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> Back in the day we would pour gasoline into the ground to kill them. That > was a bad idea long-term. Grandma always followed the gas with a lit match. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

[MBZ] 1987 Mercedes 300 D ($1,150)

2020-09-08 Thread Kevin Kraly via Mercedes
Hi, I found this 1987 Mercedes 300 D for $1,150 on OfferUp, near Clackamas, OR. Check it out. 1987 Mercedes 300 D 6 cylinder diesel. Runs and drives good. Clear clean title in hand. 158,000 miles. $1150 OBO more details… Sent from my iPhone ___

Re: [MBZ] OT - Chain Saw Recommendations

2020-09-08 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
When my fraidy-cat (would die whenever you showed the saw wood, but it would run fine otherwise) saw that came with the house PO'd me one too many times I asked my brother what was a good saw. Stihl, he said, but it was expensive. I told him I didn't care what it cost, if it worked well when I

Re: [MBZ] OT: My grandfather bought this car new...

2020-09-08 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Mark V --FT Sent from iPhone > On Sep 8, 2020, at 10:55 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > How utterly inappropriate. That car is worth at least $8k on BAT all day > long... > >> On Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 9:39 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >>

Re: [MBZ] OT: My grandfather bought this car new...

2020-09-08 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
How utterly inappropriate. That car is worth at least $8k on BAT all day long... On Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 9:39 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > ... but guessing he didn't buy the wheels. > > >

Re: [MBZ] PSA from Okie Acres Home Remodelers

2020-09-08 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Yeah, I wrap some paper towel and put on a rubber glove to contain the blood and drive on. Bleeding will cleanse it, flush out any dirt. Max Dillon Charleston SC Sep 8, 2020 5:47:14 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes : > A paper towel and some masking tape, whatever is in the shop, deal with it >

[MBZ] OT: My grandfather bought this car new...

2020-09-08 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
... but guessing he didn't buy the wheels. https://bloomington.craigslist.org/cto/d/bloomington-1979-lincoln-continental/7192761041.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 240D parts Mercedes

2020-09-08 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Hmm incomplete,ad. Wonder why it is for parts? I would love another 240D stick. Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Tue, Sep 8, 2020, 5:21 PM Frederick Moir via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Sigh. > > -- Forwarded message - > From: > Date: Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 5:16 PM

Re: [MBZ] Vermont

2020-09-08 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Yeah that’s pretty much like it is here I guess. So the question is if Okiehoma and SC DMVs will accept the VT paperwork, whatever it turns out to be. --FT Sent from iPhone > On Sep 8, 2020, at 7:39 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > I found all the regulations for tranfers and

Re: [MBZ] Vermont

2020-09-08 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On Tue, September 8, 2020 7:37 pm, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > Flat fees in Florida, thank goodness. None of that goofy tax stuff based > on age, like Indiana had. That was such a screw unless you drove cars > older than 12 years. In Michigan there are 4 prices. New, one year old, two years

Re: [MBZ] Vermont

2020-09-08 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Here it is $1 per day capped at $100 for registration. Same for title. So $200. Then I believe there is another $1 per day if it’s out of state. So $300. Then finally now they charge $1.25 per day for sales tax penalty with no cap. Last time I checked it was going to cost over $600 to title and

Re: [MBZ] Vermont

2020-09-08 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Okie lightning? Never mind, that was the rental house. -D > On Sep 8, 2020, at 7:39 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > I found all the regulations for tranfers and saw this. Looks like if you are > bringing in a vehicle with out of state title and it is listed in your name >

Re: [MBZ] Vermont

2020-09-08 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I found all the regulations for tranfers and saw this. Looks like if you are bringing in a vehicle with out of state title and it is listed in your name you have to provide proof of residence in the other state. If you can’t then they will charge penalty based on the registration date of out of

Re: [MBZ] Vermont

2020-09-08 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Flat fees in Florida, thank goodness. None of that goofy tax stuff based on age, like Indiana had. That was such a screw unless you drove cars older than 12 years. -D > On Sep 8, 2020, at 7:32 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > On Tue, September 8, 2020 7:06 pm, Dan Penoff via

Re: [MBZ] Vermont

2020-09-08 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On Tue, September 8, 2020 7:17 pm, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: > Yeah same thing here on 30days or so. I guess the DMV could spin it that > you live here and not there, so you must have your vehicles titled here > too, whether the title and plates are valid elsewhere or not. They’d >

Re: [MBZ] Vermont

2020-09-08 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On Tue, September 8, 2020 7:06 pm, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > Of all the cars I’ve registered in this state I’ve never had them > cancel or challenge my proof of insurance. I guess they can, I’ve never > heard of it happening, though. > I don't really think it was an insurance issue.

Re: [MBZ] Vermont

2020-09-08 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
30 days here as well, but the “fine” is some pittance, like $10. I wonder how they would even know it if it wasn’t for having to present an executed title or bill of sale. Or proof of insurance, as the start date would be a giveaway. Hmm. -D > On Sep 8, 2020, at 7:17 PM, Buggered Benzmail via

Re: [MBZ] Vermont

2020-09-08 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Yeah same thing here on 30days or so. I guess the DMV could spin it that you live here and not there, so you must have your vehicles titled here too, whether the title and plates are valid elsewhere or not. They’d probably say it is no different from bringing an out of state car here from a

Re: [MBZ] Vermont

2020-09-08 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I think that’s Florida’s approach. I’ve gotten their wrath on the back end when I’ve sold a car and it got titled in another state or the insurer notified Florida the policy had ben canceled. Under those circumstances they send you a nastygram and demand proof of the sale and the tag returned

[MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: OT - Chain Saw Recommendations

2020-09-08 Thread Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes
Early Sunday morning my next door neighbor had someone cutting down a big tree right next to his house. I thought it odd to start a project like that at 0800 Sunday, but I'm an early riser so no big deal. As I watched the weather report yesterday evening, and watched the standing snags on the

Re: [MBZ] Vermont

2020-09-08 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
AZ won’t challenge proof, but if they find out you fibbed or you allowed it to lapse, they come after you with guns a blazing. And it is a HUGE fine. Bob R Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 8, 2020, at 4:07 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Of all the cars I’ve registered in this state

Re: [MBZ] Vermont

2020-09-08 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Of all the cars I’ve registered in this state I’ve never had them cancel or challenge my proof of insurance. I guess they can, I’ve never heard of it happening, though. -D > On Sep 8, 2020, at 6:51 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > On Tue, September 8, 2020 6:34 pm, Dan Penoff via

Re: [MBZ] Vermont

2020-09-08 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On Tue, September 8, 2020 6:34 pm, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > Florida - No proof of insurance, no registration (plate). Michigan - No proof of insurance, no registration. But they can change their mind, decide you provided a fake proof, cancel your plates, and demand your insurance company

Re: [MBZ] OT - Chain Saw Recommendations

2020-09-08 Thread Kevin Kraly via Mercedes
We have had a Crazy East wind event here in Western Oregon with nearly 30MPH sustained winds with gusts to 60-70MPH! It was enough to topple a significant section of the neighbor’s poplar tree sending it through the fence, across the shared private driveway and nearly into another neighbor’s

Re: [MBZ] Vermont

2020-09-08 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Florida - No proof of insurance, no registration (plate). -D > On Sep 8, 2020, at 6:24 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > On Tue, September 8, 2020 6:15 pm, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: > >> How will you get insurance on an out-of-state registration? I think my >> company

Re: [MBZ] Vermont

2020-09-08 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Im not really sure here. I may just put insurance on it and give it 30 days and see what happens. Technically if you move here from out of state you are supposed to transfer your registration to OK within 30 day. This is similar but not quite the same as it’s registered to my address here but

Re: [MBZ] Vermont

2020-09-08 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On Tue, September 8, 2020 6:15 pm, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: > How will you get insurance on an out-of-state registration?  I think my > company (Allstate) might get cross-wise of the SC DMV but maybe not.  My > agent messed up sending proof of coverage to the DMV on this wagon, the >

Re: [MBZ] Fwd: 240D parts Mercedes

2020-09-08 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
When I was 9 we spent a family summer vacation on an island off the Maine coast near Boothbay Harbor. What an amazing area - sea urchins, seals, porpoises, plus for good measure two hurricanes came roaring through (Connie and Donna, IIRC). On Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 5:21 PM Frederick Moir via

Re: [MBZ] Vermont

2020-09-08 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I will just add it to the insurance. I’m debating on driving on the Vermont plates for a year or just getting it transferred to Ok right away. That will be interesting. I have titled cars here with just a bill of sale from Georgia because they don’t issue titles. I would think it would be the

Re: [MBZ] OT - Chain Saw Recommendations

2020-09-08 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Battery pole saws are cool. Gassless handheld chainsaws, electric or battery, are mostly cool, BUT: They're hard to blade brake quickly during a kickback emergency, and kevlar safety chaps don't stop them as fast as something with a clutch either. If you are 100% sure you can keep your body

Re: [MBZ] Vermont

2020-09-08 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
OK I guess I should wait another coupla months on the ML.  Last time I got the response back pretty quickly to send more tax money, so maybe now they are actually processing it since I sent more dineros.  That would be pretty cool. How will you get insurance on an out-of-state registration? 

Re: [MBZ] OT - Chain Saw Recommendations

2020-09-08 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Oh, and I bought this electric pole saw at HF a coupla weeks ago for $60.  Extends to like 10ft or so so you can reach some branches.  It's mostly plastic but I have been (ab)using it a bit lately and I am quite impressed by it.  Maybe 9"? bar, will do some sizable branches.  I have one of

[MBZ] Vermont

2020-09-08 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
My Vermont plates and registration showed up today. This appears to be from the first batch I sent in back in June. I sent another set of paperwork last month. Hopefully they don’t send me another plate and registration. Sent from my iPhone ___

Re: [MBZ] PSA from Okie Acres Home Remodelers

2020-09-08 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
A paper towel and some masking tape, whatever is in the shop, deal with it later.  Some old grease or oil worked into the cut also functions as a disinfectant. --FT On 9/8/20 11:41 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote: So did you use duct tape, super glue or stitches to close the wound? Max

Re: [MBZ] OT - Chain Saw Recommendations

2020-09-08 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
For occasional (under 25hours/10 years) use a Poulan Wild Thing was actually a decent choice. Effectively a Husky clamshell body saw with a cheap cylinder and chromed piston. 25-50 hr motor instead of 1000-2000 hour motor. I think my dad paid $125 for his. Just checked, discontinued. Poulan

Re: [MBZ] What to Do? Fix and Seel or Just sell as is?

2020-09-08 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Exactly.  Saw it in Houston, see it around here.  They can keep them running, use them for their painting or landscaping businesses, they just need something that runs and works and is cheap.  Vans seem attractive, whether white work vans or minivans they can load stuff on/in.  Cash, no

Re: [MBZ] OT - Chain Saw Recommendations

2020-09-08 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Stihl.  All the others are crap.  Make sure to use the synthetic oil to mix into the gas --FT On 9/8/20 5:08 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: In an effort to become better prepared should a large storm/hurricane pass through, I am considering purchasing a chain saw. Since it would be

[MBZ] Fwd: 2000 Mercedes e320 wagon rwd

2020-09-08 Thread Frederick Moir via Mercedes
Not mine, etc. -- Forwarded message - From: Date: Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 5:18 PM Subject: 2000 Mercedes e320 wagon rwd To: fred4s...@gmail.com forwarded you this from craigslist: -- 2000 Mercedes e320 wagon rwd

[MBZ] Fwd: 240D parts Mercedes

2020-09-08 Thread Frederick Moir via Mercedes
Sigh. -- Forwarded message - From: Date: Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 5:16 PM Subject: 240D parts Mercedes To: fred4s...@gmail.com forwarded you this from craigslist: -- 240D parts Mercedes

[MBZ] OT - Chain Saw Recommendations

2020-09-08 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
In an effort to become better prepared should a large storm/hurricane pass through, I am considering purchasing a chain saw. Since it would be something I would rarely use, I’m not looking to buy a large professional grade Husqvarna or something like that necessarily. However, I would like a

Re: [MBZ] PSA from Okie Acres Home Remodelers

2020-09-08 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Thanks, I'll give it a try. On Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 12:05 PM G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > I just got the big magnifying glass so I could read the ingredients label, > to answer your question. > I'm not a chemist, but to my pedestrian eye, it does not appear to use > latex. > Translated from 2

Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: PSA from Okie Acres Home Remodelers

2020-09-08 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On Tue, September 8, 2020 3:21 pm, Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes wrote: > Here's a related PSA: > > > Anyone repairing bobwire fences, before hammering a new staple into the > fencepost, check the ground at the base of the post for a yellow jacket > nest. They do not like the vibrations caused by

Re: [MBZ] What to Do? Fix and Seel or Just sell as is?

2020-09-08 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
One of the positive aspects of the internet is that almost any problem that is common to any car has been diagnosed and described somewhere. For example https://www.siennachat.com/threads/slider-door-wont-open-manually-or-with-power.49241/ That's one of many possible search results. Have

[MBZ] ***SPAM*** RE: PSA from Okie Acres Home Remodelers

2020-09-08 Thread Greg Fiorentino via Mercedes
Here's a related PSA: Anyone repairing bobwire fences, before hammering a new staple into the fencepost, check the ground at the base of the post for a yellow jacket nest. They do not like the vibrations caused by the hammering, and will announce their displeasure in a painful way. Greg

Re: [MBZ] Before, during, and after

2020-09-08 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Yes, nice work. Is it me, or does the room look much smaller with the pergo? Maybe you took the 'after' pix with a different camera? - Max Charleston SC On Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 11:53 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Sent from my

Re: [MBZ] What to Do? Fix and Seel or Just sell as is?

2020-09-08 Thread Robert Massmann via Mercedes
Unfortunately it is the passenger side door, which is used more often than the drivers side door, which still works just fine, electrically or manually. Bob Massmann -Original Message- From: Mitch Haley via Mercedes Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2020 10:39 AM To: Mercedes Discussion

Re: [MBZ] PSA from Okie Acres Home Remodelers

2020-09-08 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Back in the day we would pour gasoline into the ground to kill them. That was a bad idea long-term. On Tue, Sep 8, 2020, 2:07 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > While working on the cursed Focus alternator replacement (successful, > finally) I failed to notice a nest

Re: [MBZ] More than we bottom-feeders want to pay ...

2020-09-08 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On Tue, September 8, 2020 1:58 pm, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: > Holy Merde. Is this real? It's the German Touring Car equivalent of the Plymouth Superbird. You want to race it in a production car class, you have to build 500 of them for the peons (who, IIRC, paid $80k+ in advance for the

Re: [MBZ] More than we bottom-feeders want to pay ...

2020-09-08 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Sold for a cool quarter mil. Mitch Haley via Mercedes writes: > On Tue, September 8, 2020 1:34 pm, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: >> Pardon the expression, but wtf? > > Under $200k is a good price for an Evo II. > I thought this was going to be a 2.6, maybe a Sportline for $10-15k, but >

Re: [MBZ] PSA from Okie Acres Home Remodelers

2020-09-08 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
While working on the cursed Focus alternator replacement (successful, finally) I failed to notice a nest of yellow jackets in the ground behind my work area. This is the time of year that they seem to be really active/aggressive around here. One of them nailed me in the wrist on Sunday afternoon.

Re: [MBZ] More than we bottom-feeders want to pay ...

2020-09-08 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Holy Merde. Is this real? Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Tue, Sep 8, 2020, 1:35 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Pardon the expression, but wtf? > > On Tue, Sep 8, 2020, 1:25 PM Craig via Mercedes > wrote: > > >

Re: [MBZ] More than we bottom-feeders want to pay ...

2020-09-08 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On Tue, September 8, 2020 1:34 pm, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > Pardon the expression, but wtf? Under $200k is a good price for an Evo II. I thought this was going to be a 2.6, maybe a Sportline for $10-15k, but an Evo definitely belongs on BAT. ___

Re: [MBZ] What to Do? Fix and Seel or Just sell as is?

2020-09-08 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On Tue, September 8, 2020 1:31 pm, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > Right. So their costs are such that there is not much left over for the > charity. Back in the 1990s, somebody approached the Holt, Michigan (probably Delhi Township) fire chief with a fundraising offer. They'd do all the

Re: [MBZ] Before, during, and after

2020-09-08 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
You should create a fictitious identity, hire yourself, pay yourself, and then write it off. On Tue, Sep 8, 2020, 1:31 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > On Tue, 8 Sep 2020 10:53:12 -0500 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > > Good job! > > > Craig > >

Re: [MBZ] More than we bottom-feeders want to pay ...

2020-09-08 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Pardon the expression, but wtf? On Tue, Sep 8, 2020, 1:25 PM Craig via Mercedes wrote: > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1990-mercedes-benz-190e-16/ > > Craig > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >

Re: [MBZ] What to Do? Fix and Seel or Just sell as is?

2020-09-08 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
Right. So their costs are such that there is not much left over for the charity. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 8, 2020, at 12:25 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > I don’t think we’ve exceeded the standard deduction in a number of years > because of the increase. I used to work every

Re: [MBZ] Before, during, and after

2020-09-08 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Tue, 8 Sep 2020 10:53:12 -0500 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > Good job! Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] What to Do? Fix and Seel or Just sell as is?

2020-09-08 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I don’t think we’ve exceeded the standard deduction in a number of years because of the increase. I used to work every angle, like saving sales receipt, etc., but it just became a big waste of time. The days of the “donate it to a church or your PBS station” stuff for cars ended a long time

[MBZ] More than we bottom-feeders want to pay ...

2020-09-08 Thread Craig via Mercedes
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1990-mercedes-benz-190e-16/ Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Hey, Kaleb, is the Linux list kaput?

2020-09-08 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Tue, 8 Sep 2020 07:38:52 -0500 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > After about 10 years of no activity I shut it down several years ago. OK. I understand that. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

Re: [MBZ] PSA from Okie Acres Home Remodelers

2020-09-08 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
I just got the big magnifying glass so I could read the ingredients label, to answer your question. I'm not a chemist, but to my pedestrian eye, it does not appear to use latex. Translated from 2 point type size: Ingredients Bottle is 0.3 fl oz. Acetone ... Amyl Acetate...Castor Oil Ethyl

Re: [MBZ] '58 Cadillac Biarritz

2020-09-08 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
With an original air conditioner that worked, you can add 5 to the price. On Tue, Sep 8, 2020, 9:41 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Let me go check my Powerball ticket > > --FT > > On 9/8/20 9:28 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > > Near-perfect, but

Re: [MBZ] What to Do? Fix and Seel or Just sell as is?

2020-09-08 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Yes, that is a good point. A lot of the Charities are hurting because of this. On Tue, Sep 8, 2020, 12:11 PM ned kleinhenz via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > For practical reasons, fewer people now experience a tax benefit from > donating a car to charity. Your itemized deductions

Re: [MBZ] What to Do? Fix and Seel or Just sell as is?

2020-09-08 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Ah, so the self permanently sealing door is a feature of the Toyota vans On Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 11:25 AM ned kleinhenz via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I understand how you feel. I have a 2006 Sienna of very similar > description. It has been the family truck for the last 3

Re: [MBZ] PSA from Okie Acres Home Remodelers

2020-09-08 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
I have wondered, but never followed up on whether the liquid bandages are non-allergenic or not. I have become very sensitive to either latex or the adhesive in typical bandages - they raise guey welts on my skin, no fun. The non-allergenic bandages are oftentimes hard to find and the choice of

Re: [MBZ] What to Do? Fix and Seel or Just sell as is?

2020-09-08 Thread ned kleinhenz via Mercedes
I understand how you feel. I have a 2006 Sienna of very similar description. It has been the family truck for the last 3 or 4 years. But the right sliding door is jammed shut. I had it in for a rare dealer service a few years ago and asked them to open that door. When I retrieved the van,

Re: [MBZ] PSA from Okie Acres Home Remodelers

2020-09-08 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
My go to first aid for cuts on fingers is some stuff called "Liquid Bandage". As soon as you have the bleeding slowed down, you paint in on like nail polish. It has blood stop and antibacterial as well as sealing up the injury. Dries in a couple minutes. I always paint on a couple of coats for

Re: [MBZ] What to Do? Fix and Seel or Just sell as is?

2020-09-08 Thread ned kleinhenz via Mercedes
For practical reasons, fewer people now experience a tax benefit from donating a car to charity. Your itemized deductions need to exceed the current standard deduction. Recent tax code significantly increased the standard deduction enough that even with my modest retirement income and no

Re: [MBZ] What to Do? Fix and Seel or Just sell as is?

2020-09-08 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Say what you want, but the local Hispanic population, many of which are migrant workers and of questionable immigration status, are significant consumers of low budget beater cars. When it’s a cash deal, who cares? -D > On Sep 8, 2020, at 11:52 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: >

Re: [MBZ] What to Do? Fix and Seel or Just sell as is?

2020-09-08 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
When the Frankenheap got popped in the rear and the trunk would no longer unlock, I went over to the 250C for some inspiration. I located the exact place to drill through the wall behind the license plate to allow releasing the latch. As the car was grey, a spot of duct tape was all the

Re: [MBZ] What to Do? Fix and Seel or Just sell as is?

2020-09-08 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Put it on FB en Espanol and you’ll get bites from the trabajadores --FT Sent from iPhone > On Sep 8, 2020, at 11:02 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > I think you have to look at the fact that it's a 16 year old minivan > that's closing in on 300,000 miles. > > In my opinion you've

Re: [MBZ] PSA from Okie Acres Home Remodelers

2020-09-08 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> So did you use duct tape, super glue or stitches to close the wound? Windex! -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] PSA from Okie Acres Home Remodelers

2020-09-08 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
A band aid. If that didn’t work I did have a roll of duct tape available. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 8, 2020, at 10:42 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > So did you use duct tape, super glue or stitches to close the wound? > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > > Sep 8, 2020 9:03:08 AM

Re: [MBZ] PSA from Okie Acres Home Remodelers

2020-09-08 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
So did you use duct tape, super glue or stitches to close the wound? Max Dillon Charleston SC Sep 8, 2020 9:03:08 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes : > A tape measure can slice your finger like a hot knife thru butter if said > finger is in the wrong place at that wrong time while retracting the

Re: [MBZ] What to Do? Fix and Seel or Just sell as is?

2020-09-08 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
I think you have to look at the fact that it's a 16 year old minivan that's closing in on 300,000 miles. In my opinion you've gotten the expected life out of this vehicle and then some. Whatever you can sell it for now is gravy. How much would you need to discount it to sell it as-is, and is that

Re: [MBZ] What to Do? Fix and Seel or Just sell as is?

2020-09-08 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I like this. -D > On Sep 8, 2020, at 10:54 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > One last thought: unless it's the driver's door, a door you can't unlatch > is 100x better than a door you can't latch. > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search

Re: [MBZ] What to Do? Fix and Seel or Just sell as is?

2020-09-08 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
One last thought: unless it's the driver's door, a door you can't unlatch is 100x better than a door you can't latch. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] What to Do? Fix and Seel or Just sell as is?

2020-09-08 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
It has two sliding doors? You only need one, but there's a big difference between 17 years old, everything works, and I'm selling it because it's not worth fixing this stupid door. Sad that it picked now to fail. Or is it the door you never use and it failed because you opened it after a long

Re: [MBZ] What to Do? Fix and Seel or Just sell as is?

2020-09-08 Thread Robert Massmann via Mercedes
Clay, I can not even get it to open in manual mode. I looked at the opposite door and there are two latches that lock in when driving. I also removed the other doors inner panel to see how the mechanisms worked. The latches appear to be jammed and will not release to open the door, which

[MBZ] This looks pretty nice 1995 E320 Mercedes Benz - $2, 500 (Lexington)

2020-09-08 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
https://columbia.craigslist.org/cto/d/lexington-1995-e320-mercedes-benz/7192135574.html -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] What to Do? Fix and Seel or Just sell as is?

2020-09-08 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On Tue, September 8, 2020 9:13 am, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > Donate it for a tax deduction. For the greater of $500 or the scrap metal price they auction it off for. It's been a few years since you could justify a non-cash vehicle deduction with a printout from kellybluebook.com

Re: [MBZ] '58 Cadillac Biarritz

2020-09-08 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Let me go check my Powerball ticket --FT On 9/8/20 9:28 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Near-perfect, but no AC. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1958-cadillac-eldorado-biarritz-convertible/?utm_source=dm_medium=email_campaign=2020-09-08 ___

Re: [MBZ] What to Do? Fix and Seel or Just sell as is?

2020-09-08 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
What difference does that make? To the best of my knowledge there’s nothing different. Now maybe if you’re a whaling captain, but… (read IRS Publication 526) -D > On Sep 8, 2020, at 9:29 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > > Don't forget the charitable component for vets or sick kids > > On Tue,

Re: [MBZ] What to Do? Fix and Seel or Just sell as is?

2020-09-08 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
I’m betting very little of the proceeds actually goes to help vets or kids. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 8, 2020, at 8:30 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Don't forget the charitable component for vets or sick kids > >> On Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 9:25 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] What to Do? Fix and Seel or Just sell as is?

2020-09-08 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Don't forget the charitable component for vets or sick kids On Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 9:25 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > That’s such a lousy way to dispose of a vehicle or anything else for that > matter. Mitch will correct me if I’m wrong, but all a car donation does

[MBZ] '58 Cadillac Biarritz

2020-09-08 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Near-perfect, but no AC. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1958-cadillac-eldorado-biarritz-convertible/?utm_source=dm_medium=email_campaign=2020-09-08 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] What to Do? Fix and Seel or Just sell as is?

2020-09-08 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
That’s such a lousy way to dispose of a vehicle or anything else for that matter. Mitch will correct me if I’m wrong, but all a car donation does is lower your AGI by that amount. So if you get $2000 for a deduction, you only get the benefit (deduction) of the taxes you would pay on $2000.

Re: [MBZ] What to Do? Fix and Seel or Just sell as is?

2020-09-08 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Donate it for a tax deduction. On Mon, Sep 7, 2020 at 6:34 PM OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > I'd think that it will be easier and faster to sell with everything > working, especially with high miles. I'd fix it. > > On Mon, Sep 7, 2020 at 5:04 PM Robert Massmann via Mercedes < >

[MBZ] PSA from Okie Acres Home Remodelers

2020-09-08 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
A tape measure can slice your finger like a hot knife thru butter if said finger is in the wrong place at that wrong time while retracting the tape measure. Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT: Sharpening a lopper

2020-09-08 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Appreciate the advice. On Mon, Sep 7, 2020 at 7:07 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > On Mon, September 7, 2020 12:12 am, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes wrote: > > I use a file. The lopper blade metal is surprisingly soft. > > Half round works nice. > If it's a bypass

Re: [MBZ] Hey, Kaleb, is the Linux list kaput?

2020-09-08 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
After about 10 years of no activity I shut it down several years ago. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 7, 2020, at 10:10 PM, Craig via Mercedes wrote: > > I tried to post something (way below) to the Linux List and it bounced. > > > Craig > > > Begin forwarded message: > > Date: Mon, 7 Sep

Re: [MBZ] Hey, Kaleb, is the Linux list kaput?

2020-09-08 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Yeah. He had to eliminate several lists a while back. I don't recall the reason, but I think it had something to do with the hosting service. Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change