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2016-06-07 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Local what type of ballpark? MLB? AAA? Futbol? On Tue, Jun 7, 2016 at 3:05 PM, clay via Mercedes wrote: > Local ball park has a wagyu beef burger for $15. They turn it into a > kingsford briquet on garlic toast > > clay > > On Jun 4, 2016, at 10:58 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: >

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2016-06-07 Thread clay via Mercedes
Local ball park has a wagyu beef burger for $15. They turn it into a kingsford briquet on garlic toast clay On Jun 4, 2016, at 10:58 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > My point exactly. It's like buying Kobe beef ground into hamburger for > $50/lb and making sloppy joes. > > On Sat,

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2016-06-05 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
I've had to fix both manual and Lektrik windows. Worn out rack gears on both, sliders falling out, bad motors and lotsa bad switches for lektrik. On the first SDL, I fixed the driver;s lektrik winder 3 times. Bad rack, bad motor a couple of times. I never mined taking the door apart on the

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2016-06-05 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
e old one is a "big bowl" the new one is a "small bowl" for a newer tractor. The newer tractor is rated for more power than my Super M so I called it good enough... -Curt From: OK Don To: Curt Raymond ; Mercedes Discussion List Sent: Sunday, June 5, 2016 2:38 PM

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2016-06-05 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
r of manual window vehicles as electric. > The oldest vehicle I owned was manual ('78 240D)... > -Curt > > From: OK Don via Mercedes > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Cc: OK Don > Sent: Saturday, June 4, 2016 4:26 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] I want one > > Yu

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2016-06-05 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
e I owned was manual ('78 240D)... -Curt From: OK Don via Mercedes To: Mercedes Discussion List Cc: OK Don Sent: Saturday, June 4, 2016 4:26 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] I want one Yup - that's what I thought, until I actually owned several MBs with electric windows. I had to do m

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2016-06-05 Thread Ed Booher via Mercedes
Mmmm Kobe Joes On Sat, Jun 4, 2016 at 1:58 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > My point exactly. It's like buying Kobe beef ground into hamburger for > $50/lb and making sloppy joes. > > On Sat, Jun 4, 2016 at 1:35 PM, Karl Wittnebel > wrote: > > > I

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2016-06-04 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
YMMV. I have never had issues with PW in any of my cars. On Sat, Jun 4, 2016 at 4:26 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > Yup - that's what I thought, until I actually owned several MBs with > electric windows. I had to do more repairs on the crank up windows than I > ever did on all the electric w

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2016-06-04 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Yup - that's what I thought, until I actually owned several MBs with electric windows. I had to do more repairs on the crank up windows than I ever did on all the electric windowed MB afterwards. Progress can be a good thing. On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 11:53 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > Channeli

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2016-06-04 Thread Joel Cairo via Mercedes
Even old ones that aren't so tarted up are going for stupid money. I wonder if you could find one old enough in yurp to bring over without all the hassles, a diesel G stripper model, ex military or something, and use it as intended. Didn't they have 617s in them? There is a pretty good avail

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2016-06-04 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
Andrew & Grant wrote: > Channeling my inner Trump... Automatic transmission in G is DISGUSTING and STUPID. mao ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.ok

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2016-06-04 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
A 126 does make ya feel good, doesn't it? I'm still in mourning - double mourning now, for a 124 AND a 126. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Dan Penoff via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes List" Cc: "Dan Penoff" Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2016 2:13

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2016-06-04 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
I see $150k+ Gwagens at the stealership all the time. Saw an AMG one a few weeks ago, I think the window sticker said something stupid like $180k for a price. I just chuckle as I drive by all of these new fangled cars in my W126 diesel. Dan > On Jun 4, 2016, at 2:11 PM, Rick Knoble via Merce

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2016-06-04 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Andrew sez:  >‎have made it abundantly clear >draw the line at crank windows, >particularly >in a luxury car.. The G-Wagon was not intended to be luxurious went it was conceived. ‎The marketing and accounting departments at D-Bag turned it into one.  So D-Bags would buy them.  Rick Sent from

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2016-06-04 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
My point exactly. It's like buying Kobe beef ground into hamburger for $50/lb and making sloppy joes. On Sat, Jun 4, 2016 at 1:35 PM, Karl Wittnebel wrote: > I guess that is sort of the point; this gwagen is not a luxury car. > On Jun 4, 2016 10:29 AM, "Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes" < > merce

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2016-06-04 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
I guess that is sort of the point; this gwagen is not a luxury car. On Jun 4, 2016 10:29 AM, "Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > You haven't been paying attention. I am a jalopinist at heart but have > made it abundantly clear draw the line at crank windows, particu

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2016-06-04 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
You haven't been paying attention. I am a jalopinist at heart but have made it abundantly clear draw the line at crank windows, particularly in a luxury car.. On Sat, Jun 4, 2016 at 9:26 AM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > That surprises me as cheap as you are I

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2016-06-04 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
That surprises me as cheap as you are I figured you would love crank Windows. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 3, 2016, at 11:30 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > To channel my inner Trump - crank windows are DISGUSTING and STUPID. > > On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 7:39 PM, Joel Cairo via

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2016-06-04 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
But they'll work. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Cc: "Andrew Strasfogel" Sent: Saturday, June 04, 2016 12:30 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] I want one To channel my inner Trump - cran

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2016-06-04 Thread Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes
The gwagen power window lifts are nothing but trouble. The plastic cable rollers fail and they cost 600/copy to replace. They often last less than 40,000 miles. Manual actuators would save owners thousands. The 05 I had with less than 50k needed three of them. On Jun 3, 2016 9:30 PM, "Andrew Strasf

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2016-06-03 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Channeling my inner Trump... Yes,, something that is dependable and actually works is so anti progressive.. how disgusting.. Virus-free. www.avast.com

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2016-06-03 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
To channel my inner Trump - crank windows are DISGUSTING and STUPID. On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 7:39 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > http://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/the-mercedes-g-wagen-is-back-to-crank-windows-and-cloth-1780135509 > > > -- > --BB > > ___

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2016-06-03 Thread Joel Cairo via Mercedes
http://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/the-mercedes-g-wagen-is-back-to-crank-windows-and-cloth-1780135509 -- --BB ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebe

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2016-04-05 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
But maybe in traffic-cone fluorescent orange http://truckyeah.jalopnik.com/driving-a-240-000-mercedes-truck-off-the-edge-of-reali-1767198901 --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change de

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2016-01-07 Thread fmiser via Mercedes
> Andrew wrote: > > The five-passenger Bolt, priced about $37,500 excluding a > $7,500 federal tax credit, has a 10.2-inch touch screen and > can be recharged to 80 percent of its battery capacity in > an hour on a 240-volt charger That is a three point bullet list - presumably the cars top featu

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2015-10-13 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
No, not the redneck cousin wife (though that could be fun) http://jalopnik.com/comment-of-the-day-forbidden-love-edition-1736128038 --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery op

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2012-12-20 Thread Mitch Haley
Andrew Strasfogel wrote: On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: Here is the link: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fringefocus/the-acme-corporation?ref=email Red on red makes it kind of hard to view. I was sure he forgot the spring shoes before I found them on the right edge

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2012-12-20 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Very cool indeed. They have already exceeded their fundraising goal by 3500%! Or is that 35,000%? On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: > Here is the link: > > http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fringefocus/the-acme-corporation?ref=email > > Dan > > On Dec 20, 2012, at 1:45 PM, D

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2012-12-20 Thread Dan Penoff
Here is the link: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fringefocus/the-acme-corporation?ref=email Dan On Dec 20, 2012, at 1:45 PM, Dan Penoff wrote: > I just sponsored what I thought was a cool one. A guy who is a graphic artist > that is making a fine art print poster of the complete ACME cat

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2012-12-20 Thread Dan Penoff
I just sponsored what I thought was a cool one. A guy who is a graphic artist that is making a fine art print poster of the complete ACME catalog from the Wile E. Coyote/Road Runner cartoons. I know, it sounds silly, but it's a really cool poster. I don't have the link handy but I am sure you c

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2012-12-20 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Really? I have funded several of those KS projects. Some of them are very cool. National Treasure was the latest one (Burning Man obelisk, a project by D.C. "Burners" who wanted to honor their involvement by construcing a flammable homage to the Washington Monument) http://www.kickstarter.com/p

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2012-12-20 Thread Dan Penoff
Kickstarter. Dan On Dec 20, 2012, at 10:47 AM, Rich Thomas wrote: > Become an investor! > > --R > > On 12/20/12 10:13 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: >> Quanto costa? >> >> On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 10:00 AM, Rich Thomas >> wrote: >>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh6z5BW_meE >>> >>> --R >>>

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2012-12-20 Thread Rich Thomas
Become an investor! --R On 12/20/12 10:13 AM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: Quanto costa? On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 10:00 AM, Rich Thomas wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh6z5BW_meE --R ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okieben

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2012-12-20 Thread Andrew Strasfogel
Quanto costa? On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 10:00 AM, Rich Thomas wrote: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh6z5BW_meE > > --R > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/

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2012-12-20 Thread Rich Thomas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh6z5BW_meE --R ___ 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 or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailma

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2010-10-03 Thread Curt Raymond
Same is true with rotary engines and they're way less (generally anyway) efficient than piston pounders... -Curt Date: Sun, 3 Oct 2010 15:35:14 -0400 From: "Scott Ritchey" To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'" Subject: Re: [MBZ] I want one! Message

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2010-10-03 Thread Scott Ritchey
2010 01:15 To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] I want one! > gas turbine engines are among the most efficient. My understanding is that Otto, diesel, and turbine cycle engines are all at about the same thermodynamic efficiency at WOT. But a turbine offers great simplicity, an

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2010-10-03 Thread Craig
On Sun, 03 Oct 2010 08:17:00 -0400 Mitch Haley wrote: > The other was a Ford LTD powered by a 2.3L Otto engine from a Pinto, > supplemented by a Rankine engine driven by the Otto engine's exhaust > heat. I always wondered how much thermal energy was in the exhaust. Is > it 1/3 to the wheels, 1/3

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2010-10-03 Thread Mitch Haley
Jim Cathey wrote: My understanding is that Otto, diesel, and turbine cycle engines are all at about the same thermodynamic efficiency at WOT. But a turbine offers great simplicity, and if its tremendous throttle lag isn't a problem and you're going to run at WOT anyway to recharge quickly, it'd

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2010-10-02 Thread Jim Cathey
gas turbine engines are among the most efficient. My understanding is that Otto, diesel, and turbine cycle engines are all at about the same thermodynamic efficiency at WOT. But a turbine offers great simplicity, and if its tremendous throttle lag isn't a problem and you're going to run at WOT

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2010-10-02 Thread Mountain Man
Max wrote: > That is pretty nifty - gas turbine engines are among the most efficient. I recall watching a gas turbine engined rail car at the speedway back in 1984 or so. It was at the red rocks speedway run by some motor supply house in Denver. It's parachute did not deploy on time, so it ended

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2010-10-02 Thread Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310
om on behalf of archer Sent: Sat 10/2/2010 10:33 AM To: Undisclosed-Recipient:; Subject: [MBZ] I want one! Jaguar C-X75 hybrid concept is part electric, part jet .. Jaguar has unveiled a new supercar that has much in common with a jet plane. It'll

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2010-10-02 Thread archer
Jaguar C-X75 hybrid concept is part electric, part jet .. Jaguar has unveiled a new supercar that has much in common with a jet plane. It'll accelerate quicker than a Lamborghini LP640, has a greater top speed than a Ferrari 458 Italia, and spews out f

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2010-08-20 Thread Mitch Haley
Craig McCluskey wrote: Very interesting. A one-wheeled motorcycle. How about a motorcycle with one hub? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwe-mZjvuVE ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.o

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2010-08-20 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 15:00:47 -0400 Rich Thomas wrote: > hmmm, weird, that was what shows up in the URL bar, did not look at > it. Here it is > http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/08/self-balancing_one_wheel_electric_s.html Very interesting. A one-wheeled motorcycle. Craig

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2010-08-20 Thread Rich Thomas
hmmm, weird, that was what shows up in the URL bar, did not look at it. Here it is http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/08/self-balancing_one_wheel_electric_s.html --R On 8/20/2010 12:36 PM, Craig McCluskey wrote: On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:12:31 -0400 Rich Thomas wrote: chrome://feedb

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2010-08-20 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 09:12:31 -0400 Rich Thomas wrote: > chrome://feedbar/content/full_preview.html?idx=15 What is it? This is not a URL. Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okieb

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2010-08-20 Thread Rich Thomas
chrome://feedbar/content/full_preview.html?idx=15 --R ___ 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 or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailm

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2010-06-22 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 16:40:12 -0400 Rich Thomas wrote: > http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/06/mercedes-amg-sls-e-cell/ What he said. The Porsche 918 isn't too bad, either. :-) Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To

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2010-06-22 Thread Rich Thomas
No fun though. --R On 6/22/2010 10:04 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: Self denial will make you strong, Rich. Resist the temptation. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 4:40 PM, Rich Thomas< richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/06/mercedes-amg-sls-e-cell/ ___

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2010-06-22 Thread andrew strasfogel
Self denial will make you strong, Rich. Resist the temptation. On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 4:40 PM, Rich Thomas < richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/06/mercedes-amg-sls-e-cell/ > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For ne

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2010-06-22 Thread Rich Thomas
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2010/06/mercedes-amg-sls-e-cell/ ___ 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 or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.co

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2009-03-12 Thread Curt Raymond
http://jalopnik.com/5167003/the-shadow-car-camper-malaise-era-genius?autoplay=true I wonder how it'd do with my 240D? -Curt -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: