,,,Speaking of such - panic, and all, I just reads this in the NYT ---
Nearly all of the millions of flights that take off and land each year
proceed safely, without incident. Any number of accidents can (but rarely
do) put a flight in jeopardy: from engine failure, to the sudden
..I watched the cops rousting the local cardboard sign gang from the off
ramps today. I think the beggars are in a union. They all have numbered
signs that they trade amongst themselves...
So how is mao going to make a living, then? Oh wait, the usual shakedown by
the Chicago Mayor's
..BIG SNIP..BTW, I don't want to be made rich, I was just
curious about the used door thing. The nearest dealer is two hours away,
and I really don't want to fool with getting the car there and back for the
body work
Look, you are going about this bass-ackwards. If you
...What's an LWB 912???...
1969 or 1976.
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...Short Wheel Base - they were the 911s made 9/64 to 7/67 - after that
(or
some time in there) they all went to LWB...
You are wrong. 1969 was the model year when the wheelbase was lengthened
and production start was September 1968.
I owned a 1968 911. I also picked up a 1968 911L at
I wonder how attractive bio-diesel is going to be now that the $1.00 per
gallon federal subsidy (paid to the refiners) expired on 12/31. A local
producer stated in a small newspaper article this week that he was receiving
$48000 per week from the Feds and thought that passing along the buck a
Patrese takes his eyetalian wife out for one lap.
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And without her it was quieter:
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...How annoyingly bright is a rear fog lamp?..
Very, but they are red.
And showing a white light to the rear is illegal in my state. We are not
talking about back-up lights.
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Does optional vs standard make a difference? Rear side bags are an
option on the 2010 E 350
About $700 (a guess) is the difference. My W203 2001 C320 had four door
bags and curtain bags as standard. TeleAid was also standard.
For the W204 rear bags became an option as did TeleAid. I
Here's Kleb bringing home another parts donor car.
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...I'm looking for a 2006 #20CDI because Consumer Reports states the 2005
model is a dog and to avoid that year, and So the question is...is the
2006 version reliable, etc?..
If you can swing it, the 2007 V-6 Bluetec is superior to both of them.
Based on one a friend has been driving since
...The 05 has the straight six and 06 and up they used a V6 including
that latest Blutec models. Performance and fuel mileage are all about
the same. Costs to operate the Blutec will be higher as you have to
replenish the Urea ever so often...
The V-6 Bluetec (first year 2007) does not
I've also noticed that Benz never rates well in the crash testing,
usually because they don't crash one. Severe downgrades for not
having active traction control whatever the h that is and no
side impact airbags.
I don't know where you got this because side bags and curtain bags
I've also noticed that Benz never rates well in the crash
testing, usually because they don't crash one...
All models have been crashed by TUV in Germany and the results published.
The Insurance Institute also crashes them and the W204 C-Class got a top
rating from them. Go to their
...I'll find a link to mine - you find a link to yours.
Deal?
mao.
I think you post this crackpot stuff just to see who's awake.
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I was reading on the BMW forum and there are a bunch of folks who are
saying that Mobil has been changed and it no longer holds up for the
extended interval changes. Did something happen with Mobil 1?..
Let me put it this way. Do you think that everything posted on THIS list
is
...Battery in the 3.0 is up front. Room, and also, to help balance out
the
weight of a car is why they'll often stick the battery in the trunk. The
battery upfront is also somewhat isolated from the main engine bay...
In the W202, the battery is in the trunk with a vent line overboard.
...Yep, 'just found photo of '49 Buick with antenna turned downward and
clipped
into holder on the molding between the two windshield halves...
Another Buick idea was the starter button under the gas pedal.
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You are correct, Curt. My 1975 W115 300D does have power windows.
The sunroof, however, is a manual, sliding type. And it's huge, too. You
don't see many sunroofs that big anymore. FWIW...
The optional black glass Panorama roofs on the current cars are even larger
although they
..Milk is still priced (in New England especially) below the cost of
production..
Milk has been available in Seattle for $1.99 per gallon for at least the
last three years or so..
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Where is it coming from? No Okie dairy farms? What about Costco or the
dreaded Walmart?
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...I read in the fuel system for the S classes in the late 80s and early
90s that there was a valve in the fuel line to prevent fuel flow when alarm
was activated. I don't know that such a system would be also built into
a 201 series in 1986, but it's possible
I can't recall what
I am not familiar with the later model glass roofs, and I don't know
how far they actually open...
The Pano roofs on the sedans are nearly as wide as the top and perhaps two
feet long. When they open, they first tilt up and then slide back, perching
on top of the roof. There is a second
There was a story I read recently that said the bars today are made
of tungsten.
So, India who made the last huge purchase from IMF perhaps has a stash
of tungsten.
An interesting concept.
mao..
Really?
Odd, since I just read a story recently saying today's gold bars are
comprised
General Motors has apparently extended its December 31 deadline to sell its
Saab brand while continuing the 'orderly wind-down' process. A Saab
spokesman also told just-auto today that the firm plans to resume the
production of
cars from January 11.
GM said on December 18 that it would begin
...You asked fuel with ethanol in a '91 300E
I think the question is moot - can you buy fuel *without* 10% E?..
Certainly. I do it at least three times monthly. Not everyone lives where
you do. And a 1991 model can use E10 if it has to. Even my 26+ year old
Porsche can use it although
...I have the same car, same leak. It's steering rack seals...
And here I thought the W210 was the first one with rack pinion steering.
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If this is the same group of pictures which include the female scooter
driver with her helmet on backwards and the lady cop with her car stuck in the
wet concrete, this has been around for years. It pops up from time to time
and has moss on it's north side.
RLE
I have a Boeing trivia question. Wondered if you might have the
answer. Apparently the DC9 has been re-designated as the Boeing 717 (the
missing number)...
The Douglas DC-9 morphed into the MD-80 (McDonnell-Douglas) and successors
(MD-83) and when the Boeing/McDonnell-Douglas merger
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SWEDEN: Ford confirms Volvo sale
23 December 2009 | Source: just-auto.com editorial team
Ford confirmed on Wednesday that all substantive commercial terms
relating to the potential sale of Volvo Car Corporation have been settled
between
Ford and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Company.
While
...The metal tape fix has you buff the stuff. Not sure if it made
shiny,
but it would have increased my output..
Plz don't increase your output. My ears are ringing as it is.
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...Once mine get bad enough I'm thinking of trying spray 77 glue
and aluminum foil.? This _is_ the Frankenheap, after all...
I tried that fix decades ago on my 914-6 and I wouldn't call it
acceptable.
What was wrong with it?..
The foil was not nearly reflective enough even when
w123s started in 78 - got one
77
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...But is it better or worse than badly corroded factory reflectors?..
Oh well, gotta be better than that but just don't expect too much.
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I'm trying to remember when the Intel Macs came out, you might not be
able to update...
This might be useful if you don't have it already..
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Better watch out. Somebody will take this seriously.
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I see no other reason that Apple would not market their OS to some of
the 100 million PCs out there now running Windows
Apple has stated many times that if OSX were redone to run on PCs, sales of
Apple hardware would fade away. There are always those who will buy
anything if it's a
..Hey, who could tell me what is the best oil to use in my Benzes?..
In your cars, 3-in-1 or WD40 would be OK.
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So why do so many of the cars I see with projector lights absolutely
blind me with glare at night, whilst conventional headlights do not?
A lot of reasons can be considered. Misadjusted light units. Cheap high
wattage bulbs, white or bluish for the rice rocket crowd. Xenon or
Another problem with the projection lamps is that they don't,
obviously, have the shield over the filament (other other light
source) that removes the stray light coming off the source at an
acute angle to the edge of the lamp (read glare)...
This does not apply to Xenons or
...Once mine get bad enough I'm thinking of trying spray 77 glue
and aluminum foil. This _is_ the Frankenheap, after all...
I tried that fix decades ago on my 914-6 and I wouldn't call it acceptable.
The OEM reflector was chrome plated plastic and the plating tended to
disappear over time.
The HowTo's I've found for my target MB all require a running Snow
Leopard machine to prep the HD for the Hackintosh.
Snow Leopard requires an Intel chip model, to begin with. Craigslist is a
good place to troll for old macs once you decide which one.
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If you spike the steering wheel so they have to look at it all the
time, it might have deterrent value. By the time the steering shaft comes
flying back at them, it's too late to change their driving habits
About ten years back, my friend CB moved back to Tacoma from Bend OR and he
...Your of the opinion that, seat belts won't keep you alive in a crash.
There is data to show that wearing eat belt will reduce the morbidity of
an auto crash. I'll go with the data..
Definition: Morbidity is an incidence of ill health. It is measured in
various ways, often by the
...An automotive writer in the 1990s suggested that traffic deaths would
be fewer
if instead of an airbag in the center of the steering wheel, we had a 6
steel
spike, and the driver knew that if he hit anything, he was going to be
impaled.
It wasn't Egan, I suspect it was somebody at
TE,
Having owned a used 1990 500SEL I can speak from experience. Before I
bought the car I verified that the wiring harness, front suspension
upgrade (more on that later) and the evaporator had been replaced.
Would I buy another one? In a New York minute but it would be a 97 or
newer
...Yep - I was taught to drive without seat belts, until I took driver's
ed.
However, my thin wallet taught me real quick to drive with seat belt,
as I hate to pay the local police their fines...
Is that the only reason?
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..The C 6.3 is the hot little car to have now, they're running around
all over
town here. I haven't driven a new 6.3, but I hear it's much more flexible
than the old blown 5.5 it replaced
That engine in the 2010 E63 is bumped up to 518hp which should be adequate
for the memsahib
.The problem with the W140 is not mechanical, it's electronic. Self-
igniting climate control, engine control (one box, does everything) and
flaky wiring that fires the above again, make this a bad choice...
Seems like the underdesigned front suspension, the door closers and their
pump
Hmmm.
Sounds like some sort of distressing urological condition.
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...Not to mention the evaporator. Compared to the evap repair, the door
closer issue is just pocket change...
Oh well, sure but you take for granted everyone knows about that one since
there have been hundreds of posts on the various MB lists over the years.
I've seen a few 140s at the
...Yeah, Jay got a new 6.3 to install in his old 6.3, which is probably
due for
a rebuild anyway. They said they'll have to do a bit of modifying to
get
the new engine to fit, but should be interesting when it's all done...
I'm assuming it's the new 6.3 as installed in the current cars
...Kaleb wrote: they are talking about the CDI, not the Bluetec.
Yea, I figured that out. I thought the CDI had the Urea thing also. I
forgot that was a newer emission component to make it 50 state compliant
under
the new standard...
No W211 diesels have used Urea at this point. The
...In our estimation of Benz products, we also consider quality of
design,
which includes the overall function of the car, the durability of the
individual parts, and the ease and simplicity of service.
Plus, quality of the interior and exterior. Paint, panel fit, trim etc.
After all,
Drive a Hyundai Genesis (made by the same company) and get back to me.
There's a reason why that car, by all reports, has the European luxury makers
quaking in their boots, much as the first Lexus LS did in 1990.
I have examined a Genesis and every last thing about it except that tinfoil
Correction:
MB's new OM 651 4-cylinder turbodiesel produces 204 DIN hp @ 4200 rpm, not
210 as I previously stated. Torque is 500 Nm @ 1600 rpm. Road test fuel
consumption in a GLK was 9.7 L/100km.
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SOUTH KOREA: Court postpones Ssangyong fate decision
11 December 2009 | Source: just-auto.com editorial team
A court decision on the future of debt-burdened SUV specialist Ssangyong
Motor was on Friday delayed until 17 December after a revised rescue package
failed to win approval from
..Hi Ed,
Excellent post - re the MB warranty -- you'd think that if the Koreans can
warranty their products for 10 years 100K miles, MB should be able match
it.
Of course, maybe I'm speaking too soon - how long is the MB full warranty?
LarryT..
I think what you need to do is find
Unfortunately, the coolant was on the ground. :(..
Fatal to pets. Wash it away.
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Haven't seen this airshow act for a long time. Don't think for one minute
this is easy.
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A few pictures. With Kaleb's indulgence.
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.You mean Adriatic Green? We always called it 'white', which
it was unless you put it next to something that was actually white.
Only then it was green. That color chalked badly.
I think it was a
170 cubic inch and no idea what the HP may have been.
In '60 there was only one
The Falcon van Pickup! built to take on the VW transporter. I had a
66 van for years. By then they had dropped the falcon name..
I remember that one had a reputation of standing on it's nose after a panic
unladen stop.
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half with a bed in back
I passed a Rabbit Diesel pickup last week. Steering wheel under the
driver's chin.
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..no, i'm trying to get you to seek help for your mental
conditions.
Since you have a team of mental health professionals on staff, how about a
referral?
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A few pictures. With Kaleb's indulgence
Rejected, apparently.
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you are cross country from me though. wouldn't you do better looking
locally?...
Well, yes, but since you seem to have the answer to everything, I thought I
would rely on your personal experience.
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...My Dad had a '62 Falcon with 3 on the tree. IIRC the mileage was about
18
Likely better than the MB six of that period.
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...I would guess not attached. With being rejected, nothing would appear
on the list...
I attached a folder containing three pix which must have been the wrong way
to do it. It was held for approval, though.
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...Does anybody remember what V stands for?...
Vincero.
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These two aircraft are located in a secure hangar with the space donated by
Boeing for the time being. The building is across from the control tower on
E. Marginal Way south of the od Headquarters building. The B-29 is owned by
the Museum and is under restoration for eventual public viewing but
Sorry. Those MBCA car show pics were tagged on by Flickr for some unknown
reason. ignore them.
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Daimler shift sparks union concerns
This week’s decision by Daimler to shift parts of the future production of
its best selling Mercedes C-Class sedan to the US exposes the mismatch
between large domestic footprints and global sales of many German industrial
companies.
Daimler said earlier
Dieselhead (?) challenges:
What is the location?
The Museum is located on East Marginal Way south at the SW corner of Boeing
Field adjacent to the touchdown zone of runway 31L. It is on property
formerly owned by the Port of Seattle which owns the airport. Boeing does not
own
the
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...Same here with my '60 Falcon. When I first had it I'd have swapped it
for a '70 in a heartbeat. Am I ever glad now that I didn't!...
I bought an elderly Falcon as an interim car while waiting for my 914-6
which turned out to be five months. It was a '60 in that sort of almost-white,
a
More Dieselhead:
Who designed and oversaw construction of the B-17 that RLE toured?
Boeing.
.Who designed and oversaw construction of the B-29 that RLE toured?
Boeing
I think I've heard otherwise in re: who built this particular airplane.
What major aircraft
Hurst hursted,
..yeah, relingson really has some issues..
You're trying to get me to place a parts order, aren't you?
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...ok, I am a few years behind. That was a dumb move. Like when enron
moved out of Omaha and lost their minds. Or when Gateway moved the
execs out of South Dakota, and melted down..
Exactly so. Much criticism of the move. I'm told the company is run by the
bean counters now, not the
This message was sent to all US dealers this morning:
Dear employees
As you know, in the last few weeks we have scrutinized the possible
production locations for the Mercedes-Benz C-Class successor generation from
2014
on. This is our top-selling model series abroad. That is why it is
...Those would be skinny black ties too...
With a pocket saver containing a slide rule and 5-6 pens.
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...Early Boeing was spruce and dope. Then they started making
furniture.You are talking about a 40 year old Boeing. I thought
you lived out there! You should go to the Boeing museum sometime instead
of hanging out on this list!...
I have gone through the Museum of Flight and the Red
...Of course, there are always lots of complaints, which is why I am not
sure why you keep buying MB products...
Uh huh. There are so many things that you just don't get that this one is
just a grain of sand on the cosmic beach.
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With the Garmin, can you change the view on it from true north,
relative north (map rotates as you change directions but the position marker
stays the same) and 3d view?..
It's probably magnetic north which is not the same. And the current MB
system offers north up or heading up plus
The Altimax HP have a high sticky to price ratio. Treadwear rating is
something
like 440, the Altimax RT is more like 700.
I couldn't believe these numbers so went out to the garage to check my own
tires. The C300's tires have a treadwear rating of 140 and a W speed rating.
They
Can't remember if this has been seen before or not, so
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.traction-less in snow It is your neck..
My winter tires are Nokian WRG2 mounted on the original 17 wheels. They do
good.
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...And those tires on the C300 are?..
Bridgestone RE050A
225/40 255/35-18.
Car P has RE050A Pole Position.
205/55 225/50-16
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...I got 3 copies
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There you have it.
Fix it.
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Ahh the complaints of a non-supporter of a free service...
What do you mean by non-supporter? I can't picture anyone as cheap as you
sending money to Kleb for anything.
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Saab Automobile on Tuesday faced the threat of closure as the General
Motors board met on Tuesday (1 December, 2009) to hammer out plans after a deal
collapsed to sell the Swedish brand.
Time is running out for Saab after Swedish luxury car maker Koenigsegg
pulled out of bid talks last week,
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