way too much with that many miles.
E M wrote:
Thanks Chuck,
Oops, forgot in my excitment. :-) 300E sedan.
Ed
On 27/03/07, Chuck Landenberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ed,
--
Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK
(2x) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL,
89 260E, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE 5.0
I just had the entire rear end of my 124 rebuilt. Drives and handles like
new. By 200k miles the rear end was getting dangerous. All over the road
especially when it could track grooves in the pavement. The rear tire wear
was also out of control. The subframe mounts and the bushing (not sure
At least they've told you. I work with an Indian guy about your age. His
parents lured him to India on a trip to go see family with them which has
apparently turned into this is your new wife.
He's seriously upset, I get daily email updates.
I met my wife through friends in college
After the marriage ... EVERYTHING SHE WANTS. (Cheaper than alimony.)
On 3/27/07, BillR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Way OT: finding a wife
Think I found one, what should I pay??
--
I'm a man but I can change if I have to ... I guess.
Need a good indy in the Toronto Canada to have a look at this '88 E300 for
me. I had a second look at it, and noticed a few things.
1/ air not real cold, but all the controls work.
2/ paint on the front rubber hood stops? Was this factory? Can't imagine.
Cross member same colour as exterior.
I think you just threw down the gauntlet.:-)
Do I sense an OkieQ cook-off?
On 3/27/07, Rich Thomas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No other straight guy could cook like I could.
--
I'm a man but I can change if I have to ... I guess.
Wives!
Met #1 on Silver Beach in Barbados1967. Lasted 10 years, 2 wonderful girls.
Learned a lot. Caveat:- Don't marry a Schizophrenic and expect a normal married
life. (Interesting that her family never mentioned it.)
#2 was a blind double date with a friend and his girlfriend. ( He is Austrian
I was 17, she was 16 with her hair in curlers in a deparmemt store a couple
of days after CHistmas 1967. Saw her again in school 2 days later and
started taking to her - got married in August 1968 - it'll be 39 years this
Aug. Good times bad times but we always stuck together. Overlooked
you wrote:in spec
ROTFLMAO!!
what a great descriptor.
;-)
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78 240D, 91 300D)
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you wrote:I knew she was the one the moment I met her
Excellent! Similar to my wife - she was 16, I was 17 - the first time we
went out she said she loved me. I went into shock and said something
stupid - but it didn;t deter her. ;-) I'd do it all over again.
Larry T (67 MGB, 74 911, 78
Hi Sue, you wrote Sue (His first wife)
I hope you're also his last wife? Him your 89 yr old Mom? Cool. He must
be something.
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The start of a perfect marriage. Wives sometimes take years to understand
the male brain/mouth disconnect.
On 3/27/07, LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I ... said something stupid - but it didn;t deter her. ;-)
--
I'm a man but I can change if I have to ... I guess.
LarryT wrote:
go back to school, something to get
you out there where you'll meet women.
IIRC, Sunil is in med school or internship right now.
I guess he doesn't fancy any of the single doctors/nurses
he's seen so far. (or he's too busy to think about it)
Maybe he should join a frat and pick
I think Mom is going to be lookin' for her own KlebList account by the time
Pops gets home!
No one tell her about Banned, though.
On 3/27/07, LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi Sue, you wrote Sue (His first wife)
--
I'm a man but I can change if I have to ... I guess.
My friend from Taiwan says get a Korean woman. FWIW.
He didn't and has been living in hell ever since.
At 01:30 PM 3/27/2007, you wrote:
Way OT question - when and how did you all meet your spouses? My parents
were arranged and are trying to get me to do the same, with the rationale
Well,
Naw, wait until he is in residence -- he can watch some Scrubs re-runs and
then hang around the nurses' lounge wearing his stethoscope. He will be hot
stuff, meat on the hook, sugar to the hummingbird nurses.
He doesn't need anything beyond M.D. behind his name to attract the babes.
Arranged
Oh, you mean the nerve connection that runs between our ass our mouth? The
one that should be connected to our brains but somehow was left
disconnected?
My Wife still does not understand but then I don't understand how someone
can be so irrational at times. Seems like a perfect marriage to
I am 6'4.
If I got a Korean wife, ... as the wife likes to say ...
Nose to nose, your toe is in it.
Toe to toe, your nose is in it.
Hey Loren, when we gonna do the VW rendevouz at Hickory Park?
On 3/27/07, Loren Faeth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My friend from Taiwan says get a Korean woman.
I have a good friend. Sort of a Harley guy -- about my age (early 50s),
beard pony tail, has a Harley ElectraGlide AND a Buell. He is the
supervisor of the gov't thing that runs our local transit buses. Like many
biker-types, he is a genuinely nice, gentle guy, very intelligent, well
employed,
I popped the hood and found that the positive battery cable had come
loose, probably going over the speed bump just before I parked.
Which means you didn't tighten the nut the last time you had the cable off.
Tsk tsk.
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Wasn't the 6.3 faster than the 6.9? I'm guessing they mean fastest
production sedan for the time.
By today's standards, neither one would be called anything but a good
performer. Top speeds around 140. And according to a former 6.3 owner known to
most
of us, that model's brakes were
Larry said
Howdy Ya'll,
I have a ton of CD's and DVD's that are becoming increasingly difficult
to manage. Finding stuff I know is here for example. Has anyone found a
good storage tower or other device to make managing them easier?
Download iTunes and rip 'em all to your hard
I still would not mind owning one. I've had two 1972 280SEL 4.5's and they
were great cars. The 280SEL 4.5 was the same body, spring instead of air
suspension, slightly smaller 4.5 liter V8 engine.
Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
www.kegkits.com
256-656-1924
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My best friend was in medical school, rotated through the ward where
my to-be wife was working (right out of nursing school), and thought
we'd like each other - both kind of weird I guess. He invited us to
dinner - a couple of dates later, when I still hadn't scared her off
with the V-8 powered
Fortunately, Don, you have your PhD in common sense. That is the only reason
she has kept you around.
On 3/27/07, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My best friend was in medical school, rotated through the ward where
my to-be wife was working (right out of nursing school), and thought
we'd like
Some friends have left Mountain View CA for Drytown CA pop 200.
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Mine was a new employee at the office. Gave me all sorts of grief
because she thought I could not find anything nice to say to or about
anybody. The next day I made the mistake of complimenting her on her
hair. Went downhill from there.
On Mar 27, 2007, at 11:30 AM, Sunil Hari wrote:
27 is quite young for a professional person. You will find much
romantic grief if you hitch up prior to clearing school and interning/
residency unless she is a saint. You will find the pool is just as
good if not better once you are settled a bit and she is not getting
ignored while you
Amen to that - I have lots of friends who went through med school -
most got married just before or during. Only one couple is still
together.
Wait till you have time for her!
On 3/27/07, Redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
27 is quite young for a professional person. You will find much
romantic
Anybody need some nice Porsche Fuchs wheels which will not fit any known MB?
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Top speed was around 130, I think -- WAY too fast for that suspension!
The 300 SE(L) 6.3 was indeed the fastest production sedan until the
Quatroporte came out -- and those have all rusted away by now, and were
MUCH less safe than the 300!
0-60 in something like 6.2 seconds, if my memory
A friend in New Jersey sold his 1952 Porsche America Roadster last year after
owning it for decades. Original paint, etc.
One Million Dollars.
Take that, Gullwing owners.
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I popped the hood and found that the positive battery cable had come
loose, probably going over the speed bump just before I parked.
Which means you didn't tighten the nut the last time you had the cable
off.
No, it's due to the presence of the preheater system. (A.k.a. battery
charger that
Way OT question - when and how did you all meet your spouses?
In an alumni band rehearsal 20 years ago. But we've only been
married 6 years.
-- Jim
So after all of the research I have done and questions I have asked I have
my problem fairly narrowed down to the B2 piston in my transmission. I have
an 82 300SD. I just the other day noticed a large amount of tranny fluid on
my driveway. Since the slab the car sits on is not level, I can
I left a city about twenty miles north of mountain view for a piece of
property about twenty miles east south east of drytown.
Small world.
On Tue, Mar 27, 2007 at 11:00:39PM -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Some friends have left Mountain View CA for Drytown CA pop 200.
Get a few 500GB hard drives, copy the contents of the CDs to them, index
them with a desktop search engine
I'm thinking of doing this with my CD collection. I have about 1500 CD's
that are taking up space. It's easier for me to download the song than to
thumb through all of them and find
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
One Million Dollars.
Take that, Gullwing owners.
While original paint might be rare, there are hundreds of gullwings
that haven't been converted to piles of rust flakes. How many 1952
356 roadsters still have floors in them? 5? 10?
Mitch.
It'
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of E M
Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 9:28 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] W140 ??
Hi James,
Thanks for your help and pointing out a few things to watch for. Love the
V12 cars.
I actually prophosed to my wife 3 times. The first on our first real date.
If she hadn't accepted the third time I was prepared to let her go. Of course
we'd been dating 3 years at that point. We didn't actually get married for
another 2 years.
-Curt
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 21:29:56 -0400
Chris Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
So after all of the research I have done and questions I have asked
I have my problem fairly narrowed down to the B2 piston in my
transmission. I have an 82 300SD. I just the other day noticed a
large amount of tranny fluid on my driveway. Since the
All of a sudden - the driver's window on my 300D will go up, but not
down. Does not bode well for the summer.
Is this likely the switch, or something inside the door?
Allan
--
1983 300D
1966 230
Most likely the switch - often they can be cleaned. Rusty has new ones.
On 3/28/07, Allan Streib [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
All of a sudden - the driver's window on my 300D will go up, but not
down. Does not bode well for the summer.
Is this likely the switch, or something inside the door?
All of a sudden - the driver's window on my 300D will go up, but not
down. Does not bode well for the summer.
Switch most likely. Secondly could be a broken wire where it
goes through the hinge. Pray for the first!
-- Jim
Sunil, 27 is still young. Don't let your parents get to you. Find your own
wife. I found mine the real old fashioned way. We were high school
sweethearts. I was Captain of the football team, she was cheerleader
Captain. Dated through high school and college. Got married. 31 years, 3
children, 1
Download iTunes and rip 'em all to your hard drive. Then get an iPod to
listen to 'em with
Or if you use Windows, download EAC with LAME, rip to the hd and load your
MP3 player up
Rick Knoble
'85 300 CD
'87 190 DT
If you're running windows, just use Media Player to rip the MP3's and DVD
shrink to rip the DVD's. You might want Daemon tools to view the isos...
Levi
On 3/28/07, Rick Knoble [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Download iTunes and rip 'em all to your hard drive. Then get an iPod to
listen to 'em
My back was operated on last September to remove the cancer from my spine.
Spent six weeks in the hospital and am still recovering. Working on my car
isn't an option at this time. Need to concentrate on rehabilitation and I
still have the SL.
So offered to the list is a 1992 600SEL. All the
...On the other hand, some days it's nice to own a heap. This morning
I went around the car with the power wire brush, taking off anything
that looked like rust. Then I hit all the brushed areas with a rattle
can of gray paint. Looks lovely. (But not really any worse than
before.) The car's
On 3/28/07, James Zavesky [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So offered to the list is a 1992 600SEL.
If anyone is interested email me OFFLIST at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
James, where are you located?
Thanks,
Alex Chamberlain
'87 300D Turbo
'93 Isuzu Trooper
The more I think about this E300, I think I'll get it. It's a good start
into the world of Benz and then I'll be an official part of the gang here.
hee hee.
Question is, the car has high mileage (320,000 KMS) but runs very well. It
will receive very light use, about 3000-4000 KMS per year, but
...Karl Englebert is due August 24. Thank God.
Now I need a Sprinter...or a MOG troop carrier. :-)
Chris
Christopher McCann, happy customer of austerlitzshepherds.com
Ohne Zucht keine Leistung, ohne Leistung keine Zucht!
-2006 GSD, Anke (Yanke von der Burg Austerlitz)
-2006 GSD, Sammy
When God said to go forth and replenish the earth, he didn't mean that
youshould undertake that challenge all on your own.
On 3/28/07, Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
...Karl Englebert is due August 24. Thank God.
Now I need a Sprinter...or a MOG troop carrier. :-)
Chris
You must be getting Alzheimer's...you've used that one on me before. :-)
CM
LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When God said to go forth and replenish the
earth, he didn't mean that
youshould undertake that challenge all on your own.
On 3/28/07, Christopher McCann wrote:
...Karl Englebert is
Met her at church camp. After our first date I told my mom I was going to
marry her. 33 years now, good times and a few rough, 4 kids, and going
strong. Happier today than when we met. It is quite possible that the
parents will do a good job, and so can either individual. IMHO, it is most
Let me add a second to what Randy said. Also, realize that while you are in
school you will have more eligible females around you than at any other time
until you are over 60.
BillR
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of R A Bennell
Sent:
While original paint might be rare, there are hundreds of gullwings
that haven't been converted to piles of rust flakes. How many 1952
356 roadsters still have floors in them? 5? 10?
Between sixteen and twenty aluminum America Roadsters were built for the US
market. There is no question that
On 3/27/07, Sunil Hari [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Way OT question - when and how did you all meet your spouses? My parents
were arranged and are trying to get me to do the same, with the rationale
Well, you're 27 and haven't found a girl yet; let us give it a shot.
--
Sunil Hari
Sunil,
All I
They say that joining a dragon boat team will get you 22 new friends, but it
got me much more than that. I joined Blind Ambition, America's first
blind/visually impaired dragon boat team in 2003, and my wife to be was the
team captain and one of the team founders. I was just learning to
I think my account has been hijacked.
BillR
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of LT Don
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 9:41 PM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] way OT: finding a wife (to Sue)
I think Mom is going to be lookin'
Some people take that 'slow and careful' stuff to the max. Whatever works
...
BillR
Jacksonville FL
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Jim Cathey
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 1:12 AM
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] way OT:
Mine had the opposite problem. A few squirts of contact cleaner on the
switch and several repetitions of 'up / down' cycles and it has been perfect
for a few months now.
BillR
1981 300SD 288k miles
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Allan
De-oxit did not work on mine. The switch pops out and can be taken apart very
easily and cleaned. Some have a ball bearing in them and some don't, but there
is ALOT of crud in there. Watch that you don't lose the ball or the two little
springs or this little rocker doo-dad that the ball sits
See what you guys started ...
BillR
What's a Kleb list? And what is Banned?
Sue Ringgold, RN
Program Manager
Care Coordination and Continuous Improvement
Carlton Building, 3rd floor (CAR-3)
Ph: 904-564-5748
Fx: 904-357-6087
-Original Message-
From: BillR [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Look what YOU started ... now we all have her work phone number!
On 3/28/07, BillR [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
See what you guys started ...
BillR
What's a Kleb list? And what is Banned?
Sue Ringgold, RN
Program Manager
Care Coordination and Continuous Improvement
Carlton Building, 3rd floor
Thanks Steve,
I'll stop by the dealer tomorrow and have a chat. I have read the a/c on
these cars can be a problem, so want to make sure it's just a hose or
something, and not a $$ bigger part. I probably take it either way, but
adjust the price accordingly. I believe it was always dealer
Ed wrote:
The more I think about this E300, I think I'll get it. It's a good
start into the world of Benz and then I'll be an official part of the
gang here. hee hee.
Question is, the car has high mileage (320,000 KMS) but runs very well.
It will receive very light use, about 3000-4000
Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Actually, that was not the problem, it was a fuse. The fuse in the
300D (I think it was the 300D) for 2 of the windows is not one of
the numbered fuses, but one of the lettered fuses and I completely
overlooked that...till the very end.
Since my
Truth is, I'm a little lazy. That's one reason I may seem not too put off
it the price is a little higher than what some think it's worth for such
high mileage. (maybe I'm the sucker born every minute. hee hee). But time
is worth something. So I fly down somewhere, take a few days driving
whadya mean getting?
BTW, to Chris, Congrats! I like Karl. My #1 son was almost a Karl. #2
would have been.
At 01:50 PM 3/28/2007, you wrote:
You must be getting Alzheimer's...you've used that one on me before. :-)
CM
LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When God said to go forth and
I don't think they let you into Okieland if you're a male and you can
cook...other than charring flesh on a grill.
Bob R
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From: LT Don [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 5:40 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ]
Mom must be something too.
Bob R
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From: LarryT [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 6:32 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] way OT: finding a wife (to Sue)
Hi Sue, you wrote Sue (His first
Although I saw an article somewhere yesterday saying only 2% of parent
arranged hook-ups fail (end in divorce).
Good odds.hopefully they'll find you a wicked babe who can adjust valves
and do B2 repair.
Bob R
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From: Rusty Cullens [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
Good job, pal.
Bob R
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From: Christopher McCann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 11:24 AM
Subject: [MBZ] OT: after 5 daughters...
...Karl Englebert is due August 24. Thank God.
Now I need a Sprinter...or a MOG troop
When is OkieQ Kaleb?
Bob R
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