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Movie star practice? (grin) How about leasing a car while in a residency? Why would a resident need to keep up appearances? Gerry...retired lab rat ~~~ Karl Wittnebel wrote: > I've been a doctor for about 18 years now and I drove a Volvo 240 wagon for > the

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You are pretty much correct but this is his deal now so he can figure it out. The key issue is he just doesn't want to screw with a car so something newer will probably be less of a headache. One hopes. Interestingly enough residents' salaries are pretty decent now (as opposed to when my

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l Message - From: "Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes" < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > To: "mercedes@okiebenz com" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > Cc: "Karl Wittnebel" <atypical...@gmail.com> > Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2016 12:28 PM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] O

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> Cc: "Karl Wittnebel" <atypical...@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2016 12:28 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT knead sum advise I've been a doctor for about 18 years now and I drove a Volvo 240 wagon for the first few years, and an 85 300td since then. Paid cash for both of them. N

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I've been a doctor for about 18 years now and I drove a Volvo 240 wagon for the first few years, and an 85 300td since then. Paid cash for both of them. Not sure which was the better car, actually. No way would I put someone on a resident salary or paying medical school tuition into a car

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Tell 'er I said, "ATTAGIRL!" Wilton - Original Message - From: "Joel Cairo via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> To: <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Cc: "Joel Cairo" <buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2016 10:40 PM Su

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Well yeah, but as an aspiring young doctor he needs to establish and keep up appearances. Plus he has no interest in screwing around with cars, unfortunately. He is driving the 98 DeVille now, which I offered back to the girl child, but she informed me she prefers to keep the 84 SD even with

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On 10/06/2016 4:16 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote: First tell him that any car he has to finance is out of his price range. Then tell him to find a nice Volvo 240. Which are just a bit slower than a 240D with an automatic. RB ___

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First tell him that any car he has to finance is out of his price range. Then tell him to find a nice Volvo 240. On Jun 10, 2016 8:07 AM, "Curley McLain via Mercedes" wrote: > i noticed that about the pathfinder too. I am sure that sends a lot of > them into the ditches.

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i noticed that about the pathfinder too. I am sure that sends a lot of them into the ditches. You don't want twitchy steering driving on ice or snow. I'll take a 110 or 111 for that. with the right tars, they are rock solid. there are reasons why every time a little snow falls, the

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the difference between first gen CRV and the current one is staggering. FIrst gen was a japanese mini SUV. (or was that micro?) current ones are what I'd call full size. Same with the toada RAV. (its direct competitor) The current on is the same hight and width as dogde Grand Caravan,

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I don't know about the current models, but a few years back I seriously considered the Ford Escape as a lower end SUV vehicle for the wife. It's a combo Mazda/Ford, and we have always had really good experiences with both. Dan Sent from my iPad > On Jun 10, 2016, at 9:47 AM, Joel Cairo via

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Curt replied: >I'm surprised Rick hated the Compass I didn't hate it. The Sante Fe had an adjustable lumbar support, which made it WAY more pleasant to drive for 14 hours. Both cars were "twitchy", meaning they have fast steering ratios. The Jeep had superior electronics, streaming bluetooth

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Sent: Friday, June 10, 2016 9:47 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT knead sum advise Thanks.  He went to the local Carmax and looked at a variety of SUVs.  He rated them all on a list (how organized is that?) and liked the Hunda CRV the best, but also liked the Nissan Pathfinder which is a bit large

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. -Curt From: Meade Dillon via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Cc: Meade Dillon <dillonm...@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, June 10, 2016 9:56 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT knead sum advise I think the Nissan's have a CVT, whi

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I think the Nissan's have a CVT, which has a very poor history of quality problems. Avoid the CVT if you can. - Max Charleston SC On Fri, Jun 10, 2016 at 9:47 AM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Thanks. He went to the local Carmax and looked at a variety

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Thanks. He went to the local Carmax and looked at a variety of SUVs. He rated them all on a list (how organized is that?) and liked the Hunda CRV the best, but also liked the Nissan Pathfinder which is a bit larger and a bit more $$. I was suggesting the Nissan, just for the larger mass and

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Rich inquires: >The boy wants a "new" car. I'm thinking a small-mid-sized SUV A/4WD >given he is in a northern climate and it would be roomier than a little >car. >Thoughts? I recently rented a Jeep Compass, and a Hyundai Santa Fe. The Jeep was uncomfortable on a long trip. The Hyundai was

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Best to change timing belt before it hits 100K miles (IMO) if it has an interference engine. Broken belt can break interference engines. Except for 3.0L & 3.2L, Hondas have interference engines. http://yourcarangel.com/2014/07/interference-engines-complete-list/

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Despite the “Drive it like it’s a rental” thing, rentals cars are pretty well maintained and most of the places even provide a warranty. Dan > On Jun 6, 2016, at 4:14 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes > wrote: > > YMMV of course but we bought a former rental car for my

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YMMV of course but we bought a former rental car for my wife in 2008 when her Toyota Avalon got written off. We got a 2007 Honda Accord with 22K miles on it for what we thought was a reasonable price. No real issues with it since. It now has 60K miles on it and we have done tires, a battery,

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I wouldn't mind it but he just doesn't want to fool with an older car, even though it might be fairly reliable. BTDT. --R On 6/6/16 4:03 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes wrote: Maybe you should get this? We can swap in the interior from Wilton's car. 91 MERCEDES BENZ * 300 SERIES * MUST SEE

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Maybe you should get this? We can swap in the interior from Wilton's car. 91 MERCEDES BENZ * 300 SERIES * MUST SEE http://greenville.craigslist.org/ctd/5595482691.html - Max Charleston SC On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 3:40 PM, Joel Cairo via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > The

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The boy wants a "new" car. I'm thinking a small-mid-sized SUV A/4WD given he is in a northern climate and it would be roomier than a little car. He's OK with that. Looking at Carmax just because I don't want to deal with a stealer or CL. Could maybe get an extended warranty. The