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The Texas Star
Summer Vacation Issue
100 Mile Drive
and Wine Tasting
George Murphy
Is Coming to Town
Mercedes-Benz
Club of America
The North Texas Section
May/June 2012
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President’s Message
Inside This Issue
President’s Message !.......................................................................3
Spring Drive and Wine Tasting !....................................................3
DIY Tech Session - Park Place-Grapevine !...................................3
Something for Everyone !................................................................4
Mexican Fiesta Wrap-Up!................................................................5
Member Appreciation Day !...........................................................5
Marshall Motors DIY Session Wrap-Up !......................................5
Around the Club !.............................................................................6
National News!.................................................................................6
Ken’s Cool Tools!..............................................................................7
George Murphy Technical Seminar!..............................................8
der Marktplatz !.................................................................................9
Member Updates!...........................................................................10
Our Sponsors
Park Place Motorcars!......................................................................2
Dallas European Auto !....................................................................8
Pangea Stone !...................................................................................8
Hagerty Insurance !..........................................................................8
Mark McGahan !...............................................................................8
Step by Step Travel !.........................................................................9
Marshall Motors !..............................................................................9
Mercedes-Benz of Plano !..............................................................10
Cover - iStock Photo
Spring Drive and Wine Tasting
Ceiina, Texas
May 5, 2012 the North Texas Section will see our 100 Mile
Cross Timbers Prairie Drive and Eden Hill Vineyard Wine
Tasting will be a three hour driving and social event that
will take us from the Celina Town Square through scenic
North Texas country roads and conclude at Eden Hill
Vineyard.
Early risers will convene at 7:00am for breakfast
(optional) at Lucy’s Diner on the Square 127 North Ohio
Street, Celina, TX 75009 and meet up at the Celina Town
Square for an 8:45am departure. The MBCA North Texas
Section circuit will include a stretch stop at Lake
Texoma's Denison Dam with a nice view of the Lake for a
Club photo or two. The drive will conclude at Celina’s
Eden Hill Vineyard (www.edenhill.com) around 12:30pm
where we will be welcomed with a wine tasting and hors
d'oeuvres! Make your reservations ($20.00/member) now
on our website: www.mbca-ntx.org.
Look for Reservations under the Resources tab at the top
of the screen.
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Last Saturday we enjoyed our Mexican Fiesta, Meet & Greet Dinner at
Abuelo’s Restaurant in Plano. One of the things that made it a very
enjoyable and fun event was the Meet & Greet part of the event. I don’t
think a single person that left Abuelo’s that evening could say they
didn’t meet every other member there. That’s what it’s all about. The
food was good, the Margaritas tasty, but, we expected nothing less
from Abuelo’s.
On May 5, 2012 we have what is shaping up to be a really outstanding
event. We call it the Cross Timbers 100 – Destination Drive and Wine
Tasting. We start from “Lucy’s On the Square” in Celina, TX. The
actual “start-the-drive” time is 8:45am, but if you would like to start
with breakfast, just get there a little earlier, Lucy’s is said to have a
great menu.
This event especially lends itself to single participants as well as two or
more. We will mostly “caravan” over the route stopping along the way
to see the sites, take pictures and enjoy the comrade with everyone
else. We will end up back in Celina at the Eden Hill Winery and
Vineyard for a Wine Tour, Wine Tasting and tasty snacks. All the
details including the route we will take are on our website, www.mbcantx.org.
You may have noticed that our events are available for registration and
payment via PayPal at our web site. It’s quick and very easy to use;
you don’t need a PayPal account to use it. Most of our members are
currently using PayPal since we set it up, check it out.
A word about our membership, we are the third largest section in the
nation with about 700 members. In addition we have about 25 new
members join our section each month. Sadly, we lose about 20
members each month. With the huge list of benefits being a MBCA
club member offers, such as; parts discounts at most MB dealers, MB
Loyalty discounts of $1,000 off the price of a New Mercedes-Benz,
Technical Forums, Driving and Social events both National and Local,
the Star Magazine just to scratch the benefits surface. Makes you
wonder why. Turns out, most of the members that don’t renew have
never attended an event. The solutions seems simple, plan and provide
plenty of interesting and diverse events and things to do and then make
sure all our members know about them. We try to do this via our
Website, our periodic Member e-Alerts and this Newsletter. Some of it
is working, at our last several events including Abuelo’s, we saw a
number of members that had never attended an event or hadn’t for a
long time and that’s good to see. We would sure like to hear from you
with your thoughts and ideas.
I’m looking forward to seeing you at an event soon.
Gene Jurick
President, North Texas Section
Do-It-Yourself Tech Session
Park Place - Grapevine
Our next Do-It-Yourself Tech Session will be on May 19,
2012 in the new facilities of Mercedes-Benz of Grapevine
located at 1300 Texan Trail, Grapevine, TX 76051.
We will meet at the rear of the facility and enter at 8:00
am. This facility has very tight security and once we are
inside late comers will find it most difficult to get in. If
you arrive late call 214/435-6081 so you can be escorted
in. It will be a good idea to come early.
You can pre-register using PayPal on our website for
$10.00, pre-register with Hyatt Cheek (by phone
214/327-6890 or email techdir@mbca-ntx.org) and pay
$15.00 at the door, or if you just show up and take your
chances, it will be $20.00 at the door.
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Something for Everyone
The North Texas Section is preparing several unique events that will
provide a participation opportunities for every interest group.
Technical Event Briefing
Social Event Briefing
Car & Driving Event Briefing
Next up on our 2012 technical
calendar is the DIY Tech
Session Park Place in
Grapevine on May 19, 2012,
8:00am-12:00 noon.
This will be our first time at
Park Place’s new Grapevine.
Our Mexican Fiesta evening
Saturday, April 14th was host
to nineteen North Texas
Section members
May 5, 2012 we will host the
Cross Timbers Prairie 100 Mile
Drive and Eden Hill Vineyard
Wine Tasting event on May 5,
2012.
This combined three-hour driving
and social event will take us from
the Celina Town Square through
scenic North Texas country roads
and conclude at Eden Hill winery
for tappas and wine tasting.
$20.00 for members, $23.00 nonmembers and $7.00 under 18
tappas only.
July then sees us at Louden
Motorcars in Dallas.
In August we will be hosting
George Murphy, our National
Technical Director for a full day
seminar.
Then it’s on to Mercedes-Benz
Plano in September and
rounding out this year’s DIY
season will be at Autoscope in
Dallas.
You can pre-register for our Tech
Sessions online using PayPal on
our website, or by contacting
Hyatt Cheek at (214) 327-6890 or
e-mail at techdir@mbca-ntx.org.
Our evening, in our private
reserved room, began with
cocktails while
members enjoyed getting to
know each other with several
new and seasoned friends. On July 28th we will be
celebrating our members with
our Second Annual Member
Appreciation Day at the
Pavilion at Flag Pole Hill.
Great international food,
games, car contest, prizes and
fun for all.
This is our annual family event
as well, so plan on bringing
the whole family for a great
afternoon on top of the hill!
Check out our website, www.mbca-ntx.org
for all of the up-to-date event information.
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With good roads, and fair
weather the vistas with roadside
wildflower carpets of
bluebonnets are expected to
delight all.
In the fall we will be hosting our
annual Clean Car Show and we
are working on entering the Car
Corral at the State Fair of Texas
this year.
If you have a specific drive in
mind drop us a line or stop by a
board meeting.
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Mexican Fiesta Wrap-Up
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Member Appreciation Day
Our Mexican Fiesta evening Saturday, April 14th was
host to nineteen North Texas Section members and one
junior aspiring, 2-year old member, Kiera Mellet, grand
daughter to our Section President, Gene Jurick!
Our evening, in our private reserved room, began with
cocktails while members enjoyed getting to know each
other with several new and seasoned friends. It was a treat to visit with first-event members such as
Babs Nealy, Cora Resuggan and Gary/Liz Thompson
who hadn’t attended an event in a while. We even
received a nice visit from Cindy Nahas, Ed and
Alda’s daughter! Our Meet & Greet turned into the theme of the evening
once the magnificent fajita buffet was set up; the line
was laden with conversation among friends - lots of
laughter and jokes to go around. After all, isn't that
what our club is all about - having fun?
On July 28, 2012, we will have our second annual Member
Appreciation Day at Flag Pole Hill near White Rock Lake.
Flag Pole Hill is located at Buckner Boulevard and
Northwest Highway overlooking beautiful Dallas. Our
get-together will be from 1:00 to 3:30pm.
This year our chefs are creating a fabulous Italian/
Lebanese menu. There will be great vegetarian dishes
along side the carnivore ones, in this outdoor culinary
extravaganza.
Member Appreciation Day is your chance to meet and
mingle with other North Texas members, participate in
games and contests with lots of prizes and show off that
MB gem you love in our MB car show contest where we
will judge three categories: Cleanest, Prettiest and Wowiest! Come early if you are interested in entering your car.
Mark you calendars and join us. If you would like to help
at the event, call me or send me an e-mail.
Don’t’ miss this one!
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Marshall Motors DIY Wrap-Up
The March "Do-It-Yourself" Tech Session was at
Marshall Motors in Dallas on March 17, 2012. This
was the second session in our annual DIY Tech
Everyone got their work done in an orderly
manner. Good fellowship was had all around.
Session series for 2012. Marshall Motors is owned
and operated by January and Thom Marshall,
brother and sister team. They run a very well kept
shop staffed with outstanding technicians who
answered even the most esoteric questions. Marshall Motors is a great session for minor repair
projects and required maintenance. Much work
was accomplished such as changing oil,
transmission fluid, valve cover gaskets, tightening
diesel injectors, checking timing chain wear and
rotating tires.
As a recognized gallery, their lobby is a perfect
venue for displaying art and, indeed, they had an
art exhibit opening there immediately after our
tech session.
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Around the Club
The Mercedes-Benz Club of America offers its members many unique
and valuable services, publications and events.
MBCA invites you to be part of the excitement at Legends
of the Autobahn 2012, on Friday, August 17 2012. Held on
the greens of the Rancho Cañada Golf Club in Carmel
Valley, California.
Co-hosted by MBCA, the BMW Car Club of America, and
the Porsche Club of America, this one-day MBCA national
special event brings enthusiasts, owners, and aficionados
of distinctive German cars together to view three of the
finest marques in the world.
National News
National Membership Status
For the sixth consecutive month, MBCA
membership is up. On March 31st, our North
American family grew to 19,765 members; up from
19,547 a year earlier. Kudos to our loyal members —
our #1 “promoters” — and to our dealer associates
for encouraging Mercedes-Benz owners and lessees
to join our growing community.
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Ken’s Cool Tools
Wood Trim Refinishing
Every owner of a classic Mercedes would like to keep
the car looking presentable. I am no exception.. Over
the last year the zebrano wood piece that surrounds my
console on my ‘95 S320 had become severely cracked
and faded from the effects of age. It made the interior
look shabby and worn and I was determined to have it
fixed.
I sent my trim piece out and two weeks later the
refinished piece arrived all wrapped in multi layers of
tissue paper and protective packaging. With some
trepidation, I unwrapped the piece and inspected it. I
was amazed. The stain color and gloss were perfect
matches to my other trim in the car. I was completely
satisfied. I would highly recommend this company to
anyone who needs their wood trim refinished.
- Ken Muller
Checking with Mercedes parts, I learned a new wood
trim piece was cost prohibitive. Looking for an
alternate solution, I contacted a firm that advertises in
the Star magazine, Madera Concepts. Located in
Goleta, California, they specialize in refinishing wood
trim pieces for various older vehicles.
I spoke with the owner, Jeff Wayco. Jeff was very
knowledgeable on Mercedes trim pieces and indicated
they could refinish my zebrano piece to “like new”
condition. The price for one piece was $121 +
postage, discounts are available for multiple pieces. I
told Jeff my chief concern was having it match up with
the other trim in the car. Jeff assured me I would like
the results.
Next up: Leather Seat Cover Replacement
Mercedes-Benz Club of America Membership Application
Call National Office at 800-637-2360 to join by phone or
go to www.mbca.org/ to join online
Full Name ____________________________________________________________________
Associate Member’s Name ______________________________________________________
Street Address ________________________________________________________________
City _____________________________________ State _______ Zip ___________________
Home Phone (
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Email address ________________________________________________________________
Member’s Occupation __________________________________________________________
Mercedes Cars Now Owned _____________________________________________________
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(list year(s) and model(s))
I hereby apply for membership in the Mercedes-Benz Club of America.
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The Texas Star!
May - June 2012!
New US Membership Rates
!$49.00 for one year
! $95.00 for two years
! $139.00 for three years
New Canada & Int’l Rates
!$59.00 for one year
!$116.00 for two years
! $169.00 for three years
Annual dues include six issues of “The
Star” each year, plus your local
section’s newsletter.
Make your check payable to MBCA,
and mail it along with the application to:
Mercedes-Benz Club of America, Inc.
National Business Office
1907 Lelaray Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
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this ad could be yours
The bi-monthly Texas Star is distributed to the 600+ members of the North
Texas Section within Texas and around the country.
Ad sizes currently available are:
2” x 3-1/2” - Business Card
3”x 5” - 1/4 Page
5” x 8” - 1/2 Page
8” x 10” - Full Page
We will have additional interactive advertising opportunities on our website:
www.mbca-ntx.org.
If you are interested in advertising in our newsletter or on our website please
contact us at info@mbca-ntx.org.
www. Mark McGahan .com
Communication Design | Procedural Abstractionist
George Murphy Technical Seminar
Mercedes-Benz Club National Technical Director
The George Murphy Technical Seminar will take place Saturday, August 18th at
Mercedes-Benz Plano. We will start at 8:00 am with an informal continental
breakfast. Following the morning session, we will have a box lunch. These meals
are included in the registration cost. The seminar will run until 5:00 pm when we
will adjourn to a nearby restaurant for happy hour and an informal dinner paid by
each registrant. The cost for registration is $25.00 paid in advance by PayPal or
check to Hyatt Cheek, Jr., 1005 Forest Grove Dr., Dallas, TX 75218.
We are limited to the first 40 registrants due to the limited space in the lecture
room. You are advised to register as soon as possible in order to avoid
disappointment.
George Murphy is the club's National Technical Director. He will cover many
subjects during the seminar such as: vacuum door lock repair; what to look for
when you buy a used Mercedes; trouble shooting car problems, the future of your
electronic Mercedes-Benz; defining the various Internet connections available to the
members and many others.
Members are encouraged to bring their laptop computers with them to the seminar.
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Check our website often for new listings.
Cars for Sale
1987 300SDL - Black/Black, excellent condition, 189K miles, all service up to date, pampered, for sale by owner, $4,999. Call
(254)744-2391 or email: drr1955@gmail.com
1982 300SDL - Great black interior.
Many Items recently replaced: Entirely new A/C system, fuel injectors, water pump, glow plugs, engine mounts, starter, front and
rear Bilstein shocks, brakelines Rotors & Pads, monovalve, thermostat, radiator and hoses, Michelins. Paint is a little tired. See
the der Marktplatz under Resources on the MBCA-NTX website for photos and a complete listing.
Asking $3,250.00
Contact: Jim Dill
P.O. Box 821713
North Richland Hills, Tx. 76182
Keep your car on the road
Where it belongs
Act now and receive the “Get Acquainted” special
at www.marshallmotors.com
Help!
Calling All Members...
We’re looking for a Car and
Driving events coordinator.
Help with the Clean Car Show
and driving events. If interested
contact Gene Jurick at
president@mbca-ntx.org.
New Ideas Wanted
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May - June 2012!
We’re always looking for new
ideas for events, get-togethers,
drives, overnight tours, etc. If
there’s a particular type of event
you would like us to host, let us
know. Contact Maurice Nahas at
eventsdir@mbca-ntx.org.
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Member Updates
We would like to welcome our new members who have joined since January
and thank our renewing members for their continued support.
Welcome. Thank You. Enjoy. Appreciate. Participate.
Welcome, 38 New Members
David Adeyemo
Michael Alvarez
Linda Barker
Othar Bhatti
Sukumar Biji
Katherine Brittain-Holmes
Andrew Caubarreaux
Arthur Choy
Allan Duck
Kevin Duke
Safronia Fife
Marcus Gunn
Lawrence J Horan
Steven Huston
James Kramp
Changcheng Li
Sravanthi Mandava
Herman Manning
Jennifer Mellet
James Mitchell
Denise Pace
Jayakumar Padmanathan
Naresh Patel
Wade Peddy
William Pretzel
Philip Ricketts
Mariam Sanni-Adigun
Nasim Shakeeb
Tommy Shin
Shirley Smith
Glenn Snell
Enoch Timothy
Peter Tran
Elizabeth Valdez
Karen Waters
John Wiggins
Shawna Williams
Gaylen Zander
Thank You, 41 Loyal Renewing Members
Tudor Apostolescu
Robert Barton
David Blackadar
Craig Capua
Robert Cox
Folarin Dawodu
Hans Deitrich
Michael Eldridge
Debra Fortner
Edwin Freeman
James French
Barry Lambert
Dale Leslie
Gary Mangold
Ricky McNeal
Richard Miller
Ken Muller
Robert Perkins
Arto Pullinen
Ernest Randall
Claude Reynolds
Nate Roberts
Darrin Garza
Craig Halverson
Larry Hampton
Kirk Hawrysio
Jon Howells
Erik Huddleston
Lori Hunt
Peter Ireland
John Kestel
Chuck Kleuser
Albert Ladriere
Robert Rodgers
Larry Rogers
Mariela Salas
Donald Slawter
Hal Sparrow
Linda Svehlak
William Thomas
Neal Young
Executive Committee
Committee Chairs
President - Gene Jurick, 972/461-1981, president@mbca-ntx.org
Vice President - Thomas Charles Mako, 972/979-8980, vp@mbca-ntx.org
Secretary - Gayle Brewer, 972/772-8022, secretary@mbca-ntx.org
Treasurer - Gene Jurick, 9 72/461-1981, treasurer@mbca-ntx.org
Technical Committee, Hyatt Cheek, 214/327-6890, techdir@mbca-ntx.org
Events Committee, Maurice Nahas, 707/815-0828, socdir@mbca-ntx.org
Car & Driving Committee - THIS COULD BE YOU
Board of Directors
Dealership Liaisons
Hyatt Cheek, 214/327-6890, techdir@mbca-ntx.org
Brett Jurick, 214/773-7820, boardmem@mbca-ntx.org
Mark McGahan, 214/827-3168, webmaster@mbca-ntx.org
Doug Wofford, 214/443-8290, parkplace@mbca-ntx.org
Communications/Advertising
Communications - Newsletter, Website and Advertising
Mark McGahan at info@mbca-ntx.org
Park Place Motorcars
Doug Wofford, 214/443-8290
parkplace@mbca-ntx.org
Mercedes-Benz of Plano
Larry Reeg, 972/599-0909 x2908
mbplano@mbca-ntx.org
Regional Director
MBCA South Central Region
Charles Boyd, 580/255-4040
cl.boyd@sbcglobal.net
Become a Member
Mercedes-Benz Club of America
1907 Lelaray Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80909 800/637-2360
http://www.mbca.org/join-today
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2012 Events Calendar
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Event
5/5
Spring Drive and Eden Hill Wine Tasting
9/22
Octoberfest - Annual Election Dinner
5/7
Board Meeting - Park Place-Dallas, 6:00pm
9/28-10/3
Starfest 2012, Phoenix, AZ
5/19
DIY Tech Session, Park Place - Grapevine
10/1
Board Meeting - MB of Plano, 6:00pm
6/4
Board Meeting - MB of Plano, 6:00pm
10/6 T
Fall Driving Event
7/9
Board Meeting - Park Place-Dallas, 6:00pm
11/5
Board Meeting - Park Place-Dallas, 6:00pm
7/21
DIY Tech Session, Louden’s - Dallas
11/10
DIY Tech Session, Autoscope - Dallas
7/28
Member Appreciation Day
12/3
Board Meeting - MB of Plano, 6:00pm
8/6
Board Meeting - MB of Plano, 6:00pm
12/9
Holiday Extravaganza, TBD
8/17
Legends of the Autobahn, Carmel Valley, CA
1/7
Board Meeting - Park Place-Dallas, 6:00pm
8/18
George Murphy Seminar
1/19T
DIY - Park Place-Dallas
TBD
Clean Car Show
2/4
Board Meeting - MB of Plano, 6:00pm
9/10
Board Meeting - Park Place-Dallas, 6:00pm
TBD
Valentine’s Day Social
9/15
DIY Tech Session, Mercedes-Benz of Plano
3/4
Board Meeting - Park Place-Dallas, 6:00pm
T = Denotes a Tentative Date
As events dates periodically change, please check our website,www.mbca-ntx.org for the most updated calendar