Re: [MBZ] Stupid po

2015-07-15 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Should have checked it out when you got home. Priorities, man. And that was an easy one, too. Dan Sent from my iPad On Jul 14, 2015, at 8:58 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Normally yes but I was at an airport and apparently missed that. Sent from my

Re: [MBZ] Stupid po

2015-07-15 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Bought my first Mercedes - a 9 year old 1973 280 - from a shady Iranian, at night in a shady neighborhood near Tysons Corner, VA. We literally drove it down the street 100 yards, turned around and returned to the house, after which I wrote Mr. Tony Alami a check for $4700. Those were the days

Re: [MBZ] Stupid po

2015-07-15 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
Uh, you do go over the cars you buy in detail before you buy them, don’t you? Apparently I don't. It was quite a surprise to me to find that the SEL didn't have an air filter in it. I'd driven it for quite awhile too, and we live on a dirt road. -- Jim

Re: [MBZ] Stupid po

2015-07-15 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Wow. How do you guys do it? I wouldn't be able to sleep if I went and looked at some of the cars Kleb has bought and not done a cursory check of maintenance items... Dan being retentive Sent from my iPad On Jul 15, 2015, at 10:49 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Uh,

Re: [MBZ] Stupid po

2015-07-15 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On July 15, 2015 at 10:49 AM Jim Cathey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Uh, you do go over the cars you buy in detail before you buy them, don’t you? Apparently I don't. It was quite a surprise to me to find that the SEL didn't have an air filter in it. I'd driven it

Re: [MBZ] Stupid po

2015-07-14 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Good job thoroughly inspecting it prior to gaining ownership. Uh, you do go over the cars you buy in detail before you buy them, don’t you? Dan On Jul 14, 2015, at 8:36 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Still have weird surging in the 98 turbo, error code

Re: [MBZ] Stupid po

2015-07-14 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
Normally yes but I was at an airport and apparently missed that. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 14, 2015, at 7:42 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Good job thoroughly inspecting it prior to gaining ownership. Uh, you do go over the cars you buy in detail before you