https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBeGQAvabOE

tired

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You're tired? Did you know it's raining here today? And likely to rain again before the end of the week. We probably won't even get to ride our motorcycles until Sunday, and even then it probably won't even get to 70 degrees!

Winter...

MV

We got snow today. We're supposed to get snow this weekend. And next week. I am so glad I got my snow tires on!!

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TC
Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

Its 13 out and dropping. Tomorrows low is supposed to be -9F overnight, which would be the coldest yet this winter. They claim we'll not warm up till mid march or beyond. Its the longest winter ever. I am just glad there's not been much snow these past couple weeks, because I can use my 190d which has a real block heater and gives me heat right away in the morning. My 300SD has the snow tires, but just an oil pan heating pad, so it doesn't really warm up the motor and I have to drive 70% of the way to work with little to no heat....not fun. Its being retired or sold this summer....I am done freezing on my way to work every day.

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'15 GLK250 Bluetec 83k - mine - (OC-85,500)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 13k - wifes (OC-17k)
'01 E320 Wagon - 159k - mine (OC-160,000)
'01 E320 - 179k - dad's (OC-182,500)
'07 E350 Wagon - 131k - dad's (OC-132,500)
'01 SL500 - 51k - dad's (OC-52,000)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 57k - Brothers (OC-64,000)

california to get the worse storm since 1987 i think they said, bring it on we need the rain and some snow pack if we are lucky

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"NEW" 1984 300D TD needs some love

damn, that 300SD has had a good long run. Sure you don't want to put it on a plinth or something?

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

Who said that? I'm watching the forecast discussions on various NOAA pages from the central valley north and am seeing rain storm total predictions of a couple of inches. Nice, but it won't break the drought.
We're going to get about the same here in AZ. Won't break our drought either but it might do some good for the spring grass and let me turn my drip lines off for a week or so.

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84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

Who says we'll get a couple of inches even? I'm seeing ~1". I wish it was more.

MV

Its a possibility. I will probably end up parting it out and keeping the powertrain....As of July I'll have been driving it 11+ years and over 125,000 miles.

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-diesel is not just a fuel, its a way of life-
'15 GLK250 Bluetec 83k - mine - (OC-85,500)
'17 Metris(VITO!) - 13k - wifes (OC-17k)
'01 E320 Wagon - 159k - mine (OC-160,000)
'01 E320 - 179k - dad's (OC-182,500)
'07 E350 Wagon - 131k - dad's (OC-132,500)
'01 SL500 - 51k - dad's (OC-52,000)
'16 E400 4matic Sedan - 57k - Brothers (OC-64,000)

Well, some peoples kids ...

Heard on the radio that 2 storms are moving in to CA in the days ahead. The second will be 3-4 in of rain and up to 4 feet of snow in some places. It'll be moving east next week.... into frigid temps...and resulting snow.

Somewhere in the bowels of OD there's a year old thread about our mild winter last year and my comment about winter vacationing in Europe in 2013. The vagrant came home this year.

How I feel about this winter...

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1977 MB 240D 4 speed 145K - Nearly Perfect
1993 MB 400E 218K - Weekend Toy
2018 Ford F150 5.slow 23K - My DD
2020 Subaru Ascent 5k - Wife's DD

1979 MB 280E 90K - Sold
1983 MB 240D 238K - Scrapped
1984 MB 300D 347K? - Sold
1984 MB 300TD Wagon - 188k - Sold
1987 MB 300E 5 speed 258K - Scrapped
1991 MB 300TE 5 speed 276K - Sold
1993 MB 400E 130K - Sold
1995 MB E320 Wagon 190k - Sold

March 13 is the first day that detroit will see 40 degree weather between now and then.

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Strelnik
Invest in America: Buy a Congressman!

1950 170SD
1951 Citroen 11BN
1953 Citroen 11BNF limo
1953 220a project
1959 180D
1960 190D
1960 Borgward Isabella TS 2dr
1983 240D daily driver
1983 380SL
1990 350SDL daily driver alt
3 x Citroen DS21M, down from 5
3 x Citroen 2CV, down from 6

1" is what we were supposed to get from this storm.

The next one comes tonight and rains through Saturday night.

We're supposed to get 2 - 4".

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".

How does the BMW do in the snow?

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1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."