I have never seen those thin gaily colored ones on a Mercedes, do the sidewalls flex too much for an old driver?
Tony.
--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Nate" <vwnate1@...> wrote:
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> ? You mean CV Joint boots ? .
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> I've never trusted those thin gaily colored ones but one place I worked at , the owner was cheaper than I (and a far worse Mechanic) and he insisted I install those , I was amazed to see how well they stood up to long term abuse .
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> _My_ vehicles will get the All Weather Thunder Branded Super Macho Extra - Thik ones though thankyouverymuch =8-) .
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> Yes , of course whenever you arrive , give me a shout and I'll wind up the old nail and come to visit you ~ I'll drive the Metropolitan if you wish , it's a great long distance tourer if slow (ignore what Tom says about it) .
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> SWMBO and I stayed at the Hot Springs Motel directly across the road from where you were last time in Nevada , a whole bunch of crazy-a$$ MotorHeads were there with us , a nice basic place , the typ I like but *very* $pendy for what you get , the guy who shared the Hot Tub with our room looked too sketchy for SWMBO to go in after he'd soaked in it =8-^ .
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> Much whooping and hollering all night long made me pleased I'm deaf as a post , I passed out and slept right through all the noise & Motocycle madness that apparently pi$$ed off and kept awake , everyone else within 35 miles .
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> We ate a very nice dinner at the roadhouse just East , across from the gas station .
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> Keep me posted please .
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> -Nate
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> > Hey Nate, Swmbo says hi.
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> > But it looks like am gonna have a fight with the manager. Booties are just all weather private brands sold by a local auto parts chain. Given that we do fair amount of driving on not so good roads, am not going to go for the "you can corner at a he!! of a clip" high end ones. Hey in the spring we will likely visit our brat in Prescott for a week, fab windey roads in and out, any chance of getting together?
> > Tony.
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