I went through all of this on a 240D...my advice is that unless this car is a real beauty...(no rust anywhere, great interior...you really love the car more than a few thousand bucks), stop now and cut your losses....I'm sure that you can find a better example out there for $3000-$4000.

When my car was finished (I did all of the grunt work) it ran a bit better. It's hard to tell on a 240D...there are already SLOOOOW!.

I don't think it was all worth it....just my opinion.

Jim Schaffner