In light of MBURG's tire fiasco this weekend it's time to start a to do list for our beloved vehicles please add what you think is necessary.

1. Check tread on all tires INCLUDING SPARE.....
2. Check emergency road side kit.
3. AAA membership is current.
4. Extra fluid reserves- oil, tranny, steering and windshield.

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

Checking tire inflation on all five tires is also a good idea.

My sunroof on Max seems to be pretty wateretight. I washed Max on Saturday and no water got in. No, it's on to the rear window regulators.

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

almost done with the interior... I just need to glue in the front rocker carpets and remove the center console to do the transmission hump carpets on the console

1. Drag subwoofer and amp out of the hall closet and install in W124.

2. Replace worn tires on same car.

3. Pinstripe (DONE...old pinstriping had worn down to nothing in several areas).

4. Get A-service performed on ML... $$$$$

5. Detail wife's CLK (translation: remove makeup pencils and assorted "woman" crap than has managed to find a home underneath the front seats and lower console areas)!

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2009 ML350 (106K) - Family vehicle
2001 CLK430 Cabriolet (80K) - Wife's car
2005 BMW 645CI (138K) - My daily driver
2016 Mustang (32K) - Daughter's car

Re-Aim headlights....

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

How quaint, you have seasons . . .

A thorough hand wash and wax, paying careful attention to any new stone chips and areas of surface rust that need to be attended to before they get out of control.

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Jonathan

2011 Mazda2
2000 E320 4Matic Wagon
1994 C280 (retired)

It is now at the auto restoration facility where the repaint work was just finished, now ready for a complete detailing, cleaning, waxing, and compounding as necessary, all of it to be finished by the end of this week, in time for the 2nd annual Nor Cal Diesel Drive on Saturday 03/29.

It should be as new, since all the mechanical issues have been dealt with in Los Angeles back in November and the car had been serviced again just last month .

It will sure feel nice when everything is *perfect*.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

I hope Jack Lord pulls you over for speeding.

Best to actually check the manufacture date of your tires. This link will show you how to check: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=11
Loads of fun when I realized my recently purchased 30 year old car had at least 19 year old tires on it!

I need to get the new tires mounted on the SDL, along with an alighnment. I also need to change the coolant and brake fluid, and oil. This week I am going to finish the last of the mechanical work; which is changing the oil cooler line O rings and sunroof clips. When I changed the oil cooler lines 5 years ago I forgot to order new O rings so I used the old ones which looked to be in good shape. Well they are now starting to leak, but it worked for 5 years!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

If I might add something to #1.) Be careful about running your bare hand over the surface of the tread. If the tread is "light" you may pierce your hand with a few "wayward" steel wires from the steel belts, poking up and through the tread's surface...best thing is to wear a pair of good work gloves when you do this...it's MUCH BETTER to snag cloth than skin...I should know!

AND, no MB owner should have the words "...should have...," "...could have...," and/or "...would have..." in their vocabulary...

Also, have a least one bulb, and fuse, of each type in the glove box or trunk...being pulled over for a missing brake lamp on one side or a missing/burnt plate marker lamp can make the evening either really long, really expensive or both. I've had the long version, was told it could have been expensive...

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M. G. Burg
'10 - Dakota SXT - Daily Ride / ≈ 172.5K
.'76 - 450SLC - 107.024.12 / < .89.20 K
..'77 - 280E - 123.033.12 / > 128.20 K
...'67 - El Camino - 283ci / > 207.00 K
....'75 - Yamaha - 650XS / < 21.00 K
.....'87 - G20 Sportvan / > 206.00 K
......'85 - 4WINNS 160 I.O. / 140hp
.......'74 - Honda CT70 / Real 125
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“I didn’t really say everything I said.”
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ Yogi Berra ~

My list is rather daunting, and it'll be competing with the house for attention this spring. IOW it'll largely remain in it's current condition through the first part of summer at least.

-Pull front fenders and fix rust in lower, bottom front fender corners.
-Decide what to do with the lower front fascia/chin (Fix or replace? rusted through on both sides)
-Fix rust spot on passenger wheel well arch

Rust isn't bad, well except for the lower front fascia, but I want to take care of it before it gets out of control.

-Figure out where overhead leak is coming from (maybe windshield seal but I'm guessing it's the roof rack gaskets)
-Check height adjustment on SLS-functions and doesn't leak but seems an inch or so low
-Maybe dig into the non-working A/C (I know it doesn't just need a recharge )
-Either do a brake job or get one done (all depends on how little time I have), rear just started to squeak and I haven't had them apart since I bought it
-Wash and Wax
-Vacuum and scrub the interior

The last three are more likely to get done and in that order.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

X2. If, and when, Spring decides to visit us up here.

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Chris
2007 E550 4Matic - 61,000 Km - Iridium Silver, black leather, Sport package, Premium 2 package
2007 GL450 4Matic - 62,000 Km - Obsidian Black Metallic, black leather, all options
1998 E430 - sold
1989 300E - 333,000 Km - sold
1977 280E - sold
1971 250 - retired

"And a frign hat. They gave me a hat at the annual benefits meeting. I said. how does this benefit me. I dont have anything from the company.. So they gave me a hat." - TheDon