Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-30 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
Thank you. --R On 9/29/14 7:45 PM, Gary Hurst via Mercedes wrote: some people just have no class On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 7:30 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: --R wrote: I am wearing chinee work boots right now... Heathen!! Yeah, eff your neighbor and watch him

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-29 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2014 6:01 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter? Gary wrote: if they are going to go chinese and not pass on any of the savings to the end user, then what kind of people are they? What

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-29 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
] Brake rotors - does brand matter? Gary wrote: if they are going to go chinese and not pass on any of the savings to the end user, then what kind of people are they? What kind of people are they? They are just another Mitt Romney or Bruce Rouner. Astounding that we continue to laud

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-29 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 1:27 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter? yeah, and you guys have had such luck with chinese product anyway. keep it up! On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 1:10 PM, Curt

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-29 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
job cost another I think $250... -Curt From: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com To: Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 1:27 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-29 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
I am wearing chinee work boots right now, this is maybe my 3rd or 4th pair, I get a coupla years out of them and with the addition of gel inserts they are reasonably comfy. $50 is good enough. The chinee dog food did kill my dog some years ago. --R On 9/29/14 1:55 PM, Gary Hurst via

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-29 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
And the Chinese-made sub 40 below $40C Canadian Tire boots kept my feet toasty in the dead of Winnipeg winters. On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 2:07 PM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I am wearing chinee work boots right now, this is maybe my 3rd or 4th pair, I get a coupla

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-29 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 1:55 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter? yeah, they work good. except when they don't. those chinese shoes from walmart sometimes work too. but i'm still wearing

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-29 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter? I am wearing chinee work boots right now, this is maybe my 3rd or 4th pair, I get a coupla years out of them and with the addition of gel inserts they are reasonably comfy. $50 is good enough. The chinee dog food did kill my dog some years

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-29 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 2:07 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter? I am wearing chinee work boots right now, this is maybe my 3rd or 4th pair, I get

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-29 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
...@gmail.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 2:07 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter? I am wearing chinee work boots right now, this is maybe my 3rd or 4th pair, I get a coupla years out of them and with the addition

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-29 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
rotors - does brand matter? I am wearing chinee work boots right now, this is maybe my 3rd or 4th pair, I get a coupla years out of them and with the addition of gel inserts they are reasonably comfy. $50 is good enough. The chinee dog food did kill my dog some years ago. --R

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-29 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 2:07 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter? I am wearing chinee work boots right now, this is maybe my 3rd or 4th pair, I get a coupla years

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-29 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter? I am wearing chinee work boots right now, this is maybe my 3rd or 4th pair, I get a coupla years out of them and with the addition of gel inserts they are reasonably comfy. $50 is good enough. The chinee dog food did kill my dog some

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-29 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
make me nervous though... -Curt From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 3:15 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter? Allen-Edmonds. 'nuf said. Dan

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-29 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
You know that A-E will make up a pair of shoes to fit different sized feet. They do it all of the time, and it's one of their hallmarks. Dan On Sep 29, 2014, at 3:24 PM, Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: ok, here is my issue. my feet sort of measure out as follows: L: 13EE/D R:

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-29 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 3:15 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter? Allen-Edmonds. 'nuf said. Dan Sent from my iPad On Sep 29, 2014, at 3:08 PM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Have you tried Redwing

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-29 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
being waterproof would make me nervous though... -Curt From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, September 29, 2014 3:15 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter? Allen-Edmonds. 'nuf said

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-29 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
--R wrote: I am wearing chinee work boots right now... Heathen!! Yeah, eff your neighbor and watch him disappear as all jobs disappear. Your examples of PRC that works is idiot short sighted. Hear the prophet. Speak, Gary. ma ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-29 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
some people just have no class On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 7:30 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: --R wrote: I am wearing chinee work boots right now... Heathen!! Yeah, eff your neighbor and watch him disappear as all jobs disappear. Your examples of PRC that works

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-28 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
A new front brake disc is around $48 from the dealer. You can buy cheaper ones, but in a critical system why would you cut corners? Dan Sent from my iPad On Sep 27, 2014, at 10:16 PM, Andrew Strasfogel astrasfo...@gmail.com wrote: My 83 300TD. The car shudders in the rear when I brake. I

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-28 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Sun, 28 Sep 2014 09:43:04 -0400 Gary Hurst via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: cause chinese garbage is fun! So which brands are not chinese garbage? Craig ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-28 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Sun, 28 Sep 2014 10:34:45 -0400 Gary Hurst jabbahur...@gmail.com wrote: zimmermann, balo and mercedes are not chinese. the rest all are. i usually sell the zimmermann or balo coated versions i don't see why one would prefer chinese blanks finished in china vs italian blanks finished in

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-28 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
i can't say they are definitive bad products but when they went chinese without dropping the prices, well, i didn't feel any need to think about them anymore. if they are going to go chinese and not pass on any of the savings to the end user, then what kind of people are they? On Sun, Sep 28,

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-28 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
So, do have alternatives that you do think about now? On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 9:56 AM, Gary Hurst via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: i can't say they are definitive bad products but when they went chinese without dropping the prices, well, i didn't feel any need to think about them

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-28 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Craig via Mercedes wrote: On Sun, 28 Sep 2014 09:43:04 -0400 Gary Hurst via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: cause chinese garbage is fun! So which brands are not chinese garbage? I don't mind Chinese garbage, as long as I don't pay much more than $1/lb for it. But I'm with Gary, if

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-28 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
zimmermann and balo are still german as is mercedes. if you get the coated zim or balo, you are basically at the latest mercedes spec but they are not OEM as mercedes finishes their own rotors in house. those are probably the only 3 i sell anymore, with a slight bias for zimmermann but i don't

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-28 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
Gary wrote: if they are going to go chinese and not pass on any of the savings to the end user, then what kind of people are they? What kind of people are they? They are just another Mitt Romney or Bruce Rouner. Astounding that we continue to laud and honor and desire these type of people. We

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-28 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
How could Bosch be Chinese? On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 6:01 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Gary wrote: if they are going to go chinese and not pass on any of the savings to the end user, then what kind of people are they? What kind of people are they? They are

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-28 Thread Gary Hurst via Mercedes
it's a box. do you imagine there is a bosch brake rotor factory in teh black forest? On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 6:15 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: How could Bosch be Chinese? On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 6:01 PM, Mountain Man via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-28 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
Gary wrote: it's a box. do you imagine there is a bosch brake rotor factory in teh black forest? It is the same in every sector of our economy and all economies of the planet. Medicine, manufacturing, consulting, design - it is all sourced to chink/India and is generally poor quality. Poorer

Re: [MBZ] Brake rotors - does brand matter?

2014-09-28 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
Gary wrote: zimmermann and balo are still german as is mercedes. ... those are probably the only 3 i sell anymore... Excellent parts supplier info - thank you Gary!! ma ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To