Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-12 Thread Ed Booher
On 9/7/07, Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am probably going to trade in the 1990 300SEL (leaking headgasket) today for a 2001 Ford Expedition. I drove it home last night. I knew when my wife and I argued over who was going to get to drive it, that I would get it. It really is VERY

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-11 Thread Loren Faeth
You shoulda bought my beautiful SDL! At 08:42 AM 9/7/2007, you wrote: I am probably going to trade in the 1990 300SEL (leaking headgasket) today for a 2001 Ford Expedition. I drove it home last night. I knew when my wife and I argued over who was going to get to drive it, that I would get it.

[MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Donald Snook
I am probably going to trade in the 1990 300SEL (leaking headgasket) today for a 2001 Ford Expedition. I drove it home last night. I knew when my wife and I argued over who was going to get to drive it, that I would get it. It really is VERY nice. Ok, so it's a little big, but so am I. I

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Allan Streib
Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Anyone know anything about these big SUV's (other than the fact that it gets terrible gas mileage)? It is 2001 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer 4X4 with the 5.4 V8. They have a coil-on-plug setup where there is a separate coil for each spark plug. In my

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
, September 07, 2007 8:42 AM Subject: [MBZ] Time to trade I am probably going to trade in the 1990 300SEL (leaking headgasket) today for a 2001 Ford Expedition. I drove it home last night. I knew when my wife and I argued over who was going to get to drive it, that I would get it. It really

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread archer
From: Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am probably going to trade in the 1990 300SEL (leaking headgasket) today for a 2001 Ford Expedition. I drove it home last night. I knew when my wife and I argued over who was going to get to drive it, that I would get it. It really is VERY nice. Ok,

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Gary Hurst
Message - From: Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 8:42 AM Subject: [MBZ] Time to trade I am probably going to trade in the 1990 300SEL (leaking headgasket) today for a 2001 Ford Expedition. I drove it home

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread R A Bennell
does matter! Randy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Donald Snook Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 8:42 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] Time to trade I am probably going to trade in the 1990 300SEL (leaking headgasket) today

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Allan Streib
R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The 97 to 03 vintage of Ford trucks didn't score wonderful in crash tests. The 04 and up is better as they made the frame stronger. I think that the primary issue was frontal offset crashes tend to bend in the left front floor area and that can be hard on

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Curt Raymond
of space, cool looks. Of course finding one that hasn't been eaten by the tin worm is a challenge. Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 08:42:08 -0500 From: Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [MBZ] Time to trade To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Donald Snook
Kaleb wrote: I know it wont be worth very much in a couple of years. The value on those things drop like rocks. Thanks for the encouraging words, Kaleb. I know that I am paying three grand less than the NADA book value for it. So, hopefully the drop in price will slow down. Besides, I

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Mitch Haley
archer wrote: Why don't you buy a GL320cdi? You can't get a G wagon for $8k. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Mitch Haley
Donald Snook wrote: One of the attorneys in our office said he had a hard time finding an Expedition with the 5.4 AND 4X4 AND the factory towing package. The 7.3L turbo almost always has the towing package. (or was that the Excursion?) ___

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Donald Snook
Allan Streib wrote: Hope you have a big budget for gasoline. I am prepared for 14 mpg. The previous owner claimed 16-17 mpg. The funny thing is I really don't drive that much. I realized a couple of days ago that it had been 4 and half months since I had my oil changed and I had just

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Kevin Kraly
The value on those things drop like rocks. My parents' '05 Chrysler TC minivan that cost $30k new is now worth, get ready for this, $14K! This is the price that I see similar units selling for, not the trade-in value which is probably somewhere around $9K-$10K. They'll have that thing

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread R A Bennell
- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Kevin Kraly Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 2:25 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Time to trade The value on those things drop like rocks. My parents' '05 Chrysler TC minivan that cost $30k new is now worth, get ready

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Kevin Kraly
Apparently, these are real beasts for pulling a boat. The 5.4L does have a lot of power. The 15 passenger '99 Ford van that our dragon boat team used last year had plenty of power, but it didn't get nearly the fuel mileage that the Sprinter got on this year's trip. Everyone in the van

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Curt Raymond
Sep 2007 13:45:07 -0500 From: Donald Snook [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [MBZ] Time to trade To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Message-ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Allan Streib wrote: Hope you have a big budget for gasoline. I am

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread R A Bennell
mph so hard to keep it slowed down without using the cruise control. Randy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Donald Snook Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 1:45 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Time to trade Allan Streib wrote

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Allan Streib
Our F150 SuperCrew had the smaller Triton V8 (4.6 l I think) and we were lucky to get 15 or 16 MPG in town. Sometimes we got less. It would achieve 20 mpg or so on the highway. Allan R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Again, my truck is a bit different than what you are looking at. It is

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread R A Bennell
To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Time to trade Our F150 SuperCrew had the smaller Triton V8 (4.6 l I think) and we were lucky to get 15 or 16 MPG in town. Sometimes we got less. It would achieve 20 mpg or so on the highway. Allan R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Again, my

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin, work
Frods suck gas, among other things --- Kaleb C. Striplin Cox Auto Trader 730 FSBO Supervisor - Original Message - From: Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 3:19 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Time to trade Our F150

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread OK Don
I can't imagine moving from an S class to a Frod and being happy On 9/7/07, Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Frods suck gas, among other things -- OK Don, KD5NRO Norman, OK There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics. -Benjamin Disraeli '90 300D, '87

Re: [MBZ] Time to trade

2007-09-07 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
me neither. OK Don wrote: I can't imagine moving from an S class to a Frod and being happy On 9/7/07, Kaleb C. Striplin, work [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Frods suck gas, among other things -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 94 E420, 92 300D, 92 250D Turbo, 92 300E 4Matic, 91 300D,