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02-04-2005, 07:30 AM
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I did it last night. My first purchase on Fastlane as we brought or first MB home on Wednesday....I set out to order a grommet for the washer pump (0.88 US dollars) then out of the corner of my eye...like a hungry striper seeing an eel.....I see the $100 shipping lure.....BANG - FISH ON! I got it up to $50 easily with some parts I didn't even know if I needed yet....I hear my wife coming.....shook vigorously and the lure miraculously slipped from my lip.....I only got it back down to $37.48 before I submitted the order.....I thought to myself...next time mr. eel....you will be mine!
PS I was pleased that mercedesShop shipping seemed realistic Rob M Concord,MA USA '85 300D 
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02-04-2005, 07:45 AM
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Fastlane won't ship to Canada, so when I order I have it sent to some friends in Vermont, which is an 1 1/2 hour drive. I try to stock up on every order with all consumables and "what if" parts. Got about 5 of every filter on the car. My last order was 150$ cdn, and if I would have bought the parts in Montreal it would have cost 400$. And while I'm in beautiful Vermont I usually go on a nice day and go hiking or cycling in the green mountains. It's an enjoyable way to save 250$!!!
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Denis 1979 300TD 189,000 Miles, now running WVO with a home-made 2 tank conversion 1974 230 Gasser 189,000 Miles, For Sale 1961 VW Microbus 162,000 Miles 1961 Ford Fairlane 500, 53,900 original miles 1951 Oliver Super 55 Tractor 2002 Chocolate Lab
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02-04-2005, 08:13 AM
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extra parts? only if I stop driving the car before I run out of parts.
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02-04-2005, 11:06 AM
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It might go from clutter to cash
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 And I was able to save TONS of parts from Porsches over the past 30 odd years. Then came Ebay.  The sales I made were good but the outlets that popped up were incredible. 108 Porsche crankshafts and 47 transmissions turned into gold, not to mention all the other related parts. One man's trash is another man's treasure, eh?
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You can get farther with a smile and a gun than you can with just a smile. 1984 300D 1985 300CD 1980 300SD 1993 SL500
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