Author Topic: VIN Decoder From Palm Beach Classics?  (Read 1765 times)

Pawel66

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VIN Decoder From Palm Beach Classics?
« on: February 28, 2021, 21:24:47 »
Is it really VIN decoder from palm Beach Classics? In that reply to the post?

Looks like our Tech Manual...

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280SL 1970 automatic 180G Silver
W128 220SE
W121 190SL
G-class

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Re: VIN Decoder From Palm Beach Classics?
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2021, 22:05:19 »
It is from our Tech Manual


They have wholesale cut and pasted information from the Tech Manual.  We have asked them to cease and desist, they indicated that they had acknowledged the source so consider it ok and then threatened to sue us out of existence.


What more can i say.
Garry Marks
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Re: VIN Decoder From Palm Beach Classics?
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2021, 22:09:07 »
I see, thank you. I recall it now.

I see their posts, comments and, to be honest, I do not think I like them.
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Re: VIN Decoder From Palm Beach Classics?
« Reply #3 on: February 28, 2021, 22:11:50 »
Pawel,


I agree, in Australia we would call it a dog act but in USA some very different rules apply apparently.


Like you, i don’t think i like them either🤬



Garry Marks
Melbourne/ Kyneton, Brisbane. Australia
1969 MB 280SL 5 speed RHD SOLD.
1965 MB 230SL Auto RHD Lt Blue 334G, Top 350H, 213 Leather, Tourist Delivery.
1972 MB 280CE Auto RHD 906G Blue Grey
2005 MB A200.
2006 MB B200
2019 Izuzu DMax 4x4 with Slide-on camper.
2022 Volvo XC40 Twin Electric

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Re: VIN Decoder From Palm Beach Classics?
« Reply #4 on: February 28, 2021, 22:53:57 »
Palm Beach WAS a distributor for Gummiwerks in Germany that handle materials like colored door sill mats. Not sure what happened but their distributorship was pulled. I have bought Gummiwerks mats and they are really nice. So I doubt there was an issue with product quality.
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Re: VIN Decoder From Palm Beach Classics?
« Reply #5 on: March 01, 2021, 00:13:25 »
People like that give Florida a bad name.

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Re: VIN Decoder From Palm Beach Classics?
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2021, 14:28:38 »
Pawel, that FB link does not work any longer.  Perhaps they read the comments and pulled it?
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Re: VIN Decoder From Palm Beach Classics?
« Reply #7 on: March 16, 2021, 20:47:24 »
Quite likely. It is not good to keep your post with this kind of exchange, suggesting things are not quite in order...

Old good rule of social media: hold any response to uncomfortable posts...
Pawel

280SL 1970 automatic 180G Silver
W128 220SE
W121 190SL
G-class