Re: [MBZ] Gas prices and when will they affect used car prices
I got gas for $4.03 today, diesel is running $4.99. Seems the rise has rolled back some. -Curt On Saturday, March 19, 2022, 10:08:45 PM EDT, mitch--- via Mercedes wrote: On 2022-03-05 22:21, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote: > https://linksharing.samsungcloud.com/5KlLBklKTSZv > > Pushing 7 https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/146520/Screenshot_20220319-174108_Facebook-2319576.jpg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] $6K Repair or Different Vehicle
It's not old it's Experienced. On Sat, Mar 19, 2022 at 6:13 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > And I’ll give you $550 for that crappy old W123 wagon. > > > > -D > > > > On Mar 19, 2022, at 5:58 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I'll give you $501 for your 250SE. > > > > On Sat, Mar 19, 2022 at 4:57 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> To put a tidy little bow on this string of emails, we were offered $4500 > >> in trade value for the Jetta on the purchase of a 2021 Outback. The > girls > >> fell in love with it after they drove it. > >> I told the dealership GM that in 1983 I bought a 1983 Subaru GL Wagon > off > >> of the showroom floor from Evan Mecham himself (ring a bell anyone > familiar > >> with AZ history) from his Glendale Subaru. Yesterday, 39 years later, I > >> bought another Subaru off of the showroom floor. No one seemed to be as > >> excited as I was about that, and no one in the building ever heard of Ev > >> Mecham. > >> This Subaru seems very nice. The tech is overwhelming. The owners manual > >> is 600 pages. Hell, the “Quick Start Guide” is 200 pages. The young > >> salesboy, in a very polite way, told me he realizes geezers like me like > >> reading the manuals when they get a new vehicle but most everyone else > >> watch’s YouTube videos that have supplanted manuals. > >> My ‘83 GL Wagon lasted a good long time. SWMBO loved it. When it his > 250K > >> miles (many trips between IL and AZ) traded it in on a ‘93 Eddie Bauer > >> Edition Ford Exploder She drove that wagon around while I went through > four > >> cars: > >> ‘68 250SE > >> ‘63 Ford Falcon > >> ‘78 Rabbit > >> ‘68 Bug > >> > >> AZBob > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >>> On Mar 18, 2022, at 6:53 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> > > We’ve had the car since new. No deep-seated emotional attachment to > it. > >>> > >>> Something to be said for following the "severe duty" maintenance cycle. > >> I'm guilty of that at times too. > >>> > >>> > Get it fixed or sneakily trade it in on something else? > >>> > >>> I'd sell it outright, or to CarMax. > >>> Private party, I'd be honest about it's faults. > >>> CarMax? > >>> Caveat emptor. > >>> I'd take the cash and buy something with a proven track record for > >> reliability. Which probably means a soulless econo-box. I would most > >> definitely NOT be taking on a payment. > >>> > >>> Or if I was retired and wanted a project, I would fix it myself. > >>> > >>> Rick > >>> ___ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >> > >> ___ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Gas prices and when will they affect used car prices
On 2022-03-05 22:21, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote: https://linksharing.samsungcloud.com/5KlLBklKTSZv Pushing 7 https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/146520/Screenshot_20220319-174108_Facebook-2319576.jpg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] OT Electrical question for little welder
This welder I got will run on 110V or 220V Input Current: 45A@110V, 30A@220v It looks like guys just plug them into a regular 20A 110V plug on that input. The thing also has a short adapter for 220V that goes from a standard 3-prong 110V female end (and doesn't have the wide/narrow flat blades) to a 50A 220V male (even though it says it only needs 30A) if you want to use it on 220V for a bit more output. I can get a 50A socket https://www.amazon.com/ELEGRP-Mounting-Receptacle-Straight-Grounding/dp/B09225GPNC to wire into a feed off a box (30A breaker I guess). I have never seen a 45A 110V socket or cable or whatever so I'm not sure what that is about. And a 30A 220V plug/socket is different from this 50A plug. It's all a bit weird. Here's the listing for the unit https://yeswelder.com/products/mig-welder-mig205 Thoughts on the 45A 110V or just go with a regular 20A circuit and see what happens? I guess the worst thing is it will just trip a breaker. -- --R Winston Churchill: “Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.” ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] The Eternal Optimist?
On 2022-03-19 19:53, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: “Broke down but an easy fix!” https://flagstaff.craigslist.org/cto/d/camp-verde-mercedes-benz/7460473122.html "Easy fix" may or may not be optimistic, but "$5,000" is very optimistic. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] The Eternal Optimist?
“Broke down but an easy fix!” https://flagstaff.craigslist.org/cto/d/camp-verde-mercedes-benz/7460473122.html -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] $6K Repair or Different Vehicle
And I’ll give you $550 for that crappy old W123 wagon. -D > On Mar 19, 2022, at 5:58 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > I'll give you $501 for your 250SE. > > On Sat, Mar 19, 2022 at 4:57 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> To put a tidy little bow on this string of emails, we were offered $4500 >> in trade value for the Jetta on the purchase of a 2021 Outback. The girls >> fell in love with it after they drove it. >> I told the dealership GM that in 1983 I bought a 1983 Subaru GL Wagon off >> of the showroom floor from Evan Mecham himself (ring a bell anyone familiar >> with AZ history) from his Glendale Subaru. Yesterday, 39 years later, I >> bought another Subaru off of the showroom floor. No one seemed to be as >> excited as I was about that, and no one in the building ever heard of Ev >> Mecham. >> This Subaru seems very nice. The tech is overwhelming. The owners manual >> is 600 pages. Hell, the “Quick Start Guide” is 200 pages. The young >> salesboy, in a very polite way, told me he realizes geezers like me like >> reading the manuals when they get a new vehicle but most everyone else >> watch’s YouTube videos that have supplanted manuals. >> My ‘83 GL Wagon lasted a good long time. SWMBO loved it. When it his 250K >> miles (many trips between IL and AZ) traded it in on a ‘93 Eddie Bauer >> Edition Ford Exploder She drove that wagon around while I went through four >> cars: >> ‘68 250SE >> ‘63 Ford Falcon >> ‘78 Rabbit >> ‘68 Bug >> >> AZBob >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Mar 18, 2022, at 6:53 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> We’ve had the car since new. No deep-seated emotional attachment to it. >>> >>> Something to be said for following the "severe duty" maintenance cycle. >> I'm guilty of that at times too. >>> >>> Get it fixed or sneakily trade it in on something else? >>> >>> I'd sell it outright, or to CarMax. >>> Private party, I'd be honest about it's faults. >>> CarMax? >>> Caveat emptor. >>> I'd take the cash and buy something with a proven track record for >> reliability. Which probably means a soulless econo-box. I would most >> definitely NOT be taking on a payment. >>> >>> Or if I was retired and wanted a project, I would fix it myself. >>> >>> Rick >>> ___ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] $6K Repair or Different Vehicle
I'll give you $501 for your 250SE. On Sat, Mar 19, 2022 at 4:57 PM Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > To put a tidy little bow on this string of emails, we were offered $4500 > in trade value for the Jetta on the purchase of a 2021 Outback. The girls > fell in love with it after they drove it. > I told the dealership GM that in 1983 I bought a 1983 Subaru GL Wagon off > of the showroom floor from Evan Mecham himself (ring a bell anyone familiar > with AZ history) from his Glendale Subaru. Yesterday, 39 years later, I > bought another Subaru off of the showroom floor. No one seemed to be as > excited as I was about that, and no one in the building ever heard of Ev > Mecham. > This Subaru seems very nice. The tech is overwhelming. The owners manual > is 600 pages. Hell, the “Quick Start Guide” is 200 pages. The young > salesboy, in a very polite way, told me he realizes geezers like me like > reading the manuals when they get a new vehicle but most everyone else > watch’s YouTube videos that have supplanted manuals. > My ‘83 GL Wagon lasted a good long time. SWMBO loved it. When it his 250K > miles (many trips between IL and AZ) traded it in on a ‘93 Eddie Bauer > Edition Ford Exploder She drove that wagon around while I went through four > cars: > ‘68 250SE > ‘63 Ford Falcon > ‘78 Rabbit > ‘68 Bug > > AZBob > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 18, 2022, at 6:53 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > >> > >> We’ve had the car since new. No deep-seated emotional attachment to it. > > > > Something to be said for following the "severe duty" maintenance cycle. > I'm guilty of that at times too. > > > > > >> Get it fixed or sneakily trade it in on something else? > > > > I'd sell it outright, or to CarMax. > > Private party, I'd be honest about it's faults. > > CarMax? > > Caveat emptor. > > I'd take the cash and buy something with a proven track record for > reliability. Which probably means a soulless econo-box. I would most > definitely NOT be taking on a payment. > > > > Or if I was retired and wanted a project, I would fix it myself. > > > > Rick > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Cheap radio for 95E320
Attaboy! On Sat, Mar 19, 2022 at 5:39 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I hooked this thing up using small spades into the factory wiring plug > crimped yo the unit wires. Some confusion on PWR+ and PWR B+ but I sorted > that out. I need a male <-> female antenna adapter for the radio but my > phone found the Bluetooth immediately and I started playing tunes. > > WOW it sounds amazing! Much better sound than the factory radio , > still have the factory speakers. It’s really quite surprising how it wakes > up the sound. > > I guess I’ll see how long it lasts but this thing is well worth the $29. > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > > > On Mar 19, 2022, at 12:54 PM, Buggered Benzmail < > buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > The replacement (original type, guy had it with the car when my > daughter bought it) radio in the 95E320 has lost the display so it’s hard > to use. I saw this yesterday on Amazon for $29, has Bluetooth and other > features. Just showed up. Weighs about 12oz. DIN size so should slide right > in but it’s only about 3” deep. I’ll find an adapter for the OE cnctr so I > don’t have to cut into it. > > > > It’s a BOSS 616UAB > > > > It might be crap but for $29 could be interesting. > > > > > > > > --FT > > Sent from iFōn > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Cheap radio for 95E320
I hooked this thing up using small spades into the factory wiring plug crimped yo the unit wires. Some confusion on PWR+ and PWR B+ but I sorted that out. I need a male <-> female antenna adapter for the radio but my phone found the Bluetooth immediately and I started playing tunes. WOW it sounds amazing! Much better sound than the factory radio , still have the factory speakers. It’s really quite surprising how it wakes up the sound. I guess I’ll see how long it lasts but this thing is well worth the $29. --FT Sent from iFōn > On Mar 19, 2022, at 12:54 PM, Buggered Benzmail > wrote: > > The replacement (original type, guy had it with the car when my daughter > bought it) radio in the 95E320 has lost the display so it’s hard to use. I > saw this yesterday on Amazon for $29, has Bluetooth and other features. Just > showed up. Weighs about 12oz. DIN size so should slide right in but it’s only > about 3” deep. I’ll find an adapter for the OE cnctr so I don’t have to cut > into it. > > It’s a BOSS 616UAB > > It might be crap but for $29 could be interesting. > > > > --FT > Sent from iFōn ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] $6K Repair or Different Vehicle
To put a tidy little bow on this string of emails, we were offered $4500 in trade value for the Jetta on the purchase of a 2021 Outback. The girls fell in love with it after they drove it. I told the dealership GM that in 1983 I bought a 1983 Subaru GL Wagon off of the showroom floor from Evan Mecham himself (ring a bell anyone familiar with AZ history) from his Glendale Subaru. Yesterday, 39 years later, I bought another Subaru off of the showroom floor. No one seemed to be as excited as I was about that, and no one in the building ever heard of Ev Mecham. This Subaru seems very nice. The tech is overwhelming. The owners manual is 600 pages. Hell, the “Quick Start Guide” is 200 pages. The young salesboy, in a very polite way, told me he realizes geezers like me like reading the manuals when they get a new vehicle but most everyone else watch’s YouTube videos that have supplanted manuals. My ‘83 GL Wagon lasted a good long time. SWMBO loved it. When it his 250K miles (many trips between IL and AZ) traded it in on a ‘93 Eddie Bauer Edition Ford Exploder She drove that wagon around while I went through four cars: ‘68 250SE ‘63 Ford Falcon ‘78 Rabbit ‘68 Bug AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 18, 2022, at 6:53 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > >> >> We’ve had the car since new. No deep-seated emotional attachment to it. > > Something to be said for following the "severe duty" maintenance cycle. I'm > guilty of that at times too. > > >> Get it fixed or sneakily trade it in on something else? > > I'd sell it outright, or to CarMax. > Private party, I'd be honest about it's faults. > CarMax? > Caveat emptor. > I'd take the cash and buy something with a proven track record for > reliability. Which probably means a soulless econo-box. I would most > definitely NOT be taking on a payment. > > Or if I was retired and wanted a project, I would fix it myself. > > Rick > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] ***SPAM*** OT: Aluminum Watch
Use your cellphone as a watch. On Sat, Mar 19, 2022, 2:04 PM greg via Mercedes wrote: > I have a nice titanium eco-drive chronograph that needs a new movement > that has been waiting for me to get it done. In the meantime, I have been > wearing a nice titanium Invicta quartz chrono. Unfortunately, the crown > pulled out completely during the time change, and I am unable to set the > time. Now I have 2 nice watches needing repair. > > Also, apparently I am no longer active enough to keep a self-winder going. > > So I needed a cheap beater watch to tide me over while these are sent out > for repair. I came across a Timex MK1 military style quartz chrono on > Amazon for $62. It has an aluminum case. I think there was a time when > aluminum was a fairly exotic material and some watch cases were aluminum, > but they tended to wear out quickly. I like the light weight. > > It looked pretty nice for $62, but it was not "Prime". But I noticed there > was one "used" for $38, and that WAS prime. The description stated that > there was damage to the NATO band; but I have a few so was not concerned. > > It arrived yesterday, and (as has happened several times before) I was > unable to locate the alleged damage. Pretty nice watch! > > Greg > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Tires and such
I have heard talk about UTQG and high numbers being long wearing but not as good traction? What is a good range to be in? Some of the cheap and not so cheap tires I have bought in the past were at 540 with around a 50k warranty. Looking at some such as the General RT43 that are 700 with a 65k warranty. Thoughts? I checked my records on cheap tires I just a couple of years ago for $69 are nearly double today. I used to prefer Michelins but quite frankly I’m not paying their prices. They are well over $200, close to $300 a piece for some models and sizes for certain cars and over $400 each for vehicles such as the GL. Insane. Used to be I would be double for Michelins which would only be maybe $140 each. Sent from my iPhone ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT Electrical question for little welder
I have a 40A breaker on my new 200A main power cutoff box for the addition (it's under the addition but easy to reach) that I broke out with (I think) 8g wire to a box that I never hooked up to anything, I'll have to look to make sure. I'll put a socket on that. It's not in the garage but I can do stuff outside if I need to. The shutoff has a bunch of breaker spaces too so I could always put something else on it. I was looking for extension cords for this, and lo Yeswelder sell ext cords for the 220V input. A 20ft #8 and a 40ft #10, both with the 50A ends, which makes no sense but there you go. https://www.amazon.com/YESWELDER-Welder-Extension-Welding-Machines/dp/B08QJ929NG https://www.amazon.com/YESWELDER-Welder-Extension-Welding-Machines/dp/B08QJ8PBSW And this one https://www.amazon.com/Miady-Welding-Industrial-Machine-Lighted/dp/B07RY4KXKD which is 25ft #8 I will probably just buy some cable and make up an extension for the 200V 40A breakout with a 50A socket on the box, put those 50A connectors on it, and have a go at it. I could pop in a 30A breaker too instead of the 40A, keep the machine from roasting itself I guess, but keep all the 50A stuff from the machine. Or maybe the 40A would provide some of the extra starting current without frying the machine and tripping the breaker? I guess that is a happy medium between 30 and 50. Thanks for your input! --FT On 3/19/22 2:58 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: I guess the worst thing is it will just trip a breaker. The worst thing is that it will start a fire, and not out on the flamey end. Though this is unlikely. I REALLY don't like the games they're clearly playing with the input cord. Also, their labeled specs are pretty crappy/confusing. On the back, IF I interpret correctly, it says that 110V Imax is 43A, but it says that Ieff (effective, i.e. RMS) is only 33A. Heating is the problem with overcurrent, and heating is driven by RMS current, not peak. So, so long as the wire in their firestarter cabling is good for 30A (RMS) then it won't catch on fire. You will be hard-pressed, though, to find any standard-looking outlet that will give you more than 20A before its breaker pops. And you will be hard pressed to find any standard-looking outlet that is capable of delivering 50% more current (30A) through its blade contacts without causing problems, even if it was wired and fused for 30A. (10ga wiring, 30A breaker. DO NOT DO THIS) There's a reason that those high-current plugs have such big pins. So, there's no way this would work well at high loads for very long. The input wiring is simply not up to the task. You, and indeed likely most of their customers, will probably not be riding it so hard as to cause input feed problems, and so it'll probably work fine. This is China, Inc., and they simply don't care about a few fires that might come of this. At the first sign of trouble they'd simply change the paint color and the name on it, and soldier on. All of these objections would go away if they'd simply put a real 220V cord on it, with the correct 30A (50A?) plug. It could be used on 110V, but one should expect the 20A breaker to pop if you run it too hard for too long. -- Jim -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT Electrical question for little welder
> I guess the worst thing is it will just trip a breaker. The worst thing is that it will start a fire, and not out on the flamey end. Though this is unlikely. I REALLY don't like the games they're clearly playing with the input cord. Also, their labeled specs are pretty crappy/confusing. On the back, IF I interpret correctly, it says that 110V Imax is 43A, but it says that Ieff (effective, i.e. RMS) is only 33A. Heating is the problem with overcurrent, and heating is driven by RMS current, not peak. So, so long as the wire in their firestarter cabling is good for 30A (RMS) then it won't catch on fire. You will be hard-pressed, though, to find any standard-looking outlet that will give you more than 20A before its breaker pops. And you will be hard pressed to find any standard-looking outlet that is capable of delivering 50% more current (30A) through its blade contacts without causing problems, even if it was wired and fused for 30A. (10ga wiring, 30A breaker. DO NOT DO THIS) There's a reason that those high-current plugs have such big pins. So, there's no way this would work well at high loads for very long. The input wiring is simply not up to the task. You, and indeed likely most of their customers, will probably not be riding it so hard as to cause input feed problems, and so it'll probably work fine. This is China, Inc., and they simply don't care about a few fires that might come of this. At the first sign of trouble they'd simply change the paint color and the name on it, and soldier on. All of these objections would go away if they'd simply put a real 220V cord on it, with the correct 30A (50A?) plug. It could be used on 110V, but one should expect the 20A breaker to pop if you run it too hard for too long. -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] ***SPAM*** OT: Aluminum Watch
I have a nice titanium eco-drive chronograph that needs a new movement that has been waiting for me to get it done. In the meantime, I have been wearing a nice titanium Invicta quartz chrono. Unfortunately, the crown pulled out completely during the time change, and I am unable to set the time. Now I have 2 nice watches needing repair. Also, apparently I am no longer active enough to keep a self-winder going. So I needed a cheap beater watch to tide me over while these are sent out for repair. I came across a Timex MK1 military style quartz chrono on Amazon for $62. It has an aluminum case. I think there was a time when aluminum was a fairly exotic material and some watch cases were aluminum, but they tended to wear out quickly. I like the light weight. It looked pretty nice for $62, but it was not "Prime". But I noticed there was one "used" for $38, and that WAS prime. The description stated that there was damage to the NATO band; but I have a few so was not concerned. It arrived yesterday, and (as has happened several times before) I was unable to locate the alleged damage. Pretty nice watch! Greg ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] OT Electrical question for little welder
This welder I got will run on 110V or 220V Input Current: 45A@110V, 30A@220v It looks like guys just plug them into a regular 20A 110V plug on that input so the 45A thing is a mystery. The thing also has a short adapter for 220V that goes from a standard 3-prong 110V female end (and doesn't have the wide/narrow flat blades) to a 50A 220V male (even though it says it only needs 30A) if you want to use it on 220V for a bit more output. I can get a 50A socket https://www.amazon.com/ELEGRP-Mounting-Receptacle-Straight-Grounding/dp/B09225GPNC to wire into a feed off a box (30A breaker I guess). I have never seen a 45A 110V socket or cable or whatever so I'm not sure what that is about. And a 30A 220V plug/socket is different from this 50A plug. It's all a bit weird. Here's the listing for the unit https://yeswelder.com/products/mig-welder-mig205 Thoughts on the 45A 110V or just go with a regular 20A circuit and see what happens? I guess the worst thing is it will just trip a breaker. --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Not stolen in case your asking. 2013 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, $800
I have 2 DPF’s for a 2010 and a 2013 3.0 sprinter van. Not stolen in case your asking. One came off a 2013 van I owned with 170k that had an internal engine fail and the other came from a truck repair garage in Indiana. Had 120k on it. Will consider trades .. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3211966869130341 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Cheap radio for 95E320
The replacement (original type, guy had it with the car when my daughter bought it) radio in the 95E320 has lost the display so it’s hard to use. I saw this yesterday on Amazon for $29, has Bluetooth and other features. Just showed up. Weighs about 12oz. DIN size so should slide right in but it’s only about 3” deep. I’ll find an adapter for the OE cnctr so I don’t have to cut into it. It’s a BOSS 616UAB It might be crap but for $29 could be interesting. --FT Sent from iFōn___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Chugging summadat good shine from the Dark Corner -- 2004 mercedes E320 4 matic - $7, 500 (Gastonia)
Power heated seats are a big improvement over the manually heated seats. On Sat, Mar 19, 2022 at 11:57 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > https://charlotte.craigslist.org/cto/d/gastonia-2004-mercedes-e320-matic/7460205264.html > > -- > --FT > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] how many GLs are there? Mercedes Benz GLB 250 AMG Line
We should each call for pricing. Prize goes to the one who is quoted the highest number. On Sat, Mar 19, 2022 at 12:01 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > B C K E S? > > > https://charlotte.craigslist.org/ctd/d/mercedes-benz-glb-250-amg-line-night/7460234096.html > > -- > --FT > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Shinny tires! No codes! 1985 Mercedes-Benz 300-Class 300 D Sedan ! OWNER FLORIDA HISTORY - $12, 200 (Jacksonville, FL)
Ask for a photo of the engine. On Sat, Mar 19, 2022 at 12:08 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Gorgeous car, no codes! > > Runs flawlessly with no codes no lights > > > https://charleston.craigslist.org/ctd/d/1985-mercedes-benz-300-class-300-sedan/7459973388.html > > -- > --FT > > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Interesting, not a SDL -- 1991 Mercedes Benz 350 SD TURBO SEDAN - $8, 700
Ask for a list of what needs correcting. On Sat, Mar 19, 2022 at 11:59 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > But crackhead price, It does look pretty nice though > > > https://greensboro.craigslist.org/ctd/d/colfax-1991-mercedes-benz-350-sd-turbo/7460191505.html > > -- > --FT > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Why not fix it and sell it for $4500? 2003 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E 500 Sedan 4D, $2, 500
Need New suspension air compressor($300 with labor) and power steering pump ($150 with labor) https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/536537564743739 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Shinny tires! No codes! 1985 Mercedes-Benz 300-Class 300 D Sedan ! OWNER FLORIDA HISTORY - $12, 200 (Jacksonville, FL)
Gorgeous car, no codes! Runs flawlessly with no codes no lights https://charleston.craigslist.org/ctd/d/1985-mercedes-benz-300-class-300-sedan/7459973388.html -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] how many GLs are there? Mercedes Benz GLB 250 AMG Line
B C K E S? https://charlotte.craigslist.org/ctd/d/mercedes-benz-glb-250-amg-line-night/7460234096.html -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Interesting, not a SDL -- 1991 Mercedes Benz 350 SD TURBO SEDAN - $8, 700
But crackhead price, It does look pretty nice though https://greensboro.craigslist.org/ctd/d/colfax-1991-mercedes-benz-350-sd-turbo/7460191505.html -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Chugging summadat good shine from the Dark Corner -- 2004 mercedes E320 4 matic - $7, 500 (Gastonia)
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Re: [MBZ] NO ENGIME MODIFICATION ITS ALL STOCK 1995 Mercedes-Benz S-Class S 500 Coupe 2D, $9, 999
I'm on a Mexican radio, whoa whoa --FTdr On 3/19/22 11:34 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: “Rear antennas for backing up” Hee. I wonder what stations you can get on those “antennas” while you’re backing up? -D On Mar 19, 2022, at 11:33 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: Interesting car but not $10k interesting, and the wheels are fugly ** HERE IS A SUPER RARE **1995 COLECTORS ITEM MERCEDES-BENZ S 500 COUPE - LORINSER/ RENNTECH BODY KIT WIHT ONLY 137K ORIGINAL MILES VERY RELIBLE REAR ANTENAS FOR BACKING UP WORKS PERFECT VERY CLEAN SOUTHER CAR ** NO RUST ** HAS BRANDED TITLE DUE TO AN ACCIDENT FRONT BUMPER AND LOWER SKIRT WAS DAMAGE ** THE LORINSER BODY KIT ONLY IS $6000 ALONE ** THIS CAR IS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION FOR ITS AGE !!! COLECTORS WELCOME https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1040058183528052 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] One of my local boys sampling the cow patty shrooms 2000 Mercedes-Benz S-Class S 500 Sedan 4D, $10, 000
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Re: [MBZ] NO ENGIME MODIFICATION ITS ALL STOCK 1995 Mercedes-Benz S-Class S 500 Coupe 2D, $9, 999
“Rear antennas for backing up” Hee. I wonder what stations you can get on those “antennas” while you’re backing up? -D > On Mar 19, 2022, at 11:33 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > Interesting car but not $10k interesting, and the wheels are fugly > > ** HERE IS A SUPER RARE **1995 COLECTORS ITEM MERCEDES-BENZ S 500 COUPE - > LORINSER/ RENNTECH BODY KIT WIHT ONLY 137K ORIGINAL MILES VERY RELIBLE > > > REAR ANTENAS FOR BACKING UP WORKS PERFECT > > > VERY CLEAN SOUTHER CAR ** NO RUST ** HAS BRANDED TITLE DUE TO AN ACCIDENT > FRONT BUMPER AND LOWER SKIRT WAS DAMAGE ** THE LORINSER BODY KIT ONLY IS > $6000 ALONE ** THIS CAR IS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION FOR ITS AGE !!! COLECTORS > WELCOME > > > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1040058183528052 > > -- > --FT > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] NO ENGIME MODIFICATION ITS ALL STOCK 1995 Mercedes-Benz S-Class S 500 Coupe 2D, $9, 999
Interesting car but not $10k interesting, and the wheels are fugly ** HERE IS A SUPER RARE **1995 COLECTORS ITEM MERCEDES-BENZ S 500 COUPE - LORINSER/ RENNTECH BODY KIT WIHT ONLY 137K ORIGINAL MILES VERY RELIBLE REAR ANTENAS FOR BACKING UP WORKS PERFECT VERY CLEAN SOUTHER CAR ** NO RUST ** HAS BRANDED TITLE DUE TO AN ACCIDENT FRONT BUMPER AND LOWER SKIRT WAS DAMAGE ** THE LORINSER BODY KIT ONLY IS $6000 ALONE ** THIS CAR IS IN IMMACULATE CONDITION FOR ITS AGE !!! COLECTORS WELCOME https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1040058183528052 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
