after the first "meeting" I'd insist on a 250.00 deposit up front to meet again.
amazing how the vehicle getting expensive changes the attentiveness...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

I would only have gone back because I felt sorry for the car.
In this case, it sure would have been fun to have a 'cell-jammer'!

Happy Motoring, Mark

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DrDKW

Just bring a canned air horn with you to service calls now. If they are on their phone, keep blasting it till they stop.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 118k - mine - (OC-123,800)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 37k - wifes (OC-41k)
'09 Sprinter 3500 Winnebago View - 62k (OC - 67k)
'13 ML350 Bluetec - 95k - dad's (OC-98k)
'01 SL500 - 103k(km) - dad's (OC-110,000km)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 148k - Brothers (OC-155k)

Makes you wonder how many other things in life he missed. I would hate to see what he would be like during the birth of one of his kids. I am sure on the phone and in and out of the room. Maybe even leave the hospital forgetting there was a birth going on!

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1991 560 SEL / 185k miles
1992 750il / 17k miles - project car

X2.

Such people are never deserving of help. I would have bailed after the first encounter.

The average person is a moron.

hey Ron - this site is social media too! your client, though, sounds like a real Jerk.

That is just plain rude! Although, you wouldn't believe how self centered people are. I ride the commuter bus into Down Town LA and just yesterday, some kid rushed aboard the 5pm bus, despite several ladies who were clearly waiting before him; he was oblivious with these huge headphones listening to blaring music. This morning I happened to see a 'hipster' on his phone walking his toy dog that did its business on the middle of the sidewalk...he had no interest in picking up after his pet. Sadly, this is the type of world we live in...

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"Time's never wasted when you're wasted all the time"

I would have given him 10 minutes to finish his call before I got in my car and left.

I apologize but my generation's stupidity is infinite. At least I was raised with a little common decency.

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1991 F250 super-cab 7.3 IDI. (rebuilt by me) Banks Sidewinder turbo, hydroboost brakes, new IP and injectors.
2003 S430 - 107K
1983 300SD - Tanoshii - mostly restored ~400K+.
1983 300SD - Good interior. Engine finally tamed ~250K.
Monark Nozzle Install Video - http://tinyurl.com/ptd2tge

Being 28...I can attest to everything that is said....with the birth of the internet....the world changed big time....we no longer have social meeting places like days of past....coffee shops...soda fountains....everything is virtual now....you want friends....go to Facebook...now you have friends...if you want to chat with a friend go on Skype....when its time to mate...go to Craigslist personals....and then meet but just for sex! Then go back to the virtual world.....face to face conversation, meeting friends out in the world is non existent......another thing that we also lost was youth hobbies.....try to find someone in my age range that likes to work on cars or has a hobby besides TV....its not easy....when I was in California you would believe how many people in their 20s that have never been to a beach....

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Heck, some of them don't even need craigslist personals since the invention of the fleshlight.

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1991 F250 super-cab 7.3 IDI. (rebuilt by me) Banks Sidewinder turbo, hydroboost brakes, new IP and injectors.
2003 S430 - 107K
1983 300SD - Tanoshii - mostly restored ~400K+.
1983 300SD - Good interior. Engine finally tamed ~250K.
Monark Nozzle Install Video - http://tinyurl.com/ptd2tge

back up a bit....

why were you meeting him in the first place? are you a mobile mechanic?

sorry for my dumb question

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Ben
1987 190d 2.5Turbo

Very true...I sure wish I had shares in that company

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No arguing that you have a true love for these cars. Kudos to you for being the kind hearted and patient person you seem to be. definitely a vanishing breed.

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Live simply so others can simply live



07 E350 sport Wife's Daily
01 E320 sport My Daily
00 C230 Kompressor Our back up (new Arrival)

87 300D Turbo my Daily for 8 yrs. Selling to neighbor

82 GMC Jimmy (K5) 6.2 Diesel (my Wheeler)
73 Roadrunner 340ci My very first car, still own it

It if was me and he didn't make some indication he would be with me in a minute, or that he was winding down the call, I would have opened the car door, and either:
(a) roared as loudly as I could "ARE YA DONE YET?", or
(b) grabbed the phone and launched it across the parking lot.

The whole phone addiction thing is getting ridiculous. I have a friend who works in an upscale bar. They have had to fire waitresses for using their phones not just while at work, but while walking across the floor to a table with a full tray.

Walking with a tray of drinks in one hand, texting or updating on FaceBook on the other.

Aside: when did you get Tim Hortons Stateside?

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Mac
2002 e320 4matic estate│1985 300d│1980 300td
Previous: 1979 & 1982 & 1983 300sd │ 1982 240d

“Let's take a drive into the middle of nowhere with a packet of Marlboro lights and talk about our lives.” ― Joseph Heller, Catch-22

House call, road service, and other.
MB, Rolls Royce, Bentley, pre-WWII vehicles.

I frequently meet people at this location.
* To determine general vehicle condition.
* Sort out good vehicle owners from bad abusive machine operators.
* More than a few are disappointed when I point out massive critical structural corrosion, and suggest serious body repairs or replacing the vehicle.

You might be surprised at the number of local (lurker) forum members I have helped there.

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ASE Master Mechanic
https://whunter.carrd.co/

Prototype R&D/testing:
Thermal & Aerodynamic System Engineering (TASE) Senior vehicle instrumentation technician.
Noise Vibration and Harshness (NVH).
Dynamometer.
Heat exchanger durability.
HV-A/C Climate Control.
Vehicle build.
Fleet Durability
Technical Quality Auditor.
Automotive Technical Writer

1985 300SD
1983 300D
2003 Volvo V70

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