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Originally Posted by Jim B.
$1400? Hah, you got it for a bargain. Yours looks just beautiful. That car will serve you with safety and comfort for YEARS ahead. It was a very wise purchase. They are also constructed with an eye towards making the mechanic's job easy and straightforward. SIR NIK has an '84 300SD and he told me he did the brakes in 2 hours, and he took on a familyu member's '84 Cadillac, same job took him 10 hours.
In 2 days I will have had mine for 10 years. It's had issues, air con especially! and depreciation was HUGE! But even now, it runs fine.
Give yourself...and the car you bought...some credit. Both deserve it
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Well thanks, it IS looking better all the time. For the first few months, I thought I'd bought a headache. The driver's seat had some broken springs, the seat belts didn't retract (small issue but a pain), the passenger side mirror was busted, water in the trunk and on the rear floor (soaked), no inside light, no dash lights, both front seat switches broken, both rear windows non operational.
I've fixed most of it (trunk still leaks some) and the day I learned how to adjust the alda was a good day. Really boosted my acceleration. If I could just get that trunk totally dry, I'd be a happy camper.