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Dead Mercedes Etiquette
On the way to work this afternoon, I passed by a 300D in the median of the highway. I didn't see anyone by it or in it needing help, so I went on to work.
Got to thinking about what my reaction should have been if I hadn't been in a hurry. My options: 1. Leave a note offering to buy it at a bargain price. 2. Think about what the HOA has already been complaining about and forget about bringing home another stray. 3. Place small, valuable, easily removeable parts in safe-keeping so no one will steal them. What would you do?
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I'd mostly be wondering what could have made the car stall there in the first place How in the world does anyone get a 300D to die? Water in the fuel? Poor 'ol thing.
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past MB rides: '68 220D '68 220D(another one) '67 230 '84 SD Current rides: '06 Lexus RX330 '93 Ford F-250 '96 Corvette '99 Polaris 700 RMK sled 2011 Polaris Assault '86 Yamaha TT350(good 'ol thumper) |
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cold svo/wvo. I thought I'd beat everyone to it.
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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!!! |
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Ahhh.....that explains it
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past MB rides: '68 220D '68 220D(another one) '67 230 '84 SD Current rides: '06 Lexus RX330 '93 Ford F-250 '96 Corvette '99 Polaris 700 RMK sled 2011 Polaris Assault '86 Yamaha TT350(good 'ol thumper) |
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Not in San Antonio (this week anyway).
As you can't really kill the car....Let's blame W for making fuel priced so high the owner couldn't afford fuel and just ran out.
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Maybe a yuppie owned it and the ashtray became full, requiring abandonment.
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I don't know about you but my 300SD always left me stranded. I must admit except for the alternator going out it was my fault. I was new to MB and tried to replace the alternator and I couldn't figure out the belt system. I tried to pry them off with a screwdriver! How stupid as a week later on of them snapped and cut my transmission cooler line. Yep, I was stuck on the side of the road because of my stupidity once again. Perhaps that owner is just like me. Plus, since it's a Mercedes, it's not Dead. It's merely temporarily taking a break from running. Thats what my Merc does.
By the way, where is this car? Maybe I can buy it cheap before you!
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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino 1989 560SEC 2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual 1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual |
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A clear case of "failure to proceed".
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past MB rides: '68 220D '68 220D(another one) '67 230 '84 SD Current rides: '06 Lexus RX330 '93 Ford F-250 '96 Corvette '99 Polaris 700 RMK sled 2011 Polaris Assault '86 Yamaha TT350(good 'ol thumper) |
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At least stop and put the 1-800 Mercedes number on the windshield.
There's not much that will stop the 617 if it's running but the things that will are often catastrophic such as a broken oil cooler line.
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1977 300d 70k--sold 08 1985 300TD 185k+ 1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03 1985 409d 65k--sold 06 1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car 1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11 1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper 1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4 1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13 |
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Gave up it's nomadic life and setteled down?
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-Marty 1986 300E 220,000 miles+ transmission impossible (Now waiting under a bridge in order to become one) Reading your M103 duty cycle: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showpost.php?p=831799&postcount=13 http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showpost.php?p=831807&postcount=14 |
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Usualy around here the old MB's that break down as scary looking, and I'm worried that the owners will mug me!
In NE when a car breaks down you ignore them, NFW will someone stop.
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