Re: [MBZ] Mechanic diagnosed engine and stated it needed an engine. 1985 Mercedes-Benz 380 se, FREE (Make offer)

2021-06-08 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-06-08 11:06, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: Looks like the chain jumped and trashed the engine, anyone have an engine to drop in, the car looks really nice https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/123409309819356 I've got a wrecked 190Dt, does a 602 weigh less than an aluminum V8?

Re: [MBZ] OT anyone need a cheap diesel truck?

2021-06-08 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-06-08 10:52, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/d/whitestown-1994-ford-350-turbo-diesel/796622.html '94 would be 7.3L. Either the last and arguably best of the IDIs, or the first of the Powerstrokes. More power and less fuel consumption with

Re: [MBZ] OT: Pressure washer

2021-06-08 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
My first thought: Curt doesn't have children, and if he did, Angie wouldn't let them eat dirt. My second thought: How much lead is in a small house's worth of paint chips, and what, if any, effect would it have on the groundwater? My off the cuff assumption is less effect than running

Re: [MBZ] OT: Water heater

2021-06-06 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-06-06 19:55, Scott Ritchey via Mercedes wrote: Personally, I consider hot running water to be the panicle of technology that matters. I'm re-doing a small cabin on a pond and I plan to route the water lines such them I can gravity-drain them for winter. I remember a cheap potable grade

Re: [MBZ] Was running before we lost the key. 2008 ML350 - $1,200

2021-06-06 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-06-06 20:27, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/d/chicago-08-benz-ml350-for-parts/7332830859.html Ate a balance shaft but was still staggering when parked. Been parked so long we don't remember where the key is.

Re: [MBZ] OT: Water heater

2021-06-06 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-06-06 12:36, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: I would research this heavily, as one of the things I saw when I was looking into them was complaints from people in northern climes who mistakenly installed these in unheated areas of the house that ultimately discovered they were horribly

Re: [MBZ] Looking for an ML?

2021-06-05 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-06-05 11:31, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: Also, a small 5X9 trailer can do nearly as much as the small pickup you were in the market for. IIRC, Wilton fulfilled all his infrequent pickup needs with a 1987 300D and a trailer with MBZ hubcaps and a trunk star on the tailgate. (I

Re: [MBZ] OT part of an estate 1961 Austin Healey Bug Eye Sprite, $12, 345

2021-06-04 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-06-04 12:33, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: My mechanic brother in law, once worked at a shop where they built a bomb for fun. They had a derelict Hyundai Pony and installed a 455 Pontiac engine in it. The engine sat about where the firewall once was and the front seats had been

Re: [MBZ] OT part of an estate 1961 Austin Healey Bug Eye Sprite, $12, 345

2021-06-04 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-06-03 23:43, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: What is funny, now, every time I happen across a derelict MGA, I think "You know, I should do another one" The balls are still brass just worn down over time... one was enough. Things I've thought of doing but have not: Restore/repaint

Re: [MBZ] OT part of an estate 1961 Austin Healey Bug Eye Sprite, $12, 345

2021-06-04 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-06-03 14:02, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: I should have him watch the Top Gear episode where the guys put three different British Leyland cars through their trials. Or at least make him read this discussion, especially the post I linked:

Re: [MBZ] Sprinter ambulance

2021-06-02 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-06-02 18:00, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: Just get some Ghostbusters decals to replace the logos and you're ready for business. https://carbondale.craigslist.org/cto/d/mount-vernon-2014-mercedes-sprinter/7330676103.html Isn't an ambulance considered used up by 150kmi?

[MBZ] OT:Homemade submarine video

2021-06-02 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DETsk8ZX9Jk ___ 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] Rich Old Guy is Too Cheap to Fix Car

2021-06-01 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Did they fix the balance shaft issue before 2008? ___ 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: don't see these very often

2021-05-29 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
That's no kei car. Looks pretty big, I thought it might be a home market Previa, but it appears to be a Previa sized commercial vehicle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_HiAce ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT insurance, full coverage or no?

2021-05-27 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-27 12:53, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: I am in total agreement with you, except on one point which I hold as very important. That point is, not all learning happens in school. Life does not give participation trophies for attendance, only for performance. Ha. 3/4 of the US Senate

Re: [MBZ] 1981 300CD - 108k miles - $4,800

2021-05-26 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-26 14:52, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: The original ad is deleted. The new ad with $3,600 price is here: https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/d/noblesville-1981-mercedes-benz-300-cd/7327343095.html Well, it has a hood star, and it's 123 size, not 201 size. But does it have a

Re: [MBZ] Barney the Dinosaur's C63

2021-05-24 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-25 00:01, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: https://chicago.craigslist.org/wcl/cto/d/oak-brook-2018-mercedes-c63/7326446443.html Saw a Toyota in Lansing Friday evening. It had 3 exhaust outlets on each side, and was this color: https://www.ebay.com/itm/122317750104

Re: [MBZ] E53

2021-05-21 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-21 14:51, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: I went to get gas at Costco and pulled in behind a new AMG E53 black/black. I chatted with the guy. He ordered it and it took 4 months to get here. He was much enthused about the 7 screens that showed him all sorts of apparently useful

Re: [MBZ] OT Hey Dan get on that gravy train quick!

2021-05-20 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-20 16:05, Clay via Mercedes wrote: Still expected to take him longer to fly the drone for outdoor pix, set up the magic 3D cams and stitch them together for the walk through website, and collect the befouled face diapers after open house, than it will take to get multiple over-priced

Re: [MBZ] OT: New Ford Lightning

2021-05-19 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-19 21:41, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: https://www.ford.com/trucks/f150/f150-lightning/2022/ So much for the Tesla Cybertruck. Recycling the "F-150 Lightning" nameplate for a truck involving electricity is OK with me. Especially since the Lightning trademark might have been

Re: [MBZ] OT insanity that anyone would pay $12K for a car that can go 75 miles.

2021-05-17 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Before COVID, that was a $6-8k car in California. No established market value outside of the three states (CA MD OR) that were meant to have it. And I believe the 2014 might have been CA only. On 2021-05-17 20:37, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: I just don't understand the thinking.

Re: [MBZ] I might have posted this before ALL ORGINAL 1987 mercedes - $9, 500 (Myrtle Beach)

2021-05-15 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-15 09:04, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: Uh, the wheels aren't "all original" https://myrtlebeach.craigslist.org/cto/d/myrtle-beach-all-orginal-1987-mercedes/7321772300.html Maybe not original, but possibly 'period'. Those things were quite popular in the 1980s.

Re: [MBZ] Interesting headlight fix

2021-05-14 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-14 15:20, Dwight Giles via Mercedes wrote: I think coupe windshield is the same as sedan. Coupe is different from A pillar back. That's what I thought. My earlier comment was based on the idea that I would not want to part that car out. I'd gladly part out a 300D to save it, I

Re: [MBZ] OT: Intel NUC Mini PC

2021-05-14 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Not familiar with the NUC, but unless it's really cheap, for 24/7 use I'd probably go with a laptop running a Ryzen 4xxx or 5xxx CPU and NVME SSD instead. My 4700U laptop runs about 5W including the 15.4" display, I never hear the fan. I should put a Kill-A-Watt on it and see what it draws as

Re: [MBZ] This guy is persistent or a procrastinator or an idiot or all 3 -- 2001 Mercedes-Benz E 320 AWD Wagon/No Accidents/Clean - $3, 400 (Daytona)

2021-05-14 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-14 11:38, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: "Mechanics special" Imagine all those mechanics out there jumping for joy ...if only the price tag had a three digit number on it. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Lithium batteries

2021-05-14 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-14 11:17, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: I wonder how many they will sell at $1,200??? I seem to recall seeing airplane lithiums (10-15lb) for around $400. They weren't 2000 CCA however. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] Lithium batteries

2021-05-14 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
They're putting lithium starting batteries in big cases so they are a drop in replacement for lead-acid. https://antigravitybatteries.com/products/starter-batteries/automotive/ag-h8-rs/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Interesting headlight fix

2021-05-13 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-13 22:48, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: Parts. I need a windshield. Front windshield? Lots of better places to get one of those than from a rust free coupe with decent paint. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT: small two-stroke engine question

2021-05-13 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
4 strokes surge when running lean. They stumble lean, the governor open the throttle, they overrev, the governor shuts the throttle, they go lean and stumble again. I'd assume 2 strokes are the same, plus if you get unmetered air through leaky crankcase seals, they'll go lean with a perfect

Re: [MBZ] Premium fuel

2021-05-13 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
There's a reasonable list of E0 dealers available here (Canada too): https://www.pure-gas.org/ Anything over 85 pump octane is going to have octane boosters in it, and in North America, that's pretty much going to be ethanol or MTBE. MTBE isn't an oxidant, but it's not popular with

Re: [MBZ] Price Of Fuel

2021-05-13 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-13 12:37, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: I actually talked to him a couple of minutes ago so I asked. He says he has worked on all of them but most of the cab off repairs were on 6.4 engines. There was a discussion in another forum last weekend, when the usual 6.0-6.4 hate

Re: [MBZ] Not mine.

2021-05-13 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
A Kaleb colored W115. It belongs in Oklahoma. ___ 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] Price Of Fuel

2021-05-13 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Ask him if those were the 6.0-6.4L engines (2003+), or the 7.3L Powerstrokes (94-2003). Everybody hated the 6.0 six months after it came out. On 2021-05-13 10:53, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: I know most of us on here are diesel junkies but he really needs to be careful about buying a

[MBZ] How do you pump gas?

2021-05-12 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1_dgZ4-Ldw ___ 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: 1964 Thunderbird convictable

2021-05-11 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-11 19:03, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/d/indianapolis-1964-thunderbird/7320304709.html This is a California car, just needs floor pans. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Price Of Fuel

2021-05-11 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
A fellow in the retail petroleum business says: If people didn’t panic buy like morons. Everyone would en fine. The choke point isn’t the pipelines or lack there of. It’s trucks and drivers. There is not spare capacity in trucking right now. So over buying means it just can’t be delivered.

Re: [MBZ] 240D 4-speed

2021-05-11 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Is this helpful for stick shift bushings? https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/mercedes-shift-bushing-installer-baum-tools-b7200 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go

Re: [MBZ] rare Designo leather interior., Several hail spots. Mercedes Benz S550 2013 - $35, 000 (Willard)

2021-05-11 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-11 11:00, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: But no pics https://wilmington.craigslist.org/cto/d/willard-mercedes-benz/7319996674.html 8 years old, totaled for hail damage, $35k? Al Borland sez: "I don't think so, Tim" ___

Re: [MBZ] It’s not a bus but

2021-05-10 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
That looks like somebody grafted a high front onto a small bumper pull to make it into a fiver, and then somebody else came along and added a tongue to make it back into a bumper pull. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT Chewy is a great company, fedexsux

2021-05-10 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-10 20:19, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: Yeah I tried that stuff, supposedly made by TOTW which is what the poods get, they wouldn’t eat it Made by Diamond, which also makes Taste of The Wild. IIRC Chewy's American Journey has the same pellet style and probably comes from

Re: [MBZ] OT Chewy is a great company, fedexsux

2021-05-10 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Since the quit doing the buy one get one and $15 off on $49 order, I haven't been buying from Chewy. Have you considered this? It's $29.99 at my local warehouse: https://www.costco.com/kirkland-signature-nature's-domain-beef-meal-%2526-sweet-potato-dog-food-35-lb..product.100343434.html

Re: [MBZ] Cat selling

2021-05-10 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-10 16:52, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: Turning up at the local scrap yard here with a box of loose cats will get you an interview at the police station. It's OK, I have 150 Mercedes in my back yard. In Michigan, they'd immediately call the zoning commission.

Re: [MBZ] A gratifying project this afternoon

2021-05-10 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-10 08:33, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: Their hitch price was in line with the market but the wiring kit was insanely overpriced I think the video I used when I installed the wiring was theirs. The video was the reason why I put the little Curt box on the left side instead of

Re: [MBZ] This one isn't rust free but it is solid where it counts... 71 Mercedes Benz 300 SEL 3.5 W109 - $3, 800 (Mooresville)

2021-05-10 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
They say it's a W109, so it should have four wheel SLS. ___ 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] Gearhead special - 2010 GLK350 - $2,500

2021-05-09 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
That's some major league pitching, to throw a fastball with a basketball. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] A gratifying project this afternoon

2021-05-09 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
I powered my light controller from the aux power outlet (lighter socket). If I had the foresight to put the box on the right side of the car, the power wire on it would have been long enough to reach the lighter socket and I wouldn't have had to add wire.

Re: [MBZ] (It has check engine symbol with the code P0715, it can be repaired by spending $400-$600)

2021-05-09 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-09 10:17, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: 2001 Mercedes-Benz E-Class E 320 Sedan 4D $2,800 https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/4113459895359385 700 codes are check transmission codes, not check engine codes. 715 appears to be input shaft speed sensor.

Re: [MBZ] 2003 Mercedes-Benz sentra,$10,000

2021-05-08 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
https://www.truck1.eu/buses/coaches/setra-s-315-gt-hd-a5398186.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Price Of Fuel

2021-05-08 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-08 11:16, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: Is probably going up. https://dnyuz.com/2021/05/08/cyberattack-forces-a-shutdown-of-a-top-u-s-pipeline-operator/ To quote a guy who owns an oil company: Depends on how fast they can get it restored. Last time it was down, it was down for

Re: [MBZ] Hi-test $3.08

2021-05-08 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
CNN asked our Energy Secretary why gas prices are going up. She tells us why: (brief video, under a minute) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6M1tXVa_Tw ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

Re: [MBZ] Hi-test $3.08

2021-05-07 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Regular went to 2.999 here on Sunday. It's relaxed a few cents since then, but that still puts 93 in the mid 3s. https://www.gasbuddy.com/home?search=48813=3 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] Best MB cabrio - 124 vs 208 vs 209?

2021-05-07 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-07 08:08, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: https://wilmington.craigslist.org/cto/d/wilmington-1995-mercedes-benz/7317858067.html That was a $10-15k car about ten years ago, wasn't it? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT: Steel prices have tripled

2021-05-06 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Last week I saw the local yard had a $125/ton sign up. It got down around $35-50 last year. Texted my friendly local RX7 dismantler, and he said prices at the good yards were $85 last year and $150 now. $35 vs $85 is a joke, but $125 five miles away on the road I live on beats $150 25 miles

Re: [MBZ] did not realize I cannot get two sets of golf clubs in the trunk Mercedes CLK Cabriolet - $9, 300 (Conway)

2021-05-05 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-05 10:56, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: life is rough https://myrtlebeach.craigslist.org/cto/d/conway-mercedes-clk-cabriolet/7317202734.html I can get three sets of golf clubs in the back seat. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list

Re: [MBZ] The upholstery makes it worth this much -- 2000 Mercedes-Benz - $4, 300

2021-05-04 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
I thought somebody put junkyard Designo seats in it, but they gave the VIN so I looked and found... Paint code 1: 029U - DESIGNO-SILVER PAINTWORK SA code W10 - WOOD DESIGN, CURLED MAPLE, DESIGNO-NATURAL X59 - LEATHER, DESIGNO-DARK GREEN, TWO-COLOR Y94 - SELECTOR LEVER IN

Re: [MBZ] Trade the zero turn for this?

2021-05-03 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-03 18:54, Dimitri Seretakis via Mercedes wrote: Or get a steering wheel knob? ZTs control speed and direction with two big handlebars. Kaleb is death-gripping his, trying to do precision edging while learning to drive the thing. ___

Re: [MBZ] jump pack $55

2021-05-03 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-03 18:25, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: This thing came I have it charging (USB cable) so will give it a try on something. It’s really small, smaller than a paperback book. It amazes me these things can put out that much juice to spin an engine. It has some other ports to use

Re: [MBZ] No Malefunctions!

2021-05-03 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-03 14:48, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Yes, but it doesn’t have “solar battery charging”. The solar panels power fans for cabin ventilation while the car is parked should the interior temperature go above a certain level. They have nothing to do with battery charging. -D Saab put

Re: [MBZ] No Malefunctions!

2021-05-03 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-03 14:42, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: https://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/cto/d/saint-petersburg-2003-mercedes-benz/7316350269.html Is that the Panorama Roof Option? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Trailers

2021-05-03 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
More power, Scotty! She's giving us all she's got, Captain! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2OflawfmP5M ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] it is safe and aesthetically pleasing VERY Clean 1999 Mercedes E320 - $3, 100 (Richmond Hill)

2021-05-03 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-03 10:39, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: The seats aren’t working on the car, I never moved them once I set them when I got it. Have not looked at it yet, maybe just the fuse. The PS seems to have mostly resolved itself which is weird. The pump is still whining a bit but it is

Re: [MBZ] Cats

2021-05-03 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-03 10:47, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: This is the one I was looking at. The guy I talked to said something about hauling them to Kansas City. https://www.scrapcatprices.com/shop/ Thanks. I see a 126, a 210, and a couple 140 part numbers in the mid five hundreds. It'd he

Re: [MBZ] Cats

2021-05-03 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Link to price lookups? Mitch On 2021-05-02 22:25, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: After I figured out what numbers they are looking at I looked them up and he is correct.  I looked up the one off the 124 and it was worth nearly $600.  ___

Re: [MBZ] Trailers

2021-05-03 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-03 02:48, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: If you can, look out the back window of the tow vehicle and focus on the rear of the trailer, then simply drive the rear of the trailer where you want it to go... Your eye hand coordination will happen better that way. You are "driving the

Re: [MBZ] Weird color combo -- Mercedes Benz CLS 550 Massaging Seats Designo Light Brown Leather AMG

2021-05-02 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-02 09:58, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: https://greenville.craigslist.org/ctd/d/mercedes-benz-cls-550-massaging-seats/7315691573.html I've seen some weird Designos, but what's weird about saddle over charcoal? I want to sell the red Cruze and put these in the charcoal Cruze:

[MBZ] Where will you be on 4-8-2024?

2021-05-02 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Looks like I'd have to go South into Ohio or Indiana to find totality. https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/map/2024-april-8 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Another one makes it back to Okie Acres

2021-05-01 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Is that a magnesium spare on the right rear? What's in the spare tire compartment? What can you sell the headlamps for? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] MGB?

2021-05-01 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
The good news is that you can lay a 2x10 across it and have a nice bench to sit on. Perhaps the only bumper I've ever seen that would work for that. On 2021-05-01 08:35, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: Designed by the insurance companies, mandated by congress, and it makes you safe up to 5

Re: [MBZ] MGB?

2021-05-01 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-05-01 08:01, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: Wow that’s ugly. I recall them being fairly large but not double Ds Used to see a lot of British Leyland ads in the 1970s, but don't remember this. It's not quite so horrible when they're still black, but wow, that's a huge bumper

Re: [MBZ] MGB?

2021-05-01 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Did Triumph ever put bumpers this huge on a car? https://stlouis.craigslist.org/ctd/d/fallon-1980-triumph-spit-fire-clean/7313299865.html ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery

Re: [MBZ] New Okie Acres

2021-04-30 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-04-29 21:49, Clay via Mercedes wrote: If they could source a mason, that could give them a sturdy fortified keep. With ICF, anybody's a structural mason

Re: [MBZ] I'm asking the higher side of kbb values ($2, 826 - $5, 375) because of the complete history 1999 Mercedes E300 Turbodiesel - $5, 200 (Durham)

2021-04-29 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-04-29 09:45, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: Green/tan, looks pretty nice https://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/d/durham-1999-mercedes-e300-turbodiesel/7314229296.html I might pay top dollar for Circon Green and good maintenance records, but mushroom seats detract a bit from enjoyment

Re: [MBZ] And you don't have to be a genius to work on them! -- '03 Mercedes E320 Wagon - $4, 450 (Raleigh)

2021-04-28 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-04-28 16:50, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: https://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/d/raleigh-03-mercedes-e320-wagon/7313781856.html Final year S210, after they quit making W210s. If that was 4Matic I might think about it for $4k. I wish I could have afforded that low mile Alpine Green

Re: [MBZ] New Okie Acres

2021-04-28 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-04-28 14:58, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: Housing prices and rents are out of sight here as well. The city's response is mainly demands for developers to build "affordable" housing. They are typically ignorant of the realities of economics. Some places they demand 'affordable

Re: [MBZ] Should I?

2021-04-28 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Can I put the front seats in my W116? ___ 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] potholes

2021-04-27 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
You know it's a good pothole when you go airborne. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_iJrc7KJyU ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT: Driveway alarm

2021-04-27 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-04-27 09:30, MG via Mercedes wrote: Oh forgot to mention, they have a vehicle only sensor which you bury in the ground. I didn't get that because it won't sense people walking up the drive. I'm willing to put up with the alerts from deer that wander by there, it helps with knowing when

Re: [MBZ] Cat prices

2021-04-27 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
I never heard of DPF buyers. Are they buying good used DPFs, or is there intrinsic value in scrap DPFs? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] CO2 Blasting media

2021-04-26 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
The problem with sandblasting, or even walnut shell blasting, is media dust that remains on whatever you're trying to clean. What if your blasting media simply sublimated after impact? Apparently 300 kilos of short lived blasting beads sells for about 300 quid.

Re: [MBZ] Cat prices

2021-04-26 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-04-26 20:01, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: Found this site. Does not appear to me it’s worth hacking up perfectly good exhausts on my parts cars in order to sell the cats. I might see if I have some laying around and see what a price might be. My morning visitor wanted to buy the

Re: [MBZ] OT: Another one on the DNF list

2021-04-26 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Oops, that's what I get for reading the headline and commenting before getting on real internet and reading the article. I assumed it was for public criticism, not for arguing about/refusing to follow the 'rules'. It doesn't matter if you believe the rules are stupid. If those rules are a

Re: [MBZ] OT: Driveway alarm

2021-04-26 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-04-26 16:22, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: Yeah I need to get those.  Sometimes you have to jump quick when a price is low. A week ago another Amazon seller had some headlamps about half off. Saw it Thursday, Friday morning they were regular price again. That Saturday they had a

[MBZ] OT: Driveway alarm

2021-04-26 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Floyd could use one of these if it really works from 1/2 mile away. Had a surprise visitor at 8:30 this morning, not somebody I'd want snooping around my house. Would have been nice if I'd known he was here before he got out of his SUV. Would have been nice if he'd shut the door, started his

Re: [MBZ] OT: Another one on the DNF list

2021-04-26 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Banned from travel not for misbehavior on an airplane, but for criticizing FAA or airline policies? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] When is a 240D worth 430K?

2021-04-25 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
The 4 in the subject line was supposed to be a $? On 2021-04-25 14:57, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: - When it has neither PW nor a sunroof. - And is 980k miles short of reaching 1 million. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1979-mercedes-benz-240d-15/

Re: [MBZ] $1.4mil repair bill

2021-04-25 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-04-25 09:09, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: Will soon be showing up at Copart https://jalopnik.com/mercedes-f1-foots-1-4-million-repair-bill-after-grand-1846755498 He wrecked his car at the start of the season, and you're racing on a budget cap? Better stick him in last year's

Re: [MBZ] Cars For Numb Nuts was Re: OkieBoy's Birthday!

2021-04-24 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-04-24 19:00, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: I delivered pizza years ago and it was OK spending money for a single kid and the cash tips could sometimes add up if you had a good night but it really didn't net out to a whole lot more than minimum wage. Back in '91 while attending

Re: [MBZ] Cars For Numb Nuts was Re: OkieBoy's Birthday!

2021-04-24 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-04-24 14:11, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: Couldn't help myself. Had to look. https://phoenix.craigslist.org/wvl/cto/d/wittmann-1997-red-saturn-2dr-sc1/7311851575.html Mitch has or had a Saturn Considered buying a SC2 project back when I bought my 97 Achieva. An SC1 would be down on

Re: [MBZ] Odometer reads 184k. Actual mileage 130k. 2006 Mercedes e350 - $4, 499 (Shelby)

2021-04-23 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
It gets better: odometer: 119000 So, has it had an instrument swap, or has it had an engine swap and the fellow thinks the actual mileage on the car is the mileage on the engine? But I'm having trouble coming up with a non-dumbass explanation for an ad that brief to have three different

Re: [MBZ] OT: Bluesmobile

2021-04-23 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-04-23 13:01, Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: https://youtu.be/jKmuKjpKPIo That's the punch line, but how do you get the joke if you don't see what he does to the lighter beforehand? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT: Bluesmobile

2021-04-23 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-04-23 12:52, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote: So what is the reference to the lighter all about? You need to see 1:45 to the end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrMnkbkzvik ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] suddenly the engine locked at idle without any noises 1990 Mercedes 300D Turbodiesel - $1, 200 (Salisbury NC)

2021-04-21 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Piston, meet Valve. Valve, meet Piston. Camshaft divorces Camshaft. On 2021-04-21 16:24, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: Sounds like a busted timing chain to me... Curt ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

Re: [MBZ] Cats

2021-04-19 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-04-19 17:50, Frederick Moir via Mercedes wrote: https://nwct.craigslist.org/pts/d/new-milford-top-dollar-paid-catalytic/7309221629.html Is $50 the same as "top dollar" these days? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] Garage fan deal

2021-04-19 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Mostly sold out already around me, but some stores had 24" high velocity fans for $30. https://brickseek.com/walmart-inventory-checker/?sku=201929414 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or

[MBZ] If this is $300k on BAT, what's a 190E Evo II worth?

2021-04-19 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1998-subaru-22b/ RHD Japanese car, under 25 years old, imported for display only. Wonder if you can drive it after waiting a couple of years? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] The deal with cats, or lack of

2021-04-18 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
In theory at least, I'm all for making it impossible for the sawzall gang to sell their stolen converters, A/C coils, home plumbing, etc. The permitting system you mention seems aimed at that. Mitch. On 2021-04-18 13:18, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: Here in SC you have to get a

Re: [MBZ] The deal with cats, or lack of

2021-04-18 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
I was told it was illegal to sell used cats to the public. You might do something unacceptable with it, like put it on the car it was designed to control pollution on. On 2021-04-18 12:42, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: What scrapyards buy cats? I thought it was illegal to buy or sell them

Re: [MBZ] Local Gas and Diesel Tax Breakdown

2021-04-18 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
That can't be right. This one is more closely aligned with my previous beliefs: https://taxfoundation.org/state-gas-tax-rates-2020/ On 2021-04-18 10:39, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: Is this chart accurate? 57.6 cents in OK? https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/gas-taxes-by-state

Re: [MBZ] Local Gas and Diesel Tax Breakdown

2021-04-18 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Is this chart accurate? 57.6 cents in OK? It says MI is 18.79, but our governor thinks a 45 cent increase is needed. https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/gas-taxes-by-state ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] The deal with cats, or lack of

2021-04-18 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-04-18 09:08, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: Anything gassy and newer than 74 probably has a catastrophic converter or two. In R107 they started in '75, anyway. And I'm guessing the precious metal content was higher back then than it is in more recent ones. I wonder how much

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