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Marisa was born and raised in Houston, Texas. She is a 5th generation Texan and a 3rd generation native Houstonian. Marisa and her husband, Stephen (Steve), moved to Georgia in 2019 to be closer to his two younger sisters.

Happy 2025! A new year brings new opportunities to come together and celebrate our shared passion for Mercedes-Benz. As we embark on another exciting year, I want to take a moment to reflect on some recent changes within our club

I hope everyone has a fantastic end to 2024 and is excited about the promise of 2025!

My name is Rusty Duncan, and I am honored to serve as your President in 2025. I look forward to continuing the progress we have made over the past few years. I want to express my gratitude to all the volunteers who dedicate their time to making our club the best it can be. It is truly a labor of love, and it...

How Could I Be this Stupid? Oh the Fuse Confusion. Sometimes you do something incredibly dumb, not realizing it at the time. Sometimes it costs a lot and inconveniences your friends and relatives too. Sometimes it even causes you to waste your most precious commodity, time. I did this; I thank the folks that helped me get through the predicament I created, and I will now confess how I screwed it...

I wanted to introduce or reintroduce our new MBCA Peachtree President. Rusty was born in Dallas, Texas, but only stayed there a year or two. He grew up in western Massachusetts, when he wasn’t in boarding school in Connecticut. Rusty attended Northwestern in the Chicago area, where he received his BA in Comparative Literature. Then, he moved to Atlanta in 1988. Rusty completed his MBA at...

This is another story of how fault codes don’t necessarily tell you what’s wrong. They typically point you in the general direction of the issue, but very often problems masquerade under misleading fault codes. If the component reporting the fault codes itself has a problem, it can get challenging.

JoAnne Taylor is the current Mayor of Dahlonega, a jewel in the North Georgia Mountains. Originally from Brooklyn, JoAnne obtained her Bachelor of Arts from New York’s Mercy College. She is also a Certified Sales Executive.

The car was smoking on the grid after my 9th run at the Autocross. Literally. Smoke coming out of the left side of the engine compartment. Oh no! I opened the hood and was relieved to see refrigerant spewing out of the pipe from the condenser to the receiver/dryer.

Originally from the great State of Ohio, Edina was born in Cleveland. She obtained her Bachelor's degree in Finance and Quantitative Analysis from the University of Mount Union. Edina put her quantitative analysis skills to work at an early age mucking horse stalls in order to earn riding lessons (smart financial decision). Now in her early 50’s, she is a Consultant at Huron Consulting Group...

Convertible Top Issues – Again. Different car this time – a 2002 CLK55 Cabriolet A208. A somewhat simpler arrangement than on an R129, with only 7 hydraulic cylinders compared to the 11 or 12 on the 129. This car also has a bypass on the hydraulic pump that you are supposed to open to manually operate the trunk. Thankfully I have not had too many issues with this top, but the latest one gave me...