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05-10-2015, 11:43 AM
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When did Mercedesshop.com become Peachparts?
Were Join dates carried over? I have had my 300D since 1990 yet site says I only joined here in 2004. Could be correct.
I was on a MB mailing list previously where many dieselheads also belonged (Like Marshall Booth) so maybe I came here after that. Just wondering.
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05-10-2015, 11:48 AM
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I think that Mercedes exercised their US trademark rights and so the name had to be changed....
Start date did carry over for me... but the posts were reduced for many when a couple of people under past rules.... deleted their posts... which , if they were the first in starting a thread, caused the entire thread to go to internet heaven... TxBill and Larry Bible were two that did that...... and maybe some others...
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1980 240d , chain elongation, cam marks reference: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/10414-help-i-need-check-stretch.html http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/305365-9-degrees-chain-stretch.html evap fin cleaning: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/156207-photo-step-step-post-showing-w123-evaporator-removal-1983-240d-1982-300td.html?highlight=evaporator A/C thread http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/297462-c-recommendations-mb-vehicles.html
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05-10-2015, 12:29 PM
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior  Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!
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05-10-2015, 12:42 PM
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Yup, a ton of members irritated for whatever reason deleted entire threads resulting in thousands of posts and fantastic informative subjects got deleted. Most of those members got banned for their actions, and the rules of the site got stricter resulting in members Being unable to edit their threads after 24 hours.
Afik, the member's start date and post count otherwise was unchanged.
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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 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!  1987 300TD 1987 300TD 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!
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05-10-2015, 12:51 PM
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Actually the domain change happened at a funny time for me. I had been looking at a W123 in January 2009 and had found "this great site" only to not being able to find "that effing site" again by the summer - what was it called again...
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!
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05-10-2015, 01:08 PM
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I think the biggest reason for the name change was the sale of parts.
We had Fast Lane and Allpartsexpress as the two places to order parts. As I understand, this helped to support the Forum. That and using Mercedes name rubbed them the wrong way. When it was Mercedesshop.com, it seemed to be a different forum compared to now. I feel it is totally wrong when someone gets irritated and or banned, to delete all their Threads and their contribution to the Forum. Some just fade away and their online name etc... is still there. So if looking for a thread they started and you remember their name, makes it easier to find the info. Some delete it and it just says "Guest" where their name was. There is always Google to search for the info anyway. How many of you have your "Mercedesshop.com Grill Badges? Charlie
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there were three HP ratings on the OM616... 1) Not much power 2) Even less power 3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast. 80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works
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05-10-2015, 01:37 PM
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1980 240d , chain elongation, cam marks reference: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?threadid=10414 http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/305365-9-degrees-chain-stretch.html evap fin cleaning: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/156207-photo-step-step-post-showing-w123-evaporator-removal-1983-240d-1982-300td.html?highlight=evaporator A/C thread http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/297462-c-recommendations-mb-vehicles.html
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05-10-2015, 07:02 PM
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Well I am happy I came along after everything got sorted out. I actually was on BW about the same time, but soon developed a distaste for BW. This site is soooooooooooooooooooo much better in my opinion!
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 All Diesel Fleet 1985 R107 300SLD TURBODIESEL 2005 E320 CDI (daily) LOTS of parts for sale! EGR block kit http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/355250-sale-egr-delete-block-off-plate-kit.html 1985 CA emissions 617 owners- You Need This! Sanden style A/C Compressor Mounting Kit for your 616/ 617 For Sale + Install Inst. Sanden Instalation Guide (post 11): http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/367883-sanden-retrofit-installation-guide.html
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05-10-2015, 07:35 PM
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Thanks, for the input!
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05-10-2015, 07:47 PM
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? Pelican Parts ?
There's a lot of open questions here. Like, why is it still PEACHPARTS, if it's actually Pelican Parts signage at the top of every page?
Also, there's any number of business entities named Mercedes-Benz this or that on the Net. They've never changed their names, yet, Mercedes-Benz Shop did? It doesn't add up, based on many other Internet websites. Just wondering why all the changes and non-changes?
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05-10-2015, 07:59 PM
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Pelican Parts sounded like it was a food processing business.....
and Brown Pelicans are an endangered species..... so it would have been Non PC......
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1980 240d , chain elongation, cam marks reference: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?threadid=10414 http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/305365-9-degrees-chain-stretch.html evap fin cleaning: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/156207-photo-step-step-post-showing-w123-evaporator-removal-1983-240d-1982-300td.html?highlight=evaporator A/C thread http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/diesel-discussion/297462-c-recommendations-mb-vehicles.html
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05-10-2015, 09:22 PM
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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 190D 2.5Turbo 1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!! 1987 300TD 1987 300TD 1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!
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05-10-2015, 10:24 PM
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05-11-2015, 12:29 AM
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Bill Woods decided to sell the Peachparts Forum, and Wayne Dempsy who owns Pelican Parts which is a Porsch/BMW Forum, bought it. So we are a division of Pelican parts. Does sound like a food processing company, Pelican Parts, Peach Parts. Nothing about Auto Parts. Mercedes Benz now owns the Mercedes Shop Domain name. Charlie
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there were three HP ratings on the OM616... 1) Not much power 2) Even less power 3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast. 80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics. Funny how that works
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