[diesel_mercedes] Re: SoCal SUV drivers

 

the real go anywhere bit is; once they loose control, nothing can stop them (anthropomorphic SUV) from going anywhere it damn well wants to go. SUV drivers are very tasty, it is waaaaaay too bad they aren't the rodkill fodder in any given accident involving them. a yummy free meal goes a long way in offseting a bad day.
 
twas a great cartoon in road and track of a porsche(ah...) driven b-twix two SUVs, it had it's head and tail lights mounted on a pole at each corner, raising them to SUV driver's eye level. said porsche driver was breaking, blinding orbs/busting balls. it was a riot.  
 
on the topic of the hupcaps, are them starz held on from behind by removeable / replaceable clips, or once removed is it dead?
bodyshops say no? even if you supply paint, sand and mask it? maakoo say no? lazy S.O.Bs. can you leave a set somewhere where they will do it some day in near future when they paint another car white? maybe post in related forums where one may be doing such soon, and you can drop them off. maybe someone in the local(ory) benz club or one of the associated bodyshops might give you a group squirt for less than a testical..........
i might be a-paint'n a 560sl white, but only after you obtain one and transplant an SDL 6-pot in it for me :-p
 
oh, holihappodays and newpyhapyear.....
   Date: Thu Dec 30, 2010 2:06 pm ((PST))  On 12/30/2010 3:43 PM, Nate wrote: > > > Pardon my stupid (?) question but : how does the high CG of an SUV  > differ from that of my old pickup truck ? . > > TIA , > > -Nate > Mark wrote: > > > > > > Problem is really too much weight, too high off the ground. > > > > Whenever we get even the smallest amount of slickness on the roads,  > SUVs can be found scattered all alongside the major roadways, in far  > greater numbers than their proportions. Usually, they have California  > or Texas license plates.... > > > > Mark in Lakewood, CO (53 degrees F today, 24 by Friday, and,  > finally, some snow....) > > > > > >  Its the other factor, the lightness of brain power of the typical SUV  driver,  Most seem to have bought into the go anywhere fiction.  Most  people with old pickups have a different mindset.




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There are 5 messages in this issue.  Topics in this digest:  1a. Re: 14" Hubcaps         From: Ben Giovanelli, CPA 1b. Re: 14" Hubcaps         From: Nate  2a. Re: SoCal SUV drivers         From: Nate 2b. Re: SoCal SUV drivers         From: Alan Boucher  3a. Re: Merry Christmas!         From: manjeet   Messages ________________________________________________________________________ 1a. Re: 14" Hubcaps     Posted by: "Ben Giovanelli, CPA" bgiovan@cavtel.net bgiovan     Date: Thu Dec 30, 2010 6:04 am ((PST))  I was just going to say I have some blue ones for you!  Ben near Detroit.  On 12/29/2010 1:33 PM, Nate wrote: > > > I need a set of white ones , will buy or trade up or down for some  > ivory ones . > > No , I cannot figure out how to re-pain those blue ones I always find... > > TIA , > > -Nate > >       Messages in this topic (5) ________________________________________________________________________ 1b. Re: 14" Hubcaps     Posted by: "Nate" vwnate1@yahoo.com vwnate1     Date: Thu Dec 30, 2010 12:47 pm ((PST))   Body shops all say no and I wasn't able to make a good job of it my ownself so  I'm still looking for those elusive white ones that are not curbed .  Meanwhilst I have some close color matches now , they look O.K. for the moment .  Hope springs eternal when you cruise P-A-P on a semi - regular basis as I do .  -Nate      Tom  wrote: > > If you find them in any color in good shape, jump on them. Painting isn't that   > difficult. A body shop should do it, though. Save some money by masking them  > yourself. Get an exacto knife to trim out the star. >  Tom Hanson > Mercedes Benz Classic Center USA > MBUSA, LLC > thomas.hanson@... > 949 598-4842 direct > 949 598-4870 fax  >  >  >  >  > ________________________________ >         Messages in this topic (5) ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 2a. Re: SoCal SUV drivers     Posted by: "Nate" vwnate1@yahoo.com vwnate1     Date: Thu Dec 30, 2010 12:43 pm ((PST))   Pardon my stupid (?) question but : how does the high CG of an SUV differ from  that of my old pickup truck ? .  TIA ,  -Nate      Mark  wrote: > >  > Problem is really too much weight, too high off the ground. >  > Whenever we get even the smallest amount of slickness on the roads, SUVs can  be found scattered all alongside the major roadways, in far greater numbers than  their proportions.  Usually, they have California or Texas license plates.... >  > Mark in Lakewood, CO (53 degrees F today, 24 by Friday, and, finally, some  snow....) >  >         Messages in this topic (6) ________________________________________________________________________ 2b. Re: SoCal SUV drivers     Posted by: "Alan Boucher" alstheone@verizon.net alstheone2002     Date: Thu Dec 30, 2010 2:06 pm ((PST))  On 12/30/2010 3:43 PM, Nate wrote: > > > Pardon my stupid (?) question but : how does the high CG of an SUV  > differ from that of my old pickup truck ? . > > TIA , > > -Nate > Mark wrote: > > > > > > Problem is really too much weight, too high off the ground. > > > > Whenever we get even the smallest amount of slickness on the roads,  > SUVs can be found scattered all alongside the major roadways, in far  > greater numbers than their proportions. Usually, they have California  > or Texas license plates.... > > > > Mark in Lakewood, CO (53 degrees F today, 24 by Friday, and,  > finally, some snow....) > > > > > >  Its the other factor, the lightness of brain power of the typical SUV  driver,  Most seem to have bought into the go anywhere fiction.  Most  people with old pickups have a different mindset.     Messages in this topic (6) ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 3a. Re: Merry Christmas!     Posted by: "manjeet" mj0a0a@yahoo.com mj0a0a     Date: Thu Dec 30, 2010 1:45 pm ((PST))  Merry Xmas and a HNY 2011 to all!  300sd 1984, 260+  --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, audiolaw@... wrote: > > Merry Christmas to all, and best wishes for happy, comfortable, safe diesel  >  driving in 2011.   >   > Tom >        Messages in this topic (2)      ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links  <*> To visit your group on the web, go to:     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diesel_mercedes/  <*> Your email settings:     Digest Email  | Traditional  <*> To change settings online go to:     http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diesel_mercedes/join     (Yahoo! ID required)  <*> To change settings via email:     diesel_mercedes-normal@yahoogroups.com      diesel_mercedes-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com  <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:     diesel_mercedes-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com  <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:     http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/   ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 

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