Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: $3.99 Mobil One

2010-12-03 Thread Curt Raymond
I like the way this one is slidin' Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 11:09:51 -0500 From: John Reames To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re:  $3.99 Mobil One Message-ID: <1087dc00-11ca-4466-8e66-a4acadfbc...@comcast.net> Content-Type: text/plain;    charset=us-ascii They

Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: $3.99 Mobil One

2010-12-03 Thread John Reames
They are surely slippery ground. -- John W Reames jwrea...@comcast.net Home: +14106646986 Mobile: +14437915905 On Dec 3, 2010, at 10:22, "Peter T. Arnold" wrote: > Got to love oil threads. > > On 12/3/2010 8:40 AM, Dieselhead wrote: >> What an antiquated philosophy! Look at our gummit. W

Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: $3.99 Mobil One

2010-12-03 Thread Peter T. Arnold
Got to love oil threads. On 12/3/2010 8:40 AM, Dieselhead wrote: What an antiquated philosophy! Look at our gummit. We have a sec of treasury (and head of the IRS) who didn't pay taxes. 900 billion of bailout money that nobody knows where it went (but you can rest assured it went to big

Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: $3.99 Mobil One

2010-12-03 Thread Dieselhead
What an antiquated philosophy! Look at our gummit. We have a sec of treasury (and head of the IRS) who didn't pay taxes. 900 billion of bailout money that nobody knows where it went (but you can rest assured it went to big donors to bamster) Wall street has created worthless paper and infla

Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: $3.99 Mobil One

2010-12-03 Thread John Reames
I think this is nicely summed up by first referring to the inside cover of the "HP-41C/CV Owner's Handbook and Programming Guide" (00041-90313 Rev. D, December 1982), wherein it states: "The success and prosperity of our company will be assured only if we offer our customers superior products th

Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: $3.99 Mobil One

2010-12-01 Thread Dieselhead
Same as MB, the bean counters and Mad Ave types take over and refuse to uphold quality. The answer sure seemed like "we built a reputation, now we cut the quality and we're going to slide as far as we can." Typical of today's business. Build up a solid reputation, sell your soul to save a

Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: $3.99 Mobil One

2010-12-01 Thread Mountain Man
Peter wrote: > Any Truckstop, buy DELVAC1. > > Also hash & eggs while your at it. The hash & eggs has me sold. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe

Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: $3.99 Mobil One

2010-12-01 Thread Allan Streib
"Kaleb C. Striplin" writes: > From observations of some folks, the TDT still seems to behave the > same, as in, not burning off quick, where as the 15W50 burns off at a > much higher rate. I am about to change the oil in my OM617 using the M1 15W-50 I bought at the Advance Auto discount price y

Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: $3.99 Mobil One

2010-12-01 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
From observations of some folks, the TDT still seems to behave the same, as in, not burning off quick, where as the 15W50 burns off at a much higher rate. On 12/1/2010 2:31 PM, Fmiser wrote: Curt Raymond wrote: For my part if its true that Mobil has cheaped out (while raising prices no less)

Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: $3.99 Mobil One

2010-12-01 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
The source was posted earlier On 12/1/2010 1:10 PM, pm7...@comcast.net wrote: Source of hints? -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 95 E300, 94 S500, 92 500SEL, 92 300SD, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 350SDL, 91 300D, 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL x2, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 85 190D, 84 190D, 84 300D euro manny, 76

Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: $3.99 Mobil One

2010-12-01 Thread Fmiser
> Curt Raymond wrote: > For my part if its true that Mobil has cheaped out (while > raising prices no less) I'll switch to Amsoil or Royal Purple > even with the added expense of either. But if Amsoil is using Mobil base stock, is it also no better than Mobile 1? -- Philip ___

Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: $3.99 Mobil One

2010-12-01 Thread Curt Raymond
reib" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Subject: Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: $3.99 Mobil One Message-ID: <1291227910.16446.1408135...@webmail.messagingengine.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" The reason I ask is that there are a lot of hints (certainly no denia

Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: $3.99 Mobil One

2010-12-01 Thread Allan Streib
Evergreen Lodge #88 A.F. & A.M. > 34 Country Club Drive > Windsor, CT 06095 > > > - Original Message - > From: "Allan Streib" > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" > Sent: Wednesday, December 1, 2010 1:25:10 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] (S

Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: $3.99 Mobil One

2010-12-01 Thread pm7088
ember 1, 2010 1:25:10 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: $3.99 Mobil One The reason I ask is that there are a lot of hints (certainly no denials from Mobil) that M1 is no longer the same "true" (Group IV) synthetic base that it used to be. If that's the case, why not buy Valvoline (or

Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: $3.99 Mobil One

2010-12-01 Thread Allan Streib
The reason I ask is that there are a lot of hints (certainly no denials from Mobil) that M1 is no longer the same "true" (Group IV) synthetic base that it used to be. If that's the case, why not buy Valvoline (or any other Group III synthetic) at half the price?? Allan On Wed, 01 Dec 2010 08

Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: $3.99 Mobil One

2010-12-01 Thread Alex Chamberlain
On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 4:18 AM, Allan Streib wrote: > So anyone know anything about the Valvoline "super blue" synthetic > diesel-rated 5W-40? Marshall (RIP) always said that the Valvoline synthetics were not "true" synthetics and thus not worth the premium over dinosaur juice. I'm not sure which

Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: $3.99 Mobil One

2010-12-01 Thread Allan Streib
On Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:46 +, pm7...@comcast.net wrote: > Any Truckstop, buy DELVAC1. Closest one is ~50 miles away. Allan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: $3.99 Mobil One

2010-12-01 Thread Mitch Haley
Jim Cathey wrote: Typical of today's business. Build up a solid reputation, sell your soul to save a few beans, and ride that solid reputation into the ground while reaping larger profits. Sound familiar? Hey, who cares if you destroy a name that took decades to build, as long as this month'

Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: $3.99 Mobil One

2010-12-01 Thread pm7088
Discussion List" Sent: Wednesday, December 1, 2010 7:18:05 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: $3.99 Mobil One So anyone know anything about the Valvoline "super blue" synthetic diesel-rated 5W-40? I can buy that any day, all day at any FLAPS, while the 5W-40 "Turbo Die

Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: $3.99 Mobil One

2010-12-01 Thread Allan Streib
So anyone know anything about the Valvoline "super blue" synthetic diesel-rated 5W-40? I can buy that any day, all day at any FLAPS, while the 5W-40 "Turbo Diesel Truck" Mobil-1 is like trying to find a four-leaf clover. Allan Jim Cathey writes: > Typical of today's business. Build up a solid

Re: [MBZ] (SPAM?) Re: $3.99 Mobil One

2010-12-01 Thread Jim Cathey
Typical of today's business. Build up a solid reputation, sell your soul to save a few beans, and ride that solid reputation into the ground while reaping larger profits. Sound familiar? -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.o