Re: [MBZ] I might have done A Thing yesterday
Add a Bernie sticker to avoid vandalism from either side. On Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 5:10 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > FT says he bought it out from under you so F... > > So the girl selling it was really sweet and probably would have just > given me the car if we talked about it more. She was selling it for her > mom and just wanted someone to take care of it. I made her an offer and > she accepted it right away, I probably could have offered a lot less but > she was so nice and easy to deal with I didn't want to be a LOBALLER > jerk. So anyway $2500 which is a hell of a deal. I actually don't think > she had a sense that she could have asked a lot more for it, but I guess > I was the only one to bite because of what she mentioned it needed. > Whatever, I'm really pleased with the car and the deal. It's kind of a > "base model" S550, really no options, but it will be a decent ride no > matter. > > It looks to be in really nice condition, black leather interior looks > really good, a few little bits that could stand to be replaced but that > is junkyard stuff I can look for over time. Paint was all really good > as far as I could tell under the grime from sitting. She said it did > get sideswiped a coupla years ago on driver side and she had doors and > fender replaced with OE parts, no frame damage just mostly superficial, > I couldn't tell anything by the paint, maybe she got black parts to match. > > Drove it and it ran fine, RF CV joint was clattering on turns and the AC > was intermittent, had a "F" code on the regulator/resistor. I'll get > one and swap it there so I have AC to drive home, $40 and an easy job > looks like, pretty much the same as on the 211 wagon I did a year or two > ago. She said the AC needed to be charged (I think because the regulator > issue), a scan showed the pressure was a little low but it was cooling > OK when it ran so will need to dump in a bit of juice. > > The airmatic was a little unbalanced but it probably needs a reset to > get all the corners happy with one another, but no faults on the system > so that was good. She said she had new front struts put on about 1.5yr > ago so that was good. BFG all weather tires are late 2022 and have lots > of tread left on them so that right there is probably $800+ worth. > > I'm going to order front axle shafts, blower regulator, break pats, and > xenon bulbs (damn those things are expensive and was the only other F > code). The front axle shaft is the only major effort but actually > doesn't look too bad. > > It's filthy inside with dog hair so will need a good detail in and out > but that is not bad to do. > > I gotta find someone to drive up there so I can collect it this week, > will check in with friends and see who is up for a road trip. > > Oh, so the sticker -- I remarked on it and she laughed and said her > granddad had given her a 84? 300D that had been his and it came with > that sticker on it, so she found another one and put it on the S550, > thought it was kinda funny and the old guy liked it.I might keep it > along with a Greta sticker. > > --FT > > > On 4/8/24 2:04 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > > This post is political and must be removed. Shame on FT. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Apr 8, 2024, at 1:02 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes< > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> Time traveler! Look at the sticker on the trunk lid! > >> > >> -D > >> > >>> On Apr 8, 2024, at 1:15 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes< > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> https://www.facebook.com/share/fgUQPqLbeRQbgddh/?mibextid=79PoIi > >>> > >>> --FT > >>> Sent from iFōn > >>> ___ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >> ___ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > > > > ___ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > -- > --FT > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:
Re: [MBZ] I might have done A Thing yesterday
FT says he bought it out from under you so F... So the girl selling it was really sweet and probably would have just given me the car if we talked about it more. She was selling it for her mom and just wanted someone to take care of it. I made her an offer and she accepted it right away, I probably could have offered a lot less but she was so nice and easy to deal with I didn't want to be a LOBALLER jerk. So anyway $2500 which is a hell of a deal. I actually don't think she had a sense that she could have asked a lot more for it, but I guess I was the only one to bite because of what she mentioned it needed. Whatever, I'm really pleased with the car and the deal. It's kind of a "base model" S550, really no options, but it will be a decent ride no matter. It looks to be in really nice condition, black leather interior looks really good, a few little bits that could stand to be replaced but that is junkyard stuff I can look for over time. Paint was all really good as far as I could tell under the grime from sitting. She said it did get sideswiped a coupla years ago on driver side and she had doors and fender replaced with OE parts, no frame damage just mostly superficial, I couldn't tell anything by the paint, maybe she got black parts to match. Drove it and it ran fine, RF CV joint was clattering on turns and the AC was intermittent, had a "F" code on the regulator/resistor. I'll get one and swap it there so I have AC to drive home, $40 and an easy job looks like, pretty much the same as on the 211 wagon I did a year or two ago. She said the AC needed to be charged (I think because the regulator issue), a scan showed the pressure was a little low but it was cooling OK when it ran so will need to dump in a bit of juice. The airmatic was a little unbalanced but it probably needs a reset to get all the corners happy with one another, but no faults on the system so that was good. She said she had new front struts put on about 1.5yr ago so that was good. BFG all weather tires are late 2022 and have lots of tread left on them so that right there is probably $800+ worth. I'm going to order front axle shafts, blower regulator, break pats, and xenon bulbs (damn those things are expensive and was the only other F code). The front axle shaft is the only major effort but actually doesn't look too bad. It's filthy inside with dog hair so will need a good detail in and out but that is not bad to do. I gotta find someone to drive up there so I can collect it this week, will check in with friends and see who is up for a road trip. Oh, so the sticker -- I remarked on it and she laughed and said her granddad had given her a 84? 300D that had been his and it came with that sticker on it, so she found another one and put it on the S550, thought it was kinda funny and the old guy liked it. I might keep it along with a Greta sticker. --FT On 4/8/24 2:04 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: This post is political and must be removed. Shame on FT. Sent from my iPhone On Apr 8, 2024, at 1:02 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: Time traveler! Look at the sticker on the trunk lid! -D On Apr 8, 2024, at 1:15 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote: https://www.facebook.com/share/fgUQPqLbeRQbgddh/?mibextid=79PoIi --FT Sent from iFōn ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archiveshttp://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- --FT ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] I might have done A Thing yesterday
This post is political and must be removed. Shame on FT. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 8, 2024, at 1:02 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > Time traveler! Look at the sticker on the trunk lid! > > -D > >> On Apr 8, 2024, at 1:15 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> https://www.facebook.com/share/fgUQPqLbeRQbgddh/?mibextid=79PoIi >> >> --FT >> Sent from iFōn >> ___ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] I might have done A Thing yesterday
Time traveler! Look at the sticker on the trunk lid! -D > On Apr 8, 2024, at 1:15 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > https://www.facebook.com/share/fgUQPqLbeRQbgddh/?mibextid=79PoIi > > --FT > Sent from iFōn > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] I might have done A Thing yesterday
https://www.facebook.com/share/fgUQPqLbeRQbgddh/?mibextid=79PoIi --FT Sent from iFōn ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
