Re: [MBZ] 1991 300CE - 123k miles - $6,250

2021-08-29 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
I saw a guy in one around here last year, black/black (car, guy was white). Was next to me at a stop light. We chatted a minute, was a beautiful car. I had lust in my heart. —FT Sent from my iPad > On Aug 29, 2021, at 8:21 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > Not really for the

Re: [MBZ] 1991 300CE - 123k miles - $6,250

2021-08-29 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
I never liked the seat belt “presenters” in these cars - the W140 coupe had a similar arrangement. Horribly over engineered and a real PITA to repair or replace if it acts up. The back seat is pretty much worthless, too, sort of like something for a Thalidomide baby. -D > On Aug 29, 2021, at

Re: [MBZ] 1967 250SL Pagoda - manual - $43,000

2021-08-29 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Kinda weird but I might know that car. When I was in middle school this kid’s mother got one just like that, new. The father was some kind of lawyer so I guess had some big dineros. The mom was hot. Fast forward maybe 8-10 years, parents get divorced, kid has motorcycle wreck and is paralyzed

Re: [MBZ] Toyota disgusts me.

2021-08-29 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Kind of like the current tyrants forcing "woke" down our thoughts. - Max Charleston SC On Sun, Aug 22, 2021 at 12:07 PM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Kind of like the original settlers here in the US. > > On Sun, Aug 22, 2021 at 8:57 AM OK Don via

Re: [MBZ] OT: Garage door mayhem

2021-08-29 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Did you post this on your website? I've got one garage door sensor that has been on the fritz for a couple years, but we only use the wall mounted button on that side of the garage so we just hold down the button and force it closed. Our sensors have red LED to indicate their state. LED on

Re: [MBZ] 1967 250SL Pagoda - manual - $43,000

2021-08-29 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Considering the market for these and that this is not one of the most desirable models, it’s not a bad deal. -D > On Aug 28, 2021, at 10:07 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > "Almost all original." > >

Re: [MBZ] Toyota disgusts me.

2021-08-29 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Stop. Not appropriate for this list and you know it. No more warnings. -D/ListMom > On Aug 29, 2021, at 9:19 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Kind of like the current tyrants forcing "woke" down our thoughts. > - > Max > Charleston SC > > > On Sun, Aug 22, 2021 at

Re: [MBZ] 1991 300CE - 123k miles - $6,250

2021-08-29 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Not really for the condition. These continue to appreciate, despite there being a somewhat polarized base of enthusiasts - you either like them or hate them. It will be due for a head gasket and valve guides in the near future if driven much. -D > On Aug 28, 2021, at 10:10 PM, Allan Streib

Re: [MBZ] 2011 Ford Focus · SE Sedan 4D $500

2021-08-29 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
I’ve owned two Focii. Both straightforward, basic, reliable transportation. I would own another if the situation called for it. -D > On Aug 28, 2021, at 10:22 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > Mine won't die. Had a tree fall on it 10 years ago. Oldest boy has been > driving it for

[MBZ] Not Pretty, But...

2021-08-29 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
For $2500 this is a drive it ’til it dies car that would easily go 200k: https://www.facebook.com/groups/378330172329846/permalink/1926439517518896/?sale_post_id=1926439517518896 -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] So I'm thinking about this thing

2021-08-29 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
guy sold it for $1100, I would have gone 12 --FT On 8/28/21 11:14 PM, Buggered Benzmail wrote: Ooooh sounds like fun. I’m seeing this one with a lift and big tars and a roo bar it’s winch, it has the tow hitch so that’s good. Muffler delete. 6 LED light bars. Big ass roof rack, spare tar on

Re: [MBZ] 1991 300CE - 123k miles - $6,250

2021-08-29 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
SECs have those too. Rube Goldberg must have been German —FT Sent from my iPad > On Aug 29, 2021, at 10:11 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > I never liked the seat belt “presenters” in these cars - the W140 coupe had > a similar arrangement. Horribly over engineered and a real

Re: [MBZ] OT: Garage door mayhem

2021-08-29 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> Did you post this on your website? Yes: http://formicapeak.com/~jimc/miscellaneous.html#4Aug2021 > Our sensors have red LED to indicate their state. LED on steady = normal > operation, ready to go. Blinking = blockage in the optical

[MBZ] Competition for Andrew

2021-08-29 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
https://baltimore.craigslist.org/cto/d/harmans-1983-mercedes-benz-300td/7372600513.html -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Not Pretty, But...

2021-08-29 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Screen shot? It's a private group. Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: August 29, 2021 10:37 AM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: d...@penoff.com Subject: [MBZ] Not Pretty, But... For $2500 this is a drive it ’til it dies car that would easily go 200k:

[MBZ] BaT Flip

2021-08-29 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Paint it and you’ve got a heck of a BaT flip: https://cars.ksl.com/listing/7403701 -D ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] Kaleb - Road Trip!

2021-08-29 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
https://cars.ksl.com/listing/7248090 -D ___ 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] BaT Flip

2021-08-29 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
Looks like you need a bigger shop in AZ. Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: August 29, 2021 10:59 AM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: d...@penoff.com Subject: [MBZ] BaT Flip Paint it and you’ve got a heck of a BaT flip: https://cars.ksl.com/listing/7403701 -D

Re: [MBZ] Not Pretty, But...

2021-08-29 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Ooops! Sorry about that. I’ll post a screen shot but I’m sure it won’t come through, they never do. It was a 1988 Olds Cutlass Supreme Coupe in white with a red interior. 88k on the clock, they want $2500 for it. Classic Grannymobile that was probably only driven to church on Sundays and her

Re: [MBZ] Competition for Andrew

2021-08-29 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Ambitious pricing, although it does have the RARE spare tire cozy and nearly as rare "hupcaps". Might be worth $10K on a sunny day. On Sun, Aug 29, 2021 at 11:54 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >

Re: [MBZ] 1967 250SL Pagoda - manual - $43,000

2021-08-29 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
The proudly diplayed ripped seat ought to tell you something. On Sun, Aug 29, 2021 at 8:46 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Kinda weird but I might know that car. When I was in middle school this > kid’s mother got one just like that, new. The father was some

Re: [MBZ] 1991 300CE - 123k miles - $6,250

2021-08-29 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
I don’t think the R107 coupe will ever get that much attention, unless it’s a low mileage example or an SLC500. There weren’t that many of them to begin with, I believe, and I’ve never found them to be all that popular from what I’ve seen. Just my $0.02. -D > On Aug 29, 2021, at 2:37 PM,

[MBZ] Moderation: Toyota disgusts me.

2021-08-29 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Max has been placed on moderation. The rule is plain and simple. No politics. You get one warning and that’s it. If you want to complain/comment/talk politics take it to OkieTalk - that’s what it was set up for. Let’s continue with Mercedes and appropriate content, please. -D/ListMom On Aug

Re: [MBZ] Not Pretty, But...

2021-08-29 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Why? I thought those engines were pretty bulletproof. -D > On Aug 29, 2021, at 5:51 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > 2.8 60* V6. Hard pass. > > > Rick > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Sent: August 29, 2021 1:13 PM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com >

Re: [MBZ] 2011 Ford Focus · SE Sedan 4D $500

2021-08-29 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
I have had a couple of typical problems with mine -- a couple of water pumps, an alternator, a coolant hose here and there, but nothing major. Engine has been rock solid. Transmission (automatic) had a solenoid issue many years back but it was an easy and inexpensive fix, otherwise

Re: [MBZ] Kaleb - Road Trip!

2021-08-29 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Maybe for $1K, assuming the drive train is functional On Sun, Aug 29, 2021 at 11:57 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://cars.ksl.com/listing/7248090 > > -D > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] 2011 Ford Focus · SE Sedan 4D $500

2021-08-29 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
My sig. oth. has a 2008 Focus SE with 70k miles. One owner, garaged, and no accidents. What's it worth? On Sun, Aug 29, 2021 at 8:19 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I’ve owned two Focii. Both straightforward, basic, reliable > transportation. I would own

Re: [MBZ] 2011 Ford Focus · SE Sedan 4D $500

2021-08-29 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Not to my knowledge. The Focus was a joint venture Ford did with Mazda up until 2012, I believe, no doubt a good reason why they’re such solid little cars. When I returned to Florida in 2010 and was really on the skids, I needed a car that was cheap, reliable, and not something I had to tinker

Re: [MBZ] BaT Flip

2021-08-29 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
It’s not that far away, either - SLC, UT. -D > On Aug 29, 2021, at 1:09 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes > wrote: > > Looks like you need a bigger shop in AZ. > > > Rick > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Sent: August 29, 2021 10:59 AM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Reply-to:

Re: [MBZ] 1991 300CE - 123k miles - $6,250

2021-08-29 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
These coupes won't be iconic for years. Still waiting for the 107 SLC to get their day in the sun... On Sun, Aug 29, 2021 at 10:16 AM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > SECs have those too. Rube Goldberg must have been German > > —FT > > Sent from my iPad > > > On

[MBZ] OT Rant on Verizon Wireless

2021-08-29 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
My ifōn 7 I've had for 4yr or so has bricked itself, refuses to boot up.  I don't know if something in the device fried, or some software upgrade attempt gorked it.  I've tried all the tricks to see if I could get it to live, after several attempts it actually connected to iToonz on a Mac and

Re: [MBZ] 2011 Ford Focus · SE Sedan 4D $500

2021-08-29 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
So the Focii didn’t share transmissions with the Fiestas? Fiestas were disasters.  AZBob   Sent from Mail for Windows From: dan penoff.com via MercedesSent: Sunday, August 29, 2021 12:56 PMTo: mercedes@okiebenz.comCc: dan penoff.comSubject: Re: [MBZ] 2011 Ford Focus · SE Sedan 4D $500 $1000. -D On

Re: [MBZ] OT Rant on Verizon Wireless

2021-08-29 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Something else I thought about: A lot of ISPs offer cellular service at a greatly reduced rate compared to the big carriers. They’re just buying time on one of the big carrier’s backbones, so it’s effectively the same service, but cheaper. I have four phones through our local ISP that cost me

Re: [MBZ] 2011 Ford Focus · SE Sedan 4D $500

2021-08-29 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
Well the ones out here in Phoenix are priced absurdly. AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 29, 2021, at 4:01 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > I have had a couple of typical problems with mine -- a couple of water > pumps, an alternator, a coolant hose here and there, but nothing

Re: [MBZ] Toyota disgusts me.

2021-08-29 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Thank you for warning Karl, I do apologize but I won't stand by for insults against America when our soldiers are dying overseas on an impossible mission due to incompetent leadership. Max Dillon Charleston SC Aug 29, 2021 10:08:44 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes : > Stop. Not appropriate for

Re: [MBZ] 2011 Ford Focus · SE Sedan 4D $500

2021-08-29 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
$1000. -D On Aug 29, 2021, at 2:49 PM, Andrew Strasfogel mailto:astrasfo...@gmail.com>> wrote: My sig. oth. has a 2008 Focus SE with 70k miles. One owner, garaged, and no accidents. What's it worth? On Sun, Aug 29, 2021 at 8:19 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Not Pretty, But...

2021-08-29 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
2.8 60* V6. Hard pass. Rick From: mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: August 29, 2021 1:13 PM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc: d...@penoff.com Subject: Re: [MBZ] Not Pretty, But... Ooops! Sorry about that. I’ll post a screen shot but I’m sure it won’t come through, they

Re: [MBZ] OT Rant on Verizon Wireless

2021-08-29 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Got to Swappa and buy a phone that you want. I have an iPhone XR which is lie the XS but a smaller form factor. I think I paid about $300 for it. Popped the SIM card in from my former iPhone 7 and happy motoring, never had to tell the carrier, go to a store, etc. I keep a couple of spares in

[MBZ] 2001 SLK320 - 109k miles - $13,000

2021-08-29 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Is there any MB that looks better with chrome wheels? I almost always think they look garish. https://lexington.craigslist.org/cto/d/richmond-2001-mercedes-benz-slk320/7372999863.html Allan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Today's crack or not crack: 1981 230CE Manual - 42k miles - $12, 950

2021-08-29 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Reduced to $11,900 https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/d/chicago-mercedes-ce-2dr-miles/7372818832.html Allan On Sat, Jul 31, 2021, at 2:06 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > Small bumpers, 4 speed,crank windows, & CLOTH SEATS ... a sure marker for a > euro import. > Actually, only a little

[MBZ] 1989 300E - 248k miles - $3,279

2021-08-29 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Might be worth it as a beater for half the ask or so. https://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/cto/d/olympia-fields-1989-mercedes-300e/7372942810.html Allan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or