Mar 28, 2016, 07:21 PM
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Table of Contents "S55's Endless Build Thread"
1. Car Forklifted Onto Delivery Truck Because Auction Had No Key
2. Finally Sees Car and Damage In Person on Delivery Truck
3. Videos of S-Class Forklifted Off Delivery Truck And Slid Into Garage
4. Additional Rear-End Damage Photos
5. Cost Breakdown For Vehicle and Parts as of 3/12/16
6. Key Arrives! First Start Up.
7. First Test Drive, Warning Lights Abound
8. Fixed Electrical Issues(?), Replaced Battery and Alternator
9. New Woodgrain Steering Wheel Installed
1. Car Forklifted Onto Delivery Truck Because Auction Had No Key
2. Finally Sees Car and Damage In Person on Delivery Truck
3. Videos of S-Class Forklifted Off Delivery Truck And Slid Into Garage
4. Additional Rear-End Damage Photos
5. Cost Breakdown For Vehicle and Parts as of 3/12/16
6. Key Arrives! First Start Up.
7. First Test Drive, Warning Lights Abound
8. Fixed Electrical Issues(?), Replaced Battery and Alternator
9. New Woodgrain Steering Wheel Installed
I finally bought it Fellas!
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For $10 a day the state of Washington will pay any insurance claims that result from you driving an otherwise uninsured vehicle, and waive any requirements that the vehicle be registered?
According to the WA DMV they will waive the registration requirement for up to three days on a trip permit. Nothing in the statute waives the insurance requirement.
According to the WA DMV they will waive the registration requirement for up to three days on a trip permit. Nothing in the statute waives the insurance requirement.
Yes, they waive all registration requirements. Because you can't get it registered until you have the car inspected.
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I was j/k about Passiac being ghetto. I was reffering to the ghetto part I used to live in when my family first arrived to the Unites States of America. Still has a good ring to it!
Wouldn't it be a bummer to drive an average of 25k miles a year for all of your 20s and never have to use insurance? Up to age 25 insurance payments are outrageous even with a beater.
Wouldn't it be a bummer to drive an average of 25k miles a year for all of your 20s and never have to use insurance? Up to age 25 insurance payments are outrageous even with a beater.
Nobody likes to pay income tax, or get a prostate exam or anything else that is both 1)Not fun and 2)Expensive.
You have $15,000 to spend on a project car but you can't afford to drive a car legally? Doesn't that sound f'd up to you?
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Huh? NOBODY likes to pay insurance premiums for coverage they may never need. I have two drivers under 25 on my policy. I know exactly how much it costs to insure young drivers.
Nobody likes to pay income tax, or get a prostate exam or anything else that is both 1)Not fun and 2)Expensive.
You have $15,000 to spend on a project car but you can't afford to drive a car legally? Doesn't that sound f'd up to you?
Nobody likes to pay income tax, or get a prostate exam or anything else that is both 1)Not fun and 2)Expensive.
You have $15,000 to spend on a project car but you can't afford to drive a car legally? Doesn't that sound f'd up to you?
Your kids are fortunate enough to have a loving father who is A: Willing to add his kids onto his insurance, and B: Willing to pay for their insurance.
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Technically....Asian trash. But like I mentioned earlier, I think he's as f'ed in the head as he is because he was born right around the time of the Chernobyl meltdown. That did a lot of damage physically and mentally to a lot of people who went through it. Lots of weird birth defects including under-developed brains.
I'm trying to give his stupidity an excuse.
Benzs55, please refrain from posting in other threads and keep your activity in this one. There are many new Benz owners who are looking for help and don't know about your complete lack of knowledge of these cars. It would be best that you don't try to "help" them and possibly lead them toward disastrous consequences with their cars.
I'm trying to give his stupidity an excuse.
Benzs55, please refrain from posting in other threads and keep your activity in this one. There are many new Benz owners who are looking for help and don't know about your complete lack of knowledge of these cars. It would be best that you don't try to "help" them and possibly lead them toward disastrous consequences with their cars.
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Technically....Asian trash. But like I mentioned earlier, I think he's as f'ed in the head as he is because he was born right around the time of the Chernobyl meltdown. That did a lot of damage physically and mentally to a lot of people who went through it. Lots of weird birth defects including under-developed brains.
I'm trying to give his stupidity an excuse.
Benzs55, please refrain from posting in other threads and keep your activity in this one. There are many new Benz owners who are looking for help and don't know about your complete lack of knowledge of these cars. It would be best that you don't try to "help" them and possibly lead them toward disastrous consequences with their cars.
I'm trying to give his stupidity an excuse.
Benzs55, please refrain from posting in other threads and keep your activity in this one. There are many new Benz owners who are looking for help and don't know about your complete lack of knowledge of these cars. It would be best that you don't try to "help" them and possibly lead them toward disastrous consequences with their cars.
If you feel I'm misguiding new members, take it up with the moderators. Until then, take your doctor prescribed chill pills and keep calm.
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Benzs55, please refrain from posting in other threads and keep your activity in this one. There are many new Benz owners who are looking for help and don't know about your complete lack of knowledge of these cars. It would be best that you don't try to "help" them and possibly lead them toward disastrous consequences with their cars.
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You think race is based on color?
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Yes, race is based on color. In the US, our govt recognizes the following races: Hispanic, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and White. Most native Europeans and Russians are white. And from the pictures you've posted of yourself, you are white. There isn't a special category called stupid whitey....so we are stuck having to group you in with the rest of us.
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Yes, race is based on color. In the US, our govt recognizes the following races: Hispanic, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and White. Most native Europeans and Russians are white. And from the pictures you've posted of yourself, you are white. There isn't a special category called stupid whitey....so we are stuck having to group you in with the rest of us.
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Dave,
Benzs55 has a point... you can't paint all Ukrainians / Russians / Euros for being as 'dull apple' as a general rule based on the actions of one 'dull apple'.
But neither of those points are relevant against your decision to spend money on fridge/steering wheel ahead of insuring your Cedes... so no, statement that you think about it all the time is not correct.
Someone earlier alluded that this thread reminds them of the Titanic... I can see this now...
Launched ... OOeeer.. beautiful, lovely... Can't wait to see the destination.
Progress... Speed up! (accessory's before necessity's) Shortcuts! (tree to frame mentality) Don't mind the ice bergs! (frame pull? pfft... panels? mallet!)
Danger... Ice berg! (Proper Inspection) ... Hard to Port! (NY->OR->WA avoidance route)...
Impact... No problems! Unsinkable! (design/thinking flaw... passengers think we have enough lifeboats.. they don't check insurance so it's ok!)
Sinking... WTF not enough lifeboats? (no insurance!) Lock up the peons in steerage! (which is where you'll end up when you crash and injure someone)
it's comedic up to impact ... after that it's tragic.
You want respect from fellow MB owners... you have to show respect back and flouting the rules is the opposite of that. (and worse, makes you come out 'dull apple' which I'm sure you are not).
Benzs55 has a point... you can't paint all Ukrainians / Russians / Euros for being as 'dull apple' as a general rule based on the actions of one 'dull apple'.
Someone earlier alluded that this thread reminds them of the Titanic... I can see this now...
Launched ... OOeeer.. beautiful, lovely... Can't wait to see the destination.
Progress... Speed up! (accessory's before necessity's) Shortcuts! (tree to frame mentality) Don't mind the ice bergs! (frame pull? pfft... panels? mallet!)
Danger... Ice berg! (Proper Inspection) ... Hard to Port! (NY->OR->WA avoidance route)...
Impact... No problems! Unsinkable! (design/thinking flaw... passengers think we have enough lifeboats.. they don't check insurance so it's ok!)
Sinking... WTF not enough lifeboats? (no insurance!) Lock up the peons in steerage! (which is where you'll end up when you crash and injure someone)
it's comedic up to impact ... after that it's tragic.
You want respect from fellow MB owners... you have to show respect back and flouting the rules is the opposite of that. (and worse, makes you come out 'dull apple' which I'm sure you are not).
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"Race, as a social construct, is a group of people who share similar and distinct physical characteristics.[1][2][3][4][5][6] First used to refer to speakers of a common language and then to denote national affiliations, by the 17th century race began to refer to physical (i.e. phenotypical) traits."
Wikipedia says your stuck in the middle ages DaveW.. Don't be a ignorant closed minded fool.
That was also a google search. Done similarly to the one I did for the new guy with fault codes. I suppose obd-codes.com gives out dangerous advice.
Wikipedia says your stuck in the middle ages DaveW.. Don't be a ignorant closed minded fool.
That was also a google search. Done similarly to the one I did for the new guy with fault codes. I suppose obd-codes.com gives out dangerous advice.
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I didn't call all Ukranians dull apples. He said his last name means "apple". I only pointed out that "dull apple" would be more appropriate for him.
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Dave,
Benzs55 has a point... you can't paint all Ukrainians / Russians / Euros for being as 'dull apple' as a general rule based on the actions of one 'dull apple'.
But neither of those points are relevant against your decision to spend money on fridge/steering wheel ahead of insuring your Cedes... so no, statement that you think about it all the time is not correct.
Someone earlier alluded that this thread reminds them of the Titanic... I can see this now...
Launched ... OOeeer.. beautiful, lovely... Can't wait to see the destination.
Progress... Speed up! (accessory's before necessity's) Shortcuts! (tree to frame mentality) Don't mind the ice bergs! (frame pull? pfft... panels? mallet!)
Danger... Ice berg! (Proper Inspection) ... Hard to Port! (NY->OR->WA avoidance route)...
Impact... No problems! Unsinkable! (design/thinking flaw... passengers think we have enough lifeboats.. they don't check insurance so it's ok!)
Sinking... WTF not enough lifeboats? (no insurance!) Lock up the peons in steerage! (which is where you'll end up when you crash and injure someone)
Uncanny...
Benzs55 has a point... you can't paint all Ukrainians / Russians / Euros for being as 'dull apple' as a general rule based on the actions of one 'dull apple'.
But neither of those points are relevant against your decision to spend money on fridge/steering wheel ahead of insuring your Cedes... so no, statement that you think about it all the time is not correct.
Someone earlier alluded that this thread reminds them of the Titanic... I can see this now...
Launched ... OOeeer.. beautiful, lovely... Can't wait to see the destination.
Progress... Speed up! (accessory's before necessity's) Shortcuts! (tree to frame mentality) Don't mind the ice bergs! (frame pull? pfft... panels? mallet!)
Danger... Ice berg! (Proper Inspection) ... Hard to Port! (NY->OR->WA avoidance route)...
Impact... No problems! Unsinkable! (design/thinking flaw... passengers think we have enough lifeboats.. they don't check insurance so it's ok!)
Sinking... WTF not enough lifeboats? (no insurance!) Lock up the peons in steerage! (which is where you'll end up when you crash and injure someone)
Uncanny...
I like the way your mind works
Your right, I did go overboard and do it backwards buy buying those items first. It was foolish me, because if I wouldn't have bought them the car would already be in the shop for repair.
It would have been easier to lie to Mike about having insurance. But I needed a push in the area of needing insurance, and I'm glad Mike called me out on it. I would rather tell the truth and learn, than lie and maintain a false sense of respect.
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.....says the guy who's been doing everything back asswards since this thread began and refuses to get his wreck scanned by a professional. Why haven't you chained your rear end to a tree yet to pull that rear end out?
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