Re: [MBZ] I leave town and people get a brilliant idea to buy the kid a car while I am gone

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

If he ever tosses in the towel on it I’ll take it off his hands and see if I 
can sort it out. It’s in pretty good shape and I’ve got a fair number of parts 
ready to go on it that would make it nice and better than it currently is. Son 
has all of this available to him but won’t lift a finger, so it’s on him if it 
pukes.

-D


> On Feb 17, 2020, at 2:42 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Wow that’s pretty cheap even with that many miles. If the kid would take care 
> it car will probably last a long time.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Feb 17, 2020, at 1:41 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> I paid $1800-$2000, something like that. It was dealer maintained from the 
>> start until about 317k, so the doofus I bought it from only had 10k to screw 
>> it up.
>> 
>> -D
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> On Feb 17, 2020, at 2:39 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Remind is how much this car cost to purchase. 
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Feb 17, 2020, at 1:33 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
 
 Not really. The car had nearly 330k on the clock when I bought it for 
 him. It’s solid, but definitely something you wouldn’t want to sink a lot 
 of $$ into. A couple of the injectors are leaking, so it’s trying to do 
 the Black Death thing again. Now that I’ve done this and have the tools, 
 it’s not a big deal, but it’s a PITA that will most likely never end.
 
 -D
 
> On Feb 17, 2020, at 1:41 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Too bad he is ruining a CDI.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Feb 16, 2020, at 7:34 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
>>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Agreed. I am always keeping half an eye out for such cars. Camry, 
>> Altima, Civic, in no particular order. When the E320 CDI grenades, there 
>> is no doubt it will be my responsibility to deal with the fallout and 
>> produce a resolution. I kick myself for not doing it the last round.
>> 
>> 
>> -D
>> 
 On Feb 16, 2020, at 8:05 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes 
  wrote:
 
 So now I wait for the car to grenade.
>>> 
>>> I don't know whether you will shop for another vehicle for him or not, 
>>> but I will relate that the best cars for surviving  neglect are Toyota 
>>> Camrys and Toyota Corollas. Let Curly and Dimitri say what they will, 
>>> these things are cockroach cars. If you maintain them, Mercedes are the 
>>> best. If you neglect them the will bite your wallet every time. 
>>> 
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Re: [MBZ] I leave town and people get a brilliant idea to buy the kid a car while I am gone

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

Wow that’s pretty cheap even with that many miles. If the kid would take care 
it car will probably last a long time.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 17, 2020, at 1:41 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> I paid $1800-$2000, something like that. It was dealer maintained from the 
> start until about 317k, so the doofus I bought it from only had 10k to screw 
> it up.
> 
> -D
> 
> 
> 
>> On Feb 17, 2020, at 2:39 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Remind is how much this car cost to purchase. 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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 On Feb 17, 2020, at 1:33 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Not really. The car had nearly 330k on the clock when I bought it for him. 
>>> It’s solid, but definitely something you wouldn’t want to sink a lot of $$ 
>>> into. A couple of the injectors are leaking, so it’s trying to do the Black 
>>> Death thing again. Now that I’ve done this and have the tools, it’s not a 
>>> big deal, but it’s a PITA that will most likely never end.
>>> 
>>> -D
>>> 
 On Feb 17, 2020, at 1:41 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
  wrote:
 
 Too bad he is ruining a CDI.
 
 Sent from my iPhone
 
>> On Feb 16, 2020, at 7:34 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
> 
> Agreed. I am always keeping half an eye out for such cars. Camry, 
> Altima, Civic, in no particular order. When the E320 CDI grenades, there 
> is no doubt it will be my responsibility to deal with the fallout and 
> produce a resolution. I kick myself for not doing it the last round.
> 
> 
> -D
> 
>>> On Feb 16, 2020, at 8:05 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> So now I wait for the car to grenade.
>> 
>> I don't know whether you will shop for another vehicle for him or not, 
>> but I will relate that the best cars for surviving  neglect are Toyota 
>> Camrys and Toyota Corollas. Let Curly and Dimitri say what they will, 
>> these things are cockroach cars. If you maintain them, Mercedes are the 
>> best. If you neglect them the will bite your wallet every time. 
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] I leave town and people get a brilliant idea to buy the kid a car while I am gone

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

I paid $1800-$2000, something like that. It was dealer maintained from the 
start until about 317k, so the doofus I bought it from only had 10k to screw it 
up.

-D



> On Feb 17, 2020, at 2:39 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Remind is how much this car cost to purchase. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Feb 17, 2020, at 1:33 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Not really. The car had nearly 330k on the clock when I bought it for him. 
>> It’s solid, but definitely something you wouldn’t want to sink a lot of $$ 
>> into. A couple of the injectors are leaking, so it’s trying to do the Black 
>> Death thing again. Now that I’ve done this and have the tools, it’s not a 
>> big deal, but it’s a PITA that will most likely never end.
>> 
>> -D
>> 
>>> On Feb 17, 2020, at 1:41 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Too bad he is ruining a CDI.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
> On Feb 16, 2020, at 7:34 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
 
 Agreed. I am always keeping half an eye out for such cars. Camry, Altima, 
 Civic, in no particular order. When the E320 CDI grenades, there is no 
 doubt it will be my responsibility to deal with the fallout and produce a 
 resolution. I kick myself for not doing it the last round.
 
 
 -D
 
>> On Feb 16, 2020, at 8:05 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> So now I wait for the car to grenade.
> 
> I don't know whether you will shop for another vehicle for him or not, 
> but I will relate that the best cars for surviving  neglect are Toyota 
> Camrys and Toyota Corollas. Let Curly and Dimitri say what they will, 
> these things are cockroach cars. If you maintain them, Mercedes are the 
> best. If you neglect them the will bite your wallet every time. 
> 
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Re: [MBZ] I leave town and people get a brilliant idea to buy the kid a car while I am gone

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

Remind is how much this car cost to purchase. 

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> On Feb 17, 2020, at 1:33 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Not really. The car had nearly 330k on the clock when I bought it for him. 
> It’s solid, but definitely something you wouldn’t want to sink a lot of $$ 
> into. A couple of the injectors are leaking, so it’s trying to do the Black 
> Death thing again. Now that I’ve done this and have the tools, it’s not a big 
> deal, but it’s a PITA that will most likely never end.
> 
> -D
> 
>> On Feb 17, 2020, at 1:41 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Too bad he is ruining a CDI.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
 On Feb 16, 2020, at 7:34 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
  wrote:
>>> 
>>> Agreed. I am always keeping half an eye out for such cars. Camry, Altima, 
>>> Civic, in no particular order. When the E320 CDI grenades, there is no 
>>> doubt it will be my responsibility to deal with the fallout and produce a 
>>> resolution. I kick myself for not doing it the last round.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -D
>>> 
> On Feb 16, 2020, at 8:05 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> So now I wait for the car to grenade.
 
 I don't know whether you will shop for another vehicle for him or not, but 
 I will relate that the best cars for surviving  neglect are Toyota Camrys 
 and Toyota Corollas. Let Curly and Dimitri say what they will, these 
 things are cockroach cars. If you maintain them, Mercedes are the best. If 
 you neglect them the will bite your wallet every time. 
 
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Re: [MBZ] I leave town and people get a brilliant idea to buy the kid a car while I am gone

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Not really. The car had nearly 330k on the clock when I bought it for him. It’s 
solid, but definitely something you wouldn’t want to sink a lot of $$ into. A 
couple of the injectors are leaking, so it’s trying to do the Black Death thing 
again. Now that I’ve done this and have the tools, it’s not a big deal, but 
it’s a PITA that will most likely never end.

-D

> On Feb 17, 2020, at 1:41 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Too bad he is ruining a CDI.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Feb 16, 2020, at 7:34 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> Agreed. I am always keeping half an eye out for such cars. Camry, Altima, 
>> Civic, in no particular order. When the E320 CDI grenades, there is no doubt 
>> it will be my responsibility to deal with the fallout and produce a 
>> resolution. I kick myself for not doing it the last round.
>> 
>> 
>> -D
>> 
 On Feb 16, 2020, at 8:05 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes 
  wrote:
 
 So now I wait for the car to grenade.
>>> 
>>> I don't know whether you will shop for another vehicle for him or not, but 
>>> I will relate that the best cars for surviving  neglect are Toyota Camrys 
>>> and Toyota Corollas. Let Curly and Dimitri say what they will, these things 
>>> are cockroach cars. If you maintain them, Mercedes are the best. If you 
>>> neglect them the will bite your wallet every time. 
>>> 
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Re: [MBZ] I leave town and people get a brilliant idea to buy the kid a car while I am gone

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On Mon, 17 Feb 2020 12:41:45 -0600 Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
 wrote:

> Too bad he is ruining a CDI.

Indeed.


> > On Feb 16, 2020, at 7:34 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> >  wrote:
> > 
> > Agreed. I am always keeping half an eye out for such cars. Camry,
> > Altima, Civic, in no particular order. When the E320 CDI grenades,
> > there is no doubt it will be my responsibility to deal with the
> > fallout and produce a resolution. I kick myself for not doing it the
> > last round.

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Re: [MBZ] I leave town and people get a brilliant idea to buy the kid a car while I am gone

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

Too bad he is ruining a CDI.

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> On Feb 16, 2020, at 7:34 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> Agreed. I am always keeping half an eye out for such cars. Camry, Altima, 
> Civic, in no particular order. When the E320 CDI grenades, there is no doubt 
> it will be my responsibility to deal with the fallout and produce a 
> resolution. I kick myself for not doing it the last round.
> 
> 
> -D
> 
>>> On Feb 16, 2020, at 8:05 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> So now I wait for the car to grenade.
>> 
>> I don't know whether you will shop for another vehicle for him or not, but I 
>> will relate that the best cars for surviving  neglect are Toyota Camrys and 
>> Toyota Corollas. Let Curly and Dimitri say what they will, these things are 
>> cockroach cars. If you maintain them, Mercedes are the best. If you neglect 
>> them the will bite your wallet every time. 
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] I leave town and people get a brilliant idea to buy the kid a car while I am gone

[Rick Knoble via Mercedes]

>But if the Million Dollar Seller he's married to can get $1200 for one that 
>has 200k on the odo and is on the verge of imploding, he really needs to give 
>her keys and titles and turn her loose on the back 40.


Yep. 

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Re: [MBZ] I leave town and people get a brilliant idea to buy the kid a car while I am gone

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> On February 16, 2020 at 9:02 AM Meade Dillon via Mercedes 
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> 
> 
> This is your sign Kaleb, if your family can flip that for a 50% profit, you
> need to start flipping your cars on BaT.

The Cougar was, IMO (I realize others strongly disagree) a very attractive car, 
from the rear at least. 

But if the Million Dollar Seller he's married to can get $1200 for one that has 
200k on the odo and is on the verge of imploding, he really needs to give her 
keys and titles and turn her loose on the back 40.

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Re: [MBZ] I leave town and people get a brilliant idea to buy the kid a car while I am gone

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Very good. Your earlier post sounded like you needed help but didn't get 
it.RBSent from my Galaxy Tab® A
 Original message From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
 Date: 2020-02-16  10:51 AM  (GMT-06:00) To: Okie Benz 
 Cc: Dan Penoff  Subject: Re: [MBZ] I 
leave town and people get a brilliant idea to buy the
  kid a car while I am gone He helped us move the majority of the household 
stuff. I’ve been in the process of gradually moving small loads in the ML500 
every time I go over there. Finally got everything out on Friday, doing the 
final spiffing up, photographer comes on Tuesday to take pictures and the 
listing goes up the end of this week if not before.-D> On Feb 16, 2020, at 9:43 
AM, tyee165 via Mercedes  wrote:> > So why was he not 
helping you move stuff?RBSent from my Galaxy Tab® 
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Re: [MBZ] I leave town and people get a brilliant idea to buy the kid a car while I am gone

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He helped us move the majority of the household stuff. I’ve been in the process 
of gradually moving small loads in the ML500 every time I go over there. 
Finally got everything out on Friday, doing the final spiffing up, photographer 
comes on Tuesday to take pictures and the listing goes up the end of this week 
if not before.

-D


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> So why was he not helping you move stuff?RBSent from my Galaxy Tab® A


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Re: [MBZ] I leave town and people get a brilliant idea to buy the kid a car while I am gone

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

Just the 1. I guess for some reason they figured the Buick was not good enough 
so he needed a better car. 

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> On Feb 16, 2020, at 9:15 AM, Michael Esh via Mercedes  
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> Sounds like he is chip off the old block.  How many cars does he have now?  
> 
> Michael E. Esh
> 
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>> On Feb 15, 2020, at 8:35 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> I guess. These people looked it over and drove it etc so they went into it 
>> knowing. 
>> 
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  wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Divine Providence?
>>> 
>>> Max Dillon
>>> Charleston SC
>>> 
>>> Feb 15, 2020 8:54:42 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes :
>>> 
 Wife listed it on fakebook and within an hour it was sold for $1200 cash. 
 Unbelievable.
 
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>> On Feb 15, 2020, at 7:39 PM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes 
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> It sounds like they paid about $800 too much!
> Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
> 2019 Sprinter 336 miles, Low Mileage Lutgard AKA Der DoodleWagen
> 1982 240D, High Mileage Hildegard waiting for her new power plant
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>>> On Feb 15, 2020, at 4:06 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>>> So the 24 year old kid that lives at home finally got a job at a fast 
>>> food place and his grandmothers boyfriend gave him a 87 Buick Century 
>>> that his 80 year mother drove. It only had 80k miles but is ugly 
>>> because it has rust. It had a few issues such as the turn signals quit 
>>> working and the ignition switch got stuck in the on position. I fixed 
>>> ignition and pulled the fuse for the blinkers and put it back in and 
>>> they started working. They evidentially quit working so I was at a loss 
>>> as to what the issue was. I do not work on these sort of cars so I had 
>>> no interest in it. Told him to take it somewhere. He also just had the 
>>> brakes done. New muffler was installed also.
>>> 
>>> I guess somehow the idea came about while I was gone for my father to 
>>> buy him another car. Somebody on Fakebook my wife knew was selling this 
>>> 02 Mercury Cougar for $1200 so they went to look at it Monday. The car 
>>> has 209k miles. So as I am out of town she is texting me and come to 
>>> find out the battery is completely dead. My father went down and bought 
>>> a battery for it to see if it would start. I let her know it sounded 
>>> like a $400 car if that. She then messages me saying it cranks and wont 
>>> start and wants to know what the cause could be. Could be many things. 
>>> So they got it started finally and next thing I know they paid $800 for 
>>> it. They never even drove the car.
>>> 
>>> Wife later tells me it shakes real bad on the highway and wants me to 
>>> look at it when I get home. I told her the tires probably need to be 
>>> balanced. So the kid goes out and starts it up as I am heading out the 
>>> door. I hear a loud rattle as it starts like lifters, timing chain, 
>>> something. Not really sure because I was not there when he started it. 
>>> I drove the car down the road and holy hell I don't think I have ever 
>>> been in a car that shook so bad. It was all over the road and felt like 
>>> the front end was about the fall out from under it. Backing up a bit in 
>>> the story, Right after the kid first started it to back it into the 
>>> driveway I checked the oil, coolant etc. Only had run for 30 seconds so 
>>> cold engine. When I pulled the coolant cap it had some pressure in the 
>>> system after sitting for however long it was before I got back home.
>>> 
>>> Anyway, got it back home, all 4 tires are bald and dry rotted, I can 
>>> smell oil burning, has some sort of consistent knock from the engine, 
>>> sort of a dull knock that changes with RPM. I listened with a long 
>>> screwdriver thinking it might be top end but I could never really find 
>>> it, so I suspect its coming from the bottom end. It is PRETTY obvious 
>>> and I would think anyone with half a brain would have noticed. I looked 
>>> under the car and there was a pretty good oil leak going on from the 
>>> front seal it appeared. Had a spot of oil on the driveway about the 
>>> side of 2-3 silver dollars after it sat there running about 5 minutes. 
>>> Lots of grease around the ball joints and CV shafts. I could not really 
>>> tell for sure if the boots were split or what but I suspect they could 
>>> be. Has some sort of weird vacuum sounding noise coming from the brake 
>>> booster I believe. Pulled the coolant cap and it looked good but did 
>>> have a little steam coming out. Not really sure if it is normal or not. 
>>> Had some movement in the overflow tank when revved, I do not think it 

Re: [MBZ] I leave town and people get a brilliant idea to buy the kid a car while I am gone

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

He still has it. It’s an 87 so it has the 2.5 iron duke. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 16, 2020, at 12:33 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> What happened to the Buick?
> If it has the 3800 or 3.8 that is a very good engine. 
> The 2.8/3.1/3.4 is a POS. 
> 
> Rick
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So why was he not helping you move stuff?RBSent from my Galaxy Tab® A
 Original message From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
 Date: 2020-02-16  5:34 AM  (GMT-06:00) To: Okie Benz 
 Cc: Dan Penoff  Subject: Re: [MBZ] I 
leave town and people get a brilliant idea to buy the
  kid a car while I am gone > On Feb 15, 2020, at 10:55 PM, Kaleb Striplin via 
Mercedes  wrote:> > I really don’t want to put together 
something for him because then I will have to deal with it forever. > > Sent 
from my iPhone^This.Eldest’s son’s E320 CDI will be my last. I’m waiting 
for the thing to grenade, as he patently refuses to maintain the car despite my 
efforts to provide parts and knowledge - not that he doesn’t try. For 
instance:I’m at the old house working my *ss off cleaning the place out. He 
comes over in his car, pops the hood and tinkers for a few minutes before 
asking me, shoulders deep in cleaning, “Can I put that glow plug thing in 
now?”Grrr.At the time my stuff (tools and such) are spread between two houses, 
both garages are piled to the rafters with stuff, and I’m clearly engaged in 
getting moving things done. When I reply to the negative, he’s mad because I 
won’t help him. Oy.Last week, same thing. He wants to work on car, again to put 
the glow plug controller in. Garage is stacked to the hilt with stuff and 
clearly inaccessible. He could put the car on ramps and install glow plug 
controller in the driveway, but that’s not good enough. Again, I’m the 
scapegoat.He’s rummaging around in my oil supply. I have a jug of Mobil 1 
diesel whatever that’s specifically for that car. I point it out to him. “My 
buddy says you don’t have to use that stuff in the car, you can use (something 
else) that’s a lot cheaper and easier to find.” My response: “Use what you 
like. This is what the owner’s manual says to use, so that’s why I used it. Of 
course your buddy is far smarter than the guys and gals who built this."Told 
the wife I’m done with it. She agrees. So now I wait for the car to 
grenade.It’s tough having experience and decades of institutional 
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Re: [MBZ] I leave town and people get a brilliant idea to buy the kid a car while I am gone

[Michael Esh via Mercedes]

Sounds like he is chip off the old block.  How many cars does he have now?  

Michael E. Esh


> On Feb 15, 2020, at 8:35 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> I guess. These people looked it over and drove it etc so they went into it 
> knowing. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Feb 15, 2020, at 8:19 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes  
>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Divine Providence?
>> 
>> Max Dillon
>> Charleston SC
>> 
>> Feb 15, 2020 8:54:42 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes :
>> 
>>> Wife listed it on fakebook and within an hour it was sold for $1200 cash. 
>>> Unbelievable.
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>> 
> On Feb 15, 2020, at 7:39 PM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
 
 It sounds like they paid about $800 too much!
 Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
 2019 Sprinter 336 miles, Low Mileage Lutgard AKA Der DoodleWagen
 1982 240D, High Mileage Hildegard waiting for her new power plant
 
 Sent from my iPhone
 
 
>> On Feb 15, 2020, at 4:06 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> So the 24 year old kid that lives at home finally got a job at a fast 
>> food place and his grandmothers boyfriend gave him a 87 Buick Century 
>> that his 80 year mother drove. It only had 80k miles but is ugly because 
>> it has rust. It had a few issues such as the turn signals quit working 
>> and the ignition switch got stuck in the on position. I fixed ignition 
>> and pulled the fuse for the blinkers and put it back in and they started 
>> working. They evidentially quit working so I was at a loss as to what 
>> the issue was. I do not work on these sort of cars so I had no interest 
>> in it. Told him to take it somewhere. He also just had the brakes done. 
>> New muffler was installed also.
>> 
>> I guess somehow the idea came about while I was gone for my father to 
>> buy him another car. Somebody on Fakebook my wife knew was selling this 
>> 02 Mercury Cougar for $1200 so they went to look at it Monday. The car 
>> has 209k miles. So as I am out of town she is texting me and come to 
>> find out the battery is completely dead. My father went down and bought 
>> a battery for it to see if it would start. I let her know it sounded 
>> like a $400 car if that. She then messages me saying it cranks and wont 
>> start and wants to know what the cause could be. Could be many things. 
>> So they got it started finally and next thing I know they paid $800 for 
>> it. They never even drove the car.
>> 
>> Wife later tells me it shakes real bad on the highway and wants me to 
>> look at it when I get home. I told her the tires probably need to be 
>> balanced. So the kid goes out and starts it up as I am heading out the 
>> door. I hear a loud rattle as it starts like lifters, timing chain, 
>> something. Not really sure because I was not there when he started it. I 
>> drove the car down the road and holy hell I don't think I have ever been 
>> in a car that shook so bad. It was all over the road and felt like the 
>> front end was about the fall out from under it. Backing up a bit in the 
>> story, Right after the kid first started it to back it into the driveway 
>> I checked the oil, coolant etc. Only had run for 30 seconds so cold 
>> engine. When I pulled the coolant cap it had some pressure in the system 
>> after sitting for however long it was before I got back home.
>> 
>> Anyway, got it back home, all 4 tires are bald and dry rotted, I can 
>> smell oil burning, has some sort of consistent knock from the engine, 
>> sort of a dull knock that changes with RPM. I listened with a long 
>> screwdriver thinking it might be top end but I could never really find 
>> it, so I suspect its coming from the bottom end. It is PRETTY obvious 
>> and I would think anyone with half a brain would have noticed. I looked 
>> under the car and there was a pretty good oil leak going on from the 
>> front seal it appeared. Had a spot of oil on the driveway about the side 
>> of 2-3 silver dollars after it sat there running about 5 minutes. Lots 
>> of grease around the ball joints and CV shafts. I could not really tell 
>> for sure if the boots were split or what but I suspect they could be. 
>> Has some sort of weird vacuum sounding noise coming from the brake 
>> booster I believe. Pulled the coolant cap and it looked good but did 
>> have a little steam coming out. Not really sure if it is normal or not. 
>> Had some movement in the overflow tank when revved, I do not think it 
>> was bubbling but could be a leaking headgasket with the pressure in the 
>> system. Not sure.
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] I leave town and people get a brilliant idea to buy the kid a car while I am gone

[Meade Dillon via Mercedes]

This is your sign Kaleb, if your family can flip that for a 50% profit, you
need to start flipping your cars on BaT.
-
Max
Charleston SC


On Sat, Feb 15, 2020 at 9:35 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> I guess. These people looked it over and drove it etc so they went into it
> knowing.
>
>
>
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Re: [MBZ] I leave town and people get a brilliant idea to buy the kid a car while I am gone

[Meade Dillon via Mercedes]

When I left home for college, I really had no clue at all about the
responsibility that comes with owning a car.  After several years of
struggling with awful cars, some of which were unsafe to drive, most of
which I drove way too fast and hard, eventually I figured it out.

Dan I think you're doing the right thing, let him struggle and figure it
out, either he will or he won't.
-
Max
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Re: [MBZ] I leave town and people get a brilliant idea to buy the kid a car while I am gone

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Agreed. I am always keeping half an eye out for such cars. Camry, Altima, 
Civic, in no particular order. When the E320 CDI grenades, there is no doubt it 
will be my responsibility to deal with the fallout and produce a resolution. I 
kick myself for not doing it the last round.


-D

> On Feb 16, 2020, at 8:05 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
>> So now I wait for the car to grenade.
> 
> I don't know whether you will shop for another vehicle for him or not, but I 
> will relate that the best cars for surviving  neglect are Toyota Camrys and 
> Toyota Corollas. Let Curly and Dimitri say what they will, these things are 
> cockroach cars. If you maintain them, Mercedes are the best. If you neglect 
> them the will bite your wallet every time. 
> 
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[Rick Knoble via Mercedes]

>So now I wait for the car to grenade.

I don't know whether you will shop for another vehicle for him or not, but I 
will relate that the best cars for surviving  neglect are Toyota Camrys and 
Toyota Corollas. Let Curly and Dimitri say what they will, these things are 
cockroach cars. If you maintain them, Mercedes are the best. If you neglect 
them the will bite your wallet every time. 

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Re: [MBZ] I leave town and people get a brilliant idea to buy the kid a car while I am gone

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> On Feb 15, 2020, at 10:55 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> I really don’t want to put together something for him because then I will 
> have to deal with it forever. 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone

^
This.

Eldest’s son’s E320 CDI will be my last. I’m waiting for the thing to grenade, 
as he patently refuses to maintain the car despite my efforts to provide parts 
and knowledge - not that he doesn’t try. For instance:

I’m at the old house working my *ss off cleaning the place out. He comes over 
in his car, pops the hood and tinkers for a few minutes before asking me, 
shoulders deep in cleaning, “Can I put that glow plug thing in now?”

Grrr.

At the time my stuff (tools and such) are spread between two houses, both 
garages are piled to the rafters with stuff, and I’m clearly engaged in getting 
moving things done. When I reply to the negative, he’s mad because I won’t help 
him. Oy.

Last week, same thing. He wants to work on car, again to put the glow plug 
controller in. Garage is stacked to the hilt with stuff and clearly 
inaccessible. He could put the car on ramps and install glow plug controller in 
the driveway, but that’s not good enough. Again, I’m the scapegoat.

He’s rummaging around in my oil supply. I have a jug of Mobil 1 diesel whatever 
that’s specifically for that car. I point it out to him. “My buddy says you 
don’t have to use that stuff in the car, you can use (something else) that’s a 
lot cheaper and easier to find.” My response: “Use what you like. This is what 
the owner’s manual says to use, so that’s why I used it. Of course your buddy 
is far smarter than the guys and gals who built this."

Told the wife I’m done with it. She agrees. So now I wait for the car to 
grenade.

It’s tough having experience and decades of institutional knowledge.

-D
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Re: [MBZ] I leave town and people get a brilliant idea to buy the kid a car while I am gone

[Rick Knoble via Mercedes]

What happened to the Buick?
If it has the 3800 or 3.8 that is a very good engine. 
The 2.8/3.1/3.4 is a POS. 

Rick


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[Curley McLain via Mercedes]

yeah, but man! is Kaleb ever lucky that they unloaded that POS!


Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
February 15, 2020 at 9:00 PM
PT Barnum was correct.
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Re: [MBZ] I leave town and people get a brilliant idea to buy the kid a car while I am gone

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

I really don’t want to put together something for him because then I will have 
to deal with it forever. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 15, 2020, at 9:45 PM, fmiser via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> 
>> 
>> Kaleb wrote:
> 
>> So the 24 year old kid that lives at home ... and his
>> grandmothers boyfriend gave him a 87 Buick Century...  It only
>> had 80k miles but is ugly because it has rust. 
> 
>> I guess somehow the idea came about while I was gone for my
>> father to buy him another car.  Somebody on Fakebook ... was
>> selling this 02 Mercury Cougar for $1200 ... The car has 209k
>> miles.  ...bought a battery for it... I let her know it sounded
>> like a $400 car ... it cranks and wont start and [she] wants to
>> know what the cause ... they paid $800 ... never even drove the
>> car.
> 
>> ... it shakes real bad on the highway and wants
>> me to look at it... hear a loud rattle as it starts ... I don't
>> think I have ever been in a car that shook so bad.  ... the
>> coolant cap it had some pressure ... all 4 tires are bald and dry
>> rotted, I can smell oil burning, has some sort of consistent
>> knock from the engine ... I suspect its coming from the bottom
>> end. ...some sort of weird vacuum sounding noise coming
>> from the brake booster
> 
> Oh my.   What could you have put together for him for $800? (plus
> a new battery)  Or maybe it would occur to them to ask the opinion
> of someone in the house who works on cars for a hobby?  Or put up
> with a low mileage, good running rusty car rather than... that?
> Yet you get to figure out how to work on a car you don't care
> about to keep peace.  What a mess!
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[fmiser via Mercedes]

> Kaleb wrote:

> Wife listed it on fakebook and within an hour it was sold for
> $1200 cash. Unbelievable. 

So it's gone!!!??  

$400 (minus the new battery) profit?

And all it took was you looking at it and saying "It's junk!"

That's a pretty good flip, I'd say.  But maybe don't say too much
or they may think they can turn a deal like that again!!

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> Kaleb wrote:

> So the 24 year old kid that lives at home ... and his
> grandmothers boyfriend gave him a 87 Buick Century...  It only
> had 80k miles but is ugly because it has rust. 

> I guess somehow the idea came about while I was gone for my
> father to buy him another car.  Somebody on Fakebook ... was
> selling this 02 Mercury Cougar for $1200 ... The car has 209k
> miles.  ...bought a battery for it... I let her know it sounded
> like a $400 car ... it cranks and wont start and [she] wants to
> know what the cause ... they paid $800 ... never even drove the
> car.

> ... it shakes real bad on the highway and wants
> me to look at it... hear a loud rattle as it starts ... I don't
> think I have ever been in a car that shook so bad.  ... the
> coolant cap it had some pressure ... all 4 tires are bald and dry
> rotted, I can smell oil burning, has some sort of consistent
> knock from the engine ... I suspect its coming from the bottom
> end. ...some sort of weird vacuum sounding noise coming
> from the brake booster

Oh my.   What could you have put together for him for $800? (plus
a new battery)  Or maybe it would occur to them to ask the opinion
of someone in the house who works on cars for a hobby?  Or put up
with a low mileage, good running rusty car rather than... that?
Yet you get to figure out how to work on a car you don't care
about to keep peace.  What a mess!

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[Curt Raymond via Mercedes]

 PT Barnum was correct.
-Curt

On Saturday, February 15, 2020, 8:54:42 PM EST, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
 wrote:  
 
 Wife listed it on fakebook and within an hour it was sold for $1200 cash. 
Unbelievable. 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Feb 15, 2020, at 7:39 PM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> It sounds like they paid about $800 too much!
> Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
> 2019 Sprinter 336 miles, Low Mileage Lutgard AKA Der DoodleWagen
> 1982 240D, High Mileage Hildegard waiting for her new power plant
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Feb 15, 2020, at 4:06 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> So the 24 year old kid that lives at home finally got a job at a fast food 
>> place and his grandmothers boyfriend gave him a 87 Buick Century that his 80 
>> year mother drove.  It only had 80k miles but is ugly because it has rust.  
>> It had a few issues such as the turn signals quit working and the ignition 
>> switch got stuck in the on position.  I fixed ignition and pulled the fuse 
>> for the blinkers and put it back in and they started working.  They 
>> evidentially quit working so I was at a loss as to what the issue was.  I do 
>> not work on these sort of cars so I had no interest in it.  Told him to take 
>> it somewhere.  He also just had the brakes done.  New muffler was installed 
>> also.
>> 
>> I guess somehow the idea came about while I was gone for my father to buy 
>> him another car.  Somebody on Fakebook my wife knew was selling this 02 
>> Mercury Cougar for $1200 so they went to look at it Monday.  The car has 
>> 209k miles.  So as I am out of town she is texting me and come to find out 
>> the battery is completely dead.  My father went down and bought a battery 
>> for it to see if it would start.  I let her know it sounded like a $400 car 
>> if that.  She then messages me saying it cranks and wont start and wants to 
>> know what the cause could be.  Could be many things.  So they got it started 
>> finally and next thing I know they paid $800 for it.  They never even drove 
>> the car.
>> 
>> Wife later tells me it shakes real bad on the highway and wants me to look 
>> at it when I get home.  I told her the tires probably need to be balanced.  
>> So the kid goes out and starts it up as I am heading out the door. I hear a 
>> loud rattle as it starts like lifters, timing chain, something. Not really 
>> sure because I was not there when he started it.  I drove the car down the 
>> road and holy hell I don't think I have ever been in a car that shook so 
>> bad.  It was all over the road and felt like the front end was about the 
>> fall out from under it.  Backing up a bit in the story, Right after the kid 
>> first started it to back it into the driveway I checked the oil, coolant 
>> etc. Only had run for 30 seconds so cold engine. When I pulled the coolant 
>> cap it had some pressure in the system after sitting for however long it was 
>> before I got back home.
>> 
>> Anyway, got it back home, all 4 tires are bald and dry rotted, I can smell 
>> oil burning, has some sort of consistent knock from the engine, sort of a 
>> dull knock that changes with RPM.  I listened with a long screwdriver 
>> thinking it might be top end but I could never really find it, so I suspect 
>> its coming from the bottom end.  It is PRETTY obvious and I would think 
>> anyone with half a brain would have noticed.  I looked under the car and 
>> there was a pretty good oil leak going on from the front seal it appeared. 
>> Had a spot of oil on the driveway about the side of 2-3 silver dollars after 
>> it sat there running about 5 minutes.  Lots of grease around the ball joints 
>> and CV shafts.  I could not really tell for sure if the boots were split or 
>> what but I suspect they could be.  Has some sort of weird vacuum sounding 
>> noise coming from the brake booster I believe.  Pulled the coolant cap and 
>> it looked good but did have a little steam coming out.  Not really sure if 
>> it is normal or not.  Had some movement in the overflow tank when revved, I 
>> do not think it was bubbling but could be a leaking headgasket with the 
>> pressure in the system.  Not sure.
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] I leave town and people get a brilliant idea to buy the kid a car while I am gone

[Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes]

Wow

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> On Feb 15, 2020, at 8:54 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Wife listed it on fakebook and within an hour it was sold for $1200 cash. 
> Unbelievable. 
> 
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>> On Feb 15, 2020, at 7:39 PM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> It sounds like they paid about $800 too much!
>> Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
>> 2019 Sprinter 336 miles, Low Mileage Lutgard AKA Der DoodleWagen
>> 1982 240D, High Mileage Hildegard waiting for her new power plant
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
 On Feb 15, 2020, at 4:06 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
  wrote:
>>> 
>>> So the 24 year old kid that lives at home finally got a job at a fast food 
>>> place and his grandmothers boyfriend gave him a 87 Buick Century that his 
>>> 80 year mother drove.  It only had 80k miles but is ugly because it has 
>>> rust.  It had a few issues such as the turn signals quit working and the 
>>> ignition switch got stuck in the on position.  I fixed ignition and pulled 
>>> the fuse for the blinkers and put it back in and they started working.  
>>> They evidentially quit working so I was at a loss as to what the issue was. 
>>>  I do not work on these sort of cars so I had no interest in it.  Told him 
>>> to take it somewhere.  He also just had the brakes done.  New muffler was 
>>> installed also.
>>> 
>>> I guess somehow the idea came about while I was gone for my father to buy 
>>> him another car.  Somebody on Fakebook my wife knew was selling this 02 
>>> Mercury Cougar for $1200 so they went to look at it Monday.  The car has 
>>> 209k miles.  So as I am out of town she is texting me and come to find out 
>>> the battery is completely dead.  My father went down and bought a battery 
>>> for it to see if it would start.  I let her know it sounded like a $400 car 
>>> if that.  She then messages me saying it cranks and wont start and wants to 
>>> know what the cause could be.  Could be many things.  So they got it 
>>> started finally and next thing I know they paid $800 for it.  They never 
>>> even drove the car.
>>> 
>>> Wife later tells me it shakes real bad on the highway and wants me to look 
>>> at it when I get home.  I told her the tires probably need to be balanced.  
>>> So the kid goes out and starts it up as I am heading out the door. I hear a 
>>> loud rattle as it starts like lifters, timing chain, something. Not really 
>>> sure because I was not there when he started it.  I drove the car down the 
>>> road and holy hell I don't think I have ever been in a car that shook so 
>>> bad.  It was all over the road and felt like the front end was about the 
>>> fall out from under it.  Backing up a bit in the story, Right after the kid 
>>> first started it to back it into the driveway I checked the oil, coolant 
>>> etc. Only had run for 30 seconds so cold engine. When I pulled the coolant 
>>> cap it had some pressure in the system after sitting for however long it 
>>> was before I got back home.
>>> 
>>> Anyway, got it back home, all 4 tires are bald and dry rotted, I can smell 
>>> oil burning, has some sort of consistent knock from the engine, sort of a 
>>> dull knock that changes with RPM.  I listened with a long screwdriver 
>>> thinking it might be top end but I could never really find it, so I suspect 
>>> its coming from the bottom end.  It is PRETTY obvious and I would think 
>>> anyone with half a brain would have noticed.  I looked under the car and 
>>> there was a pretty good oil leak going on from the front seal it appeared. 
>>> Had a spot of oil on the driveway about the side of 2-3 silver dollars 
>>> after it sat there running about 5 minutes.  Lots of grease around the ball 
>>> joints and CV shafts.  I could not really tell for sure if the boots were 
>>> split or what but I suspect they could be.  Has some sort of weird vacuum 
>>> sounding noise coming from the brake booster I believe.  Pulled the coolant 
>>> cap and it looked good but did have a little steam coming out.  Not really 
>>> sure if it is normal or not.  Had some movement in the overflow tank when 
>>> revved, I do not think it was bubbling but could be a leaking headgasket 
>>> with the pressure in the system.  Not sure.
>>> 
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Re: [MBZ] I leave town and people get a brilliant idea to buy the kid a car while I am gone

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

I guess. These people looked it over and drove it etc so they went into it 
knowing. 

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> On Feb 15, 2020, at 8:19 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> 
> Divine Providence?
> 
> Max Dillon
> Charleston SC
> 
> Feb 15, 2020 8:54:42 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes :
> 
>> Wife listed it on fakebook and within an hour it was sold for $1200 cash. 
>> Unbelievable.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> 
 On Feb 15, 2020, at 7:39 PM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes 
  wrote:
>>> 
>>> It sounds like they paid about $800 too much!
>>> Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
>>> 2019 Sprinter 336 miles, Low Mileage Lutgard AKA Der DoodleWagen
>>> 1982 240D, High Mileage Hildegard waiting for her new power plant
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> 
 On Feb 15, 2020, at 4:06 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
  wrote:
 
 So the 24 year old kid that lives at home finally got a job at a fast 
 food place and his grandmothers boyfriend gave him a 87 Buick Century that 
 his 80 year mother drove. It only had 80k miles but is ugly because it has 
 rust. It had a few issues such as the turn signals quit working and the 
 ignition switch got stuck in the on position. I fixed ignition and pulled 
 the fuse for the blinkers and put it back in and they started working. 
 They evidentially quit working so I was at a loss as to what the issue 
 was. I do not work on these sort of cars so I had no interest in it. Told 
 him to take it somewhere. He also just had the brakes done. New muffler 
 was installed also.
 
 I guess somehow the idea came about while I was gone for my father to buy 
 him another car. Somebody on Fakebook my wife knew was selling this 02 
 Mercury Cougar for $1200 so they went to look at it Monday. The car has 
 209k miles. So as I am out of town she is texting me and come to find out 
 the battery is completely dead. My father went down and bought a battery 
 for it to see if it would start. I let her know it sounded like a $400 car 
 if that. She then messages me saying it cranks and wont start and wants to 
 know what the cause could be. Could be many things. So they got it started 
 finally and next thing I know they paid $800 for it. They never even drove 
 the car.
 
 Wife later tells me it shakes real bad on the highway and wants me to look 
 at it when I get home. I told her the tires probably need to be balanced. 
 So the kid goes out and starts it up as I am heading out the door. I hear 
 a loud rattle as it starts like lifters, timing chain, something. Not 
 really sure because I was not there when he started it. I drove the car 
 down the road and holy hell I don't think I have ever been in a car that 
 shook so bad. It was all over the road and felt like the front end was 
 about the fall out from under it. Backing up a bit in the story, Right 
 after the kid first started it to back it into the driveway I checked the 
 oil, coolant etc. Only had run for 30 seconds so cold engine. When I 
 pulled the coolant cap it had some pressure in the system after sitting 
 for however long it was before I got back home.
 
 Anyway, got it back home, all 4 tires are bald and dry rotted, I can smell 
 oil burning, has some sort of consistent knock from the engine, sort of a 
 dull knock that changes with RPM. I listened with a long screwdriver 
 thinking it might be top end but I could never really find it, so I 
 suspect its coming from the bottom end. It is PRETTY obvious and I would 
 think anyone with half a brain would have noticed. I looked under the car 
 and there was a pretty good oil leak going on from the front seal it 
 appeared. Had a spot of oil on the driveway about the side of 2-3 silver 
 dollars after it sat there running about 5 minutes. Lots of grease around 
 the ball joints and CV shafts. I could not really tell for sure if the 
 boots were split or what but I suspect they could be. Has some sort of 
 weird vacuum sounding noise coming from the brake booster I believe. 
 Pulled the coolant cap and it looked good but did have a little steam 
 coming out. Not really sure if it is normal or not. Had some movement in 
 the overflow tank when revved, I do not think it was bubbling but could be 
 a leaking headgasket with the pressure in the system. Not sure.
 
 
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Re: [MBZ] I leave town and people get a brilliant idea to buy the kid a car while I am gone

[Max Dillon via Mercedes]

Divine Providence?

Max Dillon
Charleston SC

Feb 15, 2020 8:54:42 PM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes :

> Wife listed it on fakebook and within an hour it was sold for $1200 cash. 
> Unbelievable.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> 
> > On Feb 15, 2020, at 7:39 PM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes 
> >  wrote:
> > 
> > It sounds like they paid about $800 too much!
> > Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
> > 2019 Sprinter 336 miles, Low Mileage Lutgard AKA Der DoodleWagen
> > 1982 240D, High Mileage Hildegard waiting for her new power plant
> > 
> > Sent from my iPhone
> > 
> > 
> > > On Feb 15, 2020, at 4:06 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
> > >  wrote:
> > > 
> > > So the 24 year old kid that lives at home finally got a job at a fast 
> > > food place and his grandmothers boyfriend gave him a 87 Buick Century 
> > > that his 80 year mother drove. It only had 80k miles but is ugly because 
> > > it has rust. It had a few issues such as the turn signals quit working 
> > > and the ignition switch got stuck in the on position. I fixed ignition 
> > > and pulled the fuse for the blinkers and put it back in and they started 
> > > working. They evidentially quit working so I was at a loss as to what the 
> > > issue was. I do not work on these sort of cars so I had no interest in 
> > > it. Told him to take it somewhere. He also just had the brakes done. New 
> > > muffler was installed also.
> > > 
> > > I guess somehow the idea came about while I was gone for my father to buy 
> > > him another car. Somebody on Fakebook my wife knew was selling this 02 
> > > Mercury Cougar for $1200 so they went to look at it Monday. The car has 
> > > 209k miles. So as I am out of town she is texting me and come to find out 
> > > the battery is completely dead. My father went down and bought a battery 
> > > for it to see if it would start. I let her know it sounded like a $400 
> > > car if that. She then messages me saying it cranks and wont start and 
> > > wants to know what the cause could be. Could be many things. So they got 
> > > it started finally and next thing I know they paid $800 for it. They 
> > > never even drove the car.
> > > 
> > > Wife later tells me it shakes real bad on the highway and wants me to 
> > > look at it when I get home. I told her the tires probably need to be 
> > > balanced. So the kid goes out and starts it up as I am heading out the 
> > > door. I hear a loud rattle as it starts like lifters, timing chain, 
> > > something. Not really sure because I was not there when he started it. I 
> > > drove the car down the road and holy hell I don't think I have ever been 
> > > in a car that shook so bad. It was all over the road and felt like the 
> > > front end was about the fall out from under it. Backing up a bit in the 
> > > story, Right after the kid first started it to back it into the driveway 
> > > I checked the oil, coolant etc. Only had run for 30 seconds so cold 
> > > engine. When I pulled the coolant cap it had some pressure in the system 
> > > after sitting for however long it was before I got back home.
> > > 
> > > Anyway, got it back home, all 4 tires are bald and dry rotted, I can 
> > > smell oil burning, has some sort of consistent knock from the engine, 
> > > sort of a dull knock that changes with RPM. I listened with a long 
> > > screwdriver thinking it might be top end but I could never really find 
> > > it, so I suspect its coming from the bottom end. It is PRETTY obvious and 
> > > I would think anyone with half a brain would have noticed. I looked under 
> > > the car and there was a pretty good oil leak going on from the front seal 
> > > it appeared. Had a spot of oil on the driveway about the side of 2-3 
> > > silver dollars after it sat there running about 5 minutes. Lots of grease 
> > > around the ball joints and CV shafts. I could not really tell for sure if 
> > > the boots were split or what but I suspect they could be. Has some sort 
> > > of weird vacuum sounding noise coming from the brake booster I believe. 
> > > Pulled the coolant cap and it looked good but did have a little steam 
> > > coming out. Not really sure if it is normal or not. Had some movement in 
> > > the overflow tank when revved, I do not think it was bubbling but could 
> > > be a leaking headgasket with the pressure in the system. Not sure.
> > > 
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Re: [MBZ] I leave town and people get a brilliant idea to buy the kid a car while I am gone

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

Wife listed it on fakebook and within an hour it was sold for $1200 cash. 
Unbelievable. 

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> On Feb 15, 2020, at 7:39 PM, Kevin Kraly via Mercedes  
> wrote:
> 
> It sounds like they paid about $800 too much!
> Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
> 2019 Sprinter 336 miles, Low Mileage Lutgard AKA Der DoodleWagen
> 1982 240D, High Mileage Hildegard waiting for her new power plant
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Feb 15, 2020, at 4:06 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> So the 24 year old kid that lives at home finally got a job at a fast food 
>> place and his grandmothers boyfriend gave him a 87 Buick Century that his 80 
>> year mother drove.  It only had 80k miles but is ugly because it has rust.  
>> It had a few issues such as the turn signals quit working and the ignition 
>> switch got stuck in the on position.  I fixed ignition and pulled the fuse 
>> for the blinkers and put it back in and they started working.  They 
>> evidentially quit working so I was at a loss as to what the issue was.  I do 
>> not work on these sort of cars so I had no interest in it.  Told him to take 
>> it somewhere.  He also just had the brakes done.  New muffler was installed 
>> also.
>> 
>> I guess somehow the idea came about while I was gone for my father to buy 
>> him another car.  Somebody on Fakebook my wife knew was selling this 02 
>> Mercury Cougar for $1200 so they went to look at it Monday.  The car has 
>> 209k miles.  So as I am out of town she is texting me and come to find out 
>> the battery is completely dead.  My father went down and bought a battery 
>> for it to see if it would start.  I let her know it sounded like a $400 car 
>> if that.  She then messages me saying it cranks and wont start and wants to 
>> know what the cause could be.  Could be many things.  So they got it started 
>> finally and next thing I know they paid $800 for it.  They never even drove 
>> the car.
>> 
>> Wife later tells me it shakes real bad on the highway and wants me to look 
>> at it when I get home.  I told her the tires probably need to be balanced.  
>> So the kid goes out and starts it up as I am heading out the door. I hear a 
>> loud rattle as it starts like lifters, timing chain, something. Not really 
>> sure because I was not there when he started it.  I drove the car down the 
>> road and holy hell I don't think I have ever been in a car that shook so 
>> bad.  It was all over the road and felt like the front end was about the 
>> fall out from under it.  Backing up a bit in the story, Right after the kid 
>> first started it to back it into the driveway I checked the oil, coolant 
>> etc. Only had run for 30 seconds so cold engine. When I pulled the coolant 
>> cap it had some pressure in the system after sitting for however long it was 
>> before I got back home.
>> 
>> Anyway, got it back home, all 4 tires are bald and dry rotted, I can smell 
>> oil burning, has some sort of consistent knock from the engine, sort of a 
>> dull knock that changes with RPM.  I listened with a long screwdriver 
>> thinking it might be top end but I could never really find it, so I suspect 
>> its coming from the bottom end.  It is PRETTY obvious and I would think 
>> anyone with half a brain would have noticed.  I looked under the car and 
>> there was a pretty good oil leak going on from the front seal it appeared. 
>> Had a spot of oil on the driveway about the side of 2-3 silver dollars after 
>> it sat there running about 5 minutes.  Lots of grease around the ball joints 
>> and CV shafts.  I could not really tell for sure if the boots were split or 
>> what but I suspect they could be.  Has some sort of weird vacuum sounding 
>> noise coming from the brake booster I believe.  Pulled the coolant cap and 
>> it looked good but did have a little steam coming out.  Not really sure if 
>> it is normal or not.  Had some movement in the overflow tank when revved, I 
>> do not think it was bubbling but could be a leaking headgasket with the 
>> pressure in the system.  Not sure.
>> 
>> 
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Re: [MBZ] I leave town and people get a brilliant idea to buy the kid a car while I am gone

[Kevin Kraly via Mercedes]

It sounds like they paid about $800 too much!
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
2019 Sprinter 336 miles, Low Mileage Lutgard AKA Der DoodleWagen
1982 240D, High Mileage Hildegard waiting for her new power plant

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> On Feb 15, 2020, at 4:06 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> So the 24 year old kid that lives at home finally got a job at a fast food 
> place and his grandmothers boyfriend gave him a 87 Buick Century that his 80 
> year mother drove.  It only had 80k miles but is ugly because it has rust.  
> It had a few issues such as the turn signals quit working and the ignition 
> switch got stuck in the on position.  I fixed ignition and pulled the fuse 
> for the blinkers and put it back in and they started working.  They 
> evidentially quit working so I was at a loss as to what the issue was.  I do 
> not work on these sort of cars so I had no interest in it.  Told him to take 
> it somewhere.  He also just had the brakes done.  New muffler was installed 
> also.
> 
> I guess somehow the idea came about while I was gone for my father to buy him 
> another car.  Somebody on Fakebook my wife knew was selling this 02 Mercury 
> Cougar for $1200 so they went to look at it Monday.  The car has 209k miles.  
> So as I am out of town she is texting me and come to find out the battery is 
> completely dead.  My father went down and bought a battery for it to see if 
> it would start.  I let her know it sounded like a $400 car if that.  She then 
> messages me saying it cranks and wont start and wants to know what the cause 
> could be.  Could be many things.  So they got it started finally and next 
> thing I know they paid $800 for it.  They never even drove the car.
> 
> Wife later tells me it shakes real bad on the highway and wants me to look at 
> it when I get home.  I told her the tires probably need to be balanced.  So 
> the kid goes out and starts it up as I am heading out the door. I hear a loud 
> rattle as it starts like lifters, timing chain, something. Not really sure 
> because I was not there when he started it.  I drove the car down the road 
> and holy hell I don't think I have ever been in a car that shook so bad.  It 
> was all over the road and felt like the front end was about the fall out from 
> under it.  Backing up a bit in the story, Right after the kid first started 
> it to back it into the driveway I checked the oil, coolant etc. Only had run 
> for 30 seconds so cold engine. When I pulled the coolant cap it had some 
> pressure in the system after sitting for however long it was before I got 
> back home.
> 
> Anyway, got it back home, all 4 tires are bald and dry rotted, I can smell 
> oil burning, has some sort of consistent knock from the engine, sort of a 
> dull knock that changes with RPM.  I listened with a long screwdriver 
> thinking it might be top end but I could never really find it, so I suspect 
> its coming from the bottom end.  It is PRETTY obvious and I would think 
> anyone with half a brain would have noticed.  I looked under the car and 
> there was a pretty good oil leak going on from the front seal it appeared. 
> Had a spot of oil on the driveway about the side of 2-3 silver dollars after 
> it sat there running about 5 minutes.  Lots of grease around the ball joints 
> and CV shafts.  I could not really tell for sure if the boots were split or 
> what but I suspect they could be.  Has some sort of weird vacuum sounding 
> noise coming from the brake booster I believe.  Pulled the coolant cap and it 
> looked good but did have a little steam coming out.  Not really sure if it is 
> normal or not.  Had some movement in the overflow tank when revved, I do not 
> think it was bubbling but could be a leaking headgasket with the pressure in 
> the system.  Not sure.
> 
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[MBZ] I leave town and people get a brilliant idea to buy the kid a car while I am gone

[Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes]

So the 24 year old kid that lives at home finally got a job at a fast 
food place and his grandmothers boyfriend gave him a 87 Buick Century 
that his 80 year mother drove.  It only had 80k miles but is ugly 
because it has rust.  It had a few issues such as the turn signals quit 
working and the ignition switch got stuck in the on position.  I fixed 
ignition and pulled the fuse for the blinkers and put it back in and 
they started working.  They evidentially quit working so I was at a loss 
as to what the issue was.  I do not work on these sort of cars so I had 
no interest in it.  Told him to take it somewhere.  He also just had the 
brakes done.  New muffler was installed also.


I guess somehow the idea came about while I was gone for my father to 
buy him another car.  Somebody on Fakebook my wife knew was selling this 
02 Mercury Cougar for $1200 so they went to look at it Monday.  The car 
has 209k miles.  So as I am out of town she is texting me and come to 
find out the battery is completely dead.  My father went down and bought 
a battery for it to see if it would start.  I let her know it sounded 
like a $400 car if that.  She then messages me saying it cranks and wont 
start and wants to know what the cause could be.  Could be many things.  
So they got it started finally and next thing I know they paid $800 for 
it.  They never even drove the car.


Wife later tells me it shakes real bad on the highway and wants me to 
look at it when I get home.  I told her the tires probably need to be 
balanced.  So the kid goes out and starts it up as I am heading out the 
door. I hear a loud rattle as it starts like lifters, timing chain, 
something. Not really sure because I was not there when he started it.  
I drove the car down the road and holy hell I don't think I have ever 
been in a car that shook so bad.  It was all over the road and felt like 
the front end was about the fall out from under it.  Backing up a bit in 
the story, Right after the kid first started it to back it into the 
driveway I checked the oil, coolant etc. Only had run for 30 seconds so 
cold engine. When I pulled the coolant cap it had some pressure in the 
system after sitting for however long it was before I got back home.


Anyway, got it back home, all 4 tires are bald and dry rotted, I can 
smell oil burning, has some sort of consistent knock from the engine, 
sort of a dull knock that changes with RPM.  I listened with a long 
screwdriver thinking it might be top end but I could never really find 
it, so I suspect its coming from the bottom end.  It is PRETTY obvious 
and I would think anyone with half a brain would have noticed.  I looked 
under the car and there was a pretty good oil leak going on from the 
front seal it appeared. Had a spot of oil on the driveway about the side 
of 2-3 silver dollars after it sat there running about 5 minutes.  Lots 
of grease around the ball joints and CV shafts.  I could not really tell 
for sure if the boots were split or what but I suspect they could be.  
Has some sort of weird vacuum sounding noise coming from the brake 
booster I believe.  Pulled the coolant cap and it looked good but did 
have a little steam coming out.  Not really sure if it is normal or 
not.  Had some movement in the overflow tank when revved, I do not think 
it was bubbling but could be a leaking headgasket with the pressure in 
the system.  Not sure.



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