Re: [MBZ] Latest arrival to Okie Acres

2023-05-09 Thread Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
No On 5/9/2023 9:42 PM, mitch--- via Mercedes wrote: On 2023-05-08 17:01, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: The previous owner who used to be very active on the lists and I have knows since the 90’s has owned it for the last 35 years. Did he also have a W140 diesel?

Re: [MBZ] Latest arrival to Okie Acres

2023-05-09 Thread mitch--- via Mercedes
On 2023-05-08 17:01, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: The previous owner who used to be very active on the lists and I have knows since the 90’s has owned it for the last 35 years. Did he also have a W140 diesel? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search

Re: [MBZ] OT: Norway's near-total adoption of electric vehicles

2023-05-09 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Tue, 9 May 2023 14:10:35 -0500 Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: > *"Hydropower is still the mainstay of the Norwegian electricity > system*. At the beginning of 2021, there were 1 681 hydropower plants > in Norway, with a combined installed capasity of 33 055 MW. In a normal > year, the

Re: [MBZ] OT - Get A Load of These Snow Tires!

2023-05-09 Thread Kevin Kraly via Mercedes
When I lived in Redmond, OR in the 1990’s, a bike shop employee was making his own studded mountain bike tires which I thought was pretty cool! It’s great that a company is mass producing them now. I’m sure that they are pricy. Kevin in Lexington, NC Sent from my iPhone > On May 9, 2023, at

Re: [MBZ] 2003 E500 - 80k miles - $7,100

2023-05-09 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
> Is this available messages? --FT Sent from iFōn > On May 9, 2023, at 6:13 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Low miles but still pricy. Looks alright, a few scuffs, would have been > better with a darker tan/brown or black interior. > >> Sending "Is this available messages" mean

[MBZ] 2003 E500 - 80k miles - $7,100

2023-05-09 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Low miles but still pricy. Looks alright, a few scuffs, would have been better with a darker tan/brown or black interior. > Sending "Is this available messages" mean you can't have this car https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/d/chicago-2003-mercedes-benz-e500/7619441383.html

Re: [MBZ] OT - Get A Load of These Snow Tires!

2023-05-09 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Certainly makes sense (studded bike tires) but it’s not something that ever occurred to me - Hakka bike snow tires! Cool! -D On May 9, 2023, at 5:58 PM, Curt Raymond mailto:curtlud...@yahoo.com>> wrote: Let's go ice racing! Sent from Yahoo Mail on

Re: [MBZ] OT - Get A Load of These Snow Tires!

2023-05-09 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Let's go ice racing! Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Tue, May 9, 2023 at 5:53 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: Look closely! http://penoff.com/Photo_Dump.html#1 -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] OT - Get A Load of These Snow Tires!

2023-05-09 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Look closely! http://penoff.com/Photo_Dump.html#1 -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] 2005 E320 CDI - 175k miles - $7,500

2023-05-09 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
In SC we have salvage titles. I know this because I have some! I don’t think there are rebuilt titles here, never seen one --FT Sent from iFōn > On May 9, 2023, at 5:30 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > I think this is where things get sort of fuzzy between states. > > In

Re: [MBZ] 2005 E320 CDI - 175k miles - $7,500

2023-05-09 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
I think this is where things get sort of fuzzy between states. In Florida, you can have a “salvage” title and register the vehicle and drive it. If the car was “totaled”, it has to be inspected to get a “rebuilt” title. My 1995 S500 coupe that came from Tarek had a salvage title. Mrs. Dan’s

Re: [MBZ] 2005 E320 CDI - 175k miles - $7,500

2023-05-09 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I think KY has different color titles to designate rebuilt, salvage, and clean. I vaguely recall seeing this somewhere --FT Sent from iFōn > On May 9, 2023, at 4:40 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > "spent over $5000 in the last few months to make it perfect" > > Salvage title,

Re: [MBZ] 2005 E320 CDI - 175k miles - $7,500

2023-05-09 Thread mitch--- via Mercedes
Does the $5000 include what you paid for it at the salvage auction? And by "salvage", do you mean "rebuilt", or is it up to the buyer to make sure it passes inspection and retitle it? On 2023-05-09 16:39, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: "spent over $5000 in the last few months to make it

[MBZ] 2005 E320 CDI - 175k miles - $7,500

2023-05-09 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
"spent over $5000 in the last few months to make it perfect" Salvage title, means it needs to be inspected and upgraded to "rebuilt" to register it? https://louisville.craigslist.org/cto/d/louisville-mercedes-e320-cdi-2005/7619286578.html ___

Re: [MBZ] OT: Norway's near-total adoption of electric vehicles

2023-05-09 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
*"Hydropower is still the mainstay of the Norwegian electricity system*. At the beginning of 2021, there were 1 681 hydropower plants in Norway, with a combined installed capasity of 33 055 MW. In a normal year, the Norwegian hydropower plants produce 136.4 TWh, which is 90 % of Norways total

Re: [MBZ] OT: Norway's near-total adoption of electric vehicles

2023-05-09 Thread Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes
Yup. Sent from my iPhone > On May 9, 2023, at 12:41 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > It's easier for Norway, they can finance all their schemes by selling oil to > the rest of the world while at the same time congratualting themselves for > being carbon neutral. > > >> On Tue,

[MBZ] uhhhh oooookeeee 2010 Mercedes sprinter parts,$300

2023-05-09 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
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[MBZ] Engine runs but only if you spray some starting fluid in it 2001 Mercedes-Benz s-class, $3, 000

2023-05-09 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
bought a junkyard fuel pump but have not put it on yet because I sit around smoking weed all day https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/237823582264120 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] Not Too Outrageous GL

2023-05-09 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
I wonder if somebody smelled the "gas" tank and decided they wouldn't warranty it. Saturday the VW dealership replaced the NOx sensor on my Jetta under warranty. They had the part in stock, it took about an hour. They didn't try to upsell me anything which blew my mind... -Curt On Tuesday,

Re: [MBZ] OT: Norway's near-total adoption of electric vehicles

2023-05-09 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Apparently Norway's electricity is about $0.12/KWH all in, including supplier charges. We're paying $0.16/KWH just for the electricity here in north central MA. A year ago we were locked in at $0.10KWH... If I bought from National Grid it'd be $0.24/KWH just for the electricity. -Curt On

Re: [MBZ] Not Too Outrageous GL

2023-05-09 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Whatever this thing my daughter’s friends bought was a diesel, they got it because it could supposedly tow some camping trailer they bought. It pretty much died 15mi after they got it in Florida somewhere and there it sits while they argue with the seller or a stealer or whoever was involved

Re: [MBZ] OT: Norway's near-total adoption of electric vehicles

2023-05-09 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
That’s Iceland. Norway has oil and hydro, that was one question I had as what was powering the cars. Cold climate too. Probably no nukes. --FT Sent from iFōn > On May 9, 2023, at 12:58 PM, greg via Mercedes wrote: > > Doesn't Norway have a super abundant supply of geothermal energy

Re: [MBZ] OT: Norway's near-total adoption of electric vehicles

2023-05-09 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Pretty much forever Texas has been on its own grid with I think one interconnect in North Texas to some other grid. There was a huge amount of installed wind generation in West Texas which was fine until one very frigid New Year’s Day in like 09 or 10 the wind just died. No wind power which was

Re: [MBZ] OT: Norway's near-total adoption of electric vehicles

2023-05-09 Thread greg via Mercedes
Doesn't Norway have a super abundant supply of geothermal energy producing nearly free electricity? Quite a different situation here. Greg > Sorry to interrupt the ongoing reviews of over priced used Mercedes, but I > found this interesting - not what I expected: > > "Norway is more than a

Re: [MBZ] Not Too Outrageous GL

2023-05-09 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
No Tiguan diesel due to the diesel scandal in 2015. -D > On May 9, 2023, at 11:35 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes > wrote: > > Tourag? AFAIK the Tiguan never came diesel. At least in USA. > Curt > > Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android > > On Mon, May 8, 2023 at 9:47 PM, Buggered Benzmail via

Re: [MBZ] OT: Norway's near-total adoption of electric vehicles

2023-05-09 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
And has abundant cheap hydro electricity. Randy On 09/05/2023 11:50 AM, M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes wrote: Plus Norway is roughly the size of New Mexico, with a smaller population than New York City... On Tue, May 9, 2023 at 11:41 AM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com>

Re: [MBZ] OT: Norway's near-total adoption of electric vehicles

2023-05-09 Thread M. Mitchell Marmel via Mercedes
Plus Norway is roughly the size of New Mexico, with a smaller population than New York City... On Tue, May 9, 2023 at 11:41 AM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > It's easier for Norway, they can finance all their schemes by selling oil > to the rest of the world while at

Re: [MBZ] I think I might be in lust -- 1962 Mercedes-Benz 220se - opera coupe, $7, 000

2023-05-09 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Floyd has put in his time and deserves this prize acquisition. On Tue, May 9, 2023, 11:40 AM Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > If you happen to be filthy rich, just buy it and send it to Pierre > Hedary and carry on. > > Randy > > > On 09/05/2023 9:43 AM, Floyd Thursby

Re: [MBZ] 1991 Mercedes-Benz 300d Sedan 4D,$5

2023-05-09 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
It all depends. I sold my 300 TD with 383,000 MI for $10k and probably could have gotten more if I were more patient. On Tue, May 9, 2023, 10:45 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > $3500 It actually looks fairly decent but that price is a bit dear for > 320kmi > >

Re: [MBZ] OT: Norway's near-total adoption of electric vehicles

2023-05-09 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
It's easier for Norway, they can finance all their schemes by selling oil to the rest of the world while at the same time congratualting themselves for being carbon neutral. On Tue, May 9, 2023, at 11:12, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > Sorry to interrupt the ongoing reviews of over priced used

Re: [MBZ] OT: Norway's near-total adoption of electric vehicles

2023-05-09 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Probably being led by the same boneheads that had them disconnect from the national grid. That worked out well for them. -D > On May 9, 2023, at 12:19 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Interesting. Meanwhile, Texas is doing all it can to unwind the development > of solar and

Re: [MBZ] OT: Norway's near-total adoption of electric vehicles

2023-05-09 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Interesting. Meanwhile, Texas is doing all it can to unwind the development of solar and wind power in order to facilitate natural gas development. Texas is currently the leading producer of renewable energy in the country. Go figure. On Tue, May 9, 2023, 12:13 PM OK Don via Mercedes wrote: >

[MBZ] OT: Norway's near-total adoption of electric vehicles

2023-05-09 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Sorry to interrupt the ongoing reviews of over priced used Mercedes, but I found this interesting - not what I expected: "Norway is more than a decade ahead of the U.S. in its adoption of electric vehicles. If the Biden administration's goal of having 50 percent of new vehicles be electric by

Re: [MBZ] I think I might be in lust -- 1962 Mercedes-Benz 220se - opera coupe, $7, 000

2023-05-09 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
If you happen to be filthy rich, just buy it and send it to Pierre Hedary and carry on. Randy On 09/05/2023 9:43 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: The patina adds to the mystery https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/617885396647642 ___

Re: [MBZ] Not Too Outrageous GL

2023-05-09 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Tourag? AFAIK the Tiguan never came diesel. At least in USA. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Mon, May 8, 2023 at 9:47 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: My daughter has friends who bought a used Tiguan diesel and it has been a total nightmare --FT Sent from iFōn > On

[MBZ] 1991 Mercedes-Benz 300d Sedan 4D,$5

2023-05-09 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
$3500  It actually looks fairly decent but that price is a bit dear for 320kmi https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/127861186954469 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

[MBZ] I think I might be in lust -- 1962 Mercedes-Benz 220se - opera coupe, $7, 000

2023-05-09 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
The patina adds to the mystery https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/617885396647642 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] Its a nice car. Need works 2006 Mercedes-Benz r-class, $4, 000

2023-05-09 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
R500? Slammed?  Looks like it has a hitch https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/257673386638573 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] 2008 Mercedes-Benz 4 dool,$3,000

2023-05-09 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
or maybe not Good make a good car to bring home https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/922699549028162 -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] At Least I Didn't Tell Him To Put The Crack Pipe Down

2023-05-09 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Definitely been hitting the crack pipe too hard --FT On 5/9/23 12:48 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: https://m.facebook.com/groups/4824140307687000/permalink/5620753071359049/ Rick ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] At Least I Didn't Tell Him To Put The Crack Pipe Down

2023-05-09 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Private group listing. -D > On May 9, 2023, at 12:49 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://m.facebook.com/groups/4824140307687000/permalink/5620753071359049/ > > > Rick > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives