Re: [MBZ] Kaleb car in Iowa

2005-12-17 Thread LT Don
Not real local -- about 4 hours away from me. On 12/17/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It was worth that much if you are local. > > LT Don wrote: > > > Went for $223.55 -- quite a bidding war in the last few minutes. > > > > I elected not to bid. It has sat for a long time so

Re: [MBZ] Kaleb car in Iowa

2005-12-17 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
It was worth that much if you are local. LT Don wrote: Went for $223.55 -- quite a bidding war in the last few minutes. I elected not to bid. It has sat for a long time so who knows what might be wrong with it -- seals, vacuum pump, exhaust, brakes, etc. A couple hundred more and I could be ta

Re: [MBZ] Kaleb car in Iowa

2005-12-17 Thread LT Don
Went for $223.55 -- quite a bidding war in the last few minutes. I elected not to bid. It has sat for a long time so who knows what might be wrong with it -- seals, vacuum pump, exhaust, brakes, etc. A couple hundred more and I could be taking home a car that actually starts on command. * * On 12/

Re: [MBZ] Kaleb car in Iowa

2005-12-16 Thread redghost
Get your GUMP now! IIRC, the fellow with Gump had it listed as a real car for a few weeks on eBay, and must have decided it was parts car when he listed it the last time. I am sure he thought the price would be higher than it was, but not the $2k he had it listed for as a real car. On Frida

Re: [MBZ] Kaleb car in Iowa

2005-12-16 Thread redghost
Better jump on it! I can see it will zoom out of that field in a few hours, and you will be sad that it is not resting in your driveway, just waiting for Kaleb to ship you a transmission On Thursday, December 15, 2005, at 02:47 PM, LT Don wrote: That is REALLY tempting. On 12/15/05, Rich

Re: [MBZ] Kaleb car in Iowa

2005-12-16 Thread LT Don
Because he is going to really hate himself when he sells it for $200. Besides, he wrote back and said the car will be sold no matter what the cost, etc. On 12/16/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > why would you do that? > > LT Don wrote: > > > Actually, I just emailed the guy and

Re: [MBZ] Kaleb car in Iowa

2005-12-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
why would you do that? LT Don wrote: Actually, I just emailed the guy and suggested that he cancel the auction and put it back on the road himself. -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 89 560SEL, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE, 85 300D, 84 250 LWB, 83 300TD, 81 300TD, 81 240D, 81 240D, 76 450SEL, 76 2

Re: [MBZ] Kaleb car in Iowa

2005-12-16 Thread LT Don
But if he insists on selling it, I already have the pickup and race trailer reserved for the pickup. It is 3 or 4 hours east of me. On 12/16/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > you will have to fight LT don for it. > > Loren Faeth wrote: > > > HEY! you blew my stealth! I wanted

Re: [MBZ] Kaleb car in Iowa

2005-12-16 Thread LT Don
Actually, I just emailed the guy and suggested that he cancel the auction and put it back on the road himself. On 12/16/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > you will have to fight LT don for it. > > Loren Faeth wrote: > > > HEY! you blew my stealth! I wanted to snag that one befo

Re: [MBZ] Kaleb car in Iowa

2005-12-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
you will have to fight LT don for it. Loren Faeth wrote: HEY! you blew my stealth! I wanted to snag that one before Kaleb got it! At 04:28 PM 12/15/2005, you wrote: Or I 'spose it is a parts car for LT Don http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1981-Mercedes-240D_W0QQitemZ4596821298QQcategory

Re: [MBZ] Kaleb car in Iowa

2005-12-16 Thread LT Don
Mine. On 12/16/05, Loren Faeth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > HEY! you blew my stealth! I wanted to snag that one before Kaleb got > it! > > At 04:28 PM 12/15/2005, you wrote: > >Or I 'spose it is a parts car for LT Don > > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1981-Mercedes-240D_W0QQitemZ459682

Re: [MBZ] Kaleb car in Iowa

2005-12-16 Thread Loren Faeth
HEY! you blew my stealth! I wanted to snag that one before Kaleb got it! At 04:28 PM 12/15/2005, you wrote: Or I 'spose it is a parts car for LT Don http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1981-Mercedes-240D_W0QQitemZ4596821298QQcategoryZ6329QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem No affiliation, e

Re: [MBZ] Kaleb car in Iowa

2005-12-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
First check to make sure the vacuum line to the trans is not off, if not, just find out where its leaking. LT Don wrote: I might. Brother-in-law has a really cool Cheby pickup and a race trailer -- which really really has hauled a race car. Uh, what is the easy fix here? On 12/16/05, Kaleb C

Re: [MBZ] Kaleb car in Iowa

2005-12-16 Thread LT Don
I might. Brother-in-law has a really cool Cheby pickup and a race trailer -- which really really has hauled a race car. Uh, what is the easy fix here? On 12/16/05, Kaleb C. Striplin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Way too far for me to mess with. The not shifting till redline is > because there i

Re: [MBZ] Kaleb car in Iowa

2005-12-16 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Way too far for me to mess with. The not shifting till redline is because there is no vacuum to the tranny, easy fix. Assuming it will still start, would be an easy car to get going. Go for it LT don. Rick Knoble wrote: Or I 'spose it is a parts car for LT Don http://cgi.ebay.com/ebay

Re: [MBZ] Kaleb car in Iowa

2005-12-15 Thread LT Don
By the way, that is over in extreme eastern Iowa. On 12/15/05, LT Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That is REALLY tempting. > > On 12/15/05, Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > That thing has a trailer hitch on it, you guys wanting one could buy the > > whole thing for less than the h

Re: [MBZ] Kaleb car in Iowa

2005-12-15 Thread LT Don
That is REALLY tempting. On 12/15/05, Rich Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That thing has a trailer hitch on it, you guys wanting one could buy the > whole thing for less than the hitch is worth. If you got the dogs out > of the "in tact" interior you could probably get it started and drive

Re: [MBZ] Kaleb car in Iowa

2005-12-15 Thread Rich Thomas
That thing has a trailer hitch on it, you guys wanting one could buy the whole thing for less than the hitch is worth. If you got the dogs out of the "in tact" interior you could probably get it started and drive it home. --R Rick Knoble wrote: Or I 'spose it is a parts car for LT Don

[MBZ] Kaleb car in Iowa

2005-12-15 Thread Rick Knoble
Or I 'spose it is a parts car for LT Don http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1981-Mercedes-240D_W0QQitemZ4596821298QQcategoryZ6329QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem No affiliation, ect. Rick Knoble 1985 300 CD