From owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Sat Dec 27 19:46:42 2003 From: diesel-benz-digest diesel-benz-digest Sunday, December 28 2003 Volume 01 : Number 1325 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: [db] '91 300d [db] ebay and Frankfurt pictures.... Re: [db] selling my '91 300d RE: [db] selling my '91 300d Re: [db] selling my '91 300d Re: [db] selling my '91 300d Diesel Benz Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/diesel-benz/ Send submissions to diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to diesel-benz-digest-request-at-digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to stag-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 19:19:30 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: [db] '91 300d correction on the price, asking $9,400, I looked at the NADA site and $8,400 was the "average". High retail is $9,625... December 26, 2003 1991 Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz Sedan 4D 300D 2.5 Turbo 180,000 miles Low Retail Average Retail High Retail Base Price $6,825 $8,400 $9,625 Mileage Adjustment 180,000 miles add: $0 $0 $0 Total Price $6,825 $8,400 $9,625 later, john ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** http://wagoneers.com ** ** http://freegift.net ** Snohomish, Washington USA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold. Suggestions: email in plain text w/o attachments, and trust Jesus. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The revolt is underway, the penguin is coming... I can hear the slap of his little feet... and the squishing of worms and sco lawyers under them... - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 01:43:10 -0800 From: john meister Subject: [db] ebay and Frankfurt pictures.... managed to get a few things up on ebay on their free day... http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/dieseljohn/ got the Mac G3 with all it's parts up there... turned out the system board has a bad I/O... might only be for IDE drives, the older systems had a SCSI controller, right? was a great system... RIP... plus I put a bunch of my textbooks, Perl, etc. and some HP stuff up too... oh yeah, another CDROM and 8mm tape drive... was going to put the benz on ebay, but it wasn't free... :( http://www.wagoneers.com/fotos/91-300d/ > Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 23:47:33 -0800 > From: "William L. Brandt" > Subject: [MB] as long as I'm rummaging though old pics... The scene of Bahnhofstrasse in Frankfurt - you MB people see if you can count the Mercedes - there must be at least 10 lining the street - from finbacks to 108s - Here's the url: http://www.wtberks.net/brandt/Army73 http://www.wtberks.net/brandt/Army73/bahnhofstrasse_frankfurt?full=1 Did you know they put a Burger King and a McDonald's down this street in about '79 or so? :) Before that we had to go all the way to Wurzburg... in '78 Wiesbaden... :) Hey, what were you doing down here back then? Wasn't this off-limits to GI's? ;) Look at the ugly duckling in this picture... :) I lived up off of Miquel-Adicksallee (8-40) up near the Hauptfriedhof... Would love to go back over there... :) later, john - -- ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** john-at-wagoneers.com ** Snohomish, Washington USA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold. ** trust Jesus ** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The revolt is underway, the penguin is coming... I can hear the slap of his little feet... (using Mozilla Thunderbird on SUSE 9.0 Linux... and loving it...) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 16:38:31 -0600 From: Jon Filina Subject: Re: [db] selling my '91 300d Mista Meister proclaimed: > I've decided to sell the 300d. > It's a great car, excellent condition... beautiful... > but it's just not me... :) OH BOY!! Yo, Alec, he's doin' it again! I'll get the popcorn, you bring the chairs. > I got a Jeep book for Christmas... I prefer a Jeep, > I can take one apart and put it back together, parts > can be fabricated from paper clips, duct tape and chewing > gum and not detract from the appearance, utility or value. Who says that "brand loyalty" is dead?? How long has it been since you could trot down to your local Staples or 7-11 and pick up the parts to put your trusty wheels back on the road? > This 300d "only" has 180,000 miles... lots of life left, but > I need to sell this thing before I break anything else... :) John, I was starting to get depressed with the thought that you'd finally found the MB of your dreams. Santa wasn't particularly good to me this year, but you might just have given me the best present of all. I can now look forward to yet another "reality internet" experience of you wringing your hands over the decision to part with, or not part with, your current MB. This may just be a special occasion. In addition to the lawn chairs provided by Alec Cordova, I may have to order some popcorn balls from The Humphrey Company and reminisce about the days at Euclid Beach Park, on the east side of Cleveland. It's been shut down since the late '60's, but was one of the best amusement parks ever built. While I read about your flip-flopping on your decision, I can remember the Flying Turns, The Thriller and Laughing Sal. If things get slow, I'll head over to the horse shoe pits and watch the old timers get a ringer every time. For you non-Clevelander's, google "Euclid Beach Park". It was an amusement park patterned after Coney Island and was the highlight of the summer when I was growing up. If you're in the 50+ crowd, it is sure to bring back some memories of similar parks in your area. > I like this car, but this will most likely be my last > Mercedes. I think I've heard that a few times before... > However, I will probably be looking for a Mercedes > turbo Diesel to reengine my '87 Cherokee. I KNOW I've hear that MANY times before... > I love the > engines but it's the climate control and central locking > systems and cruise control and so on that drive me > buggy. If only Rube Goldberg hadn't been on the design > team... :) Wait a holdit! I've said that several times too.... > The 124 is a superb chassis, very impressed by it... looking > at the pictures and driving the car makes it hard to do this... > and hey, if it doesn't sell, I'll just have to "suffer"... ;) AND, we'll "suffer" with ya.. The popcorn's on the way....anyone got a toothpick?? Jon '84 300SD "Bruno" Unaware of John's decision.... ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 16:43:15 -0600 From: "Alec Cordova" Subject: RE: [db] selling my '91 300d Jon's got the popcorn covered, I've been volunteered for lawn chair duty, we just need a volunteer to bring beverages, and we got us a superb holiday show! ;-) Alec - -----Original Message----- From: owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net [mailto:owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net]On Behalf Of Jon Filina Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 4:39 PM To: diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net; mercedes-at-mercedeslist.com Subject: Re: [db] selling my '91 300d Mista Meister proclaimed: > I've decided to sell the 300d. > It's a great car, excellent condition... beautiful... > but it's just not me... :) OH BOY!! Yo, Alec, he's doin' it again! I'll get the popcorn, you bring the chairs. > I got a Jeep book for Christmas... I prefer a Jeep, > I can take one apart and put it back together, parts > can be fabricated from paper clips, duct tape and chewing > gum and not detract from the appearance, utility or value. Who says that "brand loyalty" is dead?? How long has it been since you could trot down to your local Staples or 7-11 and pick up the parts to put your trusty wheels back on the road? > This 300d "only" has 180,000 miles... lots of life left, but > I need to sell this thing before I break anything else... :) John, I was starting to get depressed with the thought that you'd finally found the MB of your dreams. Santa wasn't particularly good to me this year, but you might just have given me the best present of all. I can now look forward to yet another "reality internet" experience of you wringing your hands over the decision to part with, or not part with, your current MB. This may just be a special occasion. In addition to the lawn chairs provided by Alec Cordova, I may have to order some popcorn balls from The Humphrey Company and reminisce about the days at Euclid Beach Park, on the east side of Cleveland. It's been shut down since the late '60's, but was one of the best amusement parks ever built. While I read about your flip-flopping on your decision, I can remember the Flying Turns, The Thriller and Laughing Sal. If things get slow, I'll head over to the horse shoe pits and watch the old timers get a ringer every time. For you non-Clevelander's, google "Euclid Beach Park". It was an amusement park patterned after Coney Island and was the highlight of the summer when I was growing up. If you're in the 50+ crowd, it is sure to bring back some memories of similar parks in your area. > I like this car, but this will most likely be my last > Mercedes. I think I've heard that a few times before... > However, I will probably be looking for a Mercedes > turbo Diesel to reengine my '87 Cherokee. I KNOW I've hear that MANY times before... > I love the > engines but it's the climate control and central locking > systems and cruise control and so on that drive me > buggy. If only Rube Goldberg hadn't been on the design > team... :) Wait a holdit! I've said that several times too.... > The 124 is a superb chassis, very impressed by it... looking > at the pictures and driving the car makes it hard to do this... > and hey, if it doesn't sell, I'll just have to "suffer"... ;) AND, we'll "suffer" with ya.. The popcorn's on the way....anyone got a toothpick?? Jon '84 300SD "Bruno" Unaware of John's decision.... ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 18:03:54 -0500 From: Robert Chase Subject: Re: [db] selling my '91 300d Hmmm, Alec if you will bring my Video Camera and Laptop that I send you Ill host the webcast for the viewers who cant attend. :) Personally I would rather put up with all the "rube goldberg" in the world to have a car that is well designed in the important areas (cruise, climate and locks have nothing to do with getting you home on a rainy night). For the record my last brand new car left me stranded more often than my Mercedes (once for the Accord and never on the Mercedes). Good luck John. Are you sure that your pricing it right? I have seen 1995's go for just a hair over 10K before. If I was already spending in that price range I would rather the nicer headlights and interior changes for the money. Robert Chase Alec Cordova wrote: >Jon's got the popcorn covered, I've been volunteered for lawn chair duty, we >just need a volunteer to bring beverages, and we got us a superb holiday >show! ;-) > >Alec > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net >[mailto:owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net]On Behalf Of Jon Filina >Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 4:39 PM >To: diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net; mercedes-at-mercedeslist.com >Subject: Re: [db] selling my '91 300d > > >Mista Meister proclaimed: > > > >>I've decided to sell the 300d. >>It's a great car, excellent condition... beautiful... >>but it's just not me... :) >> >> > >OH BOY!! Yo, Alec, he's doin' it again! I'll get the popcorn, >you bring the chairs. > > > >>I got a Jeep book for Christmas... I prefer a Jeep, >>I can take one apart and put it back together, parts >>can be fabricated from paper clips, duct tape and chewing >>gum and not detract from the appearance, utility or value. >> >> > >Who says that "brand loyalty" is dead?? How long has it been since you >could trot down to your local Staples or 7-11 and pick up the parts to >put your trusty wheels back on the road? > > > >>This 300d "only" has 180,000 miles... lots of life left, but >>I need to sell this thing before I break anything else... :) >> >> > >John, I was starting to get depressed with the thought that you'd >finally found the MB of your dreams. Santa wasn't particularly good to >me this year, but you might just have given me the best present of all. > I can now look forward to yet another "reality internet" experience >of you wringing your hands over the decision to part with, or not part >with, your current MB. > >This may just be a special occasion. In addition to the lawn chairs >provided by Alec Cordova, I may have to order some popcorn balls from >The Humphrey Company and reminisce about the days at Euclid Beach Park, >on the east side of Cleveland. It's been shut down since the late >'60's, but was one of the best amusement parks ever built. While I read >about your flip-flopping on your decision, I can remember the Flying >Turns, The Thriller and Laughing Sal. If things get slow, I'll head >over to the horse shoe pits and watch the old timers get a ringer every >time. > >For you non-Clevelander's, google "Euclid Beach Park". It was an >amusement park patterned after Coney Island and was the highlight of the >summer when I was growing up. If you're in the 50+ crowd, it is sure to >bring back some memories of similar parks in your area. > > > >>I like this car, but this will most likely be my last >>Mercedes. >> >> > >I think I've heard that a few times before... > > > >>However, I will probably be looking for a Mercedes >>turbo Diesel to reengine my '87 Cherokee. >> >> > >I KNOW I've hear that MANY times before... > > > >>I love the >>engines but it's the climate control and central locking >>systems and cruise control and so on that drive me >>buggy. If only Rube Goldberg hadn't been on the design >>team... :) >> >> > >Wait a holdit! I've said that several times too.... > > > > >>The 124 is a superb chassis, very impressed by it... looking >>at the pictures and driving the car makes it hard to do this... >>and hey, if it doesn't sell, I'll just have to "suffer"... ;) >> >> > >AND, we'll "suffer" with ya.. > >The popcorn's on the way....anyone got a toothpick?? > >Jon >'84 300SD "Bruno" Unaware of John's decision.... ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 19:38:35 -0800 From: john meister Subject: Re: [db] selling my '91 300d you guys crack me up... :) test drove a super clean '96 xj today... the hose blew on the freeway... I walked away... my wife wants me to keep the Benz because of the mileage... I said you going to ride in it to Portland? (she doesn't like the seats)... she said yes... I've got one more Jeep to look at... :) As the wheels turn... ;) later, john Alec Cordova wrote: > Jon's got the popcorn covered, I've been volunteered for lawn chair duty, we > just need a volunteer to bring beverages, and we got us a superb holiday > show! ;-) > > Alec > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net > [mailto:owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net]On Behalf Of Jon Filina > Sent: Saturday, December 27, 2003 4:39 PM > To: diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net; mercedes-at-mercedeslist.com > Subject: Re: [db] selling my '91 300d > > > Mista Meister proclaimed: > > >>I've decided to sell the 300d. >>It's a great car, excellent condition... beautiful... >>but it's just not me... :) > > > OH BOY!! Yo, Alec, he's doin' it again! I'll get the popcorn, > you bring the chairs. > > >>I got a Jeep book for Christmas... I prefer a Jeep, >>I can take one apart and put it back together, parts >>can be fabricated from paper clips, duct tape and chewing >>gum and not detract from the appearance, utility or value. > > > Who says that "brand loyalty" is dead?? How long has it been since you > could trot down to your local Staples or 7-11 and pick up the parts to > put your trusty wheels back on the road? > > >>This 300d "only" has 180,000 miles... lots of life left, but >>I need to sell this thing before I break anything else... :) > > > John, I was starting to get depressed with the thought that you'd > finally found the MB of your dreams. Santa wasn't particularly good to > me this year, but you might just have given me the best present of all. > I can now look forward to yet another "reality internet" experience > of you wringing your hands over the decision to part with, or not part > with, your current MB. > > This may just be a special occasion. In addition to the lawn chairs > provided by Alec Cordova, I may have to order some popcorn balls from > The Humphrey Company and reminisce about the days at Euclid Beach Park, > on the east side of Cleveland. It's been shut down since the late > '60's, but was one of the best amusement parks ever built. While I read > about your flip-flopping on your decision, I can remember the Flying > Turns, The Thriller and Laughing Sal. If things get slow, I'll head > over to the horse shoe pits and watch the old timers get a ringer every > time. > > For you non-Clevelander's, google "Euclid Beach Park". It was an > amusement park patterned after Coney Island and was the highlight of the > summer when I was growing up. If you're in the 50+ crowd, it is sure to > bring back some memories of similar parks in your area. > > >>I like this car, but this will most likely be my last >>Mercedes. > > > I think I've heard that a few times before... > > >>However, I will probably be looking for a Mercedes >>turbo Diesel to reengine my '87 Cherokee. > > > I KNOW I've hear that MANY times before... > > >>I love the >>engines but it's the climate control and central locking >>systems and cruise control and so on that drive me >>buggy. If only Rube Goldberg hadn't been on the design >>team... :) > > > Wait a holdit! I've said that several times too.... > > > >>The 124 is a superb chassis, very impressed by it... looking >>at the pictures and driving the car makes it hard to do this... >>and hey, if it doesn't sell, I'll just have to "suffer"... ;) > > > AND, we'll "suffer" with ya.. > > The popcorn's on the way....anyone got a toothpick?? > > Jon > '84 300SD "Bruno" Unaware of John's decision.... > - -- ---- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** john-at-wagoneers.com ** Snohomish, Washington USA - where Jeeps don't rust, they mold. ** trust Jesus ** - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The revolt is underway, the penguin is coming... I can hear the slap of his little feet... (using Mozilla Thunderbird on SUSE 9.0 Linux... and loving it...) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #1325 **********************************