Well, it has occurred to me that over a month has gone by since I was here-anyone ever get the Summertime Lazies? It's hot as balls here in PA, and I don't feel like crawlin under Greta, into the semi-dry diesel drip. I need to do motor mounts, and I'm not looking forward. My Harley beckons much harder than my Benz. Is it just me?

DS

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Der Dieselschnell
1987 300D Turbo "Greta" 170k
1990 Ford F250 "Marnie" 93k

i am riding on my spare. it has a bulge in the side and its showing belts but im too lazy to go to the junkyard so i high tail it to work goin 70

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Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?

As long as they would add one additional commandment for you to keep thy religion to thyself.
George Carlin (Wonder where he is now..)

1981 240d (engine donor 1983 240d) recently rebuilt engine hurray! - No more.. fought a tree and the tree won.

pearl black 1983 240d 4speed (Converted!@$$%) atleast the tranny was rebuilt.

I've been looking for projects to do in my basement shop - much cooler there - windlace recovering; auxillary fan rebuild.

Then I remember how blasted cold the garage is during the winter..... I like the heat more than the cold.

Time to get after that droopy headliner.

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83 300d - 390k

And the garage is sooooo cold in winter and so hotttttttttt in summer. That leaves, at least in here in Indiana only about 2 months in spring and maybe 3 in fall to get it done. Have a big job of windlace to do myself, just hope that Running Snail is a good teacher.

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Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important. C.S. Lewis



1983 Mercedes W123 240D 4 Speed 285,000 on the road with a 617 turbo, beautiful butter yellow, license plate # 83 240D INDIANA

2003 Jaguar Type X, AWD. beautiful, good mileage,
Mom's car, but I won't let her drive it!

I'm to busy working and sailing/fishing.

To many fun things going on in the summer time, its social season.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Oh yeah, I am in the doldrums. Someone posted a thread about all the stuff he needs to do on his ride, and I couldn't even bear to read it.

Its 95 in the shade here and high humidity. Even the house AC is struggling. I was out mowing the acerage with my old Gravely ( only because the lake is so low now that I can- but I don't want to). I replaced the front and back rubber windshield seals on the W116 a few weeks ago and I haven't found the energy to finish putting on the mouldings. Actually, I need to get busy on my old 67 Ford pickup before it completely rots...

Rick

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)

... yup.
however, no matter HOW lazy I was, I would not drive a car fast or far with a tire showing a bulge and cord... I have had too many blow out on me.
I am working up the nerve to install A/C in the garage... I have the units, just not the time or money to run the thing in the garage. but OH how painfull it is working outside in this humidity! 98/98 sucks!!! I have become a fan of working at 4:00 in the morning.

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
1987 300TD
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!

Our first year in our new house.

We (my wife and I) built it from the ground up and the central air somehow got extended to the garage.... Only problem is the garage is full of all our furniture and extra clothing while we are finishing the rest of the house. DAMN still have to work on the Benze out front.

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87 300D Turbo (still wondering about #14 head)
98 Buick Regal GS (one quick grocery gettr)
07 Honda CBR1000RR
04 Dodge Ram Laramie 4x4 CTD (heaven)
95 Dodge Ram 3500 CTD. Need snow plowed?

Ah yes, summertime! Currently, we have a choice around here. Either work during the day and use a lot of fans, and still put up with sweat in your eyes, or get eaten by mosquitos, to the point of anemia or possibly malaria and west nile virus, if you try to work during the cool of the day. I do most of my work in the "winter" around here.

Not too long ago, I say some pics of JimmyL's garage and about half a dozen fans. Now that is a "Texas" garage.

Buy the high-volume fans, a little bit pricier but do a much better job.http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_6970_754509_754509

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Sam

84 300SD 350K+ miles ( Blue Belle )

Naw man, we're all wired for it. I'm jonesing on the lazies.. " summertime.. when the living is easy.... "... just got done running a car show, and the 9 yds of soil is moved out of the yard.....slowing down.... I'm getting there.....

..nuthin' on my mind but the smell of the breeze, and how good the :beers: taste

Blackie diesel car is my daily now, so, Lord willin', no heavy maintenance til winter.

It's interesting to read this thread and see where all of the posters live. Clearly some challenging climates! I wish I could take credit for leaving northern Wisconsin (where the choice is mosquitoes or snow) and moving to northern California (where the choice is Zinfandel or Chablis) but, alas, it was dumb luck.

On the other hand, I lived in Tucson from 1968 to 1972 and distinctly remember learning to put the tools in the shade under the '63 Alfa Romeo Guilia Spyder, so they wouldn't get too hot to touch. I was able to work for about 15 minutes at a time before going inside to sit under the swamp cooler and cool off.

In his book Two Years Before the Mast, Richard Henry Dana wrote that laziness was "the California disease" so I guess none of us are immune. It's certainly nice to laze around and do nothing, regardless of the weather. One of the challenges of retirement is that you have to make yourself get up and do something.

My challenge is that both of my cars are daily drivers, so I can't have them out of commission for more than a couple of days at a time. That limits the kind of projects I can do.

Jeremy

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"Buster" in the '95

Our all-Diesel family
1996 E300D (W210) . .338,000 miles Wife's car
2005 E320 CDI . . 113,000 miles My car
Santa Rosa population 176,762 (2022)
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . 627,762
"Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz."
-- Janis Joplin, October 1, 1970

in fort worth you better build an ark or so my friend in alvarado tells me. Powered by a 603 of course

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commercial fisherman diesel in my blood in my boats trucks and Dear old Dad has had me drivin them since i got my first license in 1968
1986 300 SDL 427654
1999 Chevy Crew Cab Dually 225423
1986 300 SDL 287000 Dad's
1987 190 Turbo 158000 Mom's (my inheritance)