Truth be told , Tom isn't all that big but the amount of crap he carries is _astounding_ ! WAAYYY more than I ever carry and I'm a pack rat .
Truly the improved Aerodynamics of the W-126 chassis are impressive .
I'll stick with my W-123's .
I guess I need to get back to fixing old power antennas as I don't have any more good spares .
-Nate
Tom wrote:
>
> I've been tooling around for more than a year with my radio antenna stuck
> all the way up. A couple of weeks ago, some mutt finally snapped it. The
> internal nylon string kept the top part from falling away, so it's been
> dangling about 2/3 of the way up as I drive.
>
> Today, I went out to Nate's house where he has a stash of the things.
> We put one in that is working properly. Ta Da!
>
> On the way home, I filled up. 398 mi. / 14.561 gal. = 27.333 mpg. Not
> bad for a big car, working its way up to the 351,000 mile mark, while
> lugging 300 lbs of ME, plus a 3-drawer tool box, small tool box, and various
> spares and camping supplies in the trunk. Of course, I rarely go much over
> 70 mph.
>
> Gotta love these old tanks.
>
> Tom
>
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