So what's a Krakenwagon?? - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

jassz · #1 08-23-2003, 09:39 PM

I thought at first 'Kraken' must mean hearse, but then I saw the bumper stickers on the rear. :p

Can anyone translate this for me? All I can decipher is that it fahrts ok :p .

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2429326842&indexURL=1&photoDisplayType=2#ebayphotohosting

God help me, I've discoverd ebay Germany.

popeye doyle · #2 08-23-2003, 09:57 PM

Wie farhn, farhn, farhn auf der autobahn...

Obviously you have a 'Kraken' good time in it right?!

Don't come a knockin' if this Krakenwagen is a rockin'!

Und now on 'Spockets' it is time to dance!

'Dieter' Doyle

bjcsc · #3 08-23-2003, 10:02 PM

Kranken=sick and thus krankenwagen=ambulance.

kerry · #4 08-23-2003, 11:19 PM

Altavista will translate web pages for you and also translate any text you want to send to those German sellers. I use it all the time for German ebay and www.mobile.de

If you like motorhomes and you really want divine help, go here:

http://www.mobile.de/SIDMRnqBqRbtCONYE6ZJlpHuA-t-vaNexlCsAsK%F3P~BmSB10LsearchPublicJ1061698919A1LsearchPublicIMotorhomeS-t-vpLtt~BmPA1B20A0/cgi-bin/searchPublic.pl?_form=search&sr_make=17200&sr_model=&sr_priceFrom=80000000&sr_priceTo=-2&sr_mileageFrom=-2&sr_mileageTo=-2&sr_registrationDateFrom=-2&sr_registrationDateTo=-2&sr_category=-2&sr_powerRange=-2&sr_color=-2&sr_engineType=-2&sr_country=-2&sr_zip=&sr_zipRadiusTo=-2&sr_sortOrder=0&sr_daysOldTo=-2&doSearch.x=27&doSearch.y=15

jassz · #5 08-23-2003, 11:50 PM

Quote:

Mercedes 124T ambulance; Bj.88; 90Ps; 2,5l capacity; Diesel; 3 seats with Anschnaller and one against the driving direction ohne(4 is registered); Winter and summer tire available; Exchange engine with ca.145000km;T?V/AU to 8`2004; Car has small Sch?nheitsfehler; Power steering has misfires while stationary sometimes w?hrend the travel of o.k.; Engine l?uft super(bis 170km/h); 6 litres consumption; with further questions email

Thanks kerry edwards! This is the translation that Altavista gave me... the powersteering misfires while stationary???

That sounds dangerous! :p

And thanks for the link to the other site too. Yes, definitely need devine help.

Zeitgeist · #6 08-24-2003, 01:08 AM

If you want lot's of hilarious fun for the whole family, try using Altavista's Babelfish to enter your favorite phrases or paragraphs into German or some other language, then convert what Babelfish spits out back into English--it's a hoot!

Then try converting your original passage from one language to the next, passing through several different languages, then back to English again after many iterations. To call the final result mangled, doesn't do it justice.

I think GW Bush uses Babelfish as his personal English translator...

Gilly · #7 08-24-2003, 09:56 AM

Heres another german-english translator site, with krankenwagen already cranked in:
http://dict.leo.org/?search=krankenwagen&searchLoc=0&relink=on&spellToler=standard&sectHdr=on&tableBorder=1&cmpType=relaxed&lang=en