well thanks god they ended that deal.
andrew strasfogel wrote:
I found a nice metric wrench on the streets of SF on my last trip there, but
it didn't survive the scrutiny of our crackerjack TSA screeners. There was
nothing pointy about it, nor was it big enough to do any serious damage. It
I found a nice metric wrench on the streets of SF on my last trip there, but
it didn't survive the scrutiny of our crackerjack TSA screeners. There was
nothing pointy about it, nor was it big enough to do any serious damage. It
ended up in the bin with all the grandmothers' tweezers and
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To: Mercedes mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Bought a 190D, now what?
As fun as it is to drive a new (to you) car. Driving a used vehicle
you just bought 400 miles is not my idea of enjoyment. Every car I buy
that isn't in my comfort radius
John Ervine wrote:
When I purchased my 280S back in August, I took the adventurous route. I packed
a large bag with about 50lbs of tools in it, threw a combination lock on it so
it couldn't easily be opened, and purchased a one-way ticket to DC.
Unfortunately, travel by air with tools has
David wrote:
John Ervine wrote:
When I purchased my 280S back in August, I took the
adventurous route.
I packed a large bag with about 50lbs of tools in it, threw a
combination lock on it so it couldn't easily be opened, and
purchased a one-way ticket to DC.
Unfortunately, travel
OR just buy some new tools when you get there. It is always nice to have a
good excuse to buy tools. I have a nice ratchet that I enjoy using (along
with some other stuff like sockets ) that I bought once when we were away
from home and I had failed to take my toolbox with. I changed out a water
One other option I used to use when I was at Xerox was I would ship
parts on Greyhound and my techs in San Deigo would have them that day.
Rory
On 12/1/05, R A Bennell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
OR just buy some new tools when you get there. It is always nice to have a
good excuse to buy tools.
David Brodbeck wrote:
Unfortunately, travel by air with tools has gotten risky. I used to
know a guy who routinely did it for work. He said that once the new
security regulations were enacted and he had to stop locking his tool
bag, he usually lost one tool per trip. The most popular item
with a stick shift you dont need to worry about unhooking the driveshaft.
Curt Raymond wrote:
So I bought an '85 190D 2.2l 5spd. Its in New Jersey, I'm in MA. Theres a
couple ways to go retrieve it.
Travel down w/no car and drive it back.
Drive down with my wife and caravan back.
Drive
If it's really a 5spd manual, then just make sure (really sure) it's
in neutral and you're good to go. Congrats by the way!
On 11/29/05, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So I bought an '85 190D 2.2l 5spd. Its in New Jersey, I'm in MA. Theres a
couple ways to go retrieve it.
Travel
I take the wife. Using a dolly is ok too because an '85 still has the rear
pump in the tranny.
On 11/29/05, Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
So I bought an '85 190D 2.2l 5spd. Its in New Jersey, I'm in MA. Theres a
couple ways to go retrieve it.
Travel down w/no car and drive it back.
Rent a dolly from U-haul. Not sure about the driveshaft with an mb,
but the tow itself is a piece of cake. tows fine. Easy to do. Tell
U-haul you're towing the lightest make and model car you can think
of, though--they've got some kind of formula of tow-vehicle weight to
towed-vehicle weight
Don't you want to drive it? I would either get there and drive it back or
take the wife along and caravan back just so I could try it out!
Randy
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Curt Raymond
Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 5:06 PM
To: Diesel
Curt,
I would opt for #2... You could take a tool box and be sorta ready
for whatever
And you should also arrange a nice mid-point stay in order to thank
your wife for her understanding of your addiction! I know it's
only 400 miles, but some things are PRICELESS.
Good
Geez, I want a 190D 5speed too. Dang hard to find.
Rory
On 11/29/05, Chuck Landenberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Curt,
I would opt for #2... You could take a tool box and be sorta ready
for whatever
And you should also arrange a nice mid-point stay in order to thank
your wife for
Congrats, Curt. Ready for a Winter reunion of NE diesel buffs?
John Peterson
Kingston RI 91 300D 2.5 74k
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From: Curt Raymond [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 2:12 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Bought a 190D, now what?
I've been
As fun as it is to drive a new (to you) car. Driving a used vehicle
you just bought 400 miles is not my idea of enjoyment. Every car I buy
that isn't in my comfort radius is not driven home. I always want to
make sure that I, myself, am not the cause of some major repair bill
because I wasn't
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