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==Parts==
==Parts==
* Window motor, right front door: Bosch FPE 12V 0 130 821 019
* Window motor, right front door: Bosch FPE 12V 0 130 821 019
** [http://www.importpartsspec.com/cart/show/item/232712 Import Parts Specialists] $185.15

Revision as of 18:32, 28 April 2008

Woozle writes:

P6060003 Janis Jalopy with frog nose.web.jpg

Janis Jalopy is the name we gave to my Mercedes Benz after recovering it from Georgia. The Benz is a 1983 380 SEL 4-door sedan imported from Germany by my dad, who basically gave it to me in 2000. After foolishly renting it to some people (when they asked and I desperately needed the cash), it ended up sitting out in a field near Athens for about a year, with expensive consequences.

  • VIN: WDB12603312029494
    • some of the information embedded in this number apparently does not match the car's actual features
  • Manufactured: Stuttgart, April 1982
  • GVWR: 4697 lbs; front: 2255 lbs., rear 2442 lbs.

Some relevant links:

  • An account of the ill-fated Benz Rental
  • An accounting of same
  • receipt for the repair work Janis required in order to be drivable again, after recovery through the court system
  • Some pre-wiki photos of Janis, just after returning home to NC
  • Someone in Australia has a 1981 version of Janis... and he can actually afford to keep it in good shape.

Technical stuff:

Mileage

The mileage chart seems to be missing, so keeping this info here for now

date odometer gallons $/gal. notes
2008-04-22 177029 15.063 $3.469 Costco fill-up (also about 1/4 tank) -- odometer does not seem to be advancing, though the speedometer works fine
2008-02-11 177029 15.427 $2.939 Costco fill-up with Josh (about 1/4 tank?) I think I entered this on the same day

Parts