I can identify with this. While I like my S430, it’s completely soulless
compared to earlier models. Other than the hood star there is nothing, and I
mean nothing, that makes it stand out among other cars.
As for crap I can’t say, as I haven’t had any issues with mine so far (knock on
Zebrano
Dan I'm not OCD, I'm particular Man writes:
>I’m just living with it, as much as it >pains me.
Coming from a guy that changed out a thermistor under a front bumper to get a
temp display working, that says a lot.
Rick
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Having spent time in both, I'd say the W211 is a much better car than the
W210 in terms of quality of materials and general feel. I've logged a
large number of miles of W211s over the years and always enjoyed them.
Jaime
On Sun, Jul 26, 2015 at 10:15 PM, clay via Mercedes
wrote:
> My $0.02 is
True.
Here's the deal:
When I got the car, the only thing that didn't work on it was the parking
brake. You pulled on the release and it just slid right out of the dash.
Pressing the pedal down applies the parking brake, but it doesn't latch.
I removed the release handle and found that the cab
Hmm, I would have used a different subject line, "Yet another reason NOT to but
General tires..."
I've been avoiding Michelin tires for fifteen years, haven't ever tried General
tires, only one slipped belt. Continental and Sumitomo have worked ok so far.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
Send me the IP from that car. Injectors also please.
--
Max Dillon
Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300
On July 26, 2015 10:35:19 PM EDT, clay via Mercedes
wrote:
>I was able to hit 700 miles on a tank while traversing south dakota at
>85mph. Flat out driving at high speed I was seeing 36 at each
> On July 27, 2015 at 8:00 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> I removed the release handle and found that the cable was disconnected. I
> reconnected it, only to now have a release handle that sticks out of the dash
> 2"-3", and still doesn't release the parking brake, which also continues
> On July 27, 2015 at 8:15 AM Max Dillon via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>
> Hmm, I would have used a different subject line, "Yet another reason NOT to
> but General tires..."
>
> I've been avoiding Michelin tires for fifteen years, haven't ever tried
> General tires, only one slipped belt. Contine
True.
That could very well be the case, but without getting the whole assembly out or
at least being able to access it, I can't tell.
The release cable is buried in the pedal assembly somehow, and even requires a
special tool to remove and install it. There are two bolts that hold the whole
th
Unfortunately I think tire quality can vary significantly between sizes, as
well as manufacturer date, so (insert brand name here) tires with the same
model name can perform at opposite ends of the quality spectrum, if they are
different sizes, made on different days, made by different plants, e
Unfortunately I think tire quality can vary significantly between
sizes, as well as manufacturer date, so (insert brand name here)
tires with the same model name can perform at opposite ends of the
quality spectrum, if they are different sizes, made on different
days, made by different plants,
I have had good luck with Michelins, the Sams and Costco varieties
--R
On 7/27/15 8:15 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes wrote:
Hmm, I would have used a different subject line, "Yet another reason NOT to but
General tires..."
I've been avoiding Michelin tires for fifteen years, haven't ever tried
Interesting, I will have to share that. The slave trade got started
here by bringing up Africans from Barbados (and I learned on a visit,
Antigua) as the planters who had set up there found promise in the
Lowcountry. It likely traveled from there.
--R
On 7/26/15 2:51 PM, M. Mitchell Marme
Why have you been avoiding Michelins? On parts cars I have seen Michelins that
have to be at least 20 years old that still hold air if that counts for
anything.
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> On Jul 27, 2015, at 7:15 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Hmm, I would have used a different subject
Free service blocks pesky robocalls* I don't normally post OT messages but
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Another thing to consider is if the tire is a big box store "rebrand" of a
tire, like a Michelin or Goodrich. I never had issues with bad belts in tires
until I bought brand name tires from a big box retailer.
Dan
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> On Jul 27, 2015, at 8:59 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes
> wr
This looks like spam to me...
"pesky" is a tip off. ;)
Curt
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To: mercedes@okiebenz.com
Cc: W140
Sent: Monday, July 27, 2015 10:04 AM
Subject: [MBZ] OT: STOP robocalls
Free service blocks pesky robocalls* I don't normally post OT messages but
this works s
The sam/costco/wallmert tires are never as good as the real thing.
The tire company has no warranty for these. the seller uses their
warranty to keep you coming back.
I am sure the tire co puts the apprentice tire builders on the box
stor tires, and the best tire builders on the OE tires, and
Yeah, I don't think Walt Lasher sent that one.
Mitch.
> On July 27, 2015 at 10:12 AM Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>
> This looks like spam to me...
> "pesky" is a tip off. ;)
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On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 08:21:42 -0400 (EDT)
Mitch Haley via Mercedes wrote:
>
>
> > On July 27, 2015 at 8:00 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> > wrote:
> >
> > I removed the release handle and found that the cable was disconnected. I
> > reconnected it, only to now have a release handle that sticks o
> W140 wrote:
>
> Free service blocks pesky robocalls*
Spam - on how to stop spam.
Ironic
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WD40 is not the stuff to use. It is a "Water Displacer" and dries to
gunk that is worse than the previously stuck condition. PB might be a
bit better, or the acetone/transgendered fluid mixture.
--R
On 7/27/15 1:15 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes wrote:
On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 08:21:42 -0400 (ED
> W140 wrote:
Free service blocks pesky robocalls*
Spam - on how to stop spam.
Ironic
The spammers are masterful at sending spam on how to stop spam.
Similarly I suspect a lot of viruses are spread by the antivirus
companies. One reason I never fully trusted kaspersky. Russian
> > > Dan wrote:
> > >
> > > I removed the release handle and found that the cable
> > > was disconnected. I reconnected it, only to now have a
> > > release handle that sticks out of the dash 2"-3", and
> > > still doesn't release the parking brake, which also
> > > continues not to latch.
> > M
Traction and noise. Round shape is not sufficient. I've bought two
or three cars that came with Michelin tires, which looked great but
wouldn't hold the road. Bad experiences can improve wisdom, which
leads to good judgement. In my case that process can take years...
I know how my wife drives;
People who worked at one of the auto plants in Atlanta would tell you not to
buy cars built on Mondays or Fridays since many workers would take off those
days and temp workers, who didn't know the jobs, would substitute for them. It
may be the same at tire plants.
Gerry
> The sam/costco/wallme
But tires are only stamped with the month/year, so no help there in
avpoiding a Friday/Monday product...
On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 2:18 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> People who worked at one of the auto plants in Atlanta would tell you not
> to buy cars built on M
Is your chain rusty? You could try the electrolysis method to get it
clean and shiny again
--R
On 7/27/15 2:05 PM, fmiser via Mercedes wrote:
I acquired a monster chain-type come-a-long and am currently soaking
the chain in a (covered) bucket of ATF and acetone. We'll see... It
took most o
I don't think this was spam, necessarily, as it was someone's email account
that got hijacked and was used to send out the spam. Pretty coo on on Yahoo and
some of the other bulk mail providers.
The nomorobo thing is legit, although it's not perfect. If your caller's
service provider doesn't se
Andrew sez: avpoiding
Is that the process of weighing in Avoirdupois?
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Motorcycle cable lube or chain lube would both be better choices. PB would be a
good place to start because it'll dissolve some of the accumulated cruft. I
just last week got a can of Kroil, haven't tried it on anything yet.
Interestingly I have recently found that WD-40 works really well to diss
So how do you get calls from people you've never talked to before? What if your
wife calls from somewhere else because her cell phone has died?
-Curt
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Cc: Dan Penoff
Sent: Monday, July 27, 2015 2:54 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: S
I am flattered at how closely you parse my every word. You must await each
of my postings with baited [sic] breath
On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 2:59 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Andrew sez: avpoiding
>
> Is that the process of weighing in Avoirdupois?
>
>
If it's important, they'll leave a voice mail and you can call them back.
If it's not important enough for them to leave a message, you didn't miss out on
much.
Mitch.
> On July 27, 2015 at 3:16 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>
> So how do you get calls from people you've never tal
Dunno, haven't looked into it that closely. I believe it's tied back to the
national "Do Not Call" registry as well as the vendor's own list of accumulated
robocaller numbers.
I just know it's far from foolproof despite it being presented as such. I think
our VOIP guys tested it for fun earlier
I love roboclals left on my answering machine. They are so easy to delete.
On an unrelated topic, since moving to the new home I have been barraged
with voicemails (usually in Spanish, but not always) for a variety of
people. For example, a soccer Dad leaving detailed instructions to another
soc
> On July 27, 2015 at 2:42 PM Rich Thomas via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>
> Is your chain rusty? You could try the electrolysis method to get it
> clean and shiny again
I forget, does washing soda and electricity cause hydrogen embrittlement?
Seems like I remember somebody telling me I ruined a r
So you won't feel at all upset when you don't check the voicemail for a couple
hours and then find out mamma was in a car accident?
Are you okay with people dumping your calls to voicemail? Who leaves voicemail
anymore?
Actually Angie and I got into an argument about that last one, I call, she
d
> On July 27, 2015 at 3:50 PM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>
> What amazes me is that there are at least half a dozen different
> indivisuals who recently had my phone number. How long does Verizon wait
> before reassigning recently abandoned listings?
I'm not sure what constitu
> On July 27, 2015 at 3:52 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
>
> So you won't feel at all upset when you don't check the voicemail for a couple
> hours and then find out mamma was in a car accident?
If I ignore a call from an unknown number, and a new VM pops up a minute or two
later, I
So I have been on a chat with AT&T for the last 1:20 trying to get them
to enable me to link my dad's acct to my acct, I set his up like 15 yr
ago and forgot the login. 2 different guys, the recent one wants to
know the state, I say KY and he asks what that is. Now I am getting
transferred to
Becuase they have a near-monopoly (oligopoly?).
On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 5:08 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> So I have been on a chat with AT&T for the last 1:20 trying to get them to
> enable me to link my dad's acct to my acct, I set his up like 15 yr ago and
> fo
I've heard that before on this list, but I use it on locks and everything else
since it first came on the market and have no problems. WD-40 contains a very
light oil and probably leaves a little residue, but how many of the millions of
people who use WD-40 have problems with that residue? If a
So I have been on a chat with AT&T for the last 1:20 trying to get
them to enable me to link my dad's acct to my acct, I set his up
like 15 yr ago and forgot the login. 2 different guys, the recent
one wants to know the state, I say KY and he asks what that is. Now
I am getting transferred to
The prevailing business practice seems to be;
"If you throw enough crap against a wall, some of it will stick".
Don't forget. always demand to be given the direct contact details for the
senior chairman of the board.
Customers can either be satisfied with quality service.. or they can take
satis
So I finally got into the acct once they told me the login name, which I
had forgotten. Looking at the bill I see 2 companies charging a total
of $26/month, one of them a domestic LD provider that seems to charge
5cents/min but then $14/mo for the privilege, and another is an
INTERNATIONAL lon
On Mon, 27 Jul 2015 13:05:57 -0500
fmiser via Mercedes wrote:
> > > > Dan wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I removed the release handle and found that the cable
> > > > was disconnected. I reconnected it, only to now have a
> > > > release handle that sticks out of the dash 2"-3", and
> > > > still doesn'
Prevent Rob-o-sales calls, spray WD-40 on your handset...
;)
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Charleston SC
'87 300TD
'95 E300
On July 27, 2015 6:02:35 PM EDT, archer75--- via Mercedes
wrote:
>
< snip >
>
>Modern industrial society may not be possible without WD-40 which seems
>to have an infinite number of uses
If you can get the chain out of the come-along the best way to
clean it of rust is to put it into a small electric cement mixer
along with a couple of shovels of sand. Worked for me a couple of
times now. Soaking it in oil doesn't really get any rust off.
Manfred
That's nuthin, try clawing back over $1200 in international long distance.
I was cold-called by an AT&T sales weasel and foolishly agreed to an
international plan, but instead of getting the 5¢ per minute plan he talked
about, I end up with a plan that charged roughly $1 per minute. Didn't pay
atte
Hazard Fraught has them, I must get a set based on this review:
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coolent lines and they work so good going to invest in to more pair thanks
Harbor Freight for qualety tools at lowe prices."
http://www.harborfreight.com/radiator-h
Hazard Fraught has them, I must get a set based on this review:
"I am a havy duty diesel tech and use these hose pliers to pinch off
coolent lines and they work so good going to invest in to more pair thanks
Harbor Freight for qualety tools at lowe prices."
http://www.harborfreight.com/radiator-
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