"Mexican Hats"

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Mercedes-w123-Mexican-hat-alloy-wheels_W0QQitemZ260245424586QQihZ016QQcategoryZ31355QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Go figure.

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80 280SL
85 300SD
87 300TD
92 300D 2.5 Turbo
92 300TE 4Matic

I guess they have never seen a Mexican. I've never seen one with a wheel on their head.

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

They also don't know how to spell tyre, and fill their "Mercs" with "petrol" whatever that is.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

And they store their spare tyre in the 'boot'. (and keep their motor under the bonnet!!

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Alberta Luthier
1983 300CD ('Stinky')155k miles, 2.47 diff, EGR removed, AAZ injectors with 265 nozzles from Sean,and vogtland lowering springs.
1984 300SD ('Old Blue')150k Klicks from Japan originally, came with rear head rests, no sunroof and never had an EGR

Air Biscuit: The British even have a polite name for farts.

Wow, my 600th post involves flatulence. I'm quite the contributer to the Mercedesshop community.

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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!!!

I'm sure all previous responses here are just jokes and nothing more. However, I can't help but think that the urging of these jokes simply demonstrates the bastardisation, or lack of knowkedge, of the English language that continues to flourish here in the colonies.

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Don't Chrome them; polish them

Are you joking? We perfected the English language!

What I can never understand is how the present day residents of Londinium (and the Isles) took French,German,Dutch,Russian AND Latin ( not to mention all the Scandinavian tongues) and came up with whatever they think is "The King's English".

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'84 300SD sold
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English is a pretty crappy, illogical language anyways.

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi

I don't get what this discussion is about.
You cars are German and thus you should be filling them with diesel or benzin, depending on what the motor under the motorhaube likes.
Your ersatzrad is of course kept in the kofferraum.

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Tomas, Sweden
1966 Mercedes Benz 230S with OM617.912, automatic. Disk brakes from W108
1983 Mercedes Benz 300TD grey, OM617.912 and 5-speed manual
1983 Mercedes Benz 300TD blue 7-seater, OM617.912 and 5-speed manual

Here's another example of how we improved on the langauage: they say windscreen, we say windshield. If it was a a screen the wind would get through and just keep the bug out - its a shield!

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80 280SL
85 300SD
87 300TD
92 300D 2.5 Turbo
92 300TE 4Matic

The strength of our language is its richness and adaptability. It is constantly changing to meet the emerging needs of the people. That might be partly becuase of the times, but it is also attributable to people who use it.

German is much more utilitarian. There aren't 15 different ways to say everything. And as a side note, in German Pizza Hut translates as "Pizza Hat", and they see the graphic of the roof as such. At least that was the case a decade ago.

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1982 300CD Petrol/Black Leather