Welcome to the forum.
I had a 300D for about a year. Loved it, but be aware of the maintenance.
If the car was poorly maintained, it will cost you a lot of money, check the records.
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Originally Posted by muleears
A/c works most of the time
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Could be the climate control unit or the compressor clutch. If you turn the climate control to off position. Does it still blow some air or start blowing a few minutes later? My SDL started to blow cold on EC or OFF position.
Does the car use any oil? 295K miles on the clock is a bit high for asking price in my opinion especially with the paint issues. After all is a 20 year old car with 300K miles on it, but again that is my opinion.
I have seen the #16 head cracked in 4 places so bad that it was displayed at the shop I go, I suspect the #22 is better. Check the number of the replaced head and still do the cold engine test if you can. I would not be satisfied just with the idea that the head has been replaced sometime in the past so therefore has no problems.... What I find out works really good and one of the first symptoms of the cracked head is this test:
When the car is cold, open the expansion cap and release all the pressure, close it and start the car. Let it run for 2 minutes. Stop the engine and open the expansion cap. If you hear any pressure coming out I would suspect a cracked head in formation but too small to give other symptoms yet.
Overall it is an awesome machine
Cheers ....and hope it works out for you.