Re: [MBZ] Nice BAT Auction
On 09/07/2015 6:36 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes wrote: Randy sez: Wierd. How does one not see a >red F150 Supercrew in >daylight??? Canada may be different, but as I explained to both of my sons as they were learning to drive; 75% of all drivers on the road right now are distracted. They are 1. Texting/surfing the Web. 2. Talking on the phone. 3. Talking/yelling at passengers 4. On medication that impares there judgement and motor skills. 5. Taking illicit substances that impare them. 6. Are angry, depressed, or some other emotional state that impares them. 7. Fiddling with the radio. 8. Need their vision corrected, but don't have proper eye wear. 9. More in tune with the music on the stereo, than the other cars on the road. 10. Just plain bad drivers. Rick If that is true, then it may be time to swap for a dumptruck. Harder to park but bigger than most of the other vehicles on the road. RB ___ 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] Nice BAT Auction
Randy sez: >Wierd. How does one not see a >red F150 Supercrew in >daylight??? > Canada may be different, but as I explained to both of my sons as they were learning to drive; 75% of all drivers on the road right now are distracted. They are 1. Texting/surfing the Web. 2. Talking on the phone. 3. Talking/yelling at passengers 4. On medication that impares there judgement and motor skills. 5. Taking illicit substances that impare them. 6. Are angry, depressed, or some other emotional state that impares them. 7. Fiddling with the radio. 8. Need their vision corrected, but don't have proper eye wear. 9. More in tune with the music on the stereo, than the other cars on the road. 10. Just plain bad drivers. Rick Sent from my BlackBerry Z10 ___ 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] Nice BAT Auction
I get along just fine in my 240D. No real performance difference. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 9, 2015, at 10:14 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yabbut who is going to be driving this car and be in a hurry? > > Dan > > Sent from my iPad > >> On Jul 9, 2015, at 4:05 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> Older gen knew better how to drive a car like this, which comparatively >> speaking is a dinosaur. The brakes and steering, although state of the art >> decades ago, would be a real challenge to drivers today, especially with a >> 0-60 time of about 30 seconds. >> -- >> Max Dillon >> Charleston SC >> '87 300TD >> '95 E300 >> ___ >> 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] Nice BAT Auction
Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Yabbut who is going to be driving this car and be in a hurry? Whoever got the back bumper dented. ___ 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] Nice BAT Auction
ATTABOY. Wilton - Original Message - From: "Randy Bennell via Mercedes" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Cc: "Randy Bennell" Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2015 10:10 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Nice BAT Auction Might not have been their fault (did not read the ad so if they said it was, I am out of line?). My poor old mother in law celebrated her 87th yesterday. We went out to the hospital where she is in a geriatric rehab program to get her back on her feet so she can go back to where she was living. She fell and broke her elbow a month or more ago and has just had the cast off so now she needs some therapy in order to be able to use her walker. In any event, on our way home after this, last evening, I literally "dodged" a bullet. A young fellow driving a late model Dodge van crossed a number of lanes at high speed into my lane. I don't know how he missed me. I saw him coming out of the corner of my eye and hit the brakes and moved left as much as I could and he slid into the lane in front of me. I very much doubt that he knew I was there until I hit the horn. Wierd. How does one not see a red F150 Supercrew in daylight??? I am very happy that my truck was not wrecked. My peripheral vision must still be good! RB On 09/07/2015 8:58 AM, Dimitri via Mercedes wrote: Older gen obviously knew how to drive. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 9, 2015, at 9:13 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: So Gramps put 700k on it without wrecking it, and his descendants managed to get in two crashes using it as a weekend toy? Mitch. On July 9, 2015 at 8:42 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1968-mercedes-benz-200d/ ___ 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 ___ 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] Nice BAT Auction
Yabbut who is going to be driving this car and be in a hurry? Dan Sent from my iPad > On Jul 9, 2015, at 4:05 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Older gen knew better how to drive a car like this, which comparatively > speaking is a dinosaur. The brakes and steering, although state of the art > decades ago, would be a real challenge to drivers today, especially with a > 0-60 time of about 30 seconds. > -- > Max Dillon > Charleston SC > '87 300TD > '95 E300 > ___ > 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] Nice BAT Auction
Might not have been their fault (did not read the ad so if they said it was, I am out of line?). My poor old mother in law celebrated her 87th yesterday. We went out to the hospital where she is in a geriatric rehab program to get her back on her feet so she can go back to where she was living. She fell and broke her elbow a month or more ago and has just had the cast off so now she needs some therapy in order to be able to use her walker. In any event, on our way home after this, last evening, I literally "dodged" a bullet. A young fellow driving a late model Dodge van crossed a number of lanes at high speed into my lane. I don't know how he missed me. I saw him coming out of the corner of my eye and hit the brakes and moved left as much as I could and he slid into the lane in front of me. I very much doubt that he knew I was there until I hit the horn. Wierd. How does one not see a red F150 Supercrew in daylight??? I am very happy that my truck was not wrecked. My peripheral vision must still be good! RB On 09/07/2015 8:58 AM, Dimitri via Mercedes wrote: Older gen obviously knew how to drive. Sent from my iPhone On Jul 9, 2015, at 9:13 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote: So Gramps put 700k on it without wrecking it, and his descendants managed to get in two crashes using it as a weekend toy? Mitch. On July 9, 2015 at 8:42 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes wrote: http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1968-mercedes-benz-200d/ ___ 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] Nice BAT Auction
Older gen knew better how to drive a car like this, which comparatively speaking is a dinosaur. The brakes and steering, although state of the art decades ago, would be a real challenge to drivers today, especially with a 0-60 time of about 30 seconds. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___ 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] Nice BAT Auction
Older gen obviously knew how to drive. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 9, 2015, at 9:13 AM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes > wrote: > > > So Gramps put 700k on it without wrecking it, and his descendants managed to > get > in two crashes using it as a weekend toy? > > Mitch. > >> On July 9, 2015 at 8:42 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> >> >> http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1968-mercedes-benz-200d/ > > ___ > 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] Nice BAT Auction
So Gramps put 700k on it without wrecking it, and his descendants managed to get in two crashes using it as a weekend toy? Mitch. > On July 9, 2015 at 8:42 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > > > http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1968-mercedes-benz-200d/ ___ 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] Nice BAT Auction
http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1968-mercedes-benz-200d/ I could see myself driving Sent from myself driving this car.very slowly Dan just love those Finnies ___ 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
