Janis Jalopy
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Janis Jalopy is the name we gave to Woozle's 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. It ended up sitting out in a field in northeast Georgia for about a year, with expensive consequences. More details to follow.
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:
- Janis is a 380 SEL, which is apparently one of the W126 line
- Janis appears to have a mechanical injector, which may be at the root of the smoking problems...
- Chilton manual for Janis
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) mileage is estimate after we got home |
| 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 |