Previously posted: http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?threadid=75564&highlight=boa

A guy was driving int 44 in st. Louis to work from Ballwin and made it to Hampton when he heard a pop, it sounded like a flat tire.... He opened the hood and jumped a mile.... Co-worker recognizes him and pulls over...imagine calling in..”i will be late and uh..... This is what was
Making the noise!!”

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'93 190E 2.6-Wrecked
'91 300E-Went to Ex
'65 911 Coupe (#302580)

An interesting variation on the old cook-dinner-in-foil-on-the-engine maneuver...

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'97 SL500, 40th anniversary edition

'04 Olds Bravada (SWMBO's)
'06 Lexus ES330
'89 560SL (sold)


SL--Anything else is just a Mercedes.
(Kudos to whoever said it first)

haasman

"a guy was driving"

THE guy was one of our own.

http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?threadid=75564&highlight=boa

Dave

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1970 220D, owned 1980-1990
1980 240D, owned 1990-1992
1982 300TD, owned 1992-1993
1986 300SDL, owned 1993-2004
1999 E300, owned 1999-2003
1982 300TD, 213,880mi, owned since Nov 18, 1991- Aug 4, 2010 SOLD
1988 560SL, 100,000mi, owned since 1995
1965 Mustang Fastback Mileage Unknown(My sons)
1983 240D, 176,000mi (My daughers) owned since 2004
2007 Honda Accord EX-L I4 auto, the new daily driver
1985 300D 264,000mi Son's new daily driver.(sold)
2008 Hyundai Tiberon. Daughters new car

Dave,

Someone just forwarded that to me! Funny, here it was on this site.

All due credit, sorry about that. I edited my post to point to this thread.

Haasman

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'03 E320 Wagon-Sold
'95 E320 Wagon-Went to Ex
'93 190E 2.6-Wrecked
'91 300E-Went to Ex
'65 911 Coupe (#302580)

And I thought cats were bad!!!!!

well, I guess finding a mouse chewing up my engine bay isn't that bad after all

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