[W126 Coupe] '91 for sale

[Dick Spellman]

Whoa.  What a bummer.  At least you made it out in one piece and had the
presence of mind to wait for the pressure to equalize.  Reqal sorry about
your SEC!  You have to locate another right away!

I had a close call after flying into Indiana on a delayed puddle jumper,
meeting a crew and then driving to some place or another in dense fog at
night.  I was looking for a place to eat, asked a guy at the airport for a
good seafood place.....Bigg mistake.  As he sent me off to some place that
served the best 'crik' fish in those parts.  Damn near drove into the Ohio
River that had overflowed it's banks.  Luckily I was in a parking lot,
driving slow over a rise that quickly headed downward, saw the reflection,
no thought-just reaction, hit the brakes.  Found myself and fellow
passengers staring at this fast moving muddy brown mess just a few feet
away.  Came darn close to plowing into a nightmare for sure.  Ended up in
some city, remember laughing as I drove by this bank all lit up called 'The
First Third Bank'.  Finally found food at a casino, had a great steak and a
drink.  Felt a whole lot better.  Found a hotel.  Had the meetings next
morning and got the heck outta there.  NYC seemed safer after that episode.

Best of luck on the insurance claim and locating a suitable SEC replacement.

Dick

On Sat, Jan 17, 2009 at 10:28 PM, Jay Febish <jflyer2 at aol.com> wrote:


> Attila,Just tried to call you. I had also tried to call Mike, but as

> usual, he doesn't answer. I'll probably have to see if he's interested in

> them. Otherwise, if I find another coupe in good condition, I could always

> put them on it. I really liked the way the car looked with them. I messaged

> Mendel up in PA to see what he might have. Also, Jono is going to do some

> checking around his area and has offered to help me deal with the insurance

> co. I would think that with his expertise on W126s, he could help convince

> them of the true worth as opposed to NADA book.

> Jay

>

> On Jan 17, 2009, at 10:09 PM, Attila Makranczy wrote:

>

>

>          Hey Ralph, I believe Dolan already has dibs on those wheels.

>

>          Sorry.  Can you make the Long Boat meet on March 21, 22  ???

>

>

> --- On *Sat, 1/17/09, Day . Ralph <RDay at drc.com>* wrote:

>

> From: Day . Ralph <RDay at drc.com>

> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] '91 for sale

> To: "Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists" <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

> Date: Saturday, January 17, 2009, 5:48 PM

>

> Jay,

>

> Sorry to hear about your car!  My goodness.  I wish I could help you with the

> adjuster, but the last time I dealt with an adjuster was when I had a rental car

> that someone plowed into in FL.  The other guy (who received a ticket and

> declared at fault by the police) had Progressive Car Insurance.  They are

> notorious for not paying.  They would only pay half the cost of the repair

> stating that their guy was not at fault, even though the cops said he was.

> Hopefully you don't have Progressive.  My company (USAA) was great!

> Regardless of what they do with the car, insist that you take the wheels.  If

> they total it, I wouldn't think that would be a problem.  I will send you

> pictures of the car tomorrow.  My wheels are a more sporty upgrade wheel rather

> than the original, but not AMG.

>

> Ralph D. Day

> Senior Program Manager/ASQ LSS Certified Black Belt

> MDA Master Black Belt

> Dynamics Research Corporation

> (301) 275-9030 (cell)

>

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com <mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com>] On

> Behalf Of Jay Febish

> Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 2:52 PM

> To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com

> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] '91 for sale

>

> I may be interested. I lost mine early this morning in a retention pond. The

> car sank completely under water, so I'm sure the insurance company will

> total it. this car had 160,000 on it and was in nice shape. The only issue with

> it was the blower motor regulator. What's really bad is that it has 3 pc.

> AMG wheels. I still have the original 15" wheels but no tires mounted on

> them or I might be able to switch them out. I feel that I'll probably get

> lowballed by the adjuster and need advice on how to deal with them.

>

> Jay

> Sarasota

> '91 560SEC r.i.p.  [:-(

>

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