Possumblog

Congrats, Terry! I can't get over how CLEAN that car looks. And is that the model that has 62 horsepower?

That does look mighty clean. Dull. Slow. Old.

But mighty clean.

It should be invisible to highway patrol with its invisibility cloak of boredom turned on.

But congrats! You got what you were looking for.

A 240D will go quite fast if you have room to gather speed. I don't think they actually accelerate, they "gather" speed. My 73 220D would do a little over 90 on the Autobahnen. It did smell awfully bad though.

Thanks, boys--and yes Stan, I believe it's either 62 or 67--I've seen both figures.

Nate, you silly man--I don't think the state troopers would ever have a reason to pull it over. Unless it fell off a building and somehow managed to go faster than 70. Despite what Larry says about their blinding speed.

Hey, now we can all dress up as sheikhs and re-enact the Rock The Casbah video!

I've always liked the looks of those old Mercedes.

I hope that doesn't involve lederhosen. (Obviously, this is in reference to Skillzy's comment, not Miss Janis's, who has an eye for cars.)

It's very cute. Is this one of the Mercedes that costs $100 for an oil filter and it is impossible to change the oil by yourself?

Oh, why bother with worrying about an oil change when it all blows by the rings anyway. Just keep adding a couple of quarts every 10 miles or so, and it pretty much changes itself!

(As for the actual difficulty and expense of this, I will have to ask my consultant, Mr. Anderson.)

Congratulations on being the first in the group to complete phase one of the “moron project.” When do you pick it up?

I totally see you in this car.

Thank you, Jim--we will be making the trek Saturday morning. It will require using I-20. And this weekend is the Talladega race. I am a moron.

And thanks to you, too, Sugarmama! I think.

Suggest you get an official Mercedes shop manual which will explain that they are reluctantly selling it to you because the very fact that you are buying the manual proves that you are of insufficient intelligence to own such a fine automobile. On the other hand, you could spend $11.95 for a Haines manual and get something useful.

If I come to B'Ham, you gonna let me drive it around the block?

Good for you Terry!

The self changing oil may work... I had an F-150 that did that... just changed the filter ever so often.

The guy's gonna throw in his Haynes manual for FREE! And yes, of course you can drive it, Larry, although I might have to let you get it started rolling before I get in.

Oh, and Dave--I found out the tires rotate themselves while it's moving. What could be simpler?!

One of the more fun things about the older Mercedes shop manuals was the instructions for bedding in new brake pads. After replacing all four corners, you accelerate to 80 mph and brake down to 40 several times. In a 240D, that should get you to around Athens and I could meet you at the Cracker Barrel for lunch.

Hee--"80"! I suppose I could have someone tow it to get it up to speed.

It's a compliment. I think the car suits you very well. I think you should post a picture of yourself in the car once you get it.

Oh, there'll be pictures. I just hope they aren't of me with my thumb in the air trying to hitch a ride.

Well the picture doesn't require that the car is actually moving. Just that you are sitting in it.

Whew! I think I can manage that.

Sehr huebsch! (How does one do umlauts, I wonder?) Congratulations =] Enjoy the Fahrvergnuegen (Umlauts?!!?)

I believe the Farhvergnugen is going to be in as short supply as the umlauts, at least for a while longer.